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The Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team celebrate after defeating Georgia at Thompson-Boling Arena on March 3, 2018.

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Vols clinch share of SEC title for first time since 2008

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Asst. Sports Editor Shortly before tipoff of Tennessee’s game against Georgia, the result of the Auburn versus South Carolina game had been decided.

The Tigers held off the Gamecocks, meaning the Vols game against the Bulldogs was being played for a chance to win a share of the SEC championship.

An SEC Championship is something Tennessee fans hadn’t seen since the season of 2008, so they were more than prepared for the occasion.

For the third time this year, the Vols had a sellout crowd in attendance, and they used it to their advantage down the stretch in a 66-61 win over the Bulldogs.

“They knew what they were playing for and I really had talked about at some point in time we need to break through and beat Georgia,” head

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coach Rick Barnes said. “We knew it was going to be tough.”

The win snaps Georgia’s five-game winning streak over the Vols, clinching Tennessees’s first SEC regular season Championship since 2008.

Unusual Trends: The last five games of the Georgia-Tennessee has brought unusual trends, and that continued on Saturday in Thompson-Boling Arena.

Entering the game, the Bulldogs ranked 13th in the SEC in 3-point shooting, and the Vols were one of the best SEC teams at defending the 3-pointer.

Using the numbers, Georgia 3-pointers seemed like it’d be on of the Vols least concerns, but that change quickly.

In the first half, the Vols allowed the Bulldogs to shoot 7-of-12 (58%) from three-point range.

In the second half, the Vols fared much better against the 3-pointer, holding the Bulldogs to 1-of-6 in the second half.

“I thought they were terrific in the first half,” Barnes said. “I told the team at halftime

I thought we guarded well. I thought some of them were tough shots.”

Many times this season, the Vols have been the team getting out to a quick start, controlling the first half.

Saturday, that wasn’t the case.

Instead, the Bulldogs grabbed the lead early in the first half, forcing the Vols to play from behind.

This time, it was Tennessee closing the game out strong, overcoming a slow start.

Overall, the Vols trailed for over 31 minutes in the game, and spent another three minutes tied.

“I just hey, this is not going to be easy, it’s not supposed to be easy, and we stayed with it,” Barnes said.

Duo leads the way: Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield have been the top-scoring options for the Vols all season, and they showed why against Georgia.

Each player notched 12 points in the first half, keeping the Vols within reach of the Bulldogs.

In the second half Schofield and Williams

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continued to lead the attack—finishing with a combined 45 points—scoring 23 and 22 points, respectively.

Williams was on the bad side of a few foul calls that led to him fouling out with 3:33 left in the game.

With Williams out of the game, it was Schofield who hit the game-winning shot to put the Vols over the edge.

“The biggest thing, is it’s next man up,” Schofield said. “The biggest thing for me was asserting myself as the alpha-dog and it worked out.”

What’s next: An Auburn win sealed the Vols into the number two seeding in the SEC Tournament next weekend in St. Louis.

The Vols will play Friday evening at 7 p.m. eastern (6 p.m. central). They’ll play the winner of Texas A&M and LSU. “Everything we’ve done in the off-season is adding up, and we still have more to do,” Schofield said.

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Economics professor garners appreciation Kylie Hubbard

Asst. News Editor To those who know him, Kenneth “Ken” Baker is a legend. To those who have yet to meet him, he’s a myth. But to Baker himself, he’s just a man.

Knoxville is just the latest stop on Baker’s career trail, with 16 years at UT under his belt. Baker, a professor of economics, earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Kentucky (UK) before receiving his masters and doctorate in environmental economics at the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque.

During his undergraduate studies, Baker tested multiple majors before landing on economics at UK. “I didn’t start with economics. I didn’t even know what economics really was when I was a freshman or a sophomore. That was not where I was going to go,” Baker said. “I went back to economics, did really well again, and at that point I was like, okay. I’ve taken three classes, I’ve gotten high As in all of them — maybe the universe is trying to tell me something.”

In the fall of 2002, the universe once again intervened for Baker. After teaching a few classes in Kentucky and Florida, Baker was asked to try a position at UT. “They were looking to hire someone permanently, I was looking to go somewhere permanently, but I never really found another job I liked,” Baker said. “They never really found anyone that wanted to come and teach big classes, so after two or three years of both of us trying to change we decided we’re just going to keep it as is, so we’re just going to hire you permanently now instead of on a temporary basis.”

