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CAMPUS Alina Fernandez, daughter of former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, spoke on campus Tuesday, with a debate ensuing during the lecture.
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Hype videos are a key part of the sports experience. Just how effective can they be?
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CITY Kelle Jolly’s Women in Jazz Jam Festival is coming back to Knoxville, and its creator hopes to help women in music overcome hurdles.
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Vols look for SEC Tournament title after regular season drop Caitlyn Jordan / The Daily Beacon
SPORTS The Tennessee men’s basketball team is ready for the SEC Tournament. But how have the Vols graded out in the last few games?
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UT sponsored guest speaker Alina Fernandez — daughter of former Communist leader, revolutionary and dictator Fidel Castro — spoke to students and critics about her father, her experiences living in Cuba and the impact of Castro’s Cuba on the world Tuesday evening. Hosted in the new Student Union, Fernandez spoke about her upbringing and the events that led to and proceeded Castro’s rise to power. Fernandez began with describing the environment of Cuba under former military colonel, president and dictator Fulgencio Batista. Fernandez touched on the tortures and assassinations committed by Batista until his exile on Jan. 1, 1959. Fernandez recalled watching the TV as a toddler, seeing a seven-hour victory speech from the man she would eventually learn to be her father. What started as a sliver of hope and change for the future soon made Cuba a major player in the international nuclear conflict of the Cold War. Fernandez explained how Cuba changed to a police state that was surrounded in fears of coups and disloyalty towards the government. As schools closed, food became
Speaker Alina Fernandez — daughter of former Communist leader, revolutionary and dictator Fidel Castro — spoke to students and critics about her father on Tuesday March 12, 2019. Nathan Lick / The Daily Beacon scarce and massive power shortages became abundant. Over 40,000 children fled Cuba in what’s known as the Peter Pan Operation. After finding out who her father was as a teenager, Fernandez began to feel pressure being the daughter of the man in charge. “People started coming up to me and asking me things as the messenger to the man with absolute power,” Fernandez said. “I couldn’t give them any answers.” Fernandez, along with her daughter, was
forced to flee Cuba in December 1993 under disguise and immigrated to the U.S. Although serious topics, Fernandez sprinkled in some humor throughout her stories. The lecture seemed like a civil and engaging historical discussion until the question-and-answer portion of the presentation.
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Kentucky faculty jazztet performs original work COLEMAN NUMBERS Senior Staff Writer
When one ponders the whereabouts of jazz, Kentucky isn’t the first locale that springs to mind. Nevertheless, this Tuesday, a faculty quintet hailing from Tennessee’s northern neighbor delivered a lively, varied performance. The University of Kentucky Faculty Jazztet consisted of Raleigh Dailey on piano, Paul Deatherage on drums, Danny Cecil on bass, Miles Osland on saxophone and flute, and Bradley Kerns on trombone. Kerns is the most recent addition to the ensemble. Osland is the director of jazz studies at the University of Kentucky; each of the other members are instructors in their respective instrument areas within Kentucky’s music school. The group, which also goes by the moniker of the “Osland-Dailey Jazztet,” released their debut album, “Catch This,” in 2009. Their latest offering, “The Mendoza Line,” was released in 2013. The Jazztet has been busy touring the Southeast this spring: previously, the group performed at Appalachian State University, Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport, and
Farragut High School. They are set to preform at Tennessee Tech on March 13. Their hour-long recital mainly featured Dailey’s original compositions. The exploratory sound of the Osland-Dailey Quartet is reflected in the playful titles of their pieces—“Dawn Treader,” “Jules Verne” and “Title Goes Here,” to name a few. Feel and tone ranged wildly from piece to piece—some compositions found Dailey alone at the piano, working out winding, expressive melodies. Other pieces allowed every performer to jump into the mix, creating a collage of sounds that were simultaneously frenetic but controlled, like a well-choreographed fight scene: sizzling cymbals met head to head with the silken tones of the piano, and veering solos from the wind section backed up against commanding fills by Deatherage. The Jazztet was greeted by a number of UT music students; for them, the recital was more than an hour of sonic recreation. Timothy Guinn, a sophomore majoring in music education and a trumpet player, explained that all music students are required to attend a certain number of recitals depending on their instrument area. While Guinn is training mainly in the classical tradition, he appreciated the change in pace that
the Jazztet offered. “Classical is what I mainly focus my time in, but it’s good to get out of my little zone of classical music,” Guinn said. As a sophomore music student, his approach to listening to great musicians has shifted. “Whenever I first started here … I tended to try to analyze the concerts, analyze their performance … but as I kept listening more, I tried to enjoy the music for myself,” Guinn said. Hope Williams, also a sophomore majoring in music education with a concentration in trumpet, emphasized the analytical aspect of attending the school’s recitals. “That analytical aspect is good to have … so that you can be like, ‘I like how they did that, I’m going to remember how they did that and incorporate into my playing,’” Williams said. For this concert, Williams was especially drawn to Osland’s expressive playing. “I really liked how he was doing his body movements,” Williams said. “Whenever he played really high, he moved his whole body sideways.” In addition to attending guest recitals, music students observe their own professors in a performance setting.
