2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6
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 0.6 Appeared in 21 games; 8.5 mpg 7.3 3.4 11 games of double figure scoring 10.6 2.8 Back from rt. foot sprain; missed 6 games 13.7 2.8 Leading scorer; SEC Rookie MVP 2.9 1.3 Suffered concussion at Ole Miss; DNP LSU 8.0 4.0 UT is undefeated when she scores 10+ pts. 4.8 3.9 Menace on defensive; Blue collar,tough 1.4 0.7 Contributed in 10 of 16 SEC games 3.4 3.0 Back after 2 ACL surgeries; great vs. Ole Miss 12.0 9.7 11 dbl-dbls on the year; 1,000 pt club 2.3 2.3 Started last 5-6 gms; slowed by Achilles surgery 12.4 7.6 Best LV over last 10 games-- 15.6 ppg, 7.8 rpg 7.1 5.8 Back after missing Ole Miss/LSU for rest
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) 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
Alyssia Brewer - Starts in the post...Rangy lefty...Started 5 of last 6 games...Earned late season starting assignments after her play off the bench at Vanderbilt on Feb. 17... Worked her way back from Achilles surgery on Sept. 10, 2010...Cleared to practice on Dec. 6, a month earlier than anticipated...Has played 16 games in 2010-11 and eight of the final nine regular season SEC contests...Scored a season best eight points vs. Florida in the SEC Tourney and grabbed 10 rebounds vs. South Carolina...Sensational sophomore season earning SEC Sixth Player of the Year and 2010 SEC Tournament MVP honors... Taber Spani - Forward...A solid lefty w/ middle linebacker instincts... Snapped out of a scoring rut vs. Georgia with 11 pts... 5 vs. USC & Fla. ...18 vs. Ark...18 birthday pts. vs. Miss. St...9 pts/5 rbs at USC...O-fer vs. Vandy...14 pts vs. Ole Miss...15 pts/5 asts vs. Bama...Career hi 22 vs. Rutgers...1st career dbl-dbl 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... Over turf toe which 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 freshman to start Meighan Simmons- Guard...“Speedy”...Summitt, “Quickest player I’ve coached”...2011 SEC Freshman of the Year...18 in SEC semis vs. UGA...10 vs. LSU2...14 vs. UGA...17 pts vs USC...9 key pts. at Vandy...SEC Rookie of the Week (2/13, 12/13 & 12/6)...clutch 3FG & FTs at Kentucky/15 pts... 0-fer at Ark...12 pts vs Miss St...16 pts/4 ast at USC...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... Glory Johnson - Starts in the post ... 2011 All-SEC and All-Defensive Team...SEC Player of the Week (11/30, 1/3, 1/31, 2/28)... Started last 19 games...Career hi 25 vs. Fla in SEC Tourney...10 pts/11 rbs at Vandy...16 pts. va. Fla...10/10 at Kentucky...14 rbs at Ark....22 pts/18 rbs vs. Miss. St...16 pts/13 rbs at Auburn...19 pts vs. Bama...19 pts/15 rbs at LSU...2 key OT steals vs. Stanford...13 pts./5 stls at Texas...12 rbs vs. Lamar...AllTourney - P-Jam...13 pt/12 rb vs. Georgetown...18 rbs/15 pts vs. Ga Tech...vs. Ariz. St. 14 pts & 15 rbs...UTC 10 pts/8 rbs...Missed a dunk attempt vs. Ole Miss/UTC...55 career games in dbl-fig scoring..21 career dbl-dbls...
Shekinna Stricklen-Forward...2011 SEC Player of the Year...20 vs. Fla in SEC Tourney....17/11 vs. LSU2...10 at Ole Miss...11 vs. UGA...12/10 vs. USC...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...10/10 vs. Miss. St...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....Started asa soph--12.7 ppg/6.1 rpg...64 gms in dbl-digit scoring...2009 Freshman of the Year
GAME #33 NOTES SEC TOURNAMENT Tennessee (30-2, 16-0 SEC) Kentucky (24-7, 11-5 SEC) Date: Mar. 6, 2011 Time: 4:30 p.m. CT Site: Nashville, Tennessee Arena: Bridgestone Arena (17,576) TV: ESPNU; Cara Capuano (PbP) and Carolyn Peck (color). Radio: The Sports Animal, WNML (990 AM, 99.1 and 99.3 FM). Mickey Dearstone calls the action. Internet: www.utladyvols.com; espn3.com Records: Tennessee is 30-2 after defeating Georgia, 82-58, on Mar. 5 in Nashville Kentucky is 24-7 after defeating Vanderbilt, 69-56, on Mar. 5 in Nashville National Rankings: UT is ranked No. 4 in the AP and No. 4 in USA Today/ESPN polls. UK is ranked No. 16 in the AP and No. 16 USA Today/ESPN polls. UT Coach Pat Summitt is 1,067-198 (.843) overall in her 37th season, all at UT. UK Coach Matthew Mitchell is 115-76 (.602) overall in his 6th season Upcoming Games: NCAA Tournament Mar. 19-22 NCAA First/Second Rounds
UT’s SEC Title Game History All-Time: Tennessee leads 14-5 Title Game Winning Streak: 4 straight In Knoxville: Tennessee leads 1-0 Away: Tennessee is 0-1 At Neutral Sites: Tennessee leads 13-4 Overtime: Tennessee is 0-0 Last Time in SEC Finals: #4/4 Tennessee 70, #19/18 Kentucky 62, on Mar. 7, 2010, in Duluth, Ga.
UT Media Relations Associate A.D. for Media Relations and Basketball Contact: Debby Jennings Jennings’ Email: djennings@utk.edu Asst. BB Contact: Zach Stipe Stipe’s Email: zstipe@utk.edu
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 TODAY’S GAME
The #4/4-ranked and the SEC’s top-seeded Tennessee Lady Vols (30-2, 16-0 SEC) will conclude play in their 32nd conference tournament advancing to the Championship game and taking on #16/16-ranked Kentucky (24-7, 11-5 SEC) on Mar. 6 at 4:30 p.m. CT on ESPN2 This marks the Lady Vols unequaled 20th time in the SEC title game.
THINGS TO KNOW • Today the Lady Vols are seeking SEC tourney title number 15 and the first back-to-back SEC titles since 2005 and 2006. It would also mark the second consecutive “Daring Double” for UT and the third since the 2000 season and the eighth overall. • The win over Georgia in the SEC semifinals marked the 30th win of the season. Under Coach Pat Summitt, Tennessee has won 30 games in a season 20 times. • Tennessee has won 21 consecutive games dating back to the team’s last loss at Baylor, 65-54, on Dec. 14. •. The Lady Vols have a 65-17 (.789) all-time record in the SEC Tournament dating back to 1980. •.Tennessee has faced Kentucky five times in the SEC Tournament and sports a 4-1 record...2-0 in Second Round games, 1-0 in the Semifinals and 1-1 in Championship games. The last time UT faced Kentucky at the SEC Tourney was in 2010 in Duluth, Ga., taking a narrow 70-62 decision in the Championship game. The only other meeting in the title game vs. UK resulted in a Kentucky title in Lexington at the 1982 SEC Championship, 80-74. • UT has faced 10 other league teams in the SEC Tournament all-time. Arkansas is the only team that Tennessee has never faced in the March spectacular. Auburn is UT’s most often faced opponent with 13 meetings. •. The Music City hasn’t been particularly kind to the Lady Vols in the previous three appearances as UT posted a 5-2 record. In 2002, UT defeated Georgia (81-67) but lost to LSU in the semis (81-80); in 2004, Tennessee defeated Mississippi State (67-57) but lost to Georgia in the semis (68-60 OT), and in 2008, Candace Parker and company went for the extended stay plan sweeping Florida (92-61), Vanderbilt (63-48) and LSU (61-55) in the title game. • Tennessee enters the game with Kentucky sporting the nation’s number two strength of schedule and the fifth best RPI. Kentucky has an RPI of 15 and a strength of schedule at 25. • Tennessee claimed the SEC regular season crown with the win over Georgia on Feb. 21. • It marked the 16th time that the Lady Vols have won the SEC regular season title; UT has now won back-to-back titles in 2010 and 2011. In the regular season SEC finale victory over LSU, the Lady Vols extended their 2011 SEC record to 16 wins. A new program highwater mark due to the revised 16-game SEC schedule which went into effect in 2010. • The Big Orange has been fortunate to win 14 SEC Tournament titles taking the crown in 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010. • The Lady Vols would love to win the “daring double” by tacking on an SEC Tournament title to go along with the regular season crown. There have been six other times when UT won the regular season SEC title and went on to win the tournament championship: 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2010. • In SEC regular season games only, UT won by +24.1 ppg margin. • The victory over Florida on Feb. 10, 2011, was the 300th SEC league win all-time for the Lady Vols. UT owns a league best record of 305-40 (.879) against all SEC teams dating back to the 1982-83 season. • Tennessee owns a 445-66 record all-time record vs. 12 teams from the SEC. UT maintains a winning record against every team in the SEC. • The game with #22-ranked Georgia was the Lady Vols sixth of the season against a ranked opponent. With the win over UGA, UT is 4-2 vs. ranked teams this season. • Since Pat Head Summitt arrived as head coach at UT in 1974, the other 11 Southeastern Conference schools have seen a total of 68 coaches at the helm of their women’s basketball programs. Over the last 37 years, Tennessee has enjoyed one head coach for Lady Vol hoops -- Summitt. Next to Tennessee, Auburn, Georgia and Vanderbilt are the SEC programs with the next fewest head coaches over the 37 year span -- just four each.
UT - UK Matchup
2010-11 Record SEC Record
UT
UK
30-2 16-0
24-7 11-5
Points Per Game Points Allowed Scoring Margin
78.8 55.2 +23.5
71.2 60.6 +10.6
FG Percentage Opp. FG 3FG Percentage Opp. 3FG%
.464 .334 .367 .272
.392 .410 .309 .342
FT Percentage Opp. FT%
.670 .687
.690 .669
Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Rebound Margin
46.2 33.7 +12.4
38.3 37.3 +1.0
Assists Opp. Assists
13.9 9.8
11.2 9.9
Turnovers Opp. Turnovers
15.6 17.3
16.8 24.4
Blocks
5.1
2.7
4.1
Steals Opp. Steals
7.7 7.6
11.2 5.9
Opp. Blocks
3.4
LADY VOLS AT A GLANCE This is the Lady Vols’ 37th season under Head Coach Pat Summitt… She has compiled a staggering 1,067-198 overall record… Collected her record 1000th coaching win with a 73-43 decision over Georgia on Feb. 5, 2009… She passed Dean Smith for the most NCAA collegiate basketball wins of all-time with a 75-54 victory over Purdue on Mar. 22, 2005 for #880…Her 2007 and 2008 squads were crowned as the NCAA Champions producing the program’s seventh and eighth titles…Last season, UT finished with a 32-3 overall record and was crowned both the SEC Champions and the SEC Tournament Champions. This season, UT returned 11 letterwinners and welcomed rookies Meighan Simmons and Lauren Avant. OUR SCHEDULE THIS WEEK Following the SEC title game, the Lady Vols will take a few days off before returning to the practice court next week in anticipation of the NCAA Tournament. ON THIS DAY IN LADY VOL BASKETBALL HISTORY UT is 9-4 in games played on Mar. 6. The Lady Vols are 1-0 at home,0-0 on the road and 8-4 on neutral courts. The last time out on Mar. 6, #4/4-ranked UT defeated Vanderbilt, 68-49, in 2010 at the SEC Tourney in Duluth, Ga. LOOKING BACK Last year at this time, the #4/4-ranked Lady Vols were 292, 15-1 SEC and had just defeated Vandy, 68-49 in Duluth, Ga., in the SEC Tourney.
Lady Vols By The Numbers Number of National Assistant Coaches of the Year:
2 Holly Warlick 2007) and Mickie DeMoss (1998, 2000). 4 Number of hall of fame coaches on UT’s staff. per game averaged by Glory Johnson and Kelley Cain to lead UT in 2009-10. 7.7Rebounds National Championships won by UT teams 8 (1987, ‘89, ‘91, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, 2007, ‘08) Kelley Cain had versus LSU on Feb. 22, 12 Blocks 2010 in Knoxville, a UT single-game record. Tournament titles (1980, ‘85, ‘88, ‘89, ‘92, ‘94, ‘96, ‘98, ‘99, 2000, ‘05, ‘06, ‘08, ‘10) 14 SEC Number of teams that qualified for the 2010 15 NCAA Tournament on this year’s docket. SEC Regular Season titles (1980, ‘85, ‘90, ‘93, ‘94, 16 ‘95, ‘98, ‘99, 2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘10, ‘11) from UT have won WBCA State Farm/Kodak All-America honors 19 Women of Final Fours (both AIAW and NCAA) 22 Number that Summitt has taken her teams to. over Mississippi State. The Lady Bulldogs are the only SEC team to never have beaten UT. 32 Wins Glory Johnson became the 36th Lady Vol 36 Junior to score 1,000 career points on Feb. 21, 2011. number of weeks Tennessee has 112 The been ranked No. 1 in the AP poll number of women who have played for Coach Pat Summitt. 158 The Miles from Knoxville to Indianapolis, site 358 of the 2011 NCAA Women’s Final Four. Tennessee wins over teams in the SEC. 445 All-Time number of consecutive weeks UT has been ranked in the AP Top-25. 465 The Points scored by Angie Bjorklund in 487 2009-10 to lead the Lady Vols (13.9 ppg). of wins Head Coach Pat Summitt 553 Number has over teams on this year’s schedule. number of wins in UT women’s 1,160 The basketball history
The Lady Vols players and staff are wearing #35 patches in memory of two-time Tennessee NCAA Champion (1987 & 1989) Melissa McCray-Dukes who lost her battle to breast cancer on Dec. 27, 2010.
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 2010-11 Tennessee Lady Vols Schedule/TV/Results N12 - at Louisville (CBS College Sports) W, 63-50 N15 - CHATTANOOGA (SS)
W, 103-43
Meighan Simmons scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds in her debut to spark UT to a 63-50 win at Louisville in front of 22,124. UT broke the record for made 3-pointers with 15 and Meighan Simmons erupted for 26 pts and 4 asts in first career start.
N18 - VIRGINIA (SS)
W, 85-73
Paced by Angie Bjorklund, who scored 26 points, the Lady Vols came from behind to knock off the Cavaliers after a slow start.
N21 - ARIZONA STATE (SS)
W, 80-64
Five Lady Vols scored double-figures led by Shekinna Stricklen’s 18 pts. while Glory Johnson goes 14 pts & 15 rbs.
N25- vs. Missouri
W, 82-44
Everyone played and all recorded a basket as four Lady Vols reached double figures led by Meighan Simmons with 14 points.
N26- vs. Georgia Tech
W, 66-42
Junior Glory Johnson puts on a rebounding clinic with a career high 18 boards and adds 15 points to lead UT.
N27- vs. #13/12 Georgetown
L, 58-69
Georgetown was the 181st team to ever face Tennessee and the first team to record a win over the Lady Vols on an island all-time.
D1- LAMAR
W, 99-55
Lamar was the 182nd team ever to play UT. Meighan Simmons celebrated with a career high 28 pts and a school record 8 treys.
D5 - at Old Dominion (CSN/myvlt8)
W, 74-44
UT has won 15 straight contests over ODU dating back to Jan. 7, 1997. Meighan Simmons led UT with 14 points.
D12 - at #21/24 Texas (FSN)
W, 92-77
LV starting five each goes for double-figures led by Angie Bjorklund with 20, Meighan Simmons 18 and Shekinna Stricklen’s 10 pts/11rbs
D14 - at #2/3 Baylor (ESPN2)
L, 54-65
UT shoots a school record low 25% from the field (18-72) as BUs Brittney Griner blks 9 shots. Meighan Simmons paces LVs with 22 pts.
W, 82-72 OT
UT guts out OT win surviving 7 ties & 7 lead changes as rookie Meighan Simmons drops in 23. UT outscores SU, 12-2 in OT.
D22 - ETSU (SS)
W, 102-53
Shekinna Stricklen becomes the 35th Lady Vol to join the 1,000 point club as six players drop in double-figure scoring.
D30 - RUTGERS
W, 87-51
Sophomore Taber Spani has a career high 22 pts., and senior Angie Bjorklund breaks the UT all-time 3-FGM record in the win.
J2 - at LSU (SEC Network)
W, 73-65
Glory Johnson is a monster off the bench with 19 pts and 15 rbs; Kelley Cain has 19 pts...UT misses first three-pointer in 423 games.
J6 - ALABAMA (CSS)
W, 110-45
UT now has a 37-game winning streak versus the Crimson Tide after Glory Johnson (19 pts) leads five LVs in double-figure scoring.
J9 - OLE MISS (CSS)
W, 86-46
Four LVs tally dbl-figs led by Shekinna Stricklen’s 18 pts and 13 rbs...Rookie Meighan Simmons drops in 18 as UT shoots 50% as a team for last 5 games
J13 - at Florida (CSS)
W, 83-40
UT jumps out to a 47-15 halftime advantage as Shekinna Stricklen has back-to-back double-doubles with 11 pts & 12 rbs.
J15 - VANDERBILT (ESPN)
W, 68-56
ESPN GameDay watches a UT sweep over Vandy. LVs are led by 17 from Meighan Simmons and 13 rbs from Kelley Cain.
J20 - at SOUTH CAROLINA (SS)
W, 71-56
Sloppy UT (24 TO) overcomes 8 point deficit as Shekinna Stricklen drops in 18 points and grabs a career high 16 rbs.
J23 - at Auburn (CSS)
W, 73-53
All 13 Lady Vols contributed to the box score. Shekinna Stricklen goes for 18 pts and Glory Johnson has 16 pts/13 rbs.
J27 - MISSISSIPPI STATE (CSS)
W, 81-55
MSU drops to 0-32 in the series against UT as Glory Johnson has career highs of 22 pts., 18 rbs. & 7 asts on short-handed nite.
J30 - at Arkansas (SEC Network)
W, 72-53
In front of the home folks in Arkansas, Shekinna Stricklen ties career mark with 26 pts. (6 treys) while Taber Spani adds 18.
F7 - at #15/18 Kentucky (ESPN2)
W, 73-67
UT commits 24 miscues but shoots 55.8% and outrebounds UK, 45-23, behind Shekinna Stricklen’s 20 pts and 12 rbs.
F10 - FLORIDA (SS)
W, 61-39
UT scores fewest pts. in a win this season (61) and holds Florida to a season low (39) as Shekinna Stricklen paces LVs w/17 pts.
F13 - at Vanderbilt (ESPNU)
W, 65-57
UT scores just 15 pts in the first half and trails by 13; mounts second half comeback behind rookie Lauren Avant w/ 11 pts
F17 - SOUTH CAROLINA (CSS)
W, 82-60
UT gets 32 pts from the bench behind a career high 22 pts from junior Alicia Manning to win going away. Brewer and Stricklen grab 10 rbs..
F21 - #22/RV GEORGIA (ESPN2) Pink ZoneW, 77-44
Balanced LV scoring from Meighan Simmons (14), Shekinna Stricklen/Taber Spani (11); UT shots 50% FG in the pink win
F24 - at Ole Miss (SS)
W, 66-39
In a game called w/ 5:24 to go due to rain (leaking roof at the Tad Pad), UT places four in dbl-figs led by Glory Johnson’s 18 pts/9 rbs.
F27 - LSU (ESPNU)
W, 80-60
Shekinna Stricklen (17 pts/11 rbs) and Glory Johnson (15 pts/16 rbs) send the LV seniors out in style in front of 14,473 at TBA.
D19 - #3/2 STANFORD (ESPN2)
M4 -6 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS
UT plows past Florida, 92-75, and outlasts Georgia, 82-58, to advance to the SEC Tournament finals versus Kentucky.
FINAL SEC Standings
Team Tennessee Kentucky Vanderbilt Georgia South Carolina Auburn LSU Florida Arkansas Alabama Mississippi State Ole Miss
SEC 16-0 11-5 10-6 10-6 8-8 8-8 8-8 7-9 6-10 5-11 4-12 3-13
Overall 30-2 24-7 20-11 21-10 17-14 15-15 19-13 18-14 18-11 16-14 13-17 10-19
2011 SEC TOURNAMENT NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Thursday, March 3 -- FIRST ROUND (times CT) Noon Game 1 #8 Fla. def. #9 Ark.,68-59 2:30 pm Game 2 #7 LSU def. #10 Ala., 60-36 6:30 pm Game 3 #5 USC def. #12 Ole Miss, 62-50 9:00 pm Game 4 #11 MSU def. #6 Aub., 49-47 Friday, March 4 -- SECOND ROUND (times CT) Noon Game 5 - #1 UT def. Fla., 92-75 2:30 pm Game 6 - #2 UK def. LSU, 60-58 6:30 pm Game 7 - #4 UGA vs.USC, 66-34 9:00 pm Game 8 - #3 Vandy vs. Miss. St., 69-55 Saturday, March 5 -- SEMIFINALS (times CT) 3:00 pm Game 9 UT def. Georgia, 82-58 5:30 pm Game 10 Kentucky def. Vanderbilt, 69-56 Sunday, March 6 -- FINALS (times CT) 4:30 pm Tennessee vs. Kentucky ESPN2 2011 NCAA FIRST/SECOND ROUND SITES Mar. 19 & 21 at Albuquerque, New Mexico at Columbus, Ohio at Durham, N.C. at KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE at Salt Lake City, Utah at Spokane, Wash. at Stanford, Calif. at University Park, Penn. Mar. 20 & 22 at Auburn, Ala. at Charlottesville, Va. at Cincinnati, Ohio at College Park, Maryland at Shreveport, La. at Storrs, Conn. Aat Waco, Texas at Wichita, Kansas
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 NO. PLAYER 0 1 3 4 5 10 11 20 24 31 32 34 40
2010-11 KENTUCKY WILDCATS
Jennifer O’Neill A’dia Mathies Crystal Riley Keyla Snowden Carly Morrow Bernisha Pinkett Sarah Beth Barnette Maegan Conwright Amber Smith Samantha Drake Kastine Evans Victoria Dunlap Brittany Henderson
POS
PG G PG G G G F G PG C G F F
CL
Fr.So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So.
HT
5-6 5-9 5-5 5-7 5-11 5-7 6-2 5-8 5-6 6-3 5-8 6-1 6-2
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
Bronx, N.Y./Saint Michael Academy Louisville, Ky./Iroquois HS Memphis, Tenn./Hillcrest HS/LSU Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic HS/Akron Lookout Mountain, Ga./Chatt.Girls Prep Washington, D.C./Howard D. Woodson HS Lexington, Ky./Lexington Christian Academy Arlington, Texas/Timberview High School Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven HS Bardstown, Ky./Nelson Co. HS Salem, Conn./Norwich Free Academy Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood Academy Pasadena, Calif./John Muir HS
Head Coach: Matthew Mitchell (Mississippi State, ‘95); Associate Head Coach: Kyra Elzy (Tennessee, ‘01); Assistant Coaches: Matt Insell (MTSU, 07), Shalon Pillow (Tennessee, ’02) – 2nd Year
Series History
All-Time: Tennessee leads 47-7 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads 21-2 Away: Tennessee leads 19-5 At Neutral Sites: Tennessee leads 7-0 Post Season: Tennessee leads 6-0 Overtime: Tennessee leads 3-1 Last Meeting: #4 Tennessee 73, #15 Kentucky 67, on Feb. 7, 2011 in Lexington, Kentucky
WILDCATS PROBABLE STARTERS 1- A’dia Mathies, G, 5-9, So., 13.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg 4 -Keyla Snowden, G, 5-7, , Jr., 9.3 ppg, 1.1 rpg 10- Bernisha Pinkett, G, 5-7, Fr., 7.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg 34-Victoria Dunlap, F, 6-1, Sr., 17.0 ppg, 8.8 rpg 40- Brittany Henderson, F, 6-2, So., 5.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg 2011 MEETING WITH KENTUCKY The fourth-ranked Tennessee shook off 17 first half turnovers and used a hot shooting second stanza and a commanding edge on the glass to defeat the No. 15/18-ranked Kentucky Wildcats at Memorial Coliseum on Feb. 7. In their first game in over a week, the Lady Vols were flustered early on by Kentucky’s opportunistic frantic press in the game’s first 20 minutes. Victoria Dunlap made her first three shots - including just her fourth trey of the season, and the Wildcats jumped out to an 11-4 lead before the first media timeout. An 8-0 run just after the 15:30 mark in the first half sparked by a pair of double-clutch finishes from reserve guard Kamiko Williams placed the Lady Vols back into the game. A back and forth first half gave UK a 33-30 advantage at halftime, and the Wildcats led for the first three minutes of the second frame. That’s when junior guard/forward Shekinna Stricklen went to work, however. Stricklen gave UT its first lead, 38-36, of the second half on a three with 16:55 left in the game. After scoring just two points in the first half, Stricklen exploded for 18 after the break, notching her eighth double double of the season in the process with 20 points and 12 rebounds. She paced an offense that made 61.2 percent of it’s second half shots and a season-best 55.8 percent overall for the game. The bulk of Stricklen’s points came during a blistering 16-2 run by the Big Orange that gave the Lady Vols a 48-38 lead with just under 14 minutes remaining. In the blink of an eye, UK was back within one after A’dia Mathies made back-to-back three-pointers to make the score 54-53 with 9:43 left in the contest. UT, which held a ridiculous 45-23 edge on the glass, snatched up nearly every miss down the stretch. No board was bigger than Stricklen’s putback of her own miss that gave the Lady Vols a 67-61 lead with 2:15 left in the game. Still, Kentucky was within two points, 67-65, with 14.5 seconds remaining, but freshman Meighan Simmons made a pair of free throws to make it a two-possession game. Simmons suffered nine turnovers, but didn’t wilt under the pressure, finishing with 15 points. Williams also tied a season-best with 14 points, while junior forward Glory Johnson nabbed her fourth straight double double.
