No. 13 Tennessee (13-0, 1-0 SEC) opened Southeastern Conference play on Thursday. The Lady Vols defeated Texas A&M (7-6, 0-1 SEC), 91-78, at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.
Thursday’s SEC win is the first for Tennessee under first-year head Kim Caldwell. The Lady Vols are 37-6 all time in their first SEC game of a season.
Jewel Spear led Tennessee in scoring with 20 points. She converted 7-of-11 field goal attempts and 6-of-8 three-point attempts.
Samara Spencer led the Lady Vols in assists (8), while Zee Spearman was Tennessee’s leading rebounder (6).
Tennessee totaled 49 bench points, 44 points in the paint, 34 points off turnovers, 23 second chance points and 16 fast break points versus the Aggies.
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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Lady Vols open SEC play with win at Texas A&M
