We’ll never know if the Tennessee Lady Vols were about to miss their first NCAA Tournament. However, they get a mulligan for this year. After all, the program had to deal with the arrival of Kellie Harper and then the unexpected season-ending injury to Zaay Green, who was supposed to be its premiere guard for the season.
Taking that into account, finishing 21-10 overall and 10-6 in the SEC regular season is worthy of praise. Given how everything played out, there was a good chance this team wouldn’t even be on the bubble when everything was over.