Seven days after giving birth to a son, Tennessee women's basketball coach Kim Caldwell returned to the sideline to coach her Volunteers against South Carolina on Monday night. Although Tennessee fell 70-63 in the matchup, fans were astonished with how strong Caldwell is to already return to work and be that dedicated to her team.

Tennessee basketball coach Kim Caldwell is back on the job one week after giving birth. Caldwell — the women’s basketball head coach at the University of Tennessee — returned to the sidelines on Monday, Jan. 27, exactly one week after she gave birth to her very first child.

Tennessee women's basketball coach Kim Caldwell returned to the sideline a week after giving birth to a son and was greeted with a standing ovation from a crowd of more than 12,000

The Vols were right there but could not make the winning play on the road at No. 1 Auburn. Tennessee allowed a late 3-pointer that ended up being the difference

Despite its struggles, Auburn made the right plays down the stretch. The Tigers went on a 6-0 run to close the game and forced Tennessee to miss six of its final seven shots to close the game. Jordan Mendoza of USA TODAY Sports says that Auburn’s win over the Volunteers proved that the Tigers have a “firm grasp on top of the sport” as the calendar flips to February in the weekly winners and losers feature.