PREVIEW: Kentucky looking for fifth win at Tennessee in series history

Kentucky is 4-27 all-time against the Tennessee Lady Vols in Knoxville, according to Tennessee’s official athletics website. It’s been a rough go for the Cats against the historically great juggernaut, but the good thing about history is that it’s in the past.

KSR has everything you need to know ahead of the 78th meeting between Kentucky and Tennessee.

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There’s a long history between the two programs, and unfortunately for Kentucky, it’s a history that Tennessee has dominated. The Lady Vols boast a 61-17 all-time record against the Cats. At one point, Tennessee won 24 consecutive games in the series from the 1986-87 season to the 2004-05 season.

Last season, however, Kentucky got the best of the Lady Vols in blowout fashion in Historic Memorial Coliseum. Clara Strack went off for 23 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks in an 82-58 win. At the time, Kenny Brooks‘ squad badly needed the win to ensure they’d get the double bye in the SEC Tournament, and surely enough, they got the dub…

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