Tori Rutherford

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Tori Rutherford
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Hometown:
    Rutledge, Tenn.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    RS-Junior
  • High School:
    Grainger
  • gp
    31
  • pts/g
    11.3
  • fg %
    46.2
  • 3pt %
    33.9
  • ft %
    75.4
  • reb/g
    3.7
  • a/g
    3.0
Bio
*2024-25 CSC Academic All-District
* 2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
* 2022-23 SAC All-Freshman Team
 
2024-25 (RS-Junior): Rutherford earned all-district honors for the second straight year after having a career-year in 2024-25. One of the most improved players in the conference, Rutherford upped her scoring average from six to 11 points per game this season and shot 46 percent from the field and 34 from long range. The Rutledge native scored a career-high 22 points in a blowout win versus Wingate on January 18th this season, a game in which she also drilled a career-high five three-pointers. She scored in double-figures in 20 of her 31 games this season, including in the final ten games of the season. Rutherford turned in a second straight season in which she led the Lady Eagles in steals with 67.
 
2023-24 (RS-Sophomore): The guard earned her first career academic honor by named CSC Academic All-District...Fixture in C-N's starting lineup, starting all 34 games averaging 23.4 minutes per game...Averaged 6.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists and two steals per game... Shot 40.5% from the field and a career-best 32.1% from long range... Recorded the program's first triple-double in seven season by scoring 13 points, dishing out 11 assists and snagged 10 rebounds against Tusculum on Dec. 13... Scored a career-high 14 points on a career-high four three-point makes in a seven-point win versus Lenoir-Rhyne on Feb. 10... Tied her career-high with 14 points on four of nine shooting against UVA Wise on Feb. 21... Had 19 games with at least three assists... Led the team with 67 steals, second-most in the SAC....Posted a career-high seven steals against Jan. 24 Emory & Henry.

2022-23 (RS-Freshman): Rutherford became the third Lady Eagle rookie in the past four years to earn a slot on the all-freshman team and 14th in the history of the program. After being limited to seven games in 2021-22, the redshirt-freshman played in 29 games this year tallying six points, three rebounds and two assists per game... Leading the team in assists five times, the guard handed out at least three helpers six times. She showcased her defensive prowess with 36 steals with five games of at least three pilfers adding 15 shot blocks... Made five of eight shots anchoring a second-half comeback win at USC Aiken on Nov. 12 with 11 points and two steals... Racked up a dozen points making four of seven in a win over UVA Wise on Dec. 10... Scored 10 points adding four assists at UVA Wise on Jan. 25... Produced a career-high 20 points on six of eight shooting adding seven rebounds and five assists versus Coker on Feb. 25... Matched a career high with eight rebounds in the SAC Quarterfinals against Anderson on March 1.

