Lipscomb University
3-3,0-0ASUN
Tennessee
6-1,0-0SEC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb | 11 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 52 |
| Tennessee | 26 | 10 | 24 | 17 | 77 |
Women's basketball falls to the Lady Vols in first game post-Christmas
12/28/2020 8:40:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Knoxville, Tenn. - The Lipscomb women's basketball team returned from Christmas break with a trip to Knoxville to take on the Lady Vols, falling 77-52 against in head coach Lauren Sumski and assistant coach Ariel Massengale's return to Tennessee.
Senior Taylor Clark led the way for Lipscomb, notching 14 points on 5-12 shooting with five rebounds, both team-high marks.
.@trailer__park gets in on the three-point action!#HornsUp | #OnTheMove pic.twitter.com/XSOH9vEcjA
— Lipscomb Women's Basketball (@LipscombWBB) December 29, 2020
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lady Bisons (3-3) kept up with the mighty Lady Vols early on, trading buckets before UT widened their lead at the end of the first quarter.
.@JPeete1 drains the triple! #HornsUp | #OnTheMove pic.twitter.com/XTlkHNlV6e
— Lipscomb Women's Basketball (@LipscombWBB) December 29, 2020
A sluggish second quarter, where Tennessee outscored Lipscomb just 10-8, led to a 36-19 halftime deficit for the Lady Bisons.
Following a one-point first half, Clark came out of the break on a mission scoring 13 points in the third quarter to attempt to cut into the UT lead.
.@trailer__park catches fire with a 13-point quarter!#HornsUp | #OnTheMove pic.twitter.com/VFQxGhCnce
— Lipscomb Women's Basketball (@LipscombWBB) December 29, 2020
Ultimately, Tennessee's length and strength proved too much for Lipscomb to overcome.
NOTES
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Guards Jalyn Holcomb and Jordan Peete each scored eight points.
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Holcomb and Casey Collier tied for the team lead in assists with three apiece. Collier also had six points and tied for a team-high with five rebounds.
.@casey_collier14 swishes the 3? just before halftime!
— Lipscomb Women's Basketball (@LipscombWBB) December 29, 2020
The Lady Bisons trail Tennessee 36-19 at the break.#HornsUp | #OnTheMove pic.twitter.com/1LZjkTR5Ag -
Lipscomb lost the rebounding battle 47-29. The two teams both dished out 13 assists.
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The Lady Bisons made just 11 of their 32 three-point attempts, while UT made just 3-17.
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Lipscomb shot 7-12 from the free throw line, led by Holcomb and Collier's 3-4 marks. The Lady Vols went 18-23.
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12 Lady Bisons entered the game. Holcomb played the most minutes with 30.
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Jane Deason and Kailey Rosenbaum tied for the team lead with two steals each.
UP NEXT
Lipscomb will have a quick turnaround as they play again tomorrow. The Lady Bisons will face Campbellsville-Harrodsburg in Allen Arena at 4 p.m.