2010 SEC TOURNEY MEETING WITH KENTUCKY At the 2010 SEC Tournament in Duluth, Ga., Tennessee became the first SEC team to pull off the “daring-double” of the regular-season league crown and tournament title since the Lady Vols last accomplished the feat in 2000. Top-seed Tennessee defeated No. 2 seed and #19/18-ranked Kentucky, 70-62, on Mar. 7 and earned the Lady Vols 14th SEC Tournament title. UT sophomore Alyssia Brewer was named SEC Tournament MVP, while classmates Alicia Manning and Shekinna Stricklen were named to the all-tournament team. Against the Wildcats, Brewer finished with eight points, four rebounds and two blocks in the post. Manning dominated the glass and tied Glory Johnson for game-high honors with 11 rebounds, while Stricklen led the Lady Vols with 20 points and added nine boards. UT opened the game hot at both ends and built a 19-9 lead. After the UT offense went cold and UK tied the game at 25, rookie Kamiko Williams came in and made the next four Lady Vol buckets, keeping Tennessee within striking distance and helping UT take a 35-29 halftime lead. After UK tied the game at 50 with 10:03 to play, UT ran off seven straight points over the next three minutes to take a 57-50 lead. UK got within five with 1:09 remaining but the Lady Vols made 4-of-6 free throws down the stretch to ice the game. Tennessee outrebounded UK, 51-32 and outscored the Wildcats 44-30 in the paint. UNDER ALL THAT BLUE IS A HINT OF ORANGE The Kentucky blue sports a hint of orange with head coach Matthew Mitchell having ties with UT. Mitchell cut his collegiate coaching teeth as a graduate assistant at Tennessee (1999-2000). Also on the Mitchell staff, with connections to Big Orange Country, is former Lady Vol guard Kyra Elzy (1996-2000) who replaced Lady Vol teammate Niya Butts (1996-00) on the UK staff. Butts left UK in 2008 to become the head coach at Arizona. Also in Big Blue Country is former Lady Vol post Shalon Pillow (1998-02). Mitchell was on the Lady Vol staff when both were UT players.
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Tennessee leads 47-7 UT/OPP DATE RANK SITE W/L SCORE 1/24/76 N13 W 70-67 11/13/76 H W 107-53 1/7/77 16/18 A W 82-57 1/28/78 3/nr A W 92-90(OT) 2/25/78 1/nr H W 99-66 3/10/78 1/nr N20 W 76-60 1/20/79 4/nr A L 64-66 2/17/79 6/nr H W 89-51 2/2/80 6/17 A W 91-83(OT) 2/6/81 11/10 H W 81-65 3/13/81 3/10 N32 W 58-49 1/28/82 nr/8 H W 81-75 2/18/82 13/14 A W 65-61 2/28/82 11/13 A6 L 74-80 2/9/83 6/4 A W 95-85 2/27/83 8/6 H L 69-81 1/25/84 11/nr A W 75-63 2/12/84 6/nr H W 67-65 1/23/85 nr/15 H L 72-76(OT) 2/13/85 nr/19 A W 77-66 1/24/86 11/nr A L 82-96 1/11/87 2/nr H W 76-64 2/18/88 3/nr A W 99-75 3/5/88 3/nr N51 W 100-66 1/21/89 2/nr H W 101-57 1/22/90 3/nr A W 76-60 1/12/91 4/nr H W 80-70 2/8/92 4/nr A W 77-52 3/8/92 2/nr N51 W 94-80 2/6/93 1/25 H W 85-61 2/18/94 1/nr A W 95-89(OT) 2/19/95 2/nr H W 67-41 3/4/95 2/nr N65 W 74-62 1/14/96 4/nr A W 60-45 1/12/97 9/nr H W 84-61 1/18/98 1/nr A W 93-65 1/17/99 1/nr H W 98-60 1/23/00 2/nr A W 71-65 1/30/00 4/nr H W 77-48 1/21/01 2/nr A W 110-38 1/27/01 3/nr H W 83-39 2/24/02 4/nr H W 89-64 3/2/03 3/nr A W 84-69 1/29/04 1/nr A W 81-72 1/23/05 7/nr H W 67-49 1/26/06 1/nr A L 63-66 2/11/07 3/nr H W 84-62 1/17/08 2/nr A W 65-40 2/3//08 2/nr H W 79-51 1/8/09 7/nr H W 69-64 2/19/09 13/nr A L 56-66 2/25/10 4/15 H W 81-65 3/7/10 4/19 N W 70-62 2/7/11 4/15 A W 73-67
THEY KNOW ABOUT THE “DARING DOUBLE” Prior to winning the “daring double” of the SEC regular season and tournament championships in 2010, the last time the Lady Vols accomplished the feat was when Matthew Mitchell was a grad assistant and Kyra “Jo” Elzy and Shalon Pillow were Lady Vol players in 2000. Tennessee raced through the 1999-2000 SEC schedule producing a 13-1 record in the Conference. With the only “L” to #7-ranked Georgia in Athens, 78-51 (UT’s only “L” in SEC regular season play in 2010 was at Georgia). In that 1999-2000 season, after the loss to Georgia and sweeping the SEC double, the Lady Vols won 20 consecutive games before losing to Connecticut in the 2000 NCAA title game in Philadelphia, Pa.
THE SERIES This marks the 55th meeting between the two schools dating back to the 1975-76 season. The Lady Vols faced only two other teams more times than the Wildcats – Vanderbilt in 65 meetings and Georgia in 57. Kentucky has managed a total of seven wins in the series with five victories coming in Lexington. Until the Wildcat upset in the 2006 season while Mickie DeMoss was head coach, Tennessee had won the previous 24 meetings with Kentucky dating back to the 1987 season. Prior to the 66-63 upset at Rupp Arena in 2006, Kentucky’s last victory in the series came on Jan. 24, 1986 when the Wildcats notched a 96-82 win on their home turf in Lexington.
HAILING FROM THE BLUEGRASS Four Lady Vols have crossed the state line from Kentucky to Tennessee to play for UT all-time. Hailing from the Bluegrass State were Kyra Elzy (LaGrange), All-American Lisa Harrison (Louisville), Kathy Spinks (Belfrey) and Mina Todd (Murray).
TIDBITS IN THE SERIES Tennessee has played four overtime games with Kentucky -- the most of any of UT’s SEC opponents. The last overtime game in the UK series came on Feb. 18, 1994, won by UT, 95-89. UT is 3-1 in overtime contests with Kentucky.
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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics TENNESSEE vs KENTUCKY 02/07/11 9:05 PM at Lexington, KY (Memorial Coliseum) TENNESSEE 73 • 22-2, 10-0 ##
Player
25
JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna CAIN, Kelley SIMMONS, Meighan SPANI, Taber BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko MANNING, Alicia BAUGH, Vicki BREWER, Alyssia Team Totals
40 52 10 13 01 04 15 21 33
FG % 1st Half: 13-26 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-2 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
f f c g g
4-6 8-15 3-3 5-7 1-6 0-0 7-12 0-2 0-0 1-1
0-0 2-4 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
29-52
3-7
2-4 2-3 2-5 4-4 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0
3 7 10 3 4 8 12 3 2 3 5 2 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 12-20 12 33 45 16
2nd half: 16-26 61.5% 2nd half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd half: 8-13 61.5%
TP
A TO Blk Stl
10 20 8 15 2 0 14 0 2 2
1 1 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 0
Min
3 2 1 9 2 0 4 2 1 0
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
73 11 24
4
5 200
Game: 29-52 55.8% Game: 3-7 42.9% Game: 12-20 60.0%
33 38 25 27 24 6 26 7 5 9
Deadball Rebounds 1,1
KENTUCKY 67 • 18-5, 7-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF
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Player
34
DUNLAP, Victoria f 6-14 HENDERSON, Brittany f 4-7 MATHIES, A'dia g 6-15 MORROW, Carly g 0-1 EVANS, Kastine g 1-2 O'NEILL, Jennifer 4-12 RILEY, Crystal 0-0 SNOWDEN, Keyla 0-0 PINKETT, Bernisha 2-6 BARNETTE, Sarah Beth 0-0 CONWRIGHT, Maegan 2-5 Team Totals 25-62
40 01 05 32 00 03 04 10 11 20
FG % 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% FT % 1st Half: 10-13 76.9%
1-2 0-0 2-6 0-1 0-0 1-5 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-3
7-8 0-1 4-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0
5-20
12-18
2nd half: 14-33 42.4% 2nd half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0%
1 8 9 3 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 7 16 23 18
TP
A TO Blk Stl
20 8 18 0 2 9 0 0 6 0 4
1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
67
8 13
3 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1
Min
37 24 39 6 19 26 1 2 19 2 25
1 12 200
Game: 25-62 40.3% Game: 5-20 25.0% Game: 12-18 66.7%
Deadball Rebounds 2,2
Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Bob Trammell, Cameron Inouye Technical fouls: TENNESSEE-None. KENTUCKY-None. Attendance: 7126 Score by periods TENNESSEE KENTUCKY
1st
30 33
2nd
43 34
Total
73 67
Last FG - UT 2nd-01:27, KENTUCKY 2nd-00:19. Largest lead - UT by 10 2nd-13:45, KENTUCKY by 8 1st-14:49.
Points UT KENTUC
In Paint 38 32
Off T/O 12 14
2nd Fast Chance Break 11 4 5 4
Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 11 times.
Bench 18 19
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 LADY VOLS SUCCESS IN THE SEC TOURNAMENT 2011 SEC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKET March 3-6 • Bridgestone Arena (17,576) • Nashville, Tenn. Thursday, March 3
Friday, March 4
Saturday, March 5
Sunday, March 6
#9 Arkansas Game 1 - Noon [FSN]
#8 Florida
Florida Game 5 - Noon [FSN]
Tennessee
SEC TOURNAMENT UT ROUND-BY-ROUND
#1 Tennessee #12 Ole Miss Game 3 - 6:30 p.m. [FSN]
#5 South Carolina
Game 9 - 3 p.m. [ESPNU]
UT IN SEC FIRST ROUND GAMES 1997: UT def. South Carolina,75-48 2009: UT def. Alabama, 68-49
Tennessee
South Carolina Game 7 - 6:30 p.m. [FSN]
Georgia
#4 Georgia
Championship - 4:30 p.m. [ESPN2]
#11 Mississippi State Game 4 - 9 p.m. [FSN]
#6 Auburn
NCAA Tournament Automatic Qualifier
Mississippi St. Game 8 - 9 p.m. [FSN]
Vanderbilt
#3 Vanderbilt Game 10 - 5:30 p.m. [ESPNU]
#10 Alabama Game 2 - 2:30 p.m. [FSN]
#7 LSU
Kentucky
LSU Game 6 - 2:30 p.m. [FSN]
Kentucky
#2 Kentucky
SEC MEDIA DAY PREDICTION The Tennessee Lady Vols were predicted to finish first in a pre-season vote of the coaches and the league’s media members attending the Tip-Off 2011. The coaches accurately predicted Tennessee (#1), Kentucky (#2), Georgia (#4) and Auburn (#6). SEC ANNOUNCES 2011 HONORS After going undefeated in 2011 SEC play, the University of Tennessee Lady Vols swept the trifecta of SEC Coach of the Year, Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors, announced the conference office on Mar. 1. Lady Vol Coach Pat Summitt collected her eighth SEC Coach of the Year award, while junior forward/guard Shekinna Stricklen (Morrilton, Ark.) was named the 2011 SEC Player of the Year and guard Meighan Simmons (Cibolo, Texas) was tabbed as the 2011 SEC Freshman of the Year. Additionally, UT junior post Glory Johnson (Knoxville, Tenn.) was also selected to the eight player SEC First Team and was also placed on the SEC All-Defensive squad in a vote by the league’s 12 coaches. This marks the second time Tennessee has swept the top three conference awards after Summitt was named the 1998 SEC Coach of the Year, Chamique Holdsclaw was the 1998 SEC Player of the Year and Tamika Catchings was honored as the 1998 SEC Freshman of the Year. “I am so excited for, and proud of, Shekinna, Glory and Meighan,” Summitt said. “They have impacted our success in SEC play all season long and are very deserving of this recognition.” In her 37th season at the helm of the UT program, Summitt has accumulated 1,065 wins - more than any other Division I coach in the history of men’s or women’s college basketball. In addition to her eight NCAA Titles, eight SEC Coach of the Year Awards, seven NCAA Coach of the Year Awards and 18 NCAA Final Four appearances, the Henrietta, Tenn., native has coached 19 Kodak All-Americans, has a 100% graduation rate for student-athletes who exhaust their eligibility in Lady Vol uniforms and boasts two basketball courts and a gymnasium that bear her name. A junior for the Big Orange, Stricklen led her 2011 team in SEC scoring (13.8 ppg) while playing all five positions on the floor. Asked to play inside, she grabbed 8.4 rebounds per game in SEC contests. Need help at guard? She buried 43 percent of her three-pointers (25-57) while dishing almost two assists per game. Stricklen is the first Lady Vol to garner the award since Candace Parker in 2007. In addition to POY, Stricklen earned All-SEC First Team honors for the first time after placing on the Second Team in 2009 and 2010 and All-Freshman team in 2009. “Shekinna has been a multiple threat for us this
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season,” Summitt said. “I challenged her at the start of SEC play and she has really stepped up her game and played like an All-American.” Stricklen is joined on the All-SEC First Team by Johnson who is making her very first appearance since earning 2009 SEC All-Freshman honors. The 6’3” leaper was also named to the six player 2011 SEC All-Defensive Team. This season, Johnson was selected as the 2011 SEC Player of the Week four times and was UT’s second leading scorer in SEC games at 13.7 ppg while posting 10.3 rpg. Simmons has been a dynamo for the Lady Vols all season. The overall scoring leader at 13.8 ppg, she was third on the UT team in SEC scoring at 11.3 ppg while dishing 3.4 helpers per game. Simmons was selected as the 2010-11 SEC Freshman of the Week three times. In addition to her Freshman of the Year honors and SEC All-Freshman Team selection, she also earned a place on the All-SEC Second Team. 2011 SEC Women’s Basketball Postseason Awards: First Team All-SEC Tierney Jenkins, Ala., Ali Smalley, Auburn, Porsha Phillips, Georgia, Victoria Dunlap, Kentucky, LaSondra Barrett, LSU, Shekinna Stricklen, and Glory Johnson, Tennessee, Jence Rhoads, Vanderbilt Second Team All-SEC C’eira Ricketts and Sarah Watkins, Arkansas, Jasmine James, Georgia, A’dia Mathies, Kentucky, Kayla Melson, Ole Miss, Mary Kathryn Govero, Mississippi St., Iesia Walker, South Carolina, Meighan Simmons, Tennessee All-Freshman Team Kaneisha Horn, Ala., Jaterra Bonds, Florida, Khaalidah Miller, Georgia, Bernisha Pinkett, Kentucky, Valencia Mcfarland, Ole Miss, Meighan Simmons, Tennessee, Jasmine Lister/Stephanie Holzer, Vanderbilt All-Defensive Team Tierney Jenkins, Ala., Meredith Mitchell, Georgia, Victoria Dunlap and A’dia Mathies, Kentucky, Katherine Graham, LSU, Glory Johnson, Tennessee Coach of the Year Pat Summitt, Tennessee Player of the Year Shekinna Stricklen, Tennessee Freshman of the Year Meighan Simmons, Tennessee Defensive Player of the Year Victoria Dunlap, Kentucky 6th Woman of the Year Stephanie Holzer, Vanderbilt Scholar-Athlete of the Year Mary Kathryn Govero, Mississippi State
UT IN SEC SECOND ROUND GAMES 2011: UT def. Florida, 92-75 2010: UT def. Ole Miss, 76-51 2009: UT def. Florida, 71-67 2008: UT def. Florida, 92-61 2007: UT def. South Carolina, 81-63 2006: UT def. Auburn, 77-45 2005: UT def. Auburn, 64-54 2004: UT def. Mississippi St., 67-57 2003: UT def. Auburn, 66-51 2002: UT def. Georgia, 81-67 2001: UT def. Alabama, 82-52 2000: UT def. Florida, 91-79 1999: UT def. Florida, 92-80 1998: UT def. Mississippi St., 88-60 1997: UT def. LSU, 100-99 (OT) 1996: UT def. Mississippi, 73-51 1995: UT def. Kentucky, 74-62 1994: UT def. Georgia, 86-72 1993: Georgia def. UT, 73-72 1992: UT def. LSU, 70-65 1991: UT def. Vanderbilt, 62-60 1990: UT def. Florida, 81-56 1989: UT def. Alabama, 89-61 1988: UT def. Kentucky, 100-66 1987: UT def. LSU, 64-63 1986: Mississippi def. UT, 83-78 1985: UT def. LSU, 85-78 1984: Alabama def. UT, 85-66 1983: UT def. Alabama, 91-73 1982: UT def. Vanderbilt, 80-75 1981: Alabama def. UT, 77-71 1980: UT def. Florida, 118-44 UT IN SEC SEMIFINAL GAMES 2011: UT vs. Georgia, 82-58 2010: UT def. Vanderbilt, 68-49 2009: Auburn def. UT, 75-58 2008: UT def. Vanderbilt, 63-48 2007: LSU def. UT, 63-54 2006: UT def. Georgia, 89-79 2005: UT def. Vanderbilt, 76-73 2004: Georgia def. UT, 68-66 (OT) 2003: UT def. Mississippi St. 76-75 2002: LSU def. UT, 81-80 2001: Vanderbilt def. UT, 77-74 2000: UT def. Vanderbilt, 61-53 1999: UT def. Alabama, 80-69 1998: UT def. Vanderbilt, 106-45 1997: Auburn def. UT, 61-59 1996: UT def. Florida, 74-63 1995: UT def. Alabama, 84-70 1994: UT def. Alabama, 72-56 1992: UT def. Kentucky, 90-84 1991: UT def. Auburn, 70-62 1990: UT def. Georgia, 73-54 1989: UT def. Mississippi, 82-60 1988: UT def. Georgia, 82-76 1987: Auburn def. UT, 102-96 1985: UT def. Ole Miss, 79-71 1983: Georgia def. UT, 71-65 1982: UT def. Georgia, 55-44 1980: UT def. Auburn, 72-61 UT IN SEC CONSOLATION FINALS 1983: UT def. Auburn, 83-75 UT IN SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES 2010: UT def. Kentucky, 70-62 2008: UT def. LSU, 61-55 2006: UT def. LSU, 63-62 2005: UT def. LSU, 67-65 2003: LSU def. UT, 78-62 2000: UT def. Mississippi St., 70-67 1999: UT def. Georgia, 85-69 1998: UT def. Alabama, 67-63 1996: UT def. Alabama, 64-60 1995: Vanderbilt def. UT, 67-61 1994: UT def. Vanderbilt, 82-57 1992: UT def. Georgia, 73-66 1991: LSU def. UT, 80-75 1990: Auburn def. UT, 78-77 1989: UT def. Auburn, 66-51 1988: UT def. Auburn, 73-70 1985: UT def. Auburn, 63-60 1982: Kentucky def. UT, 80-74 1980: UT def. Mississippi, 85-71
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2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 LADY VOLS SUCCESS IN THE SEC TOURNAMENT
IN OUR HALF OF THE 2011 SEC BRACKET In Tennessee’s half of the 2011 SEC Tournament bracket are #4 seed Georgia, #5 seed South Carolina, #8 seed Florida, #9 seed Arkansas and #12 seed Ole Miss. Tennessee posted an 8-0 mark against these squads and were 8-0 in contests with the teams from the other half of the bracket during the regular season. UT is 2-0 in the 2011 SEC Tourney. vs. #4-seed Georgia 2-21-11 in Knoxville #4/4 UT def. #22 Georgia, 77-44 3-5-11 In Nashville #4/4 UT def. Georgia, 82-58 vs. #5-seed South Carolina 1-20-11 in Columbia, #5/6 UT def. USC, 71-56 2-17-11 in Knoxville, #4/4 UT def. USC, 82-60 vs. #8-seed Florida 1-13-11 in Gainesville, #5/6 UT def. UF, 83-40 2-10-11 in Knoxville, #4/4 UT def. UF, 61-39 3-4-11 In Nashville, #4/4 UT def. UF, 92-75 vs. #9-seed Arkansas 1-30-11 in Fayetteville, #5/6/ UT def. UA, 72-53 vs. #12-seed Ole Miss 1-9-11 in Knoxville, #5/6 UT def. UM, 86-46 2-24-11 in Oxford, #4/4 UT def. UM, 66-39
32 SEC APPEARANCES The Tennessee Lady Vols’ 2011 appearance in the SEC Tournament is the school’s 32nd time to the mini-Final Four. This season marks the 30th time that UT has received a first round bye and the 16th trip as the No. 1 seed. The last two times the Lady Vols were the No. 1 seed? In 2007, they fell to LSU in the semifinals, 63-54, but rebounded to win the next six games and NCAA title No. 7. In 2010, they won the SEC Tournament title with a win over Kentucky, 70-62 and lost in the Sweet 16 to Baylor, 77-62. UT’s SEC TOURNAMENT W-L Since the tourney began in 1980, the Lady Vols sport the best overall record in the conference tournament. UT has produced a 65-17 (.782) record which breaks down this way: vs. Alabama (9-2), vs. Auburn (9-4), vs. Florida (8-0), vs. Georgia (9-3), vs. Kentucky (4-1), vs. LSU (7-4), vs. Ole Miss (5-1), vs. Miss St. (40), vs. South Carolina (2-0), and vs. Vanderbilt (8-2). The Lady Vols have never faced Arkansas. (The SEC Office record indicates that UT is 64-17 in SEC play. However, in the old format, there was a consolation game. In 1983, UT defeated Auburn, 83-75, in the consolation finals.) BOWING OUT EARLY There have been four trips to the SEC Tournament since 1980 when the Lady Vols didn’t even get to unpack their bags, losing in second round action after receiving a bye. In 1981, Alabama sent UT packing after a 77-71 loss; in 1984, Alabama again provided the honors with a 85-66 drubbing; in 1986, Ole Miss dealt UT a 83-78 loss, and in 1993, Georgia provided UT with an early exit from Chattanooga, 73-72. UT AND AUBURN FIND A WAY TO MEET In UT’s 82 all-time SEC Tournament games, Tennessee and Auburn have battled in over one-sixth of the contests or 13 games. UT sports a 9-4 record in SEC Tournament vs. Auburn. TWO SEC TOURNAMENT MEETINGS WITH USC Whereas the Lady Vols have played Auburn more times than any other SEC school in the Tournament, Tennessee has faced South Carolina the least number of times (two games, 2-0) outside of never having faced Arkansas at all. Ironically, the first meeting with South Carolina was (previously) the ONLY time UT had to play on the Tournament’s first day – in 1997. That year, UT defeated USC, 75-48, beat LSU in overtime, 100-99, and lost to Auburn in the semifinals. The Lady Vols would not lose again that season
winning the 1997 NCAA title with a 29-10 overall record. SIXTY IS SLICK The Tennessee Lady Vols recorded their 60th win all-time in the SEC Tournament with the win over #21/18 Florida, 71-67, on Mar. 6, 2009. In 2005, UT grabbed win number 50 with the victory over #18/17 Vanderbilt, 76-73, on Mar. 5, 2005. Vanderbilt is a distant second in all-time SEC Tournament wins with 42 and Georgia stands third with 41 wins all-time.
