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FILE - Tennessee during a time out in the game against Ole Miss at ThompsonBoling Arena on Feb 3, 2018. s Caleb Jones, File / Contributor

Defensive statistic links No. 16 Vols to past NCAA champions Cory Sanning Copy Editor Having yet to win a national championship in the history of the program, the Tennessee men’s basketball team may be looking to NCAA history books for comfort.

Predicated by defense, most of the Vols’ victories this season have had a positive correlation with that end of the floor.

Consistently holding opponents to under 68 points on 41 percent shooting, the Vols now find themselves just one win away from potentially taking home the SEC regular season championship title.

“We just want to create chaos,” Grant Wiliams said. “Just being aggressive in that sense and letting our defense dictate everything else.”

With the SEC and NCAA Tournaments peering their heads around the corner, Tennessee currently has its most regular season wins since 2009-2010 and its most road victories in a decade.

That being said, another attention-grabbing statistic is the Vols’ defensive efficiency rating.

As it stands, Tennessee ranks fourth in the nation in adjusted defensive efficiency rating (points per 100 possessions) at 92.0, behind only top-ranked Virginia, Cincinnati and Texas Tech.

Since 2002, the average for the eventual national champion is 90, just two points lower than the Vols’ current mark.

Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes credits his team’s defense to its hard work throughout the season.

“It’s not a given, so I appreciate the work ethic of our guys,” Barnes said. “Working and playing hard is really hard to do, especially night in and night out.”

Across 16 separate seasons, several of those teams were dangerously close to Tennessee’s current rating.

The North Carolina Tar Heels of 2009, their second-most-recent championship team, held a rating of 92.1. The 2007 Florida Gators equaled the Vols in rating at 92.0, boasting a roster that featured Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Corey Brewer

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2015 national champion Duke also equaled the Vols in that category, with many other past champions within just one or two points.

What about the Syracuse team that included Carmelo Anthony? It boasted a rating of 91.1. Even Kemba Walker’s UConn Huskies of 2011 had a rating of 91.9, with both of those teams entering the NCAA Tournament as the third seeds in their respective regions.

No team in the past 16 years has won a title with an adjusted defensive rating of 92.5 or higher, and only seven have finished with a rating of 90 or below.

For example, Barnes’s 2007 Texas team that featured Kevin Durant had a rating of 100.3 and ended up falling in the second round of the tournament to a USC Trojans team that featured a rating of 94.2.

“We just have to play hard on defense,” sophomore guard Jordan Bowden said.

“Getting consecutive stops and not letting your man score, just playing how we play, disrupting offenses.”

Given today’s style of basketball, one would assume that teams boasting highpowered offenses have a significant advantage, but as history points out, that is not the case.

The 2015 Wisconsin Badgers held the nation’s highest offensive rating at 129, just ahead of John Calipari’s 38-1 Kentucky Wildcats.

Instead of taking home their first championship in 74 years, the Badgers ran into Duke, whose offensive rating was nearly five points worse. Holding a defensive rating over three points better, the Blue Devils held Wisconsin to just 64 points.

Tennessee has 16 victories on the season, holding those opponents to 65 points or less. In four of those victories, the opposition was held to 55 or fewer points.

With just one game remaining in the regular season, Barnes feels that the Vols’ improvement on the defensive end has also stemmed from the players’ willingness to pay attention in practice, which he surely hopes to see continue.

“We’re here because we have a group of guys that have learned a lot,” Barnes said.

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Student start-up addresses sustainability with innovative products Paige Greene Contributor When Grow Bioplastics was launched in 2015, its founders had a big vision: Replace oil-based plastics everywhere with naturally decomposing ones.

In January, the company received a $225,000 seed fund from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help it achieve just that.

Grow Bioplastics specializes in the research and development of plastics that “can be broken down by bacteria and fungi in the soil at ambient conditions,” co-founder and CEO Tony Bova said.

The company’s focus has been on the agricultural applications of this technology since it offers biodegradable alternatives to traditional plastic mulch used for farming as well as plastic gardening pots.