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How 60 seconds of ‘hype’ can rally fans for an entire season SARAH WILSON Contributor
The anticipation of the game builds within you; the rumble of the crowd beats against your eardrums and your heart pumps faster with every passing second. Your eyes widen, bigger and bigger, as they take in the sight of the star players on your favorite team masterfully execute plays and slam dunk over the heads of their competitors. You can almost feel heat radiate off of your screen, as it mirrors an image of the basketball court reflecting lights bright enough to burn holes through the rubber bases of the shoes adorned by the players. Time nearly stands still as you witness in amazement: A player jumps not four, not five, but six feet off the ground and gracefully delivers that beautiful, burnt-orange ball into the arms of a carefully netted basket. It’s all so exciting, but the best part? You haven’t even been to the game yet. With the help of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, shortform videos have made their way into the sporting industry as a tool to rally fanbases and attract new supporters by showcasing montages of game highlights set to backgrounds
of bass-heavy, high-intensity music. These videos, often no longer than three minutes in length, have taken the name “hype videos;” and fans love them.
It makes you feel like you’re there, in the game, watching all of these insane things happen in front of you, and then you get even more excited for the next time you get to see them play. WILL PARKER JUNIOR STUDYING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Long-time Vols fan and junior studing chemical engineering, Will Parker, considers hype videos as a form of “mental pre-gaming” for when it’s time to watch the real deal. “It’s everything good about the game all packed in to one thing,” Parker said. “It makes you feel like you’re there, in the game, watching all of these insane things happen in front
of you, and then you get even more excited for the next time you get to see them play. It’s awesome.” Many of these videos rack in thousands, if not millions, of views. Making a video worthy of that many views, however, is not a task for just anyone. As it goes with most viral-worthy content these days, there is a whole team of creators working diligently to produce content worthy of that much attention. Mason Burgin, senior communications major at UT, works as an intern on the digital media team for UT Athletics. There’s a lot of criteria that goes into making a video worthy of the title “hype.” “A good one is creative, unique, full of great shots and well edited … a great video is more than just highlights on plain music. The goal is always to drive people to get people behind the team,” Burgin said. Burgin’s favorite video produced this year for the UT men’s basketball team is called the symphony video, and for good reason. It is the second most interacted with video they have put out, and it is the sum of multiple working parts; the entire men’s basketball team, the symphony and UT’s Pride of the Southland band. It’s a masterpiece of all things Tennessee and Knoxville, and it does its job to rally up fans. The video is still circulating around Twitter and
Caitlyn Jordan / The Daily Beacon has garnered over 300 thousand views thus far. Whether the video features a montage of slam dunks with voice overs of players speaking intensely about the importance of hard work and following the path to success, or a slowmotion clip of the entire team jumping up at the same exact time, several feet in the air as one player hurls the ball into the basket, each serves a purpose as old as time — to rally the fanbase. The only thing different this time around is that fans can do so from the comfort of their couch.