20 TIMES IN THE FINALS The Championship game against Kentucky in the 2010 SEC Tournament marked the Lady Vols 19th incredible trip to the final round of the nation’s toughest conference tournament and the 2011 meeting will mark the 20th meeting. UT is 14-5 in all-time SEC Championship game games. In the 1990s alone, the Lady Vols were in the title game eight times (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999) against five different SEC teams. In that decade, UT won titles in five of the years – 1999 vs. Georgia, 85-69, 1998 vs. Alabama, 67-63, 1996 vs. Alabama, 64-60 (without Chamique Holdsclaw due to a knee injury suffered in the opening minutes of play), 1994 vs. Vanderbilt, 82-57 and 1992 vs. Georgia, 73-66. The Lady Vols have won titles in 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1989, 1988, 1985, and 1980. The Lady Vols amassed a 16-3 record in SEC games played in Chattanooga and brought home four titles from that venue (1994, 1996, 1999 and 2000). In three SEC Championships in Nashville, UT took one title home in 2008. DARING DOUBLES At the 2010 SEC Tournament, the Lady Vols accomplished something they had not done in 10 years, win the “daring double” of the SEC regular season and SEC Tournament titles. Prior to last season, the last time UT accomplished the double was in the 19992000 season when UT won its sixth all-time D-D. Years when the Lady Vols won dual crowns were 1980, 1985, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2010. Only three other SEC schools have ever won both titles: Georgia (1983, 1984 and 1986), Auburn (1981 and 1987) and Kentucky (1982). THE CENTURY MARK The Lady Vols have reached the century scoring mark four times in the SEC Tournament. In 1998, the Lady Vols derailed Vandy, 106-45. In the previous year, the Lady Vols scored 100 on LSU in overtime. Nine years earlier, in 1988, Tennessee nailed Kentucky for 100 points. And in the very first SEC Tournament game in 1980, Tennessee crushed Florida, 118-44. That Florida team was then coached by UT assistant head coach Mickie DeMoss. OUR SEC OVERTIME GAMES In 32 years and games in the SEC Tournament, the Tennessee Lady Vols have been involved in just two overtime contests. In 2004 in Nashville, Tennessee and Georgia met in the semifinals on Mar.6. #20/16-ranked Georgia forced the overtime with the score knotted at 57-all. #1-ranked UT took a quick four-point lead but Georgia responded with a 7-0 run to take the 68-66 win and earned a trip to the title game. In Tennessee’s only other SEC overtime, in 1997, Tennessee snuck by LSU with a narrow 10099 victory in overtime in second round play. In the next game, a weary UT squad lost a heartbreaker to Auburn, 61-59, in semifinal action. The loss to Auburn was UT’s 10th on the season. It would be the last loss for the 1996-97 “Cinderella Season” team as they ran the table in the NCAA Tournament to claim NCAA title number five.
TENNESSEE 2011 SEC GREAT MELISSA McCRAY DUKES Lady Vol Basketball -- 1985-1989
The Tennessee Lady Vol basketball family learned on Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, that Melissa Ann McCray Dukes had lost her long and hard fought battle with cancer. She was 43 years old. Nicknamed “Emma” by her Tennessee teammates, McCray Dukes played on four consecutive NCAA Final Four teams (1986-87-88-89) and started as a guard on coach Pat Summitt’s first two national championship teams in 1987 and 1989. “Melissa was one of the most incredible people you could ever meet,” Summitt said. “She fought cancer with the same determination and tenacity she showed on the basketball court. She went into every single day of her life as a winner.” McCray Dukes lived in Knoxville and remained close to her former teammates over the years. It wasn’t unusual for her to drop by practice. When she played, her teammates called her the “mother hen.” Said Lady Vol teammate Sheila Frost on Feb. 11, 1989, “She kind of pulls us together as a family,” Frost said of McCray. “We need a core like that. She’s been called the mother of our team since she was a freshman.” McCray Dukes was special. Even when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2006, she wanted to fight it privately at first and not “burden anyone” with what she was going through. However, her friends and former teammates coaxed her into revealing her fight and she served as an inspiration to others. She was the guest speaker many times at churches, women’s cancer support groups and at the UT Cancer Institute. When the cancer returned in 2009, she shared the importance of always fighting to the young 2008-09 Lady Vol basketball team – “whether it was basketball or your life, you fight.” She was always the Lady Vol. Her teammates voted her as the “Best Defensive Player” for four consecutive seasons at UT. She didn’t throw up gaudy numbers in the box score but she was always the one to get a critical basket or make a game-changing play. She was a member of the first class of players (men or women), to play in the NCAA Final Four all four years of her career joined by Lady Vol classmates Bridgette Gordon and Sheila Frost. For her career, she scored 874 points, grabbed 376 rebounds and handed out 289 assists in 139 career games with 87 career starts -- she committed a total of just 164 turnovers in 2,892 minutes of play…an unmatchable statistic. She graduated from UT with a bachelor’s in political science in 1989 and was a longtime employee of Knoxville law firm Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop, P.C. She was the wife to the Rev. John Dukes and mother to daughter Stephanie McCray, 20, and son Chandler Dukes, 16, who are at the 2011 SEC Tournament.
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 DOUBLE DIGIT SEC WINS Against Kentucky on Feb. 10, the Lady Vols went to double-digit victories in SEC play for a record 17th time. The victory over the Wildcats was Tennessee’s 10th on the season in SEC play. Last season, the Lady Vols won 15 games in the expanded SEC slate. All-time, the Lady Vols have registered double-digit victories in conference play since the 1991-92 season when SEC play first expanded, the Lady Vols have won at least 10 games in the following 17 years: 1992-10 wins, 1993-11 wins, 1994-11 wins, 1995-11 wins, 1998-14 wins, 1999-13 wins, 2000-13 wins, 2001-14 wins, 2002- 13 wins, 2003-14 wins, 2004-14 wins, 2005- 13 wins, 200611 wins, 2007- 14 wins, 2008-13 wins; 2010-15 wins and 2011-16 wins. UNDEFEATED FOR NINTH TIME The 2010-11 Lady Vols became the ninth Tennessee squad to go undefeated in SEC league play with a win over LSU. Historically, going undefeated in the SEC has not been kind to UT the following week in the SEC Tourney. LEAGUE RECORD 1992-93: 11-0 1993-94: 11-0 1994-95: 11-0 1997-98: 14-0 2000-01: 14-0 2002-03: 14-0 2003-04: 14-0 2006-07: 14-0 2010-11: 16-0
SEC TOURNAMENT RESULT lost quarters to NR Georgia WON SEC TOURNAMENT lost title game to Vanderbilt WON SEC TOURNAMENT lost in semifinals to Vanderbilt lost title game to LSU lost in semifinals to Georgia lost in semifinals to LSU in progress
WE ARE STINGY, I TELL YOU Tennessee’s streak of holding 11 consecutive opponents below 40 percent shooting from the field ended at Kentucky when the Cats shot a sizzling 40.3 percent. The Lady Vols had held opponents from East Tennessee State (Dec. 22) to the Arkansas games (Jan. 30) to shooting just 30.4 percent from the field (223-734) while winning the 11 games by a margin of +30.3 ppg. UT picked up a below 40% game from Florida to start a new streak -- the Gators managed just 25% FG shooting in Knoxville on Feb. 10 and were followed with sub-40 games from Vandy (37%), South Carolina (34%), Georgia (25%), Ole Miss (31%) and LSU (31%). Florida snapped the latest streak with a 43.9% shooting afternoon against the Lady Vols in the SEC Tourney. SEC TEAMS WITH DOUBLE DIGIT WINS Three SEC schools holding double-digit wins over the Lady Vols all-time. Auburn has 10 wins against 34 losses and is joined by Georgia with 15 wins (against 41 losses) and LSU with 12 victories (against 41 defeats). Outside of these SEC schools, only four of Tennessee’s other 170 opponents have ever recorded double-digit wins over the Lady Vols. RARE SEC ROAD LOSSES FOR SUMMITT Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt’s teams rarely lose on the road in the SEC but 2008-09 was the exception with five losses on the road against just two wins. The loss to Vanderbilt on Jan. 11, 2009 was the 30th SEC road loss suffered by a Summittcoached Lady Vol team and halted a 17-game SEC road winning streak. Two weeks later, UT also lost, this time at #6/5 Auburn and two weeks after that #11/13 Florida defeated the Lady Vols. Add another two weeks and another SEC road loss for UT, this time a 66-56 decision a the hands of the Kentucky Wildcats and a week later it was a road loss at LSU, 63-61. Last season, Georgia tagged the Lady Vols with a regular season SEC loss for the first time since the Bulldogs prevailed 78-51 on Jan. 17, 2000.
AMAZING AT HOME VS. THE SEC Since Tennessee began contesting games with SEC opponents, the Lady Vols have produced a 185-12 record in home games. Only six SEC teams have ever managed a victory over the Lady Vols in Knoxville – Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU and Ole Miss. Georgia has won three games on UT’s turf while Auburn, Kentucky, Ole Miss and LSU have registered two wins each and Florida one win. Georgia was the only team to defeat UT at home in the 1990s (1991 & 1996). LSU and Florida are the only SEC teams to defeat UT at home in the 21st century. UT WINNING STREAKS VS. SEC TEAMS Tennessee holds a winning streak over every SEC team. The Lady Vols sport 30-plus game winning streaks over three SEC teams -- South Carolina 40, Alabama 37, and Mississippi State 32. Five conference foes broke Lady Vol winning streaks in the 2008-09 season when Auburn, Kentucky, LSU and Vanderbilt all tagged UT with a loss. Mississippi State is still the only SEC school never to defeat Tennessee. School Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Mississippi Mississippi St. South Carolina Vanderbilt
Win Streak and last loss 37 in a row, since 3-3-1984 17 in row, since 12-29-1996 2 in a row, since 3-7-2009 5 in a row, since 2-8-2009 1 in a row, since 2-21-2011 3 in a row, since 2-19-2009 4 in a row, since 2-26-2009 22 in a row, since 2-4-1996 32 in a row, never lost to MSU 40 in a row, since 1-23-1980 7 in a row, since 1-11-2009
AGAINST THE SEC OPPOSITION In 16 SEC regular season contests, UT outscored its SEC opponents by 24.1 ppg...outrebounded by a +14.8 margin and connected on 46.8% of field goals (opponents just 31%) and 70% from the charity stripe. An area of concern was turnovers and steals where UT has committed 249 miscues and grabbed only 100 steals (124 for the opposition). LADY VOL CAREER SEC TOURNEY AVERAGES Lauren Avant -- in 2 games 3.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 75.0 FT% Briana Bass -- in 7 games 2.1 ppg, 1.3 apg 62.5 FG%, 40.0 3pt% Vicki Baugh -- in 5 games 5.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 66.7FG% Angie Bjorklund -- in 11 games 9.3 ppg, 2.3 apg, 2.1 rpg, 36.7 FG%, 36.5 3pt% Alyssia Brewer -- in 8 games 9.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 55.2 FG% Kelley Cain -- in 8 games 7.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.5 bpg, 68.8 FG% Glory Johnson -- in 8 games 10.4 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 48.3 FG% Alicia Manning --in 7 games 7.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.1 apg, 46.7 FG% Meighan Simmons -- 2 games 11.0 ppg, 47.4 FG%, 50.0 3pt% Sydney Smallbone -- in 8 games 1.4 ppg, 27.3 FG%, 14.3 3pt% Taber Spani -- in 5 games 3.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 38.9 FG% Shekinna Stricklen --in 8 games 13.5 ppg 5.4 rpg, 3.0 apg, 0.9 bpg, 0.9 spg Kamiko Williams --in 5 games 4.0 ppg, 1.6 apg, 1.4 rpg, 47.1 FG%
TENNESSEE’S SEC FINISHES THROUGH THE YEARS Year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980
Record Finish Tournament 16-0 First in progress 15-1 First SEC Champs 9-5 Fourth (tie) Lost in semis 13-1 Second SEC Champs 14-0 First Lost in semis 11-3 Second SEC Champs 13-1 Second SEC Champs 14-0 First Lost in semis 14-0 First Lost in finals 13-1 First Lost in semis 14-0 First Lost in semis 13-1 First (tie) SEC Champs 13-1 First SEC Champs 14-0 First SEC Champs 8-4 Fifth Lost in semis 9-2 First SEC Champs 11-0 First Lost in finals 11-0 First SEC Champs 11-0 First Lost in quarters 10-1 Second SEC Champs 6-3 Third Lost in finals 8-1 First Lost in finals 8-1 Second SEC Champs 8-1 Second SEC Champs 6-3 Fourth Lost in semis 5-4 Fifth Lost in quarters 4-4 Third (E) SEC Champs 7-1 Second(E) Lost in quarters 7-1 First (E) Lost in semis no official standings Lost in finals no official standings Lost in quarters no official standings SEC Champs
AGAINST THE SEC Tennessee owns a 444-66 record all-time record vs. 12 teams from the SEC. UT maintains a winning record against every team in the SEC. SEC LEAGUE PLAY UT owns a league best record of 305-40 (.878) against all SEC teams dating back to the 1982-83 season. SEC REGULAR SEASON STORY UT’s last SEC win at home: LSU, 80-60, 2-27-11 UT’s last SEC win away: Auburn, 66-39, 2-24-11 UT’s last SEC loss at home: LSU, 78-62, 2-14-08 UT’s last SEC loss away: UGA, 53-50, 1-21-10 16 SEASONS AT LEAST 10 SEC WINS After only winning nine SEC games in 2009, UT rallied and hit double-digits again in 2010 and 2011. All-time, the Lady Vols have registered double-digit victories in conference play an incredible 17 times. Since the 1991-92 season when SEC play expanded, the Lady Vols have won at least 10 games in the following years: 1992-10 wins, 1993-11, 1994-11, 1995-11, 1998-14, 1999-13, 2000-13, 2001-14, 2002- 13, 2003- 14, 2004-14, 2005- 13, 200611, 2007- 14, 2008-13 and 2010- 15 wins and 2011-16 wins.
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2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 WEEK
Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Jan. 3 Jan. 10 Jan. 17 Jan. 24 Jan. 31 Feb. 7 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 28
2010-11 LADY VOL WEEKLY GAMES, RECORD, POLLS
GAMES PLAYED
RECORD
CARSON-NEWMAN (EXH), UNION (EXH) Louisville CHATTANOOGA, VIRGINIA, ARIZONA STATE Missouri, #13/12 Georgetown, Georgia Tech LAMAR, Old Dominion #21/24 Texas #2/3 Baylor, #3/2 STANFORD ETSU RUTGERS, LSU ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI Florida, VANDERBILT South Carolina, Auburn MISSISSIPPI STATE, Arkansas No games #15/18 Kentucky, FLORIDA, Vanderbilt SOUTH CAROLINA #22/RV GEORGIA, Mississippi, LSU at SEC Tournament (Florida, Georgia)
WORTH NOTING ABOUT TODAY’S GAME • This marks Tennessee’s 20th time (in 31 tournaments) to earn a spot in the Championship game. The Lady Vols are an amazing 14-5 in SEC title games. • Prior to winning the 2010 SEC Championship last season in Duluth, Ga., UT’s last SEC Tournament Championship was right here in Nashville at the Bridgestone Arena in 2008 with a 61-55 win over LSU on Mar. 9. The Lady Vols took the momentum from that title to run the table in the NCAA Tournament en route to championship number 8 in Tampa, Fla. • The Lady Vols and Wildcats are two of the six teams ever to win the SEC Tournament title. Tennessee has won 14 titles, Vanderbilt 6, Auburn and Georgia 4, LSU 2 and Kentucky 1. • Tennessee and Kentucky have just five meetings in the SEC Tournament over the years. The Lady Vols hold a 4-1 record in tourney play against the Wildcats. UK’s lone win came on their home floor in the 1982 SEC Tournament as Valerie Still led the Cats to a 80-74 win on Feb. 28, 1982. • Tennessee’s wins over Kentucky in the SEC tourney: 1988 (Albany, Ga.) Second Round, UT 100-66; 1992 (Albany, Ga.) Semifinals, UT 90-84; 1995 (Chattanooga, Tenn.) Second Round UT 74-62 and 2010 (Duluth, Ga.) Finals, UT 70-62. • A LITTLE KNOWN STORY... Tennessee’s Pat Head Summitt could very well have coached her 1,000th win at the University of Kentucky in February 2009. Then-UK basketball coach and chief administrator Sue Feamster was looking to hand over the reins to the women’s team in 1975. Feamster contacted Head about the job. UK planned to offer Head a little more money than she was making in Knoxville. The sticking point? Head asked for moving expenses. UK said “no.” The rest, they say, is history. •The Lady Vol juniors had a rough rookie season at UT and clearly remembers the sting of the loss at Kentucky during their rookie season. In 2009, Tennessee fell apart down the stretch in the loss at Kentucky and coach Pat Summitt had enough of the “take it for granted” attitude of her youngsters. Following that loss, she evicted the team from the locker room. You see, much is made of the Lady Vols palatial locker room in Thompson-Boling Arena. The team lost the right to use the locker room following back-to-back losses last season to #7/10-ranked Duke (Feb. 16, 2009, 62-54) and Kentucky (Feb. 19, 2009, 66-56). Following the Lady Vols win over at #12/17-ranked Virginia on Nov. 22, 2009, Coach Summitt announced in the post game talk to the team that they had earned their locker room back to thunderous cheers from the team. A 30 WIN SEASON The win over Georgia on Mar. 5 was the 30th of the season for UT and was the second fastest Lady Vol
1-0 4-0 6-1 8-1 9-1 10-2 11-2 13-2 15-2 17-2 19-2 21-2 21-2 24-2 25-2 28-2 30-2
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4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 9/8 8/7 6/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/4 4/4 4/4 4/4 4/4
squad to collect at least 30 wins in program history. This mega stat comes on the heels of last year when Tennessee won its 30th game with a title game win over Kentucky. Tennessee’s junior class would like to add another 30-win season to its resume. It wasn’t too long ago as rookies they struggled to win just 22 games in the 11 loss season which snapped six consecutive seasons of 30-plus wins (2003-2008). The Lady Vols have reached at least 30 wins in a season under Coach Pat Summitt 19 times in her career. The 30 win seasons on the date they were achieved:
30TH WIN DATE
Feb. 22, 1998 March 5, 2011 March 6, 1989 March 7, 2010 March 7, 1980 March 9, 2008 March 15, 1999 March 16, 2001 March 16, 1995 March 16, 1994 March 20, 2007 March 20, 2000 March 24, 2003 March 24, 1988 March 25, 1996 March 25, 1979 March 29, 2005 March 30, 2004 March 31, 2006 March 31, 1991
RECORD FINAL RECORD
30-0 30-2 30-2 30-2 30-4 30-2 30-2 30-2 30-2 30-1 30-3 30-3 30-4 30-2 30-4 30-9 30-4 30-3 30-4 30-5
39-0 in progress 35-2 32-3 33-5 36-2 31-3 31-3 34-3 31-2 34-3 33-4 33-5 31-3 32-4 30-9 30-5 31-4 31-5 30-5
SEC TOURNEY TIDBITS The win over Georgia in the SEC semifinals gives UT 21 straight wins since its loss at Baylor on Dec. 14. It’s the seventh time all-time the Lady Vols have won 21 straight contests and ties for the fifth-most consecutive victories in Tennessee history. The Lady Vols have now won 19 consecutive SEC Tournament second round wins, dating back 1994. Against the Gators, junior Glory Johnson scored a career-best 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for her 11th double-double of the season and 21st of her career. She made a career-high 11 (of 16) free throws. She had only reached double figures once before in SEC Tournament play, scoring 11 in her SEC Tourney debut versus Alabama in 2009. 2010-11 LINE-UP COMBINATIONS Tennessee has utilized 10 starting line-ups (in 32 games) for the 2010-11 season. During the 200910 season, Tennessee employed 13 different starting lineups (nine of the starting five combos were one and done). Shekinna Stricklen is the common denominator starter this season. She is the ONLY Lady Vol to start in all 32 games.
