The New Years weekend proved big for Tennessee Volunteer and Lady Volunteer basketball.
According to Tennessee Athletics, The Lady Vols wrapped up their non-conference slate with a commanding win over Liberty on Sunday, rolling to a 90-55 victory in Liberty Arena.
Fifth-year senior Rickea Jackson led UT (7-5) with 21 points and seven rebounds, while senior Tess Darby had a strong showing, turning in a career-best 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting from behind the arc. Junior Kaiya Wynn tied her career high of 12 points and added a career-best seven assists with no turnovers. Junior Karoline Striplin was also in double figures with 10.
Emma Hess was the top scorer for LU (5-10) with 12 points, and Asia Boone was close behind with 11.
Tennessee and Rick Barnes’ Men’s program are now a Top 5 team. AP Rankings were revealed on New Years Day and Tennessee moved up one spot to be in the Top 5. Purdue was placed 1st followed by Kansas, Houston, UConn, and Tennessee. The 5th ranked Vols play Norfolk State on Tuesday, January 2nd.