2011 Tennessee NCAA Tournament Game Notes • Mar. 21 • Second Round
2010-11 TENNESSEE E LADY VOL BASKETBALL LL LL 2010-11 TENNESSEE LADY VOLUNTEERS No. 1 4 5 10 12 13 15 20 21 25 33 40 52
Name Yr. Ht. Pos. Briana Bass Jr. 5-2 PG Kamiko Williams So. 5-11 G Angie Bjorklund Sr. 6-0 G-F Meighan Simmons Fr. 5-9 G Lauren Avant Fr. 5-9 PG Taber Spani So. 6-1 F-G Alicia Manning Jr. 6-1 F Sydney Smallbone Sr. 5-10 G Vicki Baugh RS-Jr. 6-4 F Glory Johnson Jr. 6-3 F Alyssia Brewer Jr. 6-3 F Shekinna Stricklen Jr. 6-2 PG-F Kelley Cain RS-Jr. 6-6 C
Ppg Rpg Notes 1.0 0.5 Appeared in 23 games; 8.3 mpg 6.9 3.4 11 games of double figure scoring 11.1 2.8 Back from rt. foot sprain; missed 6 games 13.6 2.7 Leading scorer; SEC Rookie MVP 2.9 1.5 Has battled thru a variety of maladies 7.9 4.1 UT is undefeated when she scores 10+ pts. 4.9 4.0 Gritty in SEC tourney; Blue collar,tough 1.4 0.8 Contributed in 10 of 16 SEC games 3.5 3.0 Back after 2 ACL surgeries; great vs. Ole Miss 11.9 9.6 12 dbl-dbls on the year; 1,000 pt club 2.9 2.7 Started last 6-8 gms; slowed by Achilles surgery 12.6 7.3 Best LV over last 10 games-- 14.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg 6.9 5.7 Back after missing late season games for rest
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Pat Summitt (Tennessee-Martin ‘74) 37th season at UT Holly Warlick (Tennessee ‘81) 26th season at UT Dean Lockwood (Spring Arbor College [Mich.] ‘82) 7th season at UT Mickie DeMoss (Louisiana Tech ‘77) 19th season at UT; First since 2003 Daedra Charles-Furlow (Tennessee ‘91) 3rd season at UT Kathy Harston (Wayland Baptist ‘80) 3rd season at UT Dustin Edwards (Carson-Newman ‘03) 1st season at UT Corinne Milien (Bemidji State ‘10) 1st season at UT
How To Say It
Briana/Bree-ah-na; Kamiko/Ka-MEE-ko; Bjorklund/BEE-YORK-lund; Avant/A-VANT; Taber Spani/Tay-bur Spain-ee; Baugh/BAW; Alyssia/A-lee-see-uh; Shekinna/Shuh-KEE-na
Probable Tennessee Starters Taber Spani - Forward...A solid lefty w/ middle linebacker instincts... Dropped in 9 pts and 8 rbs in NCAA opener vs. Stetson...Snapped out of a scoring rut vs. Georgia with 11 pts... 18 vs. Ark...18 birthday pts. vs. Miss. St....14 pts vs. Ole Miss...15 pts/5 asts vs. Bama...Career hi 22 vs. Rutgers...1st career dbldbl vs. ETSU 15 pts/12 rbs...10 pts vs. Stanford...Exceeded rookie dbl-fig scoring games w/12 as a soph...14 vs. Virginia/UTC... Turf toe limited her last season...Rookie played in 33 games/started 16...4 games in dbl-figures...Averaged 5.8 ppg and 2.7 rpg...13th LV rookie to start very first game ... Angie Bjorklund - Shooting guard... 13 pts vs. Stetson in NCAAs... SEC All-Tourney...Off the bench for 23 in SEC title game w/ 7-8 treys...Broke the school record in 3FGM vs. Rutgers-has 304..Holds SR 3 FGA with 731..Played in 129 games/111 starts...Missed almost a month -- 6 games -- with a rt. foot sprain (Jan. 24-Feb. 20)...40 min/14 pts vs. Vandy... 11 vs. Rutgers...16 pts/4 asts vs. Stanford...10 pts vs. Baylor... 20 pts at Texas....26 vs. UVa w/ 6 treys... 20 pts/6 treys vs. UTC...Career-best 13.9 ppg as a junior...42.7% of her treys + 100 assists...Averaged 12.3 ppg & 3.0 rpg as a soph...2008 SEC Rookie of the Year; started for 2008 NCAA Championship team... Meighan Simmons- Guard...