Knoxville Sets Hotel Revenue Record

Knoxville Sets Hotel Revenue Record

Posted on February 3, 2023
Photo courtesy of WVLT

Knoxville set a record in hotel revenue in 2022, by nearly 30% from the year before.

”These are numbers just that Knoxville pre-COVID, we just didn’t experience, and it’s just a great high. I think the hotels and restaurants everyone is happy, how long can we maintain it but what does the dip look like, if it comes, but all of it, I think even if we went flat ‘23 to ‘22 it would still be a record high,” said President of Visit Knoxville, Kim Bumpas.

The year 2022, saw a nearly 30% increase from the year before, which is close to $60 million by the end of the year.

“It’s huge and that plays into all of the numbers and why occupancy, average daily rate, revenues everything was at an all-time high in 2022,” said Bumpas.

Hotels alone brought in $273,800,000.

That figure drives hotel/motel tax and much more for a state that depends on tourism dollars.

”Tourism is the number two industry in the state and it is an industry that all it does is give you revenue, they visit and then they go back to where they live,” said Bumpas.

The University of Tennessee Athletics played a major role in the massive boom, but with so much going on in the city, it wouldn’t be fair to pin it solely on a successful team on the gridiron.

”Can I say that the University of Tennessee is a huge part of these numbers, yes I can. I can also say that our events in Knoxville help contribute to these numbers,” said Bumpas.

The hope is with more events coming to town in 2023, the trend will continue and 2022 wasn’t a one-off.

Story courtesy of WVLT

One of the Two Children Injured in Crash by Drag Racers is Released from the Hospital

One of the Two Children Injured in Crash by Drag Racers is Released from the Hospital

Posted on February 3, 2023
Photo courtesy of WVLT

One of the two children injured after the vehicle they were in was hit while two people were drag racing on Magnolia is released from the hospital.

11 year-old Gage Turner is home with his mother, his 6-year-old sister Hadley remains hospitalized from the January 17th accident that left their Grandfather dead.

Gage suffered a shattered pelvis and his hip was snapped at the joint, his lungs and bladder were both damaged. Hadley suffered a brain injury and multiple other injuries including a broken jaw and severe spleen and lung damage and a cracked pelvis.

The suspects have both been charged with felony reckless endangerment and drag racing.

Tennessee’s First Lady is Awaiting a Bone Marrow Transplant

Tennessee’s First Lady is Awaiting a Bone Marrow Transplant

Posted on February 2, 2023
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Tennessee’s First Lady, Maria Lee, is through the first phase of treatment for lymphoma and is preparing to undergo a bone marrow transplant, according to an announcement by her husband, Governor Bill Lee.

Gov. Lee released a statement on Thursday morning, thanking everyone for all the prayers and support since doctors discovered Maria had cancer in August 2022.

“Maria and I are grateful for the outpouring of prayers and support we have received since her lymphoma diagnosis last August. The first phase of treatment went well, and we thank the medical team for their exceptional care and commitment. Later this month, Maria will begin the next phase of treatment, as she prepares to undergo a bone marrow transplant. While there are difficult days ahead, Maria and I have great trust in the Lord. We too are praying that God brings peace and comfort to all Tennesseans who are facing challenges in their own lives. Governor Bill Lee

Knox Area Transit Asking for Public Input on Proposed Transit Map

Knox Area Transit Asking for Public Input on Proposed Transit Map

Posted on February 2, 2023

Knox Area Transit announced they are asking for public input on a newly proposed transit map.

KAP Transit Map
KAP Transit Map(Knox Area Transit (KAT))

The map came from a long process of public input on how a newly imagined KAT would look.

“It had really been about twelve years since we made the move to Knoxville station since we had taken a look at the entire network,” said Belinda Woodiel-Brill, the director of planning and public information at KAT.

Over the month of February, KAT officials are looking for input on the map above. https://www.katbus.com/

”It’s really important that everyone dives into this map and take a look at how they will be affected, how their friends and family will be affected, and how their community will be affected,“ said Woodiel-Brill.

The new map outlines a smaller transit footprint, but with more stops along the way.

”We’re really hoping the public will take some time, look at where we’ve come from, why we’ve proposed what we’ve proposed, does it work for them, does it not, where should we tweak it, that’s really what we want to hear,” said Woodiel-Brill.

