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Derek Barnett, #9, takes off during the 40-yard dash at Anderson Training Center on March 31, 2017.

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Pro Day a success as Vols look forward to NFL Draft Trenton Duffer Sports Editor

Trying to impress draft prospects has been an easy road for defensive end Derek Barnett, but showcasing his full set of skills hasn’t been a walk in the park.

At the NFL Scouting Combine in March, Barnett was battling an illness that caused him to not perform his best in front of NFL scouts, running a 4.88 40-yard dash with a 31-inch vertical and a 6.96 on the three-cone drill.

But when the Vols Pro Day came around

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on Friday, March 31, Barnett wasn’t sick anymore; he was just hurting.

Performing in front of scouts, coaches and general managers from all 32 NFL teams, including head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Tomlin, Barnett added a “pep in my step” and “a lot more energy” to blow away any doubts.

“It was a big job interview, so I needed to go do that,” Barnett said. “I didn’t feel very well, but pushed through it. Some days, on game day, I might not feel well, but I still have to play. It is what it is.”

However, Barnett’s numbers didn’t improve by much at Pro Day, seeing a 4.90 on his first and only 40-yard dash attempt

of the day with a 7.12 on the three-cone drill and 20 reps of the 225-pound bench press. Barnett also kept his 31-inch vertical the same.

Barnett didn’t run a second 40 because he said he feels that “drills are more important than the 40,” but his 40-time still wasn’t exactly where he wanted it.

“I was trying to get in the 4.7 range, and that didn’t happen,” Barnett said. “But it’s not the end of the world … My 40-time wasn’t the best, but it what it is. I think I play fast on the field. I’m pretty confident in that.”

Despite struggling a bit with a hamstring issue at Pro Day and an illness at

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the scouting combine, scouts are still loving what they’re seeing from the Nashville native.

Barnett said that he’s gotten calls from multiple NFL teams, ranging from teams that run a 4-3 defense and others that run a 3-4.

“I think I have three great years of film playing here,” Barnett said. “I went through this training pretty good, and now it’s up to the teams to make a decision.”

Barnett added that he’d be comfortable playing outside linebacker for a team that ran a 3-4 defense.

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Sex Week kicked off Sunday from 2-3 p.m. at the HSS Amphitheatre with games and activities designed around the carnival theme.

More than 20 students came to the event and participated in these activities in hopes of creating a lively and welcoming setting. Some of the games were condom darts, where attendees could throw darts at paint filled balloons, sex trivia and sex toy ring toss. Prizes were given to some participants.

Elizabeth Stanfield, senior in anthropology, geography and global studies, is a sex week organizer and has been on the executive board for four years. Stanfield said the carnival theme was to combat the uncomfortable feelings some get when talking about sex.

“We wanted to just do something fun and festive to kick things off,” Stanfield said. “Sex Week is all about trying to make things as fun as possible and make people more comfortable around sex and sexuality. We just wanted to have a fun event to get people comfortable and get the week started.”

Sex Week is presented by Sexual Empowerment and Awareness at Tennessee (SEAT), a student organization, and according to the organization’s website, it “strives to foster a comprehensive and academically-

Sex Week is all about trying to make things as fun as possible and make people more comfortable around sex and sexuality.”

informed conversation about sex, sexuality and relationships” in the UT and Knoxville community.

Colleen Ryan, senior in global studies and sociology, has also been involved with SEAT’s executive board since her freshman year.

“Sex Week is a week of educational events designed to give students expertise about their bodies, about their sexualities, but also skills in communication and how to negotiate healthy relationships,” Ryan said.

UT’s first annual Sex Week began in 2013 and faced significant controversy by the Tennessee state legislature and appeared on numerous national media outlets, like Fox News. While it faced backlash in its early stages, five years later, Stanfield said there has not been as much negative attention on Sex Week when compared to the past.

“Most students are pretty overwhelmingly

Elizabeth Stanfield, sex week organizer supportive and pretty excited to have this conversation ... When people come here they see that we’re not trying to tell anyone what to do or trying to push anyone into anything,” Stanfield said. “We’re just here to give people information and start a conversation.”

