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UT Lady Vols defeat Ole Miss 77-65
February 7, 2014 |
From UT Sports Information
Tennessee used two 11-0 runs, one in each half, to take control and secure its 26th win in a row in the series. The Lady Vols have won 11 consecutive games at the `Tad Pad.’ Meighan Simmons won her 100th career game as a Lady Vol with the victory. Tennessee is now 100-31 in her 131 career games.  UT Lady Vols defeat Ole Miss 77-65 (UT Sports Information) Isabelle Harrison posted her 11th double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Harrison has scored in double-figures in 17 consecutive games. Cierra Burdick also added 12 points for her third game in a row in double-figures. After being ahead 37-28 at halftime, Tennessee saw its lead sliced to five points early in the second half on two occasions. After regaining a 10-point lead, Tennessee saw its advantage dwindle back to six on a 3-pointers by Gracie Frizzell with 12:18 left in the game, 54-48. But Simmons, who had a rough shooting night to that point, connected on three trifectas in a row to put the Lady Vols ahead, 63-48 with 9:52 left. Harrison’s layup a minute later usher the lead to 17 at 65-48 — the largest of the night. In the first half, Tennessee was up three with seven minutes left after a Faleru layup, 24-21. The Lady Vols put together their first 11-0 spurt of the night to take control of the contest. A free throw by Burdick with 2:08 left in the half, but Tennessee up 35-21. Ole Miss was held without a point for more than five minutes. Tennessee’s bench was superior all night, outscoring the Rebels, 18-2, led by freshman Jordan Reynolds’ seven points. The Lady Vols return to action with their first home game in 10 days as Tennessee hosts in-state foe Vanderbilt on ESPN’s Big Monday, Feb. 10th at 9:00pm. The game airs on ESPN2 and can be heard on the Lady Vol Network. SectionsAnnouncements, Associations, Basketball (Women), Colleges, Featured Story, NCAA, Southeastern Conference, Sports, University of TennesseeTopicsCierra Burdick, ESPN, ESPN Big Monday, ESPN2, Gracie Frizzell, Isabelle Harrison, Jordan Reynolds, Lady Vol Basketball, Lady Vol Network, Lady Vols, Meighan Simmons, Mississippi, Ole Miss, Ole Miss Rebels, Oxford, Oxford Mississippi, Rebels, SEC, Southeastern Conference, Tad Pad, Tennessee Lady Vols, Tia Faleru, University of Mississippi, University of Tennessee, UT, UT Lady Vols, UT Lady Vols Basketball, Vanderbilt |
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