Game Thread: Tennessee (15-8, 8-3 SEC) versus No. 1 South Carolina (23-0, 10-0) @ Food City Center, 2/15, 7:00 PM (EST), ESPN

[Clad in Big Orange]

Well they were as beatable as a no 1 team could be tonight. No offense, poor shooting form.

 

[casetopia]

Fun while it lasted. We just don't have enough horses.

 

[Volstylexx]

any resemblance of an offense and we win this game tonight. I'm starting to get mad again lol

 

[theroyz71]

Slip slidin' away.

 

[87&91ALUM]

Another BS foul

 

[Volstylexx]

Well they were as beatable as a no 1 team could be tonight. No offense, poor shooting form.

Yep. We won't see this version of SC in Columbia, that I promise you.

 

[turbovol]

Powell has been completely out of control. I loved her energy and take-no-prisoners attitude in the first quarter--but she's taken
17 shots and made 4. Not a composed performance, to say the least. And she has a. meager 1 assist. Just not good.

And her running mate, Spear, has been bad offensively--0-9 in the game. Our starting
guards are 4 for 26. That is absolutely terrible. It's amazing we're still close.

 

[zaqhhh]

If you would have told me we’d be in it at the last media timeout with a shot to win it I def wouldn’t have believed you

Still got a shot

 

[Volfaninfl2]

Missed shots by Powell, airball by Sara, come on Team!

 

[Butch s]

Did she just say the b*tch is loving it

 

[SGMVols]

I would’ve rather lost by 20 than lost like this. Now we’re going to have a letdown at Vandy because we burned so much energy tonight to still come up short.

 

[zaqhhh]

I would’ve rather lost by 20 than lost like this. Now we’re going to have a letdown at Vandy because we burned so much energy tonight to still come up short.

You win dumbest post of the night award

 

[Volstylexx]

Did she just say the b*tch is loving it

That's what i heard too.. HAHHA but I think she said bench.

 

[Amb3096]

LVs keep it close and nobody will be wanting to fire her got this figured out the go and lose to vandy

That's the danger of losing a close game. It might take the wind out of their sails when they travel to Nashville

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

No moral victory here. You can’t win this one, probably not ever going to beat a no. 1.

 

[TN1111]

Hard to believe we haven't beaten a top-ranked team in the last 18 years... haven't been to a final four in 15 years.

DAMN my NEGAVOL coming out.

Apparently it's parity keeping us from winning like we used to all while SC in short time is breaking TN SEC records at a quick pace.

 

[LVol]

Did she just say the b*tch is loving it

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Rebounding

 

[Volstylexx]

You win dumbest post of the night award

He's not wrong though. This team fought tonight. They will be mentally and physically exhausted with a game that could knock us out of the NCAA tournament on the road. Whoever set this week's schedule up needs fired.

 

[LVol]

B-E-N-C-H

 

[turbovol]

Fun while it lasted. We just don't have enough horses.

We had the horses, but they were lame. And I speak of our guards on offense.

 

[chuckiepoo]

You win dumbest post of the night award

He’s consistent. They’ll be here for the postgame I’m sure.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

We’re not physical enough inside and the refs let them push and shove. We stand on offense way to much and Powell has to learn to play smarter sometimes she dribbles to wreckless. We are a finesse team, they should have sent Hollingshead in there early pushing and grabbing her when refs weren’t looking. We are not mean enough inside.

 

[zaqhhh]

He's not wrong though. This team fought tonight. They will be mentally and physically exhausted with a game that could knock us out of the NCAA tournament on the road. Whoever set this week's schedule up needs fired.

No he’s totally wrong, do we rest our starters instead?

This game has shown the committee a lot. We will be on the bubble regardless unless we lose out so I just don’t see the point

 

[TN1111]

No moral victory here. You can’t win this one, probably not ever going to beat a no. 1.

The standards have unfortunately been lowered for good. Playing this close probably gets a contract extension. That's where we are now.