Sex Week events are designed around the topics of sexuality, sexual health, gender and relationships. The events focus on education as well as entertainment, which includes seminars, keynote speakers, theatrical events and films.

“We try really hard to make sure there are events, regardless of what (students’) personal choices are,” Stanfield said. “We have events about relationships, and events about sex toys and events about abstinence and virginity.

We do try really hard to make sure we can represent everyone and make everyone feel welcome.”

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Knoxville citizens race home to Neyland Stadium Alex Holcomb

News Editor

Knoxville citizens raced through a children’s race, a 5K, relays, a half marathon and even a marathon last weekend in downtown Knoxville for fun and health.

The Knoxville Track Club, the race’s organizer, is a nonprofit group that promotes healthy living and exercise by sponsoring races, training members and organizing events. By size, it is one of the top 10 running organizations in the country. They also raise money for other organizations such as youth track teams and the Tennessee School for the Deaf.

The Covenant Health Marathon consisted of six races. On Saturday, there was a 1-mile children’s race and a 5K. On Sunday morning, there was a two-person relay, a four-person relay, a half marathon and a marathon.

Other than it’s title sponsor, Covenant Health, organizations like the Knoxville News Sentinel, WBIR-TV, WIVK, Pilot, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Federal Credit Union, Publix, Zoo Knoxville and others sponsored the races. Supporters of the event were the Knoxville Chamber, the City of Knoxville and News Talk 98.7.

The Covenant Health Marathon consisted of six races from Saturday to Sunday.

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Many runners were locals, but the race also drew people from different parts of the country.

Summer Widner from Clinton, Tennessee, often travels for races but said the local race has the best finish line.

“I just enjoy running 5Ks, and it’s Covenant Health, so I try to run it. Plus, it ends in Neyland Stadium,” Widner said. “I run (in) some different states, but I like this one the best because I’m a huge Vols fan.”

Each race began at the Knoxville Civic Center

and finished on the 50-yard line inside Neyland Stadium. Jason Altman, the event director, said that it’s not only the finish line that makes the event special.

“Our big draw certainly is finishing on the 50-yard line of Neyland Stadium. We get a lot of alumni, avid football fans, that kind of thing,” Altman said. “We’re East Tennessee. We’re not that flat, and we take you through these awesome neighborhoods. And, we do a neighborhood competition where the runners vote which

neighborhood was their favorite, and then we do a cash prize for the winning neighborhood.”

More than 9,000 people participated in the events, according to Altman. Of those 9,000, nearly 150 were Kingston Elementary School students who participated in the 1-mile children’s race Curtis Fisher said, a physical education teacher at Kingston Elementary. Fisher said his school brought the students to give them an opportunity to experience exercise in a new way.

“It’s really good for our kids to be able to come out and see that there are other opportunities outside of P.E. and outside of organized sports for them to be in fitness-type related areas,” Fisher said.

The Knoxville Track Club members organize the race each year with a team of volunteers.

Each volunteer is in charge of a specific part of the race. For example, one person is in charge of the starting line while another takes care of the finish line, Altman said.

“We (Knoxville Track Club) operate the race, but I worked year-round to put this event together. I also have a committee of 30 folks. They’re in charge of different aspects of the race,” Altman said. “They’re working several months leading up to this solely as volunteers just trying to put on an awesome event and showcase Knoxville to the rest of the world.”

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Play comically, thoughtfully puts women on top Courtney Whited Copy Editor

“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair,” Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman elected to the United States Congress, said.

This is an underlying message found in “Top Girls,” a play by Caryl Churchill set in the 1980s focused on women and the female struggle for power.

Opening at the Lab Theatre on Friday, March 31, “Top Girls” gives undergraduate actresses and MFA candidates a chance to showcase their talents.

The play, in a very postmodern way, jumps throughout time and space, making the setting both fascinating and distorting. The beginning scene is set in a restaurant where main character Marlene is celebrating her promotion, where she was promoted over a male colleague vying for the same position. Her guests, however, are not fellow co-workers; instead, she has invited five other successful (in their own ways) women: Cull Gret, Lady Nijo, Isabella Bird, Pope Joan and Patient Griselda. While some of her guests are historical figures, others come from art, like Cull Gret, who comes from a Brueghel painting, and Patient Griselda, who comes from Boccaccio and Chaucer.