“Speedy”...Summitt, “Quickest player I’ve coached”...2011 SEC Rookie of the Year... 13 in NCAA debut vs. Stetson...16 in SEC finals vs. UK...18 in SEC semis vs. UGA...SEC Rookie of the Week (2/13, 12/13 & 12/6)...clutch 3FG & FTs at Kentucky/15 pts... ...17 vs. Vandy...14 at Fla...18 pts vs. Ole Miss...15 pts & UT frosh record 11 asts vs. Bama...13 consecutive dbl-fig games snapped w/7 vs. Rutgers...23 vs. Stanford....22 at Baylor...18 pts at Texas...Career 28 pts & UT record 8 treys vs. Lamar...P-Jam All-Tourney...60th LV rookie to start- 26 pts/4 asts vs UTC... Sub at Louisville in opener --22 pts... Glory Johnson - Starts in the post ... 14 pts/10 rbs vs. Stetson in NCAA opener...All-SEC Tourney Team...2011 All-SEC and All-Defensive Team...SEC Player of the Week (11/30, 1/3, 1/31, 2/28)... Started last 13 games... Career hi 25 vs. Fla in SEC Tourney...10 pts/11 rbs at Vandy...10/10 at Kentucky...22 pts/18 rbs vs. Miss. St...16 pts/13 rbs at Auburn...19 pts/15 rbs at LSU...2 key OT steals vs. Stanford...13 pts./5 stls at Texas...12 rbs vs. Lamar...All-Tourney - P-Jam...13 pt/12 rb vs. Georgetown...18 rbs/15 pts vs. Ga Tech...vs. Ariz. St. 14 pts & 15 rbs...Missed a dunk attempt vs. Ole Miss/UTC...56 career games in dbl-fig scoring..22 career dbl-dbls... Shekinna Stricklen-Forward...15 vs. Stetson in NCAAs...2011 SEC Player of the Year & Tourney MVP...19 vs. UK & 20 vs. Fla in SEC Tourney....17/11 vs. LSU2...14/9 at Vandy...SEC Player of the Week 2/13...17 vs. Fla...20 pts/12 rbs at UK...Tied career hi 26 at Ark...18 at Auburn...18 pts/career high 16 rbs at USC...at Florida- 11 pts/12 rbs...Ole Miss 18 pts/13 rbs...14 career dbl-dbls...15 pts/Stanford...11 rbs vs. Baylor...10 pts/11 rbs at Texas...14pts/12 rbs vs. Lamar...Injured vs. G’town...18 vs. Az State....Louisville 14 pts/12 rbs.... As a soph--12.7 ppg/6.1 rpg...64 gms in dbl-digit scoring...2009 Freshman of the Year by the USBWA...
GAME #35 NOTES NCAA TOURNAMENT Second Round Tennessee (32-2, 16-0 SEC) Marquette (24-8, 10-6 BIG EAST) Date: Mar. 21, 2011 Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: Knoxville, Tennessee Arena: Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) TV: ESPN2; Dave O’Brien (PbP) and Debbie Antonelli (color). Radio: The Sports Animal, WNML (990 AM, 99.1 and 99.3 FM) w/ Mickey Dearstone. Internet: www.utladyvols.com; espn3.com Records: Tennessee is 32-2 after defeating Stetson, 99-34, on Mar. 19 in Knoxville, Tenn. Marquette is 24-8 after defeating Texas, 68-65, on Mar. 19 in Knoxville, Tenn. National Rankings: UT is ranked No. 4 in the AP and No. 4 in USA Today/ESPN polls. MU is ranked No. 25 in the AP and No. 23 in the USA Today/ESPN polls. UT Coach Pat Summitt is 1,069-198 (.843) overall in her 37th season, all at UT. MU Coach Terri Mitchell is 296-170 (.643) overall in her 15th season Upcoming Games: NCAA Sweet 16 -Dayton Mar. 26 Winner faces GaTech/Ohio St, ESPN2
UT’s NCAA 1st/2nd Rd. History
Overall All-Time: Tennessee is 45-1 First Round: Tennessee is 23-1 Second Round: Tennessee is 22-0 In Knoxville: Tennessee is 37-0 Away: Tennessee is 2-0 At Neutral Sites: Tennessee is 6-1 Overtime: Tennessee is 0-0 2010 First Round: 3-20-10 #3/3 UT def. Austin Peay, 75-42, in Knoxville, Tenn. 2010 Second Round: 3-22-10 #3/3 UT def. Dayton, 92-64, in Knoxville, Tenn.
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