Maria M. Cornelius

Knoxville

Editor @moxcar; author @utennpress; writer @govols247; president @etspj; volunteer @StridesKnox; DEI; racial justice; LGBTQIA+ #breastcancer Opinions are mine.

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Poignant moments, inspiration abound at WBHOF induction

1 week ago | knoxtntoday.com | Maria M. Cornelius

The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame added seven new inductees last weekend, including Danielle Donehew, who served the late Pat Summitt as the director of basketball operations, and six other members across all levels of the sport.
SEC releases home-and-away conference games for Lady Vols

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

The SEC released the slate of home and away conference games for each member with the Lady Vols set to play Mississippi State twice in 2025-26 and the other 14 teams once. Tennessee will host Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, Texas, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt and play Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss and South Carolina on the road for a total of 16 SEC games. Dates, times and television information will be released later.
Softball will welcome No. 2 ranked freshman class

2 weeks ago | knoxtntoday.com | Maria M. Cornelius

Last week’s column took a look at three softball players who will arrive from the transfer portal to Tennessee. This week’s column takes a peek at the six freshmen who have signed their paperwork to be Lady Vols, will enroll soon and play their first official college softball season in 2026. The six pack of players is rated as the No. 2 class in the country with four players ranked in the top 25 in the high school class of 2025.
Lady Vols softball adds players from portal

3 weeks ago | knoxtntoday.com | Maria M. Cornelius

The softball team has returned home after an extended stay in Oklahoma City to reach the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series. While the players will scatter soon for a bit of a break, it won’t be too long before fall ball. The Lady Vols already have secured three players from the transfer portal who will join a core group of returnees when workouts start in the fall in preparation for the 2026 season.
Lady Vols softball adds two players from portal

3 weeks ago | knoxtntoday.com | Maria M. Cornelius

The softball team has returned home after an extended stay in Oklahoma City to reach the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series. While the players will scatter soon for a bit of a break, it won’t be too long before fall ball. The Lady Vols already have secured two new players from the transfer portal who will join a core group of returnees when workouts start in the fall in preparation for the 2026 season.
‘Is everything an answer?’

3 weeks ago | knoxtntoday.com | Maria M. Cornelius

Karlyn Pickens gave her all for Tennessee in Oklahoma City. After Tennessee’s season came to an end in the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series, the All-American pitcher fielded a question about when she could go to any college, what is it about Tennessee that she loves. “Is everything an answer?” Pickens replied. “I adore everything about being a Lady Vol, everything it stands for, the community, the place it’s at. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. Vol for life.”through thick and thin.
Lady Vols finish WCWS with semifinal loss to Texas

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

The Lady Vols season came to an end Monday with a 2-0 loss to Texas in the semifinals of the Women's College World Series. Tennessee was one of the last four teams still in Oklahoma City, but the opening loss to Oklahoma in the first game sent the team into the gauntlet of the loser's bracket. "Congratulations to Texas," Tennessee Coach Karen Weekly said. "Outstanding program. Played a great game. Thank you to everybody involved, NCAA that makes this such an amazing event each year.
Lady Vols eliminate UCLA to stay in WCWS

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

The Lady Vols have reached the semifinals of the Women's College World Series with a 5-4 win over UCLA in a Sunday elimination game that had plenty of drama. Tennessee, 47-16, will now face Texas, 53-11, on Monday with the first game at 12 p.m. Eastern. The Lady Vols have to win to force a second game at 2:30 p.m. with the winner making the championship series.
Lady Vols eliminate Florida to stay in WCWS

4 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Maria M. Cornelius

The Lady Vols made an emphatic statement to stay in Oklahoma City with a 11-3 defeat of Florida in an elimination game one day after a gut-punch loss in the opener. Tennessee, 46-16, ended the Gators' season with an explosive first inning that became a run-rule win. Karlyn Pickens' live action ended after one inning with a 7-0 lead, and sophomore pitcher Sage Mardjetko entered the game for two scoreless innings before some friction in the fourth.
Lady Vols face must-win game against Florida

4 weeks ago | knoxtntoday.com | Maria M. Cornelius

Oklahoma has won the last four national softball championships and for six innings, the Lady Vols held the lead Thursday against the Sooners, who had nearly all of the 11,085 in attendance at Devon Park in Oklahoma City on their side.