The University of Tennessee women’s basketball sank 15 3-pointers en route to a 89-75 win over Middle Tennessee State University on Tuesday night at the Food City Center in Knoxville.
The Lady Volunteers (3-0) tied two previous performances for second in the school record book with their 15 makes, coming up just short of the 2011 program best of 16 versus Kentucky in 2011.
Redshirt sophomore guard Talaysia Cooper paced Tennessee on the evening, recording a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds on 8-of-16 shooting. She also added four rebounds, four steals and a block to her stat line. Joining her in double figures for points were senior guard Samara Spencer with 17, fifth-year guard/forward Tess Darby with 14 and senior forward Sara Puckett with 13.
Middle Tennessee (2-1) was led by guard Courtney Blakely with a game-high 25 points. She was joined in double figures by Anastasiia Boldyreva, with 18, along Jalynn Gregory and Ta’Mia Scott, who tossed in 13 points apiece.
Compiled by Lindsey Young. Contact him at lyoung@timesfreepress.com.