"We don’t want to lose ... We want to go undefeated in December." Kim Caldwell is hopeful Tennessee will come out of its 11-day break a better team. On Talaysia Cooper's improvement and what Caldwell wants to see from the full-court press and offense: www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

It was a special night at the Tennessee Theatre with a star-studded panel to celebrate a legend. How Candace Parker, Nikki Fargas, Andraya Carter, Dawn Staley and Holly Rowe gave us a rare window in Pat Summitt's legacy in its truest form: www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

I might think about "Aces win. Again. Amen." for the rest of my life

It's no secret that Talaysia Cooper is the engine that makes Tennessee go, but in a near-loss to Stanford, she was the freight train dragging it to victory. "Man, she's a phenomenal player...You just got to see her play in person." www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

Tennessee survived a scare at Stanford thanks to a gritty performance from Talaysia Cooper, who had a career-high 10 steals and a team-high 19 points and six assists. Lady Vols win 65-62 at Maples Pavilion to narrowly avoid going 0-2 on the West Coast www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

If Tennessee could make shots tonight Talaysia Cooper would have a triple-double right now lol

Tennessee starting to build a little momentum with a 3-pointer from Mia Pauldo and then forces a 10-second violation with the press. Zee Spearman finds Deniya Prawl open under the rim and Tennessee takes a 51-50 lead with 6:31 left in the game

Talaysia Cooper now has a double-double with a career-high 10 steals to go with her 13 points

Talaysia Cooper ties her career high with her ninth steal of the game. Her defense leading to easy buckets is one of the only ways Tennessee can seem to score tonight

Stanford goes on a 12-1 over the last 2:21 to take a 40-38 lead with 3:46 left in the third quarter. Kim Caldwell wants timeout. Just not good enough defensive effort at all from Tennessee

Talaysia Cooper with her seventh steal of the game, gets an easy layup. Just unreal stuff we get to see from her on a regular basis Tennessee leads 33-26

Talaysia Cooper finds Janiah Barker for a wide-open 3-pointer and Barker drains it at the the buzzer. Ugly offensive quarter for both teams, but Tennessee outscores Stanford 14-8 to take a 28-24 lead at halftime.

Tennessee is getting outrebounded 16-4. Terrible effort on the boards so far, gave up six offensive rebounds for six second-chance points. Stanford leads 16-12

Talaysia Cooper steal and score and then a block at the arc. Good start for her tonight Tennessee leads 4-2 and forces a second shot clock violation

With NC State and Oklahoma in overtime, Tennessee at Stanford is getting started on the ... ESPN app. Guess we couldn't get ESPNews lol

Starting lineup for Tennessee at Stanford: Nya Robertson, Talaysia Cooper, Deniya Prawl, Janiah Barker, Zee Spearman. Just under 15 minutes from tipoff. I'll have coverage from back in Knoxville www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

Tennessee fell apart on the road against UCLA. The Bruins scored 29 points off 20 UT turnovers, and they shot 58% to crush the Lady Vols 99-77 – the most points allowed under Kim Caldwell. Janiah Barker led UT with 25 points against her former team www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

Tennessee showing some fight, starting the fourth quarter on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 76-63 and force UCLA into a timeout. And-one play from Nya Robertson, Janiah Barker layup, and Deniya Prawl and-one layup after a steal with free throw to come after the timeout

Things are getting really sloppy for Tennessee. Four turnovers in the last 3:29, gave up two straight open 3-pointers and UCLA leads 71-53. Kim Caldwell calls timeout with 1:43 left in the third quarter. Feels like this one is slipping away for the Lady Vols

UCLA has shot 50% or better in every quarter so far. It's shooting 58.3% in the third. That's just not going to cut it defensively, regardless of how many 3-pointers Tennessee can hit today

UCLA scores again in transition and Kim Caldwell wants timeout. The Bruins lead 57-45 and Tennessee hasn't hit a field goal in 2:30. Lady Vols just not finding much success with the press today. They have 9 turnovers and UCLA only has 6

Jaida Civil was all over the boards in the first half. The freshman has 5 rebounds, 3 of them offensive – now Tennessee needs to capitalize off of them. UCLA leads 49-39 at halftime, and it's shooting 51.5%. Tennessee has to tighten up defensively if it wants a chance today

Kaniya Boyd just blocked Lauren Betts. Boyd is 5-9.

