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The audience could not ask for more

Evans brings familiar and new sounds to Knoxville stage Courtney Whited Copy Editor

“The only woman I’d ever leave you for is Sara Evans,” I heard one audience member in the row behind me say to his date. Evans’ first album, “Three Chords and the Truth,” debuted in 1997, and her highest-charting album, “Restless,” came out in 2003, but that doesn’t mean Evans isn’t as talented as ever. As Evans sang her popular hits, such as “As If,” “Backseat of a Greyhound Bus,” “I Could Not Ask For More” and, of course, “Suds in the Bucket,” the crowd hooped, hollered and sang along to the familiar favorites. Evans showed off her vocal range

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throughout the concert, and if it hadn’t been for the enthusiastically interactive fans surrounding me, I would have sworn I was sitting in my car listening to her CD rather than hearing her live. The chemistry between her and the band was obvious, and she made sure to thank them and have her fans cheer loudly for each member. Two of the band members were her siblings, with her brother Matt Evans on bass guitar and sister Leslie Evans Lyons singing backup vocals. “She ran off with many rednecks, but she always came back,” Evans, joking about her sister before singing “Suds in the Bucket,” said. Before Evans hit the stage, however, new country artist Courtney Cole opened. Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana but currently living in Nashville, Cole

sang songs with similar themes to the ones that Evans would sing after her: heartbreak and love. Citing The Dixie Chicks as one of her main inspirations, Cole worked to pump up the crowd with personal anecdotes and songs like her newest single “Free.99,” which came with a story about her going to Nashville bars with her friends and competing to see who could get the most free drinks. “Sometimes that number was zero. It happens,” Cole said. While Cole was obviously not the household name that Evans is, the audience responded well to her. When she said that during the 15 minutes between her performance and that of Evans she would be in the lobby selling CDs and giving out free hugs, a line quickly began to wrap around the lobby.

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Beyond the up-and-coming songs of Cole and the fan-favorites of Evans, Evans also performed songs from her newest album “Slow Me Down,” which came out in 2014, as well as one song from the album that she recorded in Nashville immediately prior to the concert. These songs, “Not Over You” and “Can’t Stop Loving You,” were able to mix the Evans’ voice that the audience was accustomed to with a more modern sound, and while it was a shock to hear Evans’ end her concert with “Shut Up and Dance,” originally by Walk the Moon, it was an energetic finish that had the crowd buzzing. “Honestly, (this is) the best concert I’ve been to in a long time; she’s still got it,” one woman said to her group of friends as she exited the coliseum.

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DISPATCHES 1. 2. 3. Hudson Theater is Back on Broadway

One of Broadway’s oldest surviving theaters is now its youngest. When the Hudson Theatre reopens Saturday, Feb. 11, it will become Broadway’s 41st and newest playhouse, 114 years after it became one of Broadway’s first. Located on 44th Street just east of Broadway, the ornate theater has led a life as various as Manhattan itself, with stints as a TV studio (1950s), a reborn legit theater, a porn palace (‘60s), a rock venue (‘80s) and, for the last 20 years, an event space for Millennium Hotels. Jake Gyllenhaal will be adding star power to the grand reopening with a revival of the musical “Sunday in the Park With George.”

Judges decision to reject travel ban upheld by court

U.S. District Court Judge James Robart’s decision to suspend the travel ban was upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the early morning of Sunday, Feb. 5. The U.S. Justice Department filed an appeal after Robart’s suspension of the executive order, and their reasoning for the appeal was that the suspension “second-guesses the President’s national security judgment.” Robart upholds his decision, however, by explaining that the ban has negative affects on, “residents in areas of employment, education, business, family relations and freedom to travel.”

