Lady Vols basketball guard Talaysia Cooper is listed as a game-time choice on the sport day replace of the SEC damage report forward of Tennessee’s SEC Tournament first-round matchup.
Cooper was dressed to play and taking part in pre-game stretches when the report was launched.
Cooper was listed as questionable on the SEC student-athlete availability report Tuesday night time. The redshirt sophomore guard, who leads the No. 17 Woman Vols in scoring, rolled her ankle in the second quarter in opposition to Georgia on Sunday. She was carried off the court docket and didn’t return to the sport. Tennessee lost 72-69 to end the common season.
Tennessee (21-8, 8-8 SEC) is the No. 9 seed within the SEC Event and can face No. 16 seed Texas A&M (10-18, 3-13) on Wednesday (11 a.m. ET, SEC Community) at Bon Secours Wellness Area in Greenville, South Carolina.
Cooper was named to the All-SEC second crew and SEC All-Defensive crew on Tuesday.
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Cooper’s damage was designated as a decrease physique damage on the SEC Community broadcast Sunday. Woman Vols coach Kim Caldwell didn’t have an replace on Cooper’s standing after the sport.
“I do not know something greater than ,” Caldwell mentioned. “I do know she rolled her ankle and I have not seen her since.”
Cooper is a important piece of Tennessee’s success in Caldwell’s first season. She leads the crew in scoring (16.7 factors per sport), steals (88) and blocks (21), and is second in rebounding (5.6 per sport) and assists (3.2 per sport).
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