No. 13 Tennessee women hold off James Madison 81-69
Jaime Nared scored 19 points, Mercedes Russell added 17 points with 11 rebounds, and No. 13 Tennessee overtook James Madison in the fourth quarter for an 81-69 win in the season opener for both t
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Tennessee Lady Volunteers
81
James Madison Dukes
69
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TENN | 18 | 28 | 12 | 23 | 81 |
| JMU | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 69 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs New Haven Chargers | W 83-40 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | @ Coppin State Eagles | W 98-60 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Duquesne Dukes | W 109-62 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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JumpShot 0:22 81-69
Precious Hall made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 79-67
Foul on Devon Merritt.
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Technical Foul 0:38 79-67
Technical Foul on Tennessee.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 81-67
Jordan Reynolds made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 80-67
Alexa Middleton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 79-67
Alexa Middleton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 78-67
Alexa Middleton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 77-67
Foul on Kamiah Smalls.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 77-67
Alexa Middleton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:23 76-67
Foul on Logan Reynolds.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 76-67
Meme Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 75-67
Meme Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 74-67
Foul on Da'Lishia Griffin.
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LayUpShot 3:16 74-67
Precious Hall made Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:50 74-65
Kamiah Smalls made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:18 74-63
Meme Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alexa Middleton.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 71-63
Kamiah Smalls made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:36 71-62
Foul on Jordan Reynolds.
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PersonalFoul 6:16 71-62
Foul on Jaime Nared.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:32 71-62
Diamond DeShields made Free Throw.
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LayUpShot 6:32 70-62
Diamond DeShields made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 6:32 68-62
Foul on Logan Reynolds.
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PersonalFoul 6:32 68-62
Foul on Diamond DeShields.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:02 68-62
Mercedes Russell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:02 67-62
Foul on Devon Merritt.
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PersonalFoul 7:05 67-62
Foul on Kamiah Smalls.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:26 67-62
Alexa Middleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Reynolds.
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JumpShot 7:52 64-62
Jordan Reynolds made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:12 62-62
Precious Hall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devon Merritt.
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JumpShot 8:36 62-59
Diamond DeShields made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:38 60-59
Foul on Logan Reynolds.
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LayUpShot 9:29 60-59
Mercedes Russell made Layup. Assisted by Schaquilla Nunn.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:52 58-59
Logan Reynolds made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:03 58-56
Savannah Felgemacher made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:03 58-55
Foul on Jaime Nared.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:25 58-55
Precious Hall made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:09 58-52
Kamiah Smalls made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:09 58-51
Foul on Mercedes Russell.
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LayUpShot 2:20 58-51
Diamond DeShields made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:01 56-51
Precious Hall made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:37 56-49
Alexa Middleton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diamond DeShields.
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JumpShot 3:56 53-49
Devon Merritt made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:10 53-47
Mercedes Russell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:10 52-47
Foul on Da'Lishia Griffin.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:27 52-47
Precious Hall made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:27 52-46
Foul on Jaime Nared.
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LayUpShot 4:34 52-46
Mercedes Russell made Layup. Assisted by Alexa Middleton.
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LayUpShot 4:43 50-46
Kamiah Smalls made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:01 50-44
Mercedes Russell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:01 49-44
Mercedes Russell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:01 48-44
Foul on Devon Merritt.
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LayUpShot 5:19 48-44
Kamiah Smalls made Layup. Assisted by Precious Hall.
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PersonalFoul 5:38 48-42
Foul on Savannah Felgemacher.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:07 48-42
Precious Hall made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:07 48-41
Foul on Jaime Nared.
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PersonalFoul 7:13 48-41
Foul on Diamond DeShields.
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PersonalFoul 7:17 48-41
Foul on Tasia Butler.
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PersonalFoul 7:30 48-41
Foul on Kamiah Smalls.
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PersonalFoul 8:03 48-41
Foul on Precious Hall.
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PersonalFoul 8:06 48-41
Foul on Jordan Reynolds.
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End Game 0:00 81-69
End of Game
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JumpShot 0:22 81-69
Precious Hall made Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:29 81-67
Tasia Butler Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:29 81-67
Precious Hall missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:38 81-67
Kamiah Smalls Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 81-67
Jordan Reynolds missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:38 79-67
Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 79-67
Alexa Middleton missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 79-67
Foul on Devon Merritt.
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Technical Foul 0:38 79-67
Technical Foul on Tennessee.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 81-67
Jordan Reynolds made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 80-67
Alexa Middleton made Free Throw.
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Defensive Rebound 0:42 79-67
Jordan Reynolds Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:42 79-67
Kamiah Smalls missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:47 79-67
Kamiah Smalls Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:47 79-67
Da'Lishia Griffin missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 79-67
Alexa Middleton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 78-67
Alexa Middleton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 77-67
Foul on Kamiah Smalls.
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Defensive Rebound 1:16 77-67
Jordan Reynolds Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:16 77-67
Precious Hall missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:23 77-67
Precious Hall Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 77-67
Alexa Middleton missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 77-67
Alexa Middleton made Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 1:23 76-67
James Madison Timeout
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PersonalFoul 1:23 76-67
Foul on Logan Reynolds.
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Steal 1:25 76-67
Alexa Middleton Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:26 76-67
Da'Lishia Griffin Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 76-67
Meme Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 75-67
Meme Jackson made Free Throw.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:48 74-67
Da'Lishia Griffin Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 74-67
Foul on Da'Lishia Griffin.
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Defensive Rebound 1:55 74-67
Kamiah Smalls Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:55 74-67
Diamond DeShields missed Layup.
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Steal 2:14 74-67
Jordan Reynolds Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:16 74-67
Kamiah Smalls Turnover.
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Steal 2:18 74-67
Kamiah Smalls Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:19 74-67
Meme Jackson Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 2:32 74-67
Tennessee Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 2:45 74-67
Mercedes Russell Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
TENN
JMU
23-56
FG
27-67
41
Field Goal %
40
10-25
3PT
9-24
40
Three Point %
38
25-33
FT
6-16
76
Free Throw %
38
39
Rebounds
44
9
Offensive Rebounds
15
30
Defensive Rebounds
29
13
Assists
7
12
Steals
7
4
Blocks
1
18
Turnovers
20
0
Team Turnovers
0
18
Total Turnovers
20
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
20
Points Off Turnovers
18
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
15
Fouls
26
14
Largest Lead
10
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