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CAMPUS Although Phase II of the Student Union has already been open this semester, its grand opening is set to take place this week.

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CITY Kacey Musgraves, a six-time Grammy award winning artist, performed a high-energy, sold-out show at the Tennessee Theatre last Tuesday.

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OPINIONS What do the NIT Tournament, Jill Stein and defunct football leagues have in common?

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SPORTS March Madness is in full swing, and the Tennessee men’s basketball team avoided catastrophe against Iowa this past weekend to stay alive in the NCAA Tournament.

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COLUMBUS, OH - MARCH 24, 2019 - Forward Admiral Schofield #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament second round game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Tennessee Volunteers at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. Courtesy of Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics

Vols advance to Sweet 16 for first time in five years CORY SANNING Staff Writer

Lamonte Turner had been in this position before. He remembered the pain of falling drastically short of Tennessee’s goal of a national championship a year ago.

As Sunday’s matchup with Iowa neared its close, it appeared the Vols were headed towards another gut-wrenching upset. Only this time, their veteran poise proved to be enough.

Despite surrendering a 25-point lead in the second half, Tennessee found a way to hang on in overtime to advance to its first Sweet 16 appearance since 2014, a reality that Turner is not taking for granted.

“It feels great, feels great just knowing we get to play another weekend and get another chance to compete,” Turner said. “That’s what we want and that was part of our plan all along.”

The last time the Vols advanced past the round of 32, Rick Barnes was coaching at Texas and Admiral Schofield was a junior at Zion-Benton Township High School, dreaming of playing on this stage.

Fast forward to today and the two are just a pair of wins away from accomplishing a feat

Tennessee basketball has yet to experience.

They certainly didn’t make it easy, but that’s an aspect of the game that the Vols have come to accept as a commonality.

“One of the things we always say is that it doesn’t have to be perfect because basketball is never perfect,” Schofield said. “Most of the time that’s how a game goes.”

Red-hot from the opening tip, Schofield was in a comfort zone in the first half, notching 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting. He would score just two points following the intermission, but it was his off-the-court contributions that stood above the rest.

Not only did the senior guard hold himself out of the game during the extra period, but Schofield was effectively coaching the team from the sideline.

On several instances, it was Schofield, not Barnes, in the coach’s box shouting instructions.

When he wasn’t close to the court, he was the first to greet his teammates in the huddle and one of the last voices they heard when it broke.

Barnes, who coached future NBA stars Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge at Texas, had yet to have a player of Schofield’s caliber take that initiative. It’s that willingness to sacrifice for the better of the team that makes him stand out from the crowd.

“I really respect and admire him for that, he was watching the game and knew they’d go at him with four fouls,” Barnes said. “You admire a player that’s willing to do that. He stayed engaged and that’s what you want to see.”

While that may have been the first thing on Barnes’ mind when he walked into the locker room following Sunday’s conclusion, it definitely wasn’t the last.

With his game suit drenched in water from the countless plastic bottles that were poured over him, Barnes wiped off his face, slicked his hair back and had but one parting message for his players before heading to the podium.

“All I can say is, Sweet 16 baby!” Barnes said with a smile.

What a difference a year makes. The Vols were in tears a year ago as they sat in the locker room in Dallas, wondering how they let what looked like a sure victory slip through their fingers.

Jordan Bowden kept a towel over his head.

Jordan Bone courageously fought through the agony as he composed himself to address the media. In the end, it was no use. Tennessee is a team that wears its heart on its sleeve in both victory and defeat.

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Student Union to officially open with celebration KYLIE HUBBARD Editor-in-Chief

Phase II of the Student Union opened its doors to start the spring semester. Its official grand opening won’t let the building kick off its tenure without a bang, however.

With 10 events planned over 16 hours on March 29, Student Union Director Ian Crone said the event will celebrate all the Student Union isfrom sun up to sun down.

“We wanted to celebrate the many ways that students and the community will engage the Union from dawn until late at night,” Crone said.

Eating, socializing, working, listening to music and relaxing is just what the Student Union provides as the university’s living room, according to assistant director in the Center for Student Engagement Tyger Glauser.

“Through this celebration, we hope that the campus will get to eat a lot of great food, socialize at all of the activities, paint a picture, hear some great music, and relax in the many spaces it has to offer,” Glauser said. “Our goal for the day is for the campus and community to create memories in our new living room.”

