Lady Vols basketball started Kim Caldwell’s second season at the helm with a 100-point exhibition win.
No. 9 Tennessee crushed Columbus State 148-48 in an exhibition at Food City Center on Oct. 29. The Lady Vols surpassed 100 points with 1:29 left in the third quarter, and they shot 54% from the field and 42% on 31 3-pointers.
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Mia Pauldo, Ruby Whitehorn, Jersey Wolfenbarger, and Nya Robertson led Tennessee with 18 points each, and Janiah Barker logged a double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds, six steals and four assists. Talaysia Cooper and Jaida Civil also scored in double figures, and Zee Spearman led the team with 11 rebounds.
Tennessee forced 45 turnovers and scored 71 points off them, and it outrebounded the Cougars 67-33. The Lady Vols showed their depth with 76 bench points, and they scored 38 second-chance points off 32 offensive rebounds.
The Lady Vols will open the season against No. 8 NC State on Nov. 4 (4 p.m. ET, ESPN2) at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Lady Vols basketball vs. Columbus State: Live score updates
When does Lady Vols basketball vs. Columbus State start?
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Where: Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center
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What TV channel is Tennessee vs. Columbus State on today?
Lady Vols basketball 2025-26 schedule, TV times
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Oct. 29: Columbus State (6:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
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Nov. 4: vs. NC State in Greensboro (4 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
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Nov. 7: vs. ETSU (6:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
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Nov. 9: at UT Martin (3 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
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Nov. 13: vs. Belmont (7 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
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Nov. 20: at MTSU (TBD, ESPN+)
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Nov. 23: vs. Coppin State (2 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
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Nov. 30: at UCLA (4:30 p.m. ET, FS1)
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Dec. 3: at Stanford in ACC/SEC Challenge (9:15 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
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Dec. 14: vs. Winthrop (2 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
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Dec. 20: vs. Louisville at Women’s Champions Classic (10:30 a.m. ET, FOX)
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Dec. 22: vs. Southern Indiana (6:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
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Jan. 1: vs. Florida (2 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
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Jan. 4: at Auburn (4 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
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Jan. 8: at Mississippi State (7:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
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Jan. 11: vs. Arkansas (2 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
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Jan. 18: at Alabama (2 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
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Jan. 22: vs. Kentucky (6:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network)
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Jan. 26: at Ole Miss (7 p.m. ET, ESPNU)
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Jan. 29: vs. Mississippi State (6:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
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Feb. 1: at UConn (noon ET, FOX)
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Feb. 5: at Georgia (6:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
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Feb. 8: at South Carolina (3 p.m. ET, ABC)
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Feb. 12: vs. Missouri (6:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
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Feb. 15: vs. Texas (3 p.m. ET, ABC)
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Feb. 19: vs. Texas A&M (6:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+)
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Feb. 22: at Oklahoma (2 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2)
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Feb. 26: at LSU (6 p.m. ET, ESPN)
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March 1: vs. Vanderbilt (2 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Cora Hall covers University of Tennessee women’s athletics. Email her at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter @corahalll. If you enjoy Cora’s coverage, consider a digital subscription that allows you to access all of it.
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee women’s basketball crushes Columbus State in exhibition