Baker has maintained this permanent residence for 16 years and has garnered a student fan base, with a 4.5 rating on review website Rate My Professor.

“It’s nice to have high numbers or whatever, but really what I’m trying to do is to still get better, or at least not get worse. Maybe once a semester, at the end of the semester, I’ll go in and look and glance and see maybe the new ones ... and I’ll read the comments more than anything else,” Baker said. “For me, that’s where it’s the most useful.”

Christian Vossler, head of the economics department, praised the lasting impact Baker makes on his classes of 300 students with a “mix of charisma, intelligence and connections between textbook concepts and day-to-day life.” “(Baker) teaches more students than any of the department’s faculty. Despite the challenges of large-section courses, he is among the very best teachers in the university,”

Dr. Kenneth Baker is a professor of Economics at the University of Tennessee.

Emily Gowder / The Daily Beacon Vossler said. “He remains at the leading edge of instructional technology and pedagogical practices. Even for courses he has taught many times before, he continually strives to refresh and improve course content.”

Vossler said that after UT implemented a promotion system a few years ago, Baker was made the first senior lecturer in the Department of Economics. Baker is also currently being considered for a promotion to Distinguished Lecturer.

Baker serves as the faculty advisor for six different student organizations and is a member of Faculty Senate and the Undergraduate Council.

“He interacts well with the faculty and is always willing to help when needed – a true ‘Volunteer,’” Vossler said. “In fact, he is the department representative for the Big Orange Family Campaign. I just heard today that 100 percent of the department faculty have donated to UT this year.”

Vossler recognized Baker’s reputation outside of the classroom, as well.

“What I have always found striking is, outside of work, (Baker) is somewhat of a celebrity. Current and former students readily approach him and start up a conversation.

Importantly, not just the star students seek him out,” Vossler said. “On countless occasions, I have heard students praise Ken while stating that they received a bad grade or even failed his class or otherwise found it to be extremely challenging.”

The students and university have immersed Baker in a sea of orange, literally.

“The first football game I went to, not knowing what to expect, I wore a green t-shirt, and people were telling me that they could spot me from the other side of the stadium, that they could see me from 500 yards away,” Baker said. “So after that, you learn pretty quickly.”

Now a football season ticket holder, Baker enjoys games in the fall and women’s basketball in the spring. His love of women’s basketball didn’t come naturally, though.

“I was like, ‘Okay, so when’s the (men’s) basketball game? I was so clueless. They were like no, this is it, this is what we’re watching,” Baker said. “But I learned pretty quickly ... that’s the one that’s more of the big story at UT. Pat Summit and everything that she did, there’s no equal to that.”

With a legacy of his own, Baker pushes students to continue through the tough times to begin their own legacies.

“Follow your dreams. Finish,” Baker said.

“There’s a lot of people who struggle, and for whatever reason — maybe it’s financial, maybe it’s academic, maybe it’s emotional reasons, but whatever — get the help if you are struggling, get whatever help you need, and definitely see it through and try to finish.

It kind of sets up a better life just in general for the next 50 years if you have that degree. I think it’s going to be a good decision.”

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Nick Cannon to join multicultural lecture series Cat Trieu

Copy Editor

Nick Cannon will be featured in a lecture presented to the UT community on April 9.

The Office of Multicultural Student Life (MSL) will host Cannon, famous businessman and program creator of comedy show “Wild ‘n Out,” to speak as part of the Young Professionals Lecture Series in AMB room 210.

Hosted by MSL through the Black Cultural Programming Committee (BCPC), the series is designed to host young African Americans who have contributed significantly to society to talk and interact with students on campus.

“This event is a yearly staple event for us that was created about 12 to 13 years ago as a way to bring a brand name young professional to campus in an effort to speak to the campus and community about any helpful tips to navigate the young professional world,” coordinator of MSL Anderson Olds said.

Cannon will be speaking on his achievements as a young businessman, especially when it comes to navigating a career early in life. Olds describes Cannon’s lecture as having an emphasis on doing “things that are a part

of who you are and not just doing something to do it.”

