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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Lady Vols made sure they didn't repeat themselves with a second straight season-opening loss on the road.

Isabelle Harrison scored 13 points as fourth-ranked Tennessee rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to beat Middle Tennessee 67-57 on Friday night in the season opener. Harrison said the Lady Vols talked at halftime and one topic was learning from their opening loss at Chattanooga last season.

"We don't want to go on that long bus ride with all those coaches like we did last year," Harrison said. "We put in the effort, and we just played hard."

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier --Colin Powell