NASHVILLE – Jordan Horston scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the fifth-ranked Tennessee women’s basketball beat Vanderbilt 65-51 Thursday night.
It’s the seventh straight victory overall for the Lady Volunteers (16-1, 5-0 Southeastern Conference), who also won their seventh consecutive game in Memorial Gym against their in-state rival. They’ve won 13 of the past 14 series meetings and are now 31-7 in games played against the Commodores in Nashville.
“My three years of being here, I know every year we emphasize that we’re rival teams …,” junior center Tamari Key said. “We play in the same state. Yeah, we definitely address that.”
Rae Burrell had a season-high 11 points off the bench in her fourth game back from injury for Tennessee, and Key added 10.
“It’s not always pretty, but … proud of our team for finding a way to to make enough plays and to give ourselves a win,” said Tennessee coach Kellie Harper, who went 9-0 against Vanderbilt in her days as the Lady Vols’ point guard.