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Massengale helps No. 6 Lady Vols breeze past Vandy 79-49

Tennessee Seniors Cierra Burdick (11), Ariel Massengale (5), and Isabelle harrison (20) were honored by coach Holly Warlick before the start of their last regular season home game against Vanderbilt on Sunday, March 1, 2015, in Knoxville.
Tennessee Seniors Cierra Burdick (11), Ariel Massengale (5), and Isabelle harrison (20) were honored by coach Holly Warlick before the start of their last regular season home game against Vanderbilt on Sunday, March 1, 2015, in Knoxville. Tennessee Seniors Cierra Burdick (11), Ariel Massengale (5), and Isabelle harrison (20) were honored by coach Holly Warlick before the start of their last regular season home game against Vanderbilt on Sunday, March 1, 2015, in Knoxville.

By Associated Press 3 min read

KNOXVILLE – Tennessee closed the regular season with a couple of pleasant surprises.

First came a cameo appearance from injured center Isabelle Harrison, who received a standing ovation Sunday when she took the floor for the final 4.5 seconds of a 79-49 win over Vanderbilt. Then came the news that the sixth-ranked Lady Vols had earned a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season title.

No. 13 Kentucky’s 67-56 triumph over No. 2 South Carolina allowed Tennessee (25-4, 15-1) to tie the Gamecocks for the league championship. That represents the 18th time that the Lady Vols have won at least a share of the SEC regular-season crown.

“It’s awesome,” Tennessee coach Holly Warlick said. “These players, they deserve it. It’s all credit to them and how hard they’ve worked.”

Because it beat Tennessee 71-66 on Monday in their lone regular-season meeting, South Carolina will be the No. 1 seed in the SEC tournament that starts Wednesday in Little Rock, Arkansas.