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Tennessee Lady Vols: 5 Takeaways from Exhibition Win Over Carson-Newman

With only eight players dressing out, Holly Warlick’s Tennessee Lady Vols got their first game-action of the season in an exhibition match-up against Carson-Newman.

Despite being short-handed and showing a lack of energy at times, they still dominated the game, winning 95-56.

The usual suspects were the stars, and although Warlick was not happy with the team’s energy, they still showed a few good signs.

Here are five takeaways from the Lady Vols’ exhibition win.

1. The stars look more experienced.

From the start, the most exciting part about this season was the return of Diamond DeShields and Mercedes Russell.