Lady Vols escape Belmont for 1st Sweet 16 berth since 2016


              Tennessee's Rae Burrell (12) celebrates with Tamari Key (20) after Tennessee beat Belmont 70-67 in a women's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
              Tennessee and Belmont players battle for a rebound in the second half of a women's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 70-67. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
              Tennessee's Alexus Dye (2) passes the ball away from Belmont's Nikki Baird (23) in the second half of a women's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
              Tennessee's Alexus Dye (2) passes the ball away from Belmont's Nikki Baird (23) in the second half of a women's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
              Tennessee players celebrate after beating Belmont in a women's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
              Tennessee players celebrate after beating Belmont in a women's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
              Tennessee head coach Kellie Harper celebrates with Sara Puckett (1) after Tennessee beat Belmont in a women's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
              Belmont's Destinee Wells (11) drives against Tennessee's Brooklynn Miles (0) in the first half of a women's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
              Belmont's Destinee Wells (11) puts up a shot as she drives between Tennessee's Tamari Key, second from left, and Jordan Walker (4) in the first half of a women's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
              Belmont's Jamilyn Kinney (14) drives against Tennessee in the first half of a women's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
              Belmont's Madison Bartley (3) drives against Tennessee's Karoline Striplin (11) in the first half of a women's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
              Belmont head coach Bart Brooks directs his players in the first half of a women's college basketball game against Tennessee in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
              Tennessee's Rae Burrell (12) fouls Belmont's Tuti Jones, right, in the first half of a women's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
              Tennessee's Jordan Walker (4) blocks a shot by Belmont's Destinee Wells (11) in the first half of a women's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
              Tennessee fans cheer during a women's college basketball game against Belmont in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
              Tennessee head coach Kellie Harper cheers on her team in the first half of a women's college basketball game against Belmont in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
            
              Tennessee's Rae Burrell celebrates after hitting a 3-point basket against Belmont in the first half of a women's college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament Monday, March 21, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Lady Vols escape Belmont for 1st Sweet 16 berth since 2016