With Cannon’s experience in fields like acting, comedy, poetry, activism and television, Tavina Malone, vice chair of BCPC and senior in interdisciplinary studies, believes that Cannon has achieved “longevity that many striving for careers in the entertainment industry dream of.”

“From this lecture, we are hoping that his story inspires and pushes our attendees to follow their dreams and gain further insight into the life of a business mogul in the making that defied the odds,” Malone said.

With past lectures presented by “The Cosby Show” actress Phylicia Rashad, who played the character Clair Huxtable, and civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson drawing audiences of more than 150 people, Olds expects the Young Professional Lecture Series to have similar success.

“The feedback we have gotten has been extremely positive, and people have given us good names to try and bring for next year,” Olds said.

Olds said he wanted students to not only enjoy a fun and interactive event but also to learn about different tips to use in their future careers.

“I would say for them to prepare themselves

to hear someone who is extremely funny, talented, motivated and accomplished,” Olds said. “For them to prepare for a lecture that they can take information from and use it right now in their college careers but more importantly can use it for the next step after graduation.”

Malone agreed, believing that hearing tips from Cannon in person will be more inspiring and helpful.

“I would like our audience to leave the lecture having learned something new, feeling empowered and like they can truly achieve their goals, whether it is in the entertainment industry or other sectors,” Malone said.

“I would encourage students and all of Knoxville to attend by letting them know that there is so much we can all learn from (Cannon) and that this is an opportunity to understand more about the entertainment industry from a professional and personal standpoint.”

At the end of the event, there will be a Q&A session as well as a meet-andgreet with Cannon. The lecture will be open to UT students and the general public. Entry will be free for opted-in students and $5 for opted-out students and non-students.

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Student organization bridges technology with tinkering Paige Greene

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Paige Greene

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Following a resurgence of do-it-yourself and do-it-with-others projects nationwide, the Maker’s Club looks to bring the spirit of the maker movement to UT campus.

The club is dedicated to encouraging “student creativity and innovation,” Chase Cumbelich, club president and junior in electrical engineering, said. The idea for the club was born when Cumbelich was working on a personal project and realized there was very little interdisciplinary cooperation for him to utilize.

“We are engineering — primarily — right now,” Cumbelich said. “That being said, we’re about to team up with the College Entrepreneurs Organization. Our end goal is to wind up as, basically, an organization that anyone on campus can join and contribute to.”

Alex Weber, junior in electrical engineering and vice president of the club, said that its principal objective is networking.

“We have such a diverse collection of students (in engineering),” Weber said. “To me, that’s really great. You didn’t really see any clubs that consisted of a huge network of people collaborating on projects together.”

Beyond networking opportunities, the Maker’s Club also provides access to existing campus resources, including the Innovation and Collaboration Studio (ICS) inside Perkins Hall and laboratories belonging to the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering (MABE).

“There’s no real clubs focused around using the facilities we have on campus. The facilities have been here. I just feel like there’s not enough attention getting drawn to them,” Weber said.

“So (our goals are) being able to get word out, provide resources to people and coordinate people with ideas to people that can help make them happen.”

So far, the Maker’s Club has fleshed out two such ideas.

“We’ve pretty much been leading the charge for (the 3D-printing of prosthetics),” Cumbelich said. “We actually delivered our first prosthetic in December to one of our own club members.

She helped with printing it out and building it.”

The prosthetic arm and hand, which now belong to freshman in biomedical engineering Riley Toll, were made using 3D printers in MABE facilities.

The organization has also partnered with the materials science and engineering department for a project called Printers for Patients.

The teams will collaborate with East Tennessee Children’s Hospital to 3D-print toys for children who are patients at the hospital.

Other events hosted by the club have includ-

ed two E-Waste Salvage Days, one of which occurred last February. The club collected electronic waste materials, such as old or broken cell phones and laptops and appliances, like microwaves, to salvage their electronic components.

Remaining waste was brought to UT Recycling, which accepts electronic waste year-round.

Additionally, the club will be bringing a Maker’s Fest to Hodges Library on April 12.

Students who contribute to the Maker’s Fest will be able to present projects they’ve completed, and they can work with others to make their ideas come to life.

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being able to get word out, provide resources to people and coordinate people with ideas to pleople that can help make them happen.”

