The Tigers looked to snap a 6-game winless streak in conference play at home against the Tennessee Lady Volunteers (6-4-4) on Thursday, but were met with a 3-2 loss at the hands of the Lady Vols.
The Lady Volunteers were the first unranked SEC opponent the Tigers have played at home this season, giving them an unfamiliar opportunity to pick up an SEC win. Like the Tigers, the Lady Vols' only win in conference play heading into this game was against the Florida Gators early on in the conference slate.
Early starts have been hard to come by this season for the Tigers, but this game wasn’t short of early chances for them as Brianna Buels found herself one-on-one with the goalkeeper just two minutes in, but sent a pass wide of the goal looking for an easy-tap in.