(2) Tennessee 92, Chattanooga 50
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Shanna Zolman scored 20 points and second-ranked Tennessee beat Chattanooga 92-50 on Monday night.
Candace Parker added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Lady Vols (2-0), who beat Stetson 83-33 in their opener Sunday night.
They were playing in back-to-back games to prepare for the three-day Paradise Jam in St. Thomas later this week.
The Lady Mocs (1-2) gave Tennessee a little bit more of a challenge than Stetson but not much.
The teams were even in the opening minutes until the Lady Vols broke a tie and went ahead on a 10-0 run that included two 3-pointers by Zolman.
Tennessee pushed its lead to 12 and then put the game away with a 17-2 run to go up 42-17 with three minutes left before halftime. The Lady Vols opened the second half with a 14-2 run to stretch the lead to 35.
The win was Tennessee's 14th straight over its sister school in the university system about 100 miles south.
Chattanooga was led by Katasha Brown 11 points, and Alex Anderson and Tiffani Roberson each had 10 points.
Sybil Dosty added 11 rebounds for the Lady Vols. Zolman shot 4-of-9 from beyond the arc.
The Lady Vols have their first big game of the season Thursday against No. 9 Michigan State. Tennessee lost to the Spartans 68-64 in the national semifinals last season after squandering a 16-point lead.
Tennessee coach Pat Summitt used all 11 players in various combinations, and everyone scored at least four points apiece.
Parker, who won a dunk contest for McDonald's high school All-Americans in 2004, sat out last season to recover from two knee surgeries. She had chances to dunk several times in the opener but didn't get as close Monday night.
Parker appeared to hurt her knee in the first half when she was fouled and fell, but she was on the bench for only a short time.
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