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Women in Jazz Jam Festival returns to Knoxville this weekend BAILEY FRITZ Staff Writer
March is Women’s History Month, and one local festival will celebrate women’s contributions to jazz. Kelle Jolly’s Women in Jazz Jam Festival is returning to Knoxville. The festival runs from March 15 to March 16. Although the Friday event has an admissions cover, all events on Saturday are entirely free and open to the public. Donations, however, are welcome. Kelle Jolly is the founder and organizer of the festival, which is celebrating its fourth year. She explained that she believes the biggest hurdle women have to pass through in music as opposed to men is networking, branching out and finding work, so this festival was a way to help with that. “I started the festival because even groundhogs have a day, and I feel like women in jazz needed to have a platform where they were celebrated. They needed a platform where they can be inspired and a place where they can collect and get to know each other,” Jolly said. On Friday evening, the festival officially opens when the Women in Jazz Jam Festival Band returns to the Knoxville Museum of Art’s Alive After Five Concert Series with a perfor-
mance at 6 p.m. Tickets are all sold at the door, and the admission fee for the show is $15 for adults, $10 for students or members and free for children under 17. On Saturday, the celebration of the festival moves to the Knoxville Center Mall in the ground floor suite across from the mall security office. Performances by students in the Desperate Times Clarinet Jazz Combo and Flutopia: A Very Jazzy Flute Ensemble will begin at noon. Led by Lynn Gorbski, these two groups consist of students from West View Middle School and Lincoln Heights Middle School in Hamblen County. At 1 p.m., UT student Anna Helms will perform with her ensemble, and afterwards, she will lead a jam session. This jam session is open for all musicians to come and share their talents. Additionally, a “Women in Music Gathering” networking event will begin at 2 p.m. Women who perform or work in any genre of music are encouraged to attend and bring promotional material as well. Discussions regarding women in the music scene will be led by organizers of the festival, and a jam session will also be held during this section of the festival. After the “Women in Music Gathering,” a performance will start at 4 p.m. with local jazz vocalist Jeanine Fuller. At 5 p.m., pianist, vocalist and composer Amy K. Bormet will perform. Bormet is the founder and executive director
Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, the headlining artist of the Jazz Jam Festival. Courtesy of Women in Jazz Jam Festival of the Washington Women in Jazz Festival and just recently released her new album, “AmyAna.” “She’s been a mentor to me ever since I started my festival. … Her festival is ten years old and mine is only four years old, and I’ve always been able to call on her with any questions,” Jolly said. Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, the headlining artist of the festival, will perform at 6 p.m. Watkins has over 60 years experience as a blues musician; she toured with the Music Maker Re-
lief Foundation, as well as the all star Women of the Blues “Hot Mamas” in 1998. “When I get on stage, it’s electrifying. I light up and get into the crowd. That’s what I call ministering to the public,” Watkins said. In her solo career, Watkins received a W.C. Handy Blues Award nomination in 2000 for her first CD, “Back in Business.” Watkins also has experience working with musical legends like James Brown, B.B. King and Ray Charles. Merchandise will be available at the events, and donations are fully welcomed.
Parades, music and more: Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Knoxville BEN WINIGER Staff Writer
It’s time for the Tennessee River to run green once more. Saint Patrick’s Day is soon upon us, and Knoxville’s providing plenty of opportunities for you to celebrate the holiday. Knoxville Saint Patrick’s Day Parade March 16, starting at 1 p.m. Celebrate your Gaelic side with the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. The parade will showcase a variety of floats, organizations and shades of green. The event will start at Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum at 1 p.m. and disband past Barley’s Taproom and Pizzeria on Jackson Avenue. The full parade route can be found at the parade’s website. Knoxville Cel-O’bragh-tion March 15, 6 p.m.–10 p.m. and Mar. 16, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Cel-O’bragh-tion is the parade’s pre-party at Krutch Park. The event will feature food vendors, live music, games and an inflatable pub. The event is kid friendly, so bring your young ones. On the 15th, Way Sneaky Eddie will
play from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. On the 16th, four artists will play from 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Those artists are Black Oak Brass Quintet, Whiskey Compass and Tuatha Dea. Knox Shamrock Fest March 15, 3 p.m.–10 p.m. and Mar. 16, 10 a.m.– 10 p.m. The East Tennessee Kidney Foundation is back once again to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. Their two-day long Shamrock Fest offers family fun through live music, inflatable obstacles courses, a carousel and other activities for attendees of all ages. If interested, show up at Market Square on March 15 from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. or March 16 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Four Leaf Pat March 16 at 8:00 p.m. This concert is for dancers and singers alike. The Bijou Theatre is hosting Four Leaf Peat, a band that’s performed traditional Irish music for over 15 years. Whether you’re in the mood for a jig or a ballad, Four Leaf Peat has you covered with their fiddles, dulcimers, flutes and guitars. St. Patrick’s 5k March 17, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. If you’re in an active mood, Knoxville is hosting its 7th Annual Saint Patrick’s Day 5k.