’Split’ leads box office for third weekend

M. Night Shyamalan’s multiple personality thriller “Split” led the box office for a third-straight week, a fairly unprecedented streak for a low-budget horror film. According to studio estimates Sunday, “Split” came out on top again with $14.6 million in North American ticket sales, bringing the Universal Pictures release’s three-week haul to $98.7 million. The film’s run has come in an especially slow period at multiplexes. Hollywood traditionally bypasses Super Bowl weekend due to the game’s enormous television audience. Paramount’s horror option, “Rings,” came in second with an estimated $13 million.

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March activists seek to establish roots in Knoxville Jessica Focht

Contributor During the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21 that included more than one million participants, Knoxville had one of its own sister marches in support of the cause. In fact, Knoxville was one of the largest participant cities from Tennessee. Due to the Women’s March being divided by regional chapters, Kimberly Peterson, who participated in the march in D.C., recently began serving as the public relations liaison for the East Tennessee Chapter. “One woman started the march, a 60-yearold grandmother living in Hawaii who was dismayed with the outcome of the election,” Peterson said. “She made a post on Facebook. By the time she had woken up the next day, 10,000 people had shared that message, which was ‘I think we need to march on Washington.’ Just one person posted that, and it became a global movement.” Knoxville organizers sent 225 marchers on chartered buses. Fifty other people traveled on rally buses and mega buses. Many Knoxville citizens also carpooled and flew. Overall, about 1,000 people from Knoxville participated in the D.C. march. “It was truly on every continent in the world. On Friday evening, on the way to D.C., we were getting pictures of the marches in different countries and it gave us goosebumps,” Peterson said. “Moving through the time zones, we were seeing pictures come in from London, New Zealand and Japan. It was just breathtaking.”

Facts about the Women’s March:

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An estimated 4.8 million people marched worldwide.

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An estimated 3.3 million people marched in the U.S.

Peterson has been an activist for a while but said the diversity of the Women’s March on Washington was different from other marches she has experienced. “Every issue was represented. Standing there in that crowd of people, you’re seeing signs that are pro-woman next to folks supporting people with disabilities next to a ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign next to a sign for Immigrants’ Rights,” Peterson said. “It went across every concern. I saw everyone come together and unify and say, ‘I’m going to be there for you. You be there for me. We can do this.’” Peterson is working to form the Women’s March Coalition that will include the East Tennessee Chapter, the UT Knoxville group, the Women’s March in Market Square group and community leaders such as representatives from the Muslim, Hispanic, African-American, LGBTQ+ and possibly inner-faith and religious

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15,000 people marched in Nashville.

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There were marches on all seven continents.

communities. “We are seeing the fruits of our labor showing up and participating in the march,” Peterson said. “We are influencing policy. We are changing things. We are making a difference.” Kendy Altizer, director of the UT Sister Marches, plans to have a sister organization on UT campus as a way for students to get more involved in the local community. “If you’re new to activism and you don’t know what it is about, this is a great place to start,” Altizer said. The East Tennessee Chapter is currently working on arranging a time and place for the first Women’s March Coalition meeting. Peterson’s goal is for the group to regularly meet to highlight current issues. “It’s going to be a long battle,” Peterson said. “It’s not going to happen overnight, but we can’t give up. We can’t become complacent.”


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An anarchy flag, red and black cut diagonally with a white circled “A” in the middle, waved over the Baker Center on Sunday, Feb. 5, after the University of Tennessee flag was removed and left on the ground in front of the building. It currently remains unknown who placed the flag there. The American and Tennessee state flags looked to be untouched. Both photos by Chris Salvemini •The Daily Beacon

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The Central Collective hosts the launch of the 10th anniversary issue of “Grist.”

TORCHBEARER NOMINATIONS The Torchbearer is the highest student honor conferred by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Torchbearers are seniors who have served their alma mater with overall excellence. It is awarded for academic achievement and outstanding commitment to others as demonstrated by the student’s various activities and significant contributions to the university and the community. Students chosen for this award embody the Volunteer spirit, displaying initiative and service in the best interest of both the university and their fellow students. Recognition as a Torchbearer reminds all students that those who bear the Torch of Enlightenment shadow themselves to give light to others.

