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No. 15/15 Tennessee (14-4, 6-1 SEC) begins a three-game stint of road games vs. ranked teams on Sunday, meeting No. 1/1 UConn (22-0, 12-0 BIG EAST) at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Conn.

The Lady Vols face the Huskies at noon ET in a contest that will be televised on FOX and available on the Lady Vol Radio Network and SiriusXM Satellite Radio (Chs. 106 or 190).

UT saw a seven-game winning streak snapped on Thursday night in Knoxville, as Mississippi State (16-6, 3-5 SEC) exacted revenge for a loss to the Big Orange earlier this season, 77-62. Coach Kim Caldwell's squad remains as one of only three SEC teams with a single loss in league play, joining No. 3/3 South Carolina and No. 5/6 Vanderbilt.

UConn, meanwhile, has been seriously challenged only once in a 72-69 victory over Michigan on Nov. 21. It is winning by an average margin of 39.7 points.The Huskies lead the series, 17-10, winning four of five meetings since the series resumed in 2020, but the Lady Vols prevailed last season in Knoxville, 80-76.