Associated Press 2/28 1. Connecticut 2. Stanford 3. Baylor 4. TENNESSEE 5. Texas A&M 6. Xavier 7. Notre Dame 8. Duke 9. UCLA 10. Miami (FL) 11. Michigan State 12. DePaul 13. Maryland 14. Florida State 15. Green Bay 16. Kentucky 17. Georgetown 18. Oklahoma 19. North Carolina 20. Marquette 21. Marist 22. Gonzaga 23. Iowa State 24. Iowa 25. Houston
ESPN/USA Today 3/1 1. Connecticut 2. Stanford 3. Baylor 4. TENNESSEE 5. Texas A&M 6. Xavier 7. Duke 8. Notre Dame 9. UCLA 10. Miami (FL) 11. Michigan State 12. Green Bay 13. DePaul 14. Florida State 15. Maryland 16. Kentucky 17. Oklahoma 18. Marist 19. North Carolina 20. Gonzaga 21. Georgetown 22. West Virginia 23. Marquette 24. Houston 25. Iowa State
2010-11 Opponents Receiving Votes Georgia Tech Georgia Louisville
2010-11 Opponents Receiving Votes Georgia Tech Rutgers Louisville Rutgers
Tennessee In The National (AP) Rankings Total weeks ranked in the AP poll Weeks ranked in the AP top 10 Weeks ranked in the AP top 5 Weeks ranked No. 1 in the AP Most consecutive weeks in top 25 Most consecutive weeks in top 10 Most consecutive weeks in top 5 Most consecutive weeks ranked No. 1 *indicates inactive streak
595 538 438 112 464 211* 90* 19*
Tennessee vs. AP Ranked Opponents In 2010-11 4-2 Home 2-0 Away 2-1 Neutral 0-1 All-Time 413-163 Home 173-37 Away 117-76 Neutral 123-50 vs. Top 10 (all-time) 176-118 Home 68-30 Away 42-53 Neutral 65-35 vs. Top 5 (all-time) 83-78 Home 38-22 Away 16-34 Neutral 29-22
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2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Games Rec. Line-up (F-F-C-G-G) 1 1-0 Spani, Manning, John, Bjork, Strick 2-7 5-1 John, Bjork, Cain, Simmons, Strick 8, 22 2-0 Spani, Strick, John, Simmons, Will 9 1-0 Strick Mann, John, Simmons, Bjork 10-11 1-1 Bjork, Strick, John, Simmons, Will 12-13 2-0 Spani, Strick, John, Simmons, Bjork 14-21 8-0 Spani, Strick, Cain, Simmons, Bjork 23-25 3-0 John, Strick, Cain, Simmons, Spani 26 1-0 John, Strick, Baugh, Simmons, Spani 27-29, 31-32 5-0 John, Strick, Brew, Simmons, Spani 30 1-0 Strick, Small, John, Simmons, Bjork SHE LIKED THIS COMBO After tinkering with six starting line-ups in the first 13 games, Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt settled into the longest tenured starting five of the season in Meighan Simmons, Angie Bjorklund, Taber Spani, Shekinna Stricklen and Kelley Cain. This quintet started and won eight games together. Their starting act broke up for Mississippi State when Bjorklund was sidelined with a sprained right foot and Cain fell ill on game day. Summitt reached into her bag of tricks and brought out the starting five from the Lamar game (8th game of the season) -- Simmons, Spani, Stricklen, Glory Johnson and Kamiko Williams. Against Arkansas, she introduced the eighth starting five of the season with Bjorklund still sidelined. Line-up number nine was unveiled at Vanderbilt as Vicki Baugh earned a starting nod over Kelley Cain. After her outstanding play off the bench at Vanderbilt, Lyssi Brewer got the starting nod in games 27-29 for the 10th combo of the season. 11TH COMBO ON SENIOR DAY Coach Pat Summitt played her 11th different starting combo versus LSU on Feb. 27 -- Lady Vol Senior Day. Starting were senior guards Angie Bjorklund and Sydney Smallbone along with rookie guard Meighan Simmons, junior forward Shekinna Stricklen and post Glory Johnson. UT’S OFFENSIVE OPPORTUNITIES In all games, this is how Tennessee has shot from the field: 60% FG: none; 50%FG: Kentucky (.558), Florida3 (.544), Chattanooga (.532), Alabama (.530), Rutgers (.525), ETSU (.522), Ole Miss2 (.521), Missouri (.508), Georgia, Ole Miss1 & LSU1 (.500); 40%FG: S.Carolina2 (.492), Georgia2 (.484), Virginia (.483), S.Carolina1 (.482), Florida (.478), Arkansas (.475), Texas (.470), ODU (.464), Arizona St. (.456), Lamar (.453), LSU2 (.448), Stanford (.433), Auburn (.431), Miss. State (.425), Georgia Tech (.423), Louisville (.407), Vanderbilt1 (.403), Georgetown (.400); 30%FG: Florida2 (.385), Vanderbilt2 (.379); 20%FG: Baylor (.250). DEEE ----- FENSE In all games, this is how the opposition has shot from the field: 50%FG: none, 40%FG: Virginia (.455), Flroida (.439),Stanford (.413), Texas (.409), Georgetown (.404), Kentucky (.403), Arizona St. (.400); 30%FG: Vanderbilt2 (.377), LSU1 (.371), Baylor (.357), Miss. State (.355), S.Carolina2 (.349), Auburn (.343), Missouri (.341), Arkansas (.339), Vanderbilt1, Georgia2, Rutgers & Georgia Tech (.333), S. Carolina1 (.329), LSU2 (.313), Ole Miss2 (.311), ODU (.309), Lamar (.306), Louisville (.305), ETSU (.302); 20%FG: Chattanooga (.294), Ole Miss1 (.266), Georgia (.258), Florida2 (.250), Florida (.214); 10%FG: Alabama (.195). 2010-11 WON-LOSS DIFFERENTIAL Wins: +65 (1), +60 (1), +49 (1), +44 (1), +43 (1), +40 (1), +38 (1), +36 (1), +33 (1), +30 (1), +27 (1), +26 (1), +24 (2), +22 (2), +20 (2, +19 (1), +17 (1), +16 (1), +15 (2), +13 (1), +12 (2), +10 (1), +8 (2), +6 (1). Losses: -11 (2) GREAT ATTENDANCE THIS SEASON Tennessee eclipsed 100,000 fans at home on Jan. 9 against Ole Miss for an amazing 17th consecutive year. The Lady Vols currently average a nation
AMAZING SUMMITT NUMBERS •Summitt has faced 162 opponents in 1,265 total games and teams from 35 conferences •47% of her 1,265 total games have been played versus ranked teams (588 total games against ranked opponents) with 427 victories versus ranked opponents •158 all-time Lady Vols have contributed to 1,067 wins. •72% of those all-time players have gone on to be decorated as Olympians, All-Americans, USA National Team members, All-SEC performers, Academic All-Americans, Academic AllSEC, etc. leading 13,078 fans per home game in 2010-11 in 15 home games as 196,173 have clicked through the turnstiles. SEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOUR TIMES Lady Vol junior forward Glory Johnson was named the SEC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the fourth time this season on Feb. 28. She is the only player to have been selected for the top SEC honor more than twice in the 2010-11 season. In three wins last week, Johnson continued to shine for the Lady Vols turning in 14.0 ppg and 11.3 rpg in victories over #22 Georgia, at Ole Miss and LSU to conclude the regular season. In continuing to lead the Lady Vols in league play, Johnson averaged a double-double in SEC play with 13.7 ppg and 10.3 rpg. She’s the first Lady Vol since Candace Parker in 2006-07 to perform that feat in conference play. Against Georgia, Johnson became the 36th Lady Vol to score 1,000 career points on a free throw at the 13:26 mark in the second half. She finished with nine points and ripped down 9 rebounds. At Ole Miss in the rain shortened game, the Knoxville, Tenn., native made her first six shots and first four free throws. She finished with 18 points (on 7-of-10 shooting), nine boards, three assists and four steals. Johnson scored or assisted on the Lady Vols’ first nine points, making a jumper in the lane and dishing assists on three other buckets. UT opened the game on a 9-0 run. At the 7:20 mark in the second half, Johnson grabbed a steal and attempted a dunk for the second time this season, but missed as it rimmed out. In the regular season finale against LSU, Johnson coupled solid offense with aggressive defense and secured her 10th double-double of the season and 20th of her career with 15 points and 16 boards as well as two blocks against LSU. She is the only player in the conference to capture the POW award four times this season. Johnson previously earned the honor this season on Nov. 29, Jan. 3 and Jan. 31. SENIORS SALUTED In the final regular season home game versus LSU on Feb. 27, 2011, Lady Vol seniors Angie Bjorklund and Sydney Smallbone were saluted. Over the past four years, they have accumulated an overall record of 120 wins and just 18 losses – an 87 percent winning percentage. Against SEC opponents, they have an outstanding 54-7 record! The seniors have made one trip to the NCAA Final Four…winning the 2008 Championship! They have also captured two SEC regular season crowns and two SEC Tournament titles. DAD IN THE HOUSE Sophomore Kamiko Williams got a surprise at the LSU game on Feb. 27 in Knoxville. When the team returned to the floor from halftime, Williams’ mom, Angelita, and little brother Keynante, got Kamiko’s attention and pointed the guy standing next to
The Pat Summitt File (all in 37 seasons as UT’s head coach) ALL GAMES OVERALL: ..................................... 1,067-198 (.843) HOME: ................................................ 490-45 (.915) AWAY: ................................................. 351-90 (.794) NEUTRAL: .......................................... 226-63 (.781) SEC GAMES OVERALL: ........................442-65 (.869) vs. all SEC HOME: ................................................ 198-13 (.933) AWAY: ................................................. 167-35 (.824) NEUTRAL: ............................................77-17 (.811) NON-CONFERENCE GAMES OVERALL: ........................................ 625-133 (.823) SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS (16 out of 31) 1980, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011 SEC TOURNAMENT GAMES OVERALL: ............................................ 65-17 (.782) SEC TOURNAMENT TITLES (14 out of 30) 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 GAMES VS. RANKED TEAMS OVERALL: ........................................ 427-161 (.725) AP RANKED 1-10:.............................. 175-121(.595) AP RANKED 11-25: ............................. 233-38 (.861) ESPN RANKED 1-10:.......................... 132-78 (.634) ESPN RANKED 11-25: ........................ 198-27 (.883) GAMES VS. UNRANKED TEAMS OVERALL: .......................................... 640-37 (.945) NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES OVERALL: .......................................... 106-21 (.839) 29 FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS: .........................44-1 28 REGIONAL SEMIS: ......................................23-5 23 REGIONAL FINALS: .....................................18-5 18 NCAA FINAL FOURS: ................................21-10 NCAA TITLES: .....8 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, ......................................................1998, 2007, 2008) SEC COACH OF THE YEAR 1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011 NCAA COACH OF THE YEAR 1983, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2004 NAISMITH COACH OF THE CENTURY 2000
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2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 them. It was her dad Vincent who surprised the family with a 15-day leave. Master Sergeant Williams has been serving with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan. FROM THE TRAINING ROOM Lady Vol rookie Lauren Avant suffered a concussion in the Ole Miss game and did not play versus LSU on Feb. 27. Kelley Cain missed the Georgia, Ole Miss and LSU games last week getting some rest for her hip/back. Cain returned to the practice floor on Mar. 1 and will be a full go at the SEC Tournament. Avant passed her concussion protocol test on Mar. 3 and was cleared to play. ACADEMIC SUCCESS TOO Senior Angie Bjorklund was named to the 201011 Capital One Academic All-America® Women’s Basketball second team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Feb. 24. Bjorklund is a repeat selection as an Academic AllAmerica® in the University Division – last season she was named to the first team. She is the fourth Lady Vol to capture Academic All-America honors twice, joining Candace Parker (first team 2008, second team 2007), Tanya Haave (first team 1984, second team 1983) and Jill Rankin (first team 1980, second team 1979) A LADY VOL FIRST Over the years, the Lady Vols have experienced some interesting occurrences over the course of 1,262 games under Coach Pat Summitt. Dive-bombing yellow jackets and birds, playing on a linoleum floor, playing outside in a baseball stadium in December...but never has a game been called due to rain. Such was the case at the Tad Smith Coliseum at Ole Miss on Feb. 24. Winds in excess of 50-mph caused sideways blowing rain to enter roof vents above the court which then cascaded down to the playing floor with 5:24 to go in the game and the Lady Vols leading 66-39. SEC league officials and both coaches were consulted before the game was called. ROCKY TOP ROOKIES At Tennessee, four rookies have managed to lead the team in scoring (from start to finish) all-time... Bridgette Gordon (14.1 ppg) was the first to do so in 1985-86. She was followed by: Chamique Holdsclaw (16.2 ppg) in 1995-96, Candace Parker (17.3 ppg) in 2005-06 and Shekinna Stricklen (13.3 ppg) in 200809. Rookie Meighan Simmons is currently leading the Lady Vols with 13.5 ppg. KING ME Tennessee captured the 2011 SEC league title with the win over Georgia on Feb. 21 in ThompsonBoling Arena. It was the 16th SEC regular season title and second in a row for UT. The Lady Vols also claimed SEC titles in 1980, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2010. It marks the ninth Lady Vol team to do so joining the perfect teams of 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007. LEADING AT THE BREAK The Lady Vols have led at halftime in 27 of 32 games this season. The Lady Vols trailed 29-22 after the opening 20 minutes against #12/13-ranked Georgetown and never recovered losing the game, 68-59. Number 2/3-ranked Baylor grabbed a 13 point lead, 34-21, and the Lady Vols lost 65-54 in Waco. Tennessee come out sluggish vs. Mississippi State on Jan. 27 and trailed 37-35 at the half. The Lady Vols righted the ship and outscored the Lady Bulldogs, 4618 in the second half. At Kentucky, UT was behind most of the first half before trailing 33-30 at the break. The Lady Vols won the game in the paint and second chance points in the second half in the 73-67 win.
Tennessee was horrific at Vanderbilt and scored just 15 first half points and trailed by 13 at the half, 28-15. The Orange came roaring back with 50 second half points vs. VU to win, 65-57. On average, UT holds a 38.0 ppg to 26.3 ppg halftime lead. The Lady Vols outscore the opposition 40.2 ppg to 28.7 ppg in the second stanza. POSTING POINTS IN THE PAINT Tennessee staked a claim in the paint this season behind 6’6” redshirt junior Kelley Cain and 6’3” juniors Glory Johnson and Lyssi Brewer. In 31 games, the Lady Vols failed to dominate the paint in four games and tied once (20 each vs. LSU2), Vanderbilt and Stanford in Knoxville, at Baylor and versus Georgia Tech. In the contest against the Commodores in Knoxville, VU scored 22 paint points to the Lady Vols’ 16. Versus Stanford, the Cardinal outscored UT, 2824. Baylor held the Lady Vols to a season low 10 paint points while cashing in on 26. Finally, Georgia Tech nipped UT in the paint, 22-20. UT scored a season high 50 points in the paint versus Florida3 and held Ole Miss2, Florida and Alabama to just 12 points in the paint. THROWBACK 21 IN THE HOUSE After Lady Vol junior Vicki Baugh tied season bests with nine points and seven rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench against Georgia, she came back with an even better effort at Ole Miss. Baugh scored seven straight Tennessee points over a two-minute span, making a pair of free throws at the 12-minute mark in the second half before hitting a jumper and completing a three-point play with 9:55 left in the game. On the night, she scored a season-best 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field and 4-of-5 makes at the line to go along with five boards. Her 12 points was just one off of her career high. Against the Lady Bulldogs, she also had a season-best three blocks and made all four of her field goal attempts. Baugh’s game resembled her freshman campaign of 2007-08 -- fluid and effortless. Tennessee fans gave her a standing ovation after her play at the 13:06 mark in the second half. Baugh ripped down a defensive rebound and raced down the court, weaving in-andout of defenders, before making a layup to complete the coast-to-coast play. “OUR MOST COMPLETE GAME OF THE SEASON” On her weekly conference call, Lady Vol Coach Pat Summitt called the 77-44 win over #22-ranked Georgia on Feb. 21 as the Lady Vols “most complete game” of the season. She cited the contributions of 11 players (Kelley Cain was sidelined and did not play). UT outscored Georgia by 33 points and grabbed 16 more rebounds than the Lady Bulldogs. GLORY JOINED 1000 POINT CLUB Lady Vol junior Glory Johnson became the 36th Lady Vol to score 1,000 career points on a free throw at the 13:26 mark in the second half of the game versus Georgia on Feb. 21. She finished with nine points. She joined Angie Bjorklund and Shekinna Stricklen as current Lady Vols in the 1,000-point club. Earlier this season, on Dec. 22, 2010, Stricklen went over the 1000 point mark against ETSU. Senior Angie Bjorklund eclipsed 1000 points in the game at Ole Miss last year.
The Enemy Camp How Tennessee’s 2010-11 opponents are doing as of Mar. 1, 2011 (TENNESSEE 28-2 4 4 5 6) School
W-L AP ESPN
RPI S.O.S.
Alabama
16-13
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94
86
Arkansas
18-10
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--
58
59
17-9
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--
28
17
Auburn
15-14
--
--
82
51
Baylor
26-2
3
3
4
4
16-13
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--
130
143
East Tennessee St.18-11 --
--
95
123
Florida
--
--
48
15
Georgetown
20-9 17
21
19
16
Georgia
20-9
rv
rv
37
43
Georgia Tech
21-9
rv
rv
18
19
Kentucky
22-7 16
16
16
22
Lamar
21-5
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--
80
219
Louisville
19-11
rv
rv
35
21
LSU
18-12
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51
32
Mississippi
10-18
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--
135
48
Mississippi State 12-16
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--
122
63
Missouri
12-16
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--
79
11
20-8
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--
61
89
17-11
rv
rv
25
8
South Carolina 16-13
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--
55
20
Stanford
26-2
2
2
6
7
Texas
17-11
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32
12
Vanderbilt
19-10
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--
29
18
Virginia
16-14
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49
10
Arizona State
Chattanooga
Old Dominion Rutgers
17-13
HOLDING COURT After missing the six previous games, senior Angie Bjorklund checked in at the Georgia game at the 13:38 mark in the first half and played in her first game since Jan. 23 at Auburn. Bjorklund scored three points, grabbed two boards and logged an assist, a blocked shot and a steal in 11 minutes. Her only bucket was a trey, stretching her Lady Vol record to 284 three-pointers made for her career.
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2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 WELCOME BACK STRANGER Junior Alyssia Brewer joined the starting carousel versus the Gamecocks, it was her first start since March 27, 2010 – Tennessee’s Sweet 16 loss to Baylor to end the 2009-10 season. She started the final seven games of the 2009-10 season after picking up SEC Sixth Player of the Year and 2010 SEC Tournament MVP honors. It marked the 14th start of her career. Slowly returning from Achilles tendon surgery, Brewer came into the game with a season high of five points at Vanderbilt on Feb. 13, but against USC she made her first two baskets, her first three free throws and had seven points by the 14:55 mark after converting both parts of an And-1 layup to put the Lady Vols ahead, 11-7. On the night she grabbed 10 rebounds, blocked two shots and scored seven points in 17 minutes. ROCKY TOP YOU’LL ALWAYS BE... Home, sweet home, to me.... On good ole Rocky Top, Tennessee is entertaining the home fans to a scoring bonanza this season averaging 85.9 ppg on The Summitt while holding the opponents to just 54.0 ppg. No wonder the Lady Vols average a nation leading 13,078 fans per game. LOTS OF LOVE AT HOME The Lady Vols have a 34-game home court winning streak on “The Summitt.” Currently, it is the fourth longest active streak in the NCAA for women’s hoops. The Lady Vols went undefeated at home last season at 17-0 and have not lost a game in Thompson-Boling Arena since Feb. 16, 2009 (a 62-64 loss to Duke). The 34-game streak is the fourth longest in Lady Vol history. Tennessee has an all-time homecourt winning streak at 69 games. Connecticut passed the Lady Vols for the all-time NCAA mark with 78 games. The two teams previously shared the record. CURRENT NCAA HOME COURT WINNING STREAKS Connecticut leads the nation with the longest (current) home court winning streak at 78 games. The Huskies are followed by Stanford’s 60 consecutive wins at Maples; Florida Gulf Coast with 38 wins; and Tennessee with 34 victories. UT SWEPT WEEKLY SEC AWARDS The Lady Vols swept the Southeastern Conference’s weekly women’s basketball awards on Feb. 14 with junior Shekinna Stricklen earning SEC Player of the Week and freshman Meighan Simmons capturing the SEC Freshman of the Week honor. Stricklen averaged 17.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg and 1.7 spg in three wins. At No. 15/18 Kentucky on Feb. 7, the Morrilton, Ark., native recorded her eighth double-double of the season, tallying 20 points and 12 boards in the 73-67 victory. She followed with 17 points and six boards in the 61-39 win over Florida on Thursday before recording 14 points and nine boards in the 65-57 comeback win at Vanderbilt. She scored 12 points in the second half against the Commodores, as the Lady Vols erased a 13-point halftime deficit. The honor is Stricklen’s fourth career SEC POW award. She captured the accolade three times in 2009-10. Stricklen joins classmate Glory Johnson (three times) as Lady Vols that have won the SEC POW this season. Simmons was named the SEC Freshman of the Week for the third time of her inaugural campaign, after scoring 9.3 ppg and grabbing 1.7 rpg for the week. Against the Wildcats, Simmons scored 15 points and made some clutch shots down the stretch in the come-from-behind win in Lexington. Simmons’ three with 4:25 left in the game put UT ahead, 65-61. She also increased UT’s cushion to 71-67 with two clutch free throws with 15 seconds left in the contest. Against the Commodores, Simmons again was ice-in-the-veins, swishing a trey with 5:54 left in the game to give UT a 44-42 advantage – and its first lead since being up 5-2
at the 16:01 mark of the first half. She followed with a key steal and a fastbreak bucket two minutes later. She finished with nine points and three assists. SIMMONS NAMED TO NAISMITH LIST UT rookie Meighan Simmons also joined senior Angie Bjorklund on the 2010-11 Naismith Award Midseason List announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club on Feb. 14. Simmons was the only freshman selected for the 30-player list. Bjorklund was named to the preseason list for the award, which will be given to the nation’s top player on April 4 at the NCAA Women’s Final Four in Indianapolis, while Simmons was added for the midseason list. BAUGH EARNED A NOD Redshirt junior Vicki Baugh picked up a starting assignment against Vanderbilt on Feb. 13. It marked her first start since Dec. 30, 2008, when she scored 12 points and had 15 rebounds at Gonzaga. It was the 11th start of her career. HOLY SMOKES BATMAN Tennessee blasted out the blocks in SEC play this season. Through 16 regular season games, the Lady Vols have rejected 98 shots for a ridiculous 6.3 bpg average. UT’s opponents shot just 31% from the field and 26% from the three point line. ANGIE B A FINALIST Twenty NCAA® men’s and women’s student-athletes who excel both on and off the court were selected as finalists on Jan. 26 for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in basketball and Tennessee’s Angie Bjorklund made the short list for women’s hoops. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The finalists were chosen by a media committee from the list of 60 candidates announced in November. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to determine the winner. Fans are encouraged to vote via the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award website or on the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Facebook fan page through March 20. Fan votes will be combined with media and coaches votes to determine the winner. 2011 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalists: Erin Anthony, F, Army, Angie Bjorklund, G, Tennessee, Dawn Evans, G, James Madison, Amber Harris, F, Xavier, Maya Moore, F, Connecticut, Kayla Pedersen, F, Stanford, Sam Quigley, G, DePaul, Liz Repella, G, West Virginia, Danielle Robinson, G, Oklahoma and Jasmine Thomas, G, Duke. THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME This season at home, the Orange and White hold a perfect 15-0 mark, winning each contest by at least 10 points but an overall average of +31.9 (85.9 ppg to 54.0 ppg). At TBA, the Big Orange has shot .475 from the field, while holding the opposition to a .318 shooting percentage...In three of the 14 home games, the Lady Vols have tallied double-digits in three-pointers made, including a school-record 15 against Chattanooga and Lamar. Tennessee is outrebounding opponents by +12.9 -- 48.4 to 35.4. For some reason, the Lady Vols take better care of the ball at home with just 12.9 miscues per contest and dish 17.0 assists per game. FACING FORMER LADY VOLS Tennessee Coach Pat Summitt faced a number of former Lady Vol players and staffers in the coaching ranks on the opposing sidelines this season: Nikki McCray (South Carolina), Carla McGhee (Auburn), Angel Elderkin (Virginia), and Matthew Mitchell, Kyra Elzy and Shalon Pillow (Kentucky). FREE THROW DEFENSE -- SOME HOPE UT has been pretty bad from the charity stripe this
Tennessee Double-Doubles Freshmen (2 or more) Holdsclaw, Chamique16 Frost, Sheila 11 Parker, Candace 10 Catchings, Tamika 9 Horton, Karla 7 Johnson, Tiffani 6 Johnson, Glory 5 Gordon, Bridgette 4 Morton, Karen 4 Anosike, Nicky 3 Ostrowski, Mary 3 Snow, Michelle 3 Cain, Kelley 2 Brewer, Alyssia 2 Stricklen, Shekinna 2 Ely, Shyra 2 Evans, Peggy 2 Groover, Debbie 2 Thompson, Pashen 2 Sophomores (2 or more) Parker, Candace 21 Holdsclaw, Chamique16 Ostrowski, Mary 11 Groover, Debbie 10 Horton, Karla 10 Gordon, Bridgette 9 Catchings, Tamika 8 Ward, Vonda 8 Towns, Paula 6 Johnson, Glory 5 Ely, Shyra 5 Evans, Peggy 5 Haave, Tanya 5 Jackson, Gwen 5 Shekinna, Stricklen 4 Charles, Daedra 4 Ely, Cindy 4 Johnson, Dana 4 Baugh, Vicki 3 Cain, Kelley 3 Freeman, Valerie 3 Frost, Sheila 3 Manning, Alicia 3 Noble, Cindy 3 Randall, Semeka 3 Snow, Michelle 3 Brewer, Alyssia 2 Juniors (2 or more) Holdsclaw, Chamique16 Parker, Candace 13 Charles, Daedra 13 Johnson, Glory 11 Noble, Cindy 11 Stricklen, Stricklen 10 Johnson, Dana 9 Johnson, Tiffani 9 Ostrowski, Mary 9 Catchings, Tamika 8 Ely, Shyra 8 Frost, Sheila 8 Haave, Tanya 8 McCray, Nikki 8 Thompson, Pashen 7 Jackson, Gwen 6 Groover, Debbie 5 Horton, Karla 5 Snow, Michelle 5 Ward, Vonda 5
Brogdon, Cindy Fluker, Tye’sha Towns, Paula Butts, Tasha Kelley Cain
5 3 3 3 2
Seniors (2 or more) Collins, Shelia 14 Harrison, Lisa 14 Charles, Daedra 13 Ostrowski, Mary 12 Holdsclaw, Chamique 9 Johnson, Dana 9 Webb, Lisa 9 Frost, Sheila 8 Rankin, Jill 8 Catchings, Tamika 7 Ely, Shyra 7 Anosike, Nicky 6 Gordon, Bridgette 6 Jackson, Gwen 6 Noble, Cindy 6 Butts, Tasha 3 Fuller, Alex 3 Robinson, Ashley 2 Most in a career (5 or more) Holdsclaw, Chamique57 Parker, Candace 45 Ostrowski, Mary 35 Catchings, Tamika 32 Charles, Daedra 30 Frost, Sheila 30 Ely, Shyra 22 Horton, Karla 22 Gordon, Bridgette 21 Johnson, Glory 21 Groover, Debbie 20 Johnson, Dana 20 Noble, Cindy 20 Jackson, Gwen 18 Harrison, Lisa 17 Johnson, Tiffani 17 Stricklen, Shekinna 16 Collins, Shelia 15 Ward, Vonda 15 Haave, Tanya 14 Thompson, Pashen 14 Snow, Michelle 13 Anosike, Nicky 11 Webb, Lisa 11 McCray, Nikki 10 Towns, Paula 10 Evans, Peggy 9 Rankin, Jill 8 Cain, Kelley 8 Randall, Semeka 7 Butts, Tasha 6 Brogdon, Cindy 5 Points and Assists DD Clower, Susan 1 Henry, Lea 1 Hornbuckle, Alexis 1 Marciniak, Michelle 1 Marsh, Dawn 1 McGhee, Carla 1 Simmons, Meighan 1 Stricklen, Shekinna 1 Warlick, Holly 1 Zolman, Shanna 1
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 season but turned the corner in the New Year. Tennessee connected on a season high 83.8 percent against Alabama (31-37) after connecting on 82.6 percent (19-23) from the charity strip at LSU. In Baton Rouge, UT hit 13 in a row before missing with 5:36 left in the game. Typically this season, free throws have felt like turnovers for some of the Lady Vols. UT has moved up to 206th in the nation after sinking to a dismal 310th out of 333 teams from the charity stripe to start the season. BJORKLUND BROKE IT Tennessee senior sharpshooter Angie Bjorklund climbed into sole possession of first place on the Lady Vol all-time three-point career charts. She passed Shanna Zolman’s 266 mark set from 2003-06. Kara Lawson in now in third place with 256 career treys. TAKING PRIDE IN BOARD PLAY Coach Pat Summitt’s mantra of defense and boards has been a staple of her nearly four decades of coaching. The Lady Vols have produced solid board play outrebounding 30 of 32 opponents: Chattanooga, 49-31, Louisville, 53-29, narrowly eeking by Virginia, 35-34, Arizona State, 45-36, Missouri, 36-33, Georgetown, 45-27, Lamar, 54-40, ODU, 39-33, Texas, 43-37, Baylor, 5343, Stanford 43-38, ETSU, 53-34, Rutgers, 46-27, LSU, 42-31, Alabama, 54-49, Ole Miss, 53-31, Florida, 57-37, Vanderbilt, 52-39 and South Carolina, 51-31, Auburn 4934, Mississippi State, 51-34, Arkansas, 42-23, Kentucky, 45-23, Florida, 42-40, Vanderbilt, 41-37 South Carolina, 51-30, Georgia, 49-33, Ole Miss, 43-15 and Florida3, 4032, and Georgia2, 41-39. UT tied LSU2 at 43-all. Only Georgia Tech (37-36) has outrebounded UT in 2010-11. Last season, in 35 games, Tennessee was outrebounded only twice -- by Stanford, 44-34 and at Alabama by a whopping 45-33 margin. This season, the Lady Vols hold an +12.7 rebounding advantage. LADY VOL STREAKS The Lady Vols last loss at home was against Duke, 62-54, on Feb. 16, 2009, since then UT has won 34 home games. The last time UT lost on the road was on Dec. 14, 2010 at Baylor, since then, UT has won eight road games. The last time the Lady Vols lost on a neutral court was against #13/12 Georgetown, 69-58, on Nov. 27, 2010. Since that time, UT has won two games on a neutral court. LADY VOLS ON TV--NO SECRETS Currently, 25 of 30 Lady Vol regular season games were on television this season airing on ESPN (1 game), ESPN2 (4 games), ESPNU (2 games), FSN/FOX Sports and SportSouth (9), Comcast (7), SEC Network (2) and CBS College Sports (1). Upcoming TV games include: SEC Tournament. UT is 27-1 on TV in 2010-11. Last season, the Lady Vols were 30-3 on TV. In the 2007-08 season, UT had a school record 36 television appearances. WELCOME TO “THE SUMMITT” The playing court in the Thompson-Boling Arena on the University of Tennessee campus donned a new look for the 2005-06 season. After Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt passed Dean Smith for most NCAA collegiate basketball wins of all-time with a 75-54 win over Purdue on Mar. 22, 2005, UT named the TBA court, “The Summitt.” The floor had a complete overhaul with permanent logos of both the Lady Vols and Vols painted directly in front of the scorer’s table; the free throw lanes were painted orange with “SEC” reversed out; the giant jump circle/ mid-court TENNESSEE was given a new brighter color scheme, and “The Summitt,” Coach Summitt’s actual signature adorns the sidelines opposite the team benches. 300 WINS IN TBA Tennessee recorded its 300th win in ThompsonBoling Arena when the Lady Vols defeated the Stanford Cardinal, 79-69 OT on Dec. 21, 2008. Seven years earlier, UT grabbed its 200th TBA win over the University of
Southern California on Nov. 18, 2001, 106-66. UT has now amassed a 339-20 (.942) record since the Orange and White moved into the Thompson-Boling Arena to start the 1987-88 season 23-years ago. Along the way, the Lady Vols have produced 10 flawless home records in 1988-89 (15-0), 1991-92 (14-0), 1992-93 (13-0), 1993-94 (15-0), 1994-95 (15-0), 1997-98 (16-0), 1998-99 (14-0), 2000-01 (15-0), 2002-03 (16-0) and 2009-10 (17-0). UT also registered a former NCAA record 69-game home court-winning streak from Feb. 1, 1991 thru Jan. 2, 1996. JUST 20 LOSSES The Tennessee Lady Vols rarely lose at home. In fact, since moving to the Thompson-Boling Arena for the 1987-88 campaign, UT has lost two games in one season just seven times. UT lost two games in TBA during the inaugural 1987-88 campaign, 1996-97, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06 and 2008-09 seasons. The 20 all-time losses at TBA have come at the hands of just 10 teams: Virginia (2008), Florida (2006), LSU (2008, 2006), Duke (2009, 2007, 2004), Connecticut (2004, 2002, 2000, 1996), Louisiana Tech (1999, 1989), Georgia (1996, 1991), Texas (2003, 2002, 1987), Stanford (1996) and Auburn (1988). HOME SWEET HOME -- OVER 400 HOME WINS The victory over Georgia on Jan. 31, 2005, was the Lady Vols 400th home win since Pat Summitt took over as head coach in 1974. Summitt has won 91.4 percent of all home games in 37 years producing a 493-45 overall record. Home losses (in the Summitt era) include: six in Alumni Gym from 1974-76; 19 in Stokely Athletics Center from 1976-87; and 20 in Thompson-Boling Arena. 100 POINT GAMES Since 1974, the Lady Vols have gone over the century mark 76 times. The 1987-88 team hit triple digits in seven games to lead the NCAA. UT has a record of 73-3 all-time in 100-point games and a 51-0 record when hitting the century mark at Thompson-Boling Arena IN OVERTIME Tennessee is 28-13 all-time in overtime games. The most OT games in a year was tied in 2003-04 with four as the Lady Vols went 3-1 in overtime losing to Georgia, 68-66, and defeating Auburn, 68-61, DePaul, 96-89, and Stanford, 70-66. It tied the mark set in 1996-97, when the Lady Vols were 3-1 in overtime contests losing to Georgia, 94-93, and defeating Texas, 68-65, Vanderbilt, 92-79 and LSU, 100-99. UT’s 22 points in the OT against Florida (2-3-05), was the most ever scored by the Lady Vols in a single overtime. UT’s most recent OT affair was a 82-72 win over Stanford on Dec. 19, 2010, at home. LADY VOLS OWN ALL-TIME WINS MARK Tennessee is the all-time wins leader in the NCAA with 1156 victories. The next closest program all-time in terms of wins is Louisiana Tech, which owns a 976-204 record. The Lady Vols boast a 1,160-255-2 (.817) all-time record.