Organizations from across campus are involved in the grand opening, including the Division of Student Life, the Office of the Chancellor,

File / The Daily Beacon Campus Events Board and the Asian American Association.

“Everyone connected to UT has a role in creating and engaging in the university community,” Crone said. “As such, it was critically important for the Grand Opening celebration to involve and highlight organizations and entities who will bring life to the Union.”

Glauser served as lead planner for the event, while working closely with Crone, Assistant Director for Student Union Events and Operations Alison Ward and the rest of the Student Union

staff.

“It takes a village to put together an event this size, from the vendors to the volunteers to the Union staff,” Glauser said. “I’m looking forward to seeing everyone come together in true Volunteer spirit to make this a day to remember.”

Events will start at 7 a.m. in Student Union Room 172 with a free breakfast item taste testing. Every 30 minutes until 9 a.m., new breakfast foods will be shared while supplies last.

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Annual student-run night market to conclude Culture Week, feature different food, performances CAT TRIEU Staff Writer

The Campus Events Board and Asian American Association are teaming up to bring back a Culture Week favorite, the 865 Night Market, for the third year in a row.

Every year, the event includes various multicultural student organizations providing a range of food, performances and activities for attendees to learn more about the cultures the student body represents.

“The 865 Night Market is a significant event of Culture Week because it highlights UT’s diversity through the gathering of not only a diverse student body, but also the sharing of culture and customs through food, music and dance,” Nam Le, senior studying biological sciences and social chair of AAA, said.

This year’s 865 Night Market marks Le’s first experience working behind the scenes of the market. As head of the media and marketing committee for the Night Market, Le oversaw many changes in the promotion of the event, including redesigning the logo and creating the Night Market’s first Instagram account

“This year, I am very grateful to be a part of the biggest student-led event hosted solely by student organizations,” Le said. “With this year being my first year on the executive board, the ability to merge my work with the association with the event was a major factor in my involvement.”

Meanwhile, this year’s market will be senior studying kinesiology and president of AAA Juvi Mallari’s third 865 Night Market.

“I wanted to get involved with (the 865 Night Market) because there’s really nothing like this in any other university in the south, and it’s important to keep it going,” Mallari said. “It has always been my favorite time of the year, because it’s a chance for UT to be immersed in a traditional Asian night market.”

Student organizations like the Japanese Culture Association, Korean Student Association and Chinese Culture Club will be at the 865 Night Market to sell food and share information about their respective cultures. Attendees will even get the opportunity to get henna tattoos.

The market will also be rife with performances, including Korean pop dance group Kascade and breakdance group VolatomiX. While put on by the CEB and AAA, the 865 Night Market will feature more than just Asian

cultures.

The Latin American Student Organization will have its own table selling churros, while the German Club will be making bratwurst for attendees to purchase.

Foods and items at the market can be purchased with cash or via Venmo.

“The event is about the community that surrounds UT and the rich culture that the campus fosters,” Le said. “(Members of AAA) emphasize the idea of inclusion in the Asian American Association, and this idea means bringing together everyone around the Knoxville community to celebrate the meaning of diversity.”

The market will also coincide with the grand opening of the Student Union, with the market being located in the courtyard. Le encourages students to come out to both events with the variety of activities available through them.

The 865 Night Market, as per tradition, will run from 9 p.m. to midnight on March 29 and conclude Culture Week. Other events of the week will include Identity Button Making and Tan France’s lecture on Monday and the Mahogany Soul Cafe and the Religious Panel on Tuesday.

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UT student lined up to perform for Opry Entertainment BAILEY FRITZ Staff Writer

Students at UT are surrounded by culture emulating the history of the South, particularly through country music, since the campus is located just a few hours away from Nashville, also known as Music City.

Rebecca Lee Daniels, sophomore in social work, has been singing her whole life, but only put her talents on display when she first sang at her eighth grade talent show. At 16, Daniels began singing at open mics in her hometown in northeast Tennessee. She received assistance from her aunt Lucinda, a singer/songwriter located in Charlotte, and her father, who is also a musician.

“Growing up I always took his knowledge and understanding of it for granted but now I am so thankful,” Daniels said.

“He was patient with me while I found my voice and discovered how amazing music is. I wouldn’t be doing music at all if it wasn’t for him. He’s my biggest supporter.”

Daniels taught herself guitar at 15, as

she was too nervous to sing on her own and thought that having a guitar as a shield would be less scary. She sings many different genres, including Americana, folk, country and jazz.

