ATHENS, Ga. – The Lady Vols took a decisive road win on Thursday night, defeating Georgia in Stegeman Coliseum, 95-73, and maintaining second place in the SEC standings.
The 95 points marked the highest point total scored by a Tennessee team in SEC play during the Kellie Harper era.
Senior Jewel Spear had the hot hand for UT (13-7, 6-2 SEC), racking up 25 points on 57.1 percent shooting and five made threes. Fifth-year senior Rickea Jackson stuffed the stat sheet with 21 points, five assists and six rebounds, and fellow fifth-year Tamari Key tied her season high of 10 points and pulled down a game-high and season-best eight rebounds.
Tennessee is back home on Sunday to face Missouri (11-10, 2-6 SEC) at 2 p.m. ET, with SECN+ streaming the game live. Listen to the game from 95.5FM WSMG beginning at 1:30pm. Various in-venue videos and activities will be focused on the celebration of Black History Month. A promotion featuring $10 kids’ 12-and-under pricing will be available for this game.