2021-22 (Freshman): Saw her season cut short after seven games due to an injury after averaging nine points per game over 18 minutes a night making 50 percent of her shots and 17 of 19 at the line... Opened her career with five assists and five steals against third-ranked Lander... Tossed in 10 points in the second game of her career with three assists versus USC Aiken on Nov. 14... Set a season high with 16 points on six of eight shooting in a road win at Tusculum on Nov. 17 in the SAC opener... Despite not scoring against Lenoir-Rhyne on Dec. 1, her final game of the year, Rutherford had five assists and five steals.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rutherford reached the 1,000-point mark for her career during a junior season that saw the guard post 13 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals on average. Winning a district championship, Rutherford was the conference MVP, District Tournament MVP and an all-region team selection. At Grainger, she has guided the club to state quarterfinal appearances.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 31 23
Games started 27 19
Minutes 846 613
Minutes per game 27.3 26.7
FG 132-286 88-198
FG Pct 46.2 44.4
3PT 38-112 33-93
3PT Pct 33.9 35.5
FT 49-65 37-49
FT Pct 75.4 75.5
Off rebounds 33 26
Def rebounds 82 55
Total rebounds 115 81
Rebounds per game 3.7 3.5
Personal fouls 57 46
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 94 76
Turnovers 43 33
Assist to turnover ratio 2.2 2.3
Steals 67 53
Blocks 26 19
Points 351 246
Points per game 11.3 10.7
Points per 40 min 16.6 16.1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 26 at Lincoln Memorial L, 69-63
Mar 1 #13 Coker W, 75-54
Mar 4 vs. Lincoln Memorial W, 75-60
Mar 6 vs. Anderson (S.C.) L, 89-65
Mar 14 vs. Anderson (S.C.) W, 75-71
Mar 15 vs. #22 Coker L, 48-44
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 31 at Tennessee L, 135-49 1 24 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 9 at Lander W, 90-64 1 26 4-8 50.0 0-2 0.0 2-4 50.0 10
Nov 10 vs. USC Aiken W, 103-68 1 19 5-9 55.6 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 12
Nov 16 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 92-72 1 21 4-7 57.1 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 10
Nov 20 Tusculum W, 93-73 1 29 6-12 50.0 3-6 50.0 4-5 80.0 19
Nov 23 Catawba W, 92-80 1 31 4-8 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 9
Nov 26 at Emory & Henry W, 76-57 1 25 3-9 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Nov 30 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 77-68 1 32 5-8 62.5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 11
Dec 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-87 1 32 3-8 37.5 1-6 16.7 9-10 90.0 16
Dec 7 Limestone W, 87-62 1 21 3-5 60.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 8
Dec 14 at Catawba W, 67-49 1 26 3-7 42.9 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 8
Dec 18 at Limestone W, 69-55 1 29 5-12 41.7 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 11
Dec 21 at #18/15 North Georgia L, 72-59 1 27 5-11 45.5 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 10
Jan 1 Glenville St. W, 114-64 1 21 7-8 87.5 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 16
Jan 4 at #23 Coker L, 71-65 1 32 1-7 14.3 0-2 0.0 5-6 83.3 7
Jan 8 Lincoln Memorial L, 71-67 1 21 3-7 42.9 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 9
Jan 11 at Newberry W, 79-59 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 Virginia-Wise W, 108-76 - 20 4-4 100.0 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 11
