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Lady Vols' redshirt sophomore named to SEC All-Defensive Team
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Tennessee redshirt sophomore Talaysia Cooper was named to the SEC All-Defensive Team and earned Second-Team All-SEC honors when the conference coaches announced their weekly awards Tuesday.
A South Carolina transfer, Cooper was a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2022-23. She appeared in all 29 regular-season games, including 26 starts for the Lady Vols .
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Cooper leads Tennessee in points per game (16.7), rebounds per game (5.6), steals per game (3.0) and blocks per game (0.7). She recorded a .450 field goal percentage during the regular season and is second on the team in assists per game (3.2). Cooper has scored 10-plus points 25 times and has eclipsed the 20-point mark in 11 games and scored 10 or more points in 12 quarters this season.
Cooper has recorded three double-doubles and totaled 10-plus rebounds in three games. She ranks No. 1 in the SEC in steals with 88, tenth nationally in steals and 11th in the country in steals per game.
Cooper had a career-high nine steals against Oklahoma and tied Holly Warlick for third all time for steals in a single game. Her 88 steals are the most in a season by a Lady Vol since Alexis Hornbuckle (104).
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee guard named to 2025 SEC All-Defensive Team
