MUNFORD, Tenn. – Tennessee’s first-ever 1,000-yard rusher, Johnnie Jones, was honored in his hometown of Munford with a street bearing his name during a celebration on Thursday.
The street that leads to the youth football field in Munford was renamed 33 Johnnie Jones Drive in his honor.
Jones’ head coach with the Vols, Johnny Majors, spoke at the ceremony and his UT teammates, Tony Robinson and Phil Stuart, also attended the event along with longtime Tennessee administrators Carmen Tegano and Roger Frazier.
Approximately 300 people attended the ceremony held at Munford High School.
“I had really been looking forward to the event, but it was even better than I expected, and I’m really appreciative,” Jones said.
“Coach Majors talked about how competitive he is and how he hated that I broke all of his records, but he enjoyed giving me the ball.”
Jones was an outstanding running back at Tennessee from 1981 to 1984.
He became the first Tennessee player ever to rush for 1,000 yards in a season in 1983 and is still the only Vol with two 1,000 yard seasons. He rushed for 1,116 yards in 1983 and 1,290 yards in 1984. His 2,852 career rushing yards still ranks fourth in UT history. He totaled 517 carries, 19 rushing touchdowns and finished with 13 100-yard games.
“I was just thinking about the other day how many great running backs have come through the University of Tennessee and I was the first to get 1,000 yards,” Jones said. “It’s amazing and I’m truly grateful to everybody at UT.”
Jones was a Second Team All-American in 1984 and earned First Team All-SEC honors in 1983 and 1984.
The Seattle Seahawks selected Jones in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL Draft with the 137th overall pick. After stints with the Seahawks and the Houston Oilers, he had a two-year career in the Canadian Football League, playing for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1987-88.
Before starring at UT, Jones had a legendary career at Munford High School, rushing for 4,547 yards and 47 touchdowns and earning consensus all-state honors and All-South honorable mention accolades as a senior.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee head coach Holly Warlick and senior guard/forward Meme Jackson met with the media on Monday ahead of the No. 9 Lady Vols’ home game against No. 8 Stanford on Tuesday. Tip is slated for 6:02 p.m. ET and will be aired on the SEC Network.
Tennessee enters the match-up with a perfect 8-0 record after defeating No. 12 Texas on the road, 88-82, on Dec. 9. Stanford (7-1) comes to Knoxville on the heels of upsetting (then) No. 3/4 Baylor at home on Saturday, 68-63.
This marks the 36th meeting between these schools. Tennessee, which won last season in Maples Pavilion, 83-71, leads the all-time series with Stanford, 25-10. UT has won two straight in the series and three of the past four meetings, giving Warlick a 3-3 record against Hall of Famer Tara VanDerveer.
With the early start time on Tuesday night, Thompson-Boling Arena gates will be opening at 5 p.m. ET.
On the difference in the Stanford team this year compared to last year:
“They are more mature and playing really well together. It is a different offense they are running, so it is different. They are playing really well right now.”
On what Stanford has changed offensively:
“They’re spreading the floor out more, playing every position. They can score; (they play) solid defense. They are getting good play from their point guard. (Kiana) Williams is playing really well and leading her team. They are just different and better in each position because they are older.”
On what this game means for the team:
“It is another really tough opponent for us. I assume they’ll be top 10 after their win over Baylor. They played Baylor really strong and really well. It is just a big game for both of us. It is big for us because it is good to be back home and playing Stanford. Stanford is always a huge game for us.”
On how much confidence (Meme) Jackson has after scoring a career-high 33 points against Texas:
“I think that she should be confident. She has been in the gym and had one of the best scoring games she has had at Tennessee (against Texas). She has that ability. Meme has just matured in her thinking process. She is a lot more positive with herself, but that is because she has put time in. The only way you can get confidence is by putting time in, and Meme has put the work in.”
On whether she wants Jackson to look for more shots:
“Absolutely. I think she got the opportunity to shoot the basketball (against Texas), and she did. I don’t think she hunts for shots, but I think when the game is like that and it comes to her. I think Meme has a great shot, and if she’s open I want her to take it. I don’t want her to take bad shots just to get her numbers up, but just create like she did.”
On whether Westbrook scoring is good for Jackson:
“Absolutely. It helps our inside. Against Texas, we didn’t have an inside presence so much as going to them because (Cheridene) Green was so much smaller than their big kids. I think it helps when Westbrook is scoring or when (Rennia) Davis is scoring; it takes a lot off of Meme and the rest of them.”