Jan 18 Wingate W, 88-54 - 24 8-12 66.7 5-8 62.5 1-2 50.0 22
Jan 22 at Mars Hill L, 71-62 1 24 1-7 14.3 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 25 Anderson (S.C.) W, 78-75 1 31 4-9 44.4 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 9
Feb 1 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 69-58 1 21 1-6 16.7 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 5 Mars Hill W, 98-75 - 23 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 8 Newberry W, 88-51 - 24 5-9 55.6 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 10
Feb 12 at Tusculum W, 89-60 1 26 6-8 75.0 3-4 75.0 2-2 100.0 17
Feb 15 at Wingate W, 76-59 1 33 5-12 41.7 4-11 36.4 0-0 - 14
Feb 19 Emory & Henry W, 84-68 1 22 4-9 44.4 2-5 40.0 1-1 100.0 11
Feb 26 at Lincoln Memorial L, 69-63 1 32 3-11 27.3 1-6 16.7 4-7 57.1 11
Mar 1 #13 Coker W, 75-54 1 34 6-16 37.5 1-6 16.7 4-5 80.0 17
Mar 4 vs. Lincoln Memorial W, 75-60 1 38 8-15 53.3 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 18
Mar 6 vs. Anderson (S.C.) L, 89-65 1 29 5-13 38.5 1-4 25.0 4-5 80.0 15
Mar 14 vs. Anderson (S.C.) W, 75-71 1 39 6-12 50.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 14
Mar 15 vs. #22 Coker L, 48-44 1 34 4-12 33.3 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 31 at Tennessee L, 135-49 1 24 3 2 5 3 9 1 0
Nov 9 at Lander W, 90-64 1 26 0 3 3 0 0 2 0
Nov 10 vs. USC Aiken W, 103-68 1 19 2 0 2 2 0 2 1
Nov 16 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 92-72 1 21 1 2 3 5 0 1 0
Nov 20 Tusculum W, 93-73 1 29 0 1 1 6 2 3 1
Nov 23 Catawba W, 92-80 1 31 1 3 4 3 1 4 1
Nov 26 at Emory & Henry W, 76-57 1 25 0 4 4 5 1 2 1
Nov 30 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 77-68 1 32 4 5 9 4 4 3 0
Dec 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-87 1 32 2 2 4 5 1 3 1
Dec 7 Limestone W, 87-62 1 21 1 2 3 4 3 3 3
Dec 14 at Catawba W, 67-49 1 26 3 1 4 2 1 3 0
Dec 18 at Limestone W, 69-55 1 29 1 1 2 0 1 2 0
Dec 21 at #18/15 North Georgia L, 72-59 1 27 0 2 2 2 1 0 0
Jan 1 Glenville St. W, 114-64 1 21 3 3 6 6 2 2 0
Jan 4 at #23 Coker L, 71-65 1 32 1 4 5 2 1 2 0
Jan 8 Lincoln Memorial L, 71-67 1 21 1 0 1 2 1 4 0
Jan 11 at Newberry W, 79-59 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 Virginia-Wise W, 108-76 - 20 0 4 4 6 1 0 0
Jan 18 Wingate W, 88-54 - 24 3 2 5 1 1 3 1
Jan 22 at Mars Hill L, 71-62 1 24 1 1 2 0 4 3 0
Jan 25 Anderson (S.C.) W, 78-75 1 31 0 0 0 8 0 1 6
Feb 1 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 69-58 1 21 0 3 3 0 3 0 0
Feb 5 Mars Hill W, 98-75 - 23 0 2 2 5 3 1 0
Feb 8 Newberry W, 88-51 - 24 1 1 2 6 1 2 1
Feb 12 at Tusculum W, 89-60 1 26 1 4 5 3 1 2 0
Feb 15 at Wingate W, 76-59 1 33 1 1 2 3 2 5 1
Feb 19 Emory & Henry W, 84-68 1 22 2 4 6 0 0 3 0
Feb 26 at Lincoln Memorial L, 69-63 1 32 1 2 3 2 0 1 0
Mar 1 #13 Coker W, 75-54 1 34 1 6 7 4 1 2 3
Mar 4 vs. Lincoln Memorial W, 75-60 1 38 0 6 6 3 1 3 1
Mar 6 vs. Anderson (S.C.) L, 89-65 1 29 1 3 4 2 3 4 2
Mar 14 vs. Anderson (S.C.) W, 75-71 1 39 1 9 10 3 1 1 1
Mar 15 vs. #22 Coker L, 48-44 1 34 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 31 at Tennessee L, 135-49 1 1 0 0.3
Nov 9 at Lander W, 90-64 1 1 0 -
Nov 10 vs. USC Aiken W, 103-68 1 0 0 -
Nov 16 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 92-72 1 2 - -
Nov 20 Tusculum W, 93-73 1 3 - 3.0
Nov 23 Catawba W, 92-80 1 3 - 3.0
Nov 26 at Emory & Henry W, 76-57 1 0 - 5.0
Nov 30 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 77-68 1 2 - 1.0
