Rickea Jackson is the leading scorer for Tennessee women’s basketball team, but she has not featured in the starting lineup since she was benched for two games in early December.
Vols coach Kellie Harper does not plan to make changes to the lineup, she said after her team’s 92-53 win Tuesday night against Wofford.
“We’re playing pretty well right now. It’s been good for us,” Harper said. “I’m not holding her out for any reason other than just the way we’ve been playing, it’s been working.”
Jackson scored a team-high 16 points in Tuesday’s victory, right in line with her team-leading 16.1 points per game this season. Jordan Horston is the only other player on Tennessee averaging double figures, with 15.8 points per game.
The senior forward missed the Vols’ Dec. 4 loss to No. 7 Virginia Tech and their Dec. 6 win against Chattanooga due to a “coach’s decision.” She returned to the lineup for a Dec. 11 win against Wright State, but in the four games since her benching, she has entered as a substitute.
Her absence came after a tough November for Tennessee (8-6), which included losses to then-unranked Gonzaga and UCLA. Both those…