On what the difference has been for Westbrook in the last four games:
“She is leading her team. She is taking great shots for her. She is letting off. She is not forcing the ball, so I just think she is a little more comfortable in what she’s doing.”
On what she said to Westbrook during the offseason:
“I just wanted her to get in the gym. Just get in the gym and work on her game. She and I watched turnovers form last year and (discussed) how to correct them. I think she has matured and is more confident in what she is doing. She has always been solid with her knowledge of the game. She is just going to continue to get better.”
On how big these next four games will be and what they’ll work on before SEC play:
“We’ve got to reel in our turnovers a little bit. We are turning the ball over too many times for us. Continue to get our defense solid, and we have to do that tomorrow. Move the ball and make the defense have to move and not take quick shots. Those kind of things. The next four games will be huge leading into the SEC. If we can just go in strong to the start of SEC conference play, it will be huge for us.”
On whether Kushkituah can play and how much has she been able to practice:
“She is good to go. She has been gradually coming back in the last five days. I am not sure if she is full speed yet, but it is just a comfort level for her.”
On the turnaround on free throws for Westbrook:
“Just getting in the gym. It is just shooting and getting in the gym. And reps, reps and reps. It just gives her confidence. She has gotten in the gym and shot. When you see them go in and make them, she gets more confidence, and she is confident stepping up onto the line.”
On these next games being big for momentum heading into SEC play:
“They are big. Stanford just beat the No. 3 team, so they are coming in with a lot of confidence. That would be a big win for us.”
On what they are looking out for against Stanford:
“They do a lot of screen action. They do a lot of split screens, so we are going to have to guard the pops and flares. We have to get physical with them and try to break up their offense.”
On her extra work she has been putting in:
“Just getting in extra work is building my confidence. Me and Dean (Lockwood) are in the gym about an hour before or after practice. That is helping me build my confidence, and my teammates know that I’m building confidence so they are giving me great looks.”
On her game mentality:
“Just playing hard, giving it all I’ve got and not leaving a game with regrets.”
On her play style:
“A lot of times I settle for threes. The Texas game helped me realize I can use my ball skills and get to the rim more than I have been doing.”
On her style of play:
“I’m still defensive minded. I know that I need to be aggressive on the offensive end, so if I need to take it to the bucket or shoot a three, that’s what I’m going to do.”
On Evina Westbrook:
“Evina has been a great leader for us, and she has been really aggressive. That’s what a point guard is supposed to do. If we need a bucket, she will get a bucket, and if we need to pass, she’s going to pass. She has been playing really good, and that’s what we need from her.”
On Evina’s leadership qualities:
“She has been vocal and she has led by example. She has taken over these last couple of games, and that’s what we need her to do.”
On Evina’s scoring opening up her game:
“That’s with everyone. If our post players are scoring and sucking the defense in, that is going to give us open looks when they kick it out. It all relates.”
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Kane Brown will try to score his fourth consecutive No. 1 single with the release of “Good as You,” which will impact country radio on Jan. 7.
“Good as You” was co-penned by Kane, Brock Berryhill, Shy Carter, Taylor Phillips and Will Weatherly. The new tune follows previous No. 1 singles “Lose It,” “What Ifs” and “Heaven.” “Good as You and “Lose It” are featured on Kane’s sophomore album, Experiment, which dropped on Nov. 9.
Kane recently released a performance video of “Good as You” via Vevo X, a new series that features original content from artists such as Alessia Cara, Demi Lovato, Lorde and Khalid.
Kane will close out the year with a performance at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2019 on ABC on Dec. 31.
Watch Kane’s Vevo X performance of “Good as You” below.
The Country Music Association is headed Down Under in 2019 with an international showcase featuring Brandy Clark, Devin Dawson, Lindsay Ell and Tenille Townes.
The six-date tour, dubbed Introducing Nashville, will visit Australia for five dates and New Zealand for one date.
As part of CMA’s mission to support the expansion of country music around the globe, Introducing Nashville will provide a platform to introduce exciting current artists to international audiences for the first time. Each tour stop will replicate a Nashville writer’s round, with artists appearing onstage together in an acoustic lineup to introduce their songs and talks about their careers and personal stories.
Tickets are on sale now. In addition, Frankie Ballard will headline a soon-to-be-announced date in Japan for the Introducing Nashville series.
