COLUMBIA, S.C. -- One of the biggest issues for Tennessee the past few years was that coach Holly Warlick couldn't be sure what she was going to get. Would the Lady Vols be plugged in and maintain their focus when games got tight? Or would they play flat or distracted or sloppily -- or all of that?
There was no way to know, because just about the time it seemed Tennessee had shown its personality, it would change. And then change again. And again.
But Sunday, in a critical junction of this season, the Lady Vols demonstrated the kind of steely resolve that Warlick has been seeking.