No. 11 Tennessee falls to No. 12 Indiana

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – In spite of a double-double from Jasmine Powell and 3 14-additionally stage scorers, the 11th-ranked Tennessee Girl Volunteers fell to No. 12 Indiana, 79-67, Monday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Powell turned in a strong evening in just her second recreation performed in The Summitt, ending with 16 details, 10 rebounds and four helps. It marks just the second job double-double for the senior transfer from Minnesota. The guard was the Woman Vols’ leading scorer in the initial fifty percent, sinking 11 points on 3-of-6 on 3-pointers.

Tennessee’s foremost scorer was Rickea Jackson who posted 17 details on 6-of-14 taking pictures and 2-of-3 from downtown. She also built all a few no cost toss tries in the game and was complimented by strong paint enjoy from Tamari Important who also finished in double figures in scoring with 14 points. Important was best from the floor, converting all four layup attempts in the activity.

Indiana gained the match with extraordinary equilibrium, owning five various double-digit scorers, led by Sara Scalia and Mackenzie Holmes who each concluded with 16. Holmes and Grace Berger both carded IU’s initially double-doubles of the season as they equally logged 10 boards. Berger completed with 13 factors in her seventh job double-double while Holmes is the workforce chief in the class, acquiring 12 career games with a number of types in double digits.

The evening started out off sluggish in the shooting division, but Powell supplied the early firepower sinking a pair of 3-pointers. Tennessee direct 10-9 at the media timeout soon after back-to-again lay-ins from Jackson, but Indiana identified its offensive rhythm, closing the quarter on a 12-4 run and main 22-14 immediately after 10 minutes of participate in.

The 2nd stanza highlighted both equally sides having pictures, but changing at a identical rate with the Hoosiers posting a 6-of-16 (37.5 percent) line, while UT was 6-of-18 (33.3 per cent). The variance in the quarter was IU’s ability to put it away from deep, doubling up the Woman Vols with four makes to Tennessee’s two.

Tennessee designed a bid at climbing out of its hole in the center minutes of the 3rd quarter. The Woman Vols experienced a 5-for-5 area aim extend that included a pair of makes from deep by Tess Darby and was jumpstarted by an and-a person from Jackson. Although the staff would outscore Indiana 20-17 in the quarter, the Girl Vols nevertheless faced an 8-point deficit moving into the fourth interval.

Jackson was a sparkplug in the closing time period and did all she could to direct the Huge Orange to a comeback earn. She went 2-of-3 from the flooring with the two buckets coming from past the arc. Indiana in the quarter would not be deterred, the Hoosiers went 8-of-13 (61.5 per cent) from the floor and sank all 6 photographs from the free toss line, closing out the remaining quarter by a 22-18 margin.

UP Upcoming

The Girl Vols acquire to the street for its only standard-year event of the period, the Negative Boy Mowers Women’s Fight 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas. Action kicks off with Rutgers on Saturday, Nov. 19, and strategies off at Midday ET on FloHoops.

TESS FOR A few: Junior Tess Darby has strike a few 3-tips in 3 straight games, the longest streak in her Girl Vol occupation.

POWELL POPS OFF: Senior Jasmine Powell posted 16 points and 10 rebounds, notching the 2nd double-double of her occupation, her very first as a Lady Vol.

TRANSFERS STAND OUT: Transfers Rickea Jackson and Jasmine Powell have shined in the inaugural showdowns of the period. Jackson has accumulated 50 details and 23 rebounds by means of a few game titles, whilst Powell has recorded 39 factors and 15 rebounds.