Introducing Nashville 2019
March 18 | Lismore, Australia | Lismore City Hall
March 19 | Brisbane, Australia | The Old Museum
March 21 | Sydney, Australia | The Factory Theatre
March 22 | Canberra, Australia | The Abbey
March 23 | Melbourne, Australia | Athenaeum Theatre
March 26 | Auckland, New Zealand | Tuning Fork (Tenille Townes will not perform)
Brett Eldredge is relishing his “crazy” Christmas persona.
Over the weekend, Brett capped his five-date Glow Live Tour with two shows in Nashville on Dec. 14 and 15. The tour was created in conjunction with the October release of the deluxe version of his 2016 holiday album, Glow.
Glow Deluxe features 13 songs from the original album (Target Exclusive) with five new tracks, including “Do You Hear What I Hear,” “Silver Bells,” “Sleigh Ride,” “A Holly Jolly Christmas and “Christmas Time Is Here,” all of which were recorded at Sear Sound in New York City.
“I always just wanted to make a really special record and see whatever [would] happen with it, and then, it all of a sudden went crazy,” says Brett. “People went crazy for it, so I was like, ‘Okay, we’ve got a whole other thing here I can do every Christmas.’ I love Christmas music so much, so I [started] a tour this year for it in Chicago, New York, Ontario and Nashville, so next year, I’ll probably do an even bigger one. It’s just a new thing for me and I love it.”
If you need more of Brett’s Christmas persona, he’s teamed with Amazon to share entries from his gratitude journal each day from Dec. 15–25. Just say, “Hey Alexa, ask Brett Eldredge’s Christmas Countdown what he’s thankful for.”
Eric Church will follow the July release of his lead single/title track, “Desperate Man,” from his sixth studio album by shipping a new single, “Some of It,” to country radio on Jan. 14.
Co-penned by Eric, Jeff Hyde, Clint Daniels and Bobby Pinson, “Some of It” finds Eric dispensing “some” fatherly advice, including the chorus: “Some of it you learn the hard way / Some of it you read on a page / Some of it comes from heartbreak / Most of it comes with age / And none of it ever comes easy / A bunch of it you maybe can’t use / I know I don’t probably know what I think I do / But there’s something to some of it.”
Desperate Man debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart in October, while the title track peaked at No. 13 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart.
For the second consecutive week, Tennessee senior Admiral Schofield has earned SEC Player of the Week recognition. He does not share the honor this time, however, as his first double-double of the season set him apart from all his peers.
Schofield totaled 29 points and 11 rebounds to power the Volunteers to a 102-92 victory at Memphis Saturday. In front of a sellout FedExForum crowd, he shot .667 from the field, connected on four of eight 3-point attempts and made all nine of his free-throw attempts. The victory also marked the second consecutive game in which Schofield scored more than 20 points in the second half.
Schofield—who dropped 30 points in UT’s Dec. 9 victory over then-top-ranked Gonzaga—became the first Vol to post score at least 25 points in consecutive games since 2016. The Zion, Illinois, native has scored at least 20 points in five of Tennessee’s last six outings.
A 6-6, 241-pound force who impacts games on both ends of the floor, Schofield’s 19.1 points per game rank second in the SEC (behind teammate Grant Williams, who averages 19.8 ppg), and his .426 shooting percentage from 3-point range ranks seventh in the SEC.
Schofield has made multiple 3-point shots in six straight games, with 20 makes during that span. His 23 treys this season lead the Vols and rank fifth in the conference.
This is the fifth SEC weekly honor of Schofield’s career. He earned Freshman of the Week acclaim on Jan. 11, 2016, and he was named Co-Player of the Week twice last season before sharing last week’s POW award as well.
Schofield and the Vols return to action Wednesday night when they host Samford at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Alabama will celebrate a half-century of making music with their upcoming 50th Anniversary Tour in 2019. The 27-date tour will kick off in Detroit on Jan. 10, making additional stops in New Orleans, San Antonio, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City and more. Additional dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
Alabama’s Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook formed the band in 1969 when the cousins journeyed to Myrtle Beach, S.C., to play at a bar called The Bowery.
“We never thought playing for tips at The Bowery in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, that 50 years later we would still playing arenas, stadiums and festivals,” says Randy. “Teddy, Jeff and I are humbled at the amount of fans that are coming out to see us. We are finding out that we are playing to three generations of fans who have followed us and our music from day one. The fans are the ones responsible for our continued success on the road and we love them.”
The Charlie Daniels Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Oak Ridge Boys, Restless Heart, Chris Janson, Tracy Lawrence and Exile will join Alabama on select dates.
