Vols T logoKNOXVILLE – Isabelle Harrison returned from a five-game absence and Jaime Nared scored 20 points Wednesday night as No. 14 Tennessee trounced winless Saint Francis (Pennsylvania) 111-44 to avoid its first three-game losing streak since 1986.
Harrison, a first-team all-Southeastern Conference selection last season, hadn’t played since spraining her right knee in a season-opening 97-52 victory over Penn on Nov. 14. The 6-foot-3 senior center wore a brace on the knee Wednesday as she scored five points and pulled down seven rebounds in 13 minutes.
Tennessee (5-2) was home again after falling 67-63 to Chattanooga and 72-59 to No. 4 Texas in its first two road games of the season. The Lady Vols haven’t lost three straight since dropping consecutive games to Mississippi, Auburn and Louisiana Tech in February 1986.
Nared was one of six Lady Vols to score in double figures. Alexa Hayward scored 26 points to lead Saint Francis (0-5).