Alex Weber, junior

“That’s (Maker’s Fest) going to be alumni donors, venture capitalists, senior design students, people from our club, and we’re advertising to all clubs on campus to see if they want to bring anything. We thought it was going to be pretty small, but it’s turning out to be a pretty big event.”

Cumbelich said that collaborations with UT Medical Center, the Department of Physics and local high schools are also in the works.

“We’re starting to really try to do some community outreach,” Cumbelich said. “Our end goal is to make a really big impact not just at UT but in Knoxville in general.”

Weber expressed his excitement for the takeoff of the maker’s movement in Knoxville.

“I’ve always had that idea: Why pay for something if you can do it yourself?” Weber said. “I think a lot of people come to engineering school to make something, and then they end up getting the knowledge and know-how but never can quite pull enough resources together or even find somebody they want to pick up their gap in knowledge. I think by providing that to students, once people see that it’s there, it’ll never go away.”

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Pups and their owners dressed in festive costumes to march in the MardiGrowl pet parade on Mar. 4, 2018. Emily Gowder / The Daily Beacon

Thousands of people, pets parade for Mardi Growl Christopher Salvemini Contributor

Pitter-patter footsteps filled the streets of downtown Knoxville on Saturday when over 2,000 people marched with their pets from Old City to Market Square.

Competing in a costume contest along the march, participants dressed their pets up in beads and skirts for Mardi Growl, the Young Williams Animal Center (YWAC) version of Mardi Gras. Roads around Market Square, including Gay Street and Locust Street, were closed off while costumed participants, dogs and a few foxes paraded through downtown.

Mardi Growl is a community event organized by the YWAC which aims to raise awareness for the organization. The animal center seeks to provide permanent homes for animals and promotes animal welfare.

It is also the municipal animal shelter for Knoxville, which means it takes in and cares for animals given up by their families and strays until they can be placed in new homes.

“Mardi Growl is our biggest fundraiser of the year,” Hannah Overton, an organizer of the event, said. “It’s just a huge party for all the four-legged friends in Knoxville and their owners.”

Families filled Market Square with beads dangling from their necks, music welcoming them as the smells of warm pretzels and dog fur surrounded the park. Both owners and their dogs dressed up in costumes for the

event. Free dog toys and treats were provided by a few vendors, and toward the front of the square, participants struggled with their fidgety pets to sit still for pictures.

This year’s Mardi Growl was sponsored by the Old City Wine Bar, with 91 other vendors for pet toys, pet health and pet-friendly hotels set up in Crutch Park and Market Square.

Awards were given out after the parade by Star 102.1 hosts Marc Anthony and Kim Hansard for categories including best dog couple, best naked dog and best costume.

Planning for Mardi Growl starts five months in advance. This year’s was the longest event in the 11 years it has been held, lasting from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It was also one of the largest, with a crowd that gathered in the thousands for the parade and more vendors than the YWAC has ever had before.

“I think they’re (the YWAC) very important,” Ken Unger, who brought his white schnauzer with beads around its neck, said.

“They are so many animals that need homes, and it’s all-important to give them loving homes.”

The YWAC took in 9,547 animals in 2017. It also organized 5,824 adoptions and returned 1,591 pets to their owners. It saved 84 percent of animals brought to it with lifethreatening conditions including disease and malnutrition.

“We are a resource for the community,” Overton said. “We try to help people keep their pets. Our vision is a home for every pet in the community, and that is always our goal.”

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BOSS annual showcase inspires thought through dance Cat Trieu

Copy Editor This weekend the BOSS Dance Company performed a variety of unforgettable and mesmerizing dances.

The BOSS Dance Company, a project of the Dance Society at UT, is comprised of 60-80 student dancers who rehearse and work year-round on pieces to showcase the best dancers at the university. This year, the showcase was in Clarence Brown Theatre for three nights, from March 1-3.

The Dance Society at UT is a student organization that allows students to perform in different styles of dance and also advocates for dance education. Auditions for the BOSS showcase are in August, and dancers have rehearsals on Sundays throughout the year. “(Dancing) has definitely been a stress reliever for me, since college courses are a little rough,” Shannon Tester, senior in art, said. “I always look forward to dancing on Sundays.”