Alabama 50th Anniversary Tour
Jan. 10 | Detroit, MI | The Fox Theatre (w/ Chris Janson)
Jan. 11 | Indianapolis, IN | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (w/ Restless Heart)
Jan. 19 | Atlantic City, NJ | Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Jan. 20 | Albany, NY | Times Union Center (w/ Exile)
Feb 14 | San Antonio, TX | San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
Feb 15 | New Orleans, LA | Smoothie King Center (w/ Tracy Lawrence)
Feb 28 | Plant City, FL | Florida Strawberry Festival
March 1 | St. Augustine, FL | The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
March 14 | Salem, VA | Salem Civic Center (w/ The Oak Ridge Boys)
March 15 | Pittsburgh, PA | PPG Paints Arena (w/ Tracy Lawrence)
March 22 | Springfield, MO | JQH Arena (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
March 23 | North Little Rock, AR | Verizon Arena (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
April 5 | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Coliseum (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
April 6 | Charlottesville, VA | John Paul Jones Arena (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
April 12 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Mohegan Sun Arena (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
April 13 | Hartford, CT | XL Center (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
April 26 | Providence, RI | Dunkin’ Donuts Center (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
April 27 | State College, PA | Bryce Jordan Center (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
May 31 | Cedar Rapids, IA | U.S. Cellular Center
June 1 | La Cygne, KS | Tumbleweed
June 6 | Myrtle Beach, SC | Carolina Country Music Festival
June 7 | Macon, GA | Macon Centreplex Coliseum (w/ The Marshall Tucker Band)
June 13 -16 | Grand Junction, CO | Country Jam (performance date TBA)
June 15 | Salt Lake City, UT | Maverik Center
June 26 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
’Tis the season for giving . . . and Blake Shelton is giving back to his home state in a major way by helping establish the Blake Shelton Cancer Research Program at Oklahoma University’s Children’s Hospital.
Blake created the program in honor of his infant cousin, who underwent cancer treatment at the hospital’s Jimmy Everest Center when she was five months old. The center is Oklahoma’s only full-service children’s cancer program. After two blood transfusions, surgery and three rounds of chemotherapy, Blake’s cousin is getting ready to celebrate her third birthday in January.
In 2016, Blake donated $600,000 to the Jimmy Everest Center during a concert stop in Oklahoma City on Sept. 10. Blake brought his young cousin onstage and told the fans in attendance about her battle with cancer.
“This time last year, we had a scare,” said Blake. “And, we didn’t know what was going going to happen. And, you can see that she’s here right now . . . [Jimmy Everest Children’s Hospital doesn’t] turn any kids away. You come in there, you have a problem, they don’t turn anybody away, so I thought ‘That’s a place that needs some money. Let’s all do the right thing.’ This is our money, Oklahoma.”
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In one of women’s basketball’s classic rivalries, No. 9/9 Tennessee (8-0) and No. 11/11 Stanford (7-1) face off Tuesday in the 36th meeting between these storied programs. Tip-off is slated for 6:02 p.m. ET at Thompson-Boling Arena, with the game available on the SEC Network and the Lady Vol Radio Network.
The Lady Vols will have gone eight complete days between games, entering with the momentum of an 88-82 victory over No. 12/12 Texas in Austin on Dec. 9. Stanford, meanwhile, comes to Knoxville after a 68-63 home win over No. 3/4 Baylor on Saturday. The Cardinal bounced back in strong fashion after falling at Gonzaga, 79-73, on Nov. 25.
UT has won two straight in the series and three of the past four, giving Holly Warlick a 3-3 record against one of college basketball’s coaching giants.
Tennessee’s Lou Brown (out for season/knee injury) and Stanford’s Alanna Smith both hail from Melbourne, Australia. The duo played against one another while Brown was in the Pac-12 at Washington State before becoming a graduate transfer to UT. The Lady Vols’ Kasiyahna Kushkituah and the Cardinal’s Maya Dodson were high school teammates at St. Francis High School in suburban Atlanta, Ga.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Pam Ward (play-by-play) and Carolyn Peck (analyst) will describe the action for the SEC Network.
Mickey Dearstone is handling the call for IMG College/Lady Vol Network radio/online broadcasts for the 20th season. A link to the live audio stream can be found on each game’s Hoops Central page or the Lady Vol schedule on UTSports.com.
Air time for games on the Lady Vol Radio Network generally occurs 30 minutes prior to tip-off.
