According to Tennessee Athletics, The Lady Vols suffered a tough shooting night on the road Thursday, falling in SEC play to Alabama in Coleman Coliseum, 72-56. Fifth-year seniors Rickea Jackson and Jasmine Powell were the leading scorers for Tennessee (14-8, 7-3 SEC) with 13 and nine, respectively. Fellow fifth-year Tamari Key also had a productive night, turning in nine points and a team-leading seven rebounds. Aaliyah Nye was the top producer for Alabama (19-6, 6-4 SEC) with 23 points. Jessica Timmons was also in double figures with 14, and Loyal McQueen finished with 10.
UT will close the regular season with four of its final six games in the friendly confines of Food City Center. The first of those four is a 6 p.m. contest on Monday vs. Arkansas. That match-up, UT’s Play4Kay “pink game,” will be televised by the SEC Network and broadcast on Lady Vol Radio Network stations and via live stream on UTSports.com.