The process will last through the month of February, ending with the implementation or a reworking of the map if the public feels like there’s something that isn’t making the cut.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Department Arrest an East Knoxville Business Operator on Various Charges Including Counterfeiting

The Knox County Sheriff’s Department Arrest an East Knoxville Business Operator on Various Charges Including Counterfeiting

Posted on February 2, 2023

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Organized Retail Crime Unit issue a search warrant on an East Knoxville business which leads to a man being charged with counterfeiting charges.

KCSO issued the warrant on Britney’s Purses and Accessories on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue which is operated by Vincent Jones.

Complaints that Jones was selling counterfeit items lead to that search. In 2018 detectives served a similar search warrant at the same location for Food Stamp Fraud, Criminal Simulation, Theft and Computer Offenses.

Jones was found to be operating the same business and selling similar items. KCSO says the sale of these types of items not only affect the brand name’s reputation but have far- reaching impacts on lost profits, forced labor and human trafficking.

Jones is charged with Deceptive Business Practices, Use of a Counterfeit Mark or Logo and Money Laundering.

Highlights/Postgame/Stats/Story: #2 Vols frigid shooting, Castleton lead to a rare road loss at Florida, 67-54

Highlights/Postgame/Stats/Story: #2 Vols frigid shooting, Castleton lead to a rare road loss at Florida, 67-54

Posted on February 1, 2023

BOX SCORE  |  HIGHLIGHTS  |  BARNES POSTGAME  |  NKAMHOUA POSTGAME

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A cold shooting night on the road plagued Tennessee, as the Vols dropped their first SEC road contest of the season Wednesday at Florida, 67-54.
 
Zakai Zeigler (15), Olivier Nkamhoua (11) and Santiago Vescovi (11) all scored in double figures for Tennessee, but the Vols shot just 28 percent from the field as a team—their lowest percentage during conference play this season.

After trailing for nearly the entirety of the first half and by six points at halftime, Tennessee claimed its first lead since the opening minute of the game on a three from Zeigler with 12:27 remaining—part of an 11-2 Tennessee run that was kickstarted by another 3-pointer from Zeigler.
 
With the Vols possessing their largest lead of the night at 44-38 with just over 10 minutes to go, Florida responded with an offensive spurt of their own, pulling in front by nine with 5:12 to go after a 17-2 run.
 
Tennessee briefly cut the lead back down to six on a Zeigler three with 4:20 remaining, but were unable to draw any closer, as Florida outscored the Vols 12-5 the rest of the way.
 
In the first half, Tennessee fell behind by as many as 13 points and shot just 29 percent from the field, trailing by six points at the break, 27-21.
 
Florida was hot out of the gates, building a 17-4 lead by the under-12 media timeout. The Gators made six of their first nine field goal attempts, while Tennessee made just one of its first 10.
 
Nkamhoua, however, responded to the early deficit with a 7-0 run by himself to bring the Vols back within six points and tee off a 17-5 Tennessee run that narrowed the Big Orange deficit to 22-21 four minutes before halftime. After missing nine of its first 10 field goal attempts, Tennessee made eight of its next 14 shots.
 
Florida scored five straight points to end the first half and head into the locker room with a 27-21 lead.
 
UP NEXT: Tennessee returns to Thompson-Boling Arena for another home top-25 matchup Saturday, taking on No. 25 Auburn. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. ET on ESPN.

-UT Athletics

Vols G Zakai Zeigler / Credit: UT Athletics
Highlights/Postgame/Stats/Story: #2 Vols frigid shooting, Castleton lead to a rare road loss at Florida, 67-54

Highlights/Postgame/Stats/Story: #2 Vols frigid shooting, Castleton lead to a rare road loss at Florida, 67-54

Posted on February 1, 2023

BOX SCORE  |  HIGHLIGHTS  |  BARNES POSTGAME  |  NKAMHOUA POSTGAME

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A cold shooting night on the road plagued Tennessee, as the Vols dropped their first SEC road contest of the season Wednesday at Florida, 67-54.
 
Zakai Zeigler (15), Olivier Nkamhoua (11) and Santiago Vescovi (11) all scored in double figures for Tennessee, but the Vols shot just 28 percent from the field as a team—their lowest percentage during conference play this season.