For UT home games (after football season has concluded), the Lady Vol Network has a low-power transmitter that makes the game available on the radio at 99.3 FM.
GAME PROMOTIONS
Tuesday night is designated as an ORANGE OUT game! Wear your best Tennessee Orange!
The UT-Stanford contest will feature a $2 Tuesday promotion, with $2 Petros OR $2 drinks. Fans must get a voucher at participating concession stands inside Thompson-Boling Arena.
There will be $2 off any TeamShop purchase at the Arena on game day. No voucher necessary. $5 minimum purchase required.
Halftime performance by The Knoxville Pipes & Drums.
Kids 12 & younger can pick up a wristband at the Fan HQ table on the concourse to participate in the pregame high-five tunnel. Wristbands are limited. To purchase discount group tickets and reserve wristbands for your team, call 865-946-7000.
It’s the Twelve Names of Volidays! This game features the second and third names of Volidays! If your name is Carol or Jack, receive a complimentary ticket to the game at the ticket window with ID.
Help us Spark the Summitt during introductions at the game! Download our free light-up app, courtesy of Coca-Cola. Once downloaded, simply open your Hoops Hype app when the lights go out, and let your phone do the rest.
Tickets are available for as low as $10 at AllVols.com.
There will be free parking & shuttle service available from UT’s Ag Campus. Shuttles begin two hours prior to tip-off.
UT-STANFORD SERIES NOTES
This is the 36th all-time meeting between these programs, and the Lady Vols own a 25-10 record vs. the Cardinal in a series that dates back to Dec. 18, 1988.
This will mark the 32nd time these teams have played when both schools are ranked in the top 15 of at least one of the polls.
There have been 14 occasions when both programs were ranked in the top five of either the AP or coaches polls and 25 top-10 match-ups, pending the teams’ Dec. 17 and 18 poll positions.
Tennessee is 13-2 in Knoxville vs. Stanford, 6-0 at neutral sites and 6-8 at Maples Pavilion.
One of those neutral site wins for Tennessee, came in the Lady Vols’ run to NCAA Championship trophy number eight, when the Lady Vols defeated Stanford, 64-48, on April 8, 2008, in Tampa, Fla.
The programs have combined for 10 National Championships (UT 8, SU 2), 31 NCAA Final Fours (UT 18, SU 13) and 2,419 victories (UT 1,352, SU 1,067).
The Lady Vols have won two straight in the series and three of the past four meetings.
Last season, the Lady Vols defeated Stanford, 83-71, on Dec. 21, 2017, for UT’s first victory at Maples Pavilion since a 74-67 win on Dec. 4, 2005.
In the last meeting in Knoxville, an unranked UT squad toppled a No. 10 Cardinal club, 59-51, on Dec. 18, 2016.
Tennessee won 11 games in a row over their West Coast foes from 1997-2006, but the series has been even (6-6) since then, with UT posting a 4-1 mark in Knoxville during that time.
UT and SU have needed overtime to settle scores in six contests, with the club from Rocky Top holding a 4-2 record. Tennessee is 2-0 in OT games played in Knoxville, 1-2 at Stanford and 1-0 at neutral sites.
UT is 68-20 all-time vs. schools currently in the Pac-12 Conference, forging a 1-1 record in 2017-18 with a road win over Stanford and a home loss to Oregon State in the NCAA Tournament.
ABOUT THE LADY VOLS
CONSECUTIVE 20S: Point guard Evina Westbrook has scored 20+ points in three straight games, the most by a Lady Vol since Diamond DeShields put together three in a row in 2016-17. The only other Warlick-era players to drop three 20s in a row were Meighan Simmons twice in 2013-14 and Isabelle Harrison once that season. The last UT player to produce four in a row was Candace Parker during the first four games of 2007-08.
LET IT FLY, M3M3?!:Meme Jackson had herself a day at Texas on Dec. 9, firing in a career-high 33 points and helping key a UT victory. She leads the Lady Vols with 18 three-pointers after knocking down a season-best-tying four vs. the Longhorns.
LONDON CALLING: Cheridene “London” Green is gaining confidence with each outing. The redshirt senior had five double-figure scoring efforts all last season and already has four in eight games this year.
FACING RANKED FOES: Tennessee is 42-35 vs. ranked foes during the Holly Warlick era, including 20-10 at home. UT was 7-6 vs. ranked teams in 2017-18, including a win at Stanford.
