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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee has sacked women's basketball coach Holly Warlick after a season in which the Lady Vols have barely survived their series of NCAA tournaments before quickly losing in the first round .
Sports director Phillip Fulmer announced the decision Wednesday afternoon.
Although Warlick won 72% of his matches after succeeding Pat Summitt in 2012, the Lady Vols could not reach the heights achieved by his predecessor.
Warlick was 172-67 over seven seasons. Tennessee has reached the regional finals three of its first four years but has not gone past the second round in the last three seasons.
Tennessee lost 89-77 against UCLA on Saturday to finish its 19-13 season. The Lady Flights had not won 20 times for the first time since 1975-1976.
Tennessee is the only program to feature in all NCAA tournaments since the start of the competition in 1982.
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