The scene itself is humorous, with the most relatable character (for anyone who has had a job in the food industry) being the waitress, played by junior

Alyssa Miller. While the other women are entertaining, witty and in many ways, inspiring, Miller, as the waitress, subtlety enhances the scene’s situational comedy.

Every time she comes to refill the wine, watching as the empowering women of the dinner party become increasingly drunk, her facial expressions remind the audience that it is perfectly acceptable to crack up laughing at the absurdity of the women — each trying to talk over one another in an attempt to tell their story.

One actress who stood out both in the program and on the stage was Celeste Pelletier, a freshman in mechanical engineering. Pelletier’s parts included Cull Gret, Kit and Shona, with each character proving once again that Pelletier has a knack for comedy as well as the ability to turn those comic moments serious. If the play’s program did not exist, no one would ever guess that Pelletier was a freshman or that she was not a theatre major. Her spectacular performance was both versatile and hilarious. In fact, one of my favorite (and, honestly, this is something I’ve done before) moments was when Cull Gret began to fill her basket with bread silently, downing wine as she did, while the other women loudly spoke over one another.

While each of the actresses on stage were brilliant, I must take a moment to praise Emily Helton, who played Isabella Bird, Joyce and Mrs. Kidd. Throughout the Clarence Brown Theatre’s 2016-17 season, I have gone to every play and seeing her first in “The Crucible” then in “A

Christmas Carol” was absolutely chilling.

While never forgetting the comic element of her characters, Helton has a way of demanding attention.

Helton’s portrayal of Joyce, the sister of Marlene, during Act 2, Scene 2 was incredibly powerful. While the play goes along with the modern trend of fasttalking, the most chilling and somber moments of the play were in the moments of absolute silence, and Helton proved this as she, playing Joyce, waited for Marlene to finish tucking Angie (Joyce’s daughter) in before bed, where Angie has promised to tell Marlene a secret.

Supplementing the acting was wellchoreographed lighting and superb set design. The clean-cut and minimalist sets allowed me to focus on what really matters — the content — while also giving clues as to the setting of the act, which is incredibly important in a play that skips through time and place quickly. The lighting, likewise, allowed the tone to easily shift from comedic to serious throughout without seeming jarring.

The stage and the play is filled with different examples of womanhood, from Marlene, the working woman with a dedication to making it to the top, to Patient Griselda, the faithful and dutiful wife who will do anything her husband tells her without question or hesitation.

As the playwright Churchill said, “I quite deliberately left a hole in the play, rather than giving people a model of what they could be like. I meant the thing that

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Clarence Brown Theatre’s Lab Theatre will have their last performance of “Top Girls” on Sunday, April 16, at 2 p.m., with showings almost everyday prior at 7:30 p.m.. Special performances will include an actor talk back after the matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 9, and an open-captioned matinee to conclude the play’s run. For a full schedule and tickets, visit clarencebrowntheatre.com.

Festival to honor 200-year-old legacy of Jane Austen Emily Dembrak Contributor

As a way to honor the legacy of the famous English writer Jane Austen, UT’s English Department will be hosting a public festival called “AustenFest” this week with events that center around Austen and her works, with an emphasis on the novel “Emma.”

Austen lived from 1775-1817 and is well known for her commentary on women and marriage in England during the 18th century. She is chiefly recognized for her six novels: “Sense and Sensibility,” “Pride and Prejudice,” “Mansfield Park,” “Emma,” “Northanger Abbey” and “Persuasion.”

Misty Anderson, professor of English

and one of the organizers of AustenFest, said she hopes that this festival will make attendees excited about Austen and everything she has to offer.

“At a time in history where we make so little time for things like reading novels, celebrating Jane Austen’s work can make us slow down just a little bit and fall into a book,” Anderson said.

The events will kick off on Wednesday, April 5, with a screening of the film “Emma” at 7 p.m. on the L&N STEM Academy lawn. In addition to the movie, there will be a reading tent and old fashioned games for children, making it an event suitable for all ages.