I thought it was fake or way too good to be true but it’s real... I really hope I get to play there some more.

Rebecca Lee Daniels

Daniels mainly performs near her hometown, but she has recently taken part in a statewide songwriting contest and has some upcoming shows in Gatlinburg. Additionally, towards the beginning of the semester, Daniels received a mes-

sage from a woman from the Opry Entertainment Group. She was looking for local acts that represented the region to sing at Blake Shelton’s newest restaurant in his Ole Red franchise, and she wanted Daniels to be a part of it.

“I thought it was fake or way too good to be true but it’s real,” Daniels said. “I got offered three shows their opening month of March and had to use up all of my absences in my classes for the gigs because they’re all Thursdays at lunch time but it’s so worth it. I really hope I get to play there some more.”

As more music opportunities appeared for Daniels, she realized that she wanted to pursue music as a professional career.

“I was seeing all my friends get into their core classes of engineering or biochem and I was so jealous because I just wasn’t feeling that fire and spark with my major,” Daniels said.

Although Daniels said she will miss UT, she has made the decision to transfer to Middle Tennessee State University for her career path.

“Nashville is such a hub and special place for music because it is so cherished and valued there. I am so excited and hopeful about finding my place in this ca-

reer field whatever and wherever that may be,” Daniels said.

Jalyn Westmoreland, junior in animal science, is a friend of Daniels and enjoys her performances.

“I cannot be happier for her for this new opportunity. Everyone will love her instantly because she’s a fantastic performer and singer along with an insanely kind personality,” Westmoreland said. “I see Rebecca thriving with her music and making it big anywhere she goes. I have personally watched her work so hard to get where she is today and she deserves all this and more. Her next big stop will be Nashville and there’s no doubt in my mind that she’ll win the hearts of everyone there as well.”

Overall, Daniels is excited to kick-start her new path pursuing music and moving on to new opportunities.

“I have been extremely fortunate that wonderful opportunities have always found me whether it be being offered an awesome gig or meeting a right person at a right time,” Daniels said. “I’ve learned there’s always a silver lining because even from my lowest point I have created music and music is the most magical thing in the world.”

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CITY NEWS

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All about Kacey Musgraves’s sold-out show in Knoxville MAGUIRE JAMES Staff Writer

Six-time Grammy award winning artist Kacey Musgraves performed a sold-out show at the Tennessee Theatre Tuesday evening. Fresh from her six Grammy wins, Musgraves showed off her country roots with a a high-energy show.

The venue was packed with younger people, their parents, and older people who might not have been to a show in years. The atmosphere screamed modern pop country.

It was almost as if all of mainstream Nashville was packed into one room.

As I followed the sea of cowboy hats and bolo ties, I made my way to my seat. Opening for Musgraves was another Nashville artist, Julia Sinclair. Sinclair performed an awesome opening set and got the crowd pumped and engaged. At one point, Sinclair was able to get the entire audience to turn on their flashlights and sway them to the tune of their songs.

After a quick set change, Musgraves and her band took the stage. The audience soon erupted in screams and cheers for the 30-year-old artist, with a standing ovation from the very beginning. With two middle

fingers up in the air, Musgraves greeted the crowd and said that they all deserved to celebrate. I was all about it.

Musgraves informed everyone that this was the two-year anniversary of her first live performance in Portland, Oregon. The show, Musgrave added, was small and happened across the street from Portland’s strip club, the Pitiful Princess. The Pitiful Princess became a ongoing gag for the rest of the show.

Performing many songs from her new album “Golden Hour,” Musgraves constantly interacted with the crowd, waving and high-fiving fans in the front row. I was honestly impressed by her stage presence and down-to-earth personality -- a combination that many performers lack.

In the middle of the set, Musgraves brought out her husband, Ruston Kelly, to perform a Johnny Cash tribute. She explained that the song had been a poem written by Cash to his wife, June Carter, and that Cash’s son wanted Musgraves to make a song out of it. The song was beautiful and a very nice tribute to one of country music’s biggest legends.

Musgraves finished the rest of her set, but not without a surprise. In all my years of concerts, festivals and live event coverage, this might have been the funniest

Award winning country artist Kacey Musgraves performed a sold out show at the Tennessee Theatre. File / The Daily Beacon thing I have ever seen.