STAFFERS HAVE, BUT NEVER A PLAYER No former Lady Vol who has joined the collegiate coaching ranks has ever beaten Head Coach Pat Summitt.
FRESH F FR R RES ESH ES SH OUT OUT OF OU OF T THE HE B HE BOX OX OX 32 games into her rookie season here’s how Meighan Simmons’ scoring ranks among other Lady Vol superstar freshman at that point. UT ROOKIE SCORING THROUGH 32 GAMES 1 Tamika Catchings (1997-98) 17.7 2. Chamique Holdsclaw (1995-96) 16.8 3. Semeka Randall (1997-98) 15.9 4. Candace Parker (2005-06) 15.5 5. Kara Lawson (1999-2000) 14.9 6. Shelia Collins (1981-82) 14.3 7. Meighan Simmons (2010-11) 13.7 8. Bridgette Gordon (1985-86) 13.3 9. Shekinna Stricklen (2008-09) 12.7 10. Glory Johnson (2008-09) 12.0 If Simmons keeps up her current scoring pace it will rank her among the highest-scoring freshmen in Lady Vol history. LADY VOL FRESHMAN SCORING ALL-TIME 1. Tamika Catchings (1997-98) 18.2 2. Candace Parker (2005-06) 17.3 3. Chamique Holdsclaw (1995-96) 16.2 4. Semeka Randall (1997-98) 15.9 5. Shelia Collins (1981-82) 14.2 6. Bridgette Gordon (1985-86) 14.1 7. Kara Lawson (1999-2000) 13.6 8. Meighan Simmons (2010-11) 13.7 9. Shekinna Stricklen (2008-09) 13.3 10. Mary Ostrowski (1980-81) 11.4 Simmons has already permanently etched her name in the Lady Vol record book for all classes, as she broke the Tennessee single-game record for three-pointers with eight treys in just her eighth game. LADY VOL SINGLE GAME THREE-POINTERS 1. 8 Meighan Simmons 12/1/10 Lamar 2. 7 Angie Bjorklund 1/24/08 Arkansas 7 Angie Bjorklund 1/5/08 Notre Dame 7 Angie Bjorklund 12/16/07 Gonzaga 7 Shanna Zolman 2/19/06 at Alabama Already a proven scorer, Simmons showed she can share the rock with a Lady Vol freshman record 11 assists versus Alabama on Jan. 6, 2011, in Knoxville. LADY VOL SINGLE GAME FRESHMAN ASSISTS 1. 11 Meighan Simmons 1/6/11 Alabama 2. 9 Jody Adams 11/26/89 Stetson 9 Jody Adams 1/2/90 Illlinois 9 Pam Marr 1/19/83 Rutgers 5. 8 Eight different Lady Vols
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 AMAZING LADY VOL STREAKS No. 46 24 22 22 21 20 20 19 18 18 18 17 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10
ALL-TIME WINNING STREAKS Began Broken Mar. 15, 1997 vs. Grambling (H) 91-54 .....................................Nov. 15, 1998 vs. Purdue (A) 68-78 Nov. 16, 1998 vs. St. Joseph’s (H) 108-63 .................................... Feb. 21, 1999 vs. LSU (A) 69-72 Feb. 2, 1989 vs. South Carolina (H) 60-54 ..................... Dec. 9, 1989 vs. Louisiana Tech (H) 58-59 Jan. 11, 1988 vs. Georgia Tech (A) 96-79 ....................... Apr. 1, 1988 vs. Louisiana Tech (N) 59-68 Dec. 19, 2010 vs. Stanford (H) 82-72 ................................................................................. Current Jan. 23, 2000 vs. Kentucky (A) 71-65................................... Apr. 2, 2000 vs. Connecticut (N) 52-71 Jan. 2, 1993 vs. Old Dominion (A) 68-60....................................Mar. 6, 1993 vs. Georgia (N) 72-73 Jan. 7, 2003 vs. Old Dominion (A) 91-63......................................... Mar. 9, 2003 vs. LSU (N) 62-78 Nov. 20, 2005 vs. Stetson (H) 83-33 ............................................. Jan. 23, 2006 vs. Duke (A) 53-75 Jan. 2, 2001 vs. Rutgers (N) 58-51..........................................Mar. 3, 2001 vs. Vanderbilt (N) 74-77 Jan. 21,1992 vs. Florida Atlantic (H) 108-26............ Mar. 26, 1992 vs. Western Kentucky (N) 70-75 Jan. 20, 1994 vs. Virginia Tech (H) 88-51 ......................Mar. 24, 1994 vs. Louisiana Tech (N) 68-71 Jan. 24, 2010 vs. LSU (A) 55-43 ............................................. March 27, 2010 vs. Baylor (N) 62-77 Mar. 18, 2007 vs. Drake (N) 76-37 ....................................Dec. 22, 2007 vs. Stanford (A) 69-73 OT Nov. 20, 1994 vs. Louisiana Tech (N) 69-62 .......................Jan. 16, 1995 vs. Connecticut (A) 66-77 Jan. 14, 1978 vs. Missouri (A) 101-83 ....................................Mar. 18, 1978 vs. Maryland (N) 69-75 Feb. 17, 2008 vs. Vanderbilt (A) 81-68 ..................................... Nov. 17, 2008 vs. Virginia (H) 83-82 Jan. 28, 1980 vs. LSU (H) 96-73 .......................................Mar. 8, 1980 vs. Old Dominion (N) 67-68 Feb 2, 1981 vs. Southern California (H) 78-71 ..............Mar. 29, 1981 vs. Louisiana Tech (N) 59-79 Nov. 21, 1993 vs. Ohio State (N) 80-45 .................................... Jan. 17, 1994 vs. Rutgers (A) 77-87 Dec. 17, 1982 vs. LSU (A) 83-73 .....................................Feb. 14, 1983 vs. Old Dominion (A) 66-90 Jan. 21, 1995 vs. Mississippi State (H) 81-58 .........................Mar. 6, 1995 vs. Vanderbilt (N) 61-67 Jan. 2, 2008 vs. DePaul (A) 102-68............................................... Feb. 14, 2008 vs. LSU (H) 62-78 Dec. 9, 1990 vs. Maryland (H) 82-71 ......................................... Jan. 19, 1991 vs. Auburn (A) 65-70 Jan. 25, 2007 vs. Vanderbilt (A) 67-57 ............................................ Mar. 3, 2007 vs. LSU (N) 54-63 Dec. 5, 2006 vs. Tennessee-Martin (H) 85-29 .............................. Jan. 22, 2007 vs. Duke (H) 70-74 Dec. 30, 2003 vs. George Washington (A) 65-51 ................ Feb. 5, 2004 vs. Connecticut (H) 81-67 Nov. 16, 2001 vs. Chattanooga (A) 97-57 ............................Jan. 5, 2002 vs. Connecticut (H) 72-86 Nov. 18, 2000 vs. DePaul (H) 94-52 .................................. Dec. 30, 2000 vs. Connecticut (A) 76-81 Nov. 19, 1999 vs. Tennessee-Martin (H) 133-60 ..................Jan. 8, 2000 vs. Connecticut (H) 67-74 Jan. 25, 1982 vs. South Carolina (A) 87-81............................Feb. 28, 1982 vs. Kentucky (A) 74-80 Nov. 25, 1988 vs. Illinois (N) 81-50 .............................................. Jan. 7, 1989 vs. Auburn (A) 59-67 Jan. 2, 2005 vs. Old Dominion (A) 68-58....................................... Feb. 10, 2005 vs. LSU (A) 58-68 Feb. 3, 1990 vs. Auburn (H) 76-65 .............................................. Mar. 5, 1990 vs. Auburn (N) 77-78 Feb. 8, 1985 vs. Florida State (A) 67-56.............................. Mar. 22, 1985 vs. Mississippi (N) 60-63
No. 69 40 37 34 26 25 24 22 20 17 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 9
ALL-TIME HOME WINNING STREAKS Began Broken Feb. 2, 1991 vs. Tennessee Tech 94-67 .....................................Jan. 6, 1996 vs. Connecticut 53-59 Jan. 12, 1997 vs. Kentucky 84-61 ...................................... Nov. 14, 1999 vs. Louisiana Tech 64-69 Feb. 21, 1976 vs. Cumberland 90-42 ....................................Mar. 10, 1979 vs. Old Dominion 72-74 Feb. 22, 2009 vs. Mississippi State 82-68 ......................................................................... Current Jan. 10, 2000 vs. Arkansas 79-69 ..............................................Jan. 5, 2002 vs. Connecticut 72-86 Jan. 14, 1988 vs. Old Dominion 91-68 ................................. Dec. 9, 1989 vs. Louisiana Tech 58-59 Feb. 16, 2002 vs. Vanderbilt 75-68 ....................................................Dec. 28, 2003 vs. Texas 60-70 Dec. 12, 2004 vs. DePaul 78-63 ............................................................ Feb. 9, 2006 vs. LSU 69-72 Jan. 2, 1990 vs. Illinois 84-57 .........................................................Jan. 28, 1991 vs. Georgia 74-81 Feb. 1, 2007 vs. South Carolina 72-36 ................................................ Feb. 14, 2008 vs. LSU 62-78 Jan. 11, 1996 vs. Old Dominion 69-47 .....................................Dec. 8, 1996 vs. Georgia (OT) 93-94 Jan. 21, 1982 vs. Clemson 91-60 ................................. Nov. 30, 1982 vs. Old Dominion (OT) 72-78 Jan. 28, 1980 vs. Louisiana State 97-73 ............................................. Jan. 3, 1981 vs. UCLA 62-65 Feb. 15, 1986 vs. Vanderbilt 94-81 ............................................ Jan. 31, 1987 vs. Mississippi 65-69 Jan. 10, 1981 vs. Illinois State 64-52 .............................. Nov. 22, 1981 vs. Stephen F. Austin 74-80 Nov. 12, 2006 vs. Chattanooga 102-72 .............................................. Jan. 22, 2007 vs. Duke 70-74 Nov. 23, 2008 vs. Louisiana Tech 94-59 .............................................Feb. 16, 2009 vs. Duke 62-54 Feb. 2, 1987 vs. Georgia Tech 100-74 ................................................Dec. 9, 1987 vs. Texas 78-97
No. 23 21 17 11 11
ALL-TIME AWAY WINNING STREAKS Began Broken Jan. 7, 2003 vs. Old Dominion 91-63 ................................................Nov. 25, 2004 vs. Texas 59-74 Jan. 2, 2008 vs. DePaul 102-68 ......................................................... Dec. 14, 2008 at Texas 59-73 Jan. 7, 2001 vs. Arkansas 76-61 .................................................. Feb. 2, 2002 vs. Vanderbilt 59-76 Dec. 17, 2006 vs. Texas 67-46 .............................................................. Mar. 3, 2007 vs. LSU 54-63 Nov. 23, 1997 vs. UT-Martin 73-32 ..................................................Nov. 15, 1998 vs. Purdue 68-78
Home Cookin’ Toughest Places To Play (As of March 5) 1. Thompson-Boling Arena Tennessee 339-20 (94.43%) 2. Gampel Arena Connecticut 264-17 (93.95%) 3. XL Center Connecticut 114-11 (91.20%) 4. Thomas Assembly Center Louisiana Tech 403-39 (91.18%) 5. Dahlberg Arena Montana 449-57 (88.74%) 6. Jon M. Huntsman Utah 427-61 (87.50%) 7. McGrath Arena DePaul 135-22 (85.99%) 8. Frank Erwin Center Texas 427-80 (84.22%) 9. Maples Pavilion Stanford 435-82 (84.14%) 10. Louis Brown Athletic Center Rutgers 385-77 (83.33%)
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 THE LAST TIME... Tennessee scored 100 points ................................................... Jan. 6, 2011 vs. Alabama (UT 110, UA 45) Tennessee scored 90 points ..........................................................Mar. 4, 2011 vs. Florida (UT 92, UF 75) Tennessee scored 60 points or less ..............................................Dec. 14, 2010 at Baylor (BU 65, UT 54) Tennessee scored 50 points or less .........................................Jan. 21, 2010 at Georgia (UGA 53, UT 50) Tennessee gave up 100 points ................................................... Mar. 6, 1987 vs. Auburn (AU 102, UT 96) Tennessee gave up 90 points ............................................. Feb. 26, 2006 vs. Florida (UF 95, UT 93 (OT)) Tennessee gave up 60 points or less ....................................... Mar. 5, 2011 vs. Georgia (UT 82, UGA 58) Tennessee gave up 50 points or less ........................................Feb. 24, 2011 at Ole Miss (UT 66, UM 39) Tennessee gave up 40 points or less ........................................Feb. 24, 2011 at Ole Miss (UT 66, UM 39) A Lady Vol scored 30 points ............ Mar. 30, 2008 vs. Notre Dame, Candace Parker, 34, (UT 74, ND 64) A Lady Vol scored 40 points ....................Mar. 3, 1985 vs. Mississippi, Shelia Collins, 40, (UT 79, UM 71) A Lady Vol scored 50 points ............... Nov. 13, 1976 vs. Kentucky, Patricia Roberts, 51, (UT 107, UK 53) An opposing player scored 30 points ........ Feb. 28, 2010, Bianca Thomas, Ole Miss, 34, (UT 75, OM 63) An opposing player scored 40 points ......... Jan. 28, 1997, Kim Williams, DePaul, 41, (UT 94, DePaul 83) An opposing player scored 50 points .................................................................................................Never No Lady Vol scored in double figures ......................... Mar. 29, 2002 vs. Connecticut (UCONN 79, UT 56) No opposing player scored in double figures ...............................Jan. 13, 2011 at Florida (UT 83, UF 40) A Lady Vol had 20 rebounds............................................................. Mar. 16, 1991 vs. SW Missouri State, Daedra Charles, 22, (UT 55, SWM 47) A Lady Vol had 25 rebounds...............................................................................................................Never An opposing player had 20 rebounds ............... Apr. 6, 2008 vs. LSU, Sylvia Fowles, 20, (UT 47, LSU 46) An opposing player had 25 rebounds .................................................................................................Never A Lady Vol had 10 assists...................Jan. 6, 2011 vs. Alabama, Meighan Simmons, 11, (UT 110, UA 45) A Lady Vol had 15 assists.............................. Mar. 6, 1988 vs. Georgia, Dawn Marsh, 18, (UT 82, UG 76) An opposing player had 10 assists ... Nov. 27, 2010 vs. Georgetown, Rubylee Wright, 11, (GU 69, UT 58) An opposing player had 15 assists .....................................................................................................Never A Lady Vol made 5+ three-pointers ................ Jan. 30, at Arkansas, Shekinna Stricklen, 6, (UT 72, ARK 53) A Lady Vol made 8 three-pointers ..................Dec.1, 2010 vs. Lamar, Meighan Simmons, 8, (UT 99, LU 55) A Lady Vol made 10 three-pointers ....................................................................................................Never An opposing player made 5+ three-pointers ..................................................... Dec. 19, 2010 vs. Stanford ...............................................................................................................Jeanette Pohlen, 6, (UT 82, SU 72) An opposing player made 8 three-pointers............................................Dec. 21, 1992, Molly Goodenbour, Stanford, 9, (UT 84, SU 79) An opposing player made 10 three-pointers.......................................................................................Never Tennessee shot 60 percent FG ............Dec. 30, 2009 vs. Old Dominion, .672 (43-64), (UT 102, ODU 62) Tennessee shot 55 percent FG ............................ Feb. 7, 2011 at Kentucky, .558 (29-52), (UT 73, UK 67) Tennessee shot 40 percent FG or lower............Feb. 13, 2011 at Vanderbilt, .379 (22-58), (UT 65, VU 57) Tennessee shot 35 percent FG or lower................ Dec. 14, 2010 at Baylor, .250 (18-72), (BU 65, UT 54) Tennessee shot 30 percent FG or lower................ Dec. 14, 2010 at Baylor, .250 (18-72), (BU 65, UT 54) An opponent shot 60 percent FG ...........................Nov. 25, 2004, Texas, .604 (29-48), (UT 59, Texas 74) An opponent shot 55 percent FG ........................ Feb. 12, 2006, Vanderbilt, .566 (30-53), (UT 70, VU 67) An opponent shot 40 percent FG or lower.............. Mar. 5, 2011, Georgia, .333 (21-63), (UT 82, UGA 58) An opponent shot 35 percent FG or lower.............. Mar. 5, 2011, Georgia, .333 (21-63), (UT 82, UGA 58) An opponent shot 30 percent FG or lower................Feb. 21, 2011, Georgia, 258 (16-62), (UT 77, GA 44) Tennessee won 20 games in a row ...............................................Dec.19, 2010-current 21-game streak Tennessee won 15 games in a row ...............................................Dec.19, 2010-current 21-game streak Tennessee won 10 games in a row ...............................................Dec.19, 2010-current 21-game streak Tennessee lost 3 games in a row ............................................Feb. 5, 1986-Feb. 10, 1986, 3-game streak Tennessee lost 5 games in a row .......................................... Jan. 28, 1970-Jan. 22, 1971, 5-game streak Tennessee won 60 home games in a row ............................... Feb. 2, 1991-Jan. 6, 1996, 69-game streak Tennessee won 50 home games in a row ............................... Feb. 2, 1991-Jan. 6, 1996, 69-game streak Tennessee won 40 home games in a row ........................... Jan. 12, 1997-Nov. 14, 1999, 40-game streak Tennessee won 10 road games in a row .............................. Jan. 2, 2008-Dec. 14, 2008, 19-game streak Tennessee won 15 road games in a row ............................. Jan. 23, 2000-Jan. 27, 2002, 26-game streak Tennessee won 20 road games in a row ............................. Jan. 23, 2000-Jan. 27, 2002, 26-game streak Tennessee won 25 road games in a row ............................. Jan. 23, 2000-Jan. 27, 2002, 26-game streak Tennessee lost 3 road games in a row ..................................... Jan. 24 1986-Feb. 5, 1986, 3-game streak Tennessee lost 5 road games in a row .................................. Jan. 25, 2009-Feb. 26, 2009, 5-game streak
The Best & the Worst of 10-11 For Tennessee...
Most points ..................................110 (vs UA, 1/6/11) Least points ............................. 54 (vs BU, 12/14/10) Biggest lead .............. 67, second half (vs UA, 1/6/11) Biggest deficit ......17, second half (vs. GU, 11/27/10) Biggest lead in a loss............................................N/A Biggest deficit in a win ....13, first half (at VU2, 2/13/11) Biggest halftime lead .....................36 (vs UA, 1/6/11) Biggest halftime deficit.................13 (at VU2, 2/13/11) Most first-half points ......................58 (vs UA, 1/6/11) Best first-half FG% .....................59.4 (vs UA, 1/6/11) Fewest first-half points.................15 (at VU2, 2/13/11) Worst first-half FG% .................20.0 (at VU2, 2/13/11) Most second-half points........56 (vs ETSU, 12/22/10) Best second-half FG%...............69.2 (vs. UF 3/4/11) Fewest second-half points ......... 20 (vs GT, 11/26/10) Worst second-half FG% ........ 27.0 (vs BU, 12/14/10)
For Opponents...