Dec 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-87 1 4 - 5.0
Dec 7 Limestone W, 87-62 1 1 - 1.3
Dec 14 at Catawba W, 67-49 1 2 - 2.0
Dec 18 at Limestone W, 69-55 1 2 - 0.0
Dec 21 at #18/15 North Georgia L, 72-59 1 2 - 2.0
Jan 1 Glenville St. W, 114-64 1 0 - 3.0
Jan 4 at #23 Coker L, 71-65 1 5 1 2.0
Jan 8 Lincoln Memorial L, 71-67 1 1 - 2.0
Jan 11 at Newberry W, 79-59 - - - -
Jan 15 Virginia-Wise W, 108-76 - 2 - 6.0
Jan 18 Wingate W, 88-54 - 0 - 1.0
Jan 22 at Mars Hill L, 71-62 1 3 - 0.0
Jan 25 Anderson (S.C.) W, 78-75 1 2 - -
Feb 1 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 69-58 1 0 - 0.0
Feb 5 Mars Hill W, 98-75 - 2 - 1.7
Feb 8 Newberry W, 88-51 - 2 - 6.0
Feb 12 at Tusculum W, 89-60 1 1 - 3.0
Feb 15 at Wingate W, 76-59 1 3 - 1.5
Feb 19 Emory & Henry W, 84-68 1 1 - -
Feb 26 at Lincoln Memorial L, 69-63 1 3 - -
Mar 1 #13 Coker W, 75-54 1 2 - 4.0
Mar 4 vs. Lincoln Memorial W, 75-60 1 0 - 3.0
Mar 6 vs. Anderson (S.C.) L, 89-65 1 1 - 0.7
Mar 14 vs. Anderson (S.C.) W, 75-71 1 3 - 3.0
Mar 15 vs. #22 Coker L, 48-44 1 4 - 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2021-22 7 18.3 3.0-6.0 0.3-1.0 2.4-2.7 8.7
2022-23 29 20.6 2.0-4.7 0.6-2.0 1.4-2.0 6.0
2023-24 34 23.4 2.2-5.4 1.0-3.1 0.7-1.0 6.1
2024-25 31 27.3 4.3-9.2 1.2-3.6 1.6-2.1 11.3
Total 101 23.4 2.8-6.4 0.9-2.8 1.3-1.7 7.9
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 7 1 128 21-42 50.0 2-7 28.6 17-19 89.5 61
2022-23 29 8 597 59-135 43.7 17-57 29.8 40-57 70.2 175
2023-24 34 33 795 75-185 40.5 34-106 32.1 23-33 69.7 207
2024-25 31 27 846 132-286 46.2 38-112 33.9 49-65 75.4 351
Total 101 69 2366 287-648 44.3 91-282 32.3 129-174 74.1 794
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2021-22 7 128 18.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 28.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
2022-23 29 597 20.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 29.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
2023-24 34 795 23.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 32.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
2024-25 31 846 27.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 101 2366 23.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 32.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2021-22 7 1.1 0.9 2.0 3.1 2.3 2.3 0.4
2022-23 29 1.6 1.8 3.4 1.6 1.6 1.2 0.5
2023-24 34 1.1 2.7 3.9 2.9 1.4 2.0 0.6
2024-25 31 1.1 2.6 3.7 3.0 1.4 2.2 0.8
Total 101 1.3 2.3 3.6 2.6 1.5 1.8 0.6
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2021-22 7 1 8 6 14 22 16 16 3
2022-23 29 8 47 52 99 47 46 36 15
2023-24 34 33 39 92 131 100 47 67 21
2024-25 31 27 33 82 115 94 43 67 26
Total 101 69 127 232 359 263 152 186 65
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023-24 34 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2024-25 31 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 31 27.3 4.3-9.2 1.2-3.6 1.6-2.1 11.3
Conference 23 26.7 3.8-8.6 1.4-4.0 1.6-2.1 10.7
Exhibition 1 24.0 0.0-4.0 0.0-2.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 13 24.8 4.5-8.5 1.6-3.5 1.2-1.6 11.8
Away 13 28.1 3.5-8.8 1.0-4.1 1.9-2.5 9.8
Neutral 5 31.8 5.6-12.2 0.8-2.8 1.8-2.2 13.8
Result
Wins 22 27.0 4.7-9.3 1.5-3.9 1.4-1.8 12.4
Losses 9 28.0 3.1-9.1 0.4-2.9 2.1-2.8 8.8
Month
November 7 26.1 4.4-8.7 1.3-2.7 1.0-1.6 11.1
December 5 27.0 3.8-8.6 0.8-4.2 2.2-2.8 10.6
January 7 24.7 4.0-7.7 1.6-3.3 1.6-2.0 11.1
February 7 25.9 3.6-8.6 1.4-4.3 1.1-1.7 9.7
March 5 34.8 5.8-13.6 0.8-3.8 2.4-2.8 14.8