Now, the company is looking to improve its product line using the money it was awarded for Phase I of the NSF’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. “(Our technology) uses a waste product from the paper and biofuel industry called lignin,” Bova, graduate student in bioenergy and biofuel, said.

Lignin is the fibrous compound that gives trees and other woody plants their rigidities.

“For this grant, we are focusing on different types of lignin that come from different plant and tree species and the different extraction technologies these companies use to remove that lignin to see what impact those differences have on our plastics,” Bova said.

Bova said the group’s research would allow it to develop a lignin-based plastic that functions like low-density polyethylene, which is the type of plastic used in grocery and trash bags. Then the company would apply for Phase II of the SBIR grant and, if successful, would receive $750,000 for the prototyping

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n other situations, other startups pose a challenge as competitors, but when you are fighting huge global problems, other startups are partners.”

Jeff Beegle, co-founder and chief science officer of Grow Bioplastics

Tony Bova and business partner Jeff Beegle founded Grow Bioplastics, a company specializing in biodegradable plastic sheets used in landscaping and agriculture.

Courtesy of Adam Brimer of new agricultural products and a foray into other potential applications.

“We built our company around using bioplastics in agriculture, but our vision is much, much bigger,” Co-founder and Chief Science Officer Jeff Beegle said. “We would love to find solutions for plastic waste in packaging, textiles and even biomedical applications.”

Beegle, graduate student in microbiology, placed a special emphasis on the possibility of developing a biodegradable alternative to styrofoam.

“I hate it when I get a package and it’s bursting with packing peanuts or when I go out to eat and get a styrofoam clamshell container to transport my leftovers,” Beegle said. “Finding a sustainable alternative to this would be a lifetime achievement for me.”

Sustainability is the crux of the business for Bova and Beegle. The two met by working together on various sustainability projects while in separate graduate programs at the University of Toledo in Ohio. One such project was the establishment of the Student Green Fund at their university, which Beegle said was instrumental in stimulating the pair’s entrepreneurship.

In Grow Bioplastics, Bova and Beegle continue in the spirit of cooperation.

“We can’t (address sustainability) alone, so we are also trying to work with other startups making bioplastics,” Beegle said. “In other situations, other startups pose a challenge as competitors, but when you are fighting huge global problems, other startups are partners.”

Grow Bioplastics has also partnered with organizations such as the Ellen MacArthur

Foundation, which advocates a “circular economy” and proposes solutions to the problem of plastic waste in multiple industries.

Despite the company’s remarkable growth, running a student start-up presents unique challenges. Bova cited grant proposal-writing as one of the most difficult processes Grow Bioplastics has undergone.

“We were fortunate to receive a micro-grant for $4,000 from Launch Tennessee to hire a grant writing consultant (for the SBIR grant),” Tony said. “The hardest thing we learned from that process was that the first time … we just were not ready. We spent the next six months (preparing) before we sent it in June of 2017.”

Beegle said that being student entrepreneurs provided them with access to the faculty guidance and other resources that helped them obtain the grant. On the other hand, it was a regular occurrence for the team to manage its time between graduate coursework and running the business. Their statuses as students often meant that they weren’t taken seriously.

“It’s hard to understand real-world problems when you are in school because you are so focused on coursework and don’t have experience in a specific field,” Beegle said. “Some people will see your solutions as naïveté and unrealistic. But those are often the ideas that are most disruptive.”

However, at Grow Bioplastics, the disruption is welcome.

“Biodegradable plastics like we are trying to create are a renewable resource, and we think that it can help people around the planet,” Beegle said. “It might even help the planet itself.”

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Gubernatorial candidate meets with College Republicans Paige Greene

Copy Editor UT College Republicans hosted a brief talk with gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee in the Haslam College of Business on Tuesday evening.

Lee discussed his foray into politics, and he said it was important to him that his constituency understand his background and perspective.

Lee’s family has lived in Tennessee for seven generations and has worked for much of that time in agriculture. In 1944, Lee’s grandfather founded Lee Company, which specializes in HVAC, plumbing and electrical services, and Lee was president of the company from 1992 to 2009.