Most points .................................. 77 (TEX, 12/12/10) Least points ................................. 39 (UM2, 2/24/11)* Biggest lead ...............17, second half (GU, 11/27/10) Biggest deficit ................67, second half (UA, 1/6/11) Biggest lead in a loss........ 13, first half (VU2, 2/13/11) Biggest deficit in a win ..........................................N/A Biggest halftime lead ................ 13 (vs BU, 12/14/10) Biggest halftime deficit....................... 36 (UA, 1/6/11) Most first-half points ................... 42, (TEX, 12/12/10) Best first-half FG% .........................48.4 (UF, 3/4/11)* Fewest first-half points......................15 (UF, 1/13/11) Worst first-half FG% ..................... 18.9 (VU, 1/15/11) Most second-half points............... 40 (GU, 11/27/10) Best second-half FG%................ 62.5 (SU, 12/19/10) Fewest second-half points .............17 (UM2, 2/24/11) Worst second-half FG% ................ 19.5 (UA, 1/6/11)
Tennessee This Season...
Tennessee led in the first half of 30 games. Tennessee never trailed in the first half of 11 games. Tennessee led at halftime of 27 games. Tennessee trailed at halftime of five games. Tennessee was tied at halftime of no games. Tennessee led in the second half of 30 games. Tennessee never trailed in the second half of 26 games. Tennessee never trailed in 11 games. Tennessee led in rebounding in 30 games. Tennessee was outrebounded in one game. Tennessee tied in rebounding in one game. Tennessee trailed in 21 games. Tennessee never led in two games.
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 2010-11 LADY VOL HIGHS AND LOWS
2010-11 OPPONENT HIGHS AND LOWS
INDIVIDUAL Points...................................................28, Meighan Simmons vs. Lamar 12/1/10 Field Goals ....................................... 10, Shekinna Stricklen at Arkansas 1/30/11 .............................................................10, Meighan Simmons vs. Lamar 12/1/10 .................................................10, Meighan Simmons vs. Chattanooga 11/15/10 Field Goal Attempts ........................... 21, Meighan Simmons, at Baylor 12/14/10 Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 att.)....................................................80.0 (8-10) ..............................................................Meighan Simmons vs. Mississippi 1/9/11 3-Pt Field Goals .....................................8, Meighan Simmons vs. Lamar 12/1/10 3-Pt Field Goal Attempts......................15, Meighan Simmons vs. Lamar 12/1/10 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage (min. 5 att.) ...............................................66.7 (4-6) ...................................................................... Angie Bjorklund vs. ETSU 12/22/10 Free Throws ................................................ 11, Glory Johnson vs. Florida 3/4/11 Free Throw Attempts ...................................16, Glory Johnson vs. Florida 3/4/11 Free Throw Percentage (min. 4 att.)....................................................100.0 (9-9) .......................................................................Alicia Manning, vs. Alabama 1/6/11 Offensive Rebounds .................. 10, Glory Johnson vs. Mississippi State 1/28/11 Defensive Rebounds .........................................12, Glory Johnson at LSU 1/2/11 Total Rebounds.......................... 18, Glory Johnson vs. Mississippi State 1/28/11 .......................................................18, Glory Johnson vs. Georgia Tech 11/26/10 Assists ...............................................11, Meighan Simmons vs. Alabama, 1/6/11 Turnovers ............................................ 9, Meighan Simmons at Kentucky, 2/7/11 Blocks ...................................................6, Kelley Cain at South Carolina, 1/20/11 Steals...........................................................5, Glory Johnson, at Texas 12/12/10 .................................................................5, Alicia Manning vs. Missouri 11/25/10
INDIVIDUAL Points..................................................28, Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown 11/27/10 Field Goals ......................................... 10, Ieasia Walker, South Carolina 1/20/11 ........................................................10, Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford 12/19/10 ............................................................10, Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown 11/27/10 Field Goal Attempts .....................................23, Kayla Melson, Mississippi 1/9/11 Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 att.)...............................................................66.7 ...................................................................(8-12) Jasmine Hassell, Georgia 3/5/11 ......................................................... (8-12) Whitney Hood, Chattanooga 11/15/10 3-Pt Field Goals ........................................6, Jeanette Pohlen, Stanford 12/19/10 3-Pt Field Goal Attempts.............................12, Jasmine James, Georgia 2/21/11 ................................................................... 12, Lyndsay Harris, Arkansas 1/30/11 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage (min. 5 att.) ....................71.4 (5-7), Sugar Rodgers, ............................................................................................ Georgetown 11/27/10 Free Throws .................................................. 8, Ariana Moorer, Virginia 11/18/10 Free Throw Attempts ....................................11, Ariana Moorer, Virginia 11/18/10 Free Throw Percentage (min. 4 att.)....................................................100.0 (6-6) .................................................................Valencia McFarland, Mississippi 1/9/11 Offensive Rebounds ...........................6, Shadasia Green, Old Dominion 12/5/10 Defensive Rebounds ........................................ 8, Posha Phillips, Georgia 3/5/11 .....................................................................8, Courtney Jones, Alabama 2/27/11 .......................................................................8, Victoria Dunlap, Kentucky 2/7/11 .....................................................................8, Kimetria Hayden, Baylor 12/14/10 ........................................................................... 8, Ashley Gayle, Texas 12/12/10 ..................................................................8, Raeshara Brown, Missouri 11/25/10 Total Rebounds..........................................12, Courtney Jones, Alabama 2/27/11 Assists ................................................11, Rubylee Wright, Georgetown 11/27/10 Turnovers ..........................................10, Jasmine Parker, Old Dominion 12/5/10 Blocks ............................................................. 9, Brittney Griner, Baylor 12/14/10 Steals................................................................5, Jenna Plumley, Lamar 12/1/10
TEAM HIGH Points 110, Alabama Field Goals Made 41, Chattanooga Field Goals Attempted 86, Lamar Field Goal Percentage 55.8, Kentucky 3-Point Field Goals Made 15, Lamar* 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 36, Lamar 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 56.3, LSU 2 Free Throws Made 31, Alabama Free Throws Attempted 37, Alabama Free Throw Percentage 87.5, Arkansas Rebounds 57, Florida Assists 26, Lamar Turnovers 29, Georgetown* Blocked Shots 12, Alabama Steals 14, Lamar Personal Fouls 23, LSU* Home Attendance 17,853, Vanderbilt Away/Neutral Attendance 22,124, Louisville
LOW 54, Baylor 20, Florida 2 48, Mississippi 2 25.0, Baylor 0, LSU 7, Kentucky* 00.0, LSU 6, Chattanooga 8, Arkansas 42.9, Chattanooga 35, Virginia 5, Baylor 8, Mississippi* 2, Mississippi* 2, South Carolina 7, Mississippi State 10,808, Chattanooga 830, vs. Georgia Tech^
* Indicates the most recent instance of a high/low that occurred more than one time during the season. ^ At Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands
TEAM HIGH Points 77, Texas Field Goals Made 29, Florida 3 Field Goals Attempted 82, Alabama Field Goal Percentage 45.5, Virginia 3-Point Field Goals Made 10, Georgetown 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 36, Texas 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 55.6, Georgetown Free Throws Made 21, Baylor Free Throws Attempted 30, Baylor Free Throw Percentage 100.0, Georgia* Rebounds 49, Alabama Assists 16, Stanford Turnovers 29, Lamar Blocked Shots 13, Baylor Steals 15, Georgetown Personal Fouls 29, Alabama
LOW 39, Florida 2 14, Mississippi 2 44, Missouri 19.5, Alabama 2, Missouri 11, Arizona State 14.3, Missouri 2, Vanderbilt 3, Mississippi State 40.0, Georgia Tech 15, Mississippi 2 4, South Carolina* 9, Vanderbilt 0, Georgia Tech* 3, Chattanooga 10, Arkansas*
* Indicates the most recent instance of a high/low that occurred more than one time during the season.
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 ALL-TIME TOP LADY VOL PERFORMANCES DATE 11/13/1976 2/19/1925 12/11/1982 1/24/1977 3/3/1985 3/26/1977 3/15/1999 2/14/1998 2/29/1975 2/26/1999 1/6/1977 2/15/2004 1/10/1998 1/4/1980 1/14/1976 1/17/1988 3/12/1978 1/20/1998 2/27/1985 3/30/1984 1/18/1980 1/14/1980 3/30/08 12/13/2007 2/26/2006 3/16/1998 12/8/1996 3/16/1995 2/26/1989 3/7/1988 2/9/1983 1/15/1981 12/13/1979 1/22/1977 2/28/1975 1/28/1999 2/7/1998 2/24/1997 3/25/1989 3/21/1987 3/10/1977 12/22/2006 3/8/2003 1/19/2003 1/17/1999 3/6/1988 1/25/1985 2/18/1977 1/14/1977 11/30/1976 2/14/1975 2/11/2007 2/27/2003 3/1/2002 2/12/1998 3/28/1997 2/5/1994 2/20/1989 2/2/1980 3/23/1979 3/23/1977 2/14/1977 12/17/1976 3/11/1976 2/14/1975 3/2/08 3/20/2007 1/6/2007 2/20/2005 2/7/2002 11/16/1998 2/1/1998 1/28/1991 2/24/1989 1/31/1988 1/14/1988 2/18/1982 2/16/1981 1/13/1979 1/9/1979 11/29/1978 1/29/1977 1/17/1977 12/19/1976
PTS 51 46 43 43 40 40 39 39 39 38 38 37 37 37 37 36 36 35 35 35 35 35 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 33 33 33 33 33 33 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
PLAYER Patricia Roberts Inez Lovelace Tanya Haave Patricia Roberts Shelia Collins Patricia Roberts Chamique Holdsclaw Chamique Holdsclaw Gail Dobson Tamika Catchings Patricia Roberts Tasha Butts Chamique Holdsclaw Jill Rankin Sue Thomas Sheila Frost Suzanne Barbre Tamika Catchings Shelia Collins Mary Ostrowski Cindy Noble Jill Rankin Candace Parker Candace Parker Candace Parker Chamique Holdsclaw Chamique Holdsclaw Dana Johnson Bridgette Gordon Bridgette Gordon Tanya Haave Cindy Noble Jill Rankin Patricia Roberts Gail Dobson Chamique Holdsclaw Chamique Holdsclaw Chamique Holdsclaw Bridgette Gordon Bridgette Gordon Patricia Roberts Candace Parker Kara Lawson Gwen Jackson Chamique Holdsclaw Bridgette Gordon Shelia Collins Patricia Roberts Patricia Roberts Patricia Roberts Gail Dobson Candace Parker Kara Lawson Shyra Ely Chamique Holdsclaw Chamique Holdsclaw Tiffany Woosley Sheila Frost Jill Rankin Cindy Brogdon Patricia Roberts Patricia Roberts Patricia Roberts Sue Thomas Gail Dobson Candace Parker Candace Parker Candace Parker Shyra Ely Kara Lawson Tamika Catchings Chamique Holdsclaw Dena Head Bridgette Gordon Sheila Frost Bridgette Gordon Mary Ostrowski Cindy Noble Cindy Brogdon Cindy Brogdon Cindy Brogdon Patricia Roberts Patricia Roberts Patricia Roberts
POINTS (30 OR MORE)
OPPONENT Kentucky Centenary (Tenn.) Stephen F. Austin East Tennessee State Mississippi Immaculata Boston College Auburn Union Florida Marshall Vanderbilt Florida North Carolina State Western Carolina Vanderbilt North Carolina State DePaul LSU Cheyney State UT-Chattanooga Stephen F. Austin Notre Dame Middle Tennessee Florida Western Kentucky Georgia Florida A&M Alabama Auburn Kentucky Maryland UCLA Alabama Union Georgia Old Dominion Louisiana Tech Long Beach State Auburn Clemson Old Dominion Mississippi State Florida Kentucky Georgia Old Dominion Charleston Western Carolina Belmont Western Carolina Kentucky Vanderbilt Georgia Memphis Notre Dame Alabama Notre Dame Kentucky Louisiana Tech Michigan State Mississippi Clemson Appalachian State Appalachian State Georgia Pittsburgh Connecticut Arkansas Arkansas St. Joseph’s Alabama Georgia Western Kentucky Georgia Old Dominion Kentucky Old Dominion North Carolina State Delta State Clemson Memphis State Mississippi Ohio State
UT/OPP 107-53 54-10 76-67 100-57 79-71 91-71 89-62 79-63 87-94 92-80 114-39 94-88 99-60 67-58 72-77 104-67 85-86 125-46 85-78 82-73 72-53 79-69 74-64 84-61 (ot) 93-95 82-62 93-94 96-59 81-65 73-70 95-85 93-91 80-77 83-57 90-95 95-79 85-61 80-98 94-80 77-61 84-46 75-59 76-75 94-53 98-60 82-76 67-64 91-70 82-62 63-78 82-86 84-62 91-71 81-67 91-65 80-66 85-69 98-43 91-83 84-102 76-72 74-73 87-61 71-88 94-69 72-63 68-54 70-64 84-71 93-65 108-63 73-66 74-81 76-57 82-79 91-68 65-61 76-70 79-66 85-73 75-66 81-72 58-56 67-57
SITE H A A H A N H H N N H A H H A H N A H N A H N H H H H H A N A A A H N A H A N H N A N A H N A N H H N H H N A A H H A N H H A N N A N A A H H H H A A H A A A A A A A N
RAINING THREES Release. Rotation. Swish. The Lady Vols have had a lot of great shooters since Pat Summitt took over the program 36 years ago. Angie Bjorklund ranks right with the best. A 6-0 wing with unlimited range, Bjorklund became the next in a line of prolific three-point shooters to don the Orange and White – following in the footsteps of players like Shanna Zolman, Kara Lawson, Sidney Spencer and Tiffany Woosley. Bjorklund became the Tennessee career leader in three-pointers on Dec. 30 versus Rutgers when she made her 267th three at the 18:34 mark in the first half to surpass Zolman’s old mark of 266. Bjorklund’s career-leading total has now reached 291 treys. She also ranks first in threepoint field goals attempted with 715 and fourth in three-point shooting percentage at .407. LADY VOL CAREER THREE-POINT RECORDS THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 1. Angie Bjorklund (2007-present) 2. Shanna Zolman (2002-06) 3. Kara Lawson (1999-03) 4. Brittany Jackson (2001-05) 5. Shannon Bobbitt (2006-08)
293 266 256 161 147
THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 1. Angie Bjorklund (2007-present) 718 2. Shanna Zolman (2002-06) 626 3. Kara Lawson (1999-03) 617 4. Brittany Jackson (2001-05) 443 5. Nikki Caldwell (2006-08) 368 THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (100 ATT.) 1. Shanna Zolman (2002-06) .425 2. Kara Lawson (1999-03) .415 3. April McDivitt (99-02) .412 4. Angie Bjorklund (2007-present) .408 5. Shannon Bobbitt (2006-08) .406
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2010-11 Lady Vol Basketball Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 06, 2011) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
OVERALL 30-2 16-0 14-2
HOME 15-0 8-0 7-0
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Player
gp-gs
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
10 40 25 05 13 04 52 15 21 12 33 20 01
SIMMONS, Meighan STRICKLEN, Shekinna JOHNSON, Glory BJORKLUND, Angie SPANI, Taber WILLIAMS, Kamiko CAIN, Kelley MANNING, Alicia BAUGH, Vicki AVANT, Lauren BREWER, Alyssia SMALLBONE, Sydney BASS, Briana Team Total.......... Opponents......
32-31 32-32 32-24 26-21 32-22 32-4 27-17 32-2 20-1 15-0 16-5 19-1 21-0
831 957 794 720 747 592 488 525 179 122 152 114 179
32 32
6400 6400
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Tennessee Opponents
26.0 29.9 24.8 27.7 23.3 18.5 18.1 16.4 9.0 8.1 9.5 6.0 8.5
UT 2522 78.8 +23.5 936-2019 .464 206-561 .367 6.4 444-663 .670 13.9 1477 46.2 +12.4 446 13.9 499 15.6 +1.8 0.9 247 7.7 164 5.1 196173 15-13078 -
1st 2nd 1214 1296 840 928
OT 12 2
159-384 148-310 135-252 100-230 93-222 98-205 84-145 55-114 25-48 11-25 14-39 9-23 5-22
.414 .477 .536 .435 .419 .478 .579 .482 .521 .440 .359 .391 .227
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
off
NEUTRAL 4-1 0-0 4-1
Rebounds def tot avg
pf dq
a
Totals 2522 1770
.333 .359 .000 .430 .345 .391 .000 .333 .000
63-83 68-90 115-196 15-19 40-51 27-38 23-50 38-50 17-22 1.000 19-33 .000 9-19 .400 3-4 .250 7-8
to blk stl
.759 22 67 89 2.8 60 1 90 93 .756 84 158 242 7.6 61 0 65 57 .587 119 190 309 9.7 72 2 38 78 .789 25 49 74 2.8 49 0 56 40 .784 44 85 129 4.0 38 0 45 47 .711 46 64 110 3.4 42 0 51 46 .460 56 101 157 5.8 48 0 17 39 .760 45 75 120 3.8 43 0 44 33 .773 17 43 60 3.0 21 0 7 26 .576 4 16 20 1.3 18 0 6 9 .474 11 26 37 2.3 14 0 10 16 .750 4 10 14 0.7 4 0 5 4 .875 3 9 12 0.6 9 0 12 7 46 58 104 4 936-2019 .464 206-561 .367 444-663 .670 526 951 1477 46.2 479 3 446 499 649-1946 .334 169-621 .272 303-441 .687 411 668 1079 33.7 607 21 315 555 OPP 1770 55.3 649-1946 .334 169-621 .272 5.3 303-441 .687 9.5 1079 33.7 315 9.8 555 17.3 0.6 244 7.6 86 2.7 112678 12-7660 5-4152
56-168 33-92 0-0 61-142 29-84 9-23 0-0 5-15 0-0 2-2 0-0 6-15 5-20
AWAY 11-1 8-0 3-1
# # #
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Date 11/12/10 11/15/10 11/18/10 11/21/10 11/25/10 11/26/10 11/27/10 12/01/10 12/05/10 12/12/10 12/14/10 12/19/10 12/22/10 12/30/10 01/02/11 01/06/11 01/09/11 01/13/11 01/15/11 01/20/11 01/23/11 01/27/11 01/30/11 02/07/11 02/10/11 02/13/11 02/17/11 02/21/11 02/24/11 02/27/11 03/04/11 03/05/11
Opponent at Louisville CHATTANOOGA VIRGINIA ARIZONA STATE vs Missouri vs Georgia Tech vs #12/13 Georgetown LAMAR at Old Dominion at #21/24 Texas at #2/3 Baylor #3/2 STANFORD EAST TENNESSEE STATE RUTGERS at LSU ALABAMA OLE MISS at Florida VANDERBILT at South Carolina at Auburn MISSISSIPPI ST. at Arkansas at #15/18 Kentucky FLORIDA at Vanderbilt SOUTH CAROLINA #22/RV GEORGIA at Ole Miss LSU vs Florida vs Georgia
* = Conference game # = Paradise Jam USVI ! = SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.)