St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated March 17, honors Ireland’s legendary patron saint, who died on that day in 461. Courtesy of Tribune Media sign-ups end on March 15 at 11:59 p.m., and line-up starts on March 17 at 2:00 p.m. All proceeds from the race will go Emily’s Power For A Cure, a foundation for neuroblastoma research.
St. Patrick’s Kid’s Craft Day March 17, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. The Knoxville Center is offering another great opportunity to get Gaelic with a free event offers an afternoon of festive crafting.
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Live a little: The best Knoxville meals for under $15 CAT TRIEU Staff Writer
One of the major disadvantages of being a broke college student is feeling like you have to live off of free food offered by events around campus or pizza and ramen. However, occasionally eating outside shouldn’t be too heavy on the wallet, especially if you know where to go and what to get. Here are some local places where you can have a nice meal for under $15. Breakfast and brunch Treat yourself occasionally by going out for “the most important meal of the day.” While Waffle House or IHOP may seem like easy go-to places, local restaurants like Pete’s Coffee Shop Restaurant and Colonel’s Cafe offer decent prices for a variety of breakfast dishes. At Pete’s, you can get two-egg omelettes for eight dollars, depending on what you want to put on it. For an extra egg, the restaurant charges just a dollar more. If you’re looking for more of an all-around breakfast, Pete’s “Southern Breakfast” contains a biscuit with two eggs, fried chicken, gravy and
fries for nine dollars. For those who like their breakfast to be on the sweeter side, customers can get two pancakes with bacon or sausage for seven dollars. Colonel Cafe also offers several southernstyle breakfast options. Hearty breakfast items like steak and eggs don’t cost more than eight dollars, while omelettes cost as little as $6.29. Colonel Cafe’s breakfast burrito, filled with eggs, sausage, ham or bacon, peppers and cheese served with grits and toast, costs eight dollars. If a full-out breakfast is not your style, local coffee shops like the Golden Roast, Honeybee Cafe and Third Creek Coffee offer pastries and more delicate breakfast dishes to go alongside a cup of joe. Lunch and dinner While lunch or dinner pricing might be a little more than breakfast, getting a meal under $15 is definitely not too hard of a find. Asian restaurants offer plenty of dishes that cost under $15. While many authentic Chinese restaurants are “family style,” meaning several dishes are meant to be ordered and shared among groups of people, plenty of people go to Chinese restaurants and order entrees for themselves. At Asia Kitchen, almost every dish is under $15.
Humans of Knoxville: Allyson Stotts ALEY SASPORT FUTURE Student
Allyson Stotts is from Decatur, Tennessee, which is 45 minutes from Knoxville. She is currently a student at UT and she works at the Hodges Library as an assistant. What does she do at the library? She helps out with the printers and computers if needed. Her favorite spot on campus is the Eno forest. An Eno is a type of hammock. The Eno forest is in between the Art and Architecture building and HSS. Her favorite sport is football and her favorite football team is the Tennessee Vols. She is majoring in special education and American sign language. Allyson likes to fill out her planner in her free time. This article was written with coordination from the UT FUTURE program, a campus program that looks to help young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities make a successful transition from high school to adult life.