Lee said the death of his first wife in 2000 was “tragic, but the most defining season of (his) life,” and it led him to become involved in non-profit work within his Williamson County community.

His volunteer work with at-risk youth and prison populations inspired him to look into public policy.

Lee was subsequently appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam to the Higher Education Commission and the Task Force on Sentencing and Recidivism.

Lee said it was his job to make life better for people.

“That was a compelling call,” Lee said. “I wonder if a guy like me with an (agriculture)

background, a business background and a background in nonprofit work … could in fact serve in the highest executive office in the state.”

Lee decided that it wasn’t just possible; it was necessary.

“I really think that’s what the Founding Fathers envisioned when they framed the government of ‘We the people:’ that regular people from the private sector, from outside the confines of government, would engage in government,” Lee said. “(They) would bring private-sector solutions and nonprofit passion and real-world leadership to this office and into that ineffective and somewhat bureaucratic government system that we’ve moved toward.”

Lee said that his campaign has been to all 95 counties in Tennessee. He has also run a “tractor tour” to show his concern and investment in rural Tennessee communities. This week, Lee’s campaign will begin a “faith in Tennessee” tour, traveling to faith-based nonprofits to meet community leaders.

“We have in this state a foundation in faith and family and community that’s deeply embedded in who we are, and it’s part of the solution going forward,” Lee said. “The voice of the faithful has been made to feel increasingly unwelcome in the public square, just like it’s been made to feel increasingly unwelcome on college universities and campuses. That’s really unfortunate because

that part of our society has a lot to say, and it has a lot of opportunity to provide real solutions.”

Lee said that Tennessee faces several challenges, but he has hope that the state will lead the nation in addressing those issues.

“With a lot of leadership and a lot of vision and the right picture painted out there, we can accomplish that,” Lee said. “Hope is not a strategy. It just fuels the strategy. And we are developing a strategy for how we can take the state from where it is right now to a place that … (future leaders) will be positioned to … lead America.”

In the Q&A session following his talk, audience members asked Lee about his opinions on topics including education reform and gun control. Lee said that high school would “look different” under his leadership, emphasizing the importance of preparing students for skilled trade work and advocating for a free-market approach to school choice. He also expressed that he was a proponent of Second Amendment rights as well as the availability of mental health resources.

Quinn Smith, junior in political science, said that his own family had been impacted by some of the issues that Lee had addressed and was impressed that Lee’s campaign approach was personal rather than political. “(Lee is) a great guy, very genuine guy,” Smith said. “Being around politics a lot ... he’s probably one of the most genuine people I know. That’s

UT College Republicans hosted Bill Lee at the Haslam College of Business on Feb. 27. 2018.

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Political analyst to speak on conservative movement Cat Trieu

Copy Editor Political commentator and senior editor of conservative magazine National Review Jonah Goldberg will be giving a talk in Strong Hall 101 on March 6 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Goldberg is a weekly columnist for the Los Angeles Times and has written several books, the most recent publication being “Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy.”

“Mr. Goldberg really is at the forefront of conservative thought, being senior editor of the National Review,” Dylan Douglas, senior in political science and chair of the Campus Events Board’s (CEB) Issues Committee, said. “He’s been around quite some time, and he’s very good at what he does.”

Goldberg’s talk, “The Future and Past of Conservatism,” will be focused on the history of conservatism and how it will look in the future. He will outline the ongoing conservative movement from the Bush administration to the Trump administration. After the lecture, Goldberg will be available for a Q&A session.

“Mr. Goldberg will be able to provide a ton of insight into the conservative movement, from

potential policy changes in the future to the roots of modern conservative thought,” Douglas said. “This event will give students some things to be aware of as we enter the 2018 election cycle.”

Through his talk about the future and history of the conservative movement, Goldberg will be clearing up misconceptions about conservative beliefs.

“Sometimes there are blurred lines surrounding what conservatives truly believe,” Jordan Vines, senior in public relations and chair of Young Americans for Freedom, said. “He will ensure that students and faculty leave with a clear idea of what conservatives think and why.”