W W W W W W L W W W L Wot W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
pts
avg
437 397 385 276 255 232 191 153 67 43 37 27 22
13.7 12.4 12.0 10.6 8.0 7.3 7.1 4.8 3.4 2.9 2.3 1.4 1.0
164 247 2522 86 244 1770
78.8 55.3
5 12 27 10 7 21 57 2 12 4 7 0 0
20 40 44 21 14 26 13 37 5 10 6 5 6
Score 63-50 103-43 85-73 80-64 82-44 66-42 58-69 99-55 74-44 92-77 54-65 82-72 102-53 87-51 73-65 110-45 86-46 83-40 68-56 71-56 73-53 81-55 72-53 73-67 61-39 65-57 82-60 77-44 66-39 80-60 92-75 82-58
Att. 22124 10808 10934 12229 1038 830 1135 10692 7774 6471 10569 14197 11751 13971 4478 12897 14363 3441 17853 3647 7536 11148 6149 7126 11741 11386 11849 14267 1216 17473 7461 10297
2010-11 Lady Vol Basketball Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 02, 2011) Conference games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
OVERALL 16-0 16-0 0-0 Total
gp-gs
min
40 STRICKLEN, Shekinn 16-16
511 412 417 254 386 243 292 258 85 97 109 48 63
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Player
25 JOHNSON, Glory
16-9 16-16 BJORKLUND, Angie 10-8 SPANI, Taber 16-15 CAIN, Kelley 12-10 WILLIAMS, Kamiko 16-1 MANNING, Alicia 16-0 BAUGH, Vicki 9-1 AVANT, Lauren 10-0 BREWER, Alyssia 11-3 SMALLBONE, Sydney 10-1 BASS, Briana 10-0 Team Total.......... 16 3175 Opponents...... 16 3175
10 SIMMONS, Meighan 05 13 52 04 15 21 12 33 20 01
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Tennessee Opponents
3-Point
avg fg-fga
31.9 25.8 26.1 25.4 24.1 20.3 18.3 16.1 9.4 9.7 9.9 4.8 6.3
UT 1221 76.3 +24.1 455-972 .468 94-254 .370 5.9 217-310 .700 13.6 766 47.9 +14.8 214 13.4 249 15.6 -0.7 0.9 100 6.3 98 6.1 111591 8-13949 -
1st 2nd Totals 591 630 1221 396 439 835
79-162 81-146 67-175 32-70 44-107 36-64 44-102 32-62 16-22 9-20 10-29 4-7 1-6
HOME 8-0 8-0 0-0
fg% 3fg-fga
.488 .555 .383 .457 .411 .563 .431 .516 .727 .450 .345 .571 .167
25-57 0-0 22-75 20-48 13-42 0-0 3-10 5-10 0-0 2-2 0-0 3-4 1-6
455-972 .468 94-254 315-1017 .310 88-335 OPP 835 52.2 315-1017 .310 88-335 .263 5.5 117-171 .684 7.3 529 33.1 151 9.4 237 14.8 0.6 124 7.8 44 2.8 44979 8-5622 0-0
AWAY 8-0 8-0 0-0
F-Throw
3fg%
Rebounds
ft-fta
ft%
38-48 57-94 24-26 3-4 18-20 10-21 11-16 23-26 10-12 1.000 13-24 .000 7-15 .750 2-2 .167 1-2
.792 .606 .923 .750 .900 .476 .688 .885 .833 .542 .467
.439 .000 .293 .417 .310 .000 .300 .500 .000
NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0
off
def
tot
avg
pf dq
39 96 135 8.4 28 60 104 164 10.3 30 6 36 42 2.6 24 6 16 22 2.2 16 15 37 52 3.3 16 27 58 85 7.1 21 25 39 64 4.0 20 24 44 68 4.3 21 10 17 27 3.0 9 3 9 12 1.2 13 10 19 29 2.6 8 1.000 1 8 9 0.9 0 .500 1 3 4 0.4 2 24 29 53 .370 217-310 .700 251 515 766 47.9 208 .263 117-171 .684 212 317 529 33.1 283
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Date 01/02/11 01/06/11 01/09/11 01/13/11 01/15/11 01/20/11 01/23/11 01/27/11 01/30/11 02/07/11 02/10/11 02/13/11 02/17/11 02/21/11 02/24/11 02/27/11
Opponent at LSU ALABAMA OLE MISS at Florida VANDERBILT at South Carolina at Auburn MISSISSIPPI ST. at Arkansas at #15/18 Kentucky FLORIDA at Vanderbilt SOUTH CAROLINA #22/RV GEORGIA at Ole Miss LSU
* = Conference game # = Paradise Jam USVI
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a
to blk stl
31 21 54 15 27 7 25 16 4 6 4 0 4
5 19 1 5 3 32 12 2 8 4 7 0 0
22 37 48 14 24 19 22 22 14 6 13 2 3 3 1 214 249 5 151 237
W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
pts
avg
221 219 180 87 119 82 102 92 42 33 27 13 4
13.8 13.7 11.3 8.7 7.4 6.8 6.4 5.8 4.7 3.3 2.5 1.3 0.4
98 100 1221 44 124 835
76.3 52.2
17 18 4 7 6 5 11 14 3 8 4 1 2
Score 73-65 110-45 86-46 83-40 68-56 71-56 73-53 81-55 72-53 73-67 61-39 65-57 82-60 77-44 66-39 80-60
Att. 4478 12897 14363 3441 17853 3647 7536 11148 6149 7126 11741 11386 11849 14267 1216 17473
2010-11 Lady Vol Basketball Tennessee Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Mar 06, 2011) All games
Opponent
Date
Score
at Louisville CHATTANOOGA VIRGINIA ARIZONA STATE vs Missouri vs Georgia Tech vs #12/13 Georgetown LAMAR at Old Dominion at #21/24 Texas at #2/3 Baylor #3/2 STANFORD EAST TENNESSEE STATE RUTGERS at LSU ALABAMA OLE MISS at Florida VANDERBILT at South Carolina at Auburn MISSISSIPPI ST. at Arkansas at #15/18 Kentucky FLORIDA at Vanderbilt SOUTH CAROLINA #22/RV GEORGIA at Ole Miss LSU vs Florida vs Georgia
11/12/10 11/15/10 11/18/10 11/21/10 11/25/10 11/26/10 11/27/10 12/01/10 12/05/10 12/12/10 12/14/10 12/19/10 12/22/10 12/30/10 01/02/11 01/06/11 01/09/11 01/13/11 01/15/11 01/20/11 01/23/11 01/27/11 01/30/11 02/07/11 02/10/11 02/13/11 02/17/11 02/21/11 02/24/11 02/27/11 03/04/11 03/05/11
63-50 103-43 85-73 80-64 82-44 66-42 58-69 99-55 74-44 92-77 54-65 82-72 102-53 87-51 73-65 110-45 86-46 83-40 68-56 71-56 73-53 81-55 72-53 73-67 61-39 65-57 82-60 77-44 66-39 80-60 92-75 82-58
Opponent
Date
Score
at Louisville CHATTANOOGA VIRGINIA ARIZONA STATE vs Missouri vs Georgia Tech vs #12/13 Georgetown LAMAR at Old Dominion at #21/24 Texas at #2/3 Baylor #3/2 STANFORD EAST TENNESSEE STATE RUTGERS at LSU ALABAMA OLE MISS at Florida VANDERBILT at South Carolina at Auburn MISSISSIPPI ST. at Arkansas at #15/18 Kentucky FLORIDA at Vanderbilt SOUTH CAROLINA #22/RV GEORGIA at Ole Miss LSU vs Florida vs Georgia
11/12/10 11/15/10 11/18/10 11/21/10 11/25/10 11/26/10 11/27/10 12/01/10 12/05/10 12/12/10 12/14/10 12/19/10 12/22/10 12/30/10 01/02/11 01/06/11 01/09/11 01/13/11 01/15/11 01/20/11 01/23/11 01/27/11 01/30/11 02/07/11 02/10/11 02/13/11 02/17/11 02/21/11 02/24/11 02/27/11 03/04/11 03/05/11
63-50 103-43 85-73 80-64 82-44 66-42 58-69 99-55 74-44 92-77 54-65 82-72 102-53 87-51 73-65 110-45 86-46 83-40 68-56 71-56 73-53 81-55 72-53 73-67 61-39 65-57 82-60 77-44 66-39 80-60 92-75 82-58
W W W W W W L W W W L W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
W W W W W W L W W W L W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
01 BASS,BRIAN
04 WILLIAMS,K
05 BJORKLUND,
10 SIMMONS,ME
12 AVANT,LAUR
13 SPANI,TABE
15 MANNING,AL
DNP 5-3-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-0-1 0-1-0 DNP 3-1-3 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP 0-1-1 2-2-1 DNP 3-2-1 0-0-2 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-1 DNP DNP 0-0-0 3-0-0
2-3-2 12-8-2 8-2-1 12-5-2 10-1-3 6-2-1 7-2-0 13-0-2 10-3-0 14-7-4 5-3-1 6-1-1 9-4-2 4-2-1 13-4-1 7-9-1 4-3-2 6-2-2 13-8-1 0-2-0 1-3-4 10-2-1 10-4-1 14-4-1 2-3-2 6-5-1 5-4-2 5-7-2 2-2-1 4-2-3 9-2-4 3-1-0
6-5-1 20-6-4 26-5-4 4-1-2 5-4-3 7-1-4 6-4-1 15-5-5 8-1-0 20-4-4 10-3-2 16-5-4 16-1-3 11-3-2 0-1-1 16-2-1 9-2-2 16-4-1 14-4-1 5-3-2 7-1-3 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 3-2-1 0-1-0 17-2-3 9-2-1 10-2-1
22-8-3 26-2-4 12-4-2 10-1-0 14-2-3 14-0-0 11-5-4 28-2-5 14-2-4 18-3-1 22-5-0 23-7-2 13-0-2 7-2-1 9-0-1 15-1-11 18-4-3 14-4-1 17-2-3 16-3-4 5-4-3 12-5-4 0-2-3 15-4-4 4-0-3 9-1-3 17-5-4 14-2-4 5-2-3 10-3-0 5-0-0 18-4-5
2-1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP 2-2-0 DNP DNP 5-2-0 2-2-0 4-1-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-0 DNP DNP DNP 7-0-0 11-2-1 1-2-1 3-1-3 0-1-0 DNP 3-2-0 3-3-0
0-1-0 14-3-3 14-4-1 12-4-2 10-6-2 8-1-0 0-4-1 6-6-1 4-5-0 7-5-0 5-6-0 10-4-2 15-12-3 22-6-2 0-0-0 15-6-5 14-2-1 4-4-3 0-5-2 9-5-1 8-3-1 18-5-1 18-5-3 2-1-2 5-5-1 2-3-1 5-1-1 11-2-3 4-4-0 4-1-2 1-4-0 8-6-1
2-2-3 4-10-2 0-5-1 4-6-0 11-5-4 1-3-2 0-0-1 5-8-2 9-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-2 11-6-3 6-3-2 8-5-2 11-8-1 2-6-3 8-9-2 0-1-1 4-1-0 0-0-0 7-4-4 2-4-2 0-1-0 4-5-0 0-0-0 22-5-0 6-8-0 11-6-1 7-5-0 8-1-3 0-0-1
20 SMALLBONE,
21 BAUGH,VICK
40 STRICKLEN,
52 CAIN,KELLE
DNP 3-0-1 DNP 0-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-1 DNP 3-4-2 3-0-1 DNP DNP DNP 2-1-0 0-0-0 DNP 5-2-0 0-2-0 2-1-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-0 0-0-0 DNP 6-1-0 DNP 0-0-0
2-7-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-2-0 6-4-0 4-3-1 0-6-0 2-1-0 0-0-1 2-4-1 DNP 0-2-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP 9-2-0 DNP 4-1-0 2-3-0 2-7-3 4-1-0 DNP 9-7-1 12-5-0 0-1-0 4-1-0 5-3-0
14-12-2 2-3-2 15-1-4 18-5-1 9-6-1 9-5-1 9-5-2 14-12-4 11-5-3 10-11-3 2-11-0 15-7-2 7-8-3 12-5-3 5-1-1 8-5-2 18-13-2 11-12-2 6-8-0 18-16-1 18-6-0 10-10-3 26-4-1 20-12-1 17-6-4 14-9-2 12-10-2 11-6-6 10-6-3 17-11-1 20-7-2 9-4-1
8-7-0 7-4-4 8-7-3 6-6-0 8-3-0 6-1-0 6-6-0 DNP 8-2-0 8-1-1 5-9-1 9-4-0 12-10-0 11-7-1 19-8-0 6-6-1 9-10-0 6-8-0 4-13-0 11-11-1 9-12-3 DNP 0-2-0 8-5-2 2-3-0 4-3-0 4-4-0 DNP DNP DNP 0-2-0 7-3-0
25 33 JOHNSON,GL BREWER,ALY
5-7-0 10-8-1 2-5-1 14-15-0 7-9-0 15-18-3 13-12-2 8-12-1 7-6-1 13-5-1 5-5-0 1-8-1 15-6-2 12-9-1 19-15-2 19-6-0 10-6-0 12-9-1 14-9-0 8-6-1 16-13-0 22-18-7 12-14-1 10-10-1 16-5-0 10-11-1 9-8-1 9-9-2 18-9-3 15-16-1 25-11-1 14-9-2
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-2 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-2-0 0-2-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-3-0 2-4-0 0-1-0 2-1-0 1-2-0 5-2-1 7-10-2 6-3-0 4-1-1 0-0-0 8-4-3 2-2-1
2010-11 Lady Vol Basketball Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 06, 2011) SEC TOURNAMENT RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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Player
gp-gs
25 40 10 05 04 33 21 13 15 52 12 01 20
JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna SIMMONS, Meighan BJORKLUND, Angie WILLIAMS, Kamiko BREWER, Alyssia BAUGH, Vicki SPANI, Taber MANNING, Alicia CAIN, Kelley AVANT, Lauren BASS, Briana SMALLBONE, Sydney Team Total.......... Opponents......
OVERALL 2-0 0-0 2-0
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
2-2 2-2 2-2 2-0 2-0 2-2 2-0 2-2 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0
60 60 49 38 37 28 15 40 31 22 11 5 4
30.0 13-21 30.0 12-23 24.5 9-19 19.0 7-14 18.5 4-8 14.0 4-7 7.5 3-5 20.0 3-7 15.5 3-7 11.0 3-6 5.5 0-0 2.5 1-2 4.0 0-2
2 2
400 400
62-121 50-129
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game
UT 174 87.0 +20.5 62-121 .512 12-30 .400 6.0 38-56 .679 19.0 81 40.5 +5.0 26 13.0 28 14.0 +2.0 0.9 9 4.5 5 2.5 0 0-0 -
Score by Periods Tennessee Opponents
Totals 174 133
1st 2nd 73 101 58 75
HOME 0-0 0-0 0-0
.619 .522 .474 .500 .500 .571 .600 .429 .429 .500 .000 .500 .000
0-0 1-6 4-8 5-6 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-2
.512 12-30 .388 10-31
OPP 133 66.5 50-129 .388 10-31 .323 5.0 23-35 .657 11.5 71 35.5 17 8.5 32 16.0 0.5 11 5.5 2 1.0 17758 0-0 2-8879
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
.000 13-20 .167 4-5 .500 1-3 .833 0-0 .000 4-7 .000 2-2 .000 3-4 .250 2-3 .000 2-2 .000 1-2 .000 6-8 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .400 38-56 .323 23-35
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AWAY 0-0 0-0 0-0
Date 03/04/11 03/05/11
.650 .800 .333 .000 .571 1.000
.750 .667 1.000
.500 .750 .000 .000 .679 .657
off
10 8 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 31 34
NEUTRAL 2-0 0-0 2-0
Rebounds def tot avg
10 3 4 2 1 5 4 8 1 4 4 0 0 4 50 37
20 11 4 4 3 6 4 10 1 5 5 0 0 8 81 71
pf dq
a
to blk stl
pts
avg
10.0 5.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 3.0 2.0 5.0 0.5 2.5 2.5 0.0 0.0
4 1 4 3 3 4 5 1 4 2 2 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 5 2 4 4 0 1 4 0 0 0 0
8 2 6 4 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0
39 29 23 19 12 10 9 9 8 7 6 3 0
19.5 14.5 11.5 9.5 6.0 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 1.5 0.0
40.5 35.5
33 49
0 4
26 17
28 32
5 9 174 2 11 133
87.0 66.5
Opponent vs Florida vs Georgia
* = Conference game # = Paradise Jam USVI ! = SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.)
W W
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
Score 92-75 82-58
1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Att. 7461 10297
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Tennessee (28-2) Women's Basketball National Ranking Summary Thru Games 03/03/2011 Back to team selections Southeastern - All Teams
Category
Rank
Scoring Offense (333 ranked) Scoring Defense (333 ranked) Scoring Margin (333 ranked) Field-Goal Percentage (333 ranked) Field-Goal Percentage Defense (333 ranked) Free-Throw Percentage (333 ranked) Rebound Margin (333 ranked) Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (333 ranked) Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (279 ranked) Won-Lost Percentage (333 ranked) Assists Per Game (333 ranked) Blocked Shots Per Game (333 ranked) Steals Per Game (333 ranked) Turnovers Per Game (333 ranked) Personal Fouls Per Game (333 ranked) Assist Turnover Ratio (333 ranked) Turnover Margin (333 ranked) Three Pt FG Defense (333 ranked)
Category Points Per Game (250 ranked) Rebounds Per Game (250 ranked)
11 24 6 10 4 212 4 64 21 3 101 13 207 56 39 59 98 16
Player Meighan Simmons Glory Johnson Shekinna Stricklen
Assists Per Game (250 ranked) Blocked Shots Per Game (250 ranked) Kelley Cain Steals Per Game (250 ranked) Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) Meighan Simmons Free-Throw Percentage (250 ranked) Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) Angie Bjorklund Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (250 ranked) Angie Bjorklund Meighan Simmons Double Doubles (30 ranked) Triple Doubles (30 ranked) Assist Turnover Ratio (250 ranked)
Actual
78.3 Gonzaga 54.6 Marist 23.7 Connecticut 46.0 Connecticut 33.0 Baylor 66.9 Bowling Green 12.9 Syracuse 6.5 Fresno St. 36.5 Penn St. 93.3 Connecticut 14.0 Gonzaga 5.3 Baylor 7.9 Oral Roberts 15.7 Marist 14.9 Wyoming 0.89 Gonzaga 1.73 Miami (FL) 26.9 Savannah St.
Rank Actual 245 38 155 33 169 28 72 231
National Leader
National Leader
13.8 Kevi Luper, ORobt 9.6 Courtney Hurt, VCU 7.7 Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzga 2.2 Louella Tomlinson, StMary Kevi Luper, ORobt 41.1 Carolyn Swords, BC Emily London, Samfrd 41.2 Cerie Mosgrove, UMass 2.3 Ce'Monay Newell, Tex-PA 1.7 Courtney Hurt, VCU Louella Tomlinson, StMary Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzga
Actual 86.2 49.3 28.9 50.5 32.0 80.0 13.6 9.8 43.0 96.7 20.3 7.1 15.1 10.8 11.7 1.49 8.66 24.1
Actual 24.0 12.6 9.9 5.0 3.8 72.2 93.2 50.7 3.5 23.0 2.0 3.19
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Highlights... Was the catalyst in the Lady Vols’ come-from-behind victory at Vanderbilt on Feb. 13...Tennessee trailed 28-15 at halftime, but Avant sparked a 50-point second half effort with a season-best 11 points in 17 minutes after the break and was named Player of the Game...Scored seven points in 10 minutes off the bench versus Florida on Feb. 10...Only played in eight games as a high school senior because of shoulder surgery, but averaged 15.7 ppg, 8 rpg, 6.6 apg and 5.8 spg during her five-year varsity career...Committed to Tennessee when she was 14 and was rated the 28th best player in the 2010 Class according to ESPN HoopGurlz. At the 2011 SEC Tournament... Made 3-of-4 free throws in seven minutes versus Georgia in the tourney semifinals...Played four minutes versus Florida in the SEC Tournament second round on March 4, making 3-of-4 free throws and scoring three points.
LAUREN AVANT Freshman • 5-9 • Guard Memphis, Tenn. Lausanne Collegiate School Tip-Offs Committed to Tennessee when she was 14 and was rated the 28th best player in the 2010 Class according to ESPN HoopGurlz.
SEC Notes... Was the catalyst in the Lady Vols’ come-from-behind victory at Vanderbilt on Feb. 13...Scored six straight points over a 32-second span in the second half on an And-1 layup and three-pointer to bring UT within a point 42-41 with 7:33 left in the contest...Tennessee trailed 28-15 at halftime, but Avant sparked a 50-point second half effort with a season-best 11 points in 17 minutes after the break...Also had four steals and no turnovers and was named the Player of the Game...Dished a season-best three assists versus Georgia on Feb. 21..After missing three games due to illness, Avant scored seven points in 10 minutes off the bench versus Florida on Feb. 10...Logged five minutes at Auburn and missed her only shot attempt...Played three minutes versus Vanderbilt on Jan. 15...Scored four points, including a nifty three-point play, at Florida on Jan. 13...Scored two points and grabbed two boards versus Ole Miss on Jan. 9...Logged a season-best 12 minutes and scored a season-high five points on 2-for-3 shooting against Alabama on Jan. 6. Non-Conference Notes... Played eight minutes, making 1-of-3 shots for two points versus ETSU on Dec. 22...Played two minutes at Texas on Dec. 12, missing her only shot and making a steal...It was her first action since the season-opener after missing time with an ankle injury...Made her Lady Vol debut at the 9:55 mark in the first half at Louisville on Nov. 12, and made her only shot, a double-clutch layup, in four minutes of action.
AVANT’S 2010-11 SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS Points: ...................11 at Vanderbilt (2-13-11) Rebounds: ...2 vs. South Carolina (2-17-11)* Assists: .................... 3 vs. Georgia (2-21-11) Steals: .....................4 at Vanderbilt (2-13-11) Blocks: ..................... 1 at Ole Miss(2-24-11)* Field Goals: ................ 3 vs. Florida (2-10-11) 3-Pointers: ...............1 at Vanderbilt (2-13-11) Free Throws: ...........6 at Vanderbilt (2-13-11) Minutes: .................20 at Vanderbilt (2-13-11) *indicates most recent high AVANT’S SEC HIGHS Points: ...................11 at Vanderbilt (2-13-11) Rebounds: ...2 vs. South Carolina (2-17-11)* Assists: .................... 3 vs. Georgia (2-21-11) Steals: .....................4 at Vanderbilt (2-13-11) Blocks: ..................... 1 at Ole Miss(2-24-11)* Field Goals: ................ 3 vs. Florida (2-10-11) 3-Pointers: ...............1 at Vanderbilt (2-13-11) Free Throws: ...........6 at Vanderbilt (2-13-11) Minutes: .................20 at Vanderbilt (2-13-11) *indicates most recent high
2010-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Louisville Texas ETSU ALABAMA OLE MISS Florida VANDERBILT Auburn FLORIDA Vanderbilt SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA Ole Miss Florida^ Georgia^
Date 11/12/10 12/12/12 12/22/10 1/6/11 1/9/11 1/13/11 1/15/11 1/23/11 2/10/11 2/13/11 2/17/11 2/21/11 2/24/11 3/4/11 3/5/11
Min 4 2 8 12 7 7 3 5 10 20 14 9 6 4 7
GS
FG-A 1-1 0-1 1-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 0-1 0-1 3-5 2-3 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
3FG-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FT-A 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 6-9 1-4 3-4 0-0 3-4 3-4
Rebs O-D-T 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-2-2 1-1-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-2-2 1-1-2 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-2-2 1-2-3
PF 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 2
A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0
TO 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
Blk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Stl 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 0
Pts 2 0 2 5 2 4 0 0 7 11 1 3 0 3 3
^SEC Tournament
CAREER TOTALS FOR LAUREN AVANT YEAR 2010-11 TOTAL
GP GS MIN-AVG FG FGA 15 0 122-8.1 11 25 15 0 122-8.1 11 25
PCT .440 .440
3FG 3FGA PCT FT 2 2 1.000 19 2 2 1.000 19
FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO 33 .576 4 16 20-1.3 18-0 33 .576 4 16 20-1.3 18-0
AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG 6 9 4 10 43-2.9 6 9 4 10 43-2.9
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Highlights... At 5-2, Bass ties former Lady Vol Shannon Bobbitt as the shortest scholarship players in the history of the program...A native of Indianapolis, Ind., she hopes to help take the Lady Vols back to her hometown for the 2011 Final Four... Averaging 1.0 ppg in 8.5 mpg in 2010-11. At the 2011 SEC Tournament... Buried a three-pointer and played four minutes in four minutes versus Georgia in the SEC Tournament Semifinals. SEC Notes... Played three minutes versus South Carolina on Feb. 17 and four minutes versus Georgia on Feb. 21...Played seven minutes versus Florida on Feb. 10...Logged six first-half minutes at Kentucky on Feb. 7, helping break the Wildcats’ disruptive press...Played five minutes versus Mississippi State on Jan. 27 and three at Auburn on Jan. 23...Nabbed a steal in six minutes at Florida on Jan. 13... Dished two assists in eight minutes versus Ole Miss on Jan. 9...Made her first basket since Dec. 1 with a three-pointer versus Alabama on Jan. 6...Played 19 minutes, recording and assist and a steal and no turnovers. Non-Conference Notes... Made both of her free throw attempts to stay perfect at the charity stripe (6-6) this season in eight minutes versus Rutgers on Dec. 30...Made a three-pointer and dished a season-high three assists in 22 minutes against Lamar on Dec. 1...Drilled her second three-pointer of the season, and made both her free throw tries to score five points in 19 minutes versus Missouri at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Nov. 25...Made her season debut against Chattanooga on Nov. 15 and scored five points, going 1-of-1 from three and 2-for-2 from the free throw line...Also had two assists and no turnovers in 22 minutes versus the Lady Mocs.
BRIANA BASS Junior • 5-2 • Guard Indianapolis, Ind. North Central H.S. Tip-Offs At 5-2, Briana Bass ties former Lady Vol Shannon Bobbitt as the shortest scholarship players in the history of the program. BASS’ 2010-11 SEASON HIGHS Points: .................. 5 vs. Missouri (11-25-10)* Rebounds: ..... 3 vs. Chattanooga (11-15-10) Assists: ...................... 3 vs. Lamar (12-1-10) Steals: ........................ 1 at Florida (1-13-11)* Blocks: ........................................................ 0 Field Goals: ..............1 vs. Georgia (3-5-11)* 3-Pointers: ................1 vs. Georgia (3-5-11)* Free Throws: ........2 vs. Rutgers (12-30-10)* Minutes: .................. 22 vs. Lamar (12-1-10)* BASS’ CAREER HIGHS Points: ........................ 14 vs. Duke (2-16-09) Rebounds: .................. 6 at Texas (12-14-08) Assists: ................... 8 vs. DePaul (11-30-08) Steals: .... 4 vs. Middle Tennessee (12-11-08) Blocks: ........................................................ 0 Field Goals: 4 vs. Old Dominion (12-30-09)* 3-Pointers: ....3 vs. Old Dominion (12-30-09) Free Throws: ..............6 vs. Duke (2-16-09)* Minutes: ....... 37 at Old Dominion (12-18-08) BASS’ SEC TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points: .......................5 vs. Alabama (3-5-09) Rebounds: ................1 vs. Ole Miss (3-5-10) Assists: ...................... 3 vs. Florida (3-6-09)* Steals: ..........................2 vs. Florida (3-6-09) Blocks: ........................................................ 0 Field Goals: ..............2 vs. Alabama (3-5-09) 3-Pointers: ................. 1 vs. Georgia (3-5-11) Free Throws: ............2 vs. Ole Miss (3-5-10) Minutes: .....................26 vs. Florida (3-6-09) *indicates most recent high
2010-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent CHATTANOOGA VIRGINIA ARIZONA STATE Missouri* Georgia Tech* LAMAR Old Dominion ETSU RUTGERS ALABAMA OLE MISS Florida Auburn MISSISSIPPI STATE Arkansas Kentucky FLORIDA SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA Florida^ Georgia)^
Date 11/15/10 11/18/10 11/21/10 11/25/10 11/26/10 12/1/10 12/5/10 12/22/10 12/30/10 1/6/11 1/9/11 1/13/11 1/23/11 1/27/11 1/30/11 2/7/11 2/10/11 2/17/11 2/21/11 3/4/11 3/5/11
Min 22 2 7 19 6 22 6 19 8 19 8 6 3 5 2 6 7 3 4 1 4
GS
FG-A 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-5 0-0 0-4 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2
3FG-A 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-4 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2
FT-A 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Rebs O-D-T 1-2-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-2-2 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
PF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
A 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TO 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stl 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pts 5 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
* at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands ^SEC Tournament
CAREER TOTALS FOR BRIANA BASS YEAR 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 TOTAL
GP 33 32 21 86
GS 13 1 0 14
MIN-AVG 691-20.9 356-11.1 179-8.5 1226-14.3
FG 36 11 5 52
FGA 121 42 22 185
PCT .298 .262 .227 .281
3FG 22 9 5 36
3FGA 78 33 20 131
PCT .282 .273 .250 .275
FT 35 8 7 50
FTA 46 9 8 63
PCT .761 .889 .875 .794
OFF DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO 7 36 43-1.3 38-0 3 18 21-0.7 21-0 3 9 12-0.6 9-0 13 63 76-0.9 68-0
AST 68 31 12 111
TO 53 24 7 84
BLK 0 0 0 0
STL PTS-AVG 25 129-3.9 10 39-1.2 6 22-1.0 41 190-2.2
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Highlights... After missing nearly 21 months of game action because of injuries to her left knee, has played 20 games in 2010-11, while serving as one of the Lady Vols’ most respected and vocal team leaders... Best game to date of this season was her 12-point (4-of-4 shooting) and five-board performance at Ole Miss on Feb. 24...Made her first start since Dec. 30, 2008, at Vanderbilt on Feb. 13...Finished with four points (2-for-3 shooting), two steals and a block, but made six turnovers in 13 minutes against the Commodores...Played a season-best 16 minutes and tied season-highs with nine points (4-of-4 shooting) and seven boards to go along with a season-best three blocks versus Georgia on Feb. 21....Tied a season-best with seven boards and scored two points to go along with three assists on Feb. 10 versus Florida...Scored a season-best nine points in just seven second-half minutes at Auburn on Jan. 23...Made 3-of-4 field goals and 3-of-4 foul shots...Redshirted 200910 after surgery to address a meniscus tear and a partial medial meniscectomy in her left knee... Played 14 games in 2008-09, before tearing her ACL in February versus Oklahoma...Also, injured ACL in national championship game the previous year...Was a productive scorer and rebounder off the bench in 38 games for the 2007-08 National Champions...Has three career double-doubles, all coming in 2008-09. At the 2011 SEC Tournament... Scored five points and grabbed three boards in a season-high 17 minutes versus Georgia in the SEC Tourney Semifinals...Scored four points in five minutes versus Florida in second round action. SEC Notes... Best game to date of this season was her 12-point (4-of-4 shooting) and five-board performance at Ole Miss on Feb. 24...Played a season-best 16 minutes and scored nine points (4-of-4 shooting) and grabbed a season-best-tying seven boards to go along with a season-best three blocks versus Georgia on Feb. 21....Finished with four points (2-for-3 shooting), two steals and a block, but made six turnovers in 13 minutes against the Commodores on Feb. 13...Tied a season-best with seven boards and scored two points to go along with three assists on Feb. 10 versus Florida...Had two points on two free throws and grabbed three boards in five minutes at Kentucky on Feb. 7...Scored a season-best nine points in just seven second-half minutes at Auburn on Jan. 23...Made 3-of4 field goals and 3-of-4 foul shots...Scored four points on 2-for-4 shooting at Arkansas on Jan. 30...Played in her first conference game of the season on Jan. 15, logging three minutes versus Vanderbilt and tallying one block.
