KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Alexa Middleton scored a career-high 21 points as No. 13 Tennessee capitalized on sizzling 3-point shooting Sunday to beat Navy 85-55 and win a home opener for the 17th consecutive season.Tennessee (2-0) hasnt lost a home opener since a 69-64 decision against Louisiana Tech in 1999.The Lady Volunteers shot 12 of 14 from 3-point range, with Middleton going 6 of 7. After connecting on just 25.4 percent of its 3-pointers last season, Tennessee has made 56.4 percent (22 of 39) of its 3-point attempts this season.Mercedes Russell had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Tennessee. Jordan Reynolds had 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Diamond DeShields added 14 points.Ashanti Kennedy scored 16 points and Taylor Dunham added 14 for Navy (0-2).This game was a mismatch in terms of height.Navys tallest player was 6-foot freshman forward Laurel Jaunich, and its other four starters were 5-8 or shorter. Tennessees starting lineup included four players taller than 6 feet, including the 6-6 Russell.Navy briefly led early in the second quarter and only trailed 43-35 at the half. Tennessee gradually put the game out of reach by consistently connecting from 3-point range while Navy cooled off.The Lady Vols were 8 of 9 from 3-point range in the second half. After shooting 5 of 11 from 3-point range in the first half, Navy was 1 of 9 the rest of the way.THE TAKEAWAYNavy: Two games into the season, its already apparent just how heavily Navy will have to rely on outside shooting to compensate for its lack of height. Tennessee outrebounded Navy 47-29. Through its first two games, Navy has been outrebounded 94-51 and has shot 19 of 46 from 3-point range.Tennessee: Middleton has shown remarkable scoring punch in the first two games of the season after averaging just 3 points per game last season and 3.8 points per game in 2014-15. The 5-9 junior had 18 points off the bench in a season-opening victory at James Madison and followed that up with an even more productive performance Sunday. Middleton is 10 of 11 from 3-point range thus far.UP NEXTNavy hosts Hofstra on Friday.Tennessee is at East Tennessee State on Tuesday. replica jerseys china . The 26-year-old Ireland striker, who has four goals this season, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with his new club. cheap china jerseys . Marincin has played in two NHL games so far this season with two penalty minutes. The 21-year-old has three goals, four assists and a plus-5 rating in 24 games with the American Hockey Leagues Oklahoma City Barons this season. https://www.chinajerseysreplica.us/ . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration. wholesale jerseys china . Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and the Cardinals edged the Tennessee Titans 37-34 in overtime after blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter. china jerseys . -- Jakob Silfverberg is making himself right at home with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals in his first four games. Each day, well provide you with the players to target in your daily leagues, from high-priced stars to solid midrange values to cheaper, riskier players with upside.In general, you want to use safer options in your cash games and rely on some riskier, high-upside options in your bigger tournaments. If you can average at least five points per $1,000 of salary, youll typically end up with at least some cash in yourr pocket.dddddddddddd.Note: Were sending out these Insider tips early in the day, and a lot can change after these are posted. Be sure to follow this?Twitter list?of NBA reporters, bloggers and announcers for late-breaking injury updates and lineup changes.Point guardHigh-priced stars ' ' '