The showcase featured a variety of dance styles, ranging from contemporary to hiphop, with dancers from all backgrounds and majors. The set included light-hearted performances like the Rockettes-inspired “New York, New York” and fun, non-musical tap pieces such as “Acing A Capella” to keep the audience engaged.

The showcase also included more unprecedented pieces, including “Fired Up!” which featured 10 dancers performing a jazzy, diva-like rendition of Funky Green Dog’s song. Another act included seven dancers dressed in black and white representing “love, regret, and envy in a deadly mix” through their dance choreographed to “Is It a Crime?”

Hip-hop made a few appearances throughout the night in a student-choreographed and “military-style” routine to Janet Jackson’s famed “Rhythm Nation” and party-style “BOSS To Da Wall.”

Unique and eerie contemporary performance “Coven” included cloaks and spiderlike movements to demonstrate a coven’s ritual in the woods, differing vastly from all the other performances for the night.

While these dances had lighter themes, others heavily revolved around social topics ranging from religion to body image.

An inspiring dance entitled “Why Not Me” featured contemporary dancers performing to a speech by motivational speaker and former UT football player Inky Johnson.

The speech focused on “realizing that this life is bigger than you and a gift.” Another piece also featured an inspirational speech called “Those Without a Voice,” with dancers dressed in everyday clothes to represent

Malala Yousafzai’s words about understanding others’ experiences and listening with an open heart.

Contemporary performances included “Wait For It” from “Hamilton,” which conveyed the message that waiting does not necessarily mean weakness, and “Finding Individuality,” which demonstrated how to fight off peer pressure to find themselves.

Contemporary dances with a touch of hiphop such as “The Breakdown of a Breakup” showed the self-destruction of someone dealing with the aftermath of a painful breakup.

“Canvas of Grace,” on the other hand, was a religious contemporary performance, and “West Coast” dealt with the issues of glamour and perfection prevalent in Hollywood.

“Reborn” celebrated self-love and individual beauty, addressing the problem of women’s physical and emotional scars due to body image issues.

Tester’s stepmother Esther Tester described the themes as those of “selfworth” and “self-identity.” “(The dances) were just beating against societal norms, saying, ‘No, you can’t define me. I am who I am regardless of how you define me,’” Tester said.

The night ended with the “Raise a Glass” performance by the seniors of BOSS dancing to a compilation of Beyonce songs like “Run the World” and “Formation.”

BOSS Dance Company performed at the Clarence Brown Theater on Feb. 2, 2018. Moses York / The Daily Beacon

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Battle of star posts sides against Lady Vols in loss Tyler Wombles

Sports Editor

It was the matchup that had twice been postponed.

And it didn’t go the way that Tennessee wanted.

Star center A’ja Wilson was unable to play in the Gamecocks’ previous two contests with the Lady Vols, both wins for Tennessee, due to separate ailments, and her status was in question for Friday’s SEC Tournament quarterfinal contest.

But, despite not starting, the 2017 First Team All-American came off the bench and faced off against redshirt senior center Mercedes Russell, a strong performer in the post herself.

The duel ultimately favored South Carolina, as the Lady Vols were bested by the Gamecocks 73-62, ending their two-game run in the SEC Tournament. “(Wilson is) a really good player,” senior forward Jaime Nared said. “I think she helped them with their press because she is a big body.

She’s good at scoring around the rim. We knew that. Our game plan told us that. She drove left 90-something percent of the time. I think she scored one left every time.

“That’s just us paying attention to minor details that could have helped.”

Wilson entered the game at the 6:29 mark in the first quarter and ended the half with a team-leading 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting,

while Russell notched just two points with a 1-of-6 mark.

The final stats continued to side with Wilson, as she finished with 24 points. Russell didn’t have a poor performance on the day, as she totaled a respectable 12 points, but she shot just 33 percent from the field, significantly lower than the 60 percent mark she entered the game with.

“I just thought it was a physical game,” head coach Holly Warlick said. “(Mercedes) missed shots. We missed 34 shots in the paint, shots we normally get. It was just a rough night for us inside the paint. Layups, two-foot jumpers. We had our opportunities. We just couldn’t finish.”

Tennessee trailed 16-9 at the end of the first quarter and 33-23 by halftime, not able to find much success offensively. Freshman guard Anastasia Hayes led the Lady Vols in scoring, with 10 points at the break.

