Tennessee (12-7, 5-2 SEC) makes a midweek trip to Athens to face the Georgia Lady Bulldogs (10-10, 1-6 SEC) on Thursday night.
UT and UGA will meet at 7:02 p.m. ET inside Stegeman Coliseum in a contest televised by SEC Network.
The Lady Vols are playing their second straight game away from home and the fourth contest in the past five on the road, standing 2-2 in SEC games as the visiting team. The Big Orange women find themselves in a tie for second place in the SEC standings with Ole Miss at 5-2, with #1 South Carolina leading at 7-0 and #9/11 LSU in fourth at 5-3 in league play with losses to S.C. and two teams (Auburn, Miss. State) the Lady Vols defeated on the road in the past few weeks.
Georgia had a 10-4 record after earning a victory in its SEC opener vs. Texas A&M before dropping its past six contests. The Lady Bulldogs held Auburn to 12 points and trailed by three after the first 10 minutes Monday night before the Tigers pulled away at home to win, 67-49.
BROADCAST DETAILS
- Eric Frede (PxP) and Christy Thomaskutty (Analyst) will serve as the announce crew for the SEC Network broadcast.
- All games included in the ESPN package (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) will be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 or Xbox One to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
- The contest can be heard on Lady Vol Network stations and by audio stream, with Brian Rice providing play-by-play. Jay Lifford is the studio host.
- A link to the live audio stream can be found on the Hoops Central page or the schedule on UTSports.com.
- For a list of Lady Vol Network affiliates, please click on the Fans tab at the top of UTSports.com, select Vol Network and then select the Vol Network Affiliates tab.
- Air time is typically 30 minutes before tip-off.
NOTING THE LADY VOLS
- Tennessee is coming off a loss to Ole Miss, but the Lady Vols have won eight of their past 10 games and sit in second place in the SEC standings.
- Since Rickea Jackson returned from injury, she and Jewel Spear have averaged 17.9 ppg. and 15.0 ppg., respectively.
- Each has had a 30-point game, marking the first time since 2017-18 multiple Lady Vols (3) did that in the same season.
- During the nine-game stretch since Jackson came back, Tennessee has averaged 78.2 ppg. and hit 45.2 percent…
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