Please encourage senior students to submit their materials at honorsbanquet.utk.edu. Completed forms must be submitted by 5 p.m. on February 17. Please e-mail dos@utk.edu with any questions or comments.

Collaborative literary journal celebrates 10th anniversary Collin Riggs

Contributor To celebrate its 10th birthday, “Grist,” a literary arts journal, hosted a reading at Central Collective inviting readers and writers to speak and mingle. “Grist” was formed by UT creative writing graduate students in 2007 and has seen exponential growth, receiving almost 1,500 submissions for their most recent edition. Myles McDonough, fiction editor for “Grist,” said he pored over submissions for hours to create the latest issue. “With a magazine that only produces two issues a year, you don’t have to immediately take something and say, ‘This is good, let’s publish it,’ but you can sit down and ask yourself why it’s good,” McDonough said. At the celebration, Central Collective’s walls were decorated with small pieces of art that accompanied a variety of written works featured in “Grist.” A letterpress piece of suffragettes from Striped Light Letterpress Studio hung near the entrance, and further in, a piece of wood with caution symbols and a padlocked chain sat beside a piece of flash-fiction about a romantic affair. When everyone settled into their seats, Editor-in-Chief Richard Hermes took the stage and thanked the Art Department at UT for collaborating with the magazine and for the artwork provided. “With over 16 pages of full-color art, (the

magazine) is a work of art itself. There’s something on nearly every single page to stop a reader short,” Hermes said. The first speaker, Earl Braggs, a professor of creative writing and poetry at UTC and the recipient of the Jack Kerouac Literary and the Anhinga Poetry prizes, read “It’s Not About Baseball” along with other poems such as “Myles Davis Plays Trumpet at the Funeral of Malcolm X,” “Vietnam Revisited” and “The Things They Carried.” Braggs finished with a longer piece, “Why, What, Them” that touched on several controversial topics, including civil rights, the recent election, police brutality and racial identity in America. Novelist Adam Ross, whose book “Mr. Peanut” was named a 2010 New York Times Notable Book, followed. Ross read the prologue and first chapter of his upcoming book “Playworld” about a child actor growing up during the era of Reagan and the nuclear family By collaborating with artists across Knoxville on their 10th anniversary edition, “Grist” hoped to capture the spirit of their magazine by creating an original product. “We’ve got everything from award-winning authors to people who have never been published before in this issue,” Hermes said. “It’s just about quality, really. That’s why we partnered with the School of Art, because if you’re going to make something in print today, it should be something really unique that’s actually worth printing.”


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Poet and UTC professor, Earl Braggs, reads a series of poems. Both photos by Emily Gowder • The Daily Beacon

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The mathematic similarity between parking tickets, murder by horse William Lifferth Prime Numbers