While Goldberg is a conservative speaker, the CEB does not think that the crowd at the lecture should be politically limited.

“By talking about the conservative movement as a whole, Mr. Goldberg will give everyone in the room a greater understanding of the roots of American conservatism, the underlying values in place and how those translate into policy,” Douglas said. “That’s something liberal and neutral students would benefit from as well. We could all afford to be more educated.”

Abby Bower, senior in journalism and electronic media and marketing chair for the Issues Committee, explained that the committee will soon have other speakers to represent different political views, including comedian

Courtesy of Dylan Douglas and Tennessee native Trae Crowder, who coauthored “The Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Draggin’ Dixie Outta the Dark.”

“We try to provide balance in our speakers.

In fact, this year we have a political series of sorts, with Goldberg who is a conservative and then Trae Crowder, a liberal, later in the spring,” Bower said. “Hopefully, students who are less interested in this particular speaker will come to one of our other events later in the month.”

Though some students may not agree with conservative views, Vines encourages students of all political views and majors to take advantage of this educational opportunity.

“College is a time where students have the opportunity to learn about so many different ways of thinking,” Vines said. “This talk is a fantastic way for students and faculty to educate themselves, no matter where they stand politically.”

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Student organization educates UT community on autism Paige Greene Copy Editor College can sometimes be difficult to navigate for people on the autism spectrum.

To help bridge this gap, student organization Advocates for Autism seeks to provide resources for students on the spectrum and to educate the general UT community.

Advocates for Autism was founded in 2016 by Brianna Mason, graduate student in elementary education, and Terrell Broady, Jr., graduate student in business administration.

Mason said that the organization was rooted in their personal passions.

“As a student educator, I have worked closely with students on the autism spectrum. I have always had a heart for these individuals and also want the world to be a better place for them,” Mason said. “The other co-founder, Terrell, has a younger sister with autism, and she was the inspiration for starting this organization.”

Mason and Broady now serve as the organization’s co-presidents, organizing awareness and fundraising events in coordination with their community partner, Autism Site Knoxville (ASK).

ASK is a grassroots non-profit devoted to creating “a virtual community of families affected by autism spectrum disorders,” according to its website. Together, the organizations host events such as the annual Autism Family Day at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies. The museum opens early, reduces stimuli like background music and provides a quiet room to allow individuals with autism to more fully enjoy the aquarium.

Advocates for Autism also hosts awareness-raising and inclusive events, including a

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Fall Fest, which featured a bake sale, petting zoo, square dancing and pumpkin decorating last year.

“Along with those opportunities, we hold fundraising events to donate funds to local organizations that assist individuals with autism and families,” Mason said.

Among those fundraising events is an annual All in for Autism 5K Run/Walk. This year, the run will take place on Ped Walkway on April 7. Registration costs $20 to $30 and can be secured via Eventbrite.

Advocates for Autism vice president Ciara Westbrook, junior in political science, said that the organization’s primary goal is education.

“Advocates for Autism plays such an integral role on campus. There are many people that do not know about autism or do not know much about autism. We work together to change that,” Westbrook said. “On the other hand, there are many people that do know about autism … but they’re unsure (of) how to advocate for them or how to help spread awareness or donate. We help to provide that for campus and the Knoxville community.”

With bi-monthly meetings and a focus on inclusivity, Advocates for Autism also functions as a community.

“It is most importantly a place where some of our members with autism have a voice and have an environment where they are understood and included,” Westbrook said.

“Every member feels welcome to provide their input or ideas that they would like to come into play. (Advocates for Autism) has become more than just another organization on campus. (It) feels like a family, a family dedicated to advocating for autism.”

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What to Watch Wednesday: Celebrating Black History Neeley Moore

Arts and Culture Editor This is the last week of February and so the last week of Black History Month, but celebrating and remembering African-American history is something we should do year-round.

Here are a few films with rich histories made by revolutionary and award-winning filmmakers. They depict real stories that are incredibly inspiring and not to be missed. These films celebrate family, women’s rights and the power of speaking up. Not only do these films honor the past but have messages that are still relevant today.

