Number 6 seed Tennessee blew the game open in the second quarter vs. No. 11 seed Green Bay and cruised to a 92-63 victory in NCAA First Round play on Saturday afternoon at Reynolds Coliseum. The Lady Vols (20-12) scorched the nets with 70-percent field-goal marksmanship in the second frame and limited the Phoenix to 18.8-percent shooting, outscoring their foes, 21-7, during the period en route to a season-best 58.3-percent day of accuracy from the floor.
Fifth-year forward Rickea Jackson paced the UT attack with game highs of 26 points and nine rebounds. Meanwhile senior guard / forward Tess Darby of Greenfield chipped in 14 points and 11 rebounds
The Lady Vols advance to this Monday’s NCAA Second Round and will face 11th-ranked and No. 3 seed NC State (28-6). ESPN will carry the broadcast.
