Florida guard January Miller (3) drives against Tennessee forward Cierra Burdick (11) in their NCAA basketball game Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in KnoxvilleKNOXVILLE – Meighan Simmons scored 21 points Thursday as the Tennessee women’s basketball team capitalized on its 3-point accuracy to beat Florida 89-69 on a night dedicated to honoring former Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt.
Bashaara Graves added 17 points and eight rebounds for No. 11 Tennessee (15-4, 4-2 SEC), which shot 10-of-21 from 3-point range in handing Florida (13-6, 3-3) its third consecutive loss.
Andraya Carter scored 14 points, Jasmine Jones had 13 and Isabelle Harrison added 12 for Tennessee. Kayla Lewis led Florida with 14.
Tennessee guard Ariel Massengale didn’t return to the game after getting hit in the face and falling to the floor while making a steal late in the first half.
Before the game, the Pat Summitt Foundation received three checks totaling $30,000 in honor of the SEC’s “We Back Pat” Week, an initiative focused on recognizing the foundation’s fight against Alzheimer’s disease.