WINNING BOARD BATTLES: UT has out-rebounded all of its foes except a taller Texas team, which held a 41-35 advantage with Lady Vol Kasi Kushkituah out due to injury.
REBOUNDING RANKINGS: Tennessee ranks No. 7 nationally in reb. margin (13.3), No. 13 in rebs. per game (45.8) and No. 14 in off. rebs. per game (17).
MATCH-UP ON THE GLASS: As noted, the Lady Vols rank as a strong rebounding team. Stanford is solid as well, ranking No. 10 in rebound margin per game at 12.4.
A GAME OF KEEP AWAY: UT ranks No. 26 in turnovers forced (22.5) and No. 28 in steals (12.0) per game, while Stanford is No. 5 in fewest turnovers (13.3) and has allowed only 6.4 steals per contest (no rank).
TENNESSEE’S LAST GAME
Senior Meme Jackson fired in a career-high 33 points to lift the No. 9/9 Lady Vols to an 88-82 victory over No. 12/12 Texas at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin on Dec. 9.
Sophomore Evina Westbrook posted 23 points for her third straight 20+ point performance. Cheridene Green was also in double figures for Tennessee (8-0), adding 10 points and six rebounds.
Texas (7-2) was led in scoring by Audrey Warren with 21 points. Danni Williams, Destiny Littleton and Sug Sutton were also in double digits for the Longhorns with 14, 13 and 11, respectively.
In the 40th meeting between the two teams, the win moved Tennessee’s record to 25-15 all-time against Texas and 4-3 under Holly Warlick. UT has won the last two meetings.
ABOUT THE CARDINAL
Stanford is the No. 6 all-time winningest women’s college basketball program and is directed by one of the game’s all-time greatest coaches in Tara VanDerveer.
VanDerveer owns an 891-192 record in her 33rd season at the helm of the Cardinal and is 1,043-243 in 40 seasons as a head coach.
Stanford returned 12 letterwinners from a year ago, including three players who were starters the majority of the season (Alanna Smith, Kiana Williams and Marta Sniezek).
Stanford overcome a 6-6 start to finish 24-11 overall last season and place second in the Pac-12 with a 14-3 league mark.
The Cardinal fell in the NCAA Sweet 16 to Louisville, 86-59.
Brittany McPhee led SU in scoring at 16.7 ppg.
STANFORD’S LAST GAME
Alanna Smith had 21 points and eight rebounds, Shannon Coffee made a key 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter and No. 11 Stanford held on to beat previously undefeated #3/4 Baylor, 68-63, on Saturday afternoon.
Kiana Williams had 13 points and five assists, DiJonai Carrington scored 10 points, and the Cardinal (7-1) ended the Bears’ 36-game winning streak in the regular season. The 6-foot-5 Coffee set season highs with nine points and 19 minutes.
Stanford led 58-42 entering the final stanza and had to withstand a 21-10 fourth-quarter blitz by the Bears to earn the victory. BU was eight of 12 from the field for 66.7 percent in the fourth.
THE LAST TIME WE MET
Senior Jaime Nared posted a 28-point effort to lead the No. 7 Lady Vols to an 83-71 victory on the road against No. 18 Stanford (6-6) on Dec. 21, 2017.
The win improved Tennessee to 12-0 on the season and broke a five-game Tennessee losing streak at Maples Pavilion dating back to Dec. 4, 2005. That season also marked the last time UT opened a campaign with 12 straight wins.
Senior Mercedes Russell contributed a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds on the night, while freshman Evina Westbrook posted a (then) career high of 17 points. In addition to a season-high 28 points, Nared also posted a career-best seven steals.
Brittany McPhee was Stanford’s leading scorer and the only Cardinal in double digits, notching 27 points on the night
COMING UP FOR TENNESSEE AND STANFORD
After the Stanford game, UT will play host to ETSU on Friday at 7 p.m. (SECN+) in the final contest before winter break. Following a six-day respite from the action, the Lady Vols return to host Murray State and Belmont on Dec. 28 and 30, respectively, to close out 2018.
The ETSU contest is a “School’s Out” game. All Kids 12 & younger receive complimentary admission at any arena ticket window.
The game vs. ETSU also is a “Big Orange Friday” contest. Download a Buy One/Get One free ticket voucher available exclusively at BigOrangeFriday.com.
Stanford continues an East Coast swing on Friday, when it plays at Buffalo at noon. The Cardinal then head back home for an eight-day holiday break.
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