KNOXVILLE – The Tennessee women’s basketball team’s 2019-20 schedule was finalized Wednesday with the announcement of the Southeastern Conference slate.
With the official addition of eight home dates in SEC play, the Lady Volunteers will have a total of 16 games at Thompson-Boling Arena this coming season, not counting an Oct. 29 exhibition against NCAA Division II member Carson-Newman.
The opponents for Tennessee’s nonconference home dates are Central Arkansas (Nov. 7), Tennessee State (Nov. 14), Stetson (Nov. 19), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 26), Air Force (Dec. 1), Texas (Dec. 8), Colorado State (Dec. 11) and Howard (Dec. 29).
In conference competition, new head coach Kellie Harper’s team will welcome Missouri (Jan. 2), Georgia (Jan. 12), Alabama (Jan. 20), LSU (Jan. 26), Mississippi State (Feb. 6), Texas A&M (Feb. 16), Vanderbilt (Feb. 23) and Ole Miss (Feb. 27) to Knoxville. The Lady Vols will travel to Kentucky (Jan. 5), Ole Miss (Jan. 9), Florida (Jan. 16), Vanderbilt (Jan. 30), South Carolina (Feb. 2), LSU (Feb. 13), Arkansas (Feb. 20) and Auburn (Mar. 1) in league play.
Photo by Patrick Murphy-Racey / Tennessee’s Zaay Green has trouble seeing as her braid gets in the way during a home game against Auburn this past January. The Lady Vols’ 2019-20 schedule includes what are expected to be tough nonconference matchups against 2019 Final Four participants Connecticut and Notre Dame.The 2020 SEC women’s basketball tournament is March 4-8 in Greenville, South Carolina.