According to Tennessee Athletics, The Lady Vols pushed No. 1 South Carolina to the limit, taking a tie game into the fourth quarter before falling to the undefeated Gamecocks, 66-55, in front of a season-high crowd of 11,073 at Food City Center. Fifth-year forward Rickea Jackson fired in 19 points to pace Tennessee (15-9, 8-4 SEC) offensively, while junior forward Sara Puckett contributed 15 points and fifth-year guard Jasmine Powell added 12 along with her team-high eight rebounds. South Carolina (24-0, 11-0 SEC) was led by 6-foot-7 center Kamilla Cardoso, who notched a double-double effort of 18 points and 10 boards.
Tennessee hits the road this weekend, facing Vanderbilt (19-7, 6-6 SEC) in Nashville on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Lady Vols and Commodores are slated to meet in Memorial Gymnasium in a match-up televised by SEC Network and carried statewide on Lady Vol Network stations.