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 31 27 846 132-286 46.2 38-112 33.9 49-65 75.4 351
Conference 23 19 613 88-198 44.4 33-93 35.5 37-49 75.5 246
Exhibition 1 1 24 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 13 9 322 59-111 53.2 21-45 46.7 15-21 71.4 154
Away 13 13 365 45-114 39.5 13-53 24.5 25-33 75.8 128
Neutral 5 5 159 28-61 45.9 4-14 28.6 9-11 81.8 69
Result
Wins 22 18 594 104-204 51.0 34-86 39.5 30-40 75.0 272
Losses 9 9 252 28-82 34.1 4-26 15.4 19-25 76.0 79
Month
November 7 7 183 31-61 50.8 9-19 47.4 7-11 63.6 78
December 5 5 135 19-43 44.2 4-21 19.0 11-14 78.6 53
January 7 5 173 28-54 51.9 11-23 47.8 11-14 78.6 78
February 7 5 181 25-60 41.7 10-30 33.3 8-12 66.7 68
March 5 5 174 29-68 42.6 4-19 21.1 12-14 85.7 74
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 31 846 27.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 23 613 26.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 24 24.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 13 322 24.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 46.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 13 365 28.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 24.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 5 159 31.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 28.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 22 594 27.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 39.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 9 252 28.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 15.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 7 183 26.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 47.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 5 135 27.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 19.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 7 173 24.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 47.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 7 181 25.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 5 174 34.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 21.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 31 1.1 2.6 3.7 3.0 1.4 2.2 0.8
Conference 23 1.1 2.4 3.5 3.3 1.4 2.3 0.8
Exhibition 1 3.0 2.0 5.0 3.0 9.0 1.0 0.0
Location
Home 13 1.1 2.3 3.4 4.3 1.2 2.2 1.2
Away 13 1.2 2.5 3.7 2.2 1.5 2.2 0.2
Neutral 5 0.8 3.8 4.6 2.0 1.4 2.0 1.4
Result
Wins 22 1.1 2.8 3.9 3.6 1.1 2.3 1.0
Losses 9 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.6 2.1 1.9 0.4
Month
November 7 1.1 2.6 3.7 3.6 1.1 2.4 0.6
December 5 1.4 1.6 3.0 2.6 1.4 2.2 0.8
January 7 1.3 2.0 3.3 3.6 1.4 2.1 1.0
February 7 0.9 2.4 3.3 2.7 1.4 2.0 0.3
March 5 0.6 5.0 5.6 2.4 1.6 2.0 1.8
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 31 27 33 82 115 94 43 67 26
Conference 23 19 26 55 81 76 33 53 19
Exhibition 1 1 3 2 5 3 9 1 0
Location
Home 13 9 14 30 44 56 16 29 16
Away 13 13 15 33 48 28 20 28 3
Neutral 5 5 4 19 23 10 7 10 7
Result
Wins 22 18 24 61 85 80 24 50 22
Losses 9 9 9 21 30 14 19 17 4
Month
November 7 7 8 18 26 25 8 17 4
December 5 5 7 8 15 13 7 11 4
January 7 5 9 14 23 25 10 15 7
February 7 5 6 17 23 19 10 14 2
March 5 5 3 25 28 12 8 10 9
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 31 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 23 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 22 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
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  • Article
  • March 25, 2025
Three stellar seniors recognized with CSC All-District Honors

