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Tennessee Vols morning report: Four Lady Vols earn All-SEC

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 09: Tennessee Volunteers fans cheer during the first half of the game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Neyland Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 09: Tennessee Volunteers fans cheer during the first half of the game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Neyland Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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As we get through the midway point of the first week of March, there’s a lot of excitement and anger surrounding different Tennessee Vols programs. Women’s basketball is getting set for the postseason with tons of excitement, and football is filling out a new staff.

Our morning update on Rocky Top touches on stories related to both topics, particularly with postseason recognition that came the way of the Lady Vols. We also have to cover the negative news, though, and that involves the struggles of the men’s basketball program.

Beyond those three sports, we have a baseball preview, a women’s golf recap and an update on track and field players with regards to the NCAA Indoor Championships to bring you. Let’s go ahead and dive in, starting with the basketball news.

Rick Barnes addresses media during off week – Rob Lewis, VolQuest

At 16-7 and 9-7 in the SEC, the Tennessee Vols men’s basketball team dropped out of both polls Monday for the first time all year after their loss to the Auburn Tigers. With the week off, they will close out the regular season Sunday against the Florida Gators. Rick Barnes held his weekly press conference Tuesday. Here is a bit of what he said about getting the rest.

"“I think it’s probably good for us right now. We still have some guys that need to get healed up a little bit. They’ve been in here the last couple days trying to work with Chad and G on those type of things. So, from that standpoint it’s been good for us.”"

Kellie Harper previews SEC Tournament – Maria M. Cornelius, GoVols247

The Tennessee Lady Vols finish the regular season 15-6 and 9-4 in the SEC, entering the SEC Tournament as a No. 3 seed ranked No. 14 in the AP Poll and No. 16 in the Coaches Poll. Their first game will be Friday at about 8:15 p.m. ET against Thursday’s winner between the Ole Miss Rebels and Arkansas Razorbacks. Here’s a bit of what Kellie Harper said Tuesday entering the postseason.

"“Their day off was Monday. We just lifted and did not do a lot on Tuesday. I think when you prepare for a tournament, you prepare to play for three games. We’re trying to prepare to play for three days.”"

Four Lady Vols earn All-SEC – SECSports

Amidst its strongest finish to the regular season since 2015, the Tennessee women’s basketball program had four players earn SEC recognition. Rennia Davis made First Team All-SEC, Rae Burrell made Second Team All-SEC, Marta Suárez made Freshman All-SEC and Tamari Key made the All-SEC Defensive Team.

"Georgia’s Joni Taylor was named Coach of the Year. This is Taylor’s first SEC Coach of the Year honor. First-team and second-team All-SEC honorees, All-Freshman team, All-Defensive team, along with Player, Coach and Freshman, Defensive Player, 6th Player and Scholar-Athlete of the Year were chosen by the league’s 14 coaches."

Football introduces Kurt Schmidt – Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com

One day after the report that strength coach A.J. Artis had left the Tennessee Vols football program to take a similar job with the South Florida Bulls, UT officially introduced Kurt Schmidt. With Artis gone, Schmidt will oversee the strength and conditioning program.

"Schmidt has been named Tennessee football’s director of competition development. He worked alongside Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel over the last four seasons at UCF and Missouri."

Baseball to face Austin Peay – UT Daily Beacon 

After splitting this past weekend’s four-game series with the Indiana State Sycamores, the No. 17 ranked Tennessee Vols baseball team will take on the Austin Peay Governors in Clarksville, Tenn. at 5:30 p.m. ET Wednesday. UT comes in with a 7-2 record, while Austin Peay comes in at 1-5.

"The game will replace the originally scheduled matchup with Dayton. The Flyers announced earlier this afternoon their decision to pull out of the game for undisclosed reasons."

Women’s golf finishes second day of Gamecock Intercollegiate – UTSports

After two days at the tournament hosted by the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia, S.C., the Tennessee Lady Vols golf program is in a tie for 15th place. They will wrap up the three-day event on Wednesday, beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET.

"Sophomore Nicole Whiston is tied for 17th after two and a half rounds. In round two, she went bogey-free on all but one hole, making two birdies in the round to card a score of -1 (71). That effort brought her to even-par through 36 holes. Whiston is currently 2-over, 146 with eight holes remaining."

Six Vols, three teams qualify for NCAA Indoor Championships – ustfccca.org

Carey McLeod, Jalen Tate and Jordan West will all represent the Tennessee Vols at the NCAA Men’s Track and Field Indoor Championships. Joella Lloyd, Hannah Jefcoat and Latavia Maines will represent the women’s side. The Men’s 4x400m Relay, Men’s Distance Medley Relay and Women’s 4x400m Relay teams all qualified as well.

"Qualifiers for the 2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships were announced by the NCAA on Tuesday night! The meet will take place from March 11-13 at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas."

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