Back in the day (the day being 1875) the Prussian military realized they had a problem. Their men were dying, but not in any heroic, tweetable fashion. They were being kicked and killed by their own horses. At some point a conversation like this happened: General: “A lot of our men are dying from horse kicks.” Aide: “Yup.” General: “You think we should do something about that?” Aide: “Yup.” General: “Okay, so what do we do?” Aide: “We could make a spreadsheet?” General: “Brilliant.” Some years later, Russian economist Ladislaus Bortkiewicz found that spreadsheet. Laddy was trying to figure out if horse-kick deaths were isolated occurrences or if one horse-kick influenced another (for example, if the horses were plotting an uprising). And that’s when he figured it out: although horsekicks seemed to occur independently, the number of horse kicks in a given timeframe was predictable. This may seem like an obvious conclusion but he figured out a really mathematically cute way to describe it. It’s called the Poisson Distribution. For whatever reason, imagining the gut-wrenching pain of getting kicked by a large equine made me think of my experiences with campus parking. I was able to collect some data on the frequency that students report receiving parking tickets, and guess what. It’s Poissonal. We could get theoretical, but we don’t have to … just look at the graphs. It’s difficult to tell them apart. They don’t perfectly align, but they’re close enough that we have evidence to think parking tickets are “poissonal.” What exactly does that mean? Often data sets that fit a poisson distribution represent occurrences that are independent of one another. In practical terms that would mean receiving a parking ticket this semester doesn’t affect the probability of receiving a parking ticket next semester. If you think about it, that would be a discouraging fact. When we dish out punitive measures as a society, whether that be jail time, speeding fines or parking tickets, the hope is that this will deter people from behaving badly in the future. But looking at the data, it seems to suggest that receiving a parking ticket at UT doesn’t deter anyone from parking illegally. But even if we do accept the idea that parking tickets don’t work — or at least don’t work well — to encourage people to park legally, what are our other options? We could relax all parking regulations which would lead to a more dangerous campus, and probably decrease the number of times you could find a parking spot. On the other hand we could increase the severity of punishments to try to increase deterrence —this would mean towing or booting a car anytime it’s parked illegally. Personally, I’m not a fan of either. So parking tickets just don’t work, and that’s that? Not exactly; the big assumption I made is that because parking tickets are Poissonal, they must occur independently. That’s not necessarily true. A

A histogram of estimated parking tickets students would receive in four years. This number was obtained by recording the number of parking tickets a student has received, dividing it by the number of years they’ve had a car on campus, and multiplying by four. For example, a junior has her car on campus for 3 years and has received 1 ticket. That’s ~0.3333 tickets per year, so we would estimate ~1.3333 tickets in a four year period.

A poisson distribution for comparison. lot of independent processes produce Poisson distributions, but that doesn’t mean that every Poisson distribution must be built from independent events. If a student gets a parking ticket, the chances of that student illegally parking again actually drop from ~43 perceny to ~32 percent. This isn’t conclusive proof of anything, and I’ll be honest that a small

part of me came into this investigation wanting to bash campus parking. But the data does suggest that maybe parking tickets work. Maybe. William Lifferth is a sophomore in college scholars and can be reached at wlifferth@utk.edu.

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How to understand the American-right 10 songs to fall in love and feel all the feels to:

Hancen Sale As it stands

“Time After Time” She & Him

“Damn It I’m in Love Again” Honey Ryder

“Ain’t Always Pretty” Logan Mize

“Be Yours” Betsy Phillips

“Good Kinda Bad” Canaan Smith

“Have You Ever” Brandi Carlile

“Mona Lisa” The Summer Set

“Say You Will” Billy Gilman

“Wasn’t Expecting That” Jamie Lawson

“If I’m Gonna Fall in Love” A Rocket to the Moon

Pictured is the hat and shirt that Trump’s fans often wear to show their support. Kristin Dehkordi •The Daily Beacon A great number of American voters are misrepresented by Donald Trump. Among them is a vast majority in the Republican Party — one which is not racist, bigoted, misogynistic, patriarchal nor anything in between. A large amount of this majority would cringe every time President Donald J. Trump crossed, and continues to cross, the line which renders a person presidential. They are kind, good-hearted people who do not think twice when confronted with an opportunity to fight injustice. They are people of faith, logic, reason and everything in between. These people — the majority — are the backbone of the Republican Party. Among many defining characteristics, there is an inherent independence which accompanies the majority of the American-right. For these voters, independence is the ultimate ideal. The hardworking white and blue-collar workers, like themselves, are masters of their own fate. They desire a world where the only orders are given by themselves and carried out similarly. These voters frequently carry with them a deep mistrust of the big institutions, accompanied by their desire for an American government which holds every American to the same standards. Donald J. Trump, despite his flaws, promised just that — a total philosophic change from the “everyone gets a trophy” culture. This right-voter does not believe every poverty-stricken individual to be playing the victim, but they are tired of those who do. They are tired of the growing percentage of their hard-earned check devoted to a precedent

