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Lady Vols advance to Super Regionals with ease
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WCYB) — Tennessee Lady Vols Softball team earned their highest ever national seed heading into the 2024 NCAA tournament. Over the weekend, the Lady Vols showed why they were awarded that seed, going three for three to advance to Super Regionals. Tennessee opened up the Regional round...
Vanesa Suarez signs with Lady Vols
Tennessee announced the addition of Vanesa Suarez to the Lady Vols’ tennis program on Monday. “We are very excited to add Vanesa to our team,” Tennessee tennis head coach Alison Ojeda said. “She will bring some experience to our program and most importantly, she fits the culture we work hard for.” Suarez transferred to Tennessee from Kansas State. She played for the Wildcats from 2022-24 and will have two years of eligibility remaining at Tennessee. Suarez is from Valencia, Venezuela. “We are very excited,” Tennessee associate head coach Matias Marin said. “Vanesa has experience and is the right fit for our culture and team. She will continue to help us elevate our program even higher.” The Lady Vols advanced to the NCAA Tournament Final Four in 2024. Alison Ojeda. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire
Alcoa baseball erases 20-year state tournament drought
ALCOA, Tenn — The wait is finally over for the Alcoa baseball team, which will make its first state tournament appearance in 20 years this season. You have to go back to head coach Steve Dunn's first year as Alcoa's head coach to find the team's last appearance in 2004. Dunn says it's a testament to how special this team is that they've gotten to this point.
Dalton Knecht Named TSHF Co-Male Amateur Athlete of the Year
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame announced Wednesday the recipients of its annual honors, with Tennessee men’s basketball standout Dalton Knecht claiming Co-Male Amateur Athlete of the Year plaudits. Knecht is the first member of Tennessee’s men’s basketball program to receive the honor since Grant...
Tennessee first SEC team with regular-season titles in men's basketball, baseball, softball in same season
Tennessee athletics are sitting on the Rocky Top, indeed. The Vols have accomplished major history this season, becoming the first SEC school to win the regular season championship in men's basketball, baseball and softball in the same season. The Lady Vols are the No. 3 seed and advanced to the NCAA Tournament super regionals in softball, while the baseball team is the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament, which starts Tuesday in Hoover, Alabama. ...
Top photos from Alabama Softball's NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional win
Alabama Crimson Tide softball ranks No. 14 in the nation and is now preparing to take on the No. 3 Tennessee Lady Vols in the Knoxville Super Regional in the next round as the team looks to continue its postseason run for another national championship. Though offense has been this...
Lady Vols advance to Final Four for first time since 2002
No. 16 seed Tennessee defeated No. 8 seed UCLA, 4-3, in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight on Friday. The match was contested at Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Tennessee advances to the Final Four for the first time since 2002. The Lady Vols are also the lowest seed to advance to the Final Four since a 64-team format was implemented in 1999. “I’m so incredibly happy and proud,” Tennessee head coach Alison Ojeda said. “We have said for this entire year that there is just something really special about this group. Not only are they good, but they have this togetherness that allows them to elevate each other’s performance. That’s what you guys saw tonight from start to finish. I couldn’t be more excited for these guys.” Tennessee will next play No. 13 seed Texas A&M on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. EDT in the Final Four. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire
Soccer Game Preview: Alcoa Leaves Home
The Alcoa Tornadoes will head out on the road to square off against the Franklin County Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Tennessee (Alcoa is ranked 69th, while Franklin County is ranked 49th). Alcoa heads in...
Standout Guard Whitehorn Signs With Lady Vols
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee women’s basketball head coach Kim Caldwell announced Monday that she has received an SEC Grant-in-Aid (GIA) and Institutional Financial Aid Agreement (IFAA) from transfer Ruby Whitehorn. The 5-foot-11 guard, who started 62 of 66 games over the past two seasons at Clemson, is a...
6 Vols receive postseason honors before SEC Tournament
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Monday afternoon, Tennessee baseball continued to ride the wave of positive energy into the SEC Tournament as six players came away with postseason honors from the conference office. Four players earned first or second-team All-SEC honors, which is good for second most of any team in...
Tennessee offers 2026 edge prospect Rodney Dunham
Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2026 edge prospect Rodney Dunham. “Extremely blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Dunham said. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound four-star edge prospect is from Myers Park High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dunham ranks as the No. 71 overall player in the class of 2026. He ranks as the No. 6 edge rusher and No. 6 player in North Carolina, according to 247Sports. The Vols are the third Southeastern Conference school to offer Dunham a scholarship. He has scholarship offers from Tennessee, Indiana, Texas A&M, Miami University, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Old Dominion, USF, Florida State, Duke, Notre Dame, James Madison, South Carolina, East Carolina and Charlotte.
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