For the third straight season, Carson-Newman women’s basketball has multiple players on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Women’s Basketball team.

  • March 25, 2025
Another SAC matchup at the NCAA Tournament for C-N
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  • March 15, 2025
Another SAC matchup at the NCAA Tournament for C-N

Six-seeded Carson-Newman (23-8) matches up with another South Atlantic Conference foe as it meets two-seeded #22 Coker (27-5) in the NCAA Southeast regional semifinals Saturday evening at 5:00 p.m.

  • March 15, 2025
Cold shooting dooms C-N versus #22 Coker in NCAA Regional Semifinal loss
  • Article
  • March 15, 2025
Cold shooting dooms C-N versus #22 Coker in NCAA Regional Semifinal loss

Six-seeded Carson-Newman (23-9) could not sustain its offensive success in the Southeast Regional Semifinals, falling to the two-seed #22 Coker (28-5) 48-44 on Saturday night at the UNG Convocation Center.

  • March 15, 2025
Lady Eagles hold off Anderson, advance to regional semifinals with 75-71 win
  • Article
  • March 14, 2025
Lady Eagles hold off Anderson, advance to regional semifinals with 75-71 win

Behind four double-digit scorers six-seeded Carson-Newman (23-9) held off Anderson’s second half rally to advance to the Southeast regional semifinals with a 75-71 win on Friday afternoon at North Georgia’s Convocation Center.

  • March 14, 2025
TICKET PUNCHED! Lady Eagles earn NCAA Tournament bid as the sixth seed
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  • March 10, 2025
TICKET PUNCHED! Lady Eagles earn NCAA Tournament bid as the sixth seed

For the seventh time in the past eight seasons, Carson-Newman is NCAA Tournament bound. The Lady Eagles earned their 14th ticket to NCAA Women’s Basketball Championships as announced late Sunday night.

  • March 10, 2025
A spot in the SAC Championship Game on the line as C-N meets Anderson again
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  • March 06, 2025
A spot in the SAC Championship Game on the line as C-N meets Anderson again

Familiar foes meet again in the South Atlantic Conference women’s basketball tournament as two-seeded Carson-Newman (22-7) battles three-seeded Anderson (22-9) on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

  • March 06, 2025
Red-hot AU runs away from C-N in SAC semifinals
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  • March 06, 2025
Red-hot AU runs away from C-N in SAC semifinals

Carson-Newman (22-8) ran into the hottest team in the Southeast region, losing to Anderson (23-9) 89-65 in the semifinals of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament Thursday night at the Rock Hill Sports and Events Center.

  • March 06, 2025
Balanced scoring moves C-N into SAC semis
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  • March 04, 2025
Balanced scoring moves C-N into SAC semis

After losing in the two regular season meetings against seven-seeded Lincoln Memorial (13-15), Carson-Newman (22-7) avenged those losses by putting together a complete performance to win 75-60 in the South Atlantic Conference tournament quarterfinals Tuesday night at the Rock Hill Sports and Events Center.

  • March 04, 2025
C-N’s stifling defense leads to rout of #13 Coker on Senior Day
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  • March 01, 2025
C-N’s stifling defense leads to rout of #13 Coker on Senior Day

Carson-Newman (21-7, 18-6 SAC) closed the regular season on a positive note thanks to an elite defensive effort to defeat #13 Coker (24-4, 20-4 SAC) 75-54 on Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.

  • March 01, 2025
Lady Eagles play host to #13 Coker for Senior Day
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  • February 28, 2025
Lady Eagles play host to #13 Coker for Senior Day

Carson-Newman (20-7, 17-6 SAC) concludes the 2024-25 regular season as it plays host to the South Atlantic Conference’s regular season champions #13 Coker (24-3, 20-3 SAC) for senior day on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. inside Holt Fieldhouse.

  • February 28, 2025
LMU’s long distance shooting downs C-N
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  • February 26, 2025
LMU’s long distance shooting downs C-N

Carson-Newman (20-7, 17-6 SAC) could not overcome Lincoln Memorial’s (12-14, 11-12 SAC) impressive three-point shooting, suffering a 69-63 loss on Wednesday night at Tex Turner Arena.