of handouts. Instead of a climbing minimum wage, these voters want stable, full-time jobs which garner enough to actually support a family. They want their jobs back, stolen from the likes of Mexico and China. Unopposed to affordable healthcare for all, they want decreasing premiums and the freedom to choose as they wish. Psychologically, these right-voters are tired of the many progressives who simply chalk up their economic concerns as explicit — in some cases, implicit — racism or lack of character. They are offended by those who confuse their long held traditional, biblical values as simply blatant homophobia, intolerance and xenophobia. They are tired of arguments based solely on personal attacks. Hence, this American-right has lost much of its compassion precisely due to progressives’ inability to understand, or even take into account, the many legitimate agitators and fears among the right-side. This being said, I did not vote for Donald Trump. However, there are compelling, thoughtful reasons why others did and it will hurt our great republic if progressives continue to not listen. Progressives should not pretend to understand completely the hardships and concerns of another; but, they can engage in a bit of listening — it is there, perhaps, where progressives, myself included, might find empathy. Hancen Sale is a freshman in business management and can be reached at hsale@vols.utk.edu.


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Black Jacket Symphony plays Queen’s greatest hits Eric Bailes

Staff Writer

Queen’s 1975 album, “A Night at the Opera,â€? came to life this Friday night at the Tennessee Theatre with the help and magic of the Black Jacket Symphony. Before I even bought tickets, I had no idea who these guys were, but was interested in a live performance of my favorite Queen albums. As I waited to get inside the theatre, I overheard someone close to me describe the night as the “greatest show you’ll ever see.â€? A quick search on my phone told me that aside from this performance of Queen’s album, they have played Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moonâ€? and The Beatles’ “Abbey Roadâ€? at previous shows. The Black Jacket Symphony takes classic albums and plays them as accurately as the original artists with a band that is hand-picked to best imitate the sound. They even find vocals to best match the lead singer of the band covered. However, I didn’t know just how well they could find someone able of reaching Freddie Mercury’s vocal excellence. Once the lights dimmed and the symphony came onstage, I was blown away with their rendition of “Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to‌).â€? Many say that no one will ever be able to match the vocals or showmanship of Mercury, but I may have found someone.

The Black Jacket Symphony plays Queen’s greatest hits. Eric Bailes • The Daily Beacon The Mercury stand-in was honestly what made the night so much fun. While no one can match Mercury’s vocal flawlessness, this man came close. The man had vocals and a stage presence like Mercury, but also brought to mind Panic! at the Disco’s lead singer, Brendon Urie. This comparison became quite apparent during “Seaside Rendezvous.â€? Having obviously never heard Queen

in concert, this was the next best thing, especially with the performance of two of my favorite songs: “You’re My Best Friend� and “Bohemian Rhapsody.� Even before the show reached intermission, “Bohemian Rhapsody� easily proved to be what the crowd wanted. As soon as the first notes were played, there was a resounding cry of excitement from the crowd. By the time they got to the hard

rock portion of the song, the audience was loving it: lights everywhere and rock filling the theatre. It was so great that the standing ovation drowned out the opening chords of the last song before intermission. After intermission ended, the real fun began as the symphony started their performance of Queen’s greatest hits with “The Show Must Go On,� which is actually about Freddie Mercury’s efforts to continue to perform, even as he was approaching his death from AIDS. The highlight of the second half had to be when they performed Queen’s 1981 collaboration with music legend David Bowie, “Under Pressure.� To find someone who can match Freddie Mercury’s vocals is a challenge, but to find a person who can match David Bowie’s is even more impressive. The duet was perfection, and it led into the final songs of the act; the foot-stomping “We Will Rock You� and the triumphant “We are the Champions.� The audience wanted more though, and more we were given. “We got you.� They did not disappoint either, finishing the night once and for all with Mercury’s favorite song, “Somebody to Love.� They are not a cover band, but they certainly are something else. They had an energy that can be found in all of Queen’s songs, and they brought it to the stage. Most cover bands try, and fail, to play the covered songs, but not these guys. These guys were able to play everything just the way Queen did.