On Thursday, April 6, Hodge’s Library will hold presentations showcasing everything Austen. At 3:30 p.m., Chris Caldwell, a humanities librarian, will speak about the

Austen Special Collections at UT. Some of these special collections include first editions of Austen’s works, costumes from the Clarence Brown Theatre’s production of “The Busy Body” and tons of Austen memorabilia.

“UT is awesome in that it has five of six of Jane Austen’s novels in the first edition,” Hilary Havens, assistant professor in English and co-organizer of AustenFest, said. “These are really rare and super valuable texts.”

Directly afterwards at 4 p.m., Peter Sabor, professor of English at McGill University, will give a public lecture in the Lindsay Young Auditorium entitled “Jane Austen and the Common Reader: Contemporary Responses to Emma.” And, at 5 p.m. in the Jack E. Reese Galleria, there will be an afternoon tea featur-

ing English tea, food and conversation.

Organizers ask that anyone hoping to attend the tea RSVP for this event so that there will be enough food for everyone.

AustenFest ends on Friday, April 7, with a public lecture at McClung Tower entitled “The Making of Jane Austen” given by Devoney Looser, professor of English at Arizona State University. Looser is one of the foremost Austen experts in the country and even participates in roller derby under the name “Stone Cold Jane Austen.”

A Regency Ball starting at 7:30 p.m. will conclude the festivities. The ball will include a dance demonstration and a community dance. Organizers ask for an RSVP for this event as well.

For more information and to RSVP for the events, go to https://english.utk.edu/ austenfest/.

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Vols complete sweep behind McClain’s big day Taylor Crombie Staff Writer No. 19 Tennessee wrapped up the weekend series against NC State with a 6-1 win to sweep the Wolfpack and extend its win streak to 10 games.

Junior CJ McClain went 3-for-3 in the Volunteers’ win with two two-out RBI singles at the bottom of the order. The first drove in freshman Chelsea Seggern to break up a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning.

The second was an infield single that gave the Vols their 6-1 final score.

McClain’s speed gives her the opportunity to turn any sort of contact into a base hit.

“As long as I put it on the ground, I feel like I’m always giving myself a chance,” McClain said. “I’m just hoping that the defense will make a mistake or I beat it out.”

Her speed makes her a threat once she’s on base, too. She stole two bases in

Sunday’s game and leads the team with 15 steals.

Tennessee co-head coach Ralph Weekly has kept McClain at ninth in the batting order to function as a second leadoff hitter but said after Sunday’s game that could change if she continues to hit that way.

“CJ McClain is a tremendous athlete; she may be one of the top three athletes in the whole SEC,” co-head coach Ralph Weekly said. “She’s got a great arm, great speed, and she’s developed into a topnotch ball player.”

Megan Geer went deep again with a two-run home run to center field in the fifth inning to give the Vols a comfortable 5-1 lead. The senior had a grand slam in Game 1 and finished the series with six RBIs. Sophomore Brooke Vines had a quiet day at the plate but extended her career-best hit streak to 10 games.

Sophomore Kelsey Morrison started the game but was removed in the second inning after giving up a walk and a single.

Freshman Caylan Arnold ended up toss-

ing six innings with strikeouts and no earned runs. She was in the circle when NC State scored its only run of the game on a passed ball in the second inning.

Sophomore Katie Weimer took over for junior Scarlet McSwain behind the plate in the top of the fourth inning and caught the remainder of the game.

Tennessee has been without Abby Lockman after the freshman sprained her ankle in pregame practice early last week.

After taking Monday off, Tennessee will return to the field Tuesday night, April 4, at 6 p.m. for the final game of the 10-game home stand against Eastern Kentucky.

It is rare that the team takes a Monday off, but after playing five games in six days, the coaches felt like the team needed a day to recover.

“It’s time to rest,” Ralph Weekly said.

“They’ll hit early on Tuesday and hope to be ready for a very good Eastern Kentucky team coming in.”

CJ McClain, #6, during the game against NC State at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on April 1, 2017.

