Maria M. Cornelius

3 days ago | 247sports.com | Maria M. Cornelius

The Lady Vols earned a top eight seed in the NCAA tourney and are in position to host both regional and super regional play in a quest for a spot in the Women's College World Series. No. 7 seed Tennessee, 40-14, will play Miami (Ohio), 35-24, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern (TV: SEC Network). The second matchup at 4 p.m. will feature North Carolina, 40-15, and Ohio State, 43-12-1.

6 days ago | knoxtntoday.com | Maria M. Cornelius

The Lady Vols tennis team has reached its third consecutive round of 16 after winning two matches at home and will now face Virginia on the road in the 2025 Women’s NCAA Championship. No. 10 Tennessee defeated Elon and No. 26 Pepperdine last weekend in Knoxville to stay in the postseason bracket. The Gentlemen Vols also defended home court last weekend with wins over Alabama State and No. 17 Duke. “Playing at home on Rocky Top makes a huge difference,” head coach Alison Ojeda said.

6 days ago | 247sports.com | Maria M. Cornelius

Tennessee had a short stay in Athens with a quarterfinal loss to Arkansas to open play in the SEC tourney. The game was a pitcher's duel between Tennessee's Karlyn Pickens and Arkansas' Robyn Herron before a costly throwing error in a rundown allowed two Razorbacks to cross home plate in the fourth inning. "We made a mistake," Tennessee Coach Karen Weekly said. "And in really good softball, mistakes can come back to haunt you."Tennessee closed the gap to 2-1 in the sixth inning.

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Maria M. Cornelius

The Lady Vols will start SEC tourney play on Thursday after earning a double bye with a top four seed. The seeding wasn't decided until the final series of the regular season with Oklahoma winning the SEC title followed by Texas A&M, Texas and Tennessee. Tennessee, 40-13, will face No. 5 seed Arkansas, 39-11, which eliminated No. 12 seed Georgia on Wednesday. First pitch is set for approximately 2 p.m. Eastern (TV: SEC Network) in Athens, Georgia.

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Maria M. Cornelius

Coach Rick Barnes as a resource"I think when you have somebody like him right next door, there's valuable things that you can learn. He's an amazing person. I've never met anyone like him. He never turns off. I mean, he's constantly going, going, going. My husband obviously helps them. He's on their staff, and so we used to always joke around, and my husband would always tell me, 'Oh, you're too hard on them. You're too hard on them. Well, after one year with Rick, he said, 'No, you're too soft on them.