  • February 26, 2025
Mincey wins 200th SAC game, C-N pulls away from E&H
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  • February 19, 2025
Mincey wins 200th SAC game, C-N pulls away from E&H

Carson-Newman (20-6, 17-5 SAC) pulled away late against Emory & Henry (7-21, 2-20 SAC) to win a fifth straight game and give head coach Mike Mincey his 200th career win in South Atlantic Conference games.

  • February 19, 2025
C-N wins fourth straight, downs Wingate by 17
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  • February 15, 2025
C-N wins fourth straight, downs Wingate by 17

Another superb three-point shooting day for Carson-Newman (19-6, 16-5 SAC) helped it become the first team to win at Cuddy Arena this season, collecting a 76-59 road win over Wingate (16-8, 15-5 SAC) on Saturday afternoon.

  • February 15, 2025
Elite three-point shooting helps C-N blast Tusculum
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  • February 12, 2025
Elite three-point shooting helps C-N blast Tusculum

Carson-Newman (18-6, 15-5 SAC) made its second-most three-pointers in a game this season to win a fourth straight over Tusculum (8-15, 6-14 SAC) with an 89-60 win Wednesday night inside Pioneer Arena.

  • February 12, 2025
Eagles pull away from Wolves for 37-point home win
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  • February 08, 2025
Eagles pull away from Wolves for 37-point home win

Leading by three points at halftime, Carson-Newman (17-6, 14-5 SAC) ran away from Newberry (5-18, 4-15 SAC) for an 88-51 victory on Saturday at Holt Fieldhouse.

  • February 08, 2025
C-N survives close affair with AU
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  • January 25, 2025
C-N survives close affair with AU

Playing without its leading scorer Jennifer Sullivan, No. 25 Carson-Newman (15-5, 12-4 SAC) played terrific second half defense to split the season series with Anderson (12-8, 8-6 SAC) collecting a 78-75 victory on Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.

  • January 25, 2025
Stellar second half propels No. 25 C-N past Wingate
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  • January 18, 2025
Stellar second half propels No. 25 C-N past Wingate

No. 25 Carson-Newman (14-4, 11-3 SAC) drilled a season-high 17 three-pointers and outscored Wingate (10-6, 9-3 SAC) by 30 points after halftime to run away with an 88-54 victory on Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.

  • January 18, 2025
Superb Sullivan powers C-N to a 32-point win
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  • January 15, 2025
Superb Sullivan powers C-N to a 32-point win

Junior guard Jennifer Sullivan scored a career-high 29 points to lead No. 25 Carson-Newman (13-4, 10-3 SAC) past UVA Wise (8-8, 5-7 SAC) 108-76 on Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.

  • January 15, 2025
No.15/6 C-N crushes Glenville State by 50
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  • January 01, 2025
No.15/6 C-N crushes Glenville State by 50

No.15/6 Carson-Newman (11-2) put together a complete performance to crush Glenville State (8-4) 114-64 in a New Year's Day non-conference contest at Holt Fieldhouse.

  • January 01, 2025
First half woes derail No.10/6 C-N at No.18/15 North Georgia
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  • December 21, 2024
First half woes derail No.10/6 C-N at No.18/15 North Georgia

In a battle between the two highest ranked teams in the Southeast region, No. 10/6 Carson-Newman (10-2) was unable to overcome its largest halftime deficit in nine years, falling to No. 18/15 North Georgia (10-0) on Saturday afternoon at Lynn Cottrell arena.

  • December 21, 2024
No. 10/6 C-N collects first road win at Limestone
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  • December 18, 2024
No. 10/6 C-N collects first road win at Limestone

Carson-Newman (10-1, 8-1 SAC) extended its winning streak to four games by collecting its first road win ever at Limestone (4-7, 1-7 SAC), winning 69-55 on Wednesday afternoon at the Timken Center.

  • December 18, 2024
No.10/5 C-N stout defensively to snap Catawba’s home winning streak
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  • December 14, 2024
No.10/5 C-N stout defensively to snap Catawba’s home winning streak

No. 10/5 Carson-Newman (9-1, 7-1 SAC) put together its best defensive performance of the season to end Catawba’s (7-4, 5-3 SAC) 33-game home regular season winning streak with a 67-49 victory at Goodman Gym on Saturday afternoon.

