Lady Vols Open SEC With Road Win Over Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Diamond DeShields had 11 points and nine rebounds and Bashaara Graves scored 10 with eight boards and four assists to help No. 12 Tennessee women beat 20th-ranked Missouri 71-55 on Monday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

Jaime Nared scored 13 points and Mercedes Russell added 11 points and seven rebounds for Tennessee (10-3).

DeShields made a layup and a jumper to spark a 9-0 run to open the third quarter and push the Tennessee lead to 42-26. The Vols led by at least 14 the rest of the way.

Missouri (13-1) shot 32.8 percent (21 of 64) from the field and made just 2 of 21 (9.5 percent) from 3-point range – both season lows. Missouri came in ranked 15th in the nation in field goal percentage (47.1).

Jordan Frericks led Missouri with 11 points and eight rebounds. Sierra Michaelis scored 10.

Tennessee made 22 of 32 free throws while the Tigers hit 11 of 17.

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