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ARTS&CULTURE

The Daily Beacon • Monday, February 6, 2017

Felicia Marshal, sophomore in Architecture on choosing the UT program: “When I came here… it’s amazing like your year is like a family… by the time I got to the building I saw the building, and I was like, oh my God. I went inside, and it was like “This is it. This is where I’m going.” Emily Gowder • The Daily Beacon

Irish romantic play kicks off Clarence Brown’s season McNeeley Moore Contributor

“Get past Mullingar,” leading man Anthony tells his leading lady Rosemary in John Patrick Shanley’s play “Outside Mullingar.” Anthony and Rosemary have lived next door to each other their whole lives, and as their houses live opposite of each other, their minds do as well. They’re both stubborn, always thinking of leaving Mullingar, their hometown. Yet, it would seem a lifetime of not leaving might help them someday find love at the other’s door. “Outside Mullingar” opened Friday, Feb. 3, at Clarence Brown Theatre. A crowded room of play-goers anticipated the production as Irish music played on opening night, before the lights dimmed and the show began, opening on a rainy night in a farm home in rural Ireland. “Some people will be moved to laugh or cry at one moment, some at another,” Carol Mayo Jenkins, who portrays Rosemary’s mother Aoife Muldoon, said. “It’s so wonderfully poetic, and feckless, and funny and heartbreaking. It’s Irish.” Apart from Jenkins, the play only features three other actors: Katie Cunningham as Rosemary, Richard Price as Anthony and Dan Kremer as Tony Reilly, Anthony’s father. The small cast, crew and direction are what

really makes “Outside Mullingar” shine. “And what has been so special about this production? Oh, the people,” Jenkins said. “Our director Kate Buckley, who does massive amounts of research, works for months with our designers and arrives at our first rehearsal with the world of the play firmly in her grasp. Then she sits back and sees what we have to offer. In this case, she has four superb professionals — and yes, I include myself in that mix.” The dynamics of the characters in this romantic comedy run the show with their wit, particularly through Cunningham’s character Rosemary. “Rosemary is a female heroine who doesn’t wear a dress, isn’t defined by her sexuality and has a wit to match her temper,” Cunningham said. Opposite Rosemary, Anthony is equally witty — and equally tempered. The two of them argue constantly as they walk through life, the death of their loved ones and family feuds, all under the same sky. “I have faith love will find you out in those fields you wander,” Tony tells Anthony. That’s the heart of the play: no matter how long it takes, love isn’t found outside Mullingar, but right in it in the same fields and sky that Rosemary and Anthony have always been in. “Outside Mullingar” runs through Feb. 19, opening Clarence Brown’s spring 2017 season.


SPORTS

Monday, February 6, 2017 • The Daily Beacon

TRACK & FIELD

Track and field shines at elite meet Staff Report Christian Coleman and Shania Collins earned MVP Honors at Virginia Tech “Doc Hale” Elite Meet. The events took place on Friday and Saturday at Rector Field House. Coleman blazed through the competition setting a fieldhouse record in the 60m dash with a time of 6.51. That time makes him the 2017 world leader in that event. After winning the 60m on Friday, Collins picked up where she left off. Collins tied her personal record and won the 200m in 23.63. Maia McCoy took third place in the 200m as well with a time of 23.81. As a team, Tennessee was nothing short of spectacular. They ended the event with 10 event wins, 22 personal records and 25 top-3 finishes in the two day event. The women’s 4x4 400m team of Layla White, Shania Collins, Brooklyn Broadwater and Maia McCoy in a time of 3:43.24. Cidae’a Woods won the triple jump competition with a personal record of 12.69m. With that effort, she leaped forth into the school all-time record book. Brielyn Rogers also set a season-high