As she performed her last song, Musgraves encouraged the audience to sing along with her one last time. Out of nowhere, the backstage crew began throwing giant inflatable light-up balls into the audience. What started off as a little fun quickly turned into a frenzy. The audience was soon caught up in trying to frantically sing along and dodge the inflatable aerial

attacks. Watching concertgoers desperately trying to sing and sip on their vodka sodas getting pelted by a giant beach balls made the show and my night.

Musgraves performed an amazing show and I can see why it was sold out. She brought to the stage high energy, a charming personality and a killer stage performance. She might be country, but she still had the whole place rocking.

Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ will give you nightmares JAKE YODER Staff Writer

“They look exactly like us. They think like us. They won’t stop till they kill us.”

Jordan Peele’s follow-up to his 2017 award-winning horror film “Get Out,” “Us” is finally here. After only one movie, Peele went from a comedy legend to horror mastermind, with “Get Out” blowing audiences away. Does “Us” keep the momentum alive?

The film’s plot spans three decades, beginning with main character Adelaide Thomas’s traumatic experience at Santa Cruz. Thirty years and countless therapy sessions later, Adelaide has managed to overcome the trauma, fall in love and have two children. When her family takes a vacation to a beach near the site of the trauma, doppelgangers of Adelaide and her family appear and begin to torment them.

Jordan Peele continues to impress with a fantastic script and impressive direction.

He manages to make the film consistently

funny without making it a black comedy -a trick that very few horror films are able to pull off.

A phenomenal cast backs up Peele’s script and directing. Lupita Nyong’o gives the standout performance of the film, perfectly conveying desperation, fear and insanity. Winston Duke backs her up as her husband, Gabe Wilson. While mostly providing the film’s comic relief, his character never feels unbelievable.

Shahadi Wright Joseph and Evan Alex prove that good child actors do exist. They not only give good performances as the children of Adelaide and Gabe, but also some truly unsettling performances as their doppelgangers.

“Us” is an incredibly well-made movie.

The cinematography by Mike Gioulakis is stunning. The film consistently blew me away with its beautiful-yet-terrifying visuals, which it accomplished with little to no CGI. The film constantly keeps viewers on edge with a score by Michael Abels. A mixture of unsettling operatic songs and classic violin-filled horror tunes lead to a score

which turns scenes from potentially mundane to horrifying.

While “Us” does more right than it does wrong, it isn’t a perfect film. The ending feels a bit muddled with a reveal that feels unnecessary, leaving the audience with a sour taste in their mouth as the film ends.

While most of the comedy works in the film, a few moments feel very forced and ruin the tone of scenes that would otherwise be terrifying.

“Us” is a movie that will leave many audiences with mixed emotions. The film leaves a lot up to interpretation and doesn’t give the audience all of the answers. It will lead to many conversations about what the ending means, and it might inspire more than a few conspiracy theories. Expect this one to stay with you for a long time after you leave the theater.

Whether you are a die-hard horror fan or simply want a good scare, “Us” will provide nightmares for the week.

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Jordan Peele’s new horror film, “Us” opened in theater on Friday March 22, 2019.

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OPINIONS

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From Hill to Hill: The case for the NIT and similar competitions

EVAN NEWELL Columnist

Like any college basketball fan, I love late March.

It’s when we see the end of the regular season, the drama of the conference tournaments and the last push for resumeboosting wins. All of this culminating in one hectic, stressful Sunday night, waiting to find out who will have the honor of competing in basketball’s greatest challenge –

the NIT. That’s right, the National Invitational Tournament. Two and a half thrilling weeks, 32 average to sub-par teams, dozens – perhaps hundreds – of somewhatinterested fans. And at the end, the strongest among these mediocre squads will hoist a trophy in the Big Apple. It simply doesn’t get better than this.

I’m kidding, of course. The NIT is decidedly not fun to watch. It’s a second-rate tournament, full of teams that weren’t good enough to get into the real one. Many of the players don’t want to be there.

Schools that are invited will sometimes turn it down. Warren Buffett won’t give you a million dollars for a perfect NIT bracket. It is not March Madness; it’s more like March Melancholy.

In addition to the NIT, there have been several professional sports leagues that also fall into this category of lower-tier competition. In football, we’ve had many leagues other than the NFL. To name a few, there was the Xtreme Football League (XFL), the United States Football League (USFL), and, as of this year, we have the Alliance of American Football (AAF). Professional basketball is no different. In the

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1960s and 70s, the NBA’s most famous competitor was the ABA (American Basketball Association).