Allyson Stotts is a UT student studying special education and American sign language and is Aley’s peer mentor for the semester. Aley Sasport / The Daily Beacon
Szechuan Garden Chinese Restaurant is slightly cheaper than Asia Kitchen, with most of their dishes being under $10. You can get pho, the staple Vietnamese dish, for under $10, with the average bowl of pho costing as little as $8.75 at Bida Saigon and around $10 at Pho 99. If you’re craving Japanese food, most of the fried rice and and noodle dishes at Kaizen are $15 and under. While sushi is usually pretty pricey, you can actually get a roll at Jai Dee Thai and Japanese Cuisine for as little as five dollars, with the more extravagant rolls costing around $15. Sushi rolls at Chaiyo Thai and Sushi Bar are roughly the same pricing as Jai Dee. Although Nama Sushi Bar is a little more on the expensive side than Jai Dee’s and Chaiyo, you can get half-priced sushi on Mondays and Thursdays 4 p.m. until closing time. While Jai Dee is always a go-to for decently priced Thai fried rice and curry, Little Bangkok is another Thai restaurant with a nicer setting and wider range of food options. While the restaurant is a 20-minute drive away from campus, the wide array of rice, noodle, assorted meat and curry dishes might well be worth the drive. Gosh Ethiopian Restaurant offers a variety
of Ethiopian cuisine with meat and vegetarian options for under $15. While more expensive than the average traditional American food restaurant, Calhoun’s offers several barbecue and chicken plates for under $15. Even infamously pricey Market Square restaurants like Cafe 4 have dishes that resemble those in nicer restaurants for a lower price, such as grilled chicken and jalapeños macaroni and cheese for $13. Other ways to be cost-effective when eating out While a lot of restaurants offer the chance for broke college students to chow down a nice meal every now and then, there is more to being cost-effective when going out for a meal then just ordering the cheapest entrees. If you would rather spend more money on food or even just don’t mind drinking water alongside a meal, don’t order special drinks like tea, coffee or even a soft drink. The average cost of getting a drink that’s not water is around three dollars, which can add up significantly as you eat out more. Even if you barely drink anything other than caffeinated drinks, you might want to think more about spending money on better-quality and more filling foods rather than what you drink with it.
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SPORTS // BASKETBALL
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Lady Vols Grades: SEC Tournament performance average NOAH TAYLOR Contributor
With the regular season behind them, the Tennessee women’s basketball team was looking to improve their postseason stock in the SEC Tournament. There, the Lady Vols split two games, getting a much-needed win against LSU before falling to the top-seeded Mississippi State Bulldogs in the quarterfinals, 83-68. Whether or not the showing was enough to convince the NCAA Selection Committee that remains to be seen. Still, the win over the Tigers on Thursday didn’t hurt, and their ability to once again hang with the Bulldogs for three and a half quarters may help as well. Here is a closer look at how Tennessee performed in both games.
Backcourt
Grade: B-
To have any sort of chance in the SEC Tournament, Tennessee desperately needed its guards to have its best games. More often than not this past season, the Lady Vols had suffered too much from inconsistency out of the unit, having their best scorers go through slumps that the team could not overcome. That was not the case on Thursday against LSU. After scoring 10 or less points in the last three regular season games, sophomore guard Evina Westbrook looked like the player that Tennessee heavily relied on earlier in the season, recording a 20-point showing against the Tigers and following it up with 19 points against Mississippi State. From the field, Westbrook was a combined 17-of-29 and a combined 3 for 5 from beyond the arc in both games. Also a factor for the Lady Vols was senior guard Meme Jackson, who tallied nine and 13 points respectively, including a pair of big threes in the first half against Mississippi State. In limited action, freshman guard Zaay Green only managed a total of five points on Thursday and Friday, which effects the grade here a bit, as well as the fact that out of the 26 turnovers committed by Tennessee against Mississippi State, 15 were given up by guards.
Frontcourt
Grade: C
After a strong close to the regular season, the frontcourt was relatively quiet in the SEC Tournament. That isn’t to say that they didn’t play a part in the win over LSU. In a game where nearly every statistical category was neck-and-neck, Tennessee was outscored in the paint, 36-34, but managed to out rebound the Tigers, 31-28.
Sophomore forward Rennia Davis made the biggest impact for the group, scoring 19 points versus LSU and adding 16 more against Mississippi State. Senior forward Cheridene Green totaled 16 rebounds and 15 points in both games, while freshman forward Mimi Collins had a solid outing against LSU with 10 points and 3 rebounds. The Bulldogs dominated the Lady Vols in the paint, however, outscoring them 48-24.
Offense
Grade: C-
For the first time in what seems like an eternity, Tennessee was able to have multiple players on the floor contributing on the offensive end between Westbrook, Davis and Jackson. Against LSU and Mississippi State, the Lady Vols shot nearly 50 percent from the floor and more than 47 percent from the perimeter in the loss to the Bulldogs. What has been a back-breaker for Tennessee throughout the season is long scoring droughts while the other team goes on runs. That didn’t seem to be a problem in either game as the Lady Vols were the team that closed the game out on a run to top LSU, and were respectable against a Mississippi State team that was just better late in the second half. But turnovers plagued Tennessee against the Bulldogs, giving the ball away 26 times, leading to 30 points on the other end.
