Rick Barnes shouts out Kim Caldwell after the Lady Vols' big win against UConn
Rick Barnes shouted out his fellow Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell on Friday morning after the Lady Vols' big win against the UConn Huskies. The Lady Vols took down UConn on Thursday night in Knoxville, giving Tennessee its first win in the heated rivalry since 2007. "Man, I tell you what, my wife was so […]
Rick Barnes shouted out his fellow Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell on Friday morning after the Lady Vols' big win against the UConn Huskies.
The Lady Vols took down UConn on Thursday night in Knoxville, giving Tennessee its first win in the heated rivalry since 2007.
"Man, I tell you what, my wife was so excited," said Barnes during a media session with reporters. "She was in another room from me because I was watching that and obviously watching what I need to do for this weekend and she kept calling me. She said, 'what's going on here'. And I'm like, you come in here, we can talk about it. But it's so exciting because they've been so close in some of those games, and just a great win over obviously a great program. And the rivalry there with UConn and Tennessee has been special. But to keep it going you need to win and I think they had beaten us four times in a row. But just a great win for the Lady Vols and for us. And really happy for [Kim Caldwell]. And I loved her comment at the end of the game that she just wanted to get home and see her baby boy. So I'm sure that was a special way to cap off a great win for her."
Caldwell gave birth to a baby boy less than three weeks ago, making the win against UConn even more incredible.
Caldwell, who took over as the Lady Vols' head coach last April, is now 17-5 in her first 22 games at Tennessee.
Next up for the Lady Vols is a matchup against No. 6 LSU on Sunday afternoon on Baton Rouge.