Each one of these leagues was sort of doomed from the start. They didn’t have the infrastructure, history, fans or familiarity that a league like the NFL does. The existing leagues hold a lot of power, and the smaller outfits can rarely compete with that.

In this way, they are a lot like third-party presidential candidates. We see independent candidates try to compete in most election cycles, but we never see them win.

Think about Gary Johnson and Jill Stein.

They announced their campaigns early on, and they made an effort to be in the conversation. We all knew they were running, yet, at the same time, we all knew they were destined to lose.

Since this is their inevitable fate, there are generally two types of reactions to third-party presidential bids. The first is anger, because we often say these candidates steal votes from the people that actually do have a chance. This reaction, while important, is really complicated, and perhaps a topic for another time.

The other reaction – which is a little

more manageable – is indifference. Like Neyland Stadium’s dwindling student section in the third quarter, the American public looks at this un-winnable situation and walks out, full of either pity or disinterest.

So many of us respond to third-party bids with a collective, “Who cares?”

Someone should care. I don’t mean that in a ‘Gary Johnson has a family and deserves your respect’ sort of way. I mean that there are bigger implications to look out for, even from losing candidates.

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Evan Newell is a senior studying Chemical Engineering.

He can be reached at enewell2@vols.utk.edu.

Columns and letters of The Daily Beacon are the views of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Beacon or the Beacon’s editorial staff.

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Addition and subtraction: Breaking down the Vols’ 2019 coaching staff TYLER WOMBLES Managing Editor

When the Tennessee football team takes the field this season, head coach Jeremy Pruitt’s staff will look a bit different.

The Vols’ coaching staff saw some turnover this offseason, with three members of last year’s staff leaving the program and three new coaches joining it.

Former offensive coordinator Tyson Helton left to become the new head coach at Western Kentucky, former special teams coordinator/ safeties coach Charles Kelly is now with Alabama and former defensive backs coach Terry Fair was relieved of his duties. The holes were filled by Jim Chaney as offensive coordinator, Derrick Ansley as defensive coordinator/ defensive backs coach and Tee Martin as wide receivers coach/passing game coordinator/assistant head coach.

On top of all of that, only five members of last year’s staff are coaching the same posi-

tions they were last season.

If it seems like a lot of change, that’s because it is. Here’s a breakdown of each coach on Tennessee’s staff and their individual responsibilities: Jim Chaney- Offensive coordinator This isn’t Chaney’s first stint in Knoxville.

He coached at Tennessee under both Lane Kiffin and Derek Dooley as offensive coordinator and even served as the Vols’ interim head coach when Dooley was fired with one game left in the 2012 season.

He’s Tennessee’s fourth offensive coordinator in as many years, but fans are excited for what Chaney brings to the table, as he is a wellrespected coach who has worked with multiple big-name programs and recently had success with SEC-peer Georgia.

Derrick Ansley- Defensive coordinator, defensive backs coach Ansley was considered a strong hire for Pruitt when he replaced Fair this offseason.

He comes to the Vols from the NFL’s Oakland

Head football coach Jeremy Pruitt watches the replay with referees during game against Auburn on Oct. 13, 2018 at Jordan-Hare Stadium. File / The Daily Beacon Raiders, where he served as Jon Gruden’s secondary coach for one season. Prior to that, he worked with Pruitt at Alabama and had a stint at Kentucky. He is returning to Tennessee after serving as cornerbacks coach in 2012.

“We are very familiar with each other,” Pruitt said of Ansley. “It’s good to work from

the back to the front (of the defense). I think he brings a lot of experience. He has coached a lot of really good players. And probably, when I start a sentence, he can finish it.

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Vols get series win over South Carolina after big eighth inning RYAN SCHUMPERT Staff Writer

It appeared like the Vols were facing a bad case of deja vu on Sunday afternoon. Just like Saturday night, the Gamecocks took a 3-2 lead in the seventh inning.

It looked even more alike when the Vols got the bases loaded with nobody out in the eighth, but this time Tennessee got the at-bats it needed to give it a 6-3 victory.

Tennessee jumped on South Carolina in the first inning. Justin Ammons led off the inning with a single to right field. After Ammons stole second and Al Soularie was hit by a pitch, Evan Russell broke out of a slump with an RBI single.

The Vols were able to extend the lead in the fourth inning thanks to some fielding mistakes by the Gamecocks.

Ricky Martinez led off the inning with a single and Landon Gray got him to second on a sac bunt. Jake Rucker flew out for the second out of the inning. With Max Ferguson at the plate TJ Shook threw a pair of wild pitches that scored Martinez.