  • December 14, 2024
No. 11/6 C-N takes high-scoring affair against Cavaliers
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  • December 04, 2024
No. 11/6 C-N takes high-scoring affair against Cavaliers

No. 11/6 Carson-Newman (7-1, 5-1 SAC) overcame UVA Wise’s (5-4, 2-3 SAC) best three-point shooting day of the season, using a fourth quarter scoring run to get back in the win column on Wednesday evening at the Prior Convocation Center.

  • December 04, 2024
Turnovers and AU’s second half effort hand No. 5/4 Carson-Newman its first loss
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  • November 30, 2024
Turnovers and AU’s second half effort hand No. 5/4 Carson-Newman its first loss

No. 5/4 Carson-Newman was outscored by 20 points after halftime and suffered its first loss of the season at the hands of Anderson (3-5, 1-3 SAC) on Saturday afternoon at the Abney Athletic Center.

  • November 30, 2024
Unbeaten No. 5/4 Lady Eagles head to Anderson
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  • November 29, 2024
Unbeaten No. 5/4 Lady Eagles head to Anderson

No. 5/4 Carson-Newman (6-0, 4-0 SAC) continues its three-game road stretch as it faces off against Anderson (2-5, 0-3 SAC) on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. from the Abney Athletic Center.

  • November 29, 2024
No. 9/7 C-N Stays Perfect, Downs Catawba at Home
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  • November 23, 2024
No. 9/7 C-N Stays Perfect, Downs Catawba at Home

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – No. 9/7 Carson-Newman (5-0, 3-0 SAC) remained perfect on Saturday afternoon inside Holt Fieldhouse with another stellar offensive effort, using an explosive third frame to take down Catawba (3-2, 1-1 SAC), 92-80. 

  • November 23, 2024
Three-point shot propels No. 9/7 C-N past Tusculum
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  • November 20, 2024
Three-point shot propels No. 9/7 C-N past Tusculum

No. 9/7 Carson-Newman (4-0, 2-0 SAC) made 14 three-pointers to roll to a 17th straight home win, defeating Tusculum (2-3, 0-1 SAC) 93-73 on Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.

  • November 20, 2024
C-N Uses Lightning Quick Start to Run Away from L-R, Winning SAC Opener, 92-72
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  • November 16, 2024
C-N Uses Lightning Quick Start to Run Away from L-R, Winning SAC Opener, 92-72

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (3-0, 1-0 SAC) got out to a blazing start and never looked back, defeating South Atlantic Conference foe Lenoir-Rhyne (1-2, 0-1 SAC), 92-72 on Saturday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse.

  • November 16, 2024
No. 14/8 Lady Eagles crack 100 in 35-point thrashing of USC Aiken
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  • November 10, 2024
No. 14/8 Lady Eagles crack 100 in 35-point thrashing of USC Aiken

For the seventh straight time, Carson-Newman (2-0) defeated USC Aiken (0-2) by double digits, winning 103-68 on Sunday afternoon at Finis Horne Arena.

  • November 10, 2024
No. 14/8 C-N cruises past Lander for wire-to-wire victory
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  • November 09, 2024
No. 14/8 C-N cruises past Lander for wire-to-wire victory

No. 14/8 Carson-Newman (1-0) started and finished well, leading from start to finish in a 90-64 season-opening win against Lander (0-1) on day one of the SAC/Peach Belt challenge Saturday evening at Finis Horne Arena.

  • November 09, 2024
Carson-Newman Women’s Basketball Position Previews: The Backcourt
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  • November 04, 2024
Carson-Newman Women’s Basketball Position Previews: The Backcourt

We begin our preview of the Carson-Newman women’s basketball team with a look at the backcourt with help from redshirt junior guard Tori Rutherford.

  • November 04, 2024