Lady Vols Game Recap: Tennessee 97 Ole Miss 68
By Zach Ragan
The Lady Vols won their second game in a row in Knoxville on Sunday as they defeated Ole Miss 97-68. The Lady Vols have now won 12 of their last 14.
Tennessee opened the game on a 16-2 run and never looked back.
Meighan Simmons led the Lady Vols in scoring for the second game in a row, scoring 24 points. Bashaara Graves added 19 points and 11 rebounds as Tennessee improved to 19-5 overall and 10-1 in conference play.
Ole Miss has not beat Tennessee in 17 years, as they lost their fourth in a row and nine of their last 10. The Lady Rebels fall to 8-15 overall and 1-9 in the SEC. Ole Miss was led in scoring by Diara Moore with 16 points.
Tennessee doesn’t play again until next Sunday when they face Vanderbilt. The Lady Vols beat the Commodores 83-75 on January 24th when the two teams faced off in Nashville. Vanderbilt has a game coming up on February 14th against Missouri before facing the Lady Vols.
The two teams will begin play at 5:00 pm EST next Sunday at Thompson-Boling arena.