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Lady Vols Fall to Missouri in Regular-Season Finale

No. 8 Tennessee Lady Vols lost 4-3 to Missouri in their regular-season finale despite building early leads.

The Lady Vols led 1-0 in the first inning after Gabby Leach's RBI double and extended to 2-0 in the fourth with Elsa Morrison's solo home run. Missouri pulled within one in the fourth on a wild pitch, then tied the game in the fifth with Abby Hay's solo home run. palladian.co.za

Tennessee reclaimed the lead 3-2 in the sixth with a RBI single by Sophia Knight, but Missouri scored the go-ahead run later in the inning after Tennessee committed an error. Erin Nuwer started for Tennessee, allowing one run in three innings, while Karlyn Pickens (13-7) took the loss after allowing two unearned runs in one inning.