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How To Watch: Tennessee vs. Texas in the Women's College World Series semifinals

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(SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Fans watch the Women's College World Series softball game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the UCLA Bruins at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Sunday, June, 1, 2025.

Two wins over Texas stand between Tennessee Softball and a trip to the national championship series at the Women’s College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.

The Lady Vols (47-16) and Longhorns (53-11) on Monday are set for a Noon Eastern Time start on ESPN and ESPN+, with Tennessee needing a win to force a second game at 2:30 p.m. ET.

After losing 4-3 to Oklahoma on Thursday, Tennessee went 2-0 in elimination games over the weekend. The Lady Vols stayed alive with an 11-3 win over Florida in five innings Friday night then walked off with a 5-4 win over UCLA in nine innings on Sunday. 

On the other side of the bracket, Texas Tech will play Oklahoma on Monday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+ with the Sooners facing elimination. A second game would be played at 9:30 p.m. ET, should Oklahoma win the first game.

Monday’s winners will advance to the best-of-three national championship series.  

How To Watch: Tennessee vs. Texas

Game 1 Time: Monday, Noon Eastern Time

Game 2 If Necessary: 2:30 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN

Streaming: ESPN+

Lady Vols won two of three at Texas in April

Tennessee took two of three from Texas in Austin in April. The Lady Vols lost 3-0 to the top-ranked Longhorns to open the series on April 11, then bounced back with a 3-1 win the following day and a 4-1 win in the series finale. 

Texas beat Florida 3-0 on Thursday and beat Oklahoma 4-2 on Saturday to advance to Monday’s game in the double-elimination format. 

Texas finished third in the SEC softball standings in the regular season with a 16-8 league record. The Longhorns were one game behind first-place Oklahoma, a half game behind second-place Texas A&M and one game ahead of fourth-place Tennessee. 

Tennessee’s Women’s College World Series history

Tennessee is in the Women’s College World Series for the ninth time and is still looking for its first national championship. The Lady Vols have finished runner-up twice, in 2007 and 2013. 

Oklahoma beat the Lady Vols twice in the 2013 championship series to win the title and Arizona won in three games for the 2007 national title.

Tennessee beat Alabama 10-5 to start the Women’s College World Series in 2023, then lost 9-0 to Oklahoma. The Lady Vols beat Oklahoma State, but were then eliminated in a 5-1 loss to Florida State.

Last season Tennessee lost in three games to Alabama in the Knoxville Super Regional, finishing one win short of another WCWS trip.

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