Defense
Grade: C
While Tennessee gave up some big threes against LSU in the first half, the Lady Vols recovered to hold the Tigers to just 3-of-11 from three-point range for the game. Versus Mississippi State, they held the Bulldogs to just 2-of-9 for 22.2 percent. Mississippi State was able to do its damage, thanks in part to Tennessee turnovers, in the paint, where they were better than 50-percent. Despite that, the Tennessee defense out-rebounded the Bulldogs offense, 21-13, but could not return the favor in turnover margin as Mississippi State committed just 11. While the defense did enough to hold off LSU long enough to grab the lead late in the fourth quarter and hold it there, it could not do the same to Mississippi State late in the second half.
#0, Rennia Davis, attempts a layup during the SEC Tournament against Mississippi State on Friday March 8, 2019 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. James Klein / The Daily Beacon utes of action. In the game against Mississippi State, Rae Burrell notched a few important baskets en route to a four point outing, but the unit was again not a big enough factor to make much of a difference as freshman Jazmine Massengale and Green only added 2 and 3 points respectively.
Coaching Bench
Grade: B
Grade: D
Normally, the performance out of Mimi Collins in the LSU game would bode well for the bench players’ grades, but the freshman actually found her way into the starting lineup in both games. The Lady Vols got a total of four points off of the bench against the Tigers, thanks to two points apiece from Zaay Green and Kasiyahna Kushkituah, despite the bench seeing 55 min-
Tennessee seemed resigned to its fate following a terrible loss to Vanderbilt, but seems to have realized what is at stake in the last three games. If when things are going bad, the blame ultimately goes to the top, so should the good. Head Coach Holly Warlick seems to have gotten through to them as of late, at the very least as evidenced by the dominant win at Ole Miss, the close win against LSU and the fight
they showed for most of the game against Mississippi State. Warlick also made the lineup change by putting Collins in over Green, which paid off with Collins scoring 10 points in the win over LSU.
Overall
Grade: B-
Tennessee will have to wait until next Monday to find out if the last couple of games were enough to sneak them into the NCAA Tournament field. As of right now, it was enough for ESPN Bracketologist Charlie Creme to put them as a projected 11 seed in the Greensboro, NC Region against Arizona State. In Greenville, Tennessee played like a team with a purpose for a game and a half, getting some good performances out of Westbrook, Collins, Jackson and Davis while showing that they can hang with the SEC Champion.
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The Daily Beacon • Thursday, March 14, 2019
SOFTBALL
No. 5 Lady Vols run-rule Middle Tennessee State STAFF REPORT Aubrey Leach was the first hitter up in the Lady Vols’ lineup. She would knock a single to reach base in her first at-bat. Haley Bearden drove in Leach with a single before the first inning was over and it was the first of Leach’s three runs scored on Tuesday. The Lady Vols (19-3) defeated Middle Tennessee (13-12) 8-0 in the one-game Midstate Classic. Nine different Lady Vols recorded a hit, and four players recorded multiple hits. The game would end in a run-rule. Leach was one of the Lady Vols with multiple hits in the game and was also the only Lady Vol to record a walk. Amanda Ayala had two hits and recorded three RBIs. Chelsea Seggern had two hits and drove in a run. Cailin Hannon recorded
a pair of hits and scored a pair of runs for the Lady Vols. Ashley Rogers took the pitcher’s circle for the Lady Vols on Tuesday. She was electric the entire evening, going for six innings, only giving up two hits and one walk and recording nine strikeouts in the complete game shutout effort. Middle Tennessee would only put runners in scoring position twice. The Lady Vols combined for 13 hits against Middle Tennessee. Ayala and Seggern were the only players for the Lady Vols to record extra base hits, each adding a double to the stat sheet. The Lady Vols’ lineup was putting pressure on the Middle Tennessee pitching staff from the first batter in the first inning. Amber Baldwin gave up most of the hits against Tennessee. She allowed 10, giving up six earned runs and only recording one strikeout.