Hidden Figures (2016) This Oscar-nominated film is based on the true story of black female mathematicians who worked for NASA during the space race between the US and Russia in the 20th century.

The main character is Katherine Johnson, who calculated flight trajectories for Project Mercury.

It also tells the stories of NASA supervisor Dorothy Vaughan and NASA engineer Mary Jackson. The film follows their battles to be able to work hard in their jobs and be recognized for their achievements. The women were in a business where they experienced not only racial discrimination but also society’s discrimination against women.

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“Hidden Figures” details the way history has forgotten world-changers based on bias, yet the filmmakers and Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the book that inspired the film, refused to let their stories go unheard or their names go unsaid. It shows both historical accuracy and a beautiful portrait of three women’s lives.

growing up and endures hardships, including significant loss and hurt. “The Color Purple” also shows the power of self-worth and the friendships of those around her.

It was the debut film for both Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg and tells a meaningful and sentimental tale that was considered, by some, to have made it the year’s best film upon release.

Peace Prize and follows it by showing the deaths of four young girls in the Birmingham Church bombing of 1964. Although the Civil Rights Movement was in full action — Martin Luther King Jr. was even awarded for his tremendous efforts — the characters in “Selma” were still fighting hard. They were fighting for rights, even down to basics like the right to vote.

Another important part of “Selma” is that its director, Ava DuVernay, was the first black female director to have her film nominated for the Golden Globes and Academy Awards. The movie doesn’t just tell history — the creation of the film makes it.

The Color Purple (1985) Considered a classic, “The Color Purple” is set in rural Georgia and follows a young girl named Celie as she encounters the difficulties of being a young African-American woman in the 20th century. The story follows Celie as she encounters the difficult and sad realities of

Selma (2014) Based on the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights protests and marches, the Academy Award-winning film starts with a scene depicting Martin Luther King Jr. accepting his Nobel

What Buzzfeed got and missed about Knoxville Neeley Moore Arts and Culture Editor Monday, Buzzfeed released an article titled “23 Reasons Knoxville, Tennessee Should Be on Your Bucket List.”

The short article hit on what makes Knoxville a great place to visit even though it’s a bit smaller than other Tennessee cities such as Memphis and Nashville. The article had a lot of love for the Scruffy City. Here is what the article got right and what details I would have added.

There’s rich history in our lands.

What they got right: Knoxville is a charming city full of urban life. Our downtown area and surrounding neighborhoods are full of historical buildings that have been carefully renovated and preserved.

What they missed: Knoxville’s history spans far past its buildings, although they are crucial parts of it.

Knoxville and the University of Tennessee were both built on Cherokee land; in fact, Tennessee’s namesake was a Cherokee town named Tanasi. The city of Knoxville began with the establishment of James White’s Fort on the local frontier in 1786, which was later elected

the capital of the Southwest Territory in 1790.

James White Fort is still a site where visitors can experience Knoxville’s earliest history.

For more about Knoxville’s history, there are the local East Tennessee Historical Society Museum, McClung Museum and the Museum of Appalachia, where you can visit historical homes and walk through what life was like for pioneers and early 20th-century citizens of the city.

Food is a staple of Knoxville culture.

What they got right: Knoxville is an impressive focal point for food: J.C. Holdway is a well-known pinpoint on many official lists, and coffee shops and beer culture are likewise huge parts of the lives of the people of Knoxville. Food Network’s Alton Brown even featured KBrew in his list of the top coffee shops in America.

What they missed: One thing especially worth mentioning about Knoxville’s food scene is the diversity.

Knoxville’s population is full of people from all around the world who have found their homes in the city’s streets. In Knoxville, you can find everything from award-winning Middle Eastern staples to traditional Ethiopian cuisine to several international markets — including an Asian supermarket, an Eastern European

market and several smaller locations featuring groceries from all over the globe.

Knoxville is a great city for healthy eaters, too.

Many restaurants use locally-sourced products grown in the farmlands of Tennessee itself.