The Lady Vols came out of halftime hot and cut the Gamecocks’ lead to just 39-35 in the third period. They trailed by just five points, 48-43, at the conclusion of the quarter.

But, just as soon as Tennessee had staged a resurgence, the Gamecocks notched one of their own, going on a 13-0 run to extend their advantage to 61-43. South Carolina held control for the rest of the game, handing the Lady Vols the 73-62 loss and tournament exit.

“I don’t think we played our best,” Warlick said. “We could have played better. But you’ve got to put the ball in the basket. And we can create all this havoc and everything, but we’ve got to score. And we didn’t do that tonight.”

Hayes finished as the Lady Vols’ leading

Mercedes Russell, #21, during the game against South Carolina in the SEC women’s basketball tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN on Mar. 02, 2018. Adrien Terricabras / The Daily Beacon scorer with 17 points, followed by Nared with 15. Nared also recorded 13 rebounds, notching a double-double.

One positive statistic for the Lady Vols was their high number of offensive rebounds.

Tennessee grabbed 27 total offensive boards to add to its total rebounds numbers of 43.

“I am happy with the effort,” Warlick said.

“You look at it, and you wonder how we lost

the game. We didn’t do it on just catch and shooting jump shots away from the basket. We attacked the basket. Just the shot wouldn’t go.”

Tennessee will now prepare for the NCAA Tournament. The Lady Vols are hoping for a chance to host the first two rounds and were ranked No. 12 in the latest Top 16 Committee Ranking. Each team in the top 16 of the final rankings will host.

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That narrative changed in Tennessee’s home opening weekend as the defense- particularly the pitching from sophomore Caylan Arnoldstole the show, including during the Lady Vols’ 2-0 win over South Alabama on Sunday.

In a hallmark weekend of her young collegiate career, Arnold (10-0) saw action in all five games of the Tennessee Invitational, which lasted over a span of three days.

“She (Arnold) started off really strong,” co-head coach Karen Weekly said. “Her first

three innings were very good. She was really commanding. Early in the game, ran into a jam but the good thing was she got out of it. Her numbers are looking great.”

Arnold finished the weekend with 30 strikeouts, allowing just 10 hits and only 4 runs, including a complete game versus Charleston Southern on Saturday.

Nine of those strikeouts came in Sunday’s contest versus South Alabama, as both Arnold and junior pitcher Matty Moss, who came in to relieve Arnold in the top of the fifth, held the Jaguars scoreless in Tennessee’s victory to cap off an undefeated weekend.

In just over two innings of work, Moss notched four strikeouts of her own and only gave up one hit in a winning effort.

While pitching highlighted the tournament, Tennessee’s offense got just enough hits and runs to continue the Lady Vols’ 13-game win streak.

Much like in Saturday’s games, Tennessee got the most out of their offensive production in the bottom of the second, putting up a two-spot thanks to a two-RBI triple down the right field line from sophomore Chelsea Seggern.

Seggern built upon her impressive performances from Friday and Saturday, leading the Lady Vols with a hit and two RBI in the game, finishing the day with a .347 batting average.

For Weekly, she believes the offense has work to do going forward to generate more hits at the plate.

“We need to make better offensive adjustments,” Weekly said. “We’re trying to get them to take a better approach up there and be more aggressive. We have to continue to work through the middle of our order and get more production and consistency.”

With South Alabama knocking on the door with a runner on first, looking to cut into the narrow Tennessee lead in the top of the sixth,

sophomore left fielder Jenna Holcomb snatched what appeared to be a sure-RBI off of the turf with a diving catch to make it two outs.

Moss followed Holcomb’s catch up with her second strikeout of the game, putting an end to the Jaguar threat as Moss was able to send down the South Alabama order 1-2-3 in the top of the seventh to give Tennessee its 21st win of the season.

“It’s a win,” Weekly said. “You always want to get a win. South Alabama is a really good team.

I don’t think their record is a good indicator of who they are. Our pitchers did a good job of pitching a shutout. If you can keep a zero on the board, you’ve obviously got a great chance to win.”

The road gets a little tougher for Tennessee as it turns its attention to SEC play. The Lady Vols will take on the 15-7 Missouri Tigers in a three-game series in Knoxville beginning Friday.