After walking Ferguson, Shook’s day was done.

The sophomore ended the day with 3.2 innings pitched, allowing five hits, two runs, a walk and a strikeout.

South Carolina cut into Tennessee’s lead in the fifth inning as it tallied a run.

A one-out double by Noah Campbell got

a runner on base for the Gamecocks and a TJ Hopkins single put South Carolina on the board.

After walking a batter in the sixth, Neely’s day was done as Garrett Crochet came in to replace him. Neely had a solid outing for the Vols, throwing 5.1 innings, allowing five hits, one run and striking out four.

“He got us a little deeper into the game,” head coach Tony Vitello said. “It helped our bullpen situation.”

South Carolina got a two-out rally going in the seventh inning as a Luke Berryhill walk gave South Carolina runners on first and second. Chris Cullen, who hit the game tying double Saturday, came through for the Gamecocks, doubling to deep right center, giving South Carolina the 3-2 lead.

“That lineup is murderer’s row there a little bit,” Vitello said. “They got some older guys like Cullen that you’d like to think you can get them out, and he’s not hitting .300, he might by the end of the year, but that guy has been in some awfully big situations.

“He made us pay a couple of times.”

Tennessee threatened in the seventh, but an inning-ending double play halted the Vols’ rally.

Al Soularie walked to lead off the eighth inning and Pete Derkay was hit by a pitch to give Tennessee two on and nobody out.

After Ricky Martinez singled to center and Soularie held up at third, the stage was set the same as the night before- bases loaded with

nobody out in the eighth inning with South Carolina clinging on to a 3-2 lead.

On Sunday Tennessee got the at-bats it needed.

Connor Pavolony chopped one to second base that scored Soularie to tie the game. It also advanced the other two runners to give the Vols runners on second and third for Jake Rucker.

Rucker got down 0-2 in the count, but his grounder got through the Gamecocks infield, scoring the go-ahead runs.

“My mindset was just to spread out and not do too much,” Rucker said. “I was just trying to put the ball in play and get a run in.”

Rucker reached second on the throw home and after a wild pitch was at third base. Max Ferguson flew out to left field, but hit it deep enough for Rucker to tie up and extend the Vols’ lead to 6-3.

“It felt really good,” Vitello said. “You kinda want to get over the hump… I firmly believe it’s about being competitive in your at-bats and putting good ones together.”

The four RBIs all came from Tennessee freshmen.

“They’re pretty skinny for freshman, but they got a lot of heart,” Vitello said. “Those are guys with track records of being winners…

Those new guys really bring a new element and a new attitude to our team that we not only have been lacking in recent history, but for quite a while here.”

Garrett Crochet stayed in the game in the ninth, securing the win for the Vols. The soph-

#4, Jay Charleston, slides into home during the game against the University of South Carolina on Sunday March 24, 2019 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Nathan Lick / The Daily Beacon omore’s 3.2 innings pitched were good enough to give him his second win of the season.

“We had a future big leaguer on the mound and he was going to compete his heart out,” Vitello said. “What happened, happened and fortunately for today we got the win, and a lot of that had to do with Garrett Crochet pitching his butt off.”

The win gave Tennessee a SEC series win that it desperately needed after getting swept at Auburn last weekend.

Tennessee will return to action Tuesday against ETSU before heading west on Interstate 40 to take on Vanderbilt next weekend.

PUZZLES & GAMES

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SPORTS//BASKETBALL

The Daily Beacon • Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Notebook: Vols avoid meltdown against Iowa, advance to Sweet 16 CORY SANNING Staff Writer

If Tennessee was looking to put any doubt regarding its contention status to rest, it certainly didn’t do so in Columbus on Sunday, despite the final score suggesting otherwise.

Overcoming its second round demons of a year ago, the Vols avoided another second half meltdown, downing Iowa 83-77 in overtime following a hellacious Hawkeyes’ surge coming out of the locker room.

Advancing to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014, UT now find itself two wins away from its first Final Four appearance in program history.

Some takeaways from Sunday’s game:

Poor second half start manifests once again While Tennessee is known for its hot starts early, it is just as notorious for its porous efforts coming out of the intermission. Sunday was no different.

Not only did the Vols begin to turn the ball over at a frantic pace, but they were forcing contested shots and their communication on defense was anything but sound.