Three Rivers Market is a local co-op where members and non-members can buy fresh dairy, produce and meats. That’s not to mention its many farmers’ markets, where people can buy fresh in-season ingredients year-round.

The festival and music culture.

What they got right: Knoxville is your go-to for local music featuring the local sounds of East Tennessee and the world beyond. The Big Ears Festival is world-renowned, featuring music that reaches past bluegrass and folk. Year round, the Tennessee Theater is always opening its doors to visiting festival artists, local artists and musical theaters.

What they missed: Music is a defining piece of Knoxville with the 44 different annual festivals that currently exist or have existed in Knoxville’s history, but that’s just the beginning.

The festivals span from weekend-long music festivals to biscuit festivals to international festivals that bring a variety of world cultures to the city. Music is one of the biggest highlights here — however, all year round, Knoxville hosts

many artists who attended college at UT or who are from the surrounding areas. Weekly, Knoxville is full of local artists performing at breweries and at local theaters, big and small.

In the summertime, you can enjoy free concerts and theater performances in Knoxville’s Market Square.

Outdoors in Knoxville.

What they got right: The Smokies are in our backyard. Citizens and visitors of Knoxville get to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the city, and it’s a short 45-minute drive to hike or drive around the mountains themselves. For those wanting to stay close, Ijams Nature Center has many short hikes, river access and views.

What they missed: Knoxville is home to many parks and other outdoor options besides the Smokies.

Carl Cowan Park and The Cove are two parks located near Farragut, connected by the Tennessee River. They are perfect choices for picnics and playground romps, and you can also bring a boat to either of these places to enjoy a leisurely afternoon or go fishing. Suttree Park, Scottish Pike Park, Tyson Park, the UT Gardens and the Knoxville Botanical Gardens are just a few additional unforgettable options to enjoy in beautiful East Tennessee.

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SPORTS

The Daily Beacon • Thursday, March 1, 2018

TENNIS

Men’s, women’s tennis heading into SEC slates Tyler Wombles

Sports Editor With a combined record of 22-2, the Tennessee men’s and women’s tennis teams may not appear to have much left to prove.

Those on the inside would likely beg to differ, though.

This weekend will mark the beginning of each team’s SEC schedule, with both programs competing on the road. Men’s head coach Chris Woodruff will be entering his first SEC action in the spring as a head coach, while women’s head coach Alison Ojeda is in just her second year at the helm of the team.

The men’s squad will take on South Carolina (10-2) in Columbia on Friday, then will travel to Gainesville on Sunday to face No. 18 Florida (5-4). The No. 25 Vols’ upcoming SEC slate includes matchups against No. 7 Texas A&M and No. 17 Georgia.

But Tennessee does have tools to utilize.

The Vols were paced by sophomore Scott Jones in their last contest, a doubleheader sweep of USC-Upstate. The Perth, Australia, native won both sets to take victory in his singles

match then paired with freshman Adam Walton to win doubles play as part of Tennessee’s No. 3 team.

Another weapon that Tennessee could take into conference play is the players’ work ethic, which was previously mentioned by senior Luis Valero, a native of Cali, Colombia.

The mentality of Tennessee’s roster has rubbed off on Valero, who won his doubles match over USC-Upstate with the aid of Preston Touliatos. The duo played as the No. 1 doubles team.

“They’re all doing great,” Valero said following the Vols’ 4-1 win over Duke on Feb. 4.

“They’re all great guys that want to work hard, and they sometimes have to push me.”

Meanwhile, the undefeated, No. 17-ranked Lady Vols will travel to College Station to compete against Texas A&M on Friday. They will face LSU on Sunday to cap off the weekend.

The women’s team has been led so far by Gabby Schuck, who won in both her singles and doubles matches against Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday. The redshirt sophomore worked with sophomore Johanna Silva as part of the No. 1 doubles team to defeat the Eagles’ pairing.

“The culture and environment we have is unbelievable, and everyone knows we can rely on one another in tough situations,” Schuck said after the team’s 4-3 win over N.C. State on Feb. 15. “We all have been working our tails off day in and day out, and it’s been showing during the matches.

