Overview
- Kaiya Wynn announced Tuesday she is stepping away from the Lady Vols, calling her senior-day treatment the breaking point.
- Wynn did not start the home finale and declined to check in with about 15 seconds left in an 87-77 loss to No. 5 Vanderbilt.
- After missing 2024-25 with an Achilles injury, the fifth-year guard appeared in nine games this season; she has 102–103 career games with averages of 2.6 points and 1.8 rebounds.
- Kim Caldwell said the move caught her off guard, added that the team will miss Wynn, and stressed turning the page to postseason play.
- Tennessee is 16-12 (8-8 SEC), has dropped six straight and nine of 11, and enters Greenville as the No. 6 seed to face the Alabama–Missouri winner on Thursday.