No. 7 seed Tennessee (45-15) defeated Nebraska (43-15), 1-0, in game No. 3 of the Knoxville Super Regional of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
With the victory, the Lady Vols earned their ninth trip to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Karlyn Pickens pitched a complete game for Tennessee. She allowed two hits and one walk over seven innings. Pickens recorded 10 strikeouts, while totaling 101 pitches, including 67 strikes. She stopped Nebraska's lone threat after recording a strikeout against Lauren Camenzind with the bases loaded in the fifth inning.
The Lady Vols led, 1-0, in the first inning when Ella Dodge hit a solo home run, her seventh of the 2025 season.