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 #3 TENNESSEE (1-0) vs. #7 MIAMI (1-0)
Nov. 15| Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) | Knoxville, Tenn. | 6:03 p.m.
#3/3 Tennessee
LADY VOL LEADERS
#7/7 Miami
CANES LEADERS
Points Record: 1-0 (0-0 SEC) Rebounds Head Coach: Pat Summitt, Overall record (1,072-199/38 yrs)) Assists
Record: 1-0 (0-0 ACC) Head Coach: Katie Meier, Overall record (177-134/11 yrs)
Points Rebounds Assists
Glory Johnson - 17.0 ppg Glory Johnson - 13.0 rpg Massengale/Spani - 5.0 apg
Shenise Johnson - 20.0 ppg Shenise Johnson- 13.0 rpg Shenise Johnson- 9.0 apg
THE MIAMI GAME The #3/3-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols take on the first ranked opponent of the season on Tues., Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. (ESPN2) in ThompsonBoling Arena facing a #7/7-ranked Miami Hurricane squad in the State Farm TipOff Classic. Miami is the 187th all-time opponent to face the Lady Vols in women’s basketball. The last time the Lady Vols faced a top 10 opponent this early in the season was against #9/4-ranked Baylor in the 2009 State Farm TipOff Classic in Knoxville. UT won the game 74-65 on Nov. 15.
Tennessee played in the inaugural TipOff Classic in 1993. The #1-ranked Lady Vols defeated #8/14-ranked Ohio State, 80-45, in Jackson, Tenn. The win in the 1993 State Farm game over OSU was UT Coach Pat Summitt’s 500th victory. UT carries a 37-game home court winning streak into the game against Miami. The last team to defeat the Lady Vols at home was ACC foe Duke on Feb. 16, 2009. The #7/10 Blue Devils took a 62-54 win over #13/18 UT.
UT’s Last Win Over Ranked Team: 85-75 over #18/24 Ohio State (Mar. 26, 2011) in Dayton, Ohio UT’s Last Win Over Top-10 Team: 82-72 (OT) over #3/2 Stanford (Dec. 19, 2010) in Knoxville UT’s Last Win Over Ranked Miami Team: First meeting
2011-12 TENNESSEE LADY VOLUNTEERS (statistics from exhibition games) 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 10.0 -2.0 13.0 7.0 11.0 3.0 5.0 8.0 17.0 13.0
Rpg 0.0 -3.0 3.0 1.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 13.0 6.0
Notes Experienced floor leader Is rehabbing from ACL surgery 14th all-time rookie to start Led UT in scoring & assists in 2010-11 Excellent passer Knocked down seven treys vs. Union Led UT in scoring v. C-N off the bench Knack for blocking shots Posted a double-double against C-N 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-burSpain-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 Miami (Fla.) (ESPN2) 6:00 p.m. at Virginia (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. Baylor (ESPN) 2:00 p.m. MTSU (FSS) 7:00 p.m. Texas (FSS) 2:00 p.m. vs. DePaul (ESPNU) 1:30 p.m. at Rutgers (ESPNU) 7:00 p.m. at UCLA 2:00 p.m. PT at Stanford 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.
On the Air TELEVISION ESPN2 Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) Kara Lawson (color analyst) Holly Rowe (sideline)
ONLINE
CONTACTS
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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 - Home Credentials | Email etrainer@utk.edu
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