in the triple jump, as she jumped 12.42m. This gave her a third place finish. LaChyna Roe finished sixth in this event with a mark of 12.15m. Domonique Turner took second place in the high jump competition. Turner cleared 1.64m on her final attempt. The women were also impressive in the shot put competition. Stamatia Scarvelis threw the shot put 16.11m, which gave the Vols a second place finish. Freshman Tamia Crockett also chimed in on the effort, setting a new personal best with a throw of 14.43m. She finished in sixth place in the event. The men were also very impressive. Freshman Marcellus Fletcher set a personal record in the triple jump as he leaped 15.01m on his fifth jump and finished third. Darryl Sullivan took second place in the high jump as he cleared in 2.14m Malik Elion claimed second place in the 200m dash with a time of 21.84. This was a new personal best. Adam Johnston finished in fourth place in the mile run. He finished with a personal best time of 4:19.19. The Vols were very successful on the track, and they look to continue to improve on this impressive effort.

SOFTBALL

Softball team prepares for season opener Staff Report The 2017 Tennessee softball team hosted its seventh annual meet and greet event on Saturday at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium, giving fans the chance to meet this year’s team and staff. Vol fans were able to tour the facilities, take pictures, get autographs and participate in batting practice with the players. During the second half of the event, co-head coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly addressed those in attendance and introduced the 2017 team. Fans also had the opportunity to purchase season tickets from the UT Ticket Office staff. The Volunteers are ranked 15th in both the USA Today/NFCA Division I Preseason Coaches’ Poll and the ESPN. com/USA Softball Collegiate Preseason Top 25. This is the 14th year in a row that the Vols have been ranked in both polls to start the season. Tennessee is one of nine ranked SEC schools. Auburn is the highest ranked SEC school at No.

2 in both polls. Senior outfielder Megan Greer was named to the 2017 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 “Watch List” last week. The only Tennessee player to win the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award was Monica Abbott in 2007, but a total of 30 Vols have been named to the watch list since the award was created. Last season, Greer recorded career highs in batting average (.368), runs (61), hits (60), RBIs (55), walks (39), stolen bases (25), on-base percentage (.493) and slugging percentage (.638) and was named to the NFCA All-Southeast Region third-team. She is also sixth on Tennessee’s career home run list with 31. The Vols’ season begins on Feb. 10, with a doubleheader against Tennessee Tech and Middle Tennessee State University at the Eagle Round Robin in Statesboro, Georgia. Tennessee’s home opener is not until the Tennessee Invitational on March 2 when they take on Southeastern Louisiana and Ohio. SEC play begins at home on March 10 against South Carolina.

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SPORTS

The Daily Beacon • Monday, February 6, 2017

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Vols start strong, self-destruct in second half Rob Harvey

Asst. Sports Editor The Tennessee men’s basketball team had their NCAA Tournament hopes come to a screeching halt on Saturday in Starkville, Mississippi. The Vols got up early 21-5, but foul trouble and missed opportunities haunted the young Tennessee team, as they were unable to hold on, losing 64-59. The Bulldogs shot just 31 percent from the field, and the Vols even made one more shot than Mississippi State; however, the Vols shot just eight free throws in the second half while Mississippi State shot 22 free throws. “You have to give Ben (Howland) and his team great credit,” head coach Rick Barnes said. “They got down and stayed in it. Got the momentum going their way ... Just disappointed in the way we responded with the lead. Coming down the stretch, we just didn’t do what we needed to do. Again, you have to give them all the credit for that.” The Vols came out firing in the first half thanks to decent shooting and Mississippi State shooting just 20 percent from the field.

