No. 11/12 Tennessee (2-3) will close out its stay at the 2022 Bad Boy Mowers Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, as it faces RV/RV Gonzaga (4-1) in the third-place game at Imperial Arena.
The match-up continues a trend of the Lady Vols facing teams ranked or receiving votes in five of six games in 2022-23, with Rutgers being the lone exception.
UT finds itself in the third-place game after defeating Rutgers in the opening round (94-54) on Saturday and then falling to RV/RV UCLA (80-63) in the semifinals on Sunday. Gonzaga, meanwhile, fell to Marquette, 70-66, in the semifinals on Sunday after toppling No. 6/4 Louisville on Saturday, 79-67, in overtime.
This will mark the fifth meeting between the Lady Volunteers and Zags, with the Lady Vols holding a 4-0 advantage in the series. UT has a 2-0 record vs. GU at neutral sites, most recently coming from 17-down to defeat the Zags at Spokane Arena, 73-69, in overtime on March 28, 2015.
Tennessee is in the midst of a six-game campaign-opening gauntlet over a 14-day period. UT played three games in the first seven days of the season and now is in the midst of a three-games-in-three-days stretch in the B4A tourney, followed by a two-in-three-day run at home on Nov. 25 (Colorado) and 27 (Eastern Kentucky).
Broadcast Information
- ESPNU will televise the Tennessee vs. Gonzaga contest, with Kevin Fitzgerald (PxP) and Carolyn Peck (Analyst) on the call for the third-place game at the Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis.
- The contest also can be heard on Lady Vol Network radio stations and by audio stream, with Voice of the Lady Vols Brian Rice in his first season behind the mic. He will be joined by studio host Andy Brock.
- A link to the live audio stream can be found on each game’s Hoops Central page or the Lady Vol 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 click on the Vol Network Affiliates tab.
- Air time for games on the Lady Vol Radio Network generally occurs 30 minutes prior to tip-off.
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