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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessees backcourt sustained two major losses, with Andraya Carter forgoing her final season of eligibility and Tea Cooper out the entire season with a knee injury.Carter issued a statement Wednesday saying she was ending her college career to recover from a series of injuries. Lady Volunteers coach Holly Warlick said Cooper injured her left knee while playing basketball at home.That leaves Tennessee with only nine healthy scholarship players. Cooper made 15 starts as a freshman last season and averaged 8.6 points and 2.1 assists. She ranked fourth on the team in scoring.Its the card weve been dealt and weve got to go with it, Warlick said. The kids that we have, theyre solid. If we didnt have the summer weve had, Id be worried. But we have put in the time, theyve put in the effort and it shows. It really, really shows. I feel really confident in what our kids can do.Warlick said sophomore guard/forward Meme Jackson has undergone arthroscopic surgery on her left knee and is expected to be ready for the start of preseason practice.Tennessee also announced Wednesday the hiring of Heather Ervin as director of recruiting operations and player personnel. Sharrona Reaves was hired as the Lady Vols assistant coach and recruiting coordinator in April, replacing former Tennessee player Kyra Elzy, who spent four seasons as an assistant and associate head coach. Elzy was rehired by Kentucky this spring.The Lady Vols went 22-14 last season and set a school record for losses. They recovered down the stretch to reach a regional final for the fifth time in the last six years.Recruiting troubles in the past year prevented the Lady Vols from upgrading their roster much since the end of the 2015-16 season. Their additions were freshman shot-blocking specialist Kamera Harris, Winthrop graduate transfer Schaquilla Nunn and ASA College transfer Cheridene Green, who wont play in the 2016-17 season as she recovers from knee surgery.Carter made 82 career starts at Tennessee and posted career averages of 6.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists. Last season, the 5-foot-9 guard made 25 starts and had 4.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists while averaging 26.2 minutes.Carter underwent season-ending shoulder surgery during the 2012-13 season and was redshirted.After loving the game so much for so long, it is hard to imagine forgoing an opportunity to play for one more year, Carter said. Yet, the past four years have taken a toll on my body that I can no longer ignore. The injuries that I once effortlessly pushed aside and played through are beginning to catch up to me and have long-term effects.Warlick said Carter also had been dealing with a knee problem.We discussed only practicing twice a week or only playing in games, but anyone who knows me knows those options were unacceptable to me, Carter said. If I was going to continue playing basketball, I wanted to practice, condition, lift weights, be with my teammates and be able to work as hard as I could to get better every single day.Carter graduated in August 2015 with a degree in communication studies and will remain in school this year working toward her masters degree in sport psychology. Warlick called Carter a great ambassador to this program.The Lady Vols open the 2016-17 season Nov. 11 at James Madison. Cheap Nike Air Max 90 Online . -- Edmontons Val Sweeting is two wins away from a trip to Winnipeg to play in Canadas Road of the Rings in December. 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OMAHA, Neb. -- After one of the biggest wins in program history, dont expect Creighton to rest on what happened Tuesday night to get them through a trio of games in a setting where its tempting to relax.The No. 22-ranked Bluejays will face Washington State when it begins play Friday at 7:30 p.m. CDT in the Paradise Jam tournament at Sports and Fitness Center at the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas.Creighton is coming off a 79-67 win over Wisconsin, giving the Badgers their first loss of the season.Win or lose, Creighton (2-0) will play either Montana or North Carolina State on Saturday. The final round of the eight-team tournament is set for Sunday.The matchup with the 2-0 Cougars will be interesting for the Jays to see how they respond to Tuesdays 79-67 win over No. 9 Wisconsin. While it would be natural for at least a bit of a letdown -- Washington State was 9-22 last season -- Creighton coach Greg McDermott anticipates the Jays will be okay.After the Wisconsin win, McDermott said that victory was the biggest in his seven-year tenure at the school.Its a step in the right direction for us, McDermott said. We think were a long way from reaching our potential, but were certainly moving in the right direction.While the starting lineup seems to have been solidified after the first two victories, McDermott has no problem with going to one of the deeper benches in the Big East Conference for help.Seniors Isaiah Zierden and Zach Hanson, along with junior Toby Hegner, all have starting experience in their careers.I think we have a very talented starting five, McDermott said. But I also am able to bring in really three former sstarters off the bench.ddddddddddddTo be able to bring that type of experience off the bench is a luxury not a lot of programs have. It proved to be big for us (Tuesday night) in the Wisconsin game.McDermott said he talked to many of his coaching peers, and they all told him the Paradise Jam was one of their favorite events, primarily because of the way the teams are treated, the venue and the tropical setting.Even with those pleasant distractions, McDermott has the Bluejays focused on the Cougars after they began the season with wins over Montana State (69-65) and Central Washington (81-76).Coach (Ernie) Kent obviously is doing a good job there, McDermott said. Im impressed with some of their young players. They have a focus of trying to get that basketball inside.When it goes in there, those guys know what to do with it. Its going to be a challenge for us and one that were going to take seriously.Staying strong on defense and pushing the offensive tempo more than they were able to against Wisconsin would go a long way toward letting the Jays improve to 3-0.We have to be who we are, McDermott said. We want to play as fast-paced as we possibly can while still making good decisions. Thats the trick when youre trying to play fast; you can slow down enough to make sure youre making good decisions with the basketball and taking good shots.Defensively we did a good job against Wisconsin. We forced 16 turnovers and really took them out of what they wanted to do. Thats going to have to be a staple of what we do. Chiefs Jerseys China Cheap Nike Chargers Jerseys Cheap Nike Raiders Jerseys Wholesale Cowboys Jerseys China Cheap Nike Giants Jerseys Philadelphia Eagles Jerseys For Sale Wholesale Redskins Jerseys China Cheap Nike Lions Jerseys Packers Jerseys China Cheap Vikings Jerseys Free Shipping Cheap Panthers Jerseys Hoodies Cheap Saints Jerseys Free Shipping Cheap Nike Buccaneers Jerseys Cardinals Jerseys China Cheap Rams Jerseys Hoodies Cheap Nike 49ers Jerseys Seahawks Jerseys China Bears Jerseys China Cheap Nike Bills Jerseys Ravens Jerseys China Wholesale Falcons Jerseys China ' ' '