Lady Vols breeze by Tennessee-Martin to advance
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Meighan Simmons scored a game-high 20 seeded Tennessee Lady Volunteers made easy work of the seeded Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 72-49 in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tournament at Allstate Arena.
Glory Johnson tallied a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds for Tennessee (25-8). Ten different players scored points for the Lady Vols.
For UT-Marin (23-9), Heather Butler led the way with 14 points and seven rebounds, while Jaclissa Haislip added 12 points and Jasmine Newsome chipped in with 10 points.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Despite shooting just 39.5 percent from the field in the first half, Tennessee took a 35-26 lead at the half.
The Lady Vols connected on 6-of-11 from three-point range after the break as they kept a comfortable lead throughout.
UT-Martin shot poorly on the afternoon, making just 19-of-66 (28.8 percent) of its field.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tennessee will play the winner of seventh-seeded DePaul and 10th-seeded BYU in the second round.