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Thornton homers, rest of offense struggles in rubber match Damichael Cole Contributor In each of the first two games of the series, Tennessee reached double-digit hits, but they failed to get much production on the pitching mound.

A big three-run fourth inning from Georgia gave the Bulldogs a 3-1 victory and the 2-1 series win.

Zach Linginfelter got the start and was impressive for the most part outside of the fourth inning. In the fourth, Linginfelter gave up three hits, a walk and a hit-by-pitch.

Linginfelter went six innings in the game, giving up six hits and recording four strikeouts. Linginfelter also hit three batters and walked another.

“Just didn’t have my best stuff today, and when you don’t have your best stuff, you just got to come out and compete,” Linginfelter said.

He came back strong in the fifth and sixth innings, retiring the last six batters he faced but didn’t receive much run support.

The lone bright spot for the offense

was a big home run from Dom Thornton in the bottom of the fourth inning. He now has four home runs for the season, which is tied for second on the team. All of his homers have come in the last six games.

“The first at-bat they threw a lot of sliders, and the second one I just kind of sat on it that at-bat, and I got it and tried to put a good swing on it,” Thornton said.

While the team only mustered three hits, two by Dom Thornton and one by Pete Derkay, they did get a lot of runners on base with eight walks on the day. The eight walks led to nine runners being left on base for the game, including four innings that left two players on base.

“I think we have a group of guys that are trying to help pull us out of this, and they’re trying too hard,” head coach Dave Serrano said. “They’re not trying to just do their part, they’re trying to go above and beyond their part. And when you do that in this game, it’s very easy to fail.”

Will Heflin and Kyle Serrano joined Linginfelter on the mound and both performed well. After being removed from the game on Friday after feeling some pain, Kyle Serrano was extremely dominant. He struck out five batters in his

Dom Thornton, #26, during the game against Georgia at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on April 1, 2017. Adrien Terricabras • The Daily Beacon two innings of work while allowing just one hit.

Now 1-8 in SEC play, the Vols have to do some soul-searching in order to get things going.

“I told them we are not very good right now,” Dave Serrano said. “It’s about all of

us; it’s not about one particular person or section of the team. It’s about all of us.”

Coming up next, the Vols will have a midweek game against the MTSU Blue Raiders on Tuesday, April 4, in LindseyNelson Stadium as they look to get back on track.

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PRO DAY continued from Page 1

Bob Welton, the Vols’ director of player personnel, said that the hamstring issue has hampered Barnett for around two weeks but that “Derek is a warrior� for competing despite the injury. “These scouts and NFL executives know that. Just the fact that he pushed through that,� Welton said. “That D-line workout was one of the tougher ones I’ve ever seen. They were on them. They were hard. So to see him go through that, then limp off the field, that’s just Derek Barnett.�

Old Vols return to new form: After getting drafted as the 27th overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft, former Vol Robert Meachem enjoyed success as a receiver for

the New Orleans Saints, catching touchdown passes from future Hall of Fame member Drew Brees and winning a Super Bowl in 2009.

But to the best of his knowledge, Meachem is the oldest Pro Day member UT has ever seen. At 32 years old, the former Saint looks to get back into the NFL after being cut from the Saints in 2014. “I ain’t 22 years old anymore, but I can still run,� Meachem said. “I can still play.�

Whether he still can play or not is yet to be seen, but Meachem did prove he can run.

The former Saint ran a 4.58 in the 40, compared to a 4.39 ten years ago.

Meachem may lack the explosiveness he once had, but he still caught passes thrown from former Vols quarterback Josh Dobbs.

Dobbs chose what routes Meachem and the other receivers would run, and Meachem praised Dobbs’ choices, saying it gave the

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The veteran receiver may have shocked some scouts by arriving at UTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pro Day, but he hopes to appear back on an NFL team soon, for the sake of his daughter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think a lot of people were surprised to see me,â&#x20AC;? Meachem said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Me and my agent had a conversation about it (coming back) and he said that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be a good idea â&#x20AC;Ś When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hanging out with your children a lot of the time, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun. You get to see them grow up. But it was actually my daughter that said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Daddy, you should go play football again.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Why?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and she said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We wanna see you on TV again.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; So I just started back training.â&#x20AC;?

