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BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Tennessee fought back in the fourth quarter, but the team fell 67-63 on Sunday afternoon at Cassell Coliseum.Virginia Tech led by as many as 13 in the fourth quarter, but the Lady Vols cut the deficit to three with 1:17 remaining in the game on two free throws by Jaime Nared. Mercedes Russell recorded one of her three rejections with 55.6 seconds remaining as she knocked it back off Chanette Hicks to give the Lady Vols possession.Diamond DeShields hit Russell on a screen-and-roll to cut the deficit to 62-61. However, the Hokies regained a three-point lead as Chanette Hicks went into the lane and made a layup while being fouled. Hicks missed the free throw, to keep the game at one possession with 29.9 seconds remaining.Nared drove into the lane, but couldnt convert a layup amidst contact, and the Lady Vols were forced to foul. Hicks made two free throws to seal the game.Russell finished with 17 points and season highs with 14 rebounds and three blocks. DeShields and Nared each finished a rebound shy of a double-double as DeShields had 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists while Nared fell one rebound shy of a double-double with 11 points and nine boards. Jordan Reynolds finished with 11 points and eight rebounds.Hicks led the Hokies with 24 points, five rebounds and eight steals. Regan Magarity finished 16 points and Sidney Cook scored 14 points and added 12 rebounds.The Lady Vols opened up the game with a Nared layup, but the Hokies rattled off eight straight points on their way to taking an 18-10 lead after the first quarter.Tennessee made a run during the second period as Mercedes Russell made her impact during a 13-3 Tennessee run. Russell had four points and two rebounds in the spurt. Meme Jackson hit a three pointer to bring the score to 25-24 and the Lady Vols retook the lead after DeShields stole the ball and passed ahead for a fastbreak layup by Jaime Nared.The third quarter opened as a tight affair, Russell converted a three point-play with 3:27 remaining in the frame to tie the game, but Virginia Tech scored seven consecutive points, six of those on layups by Regan Magarity. Virginia Tech was able to push their lead to 11 by the end of the third.After the Hokies scored the first bucket of the fourth quarter to push their lead to 13, the Lady Vols responded with a 9-0 run, with four of those coming from Jordan Reynolds to get back into the game, but the team wasnt able to finish it out.The Lady Vols will return to the court on Wednesday, Nov. 30 as they take on Tennessee State at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network +/WatchESPN. The Lady Vols are 4-0 all-time against Tennessee State with the last victory coming in 2014 as the #4 Lady Vols defeated the Tigers 97-46.Double-Double BrigadeMercedes Russell recorded her fourth double-double in five games so far this season with 17 points and 14 rebounds.Russell recorded her 14th career double-double which moves her into a tie for 21st place all-time on Tennessees career double-double chart. She is tied with Shelia Collins (1981-85), Pashen Thompsen (1993-97) and Vonda Ward (1991-95).Jaime Nared recorded her second consecutive double-double as she finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds. It is Nareds third career double-double and second of the year.Block PartyRussell recorded three blocks, she is now ranked 10th on the schools all-time career blocks list as she passed Chamique Holdsclaw.The Lady Vols blocked six shots in the first half of the game vs. Virginia Tech which was more than they had blocked in any of their previous four games in 2016. The teams season high was four in the win over James Madison.Tennessee finished with 10 blocks, led by three from Russell, and two from DeShields and Reynolds.Jordan Reynolds finished with two blocks, tying a career high that she last set against Alabama on Jan. 31, 2016. Cheap Houston Rockets Jerseys . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". Cheap Rockets Jerseys China .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. http://www.cheaprocketsjerseys.com/ . -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar will be out for roughly four weeks after tearing his left hamstring. Cheap Rockets Jerseys Authentic . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. Cheap NBA Jerseys . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. With a UFC lightweight title shot off the table, Khabib Nurmagomedov has agreed to face Michael Johnson at UFC 205 on Nov. 12 in New York.UFC president Dana White announced the 155-pound matchup during a news conference on Tuesday. The UFC 205 pay-per-view will take place at Madison Square Garden.Nurmagomedov (23-0) had campaigned for a title fight against defending champion Eddie Alvarez (28-4). White attempted to book that fight, but Alvarez held out for a title defense against current featherweight champion Conor McGregor.The UFC ultimately granted Alvarezs request and booked the fight between him and McGregor. 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