# Harissoum Coulibaly Shines in Lady Vols' Win

> Harissoum Coulibaly scores 13 points in Lady Vols' 110-64 rout of MTSU.
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- Summary: Harissoum Coulibaly scores 13 points in Lady Vols' 110-64 rout of MTSU. Harissoum Coulibaly, a 5-foot-10 sophomore guard for Tennessee, scored 13 points on…
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- Published: 2026-11-13T05:04:57+00:00
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## Lady Vols Win MTSU
Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball ran to a 110-64 win over Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders on Thursday.
## Kaylene Smikle Player of the Week
Kaylene Smikle, named Tennessee Sportswriters Association’s Player of the Week on Tuesday, showed why she deserves recognition.
## Smikle’s Stats
Smikle put together a 30-point night with five rebounds, five steals and four assists.
## Coulibaly’s Struggle
Harissoum Coulibaly, a 5-foot-10 sophomore guard, totaled only nine points in 34 minutes across three games.
## Coulibaly’s Game Plan
Coulibaly was intentional from the beginning and attacked in Thursday night’s game against MTSU.
## Coach Caldwell’s View
Head coach Kim Caldwell said, 'That’s who Hari is. It was really great to see her be more comfortable on the floor tonight.'

> That’s who Hari is,” head coach Kim Caldwell said after the game. “It was really great to see her be more comfortable on the floor tonight.
## Team’s Growth
Caldwell noted, 'She’s been struggling a little bit in games, and we have a few players that are still trying to figure it out.'

> She’s been struggling a little bit in games, and we have a few players that are still trying to figure it out.
## Steals and Turnovers
Tennessee came up with 30 steals in the game, the second-most in program history, and MTSU turned it over 43 times.
## Coulibaly’s Performance
Coulibaly finished with 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting, two steals, two rebounds and an assist in 21 minutes.
## Fast Break Success
Four of her six field goals were fast-break layups, two from Fats Janneh steals in the first quarter.
## Quarterly Impact
The first broke a 6-6 tie at 7:00, and the second put Tennessee up 20-14 with two minutes left in the quarter.
## Coulibaly’s Momentum
Coulibaly had seven points after one quarter, close to what she scored in her first three games combined.
## Second Quarter Play
In the second quarter, MTSU cut the lead to 11 before Coulibaly picked off Xai Whitfield and scored.
## Third Quarter Highlight
Coulibaly passed up a 3-point shot, drove into the paint, backed down Blair Baugus and made a scoop for a 75-40 lead.
## Key takeaway

Harissoum Coulibaly, a 5-foot-10 sophomore guard for Tennessee, scored 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting in a 110-64 win over Middle Tennessee State.