As they began a new era under head coach Kellie Harper, the Tennessee Lady Vols had to fight for their first win of the 2019-2020 season Tuesday night. UT escaped in a road win over the ETSU Bucs 72-68 to move to 1-0 on the season.
They won the first three quarters and were up by 11 going into the fourth. Then they extended the lead to 13. But ETSU slowly fought back and cut it to two with just under 20 seconds to go. After a missed free throw by Rennia Davis when it was 71-68, Rae Burrell saved the game with an offensive rebound.