BROOKLYN, N.Y. –Rickea Jackson became the fourth consecutive Tennessee Lady Vol taken in the first round over the past four years of the WNBA Draft, with the 6-foot-2 forward going to the Los Angeles Sparks with the No. 4 overall pick in the first round. It marked the first time in school history that UT had players…… MORE
Game Recap: Softball | April 14, 2024 STARKVILLE, Miss. – With a stellar offensive performance from senior Zaida Puni, the fourth-ranked Lady Vols subdued the No. 16 Bulldogs on Sunday, taking down Mississippi State 7-3 at Nusz Park to clinch the series victory. Leading Tennessee’s (32-7, 12-3 SEC) offensive efforts, Puni went 3-for-4 at the plate, blasting two…… MORE
Game Recap: Softball | April 13, 2024 STARKVILLE, Miss. – The fourth-ranked Lady Vols evened their series against No. 16 Mississippi State on Saturday at Nusz Park, knocking off the Bulldogs 6-1. Tennessee (31-7, 11-3 SEC) got strong pitching in the circle from graduate Payton Gottshall and strung 11 hits together throughout the game. Gottshall tossed a complete game,…… MORE
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The fourth-ranked Lady Vols fell 9-1 Friday night at Nusz Park to No. 16 Mississippi State in five innings. MSU (29-10, 9-7 SEC) strung back-to-back three-run innings together in the second and third en route to the series-opening win. State scored once in the first and one run in the fourth before adding a final…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — University of Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White and Chancellor Donde Plowman welcomed new Lady Vol basketball head coach Kim Caldwell to Rocky Top, introducing her on Tuesday afternoon at a press conference in the Ray and Lucy Hand Digital North Studio. Caldwell, who has a 217-31 career record with eight NCAA Tournament berths in eight…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 6 Lady Vols clinched a series victory against the third-ranked Georgia Bulldogs and secured their 30th win of the season with a spectacular performance in the late stages of the game on Sunday at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the sixth, a one-out single by Rylie West put two…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White announced Sunday that Kim Caldwell, the 2024 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year, has been chosen to lead the Lady Volunteers. She will be introduced Tuesday at a press conference on campus. “From the beginning, our goal has been…… MORE
Game Recap: Softball | April 06, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – After winning game one of the series Friday night, the sixth-ranked Lady Vols dropped game two to third-ranked Georgia, 3-2, on Saturday at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium – setting up a rubber match on Sunday. The defeat snapped Tennessee’s (29-6, 9-2 SEC) 18-game home winning streak. Graduate Payton…… MORE
Game Recap: Softball | April 05, 2024 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The sixth-ranked Lady Vols regained their momentum Friday night with a 5-1 series-opening victory over third-ranked Georgia at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. Tennessee (29-5, 9-1 SEC) also extended its home winning streak to 18 with the win. The Lady Vols took an early lead when Mckenna Gibson…… MORE
Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White announced on Monday a leadership change with Tennessee women’s basketball as head coach Kellie Harper will not return as head coach next season. “After a thorough review of our women’s basketball program, I have informed Kellie we are making a change in leadership,” said White. “Decisions like these are never easy to…… MORE