After trailing for nearly the entirety of the first half and by six points at halftime, Tennessee claimed its first lead since the opening minute of the game on a three from Zeigler with 12:27 remaining—part of an 11-2 Tennessee run that was kickstarted by another 3-pointer from Zeigler.
 
With the Vols possessing their largest lead of the night at 44-38 with just over 10 minutes to go, Florida responded with an offensive spurt of their own, pulling in front by nine with 5:12 to go after a 17-2 run.
 
Tennessee briefly cut the lead back down to six on a Zeigler three with 4:20 remaining, but were unable to draw any closer, as Florida outscored the Vols 12-5 the rest of the way.
 
In the first half, Tennessee fell behind by as many as 13 points and shot just 29 percent from the field, trailing by six points at the break, 27-21.
 
Florida was hot out of the gates, building a 17-4 lead by the under-12 media timeout. The Gators made six of their first nine field goal attempts, while Tennessee made just one of its first 10.
 
Nkamhoua, however, responded to the early deficit with a 7-0 run by himself to bring the Vols back within six points and tee off a 17-5 Tennessee run that narrowed the Big Orange deficit to 22-21 four minutes before halftime. After missing nine of its first 10 field goal attempts, Tennessee made eight of its next 14 shots.
 
Florida scored five straight points to end the first half and head into the locker room with a 27-21 lead.
 
UP NEXT: Tennessee returns to Thompson-Boling Arena for another home top-25 matchup Saturday, taking on No. 25 Auburn. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. ET on ESPN.

-UT Athletics

Vols G Zakai Zeigler / Credit: UT Athletics
Jackson Named To Cheryl Miller Award Top 10

Jackson Named To Cheryl Miller Award Top 10

Posted on February 1, 2023

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced the top 10 candidates for the 2023 Cheryl Miller Award on Wednesday, and Tennessee’s Rickea Jackson is among those in consideration.
 
Named after the three-time Naismith Player of the Year and Class of 1995 Hall of Famer, the annual award in its sixth year recognizes the top small forwards in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball.
 
2023 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award Candidates*
Elizabeth Balogun, Duke
Rickea Jackson, Tennessee
Ashley Joens, Iowa State
Haley Jones, Stanford
Gianna Kneepkens, Utah
Myah Selland, South Dakota State
Shyanne Sellers, Maryland
Taylor Soule, Virginia Tech
Alyssa Ustby, North Carolina
Madi Williams, Oklahoma
 
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2022-23 season
 
Jackson is averaging 17.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in all games while shooting 55.4 percent from the field and 77.3 percent from the free throw line. In nine SEC contests, she is putting up 20.4 ppg. and 6.1 rpg. while shooting 58.5 percent on field goals and 75 percent at the charity stripe.
 
Among SEC players, the 6-foot-2 native of Detroit ranks third in scoring and field goal percentage in all games and in league contests. She is seventh in free throw percentage in all games, while standing ninth in conference action.
 
Ranking No. 3 among current active SEC players in points with 1,475, Jackson has scored 20 or more points eight times in 2022-23, with five of those coming vs. conference schools. She put together three straight 20-spots vs. Vanderbilt (23), Texas A&M (22) and Georgia (23) from Jan. 8-15.
 
Among standout moments, she was named to the Bad Boy Mowers Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament Team, she earned SEC Player of the Week distinction on Jan. 3 and she delivered a game-winning “and-1” for Tennessee with 1.1 left on the clock at Missouri on Jan. 22.
 
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting Friday, February 3, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
 
In March, five finalists will be presented to Miller and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Cheryl Miller Award is composed of top women’s college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers.
 
The winner of the 2023 Cheryl Miller Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the other four members of the Women’s Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard), Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (Shooting Guard), Katrina McClain Award (Power Forward) and the Lisa Leslie Award (Center), in addition to the Men’s Starting Five.
 
For more information on the 2023 Cheryl Miller Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #MillerAward on Twitter and Instagram.

Rickea Jackson – Lady Vols / Credit: UT Athletics
Hoops Preview: Lady Vols vs. Ole Miss

Hoops Preview: Lady Vols vs. Ole Miss

Posted on February 1, 2023

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee (16-8, 8-1 SEC), which is receiving votes in both major polls this week, plays host to Ole Miss (18-4, 7-2 SEC) on Thursday at 6:32 p.m. ET at Thompson-Boling Arena.