However, in the second half, the Vols shooting went cold and even though Mississippi State shooting never heated up, the fouls down the stretch did the Vols in. Freshman Grant Williams finally came back to reality on Saturday, as he struggled all day with foul trouble. Williams finished with 11 points but shot just four of 10 from the field and ended up fouling out of the game. With Williams out of the game, the Vols looked lost, especially in the last four minutes of the first half when Mississippi State bullied their way back into the game. “We allowed them to come back in the game,” Williams said. “We stopped playing hard. We didn’t commit on the defensive end like we did in the first half.” For the second straight game, Robert Hubbs III struggled with shooting. Hubbs finished with just four points on 2-7 shooting. Hubbs and Williams have been the glue of the team during their four-game win streak and so their 15 points combined could be one reason for the Vols struggle “Robert had a tough day,” Barnes said. “He didn’t have a very good day. Grant hung around the perimeter too much. We didn’t play well enough to win for 40 minutes.” The Vols lone bright spot in the game offen-

sively was freshman Jordan Bone. Bone finished with 13 points and eight rebounds for the game and kept the Vols in at the end as he made some key baskets down the stretch. The loss for the Vols puts them at 13-10 on the year and 5-5 in conference play where they are tied for sixth in the SEC. A win would have boosted the Vols to fourth in the SEC. The Vols have had little success in Mississippi this season, as they blew a big lead to Ole Mis in Oxford earlier this season. These two losses could prove detrimental to the Vols, as they come closer to making the NCAA tournament. The Vols face Ole Miss again, this time at home, on Tuesday as they look to get back on track in SEC play. That game tips off at 6:30 p.m. and can be seen on the SEC Network.

Grant Williams, #2, defends a layup against Miss. State at Thompson-Boling Arena on Jan. 21, 2017. Madison Nickell • The Daily Beacon

MEN’S TENNIS

Men’s tennis bounces back, downs Tennessee Tech Cory Sanning

Contributor Still feeling the sting of last week’s bitter loss to Cornell, Tennessee marched out of the gates ready for action on Sunday. Hosting a match for the first time in nearly three weeks, the Vols (6-2) would go on to defeat Tennessee Tech (2-2) behind strong doubles play, ultimately carrying that same momentum into singles play, which Tennessee won 6-1. “I’m very satisfied,” head coach Sam Winterbotham said. “Everybody was focused, and everybody tried.” The No. 26 ranked team of junior Luis Valero and senior Jack Schipanski started things off in the doubles division and handled Tech’s Eduardo Mena and Alberto Estaban 6-4. The No. 47 ranked team of sophomore Timo Stodder and freshman Scott Jones followed suite, winning easily 6-1. Freshman Luca Windenmann and sophomore Srdjan Jakovljevic wrapped up doubles play with a 5-5 match that went unfinished. Following an undefeated round of doubles,

Tennessee would finish singles play 6-1. Freshman Luca Wiedenman was first off, finishing with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Jorge Alfonzo. Sophomore Srdjan Jakovljevic defeated Guillermo Nicolas 6-3, 6-2 and Valero put the final nail in the coffin with a 6-4, 6-2 win over TTU’s Alberto Esteban. Jones and Schipanski both won their singles matches to put Tennessee up 6-0, and the Golden Eagles’ lone point came after Mena overcame a valiant effort from Strodder, winning the match on a third-set tiebreaker. “Tennessee Tech is a very good team, they always fight hard,” Jones said. “To come out and get a win against a team like them after a tough loss last week, it gives us a lot of confidence.” After narrowly escaping with a 4-3 victory over TTU last year, the Vols felt much more confident following today’s statement, as Coach Winterbotham pointed out. “It’s free speed when you’re all rowing in harmony,” Winterbotham said. “I certainly felt like we didn’t have any emotional ups and downs today. We’re growing in both confidence and togetherness as a team.” The Vols will host Tulsa at 6 p.m. on Friday night at the Goodfriend Tennis Center.

Srdjan Jakovljevic during his singles match against Eastern Kentucky at Goodfriend Tennis Center on Jan. 14, 2017. Adrien Terricabras • The Daily Beacon


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