It was a battle between two Blue Bloods of Women’s College Basketball as #20 Tennessee hosted #18 Notre Dame apart of the SEC/ACC Challenge. Tennessee led the Fighting Irish for most of the game however Notre Dame took the win defeating Tennessee 74-69.
Jasmine Powell was the leading scorer for the Lady Vols Wednesday scoring 14 points. Tennessee’s transfers performed well as Destinee Wells was able to score 13 points while Jewel Spear put up 11 points. Rounding out the top scorers for UT was Karoline Striplin putting up 10 points. Notre Dame’s leading scorers consisted of Maddy Westbeld, Hannah Hidalgo, KK Bransford, and Anne DeWolfe.
Next up for the Lady Vols is a home contest on Sunday afternoon as they will host Big 10 opponent #16 Ohio State. Lady Vols play the Buckeyes Sunday December 3rd at 4:00 PM.