The Lady Vols enter the contest residing in third place in the SEC standings, while the Rebels come to Knoxville as the league’s fourth-place team.  The match-up vs. Ole Miss is the first of two straight vs. schools from the Magnolia State, as the Big Orange women travel to Starkville to face Mississippi State on Monday evening.

UT and Ole Miss will meet for the 60th time in a series that dates back to 1977, with the Lady Vols holding a 51-8 advantage and winning the past seven meetings, including a 70-58 victory in Oxford on Jan. 9, 2022.

Kellie Harper‘s squad enters having won nine of its past 11 games and 14 of its last 18, with the only losses coming vs. (then) No. 9/9 Virginia Tech (59-56) on Dec. 4, at No. 2/2 Stanford on Dec. 18 (77-70), vs. No. 5/4 UConn on Jan. 26 in Knoxville (84-67) and at No. 3/3 LSU (76-68) on Jan. 30.

Tennessee returns to Knoxville after falling to the third-ranked Tigers in Baton Rouge on Monday night by eight in front of an LSU-record crowd of 15,157.  The Lady Vols got a season-high 19 points from Jordan Walker along with 17 from Rickea Jackson and 11 from Jordan Horston, cutting the deficit to one in the fourth quarter before the Bayou Bengals staved off an upset-minded squad from Rocky Top.

Ole Miss enters Thursday night’s battle on the heels of a comeback victory at No. 24 Arkansas, overturning a 19-point deficit to log the 11th win in their past 13 games.

Game/Upcoming Promotions

  • UT celebrates Black History Month.
  • Weekday Family 4 Pack Deal: Get four tickets and four $10 concessions vouchers starting at $48 (plus tax/fees).
  • Purchase a pink shirt from Orange Mountain Design and receive a free ticket to the Play4Kay game vs. Vanderbilt on Feb. 12. Proceeds from the shirts will be donated to the Play4Kay Foundation.

Broadcast Information

  • Thursday night’s game will be streamed on SECN+, with Andy Brock (PxP), Kamera Harris (Analyst) and Sarah Detwiler (Reporter) on the call.
  • All of the games included in the ESPN package (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) will be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 or Xbox One to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
  • The contest also can be heard on Lady Vol Network stations and by audio stream, with Brian Rice on the call and Andy Brock serving as studio host. 
  • A link to the live audio stream can be found on the Hoops Central page or the schedule on UTSports.com.
  • For a list of Lady Vol Network affiliates, please click on the Fans tab at the top of UTSports.com, select Vol Network and then click on the Vol Network Affiliates tab.
  • Air time for games on the Lady Vol Radio Network generally occurs 30 minutes prior to tip-off.
  • The Lady Vol Network broadcast also can be heard frequently on satellite radio via SiriusXM and the SXM App. but will not be available this game.

Looking Back At The LSU Game

  • Tennessee pulled within one in the fourth quarter before ultimately falling to No. 3/3 LSU in a 76-68 nail-biter in front of a packed house in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Monday night.
  • Graduate Jordan Walker was the top scorer for UT (16-8, 8-1 SEC), hitting 60 percent from the floor en route to 19 points to set new SEC and season highs. Senior Rickea Jackson was close behind with 17 points and eight rebounds, and fellow senior Jordan Horston was also in double figures with 11.
  • The Tigers (21-0, 9-0 SEC) were led by Alexis Morris who turned in a career-high 31 points, while Angel Reese managed a double-double on the night with 18 points and 17 rebounds in front of a Maravich Center record basketball crowd of 15,157.

Jojo Elevating Her Play

  • Jordan Walker is averaging 6.9 ppg., 4.2 rpg. and 3.7 apg. (7th in the league) in SEC play while putting up 5.0, 3.3 and 3.0 in all games.
  • Jojo has the SEC’s No. 3 assist/turnover ratio in league contests as well at 1.94.

Darby Doubling Up

  • Tess Darby shot 40 percent from beyond the arc at LSU, hitting two treys to tally multiple 3-pointers for the 14th time this season and bring her 2022-23 total to 46, which is 23 from making the UT season top 10.
  • With 102 made threes in her career, the junior pulled within 31 treys of catching Sidney Spencer to land among the top 10 career totals in program history.

