No. 15/15 Tennessee worked its way back from being 16-down in the first quarter to lead by four in the second and two in the third before unbeaten No. 1 UConn hit 12 of 16 shots in the third period to pull away and claim a 96-66 victory in front of 15,495 at PeoplesBank Arena on Sunday afternoon.T
he Lady Vols (14-5), who led 46-44 with 8:28 left in the third period before the Huskies went on top for good with 7:40 to go, were paced by senior forward Janiah Barker's 16 points. Senior forward Zee Spearman chipped in 14, and senior guard Nya Robertson finished with 11.
UConn (23-0) got 27 from Azzi Fudd and 26 from Sarah Strong to overcome the Big Orange. Serah Williams, Ashlynn Shade and Allie ZIebell also were in double figures with 12 and 10 and 10, respectively.
Tennessee next heads to Athens to take on No. 23/25 Georgia (18-4, 4-4) at Stegeman Coliseum on Thursday night. The Lady Vols and Lady Bulldogs will meet at 6:30 p.m. ETUPTennessee