By Beth Rucker, The Associated Press
KNOXVILLE – With two losses behind them and a stretch that includes games against four ranked opponents ahead, the eighth-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols needed a bit of a boost.
An 82-43 rout of Middle Tennessee on Tuesday night definitely helped with that.
Cierra Burdick had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Ariel Massengale also scored 14 points and Shekinna Stricklen contributed 12 points for the Lady Vols.
“It’s a good thing to break that two-game losing streak,” coach Pat Summitt said. “We played with high energy, and it came from the players. They challenged each other to come into the game with lots of high energy, and it’s obvious that they did that.”