TENNESSEE 2011 LADY VOL BASKETBALL
Eight-Time National Champions
1987 1989 1991 1996 1997 1998 2007 2008
8 NCAA Championships | 16 SEC Championships | 15 SEC Tournament Championships #6/7 TENNESSEE (2-1) vs. #1/1 BAYLOR (5-0) Nov. 27| Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) | Knoxville, Tenn. | 2:00 p.m.
#3/3 Tennessee
LADY VOL LEADERS
#1/1 Baylor
LADY BEAR LEADERS
Points Record: 2-1 (0-0 SEC) Rebounds Head Coach: Pat Summitt Overall record: (1,073-200/38 yrs) Assists
Record: 5-0 (0-0 Big 12) Head Coach: Kim Mulkey Overall record: (303-79/12 yrs)
Points Rebounds Assists
Taber Spani - 17.7 ppg Glory Johnson/Shekinna Stricklen - 9.0 rpg Ariel Massengale - 7.0 apg
Brittney Griner- 24.4 ppg Brittney Griner- 11.8 rpg Odyssey Sims- 6.0 apg
THE BAYLOR GAME All-Time: Tied 2-2 In Knoxville: Tennessee is 1-0 Away: Tennessee is 0-1 At Neutral Sites: Tied 1-1 Post Season: Tied 1-1 Overtime: None Last Meeting: #2/3 Baylor 65, #6/6 Tennessee 54, Dec. 14, 2010 in Waco
This marks just the fifth meeting between Tennessee and Baylor with the series tied at 2-2. Today’s game is one of two “WE BACK PAT” events hosted by Tennessee basketball in support of Alzheimer’s awareness. The UT men’s event will be on Jan. 21, 2012, when UConn visits Knoxville. Fans are encouraged to wear “WE BACK PAT” t-shirts to the game. Players from both teams will be sporting purple shooting shirts in support of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.
UT’s Last Win Over a Ranked Team: 92-76 over #7/7 Miami (Nov. 15, 2011) in Knoxville UT’s Last Win Over a Top-10 Team: 92-76 over #7/7 Miami (Nov. 15, 2011) in Knoxville UT’s Last Win Over a Ranked Baylor Team: Nov. 15, 2009 #8/9 UT def. #7/4 Baylor, 74-65, Knoxville, Tenn.
2011-12 TENNESSEE LADY VOLUNTEERS No. 1 4 5 10 11 13 15 20 21 25 40
Name Briana Bass Kamiko Williams Ariel Massengale Meighan Simmons Cierra Burdick Taber Spani Alicia Manning Isabelle Harrison Vicki Baugh Glory Johnson Shekinna Stricklen
Yr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. R-Sr. Sr. Sr.
Ht. 5-2 5-11 5-6 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-2
Pos. PG G PG G F F/G F F/C F/C F G/F
Ppg 5.0 -5.0 11.3 2.3 17.7 1.7 5.0 7.0 16.0 14.7
Rpg 0.0 -3.7 2.7 0.7 4.0 3.0 5.7 5.5 9.0 9.0
Notes Experienced floor leader Is rehabbing from ACL surgery 7.0 apg; 14th all-time rookie to start Led UT in scoring & assists in 2010-11 Excellent passer; working on “D” Hitting 47% of treys Blue collar; gritty on D Mobile post; shot blocker Lone holdover from 2008 NCAA Champs 24th career d-d vs. Pepperdine Named 2011-12 SEC Preseason POY
Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Dir. of Character Development Dir. of BB Operations Video Coordinator Graduate Assistant
Pat Summitt (Tennessee-Martin ‘74) 38th season at UT Holly Warlick (Tennessee ‘81) 27th season at UT Dean Lockwood (Spring Arbor College ‘82) 8th season at UT Mickie DeMoss (Louisiana Tech ‘77) 20th season at UT Daedra Charles-Furlow (Tennessee ‘91) 4th season at UT Kathy Harston (Wayland Baptist ‘80) 4th season at UT Michael Fahey (Benedictine ‘10) 1st season at UT Corinne Milien (Bemidji State ‘10) 2nd season at UT
How To Say It
Briana/Bree-ah-na; Kamiko/Ka-MEE-ko; Taber Spani/Tay-bur Spain-ee; Baugh/BAW; Shekinna/Shuh-KEE-na
2011-12 LADY VOL BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 13 Nov. 15 Nov. 20 Nov. 27 Nov. 29 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 13 Dec. 17 Dec. 20 Dec. 28 Jan. 1 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 19 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 29 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Feb. 19 Feb. 23 Feb. 26 Mar. 1-4 Mar. 17-20 Mar. 24-27 Apr. 1 & 3
Opponent (TV) Time/Result Carson-Newman (Exh.) W, 105-40 Union University (Exh.) W, 93-45 Pepperdine (SS) W, 89-57 #7/7 Miami (Fla.) (ESPN2) W, 92-76 at Virginia (ESPN3) L, 64-69 OT. #1/1 Baylor (ESPN) 2:00 p.m. MTSU (SS) 7:00 p.m. Texas (FSS) 2:00 p.m. vs. DePaul (ESPNU) 1:30 p.m. at Rutgers (ESPN) 7:00 p.m. at UCLA 2:00 p.m. PT at Stanford (CSN) 7:00 PT Old Dominion (FSS) 7:00 p.m. at Auburn (CSS) 2:00 p.m. CT UT-Chattanooga 7:00 p.m. Georgia (CSS) 7:00 p.m. at Arkansas (ESPNU) 2:30 p.m. CT at Kentucky (FSN) 7:00 p.m. Vanderbilt (SECN) 2:00 p.m. LSU (CSS) 7:00 p.m. at Notre Dame (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. at Alabama (FSN) 8:00 p.m. CT at Georgia (ESPN2) 5:00 pm South Carolina (CSS) 7:00 p.m. Auburn (SECN) 2:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt (CSS) 8:00 p.m. CT Kentucky (ESPN2 in 3D) 7:00 p.m. at Mississippi St. (CSS) 8:00 p.m. CT at Ole Miss (SECN) 1:00 p.m. CT Arkansas (FSN) 7:00 p.m. Florida (ESPNU) 3:30 p.m. SEC Tournament Nashville, Tenn. NCAA Tournament (1st & 2nd Rds.) NCAA Tournament (Regionals) NCAA Final Four Denver, Colo.
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