Jill Productive Again

  • Jillian Hollingshead continued a productive trend over the past three games.
  • After tallying 11 points and nine rebounds vs. UConn last game, and eight and four vs. Missouri on Jan. 22, Hollingshead had seven points and five rebounds off the bench vs. LSU in 17 minutes to lead all reserves in the contest.
  • Over her last three games, Hollingshead is averaging 8.7 ppg. and 6.0 rpg. while shooting 68.8 percent from the field.

Drawing Big Crowds

  • The 13,804 on hand for the UConn game on Jan. 26, 2023, ranked as Tennessee’s largest women’s home crowd since Feb. 14, 2015, when the Lady Vols had 16,013 for a 72-58 win over Kentucky.
  • The very next game, UT and LSU drew 15,157 on Jan. 30, 2023, to set the Pete Maravich Assembly Center all-time record for attendance.

Tennessee/Ole Miss Notes

  • UT is 23-2 in games played in Knoxville, 22-4 in Oxford and 6-2 at neutral sites.
  • Tennessee has won 35 of the last 36 meetings with Ole Miss, and the Lady Vols have won 20 straight over the Rebels in Knoxville, with the last UM victory (69-65) on Jan. 31, 1987, in Stokely Athletics Center.
  • UT’s Kellie Harper is 6-0 vs. Ole Miss as a head coach, including 5-0 while leading the Lady Vols.
  • Harper was 6-1 vs. Ole Miss during her playing days at Tennessee from 1995-99.

A Look At The Rebels

  • Ole Miss is led in scoring by the trio of Angel Baker (15.0), Madison Scott (12.0) and Snudda Collins (10.6).
  • The Rebels currently hold down fourth place in the league standings at 7-2 and have won 11 of their last 13 games.
  • Defensively, UM allows only 35.4 percent shooting and 54.95 points per game to its opponents.

UM’s Last Game

  • Ole Miss came from 19 down to win at No. 24 Arkansas in overtime, 76-73, on Sunday.
  • Marquesha Davis scored a career-high 20 points, while Madison Scott tallied 14 points and 12 boards.
  • Erasing the 19-point deficit, was the largest comeback to win for Ole Miss since storming back from being down 12 against MTSU to win 65-56 in 2017.

Last Meeting Between UT/Ole Miss

  • No. 7/8 Tennessee picked up a 70-58 road win on Jan. 8, 2022, ending the Rebels’ 13-game win streak.
  • Junior Jordan Horston was the top scorer for the Lady Vols (15-1, 4-0 SEC), turning in a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Graduate Alexus Dye was also a top producer with 17, while sophomore Tess Darby scored a career-high 13 points.
  • Ole Miss (13-2, 1-1 SEC) was led by Shakira Austin who finished with 26 points and nine rebounds. Lashonda Monk was also in double figures with 11.

Last Time In Knoxville

  • The No. 20/22 Lady Vols held off an upset-minded Ole Miss team, earning a 68-67 win in Thompson-Boling Arena on Jan. 28, 2021.
  • Senior Rennia Davis led Tennessee (11-3, 5-1 SEC) with 21 points and seven rebounds, and junior Rae Burrell logged 17 points and three rebounds.
  • Sophomore Jordan Horston was also in double figures, managing 13 points and three assists.
  • Donnetta Johnson was the high scorer for Ole Miss (7-6, 1-6 SEC) with 19 points, and Shakira Austin and Snudda Collins were close behind with 16 and 13, respectively.

Upcoming Games

  • On Feb. 6, the Lady Vols will be in Starkville for their second meeting this season with Mississippi State.
  • That game is slated for 6 p.m. CT (7 ET) at Humphrey Coliseum. The contest will be televised by the SEC Network.

-UT Athletics

Lady Vols vs. Ole Miss / Credit: UT Athletics
Highlights/Postgame/Stats/Story: Lady Vols can’t complete comeback, fall at undefeated #4/3 LSU, 76-68

Highlights/Postgame/Stats/Story: Lady Vols can’t complete comeback, fall at undefeated #4/3 LSU, 76-68

Posted on February 1, 2023

Box Score (PDF) | Harper/Walker Presser | Highlights

BATON ROUGE, La. – Tennessee pulled within one in the fourth quarter before ultimately falling to No. 4/3 LSU in a 76-68 nail-biter in front of a packed house in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Monday night.
 
