The University of Tennessee women were dominant from start to finish in rolling to an 81-55 victory over visiting Arkansas Monday inside the Food City Center.
The 55 points represented the fewest scored this season by Arkansas, which entered averaging 73.1 per contest. It also tied as the fewest allowed by Tennessee in 2023-24, matching the total Liberty scored in a 90-55 loss to UT on Dec. 31.
The Lady Vols made 53-percent of their 3-pointers and, led by Rickea Jackson’s 21 points, a total of 10 UT players scored in the Southeastern Conference win. Junior Jillian Hollingshead recorded her second double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds and senior Jewel Spear added 13 points, eight rebounds and a career-high seven assists as the Lady Vols improved to 15-8 overall and 8-3 in the SEC.
The Lady Vols raced out to a 27-13 lead in the first quarter and continued to pull away, also opening the second half with 23-13 run to put the game out of reach. Tennessee also out-rebounded Arkansas 57-29, including 16-4 on the offensive boards for a 15-3 advantage in second-chance points.
Taliah Scott led Arkansas (17-9, 5-6) with 23 points and Maryam Dauda added 10.
It was the third win in the last four games for the Lady Vols, who host top-ranked South Carolina Thursday.
— Compiled by Stephen Hargis