According to Tennessee Athletics, Five seniors were recognized in Senior Night festivities prior to Thursday’s contest (Tess Darby, Rickea Jackson, Tamri Key, Jewell Spear, and Jasmine Powell) and all five contributed significantly as Tennessee won its final regular season home game of the season, 75-66, over Texas A&M at Food City Center. The Lady Vols (17-10, 10-5 SEC), who had fallen to the Aggies, 71-56, in College Station on Jan. 14, earned some closure over that setback and secured another solid NET win in the process over A&M.
Forward Rickea Jackson led the Lady Vols with her eighth 20+ scoring effort of the campaign, connecting on nine of 14 shots from the field and eight of nine from the free throw line to finish with a game-high 27 points. Jewel Spear enjoyed a 6-of-10 evening from the field, including 2-of-5 from long range, to net 16 points. Tamari Key chipped in nine points and seven rebounds, eclipsing 1,000 career points in the process, Tess Darby tallied seven points and six rebounds and Jasmine Powell dished out a game-high six assists.
Tennessee closes out the regular season on the road on Sunday, making its way to Columbia to face #1 South Carolina for the second time this season. The Lady Vols and Gamecocks will meet at noon at Colonial Life Arena. Sunday’s game will be televised by ESPN and carried on Lady Vol Network stations statewide and via live stream on UTSports.com.