Graduate Jordan Walker was the top scorer for UT (16-8, 8-1 SEC), hitting 60 percent from the floor en route to 19 points to set new SEC and season highs. Senior Rickea Jackson was close behind with 17 points and eight rebounds, and fellow senior Jordan Horston was also in double figures with 11.
 
The Tigers (21-0, 9-0 SEC) were led by Alexis Morris who turned in a career-high 31 points, while Angel Reese managed a double-double on the night with 18 points and 17 rebounds in front of a Maravich Center record basketball crowd of 15,157.
 
LSU jumped out to a four-point lead in the opening minute of the contest before Horston got the Lady Vols on the board with a jumper at the 8:36 mark. Back-to-back threes by Tess Darby and Walker had the game tied at 8-all less than three minutes later. The Tigers once again went up by four off a pair of layups, but Jillian Hollingshead and Jackson responded with layups of their own to level the score once more at 12-12 with 2:38 left in the first. Morris responded with a bucket on the fast break, and LSU added one more point from the free-throw line before the clock expired, leading 15-12 at the end of one.
 
The Tigers stretched their lead to five on their first possession of the second period, but Jackson countered with a layup and a jumper off the offensive rebound on the next play to inch the Big Orange within one and force an LSU timeout with 7:37 left in the half. Following the timeout, Jackson sank a 10-footer to give UT its first lead of the game at 19-18. There would be four more lead changes before Walker drained a wide-open three to tie the game at 23-all with 4:38 on the clock.
 
The Tigers responded with nine unanswered points capped by a Last-Tear Poa 3-pointer, but Jasmine Franklin and Darby combined for five quick points to pull UT back within four with just under two minutes left in the half.  Neither team managed a field goal before halftime but added points from the free-throw line to send the game into intermission with UT trailing 34-29. 
 
Jackson opened the second half with a jumper to pull UT within three before LSU launched into a 14-3 run fueled primarily by Reese and Morris to lead 48-34 by the 5:45 mark. The Lady Vols defense stepped up to force a shot-clock violation and then created some momentum with a Jackson fast-break layup that set off a 7-0 UT run to narrow the deficit to 48-41 with 2:31 left in the third. Reese ended the drought for the Tigers with a pair of free throws, but six straight points by Sara Puckett whittled it down to a 50-47 LSU lead by the buzzer.
 
Tennessee drew within two twice in the opening minutes of the fourth before Horston came up with a steal on the inbounds pass and found Jackson, who was fouled on the would-be layup. Jackson trimmed the deficit down to one from the free-throw line before an old-fashioned three-point play by Morris put the Tigers back on top by four with 7:37 left in the game. That play jump-started an 11-0 run spanning two minutes and 17 seconds that sent the Tigers ahead 64-52. Walker ended the skid for UT with a layup just under the five-minute mark, and Horston and Walker combined to score the Lady Vols’ last 16 points of the game, moving UT within six points on four occasions. LSU, however, was able to capitalize on free throws in the final minutes, taking a 76-68 victory to remain undefeated.
 
UP NEXT: Tennessee returns home to host Ole Miss on Thursday in a 6:30 p.m. ET matchup that will be streamed on SECN+.
 
DARBY DOUBLING UP: Tess Darby shot 40 percent from beyond the arc at LSU, hitting two treys to tally multiple 3-pointers for the 14th time this season and bring her 2022-23 total to 46, which is 23 from making the UT season top 10. With 102 made threes in her career, the junior pulls within 31 treys of catching Sidney Spencer to land among the top 10 career totals in program history. 
 
JILL PRODUCTIVE AGAIN: Jillian Hollingshead continued a productive trend over the past three games. After tallying 11 points and nine rebounds vs. UConn last game, and eight and four vs. Missouri on Jan. 22, Hollingshead had seven points and five rebounds off the bench vs. LSU in 17 minutes to lead all reserves in the contest.

-UT Athletics

Jordan Walker – Lady Vols / Credit: UT Athletics

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