KNOXVILLE -- The BYU women's softball team fell to No. 5 Tennessee, 8-2, during the opening game of the 2008 Tennessee Classic on Thursday. The loss leaves the Cougars at 7-4.

BYU managed to six hits against the Lady Volunteers, who also had six hits, but the Cougars were unable to capitalize on scoring situations.

"Tennessee is a good team," BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. "We beat ourselves tonight. We gave up 10 walks and had four fielding mistakes, and you can't do that and expect to win."

Sophomore Angeline Quiocho extended her hitting streak to 11 games with her solo home run. She now totals eight home runs on the season, while the Cougars have 16 home runs and are on an eight-game home run streak.

With the defeat, Christina Gwyn Trice, 2-1, received her first loss of the season. She gave up six hits and three earned runs in the 5.2 innings she threw.

In the first inning Tennessee took the lead when one run scored on a double to center field. BYU struggled to answer back in the second inning when three straight batters were retired.

The Cougars' bats came alive during the third inning when they recorded two hits, including a single up the middle from Kristin Delahoussaye that scored BYU's first run.

Quiocho's homer to left center in the fourth inning gave the Cougars a 2-1 lead, which was their only lead of the game.

Tennessee tied the game, 2-2 quickly with a solo shot down the right field line by the lead-off batter.

In the fifth inning, Tennessee took the lead by scoring four runs on two walks, two hits and one error.

With the 6-2 deficit, BYU loaded the bases with an error and two singles. Tennessee pulled Ashton Ward from the circle and put in Megan Rhodes who ended the inning and the Cougars scoring opportunity.

In the sixth inning, Paige Affleck relieved Gwyn Trice. Four walks allowed a run to score, before Gwyn Trice came back to finish the inning. One more run scored off of a sacrifice fly to make the score 8-2.

BYU came up to bat in the top of the seventh inning but was unable to get on base, leaving the score at 8-2.

The Cougars play again on Friday at 10 a.m. against Louisiana Monroe and at 12:15 p.m. against Virginia. Live stats are available at www.byucougars.com.

Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                              BYU at #5 Tennessee
            Feb 21, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn. (Lee Softball Stadium)
BYU 2 (7-4)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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GONZALES, Monica cf......  4  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
DELAHOUSSAYE,Kristin 2b..  3  0  1  1   0  1  1  1   0
 OLANDER, Erin ph........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
PURCELL, Jessica c.......  3  0  0  0   0  1  8  1   2
WILLING, Emi rf..........  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
SNOW, Daniela 1b.........  3  0  1  0   0  0  4  0   0
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b.....  3  1  1  1   0  1  1  1   0
DAVIS, Caschjen dp.......  3  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
VANCE, Amanda ss.........  2  1  0  0   1  1  1  0   4
HOPKINS, Stephanie lf....  3  0  0  0   0  1  3  0   0
TRICE, Christina p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 AFFLECK, Paige p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 28  2  6  2   1  7 18  3   6
Tennessee 8 (10-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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L. Hammond lf............  3  0  0  0   1  2  1  0   2
C. Mogan 2b..............  2  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
 N. Kajitani pr..........  0  2  0  0   2  0  3  0   0
T. Callahan 3b...........  2  2  0  0   2  0  2  4   0
 K. Stander pr...........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
S. Doepking c............  2  0  1  1   2  1  7  3   0
 N. Weissinge pr.........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
T. Huff dp...............  3  1  1  3   1  0  0  0   2
E. Webb rf...............  3  1  1  2   0  2  0  0   0
J. Lapicki 1b............  1  0  0  0   1  1  7  1   0
 C. Ryan ph..............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
A. Manuma cf.............  3  0  1  2   0  1  0  0   0
K. Posey ss..............  2  0  1  0   0  1  1  1   0
 A. Fulmer ph............  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
A. Ward p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 M. Rhodes p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 23  8  6  8   9  9 21 11   8
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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BYU................. 001 100 0 -  2  6  2
Tennessee........... 100 142 X -  8  6  2
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E - WILLING; QUIOCHO; N. Kajitani(3); J. Lapicki(1). DP - Cougars 1. LOB -
Cougars 6; Lady Vols 8. 2B - DAVIS; S. Doepking(2); T. Huff(3). HR -
QUIOCHO; E. Webb(2). HBP - J. Lapicki. SF - E. Webb(1). SB - N. Kajitani(2).
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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TRICE, Christina....  5.2  6  6  3  5  8 22 29
AFFLECK, Paige......  0.1  0  2  0  4  1  1  5
Tennessee              IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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A. Ward.............  5.0  6  2  2  1  3 22 23
M. Rhodes...........  2.0  0  0  0  0  4  6  6
Win - A. Ward (7-1).  Loss - TRICE (2-1).  Save - M. Rhodes (1).
WP - AFFLECK. HBP - by TRICE (J. Lapicki). PB - PURCELL.
Umpires - HP: David Rheinecker  1B: Ted Broyles  3B: Phil Freels
Start: 5:08 pm   Time: 2:16   Attendance: 495
Game: TN1
Play-by-Play
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                       BYU at #5 Tennessee - Play-by-Play
            Feb 21, 2008 at Knoxville, Tenn. (Lee Softball Stadium)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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BYU................. 001 100 0 -  2  6  2
Tennessee........... 100 142 X -  8  6  2
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BYU starters: 24/cf GONZALES; 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 10/c PURCELL; 18/rf WILLING;
22/1b SNOW; 33/3b QUIOCHO; 9/dp DAVIS; 6/ss VANCE; 5/lf HOPKINS; 11/p TRICE;
Tennessee starters: 17/lf L. Hammond; 15/2b C. Mogan; 35/3b T. Callahan; 11/c
S. Doepking; 52/dp T. Huff; 14/rf E. Webb; 16/1b J. Lapicki; 18/cf A. Manuma;
8/ss K. Posey; 3/p A. Ward;
BYU 1st - GONZALES out on batter's interference, assist by c.
DELAHOUSSAYE struck out swinging. PURCELL grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Tennessee 1st - L. Hammond walked. C. Mogan hit into double play 3b to
2b, bunt; L. Hammond out on the play. T. Callahan walked. S. Doepking doubled
to left center, RBI; T. Callahan scored. T. Huff popped up to ss. 1 run, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 2nd - WILLING grounded out to 3b. SNOW grounded out to 3b. QUIOCHO
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Tennessee 2nd - E. Webb struck out swinging. J. Lapicki walked. A.
Manuma flied out to lf. K. Posey singled to third base, bunt; J. Lapicki
advanced to second. L. Hammond grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
2 LOB.
BYU 3rd - DAVIS grounded out to 3b. VANCE walked. HOPKINS popped up to
3b. GONZALES singled to second base; VANCE advanced to second. DELAHOUSSAYE
singled up the middle, advanced to second on a fielding error by 1b, RBI;
GONZALES advanced to third; VANCE scored. PURCELL struck out looking, out at
first c to 1b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Tennessee 3rd - C. Mogan singled to second base. N. Kajitani pinch ran
for C. Mogan. T. Callahan flied out to lf. N. Kajitani stole second. S.
Doepking struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. T. Huff grounded out to 1b
unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 4th - N. Kajitani to 2b. WILLING popped up to ss. SNOW grounded out
to p. QUIOCHO homered to left center, RBI. DAVIS doubled to right center. VANCE
struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Tennessee 4th - E. Webb homered down the rf line, RBI. J. Lapicki struck
out swinging. A. Manuma struck out swinging. K. Posey struck out swinging. 1
run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 5th - HOPKINS out at first c to 2b. GONZALES out at first p to 2b.
DELAHOUSSAYE out at first 1b to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Tennessee 5th - L. Hammond struck out swinging. N. Kajitani walked. T.
Callahan reached on a fielding error by 3b; N. Kajitani advanced to second. K.
Stander pinch ran for T. Callahan. S. Doepking walked; K. Stander advanced to
second; N. Kajitani advanced to third. N. Weissinge pinch ran for S. Doepking.
T. Huff doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI; N. Weissinge advanced to third; K.
Stander scored, unearned; N. Kajitani scored. E. Webb struck out swinging. J.
Lapicki hit by pitch. A. Manuma singled through the right side, advanced to
second on a throwing error by rf, 2 RBI; J. Lapicki advanced to third; T. Huff
scored, unearned; N. Weissinge scored, unearned. A. Fulmer pinch hit for K.
Posey. A. Fulmer struck out swinging. 4 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 6th - T. Callahan to 3b for K. Stander. S. Doepking to c for N.
Weissinge. K. Posey to ss for A. Fulmer. PURCELL reached on a fielding error by
2b. WILLING singled up the middle; PURCELL advanced to second. SNOW singled up
the middle; WILLING advanced to second; PURCELL advanced to third. M. Rhodes to
p for A. Ward. QUIOCHO struck out looking. DAVIS struck out swinging. VANCE
flied out to lf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Tennessee 6th - AFFLECK to p for TRICE. L. Hammond struck out swinging.
N. Kajitani walked. N. Kajitani advanced to second on a passed ball. T.
Callahan walked. T. Callahan advanced to second on a wild pitch; N. Kajitani
advanced to third on a wild pitch. S. Doepking walked. T. Huff walked, RBI; S.
Doepking advanced to second; T. Callahan advanced to third; N. Kajitani scored,
unearned. TRICE to p for AFFLECK. E. Webb flied out to lf, SF, RBI; T. Callahan
scored, unearned. C. Ryan pinch hit for J. Lapicki. C. Ryan fouled out to 1b.
2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 7th - J. Lapicki to 1b for C. Ryan. HOPKINS struck out swinging.
GONZALES popped up to 3b. OLANDER pinch hit for DELAHOUSSAYE. OLANDER struck
out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

PROVO -- With a 7-3 record the BYU women's softball team heads to Knoxville, Tenn., to play No. 5 Tennessee, Louisiana Monroe and Virginia in the 2008 Tennessee Classic.

BYU kicks off the Classic on Thursday with its first game against Tennessee at 5 p.m. On Friday the Cougars play at 10 a.m. against Louisiana Monroe and 12:15 p.m. against Virginia on. At 10 a.m., on Saturday, BYU will face Virginia again before playing Tennessee again at 2:30 p.m.

"We are very excited to face another ranked opponent during the Tennessee Classic," BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. "It is always good to gain experience and to play."

The Cougars come to the Classic after a 2-3 weekend at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic, where they faced two ranked opponents. They fell to No. 9 Oklahoma, 8-5, but defeated No. 22 Missouri, 4-0.

Angeline Quiocho leads BYU with an active 10-game hitting streak and a .586 batting average. She also leads the team with seven homeruns, including three multiple homerun games.

Christina Gwyn Trice leads the Cougars from the circle with a .60 ERA and 30 complete innings. She is has also 48 recorded strikeouts on the season.

All games will be played at EST and live stats are available for all five games at www.byucougars.com.