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Lady Vols hold off LSU in SEC tournament

LSU's Khayla Pointer drives between Tennessee's Rae Burrell, back, and Jazmine Massengill during the first half of a second-round game at the SEC tournament Thursday in Greenville, S.C.
LSU's Khayla Pointer drives between Tennessee's Rae Burrell, back, and Jazmine Massengill during the first half of a second-round game at the SEC tournament Thursday in Greenville, S.C. LSU's Khayla Pointer drives between Tennessee's Rae Burrell, back, and Jazmine Massengill during the first half of a second-round game at the SEC tournament Thursday in Greenville, S.C.

By Gene Henley 3 min read

Although the Tennessee women didn’t guarantee themselves an NCAA basketball tournament bid on Thursday, they went a long way toward making the field.

And they relied on their youth – that much-maligned youth – to do so.

The Lady Volunteers won 69-66 over LSU in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament at the Bon Secours Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Their 19th win of the season set up a matchup against top-seeded Mississippi State in Friday’s noon quarterfinal.

The fifth-ranked Bulldogs (27-2) won 91-63 when the teams met in Starkville on Feb. 10, a game the Lady Vols played without sophomore point guard Evina Westbrook, due to academics. Tennessee trailed 51-47 with 4:18 to go in the third quarter but was outscored 40-16 the rest of the way.

Westbrook led Tennessee on Thursday with 20 points on 9-for-14 shooting from the field. Classmate Rennia Davis had 19 on 6-of-11 shooting, while freshman Mimi Collins chipped in 10 points. Senior Meme Jackson had nine points and seven rebounds, while senior Cheridene Green had seven points and nine rebounds.