KNOXVILLE, TN – December 27, 2022 – Head Coach Kellie Harper and Guard/Forward Justine Pissott #13 of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers during the game between the Wofford Terriers and the Tennessee Lady Volunteers at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Kate Luffman/Tennessee Athletics
The #4 seed Tennessee Lady Volunteers continues its 41st-straight NCAA Tournament journey, facing #1 seed Virginia Tech on Saturday at 5:30 PM in a Seattle 3 Regional Semifinal game at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington.
The winner of that matchup will meet the victor of Saturday’s other semifinal contest between #2 seed UConn and #3 seed Ohio State. The Seattle 3 Regional Final on Monday is scheduled for 6 p.m. PT (9 p.m. ET). The TV designation will be announced later.
The Lady Vols advanced to their NCAA-record 36th Sweet 16 by blowing past #13 seed Saint Louis and #12 seed Toledo in the opening two rounds in Knoxville on March 18 and 20. Toledo had upset No. 5 seed Iowa State, 80-73, in the first round to set up the date with Tennessee. According to @ESPNStatsInfo, UT became the second program and fourth team to win each of its first two NCAA games in a tournament by 45-point margins. UConn also did so in 2001, 2010 and 2016, winning NCAA crowns the last two of those occasions.