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Watch: Kellie Harper Looking For Her Team to Finish Season Strong in Final Pair of Home Games

Watch: Lady Vols Basketball Kellie Harper Looking For Her Team to Finish Season Strong in Final Pair of Home Games
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Watch: Kellie Harper Looking For Her Team to Finish Season Strong in Final Pair of Home Games
Watch: Kellie Harper Looking For Her Team to Finish Season Strong in Final Pair of Home Games

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.– No. 16 Tennessee Lady Vols head coach Kellie Harper met with the media on Wednesday afternoon to discuss her team's status heading into a pair of home games to close out the season. 

Harper noted that this weekend is a big one for Vol Nation and UT basketball with marquee top-25 matchups on the schedule for Saturday and Sunday with the men and women. 

Harper also touched on her team having to recoup after Jordan Horston's injury, going into depth on how she has worked a lot with Rae Burrell. 

"This has been a really difficult time of Rae. She had an idea of how this year was going to go, and with the injury she had it just didn't go that way. and that's life. And I think this experience made her better. It made her a better basketball player. I'm proud of her because she's hung in there when it hasn't been easy. She and I watched film yesterday trying to determine where I can help her the most."

The Lady Vols will host Mississippi State in Thompson-Boling Arena on Thursday night in an attempt to get back in the win column after two straight losses, and they follow it up with another home bout against No. 8 LSU, a tough matchup to end the year for a banged up Tennessee team. 

Harper's entire midweek media availability before the Lady Vols' pair of SEC showdowns is in the video above. 

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Jack Foster
JACK FOSTER

Jack is a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville majoring in Journalism/Electronic Media. Jack grew up in Paris, Tennessee, but now spends the majority of his time in Knoxville doubling as a student and sports journalist for Volunteer Country. Jack has been a sports junkie since he was a young kid and always watched NFL football with his dad on Sundays. Jack still follows the NFL religiously, as he is an avid fantasy football player. Jack started with Volunteer Country in May of 2021 and has since helped provide full coverage of football, baseball and men's and women's basketball. Jack also works as a recurring member of WUTK's Rock Solid Sports show on Wednesdays and Fridays, and he also serves as head sports producer of The Volunteer Channel's Vol News, a student-run show at the University. When Jack is not watching or covering sports, find him on the golf course or back home spending time with his parents, younger sister and friends. Follow Jack on Twitter and Instagram by clicking "Twitter" and "Instagram" to see all of his work with Volunteer Country as well as student media.