TENNESSEE 2011-12 LADYVOL BASKETBALL
Eight-Time National Champions
1987 1989 1991 1996 1997 1998 2007 2008
8 NCAA Championships | 16 SEC Championships | 16 SEC Tournament Championships #9/7 TENNESSEE (27-8) vs. #1/1 BAYLOR (37-0)
NCAA Elite 8 |Mar. 26| Wells Fargo Arena (7,000) | Des Moines, Iowa| 6:00 p.m. CT
LADY VOL LEADERS
#9/7 Tennessee Record: 27-8 (12-4 SEC) Head Coach: Pat Summitt Overall record: (1,098-207/38 yrs)
Points Rebounds Assists
#1/1 Baylor
LADY BEAR LEADERS Points Rebounds Assists
Record: 37-0 (18-0 Big 12) Head Coach: Kim Mulkey Overall record: (335-79/12 yrs)
THE NCAA TOURNAMENT ELITE 8
Elite 8 All-Time: Tennessee is 18-6 In Knoxville: Tennessee is 6-0 Away: Tennessee is 1-1 At Neutral Sites: Tennessee is 11-5 Overtime: Tennessee is 1-1 Last Elite 8: 3-28-11 #9/7 Notre Dame def. #4/4 Tennessee, 73-59, in Dayton, Ohio
Shekinna Stricklen - 15.2 ppg Glory Johnson - 9.7 rpg Ariel Massengale - 5.0 apg
Brittney Griner- 23.4 ppg Brittney Griner- 9.2 rpg Odyssey Sims- 4.4 apg
This marks just the sixth meeting between Tennessee and Baylor. Tonight’s game versus Baylor will mark the third meeting between the two schools in the last eight years in the NCAA Tournament. UT has faced Big 12 opponents in the Elite 8 before to advance to the Final Four: in 2008 (a 53-45 win over Texas A&M), in 2000 (a 57-44 win over Texas Tech) and 1995 (an 80-56 win over Texas Tech).
UT’s Last Win Over a Ranked Team: 63-48 vs. #rv/23 DePaul (Mar. 19, 2012) Chicago, Ill. UT’s Last Win Over a Top 10 Team: 91-54 over #7/7 Kentucky (Feb. 13, 2012) in Knoxville, Tenn. UT’s Last Ranked NCAA Elite 8 Game: UT lost 73-59 to #9/7 Notre Dame (Mar. 28, 2011) Dayton, Ohio
2011-12 TENNESSEE LADY VOLUNTEERS No. Name
Yr.
Ht.
Pos. Ppg Rpg Notes
1 4 5 10 11 13 15 20 21 25 40
Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. *Gr. Fr. *Gr. *Gr. Sr.
5-2 5-11 5-6 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-2
PG G PG G F F/G F F/C F/C F G/F
Briana Bass Kamiko Williams Ariel Massengale Meighan Simmons Cierra Burdick Taber Spani Alicia Manning Isabelle Harrison Vicki Baugh Glory Johnson Shekinna Stricklen
CONTACTS
Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Dir. of Character Development Dir. of BB Operations Video Coordinator Graduate Assistant How To Say It
2.1 3.0 7.6 11.2 4.7 6.8 3.9 3.3 7.6 14.1 15.2
0.6 1.8 2.4 2.1 2.9 2.6 3.9 2.7 6.8 9.7 6.5
22nd career start -- KU in NCAAs Lockdown “D” in NCAA Tourney 8.0 ppg/4.0 rpg & 27.3 mpg NCAAs LV leading scorer in NCAAs w/18.3 ppg Looking to get in NCAA flow just 0.7 ppg Still slowed by early season bone bruise Gritty on D; 2.3 ppg in NCAAs Should see minutes vs. Baylor; 4.0 NCAA rbs 9.3 ppg/8.3 rpg in NCAAs 13.3 ppg/13.3 rpg in NCAAs; 92.3 FT% 13.3 ppg/8.9 rpg 3.3 apg in NCAAs
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 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. 2 Mar. 3 Mar. 4 Mar. 17&19 Mar. 17 Mar. 19 Mar. 24&26 Mar. 24 Mar. 26 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) L, 67-76 MTSU (SS) W, 82-43. #21/22 Texas (SS) W, 73-57 vs. #20/21 DePaul (ESPNU) W, 84-61 at #11/11 Rutgers (ESPN) W, 67-61 at UCLA W, 85-64 at #4/4 Stanford (CSN/FSS) L, 80-97 Old Dominion (SS) W, 90-37 at Auburn (CSS) W, 73-52 UT-Chattanooga W, 90-47 #16/15 Georgia (CSS) W, 80-51 at Arkansas (ESPNU) W, 69-38 at #9/8 Kentucky (FSN) L, 60-61 #25/24 Vanderbilt (SECN) W, 87-64 LSU (CSS) W, 65-56 at #2/2 Notre Dame (ESPN2) L, 44-72 at Alabama (FSN) W, 86-56 at #17/15 Georgia (ESPN2) W, 67-50 rv/rv South Carolina (CSS) L, 60-64 Auburn (SECN) W, 82-61 at #nr/25 Vanderbilt (CSS) L, 79-93 #7/7 Kentucky (ESPN2 in 3D) W, 91-54 at Mississippi St. (CSS) W, 57-41 at Ole Miss (SECN) W, 66-56 Arkansas (FS-South) L, 71-72 OT Florida (ESPNU) W, 75-59 SEC Tournament Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt (SS) W, 68-57 #25/nr South Carolina (ESPNU) W, 74-58 LSU (ESPN2) W, 70-58 NCAA (1st & 2nd Rds.) Chicago, Ill. UT Martin (ESPN2) W, 72-49 #rv/23 DePaul (ESPN2) W, 63-48 NCAA Regional (Des Moines,Iowa) Kansas (ESPN) W, 84-73 #1/1 Baylor (ESPN) 6:00 p.m. CT NCAA Final Four Denver, Colo.
On the Air TELEVISION ESPN Beth Mowins (play-by-play) Stephanie White (color analyst) Samantha Steele (sideline)
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2011-12 LADY VOL BASKETBALL MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Debby Jennings | Associate AD - Media Relations | Cell 865.806.5671 | Email djennings@utk.edu Megan Spedden | Media Relations Graduate Assistant | Cell 757.335.1951 | Email mspedden@utk.edu Eric Trainer | Assoc. Media Relations Director - Credentials | Email etrainer@utk.edu
RADIO Lady Vol Network Mickey Dearstone (play-by-play)