Kim Caldwell has no update on Lady Vols point guard Mia Pauldo injury status
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Lady Vols basketball coach Kim Caldwell did not have an update on Mia Pauldo's status after she missed Tennessee's win over Missouri on Feb. 12.
The freshman point guard missed her first game of the season when the Lady Vols beat the Tigers 98-53 at Food City Center. Caldwell didn't specify Pauldo's injury or a timeline for her return, but she said they hoped to have her back for the home game against No. 4 Texas on Feb. 15 (3 p.m. ET, ABC).
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Caldwell did say that Pauldo's injury happened during the South Carolina loss on Feb. 8. Pauldo took a blow to the face early in the game and had to be subbed out before returning to the game. She shot 0-for-10 and didn't score for the first time this season.
"We've got to really, really work on box outs and going to get offensive rebounds and taking care of the ball. I'm worried about turning the ball over versus (Texas), and hopefully we can get Mia back on the floor, but we still don't have an update," Caldwell said.
In the game before that at Georgia, Pauldo also took some hits and hard falls, at one point hitting her head on the ground hard.
Pauldo has been crucial to the Lady Vols' success, averaging 11.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.3 steals. She is shooting 37.5% from the field and 30.1% on 6.3 attempts from 3-point range per game.
Pauldo's scoring went up in SEC play to 14.4 points per game, and she became one of Tennessee's most reliable scorers. She is the Lady Vols' best ball handler and one of their lowest-turnover impact players.
Cora Hall is the University of Tennessee women's athletics reporter for Knox News. Email: [email protected]; X: @corahalll; Bluesky: @corahall.bsky.social. Support strong local journalism and unlock premium perks: subscribe.knoxnews.com/offers
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