University of Tennessee Athletics
Weekly Wrapup: March 20-24
March 24, 2017 | General
Karen Weekly won her 1000th career game and Tennessee earned five awards in the past week
Softball
WEEKLY WINS HER 1,000TH GAME AS VOLS BEAT NORTH CAROLINA -- Tennessee co-head coach Karen Weekly earned her 1,000th career victory as the 19th ranked Volunteers cruised to a 9-2 win over No. 25 North Carolina on Wednesday night at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
Swimming & Diving
STONE FINISHES FOURTH ON 1-METER AT NCAAS -- Competing in a world championship-caliber final, Tennessee junior Liam Stone took fourth on the 1-meter springboard Thursday at the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.
Football
SPRING FOOTBALL: VOLS COMPLETE DAY TWO -- Sunny skies and warm temperatures greeted the Tennessee football program on Thursday afternoon as it put in two hours of work at Haslam Field in its second practice of the spring.
Baseball
TENNESSEE DRIVES PAST MARSHALL, 7-1 -- Tennessee's offense combined for five doubles and scored seven unanswered runs to defeat the Marshall Thundering Herd, 7-1, Wednesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Women's Basketball
WBCA HONORS DESHIELDS, RUSSELL -- The Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced the All-Region nominees for the 2017 WBCA Division I Coaches' All-America Team, and Tennessee redshirt juniors Diamond DeShields and Mercedes Russell are on that list.
Men's Basketball
HUBBS EARNS NABC ALL-DISTRICT ACCLAIM -- Tennessee basketball senior Robert Hubbs III landed another postseason honor Wednesday, as the Vols' top scorer received second-team standing on the 2017 NABC All-District 21 Team.
Track & Field
TRACK & FIELD CENTRAL: TENNESSEE RUST BUSTER -- Tennessee track & field will open the 2017 outdoor season by hosting the Tennessee Rust Buster at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium on Saturday.
Men's Golf
VOLS WIN KINGSMILL INTERCOLLEGIATE WITH FANTASTIC FINISH -- Junior Lorenzo Scalise and redshirt freshman Nolan Ray fired rounds in the 60s on Tuesday and the Tennessee men's golf team came back from three strokes down to win the Kingsmill Intercollegiate at Kingsmill Resort.
Women's Golf
PIETILA, WARREN NAMED SEC GOLFERS OF THE WEEK -- After the Tennessee Volunteers carded a second place finish at the 3m Augusta Invitational, senior Hannah Pietila and junior Blakesly Warren were named Co-SEC Women's Golf Players of the Week. Pietila and Warren garnered the accolades following an eighth place tie at the tournament.
Women's Tennis
VOLS RETURN HOME FOR PAIR OF TOP-30 MATCHUPS -- The 23rd-ranked Tennessee women's tennis team returns home this weekend to face a pair of Top-30 opponents at Barksdale Stadium.
Men's Tennis
VOLS LOSE TO #8 TEXAS A&M ON ROAD COURTS -- The Tennessee men's tennis team lost to eighth-ranked Texas A&M 7-0 on Thursday at the Mitchell Tennis Center.
Coming Up This Weekend
Friday - 3/24
| Baseball | at Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss. | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| Softball | vs. Ole Miss | Knoxville, Tenn. | 6 p.m. ET |
| Women's Tennis | vs. Mississippi State | Knoxville, Tenn. | 6 p.m. ET |
| Swimming & Diving | Men's NCAA Championship | Indianapolis, Ind. | All Day |
Saturday - 3/25
| Baseball | at Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss. | 3 p.m. ET |
| Softball | vs. Ole Miss | Knoxville, Tenn. | 6 p.m. ET |
| Track & Field | Tennessee Rust Buster | Knoxville, Tenn. | All Day |
| Swimming & Diving | Men's NCAA Championship | Indianapolis, Ind. | All Day |
| Women's Soccer | at Carolina Courage NWSL | Charlotte, N.C. | 5:30 p.m. |
Sunday - 3/26
| Baseball | at Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss. | 2:30 p.m. ET |
| Softball | vs. Ole Miss | Knoxville, Tenn. | 1:30 p.m. ET |
| Women's Tennis | vs. Ole Miss | Knoxville, Tenn. | 1 p.m. ET |
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