Thursday, November 10, 2005

UT Cruises Past Carson-Newman In Final Exhibition Game

KNOXVILLE, TN - The No. 2/1 Tennessee Lady Vols ended their exhibition season with a 101-55 win over Carson-Newman College on Thursday night in Thompson-Boling Arena.

Redshirt-Freshman Candace Parker led the way for the Big Orange as she netted 19 points while pulling down 6 rebounds. Parker was joined in double figures by Shanna Zolman (16), Tye'sha Fluker (15), Nicky Anosike (12) and Alexis Hornbuckle (10).

Carson-Newman was led by Ashley Tipton's 16 points and three rebounds. Tipton made 4 of 6 from downtown.

The Lady Vols outscored the Lady Eagles 57-24 in the first half as Tennessee shot 71.4% to Carson-Newman's 25.8%. UT also connected on 5-9 three pointers. For the game UT shot 58.3% compared to 35.2% for Carson-Newman.

Every Lady Vol scored at least four points in the game.

Tennessee will open their season on Sunday, November 20th against Stetson at The Summitt in Thompson-Boling Arena.

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