Back-to-back 3-pointers from Deniya Prawl and Kaniya Boyd and Tennessee is shooting 8-16 on 3-pointers already. By far its best shooting day of the season so far Tennessee leads 37-36

That Talaysia Cooper and Zee Spearman connection has been great today. Feels like the first time this season I've really seen it look as good as last season

Cooper back on the court to start the second quarter

Janiah Barker knocks down a 3-pointer at the buzzer and UCLA leads 26-21 at the end of the first quarter. Really strong start for Barker against her former team, 11 points on 4-7 FG

Talaysia Cooper went down hard after her layup attempt, looks like she rolled her ankle on the replay. She walked off on her own and is heading back to the tunnel with the athletic trainer

Janiah Barker with a nice drive to the rim, she hits the layup around Betts and draws the foul – and that's Betts' second foul, which is huge for Tennessee. Lady Vols up 10-8 after Barker hits the free throw

Kind of chaotic start at Pauley Pavilion. Lady Vols turned the ball over on three offensive possessions already, but are crashing offensive boards well. UCLA leads 6-4 after Jaquez hits a wide open 3-pointer in transition

Officially back on Lady Vols duty today🫡 Tennessee tips off at UCLA at 4:30. Starters against the Bruins: Kaniya Boyd, Nya Robertson, Talaysia Cooper, Zee Spearman and Janiah Barker, who's facing her former team www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

I know they aren't on FS1 trying to put disclaimers on Rori Harmon breaking the Texas career assist record saying "she had a couple extra years" because of COVID when she was a post covid year kid who tore her ACL two years ago... the assist record is legit. Rori Harmon is just that good.

The Janiah Barker press conference experience

"You can win with players that are selfless like that." Deniya Prawl had a breakout game at MTSU. She impacted the game in every way, and she'll be a key piece of Tennessee's success this season. What Kim Caldwell liked the most about Prawl's performance: www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

Tennessee gets the reset it needed and crushes MTSU 85-41 on the road. UT was led by a double-double from Janiah Barker, 15 points from freshman Deniya Prawl and 13 pts/6 stls/5 ast/3 reb from Talaysia Cooper. The Lady Vols improve to 4-1 on the season www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

I have really liked Deniya Prawl's minutes tonight. This is the most comfortable she has looked on the court this season. She's not forcing anything, but she's where she needs to be and has made some really nice defensive plays, too

Halftime thoughts: -Everything looks much more cohesive and sharper overall -Much better shot selection and ball movement offensively -More consistent crashing/rebounding efforts -Would still like to see more drives/shots at the rim

Talaysia Cooper already on on triple-double watch tonight. She's got 8 points, 5 steals and 4 assists already with 4:45 left in the second quarter. Lady Vols lead MTSU 42-11

Two straight steals for Coop, who assists two layups for Mya Pauldo. The second one Cooper threw it over her head while still sitting on the ground facing the other way Tennessee leads 25-8

Tennessee opens the game on an 11-0 run, shooting 3-4 from the floor and 2-3 on 3-pointers. Lady Vols look much better offensively and on the boards. They haven't given up anything defensively, either – MTSU has only taken one FG

Alyssa Latham is not dressed to play and is not warming up for Tennessee's road matchup with MTSU tonight, although she is on the bench today. The forward missed last game due to personal reasons and Kim caldwell said there's no timeline for her return www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

Tennessee has three players on the Wooden Award top 50 watch list – Talaysia Cooper, Janiah Barker and Zee Spearman, which is awkward because UT missed Spearman on the list and already posted the graphic of Coop and Janiah on socials... www.woodenaward.com/wooden-watch/

Kim Caldwell said there's "no update right now" about Alyssa Latham's status. Latham missed Thursday's game against Belmont due to personal reasons and Caldwell said then there was no timeline for her return www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

"She wants to win. She is selfless in every aspect..." "She’ll be able to step in and help right away." Kim Caldwell and her staff signed Oliviyah Edwards and Gabby Minus to Tennessee's 2026 class. More from Caldwell today on the signees: www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

"We’re not where we need to be, but you have to figure it out now. You have to." Kim Caldwell didn't learn anything about her team last November, which is why she wanted a harder schedule – and she's learning a lot about the Lady Vols right now www.knoxnews.com/story/sports...

Kim Caldwell says there's no timeline for Alyssa Latham's return and she's out for personal reasons.

Well... that was a basketball game. Tennessee survives Belmont, coming out on top 68-58 in an ugly win. A lot of urgency the last five minutes of the game, but can't wait that long against better teams. Talaysia Cooper with 22 points, 14 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists

This is such an ugly game lol

Wow. That was just atrocious defense by Tennessee. Former Lady Vol Avery Strickland gets the inbound and makes it all the way down the court in 5 seconds and hits a layup at the buzzer. Belmont leads 49-46 at the end of the 3Q

Belmont hits two 3-pointers to take a 47-46 lead with under a minute left in the 3Q – Tennessee has gotten outscored 21-14 after halftime. Just a bad quarter all around.