KNOXVILLE – Jordan Horston will have good and bad performances as a freshman for the Tennessee women’s basketball team.
But at her best – and when she’s under control – she will have opportunities to be a game changer for the Lady Volunteers. Thursday was an example of that.
Horston was the best player on the floor in Tennessee’s 63-36 win over Central Arkansas in front of 7,278 at Thompson-Boling Arena. The same thing was true of Horston just two days earlier at East Tennessee State – a four-point win for the Lady Vols – but she had seven turnovers in that game and made just two of six shots.
Against the Sugar Bears (0-1), she didn’t turn the ball over. What she did was score 17 points on 7-for-9 shooting, grab five rebounds, pass for three assists and block two shots.
“I think game one is not always easy for freshmen,” Tennessee coach Kellie Harper said. “You’ll see her continue to improve. She felt good; the spacing for her was good. We were getting stops, and she’s really good in transition.