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Nugent’s Career Night Leads #7 Lady Vols to Run-Rule Win
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Nugent’s Career Night Leads #7 Lady Vols to Run-Rule Win

COLUMBIA, Tenn. – Sophia Nugent homered twice and drove in a career-high six RBIs to lead No. 7 Tennessee to an 8-0 run-rule victory over Eastern Kentucky Tuesday night at Ridley Sports Complex in Columbia, Tennessee. The win improves Tennessee to 26-4 on the season as they took on EKU in the annual Midstate Classic. More than 3,500…MORE

Zeigler an AP Third Team All-American, Lanier an Honorable Mention
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Zeigler an AP Third Team All-American, Lanier an Honorable Mention

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. –Zakai Zeigler of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team is an Associated Press (AP) Third Team All-American, as announced Wednesday afternoon. In addition, Chaz Lanier garnered AP All-America Honorable Mention recognition. The AP is one of four voting bodies—the others are The Sporting News, the NABC and the USBWA—whose All-America teams are formally recognized by the NCAA…MORE

Lanier, Zeigler Named NABC First Team All-Central District
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Lanier, Zeigler Named NABC First Team All-Central District

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Two University of Tennessee men’s basketball standouts, Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler, are National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) First Team All-Central District designees, as announced Tuesday morning. For the first time, the NABC named two 10-man teams across eight districts, as determined by geography. It previously produced two five-man teams across 23 districts, as determined…MORE

Lady Vols Earn 43rd Straight NCAA Hoops Bid, Set To Face South Florida
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Lady Vols Earn 43rd Straight NCAA Hoops Bid, Set To Face South Florida

Interactive NCAA Bracket | Printable NCAA Bracket KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The only program to appear in every NCAA Tournament, the University of Tennessee women’s basketball team received confirmation that it had earned its 43rd consecutive postseason bid Sunday night when the bracket was revealed on ESPN. The No. 20/19-ranked Lady Vols (22-9) received a No. 5 seed in…MORE

#1/2 Vols Battle Back to Finish Off Sweep of #6/7 Gators
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#1/2 Vols Battle Back to Finish Off Sweep of #6/7 Gators

Read Online | Box Score (PDF) | Series Stats (PDF) | Download Postgame Media KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 1/2 Tennessee Volunteers swept their first SEC series of the year with a 7-4 victory over the No. 6/7 Florida Gators on Sunday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Big Orange battled back from a 4-1 deficit and took the lead on a clutch…MORE

#7 Tennessee Completes Sweep with 6-3 Win Over UConn
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#7 Tennessee Completes Sweep with 6-3 Win Over UConn

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A pair of three-run innings powered No. 7 Tennessee to a 6-3 victory over UConn on Sunday at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium, clinching the series sweep. Tennessee (25-4) trailed 1-0 entering the bottom of the fifth when back-to-back hit batters set up a two-out rally for senior Kinsey Fiedler. The Lee’s Summit, Missouri, native delivered…MORE

#8/6 Vols Knock off #3 Auburn, 70-65, to Reach SEC Title Game
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#8/6 Vols Knock off #3 Auburn, 70-65, to Reach SEC Title Game

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The fourth-seeded University of Tennessee men’s basketball team took down top-seeded Auburn, 70-65, in a top-10 showdown Saturday afternoon in the SEC Tournament semifinals at Bridgestone Arena. No. 8/6 Tennessee (27-6, 12-6 SEC) defeated the third-ranked Tigers behind a team-high 20 points from senior guard Zakai Zeigler to reach the conference championship for the fourth…MORE

Vols’ Defensive Line Reloading This Spring 
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Vols’ Defensive Line Reloading This Spring 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Physicality and depth have become the norm for Tennessee’s defensive line over the past four seasons, and the standard that coaches Rodney Garner and Levorn “Chop” Harbin have established is expected to continue in 2025.  The defensive line showed its prowess as the Volunteers donned full pads for the first time this spring in a…MORE

#7 Tennessee Sweeps Friday Doubleheader Against UConn
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#7 Tennessee Sweeps Friday Doubleheader Against UConn

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The seventh-ranked Lady Vols swept a doubleheader against UConn on Friday at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium, winning 9-1 in five innings in the opener before securing a 4-3 victory in 10 innings in game two. Tennessee (24-4) dominated the first game with a 9-1 run-rule victory over the Huskies (13-10) and followed with a…MORE

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