Top performances put Vols back on the map: Malik Foreman had the best 40-time at Pro Day with 4.37 while Corey Vereen had the best bench press with 27 reps of 225

pounds.

Dobbs, who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t compete in the 40 or the bench press, participated in quarterback drills and impressed. With Barnett projected to be drafted in the first round, possibly along with running back Alvin Kamara, a large majority of the rest of the Pro Day participants expect to be drafted, driving in the point that the Vols finally have something to look forward to as the NFL Draft date on April 27 nears. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a great day for the University of Tennessee football program, but really for these individuals,â&#x20AC;? head coach Butch Jones said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The way they competed today and the way they showcased their skills â&#x20AC;Ś You could see the culture kick in in the way they finished all the drill work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The talk of all of college football and really the National Football League is Tennessee Pro Day today.â&#x20AC;?

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DeShields to return, looks to aid incoming freshmen Tyler Wombles Copy Editor Diamond DeShields wants to finish sculpting her legacy before leaving UT. The star guard announced in an Instagram post on Saturday that she will return to play for head coach Holly Warlick for her final season at Tennessee, instead of joining the WNBA ranks.

“I will forgo the WNBA draft to finish my senior year here at UT,” DeShields said in the post.

The Norcross, Georgia, native wrote that she looks to set an example for Tennessee’s upcoming recruiting class, composed of high school All-Americans Evina Westbrook, Anastasia Hayes, Kasi Kushkituah and Rennia Davis.

“Developing my game further and playing for championship(s) are always part of the ideal plan, but giving these four young ladies an opportunity to be themselves, make mistakes and still have the love they need and deserve is my first priority,” DeShields said.

The dynamic scorer was high on almost every WNBA prospect list. Many mock drafts had DeShields being drafted as the No. 1 overall pick to the San Antonio Stars.

DeShields’ decision to return to the Lady Vols likely gives Tennessee its most talented roster in years for the 2017-2018 season.

DeShields led Tennessee with 17.4 points per game last season and has been named WBCA All-Region and Honorable Mention All-American.

Mercedes Russell, who was also considered a WNBA draft prospect, announced last week that she will also be returning to Tennessee for her senior season.

The 6-foot-6 center, who broke Isabelle Harrison’s record for the most double-doubles for a Lady Vol junior (19) last year, was recently awarded Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press, WBCA All-Region and Honorable Mention All-American (WBCA).

Westbrook has been ranked as the No. 2

Diamond DeShields, #11, at Thompson-Boling Arena on Feb. 23, 2017. Adrien Terricabras • The Daily Beacon player in the espnW HoopGurlz Top 100 for the class of 2017. She hails from Oregon, where Lady Vols Russell and Jaime Nared, and 20162017 senior Jordan Reynolds, also call home.

Hayes, a Riverdale product, is ranked No. 9 by espnW Hoop Gurlz, with Davis at No. 12 and Kushkituah at No. 55.

“It’s exciting for us,” Warlick said in 2016 about the recruiting class. “I’m really pleased because I think they are really going to complement the returning players on our team.”

DeShields, who spent her freshman year at

North Carolina, said that she wanted to give to the incoming players what she and the others in her freshman class needed.

“The ‘big sister’ is what we needed,” DeShields said. “Someone to tell us where we were being knuckle heads. Someone to give us words of encouragement when we did something well. Someone to not only embrace our talents but help us work to improve them.

“My heart smiles now because I see this as a second chance; a chance to do things the right way and be the example that I never had.”

The Lady Vols finished at 20-12 last sea-

son. Despite key wins against highly-ranked Stanford, Notre Dame and South Carolina, the team couldn’t seem to find consistency; they were eliminated by Alabama in the first round of the SEC Tournament, then by Louisville in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament.

With the past season being considered another disappointment by the Lady Vol faithful, the program will need all hands on deck in order to make a run at the Final Four and the National Championship in 2017-2018.

And DeShields, as a player, a leader and a mentor, appears ready to step up.