The Tennessee softball team only had a 2-0 lead heading in to the bottom of the fifth inning. In the frame, the Lady Vols would record three runs before hitting for their first out. With the lead 5-0, the Lady Vols had the bases loaded and chose to add Savannah Huffstetler to the lineup. The move proved successful, as she hit a sac-fly and recorded an RBI in the at-bat. Ayala’s extra base hit was timely; it was the last hit of the game. After Ayala put the ball in play, two Lady Vols would come around to make the score final. It was her second double of the year. The Lady Vols will be back in action this weekend, taking on Brigham Young and the Texas Longhorns. The team will play Brigham Young Thursday and Saturday and will play Texas Friday and Sunday. All games will be at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
BASKETBALL
No. 8 Vols looking to make run in SEC Tournament CORY SANNING Staff Writer
At this point a year ago, Tennessee was riding a wave that included a program-best record under Rick Barnes while celebrating their first SEC Regular Season Championship in nearly a decade. The aspects surrounding this year’s team are slightly different. While the No. 8 Vols (27-4, 15-3 SEC) boast one of the country’s best overall records, they are coming off a stretch that saw them drop three games in less than a month. His postgame attire in Auburn wasn’t drenched with celebratory water, and Barnes’ thoughts couldn’t have been further from The Plains on Monday as he prepares his team to do something it couldn’t last season. “When you look back at where we are today, these guys have a lot to be proud of, and the fact that we’re disappointed is a good thing for our program,” Barnes said. “We had a chance to be a part of back-to-back championship regular seasons, but it’s hard to do that.” With the bitter taste of falling just short of one of their goals still freshly in their mouths, the Vols returned to practice with one goal on their mind: consistency. Tennessee continues to allow teams to get uncontested looks from 3-point range while getting to the free-throw line at a far lesser extent than when they were running away with games by double digits on a nightly basis. It’s an issue that has plagued them since their program-record 19-game win streak came to an end. “It really goes back to the other three losses we had this year, they pretty much played out the
same way, with too many threes and not getting to the foul line enough,” Barnes said. “There’s a big discrepancy if you look at our four losses.” Despite Tennessee’s early offensive dominance, teams have had success making it tough on them to score, and at the forefront of those struggles has been Lamonte Turner. The former SEC Co-Sixth Man of the Year is coming off of one of his worst outings of the season, shooting just 1 of 8 from beyond the arc against the Tigers. One of the conference’s most explosive scorers, Turner is capable of catching fire on any given night and has been instrumental in Tennessee’s rise to prominence under Barnes. He recorded four games with 20 or more points and reached double figures 18 times last season and that total has decreased to just 10 this year. Those struggles aren’t hindering Tennessee’s preparation for Nashville, however, and their head coach is a big reason why. “You have to stay together, stay focused on the game plan, not letting the emotion of the game overwhelm you,” Barnes said. “You just have to stay locked in to playing good basketball.” As for Turner, while his shot selection has been a big question mark as of late, his track record suggests that a breakthrough could be coming in the near future. It all begins with his mindset, something that Barnes feels has been lacking in terms of deciding what shot to take. “I think he’s pressing too hard to make a three. Again, you go back to his games, we wouldn’t have won the Ole Miss game without him and all his mid-range action,” Barnes said. “I think he’s taken tough shots, and when you take tough shots, it puts more pressure on you to make a shot.” The No. 3 seed in this year’s tournament, Ten-
#13, Jalen Johnson attempts a layup against Mississippi State on Tuesday Feb. 5, 2019 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Caitlyn Jordan / The Daily Beacon nessee will face a much more difficult path to the SEC Championship Game this time around. With potential rematches against Kentucky and Mississippi State looming, the Vols won’t be dealt the same easy hand that they were blessed with in St. Louis. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Whether the tables will turn in their favor remains to be seen, but the Vols are now on the doorstep of what they have been waiting for all year long. Chances at redemption don’t come around often, and Barnes is looking to make the best of it. “You just hope your guys, again, like any other game, are locked in knowing that it is a tournament,” Barnes said. “If you want to continue to play in the tournament, you have to win.” Tennessee will face the winner of Thursday night’s game between No. 6 seed Mississippi State and Texas A&M/Vanderbilt on Friday at approximately 9:30 p.m. ET at Bridgestone Arena.