“I can’t wait to keep the momentum going and to continue to represent the university to the best of my ability.”

Ojeda will be looking for her team to fare better than it did last year in conference play during her first season as head coach; the Lady Vols notched a 4-9 record in the SEC in 2016-2017.

But the former player’s roster has shown a capability for success, predicated by strong nonconference performances, including five shutouts on the year. The squad bested UT Martin 7-0 in a doubleheader earlier in the season, with Schuck winning all of her singles and doubles matches in those two contests, as well.

And if the Vols and Lady Vols are able to continue their impressive starts to the season to their respective conference slates, there may be even less to prove for each team as the season progresses.

FILE - Gabby Schuck in her match at the Goodfriend Tennis Center vs UT Martin on Feb 2, 2018.

Caleb Jones, File / Contributor

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Schofield’s strong offensive outing leads no. 16 Vols past Bulldogs Cory Sanning Copy Editor Before the season started in November, every member of the Tennessee Volunteers roster claimed the hardest-working player on the team was one Admiral Schofield.

The newly-appointed SEC Player of the Week led the 16th-ranked Vols into Humphrey Coliseum to face the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Tuesday night and kept his hot streak alive.

Schofield notched 24 points and seven rebounds as the Volunteers used a sound offensive showing to put away the Bulldogs, 76-54.

On a night when his team shot 56 percent from the floor, Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes was pleased with his team’s play on the offensive end.

“We were much better today on the offensive end overall,” Barnes said. “I think we went 11 trips in a row where we scored and got some good execution.”

Grant Williams and Jordan Bone chipped in with eight points each, and Lamonte Turner scored 12 points off the bench.

With the win, the Vols (22-7, 12-5 SEC) now have 10 true road victories on the season, their most since the 2007-08 season.

Quinndary Weatherspoon led Mississippi

State with 17 points and six rebounds as the Bulldogs’ three-game win streak was snapped with just their second loss at home on the year.

On a night in which the Vols won by double digits and held the Bulldogs to just 54 points, all attention bore down to Schofield, and he delivered.

At the forefront of a 40-point first half on the road, Schofield recorded 11 points during the opening 20 minutes after missing his first two shot attempts.

Despite being down early and having an eightpoint deficit with under 10 minutes remaining in the first half, it was the Vols’ emotional leader who would give them the spark they needed.

“He’s been our anchor,” Turner said. “He has been a guy that’s bringing the energy.”

Feeding off of his energy, the rest of the team followed suit as Tennessee knocked down 12 of its first 25 shots on its way to a six-point lead at the intermission.

Schofield got the Vols rolling offensively to begin the second half, knocking down two of his first three shots as Tennessee eventually found itself up by double digits, a lead that grew to 22 at one point, following a 14-3 run.

Tallying 13 points during the second half, Schofield kept the opposing crowd quiet as he continued to knock down shots within the flow of the offense.

The Vols outscored the Bulldogs 36-20 over the course of the final period, further separating themselves as the No. 2-seed in the conference, just one win behind the Auburn Tigers.

Hitting on 68 percent of their second half field goals, the Vols were in quite an offensive rhythm.

“We, as a team, have realized we are in a great position to win a championship,” Schofield said.

“Not just win a championship in our league but compete for one nationally.”

For Schofield, it’s been quite the four-day stretch in the state of Mississippi. After scoring a career-high 25 points against the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday, his motor was again firing on all cylinders.

This time, the MSU student section was the victim, garnering a double flex and smile at one point.

As the Vols prepare for their final showdown of the regular season, Schofield appears to be finding his groove when his teammates need it most.

While talk of potential tournament runs have slowly crept upon the team, Barnes feels Tennessee’s effort is what has gotten it to this point.

“You can talk about championships all you want, but you’ve got to play every game like it matters,” Barnes said. “For the most part, this team has done that.”

FILE - Admiral Schofield, #5, during the game against Kentucky at Thompson-Boling Arena on Jan. 6, 2018.

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