Well that was a dramatic failure. In Kellie Harper’s first season as head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols, things were looking up. This young team started red-hot, and despite a few hiccups, they were 17-4 and 7-1 in the SEC three weeks ago with a quality win over the LSU Tigers.
But the real tests were about to begin. At that time, Rocky Top had a strength of schedule that by most metrics was outside of the top 150. But they were about to prove themselves with five straight games against teams in the top 50 of the RPI and either in the top 25 of the AP Poll or the top 25 of the RPI.