The University of Tennessee women’s basketball team begins NCAA tournament play Friday with a 8 p.m., ET first-round game on ESPN against South Florida in Columbus, Ohio.
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Tennessee (22-9) earned the fifth seed in Region 3 (Birmingham) and is a leading online sportsbook-consensus 19-point favorite over 12-seeded South Florida (23-10). The game total is set at 146.5 points.
The Lady Vols are playing in the 44th NCAA tourney — keeping their perfect attendance record since the women’s bracket’s inception in 1982 — but are seeking to advance past the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2016.
Tennessee is 13-0 against non-SEC foes this season under first-year head coach Kim Caldwell and is paced by leading scorers Talaysia Cooper (16.7 per game) and Jewel Spear (13.1).
South Florida, meanwhile, earned an auto bid as the American Athletic Conference tourney champ and is making its 10th Big Dance appearance and fourth in five seasons. USF has never advanced past the second round.
Guards Sammie Puisis (14.8) and Vittoria Blasigh (10.5) are the team’s leading scorers.
Friday’s Tennessee-South Florida winner will advance to Sunday’s second round and face the winner of 4-seed Ohio State and 13-seed Montana State. That contest precedes the UT-USF matchup at 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2) in Columbus.
In all, Friday features 16 NCAA first-round women’s games, including defending champion South Carolina, the top seed in Region 2 (Birmingham), hosting 16-seed Tennessee Tech. That contest is scheduled for 4 p.m. on ESPN.
