Kentucky women’s basketball (8-8, 1-1) was defeated by the Tennessee Lady Volunteers (9-5, 2-0) 87-69 on Sunday afternoon inside Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Kentucky traveled down to Knoxville riding a four-game win streak with its last loss dating back to Dec. 10 against Louisville. The Wildcats had most recently battled on Jan. 4 in Lexington where they opened up conference play by defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks 73-63.
Tennessee was in the same boat as Kentucky as it also entered on a four-game win streak. The Lady Vols also had a solid start to conference play as they defeated Auburn on the road 75-67 on Jan.