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Lady Wols Basketball Loses 82-77 in LSU, does not reach the first loss of tigers – Knoxwil News Sentinel

Lady Wols Basketball Loses 82-77 in LSU, does not reach the first loss of tigers – Knoxwil News Sentinel

Lady Vols’ basketball almost pulled a miracle on Sunday to avenge LSU’s loss last month, but couldn’t finish working at Baton Rouge.

No. 17 Tennessee came down with five points to No. 4 LSU with the rest of the minute. Lady Vols stopped at the defense, and then Ruby Whitehorn struck and 1 arrangement to reduce the lead to two. But they could not transform into the next offensive possession and they fell 82-77 in the center of Pete Maravic.

Lady Vols (17-6, 4-6 sec) fired 47.5% of the terrain compared to 38.4% of LSU, but their speeds accumulated and injured them eventually. Tigers (25-1, 10-1) scored 24 points from 19 turnover of Tennessee. Lady Vols scored only 13 points from 13 LSU turnover.

Whitehorn led Lady Vols with 21 points for a 9 firing of 20, and Jewel Spear had 19 points. Zi Speyman and Talausia Cooper also scored double numbers.

Zee Spearman has another big game

Spearman has become a different player in the last two games, playing with confidence and ending the rim better than throughout the season.

The Junior striker was also much more aggressive on the boards, an average of 6.2 rebounds in the last six games.

Spearman was crucial to Thursday’s victory over No. She had nine points until the end of the first quarter and finished with 15 points in shooting 7 for 12 and six rebounds.

Lady Vols Break Program Record for 3-Society Points for Season

Tennessee only needed 23 games to set a 3-indicative program record made during the season.

Spear struck two straight 3-censors in the second quarter, and its second was No. 243, breaking the record of 242, set in 2010-11 in 37 games.

Lady Vols Coach Kim Caldwell, who is in the first season, brought a new, exciting basketball style that emphasizes the shooting with 3 points. Tennessee is an average of 32.9 attempts from a 3-point range and makes 10.9 of them.

Spear leads Lady Vols when shooting 3 points with 54 3-indicators made this season with 38% firing.

Cora Hall covers the female athletics of the University of Tennessee. Send her email to [email protected] and follow her on x @CorahalllS If you enjoy Cora coverage consider a digital subscription that allows you to access all thisS

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