Admiral Schofield and Grant Williams

picking up their third fouls within minutes of each other certainly didn’t help. When it appeared they had stemmed the tide midway through, Iowa found itself on the comeback trail once again.

“We let them come down, get us in foul trouble and let the momentum of the game mess with our offense a bit,” Lamonte Turner said. “Once we settled down and realized we had our game in our hands, we were fine.”

Using an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to five with just under eight minutes remaining, the Hawkeyes continued to capitalize on countless Tennessee turnovers.

Trimming the lead to one with just under four minutes to play, Iowa had swagger, confidence and all of the momentum.

Veteran poise buoys Vols in overtime Despite lacking it down the stretch of regulation, Tennessee’s veteran poise it had played with nearly all season showed up in the knick of time.

On the outside, the Vols appeared to be reeling following Iowa’s massive comeback.

On the inside, they were as cool as the other side of the pillow.

“For us to be able to fight through that and get the win is big-time,” Kyle Alexander said.

“It comes down to stops and execution and

COLUMBUS, OH - MARCH 24, 2019 - Guard Lamonte Turner #1 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament second round game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Tennessee Volunteers at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. Courtesy of Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics you can’t turn the ball over like we did early in the second half.”

Opening up the extra period on a 7-0 run, Tennessee quickly seized back the momentum it had gift-wrapped for Iowa in the second half. Even with Schofield on the bench, the Vols continued to fight and scrap.

One of the country’s most lethal groups on the offensive end, the Hawkeyes struggled to find their mark from distance. In the second

half and overtime, they were just 3 of 11 from beyond the arc.

“That’s what our game plan was to keep them off of the 3-point line,” Jordan Bowden said. “Lamonte did a big-time job making Bohannon take tough shots and running him off of the line.”

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Lady Vols succumb to late rally, drop First Round match against UCLA WILL BACKUS Asst. Sports Editor

The past month has been filled with nothing but mystery for the Tennessee women’s basketball team. It spent the better part of the second half of the season sitting on the bubble, waiting to see whether it would miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time in team history.

In a season filled with negatives, the Lady Vols caught a break after a decent showing in the SEC Tournament, earning an 11-seed in the NCAA Tournament in the Albany Region, playing their first round game in College Park, Maryland, against No. 6 seed UCLA. With a chance to finally silence some doubters, and prove that it belongs in the postseason for more reasons than just name recognition, Tennessee lost control late en route to an 8977 loss to the Bruins.

It’s Tennessee’s first First Round loss since 2009, and just the second time in the team’s history. In addition, it’s the first time since 1985 that the team has won less than 20 games, posting a final record of 19-13.

The team, and head coach Holly Warlick, know that the future is now foggy.

“It’s out of my control,” Warlick said. “I love

this program, I love what it stands for… When you have an administration that steps up and treats women equally to men, that’s special.

“Do I want to continue coaching? Absolutely. If it needs to go in a different direction, that’s not up to me.”

For a time, it looked as if the Lady Vols had gained control of the game. Early in the fourth quarter, they took their first lead of the game after trailing almost wire-to-wire. UCLA consistently held a double-digit lead that was as large as 17 points.

The first half was marked by a lack of effort on Tennessee’s part. With seven turnovers in the first quarter, it dug itself in a hole that looked almost insurmountable. The Bruins were in control for almost all of the first 20 minutes of play, carrying a 44-32 lead in the half.

The story was largely the same to start the second half, with UCLA surging to its aforementioned 17 point lead. It wasn’t until early in the third quarter that the Lady Vols finally began to show some life.

A layup by Jazmine Massengill with 8:44 left in the fourth quarter gave Tennessee its first lead of the game at 59-58. From that point onwards, the two teams were like a pair of seasoned fighters, trading blows, with neither giving any ground.

Head women’s basketball coach Holly Warlick during game against Vanderbilt on Feb. 3, 2019 at Memorial gymnasium.

Caitlyn Jordan / The Daily Beacon That is, until Tennessee appeared to get gassed. The Bruins slowly started to hit their stride, and quickly took another double-digit lead with about two minutes left. The Lady Vols looked dead in the water, and fell apart down the stretch.

UCLA closed the fourth quarter well and

surged to its double-digit win. A dance with three-seed Maryland now awaits, a team that holds the home court advantage.

With a season filled with largely negatives now over, ending on a low note, Tennessee faces an uncertain offseason containing more questions than answers. It could be a tumultuous few months for a very young team.