VICKI BAUGH RS-Junior • 6-4 • Forward Sacramento, Calif Sacramento H.S. Tip-Offs Vicki Baugh graduated a semester early in December, with a degree in psychology and a communications studies minor. She will begin pursuing a master’s degree in sports psychology in January. BAUGH’S 2010-11 SEASON HIGHS Points: .....................12 at Ole Miss (2-24-11) Rebounds: ..............7 vs. Georgia (2-21-11)* Assists: ...................... 3 vs. Florida (2-10-11) Steals: .....................2 at Vanderbilt (2-13-11) Blocks: ..................... 3 vs. Georgia (2-21-11) Field Goals: ............ 4 at Ole Miss (2-24-11)* 3-Pointers: .................................................. 0 Free Throws: ............4 at Ole Miss (2-24-11) Minutes: ................... 17 vs. Georgia (3-5-11) BAUGH’S CAREER HIGHS Points: ....... 13 vs. Louisiana Tech (11-23-08) Rebounds: 16 vs. Louisiana Tech (11-26-07) Assists: ............... 4 vs. Vanderbilt (1-20-08)* Steals: ......................4 vs. Kentucky (2-3-08) Blocks: .......................4 at Texas (12-14-08)* Field Goals: 6 vs. Louisiana Tech (11-23-08)* 3-Pointers: .................................................. 0 Free Throws: ...... 5 vs. Vanderbilt (1-20-08)* Minutes: .............32 vs. Stanford (12-21-08)* BAUGH’S SEC TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points: ..........................8 vs. Florida (3-7-08) Rebounds: ...................7 vs. Florida (3-7-08) Assists: ............................1 vs. LSU (3-9-08) Steals: ..........................1 vs. Florida (3-7-08) Blocks: .........................2 vs. Florida (3-7-08) Field Goals: .................3 vs. Florida (3-7-08) 3-Pointers: .................................................. 0 Free Throws: ..............2 vs. Florida (3-4-11)* Minutes: ................... 17 vs. Georgia (3-5-11) *indicates most recent high
Non-Conference Notes... Played seven minutes versus Rutgers on Dec. 30, grabbing two boards...Sat out against ETSU on Dec. 22 as a precautionary rest day...Scored two points, grabbed four rebounds and blocked a pair of shots in 13 minutes vs. Stanford on Dec. 19...Scored two points on a fastbreak layup that capped a first-half 9-0 run at Texas on Dec. 12. Played four minutes versus the Longhorns...Snatched six boards in 11 minutes off the bench at OId Dominion on Dec. 5...Scored four points and grabbed three boards in seven minutes against Lamar in her first home game of the season on Dec. 1... Played in the final two games at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands, logging seven minutes versus Georgia Tech on Nov. 26 and a season-high 14 minutes against Georgetown on Nov. 27... Against the Hoyas, scored six second-half points and grabbed four boards in an effort to try to bring the Lady Vols back from a double-digit deficit...Sat out against Chattanooga,Virginia, Arizona State and Missouri to rest...In her first game since injuring her knee on Feb. 3, 2009, scored two points and grabbed seven boards in 12 minutes at Louisville on Nov. 12.
2010-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Louisville Georgia Tech* Georgetown* LAMAR Old Dominion Texas Baylor STANFORD RUTGERS VANDERBILT Auburn Arkansas Kentucky FLORIDA Vanderbilt GEORGIA Ole Miss LSU Florida^ Georgia^
Date 11/12/10 11/26/10 11/27/10 12/1/10 12/5/10 12/12/10 12/14/10 12/19/10 12/30/10 1/15/11 1/23/11 1/30/11 2/7/11 2/10/11 2/13/11 2/21/11 2/24/11 2/27/11 3/4/11 3/5/11
Min 12 7 14 7 11 4 4 13 7 3 7 10 5 13 13 16 14 4 5 17
GS
*
FG-A 1-2 0-1 2-6 1-3 0-2 1-1 0-1 1-4 0-1 0-1 3-4 2-4 0-0 1-1 2-3 4-4 4-4 0-1 1-1 2-4
3FG-A 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FT-A 0-0 0-0 2-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 4-5 0-0 2-2 1-2
Rebs O-D-T 2-5-7 0-2-2 1-3-4 1-2-3 1-5-6 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-2-4 0-2-2 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-1-1 1-2-3 2-5-7 1-0-1 2-5-7 2-3-5 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-3-3
PF 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 3 2
A 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
TO 2 1 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 2 2 0 0 1
Blk 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0
Stl 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
Pts 2 0 6 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 9 4 2 2 4 9 12 0 4 5
* at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands ^ SEC Tournament
CAREER TOTALS FOR VICKI BAUGH YEAR 2007-08 2008-09 2010-11 TOTAL
GP 38 14 20 72
GS 0 10 1 11
MIN-AVG 496-13.1 267-19.1 179-9.0 942-13.1
FG 79 36 25 140
FGA 143 79 48 270
PCT .552 .456 .521 .519
3FG 0 0 0 0
3FGA 0 0 0 0
PCT .000 .000 .000 .000
FT 42 19 17 78
FTA 54 31 22 107
PCT .778 .613 .773 .729
OFF DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO 56 96 152-4.0 73-4 41 61 102-7.3 34-2 17 43 60-3.0 21-0 114 200 314-4.4 128-6
AST 23 13 7 43
TO 64 25 26 115
BLK 29 21 12 62
STL PTS-AVG 20 200-5.3 8 91-6.5 5 67-3.4 33 358-5.0
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Highlights... Has made nine of her last 10 three-point attempts...Scored 17 points and made all four threepoint attempts on Sunday’s “Senior Day” win over LSU...Missed six games with a foot sprain... Captured Capital One Academic All-District First Team honors for District 4 on Feb. 3...Was named as one of 10 finalists for the 2011 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award...Is the Lady Vol career record holder in three-pointers (288) and attempts (712)...Broke the record with her 267th career long bomb at the 18:34 mark of the first half versus Rutgers on Dec. 30, breaking Shannon Zolman’s previous mark of 266...Ranks fifth in Lady Vol career three-point percentage (.404)...A preseason All-SEC First Team honoree...Also named to the John R. Wooden Award Women’s Preseason Top 30 List, the Preseason Wade and Naismith Award Watch Lists...Captured First Team All-SEC honors in 2009-10, Second Team All-SEC accolades in 2008-09 and was the conference’s Freshman of the Year in 2007-08. At the 2011 SEC Tournament... Scored 10 points and made 2-of-3 treys in 17 minutes off the bench versus Georgia in the tourney semifinals...Made all three trey attempts en route to nine points in 21 minutes off the bench versus Florida in second round action. Versus Kentucky... Is averaging 7.7 ppg and 2.8 rpg, while shooting 25.0 percent from the field and 18.2 percent from three in six career games versus the Wildcats.
ANGIE BJORKLUND Senior • 6-0 • Guard/Forward Spokane Valley, Wash. University H.S. Tip-Offs Former Lady Vol sharpshooter Shanna Zolman Crossley passed down her No. 5 jersey to Bjorklund. Bjorklund considers Crossley one her biggest influences. BJORKLUND’S 2010-11 SEASON HIGHS Points:.................... 26 vs. Virginia (11-18-10) Rebounds: ...... 6 vs. Chattanooga (11-15-10) Assists: ....................... 5 vs. Lamar (12-1-10) Steals:......................... 2 at Florida (1-13-11)* Blocks: ............ 2 vs. Chattanooga (11-15-10) Field Goals: ................8 at Texas (12-12-10)* 3-Pointers: ..............6 vs. Virginia (11-18-10)* Free Throws: ........... 4 vs. Virginia (11-18-10) Minutes: ..............40 vs. Vanderbilt (1-15-11)* BJORKLUND’S CAREER HIGHS Points: ......... 29 at Old Dominion (12-18-08)* Rebounds: ......8 vs. Old Dominion (12-5-07) Assists: ..................... 7 vs. Baylor (3-27-10)* Steals: ........... 4 at South Carolina (1-31-10)* Blocks: ........... 2 vs. Chattanooga (11-15-10)* Field Goals: ......... 11 vs. Arkansas (1-24-08) 3-pointers: ............ 7 vs. Arkansas (1-24-08)* Free Throws: .........4 vs. Virginia (11-18-10)* Minutes: .............. 41 vs. Stanford (12-21-08) BJORKLUND’S SEC TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points: ........................25 vs. Florida (3-6-09) Rebounds: ..............5 vs. Vanderbilt (3-6-10) Assists: ........................7 vs. Florida (3-7-08) Steals: ......................1 vs. Kentucky (3-7-10) Blocks: ........................................................ 0 Field Goals: .................9 vs. Florida (3-6-09) 3-Pointers: ...................6 vs. Florida (3-6-09) Free Throws: ............4 vs. Kentucky (3-7-10) Minutes: ......................40 vs. Florida (3-6-09) *indicates most recent high
SEC Notes... Scored 17 points and made all four three-point attempts on Sunday’s “Senior Day” win over LSU... Added three assists and no turnovers against the Lady Tigers...Dropped seven second-half points on the Tigers at Auburn on Jan. 23...Scored five points, but made six turnovers at South Carolina on Jan. 20...Beat the halftime buzzer with an off-the-dribble three against the Gamecocks...Scored 14 points on 5-of-13 shooting (4-of-12 from three) while playing the entire 40 minutes versus Vanderbilt on Jan. 15...Scored 16 points - all in the first half - including four treys at Florida on Jan. 13...Scored nine points, but shot just 1-of-8 from three against Ole Miss on Jan. 9...Exploded for 16 first-half points on a perfect 5-for-5 from the field, including four trey, versus Alabama on Jan. 6...Was held scoreless for just the fifth time in her career in the SEC opener at LSU on Jan. 2...Finished 0-for-2 from the field and committed four fouls in 23 minutes. Non-Conference Notes... Scored 11 points - her fifth straight double-figure game - versus Rutgers on Dec. 30, while setting the Lady Vol career three-point record with her 267th trey in the first half...Scored a game-high 16 points and made 4-of-6 treys against ETSU on Dec. 22...Followed her 4-fo-12, 10-point performance at Baylor on Dec. 14, with 16 points on 7-for-12 shooting versus Stanford on Dec. 19...After missing her first four shots at Texas on Dec. 12, made eight of her next 10 attempts for a 20-point first-half explosion against the Longhorns...After four consecutive games without reaching double figures in scoring, Bjorklund scored 15 points on 5-of-16 shooting against Lamar on Dec. 1...Couldn’t find her shooting touch at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands, averaging 6.0 ppg on 26.1-percent from the field in three games versus Missouri (Nov. 25), Georgia Tech (Nov. 26) and Georgetown (Nov. 27). Still found ways to affect the game without her scoring by leading UT in assists (8) and steals (6) in three games on St. Thomas...Nabbed her second consecutive 20-point game, tallying 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 6-of-10 from trey, while playing 40 minutes versus Virginia on Nov. 18...Dropped 20 points on against Chattanooga on Nov. 15, drilling six three-pointers versus the Lady Mocs, as the Lady Vols set a single-game UT record with 15 treys. 2010-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Louisville CHATTANOOGA VIRGINIA ARIZONA STATE Missouri* Georgia Tech* Georgetown* LAMAR Old Dominion Texas Baylor STANFORD ETSU RUTGERS Louisiana State ALABAMA OLE MISS Florida VANDERBILT South Carolina Auburn GEORGIA Ole Miss LSU Florida^ Georgia^
Date 11/12/10 11/15/10 11/18/10 11/21/10 11/25/10 11/26/10 11/27/10 12/1/10 12/5/10 12/12/12 12/14/10 12/19/10 12/22/10 12/30/10 1/2/11 1/6/11 1/9/11 1/13/11 1/15/11 1/20/11 1/23/11 2/21/11 2/24/11 2/27/11 3/4/11 3/5/11
Min 35 29 40 28 22 33 30 23 24 31 38 35 27 33 23 21 29 33 40 33 25 11 7 32 21 17
GS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
*
FG-A 2-8 7-13 8-15 2-7 2-6 2-9 2-8 5-16 2-6 8-17 4-12 7-12 6-10 4-7 0-2 5-5 4-11 6-13 5-13 2-5 3-6 1-3 0-2 6-10 3-7 4-7
3FG-A 2-6 6-12 6-10 0-4 1-3 1-6 2-7 3-9 2-5 4-8 2-6 1-2 4-6 2-4 0-1 4-4 1-8 4-9 4-12 1-3 1-3 1-3 0-1 4-4 3-3 2-3
FT-A 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0
Rebs O-D-T 2-3-5 1-5-6 3-2-5 0-1-1 3-1-4 1-0-1 1-3-4 3-2-5 0-1-1 1-3-4 2-1-3 0-5-5 0-1-1 0-3-3 0-1-1 0-2-2 0-2-2 2-2-4 1-3-4 0-0-3 1-0-1 1-1-2 1-0-1 0-2-2 1-1-2 1-1-2
PF 0 0 0 4 2 0 4 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 3
A 1 4 4 2 3 4 1 5 0 4 2 4 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 3 1 1
TO 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 6 1 0 2 0 3 1
Blk 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Stl 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Pts 6 20 26 4 5 7 6 15 8 20 10 16 16 11 0 16 9 16 14 5 7 3 0 17 9 10
STL 31 30 33 21 115
PTS-AVG 318-8.4 344-12.3 487-13.9 276-10.6 1425-11.2
* at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands ^SEC Tournament
CAREER TOTALS FOR ANGIE BJORKLUND YEAR 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 TOTAL
GP 38 28 35 26 127
GS 30 25 34 21 110
MIN-AVG 905-23.8 892-31.9 1141-32.6 720-27.7 3678-29.0
FG 115 122 178 100 515
FGA 298 319 427 230 1274
PCT .386 .382 .417 .435 .404
3FG 68 62 102 61 293
3FGA 185 152 239 142 718
PCT .368 .408 .427 .430 .408
FT 20 38 29 15 102
FTA 23 48 39 19 129
PCT .870 .792 .744 .789 .791
OFF DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO 42 78 120-3.2 79-3 38 45 83-3.0 73-1 20 76 96-2.7 58-0 25 49 74-2.8 49-0 125 248 373-2.9 259-4
AST 52 74 100 56 282
TO 62 64 62 40 228
BLK 5 9 6 10 30
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Highlights... Scored a season-best eight points, including Tennessee’s first six points, in her fourth start of the season on March 4 versus Florida at the SEC Tournament second round ...Earned her first start of the 2010-11 season and 14th of her career versus South Carolina on Feb. 17...Scored a seasonbest seven points - all in the game’s first 5:05 - and ripped down a season-best 10 boards...Also had two blocks and two assists...Underwent successful Achilles tendon surgery on Sept. 10 and returned to the court a month earlier than originally expected...Scored five points and made a clutch steal at Vanderbilt on Feb. 13...Improved dramatically from her freshman to sophomore season, raising her shooting percentage (.410-.538) and scoring averages (5.9-10.2), and earning SEC 6th Woman of the Year honors. At the 2011 SEC Tournament... Started and scored two points in 12 minutes versus Georgia in the semifinals...Scored eight points versus Florida, including UT’s first six in second round action...Added season-best three assists. At the 2010 SEC Tournament Named the MVP of the 2010 SEC Tournament after averaging 14.7 ppg and 5.7 rpg, while connecting on 70.4 percent of her field goal attempts in three Lady Vol wins. SEC Notes... Earned her first start of the 2010-11 season and 14th of her career versus South Carolina on Feb. 17...Scored a season-best seven points - all in the game’s first 5:05 - and ripped down a seasonbest 10 boards...Also had two blocks and two assists...Captured her second straight start on Feb. 21 versus Georgia, scoring six points and grabbing three boards to go along with two swats in a season-best 25 minutes...Scored five points and made a clutch steal at Vanderbilt on Feb. 13... Made a layup and then poked the ball away from VU’s Jence Rhoads right to Meighan Simmons who found Brewer for the fastbreak score to put UT up 55-49 with 2:30 left in the game against the Commodores... Scored one point in four minutes versus Florida on Feb. 10...Made her first basket of the season at Kentucky on Feb. 7, scoring two points in nine minutes...Played seven minutes at Arkansas on Jan. 30...Logged a season-best 11 minutes and scored her first points of the season on a pair of free throws, while also blocking two shots versus Mississippi State on Jan. 27...Played nine minutes at Auburn on Jan. 23...Grabbed a pair of rebounds in four minutes at LSU on Jan. 2.
ALYSSIA BREWER Junior • 6-3 • Forward Sapulpa, Okla. Sapulpa H.S. Tip-Offs Brewer became the first Lady Vol to capture SEC 6th Woman of the Year, earning the award in 2010.
Non-Conference Notes... Logged first action of the season at Texas on Dec. 12, recording a pair of assists, one steal and missing her only shot attempt in four first-half minutes...Played three minutes two days later at Baylor on Dec. 14...Grabbed two boards in a season-best eight minutes versus Rutgers on Dec. 30.
BREWER’S 2010-11 SEASON HIGHS Points:........................... 8 vs. Florida (3-4-11) Rebounds: ... 10 vs. South Carolina (2-17-11) Assists: ......................... 3 vs. Florida (3-4-11) Steals:......................1 vs. Georgia (2-21-11)* Blocks: .....................2 vs. Georgia (2-21-11)* Field Goals: .................. 4 vs. Florida (3-4-11) 3-Pointers: ................................................... 0 Free Throws: . 3 vs. South Carolina (2-17-11) Minutes: .................25 vs. Georgia (2-21-11)* BREWER’S CAREER HIGHS Points: 23 vs. George Washington (12-1-09) Rebounds: ................ 15 vs. Auburn (3-7-09) Assists: .................4 vs. Vanderbilt (1-17-10) Steals: ....................3 at Gonzaga (12-30-08) Blocks: ................. 4 vs. Kentucky (2-25-10)* Field Goals: ..................11 vs. GW (12-1-09) 3-Pointers: .................................................. 0 Free Throws: ..........6 at Alabama (2-18-10)* Minutes: .................35 vs. Arkansas (2-4-10) BREWER’S SEC TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points: .....................21 vs. Ole Miss (3-5-10) Rebounds: ................ 15 vs. Auburn (3-7-09) Assists: ........................ 3 vs. Florida (3-4-11) Steals: ..........................2 vs. Auburn (3-7-9)* Blocks: ................... 2 vs. Kentucky (3-7-10)* Field Goals: ..............9 vs. Ole Miss (3-5-10) 3-Pointers: .................................................. 0 Free Throws: ..........3 vs. Vanderbilt (3-6-10) Minutes: .................... 29 vs. Auburn (3-7-09)
2010-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Texas Baylor RUTGERS Louisiana State Auburn MISSISSIPPI STATE Arkansas Kentucky FLORIDA Vanderbilt SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA Ole Miss LSU Florida^ Georgia^ ^ SEC Tournament
Date 12/12/10 12/14/10 12/30/10 1/2/11 1/23/11 1/27/11 1/30/11 2/7/11 2/10/11 2/13/11 2/17/11 2/21/11 2/24/11 2/27/11 3/4/11 3/5/11
Min 4 3 8 4 9 11 7 9 4 9 17 25 12 2 16 12
GS
* * * * *
FG-A 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-2 1-1 0-2 2-3 2-4 3-9 2-3 0-2 4-5 0-2
3FG-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FT-A 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-4 3-3 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 2-2
Rebs O-D-T 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-2-2 0-3-3 3-1-4 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-2-2 1-1-2 2-8-10 1-2-3 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-3-4 0-2-2
PF 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 2
A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 1
TO 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 2 1 0
Blk 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Stl 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Pts 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 5 7 6 4 0 8 2
STL 21 15 6 42
PTS-AVG 194-5.9 348-10.2 37-2.3 579-7.0
CAREER TOTALS FOR ALYSSIA BREWER YEAR 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 TOTAL
GP 33 34 16 83
GS 0 13 5 18
MIN-AVG 522-15.8 734-21.6 152-9.5 1408-17.0
FG 73 150 14 237
FGA 178 279 39 496
PCT .410 .538 .359 .478
3FG 0 0 0 0
3FGA 1 0 0 1
PCT .000 .000 .000 .000
FT 48 48 9 105
FTA 79 81 19 179
PCT .608 .593 .474 .587
OFF DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO 65 78 143-4.3 65-0 70 131 201-5.9 70-0 11 26 37-2.3 14-0 146 235 381-4.6 149-0
AST 27 31 10 68
TO 35 38 16 89
BLK 22 40 7 69
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Highlights... Sat out final three games of regular season to rest...A force on offense and defense in the post...Led SEC in blocks at 2.2 bpg...Her 219 career swats total ranks third in Lady Vol history...Recorded her second double double of the season with 11 points and 11 boards to go along with a season-best six blocks against South Carolina on Jan. 20...Tied a career-high with 19 points, making 9-of-13 shots, at LSU on Jan. 2...Recorded a double double on Dec. 22 with 12 points and 10 rebounds versus ETSU...Has eight career double doubles...Set the Lady Vol blocks records for single season total (113) and single game (12 vs. LSU) in 2009-10...Named to the Preseason Wade and Naismith Watch Lists and was a preseason All-SEC Second Team pick by the coaches and the media... Captured All-SEC First Team and SEC All-Defensive honors in 2009-10. At 2011 SEC Tournament... Scored seven points and made three blocks in 17 mintues versus Georgia in the semifinals... Grabbed two boards in five minutes versus Florida in second round action. SEC Notes... Blocked a league-best 2.7 shots per game in SEC play...Scored eight points on a perfect 3-for-3 shooting at Kentucky on Feb. 7...Ran into foul trouble early and played just 12 minutes at Arkansas on Jan. 30, going scoreless and grabbing two boards...Filled the stat line with nine points, 12 boards, three blocks, three assists and three steals at Auburn on Jan. 23...Recorded her second double double of the season with 11 points and 11 boards to go along with a season-best six blocks against South Carolina on Jan. 20...Grabbed a season-best 13 boards against Vanderbilt on Jan. 15, but shot just 1-for-5 from the field...Tied a career-best with 19 points, grabbed eight boards and blocked four shots in a season-high 29 minutes at LSU on Jan. 2...Tied a season-best with 10 boards to go along with nine points in 23 minutes versus Ole Miss on Jan. 9...Finished with six points, eight boards and four blocks versus the Gators on Jan. 13.
KELLEY CAIN RS-Junior • 6-6 • Center Atlanta, Ga. ST. Pius X H.S. Tip-Offs Was voted “Most Likely to Become Famous” in her senior class superlatives at St. Pius X (Atlanta) High School in 2007. CAIN’S 2010-11 SEASON HIGHS Points:............................... 19 at LSU (1/2/11) Rebounds: ........... 13 vs. Vanderbilt (1-15-11) Assists: ........... 4 vs. Chattanooga (11-15-10) Steals:...................... 4 vs. Virginia (11-18-10) Blocks: .............6 at South Carolina (1-20-11) Field Goals: ........................ 9 at LSU (1/2/11) 3-Pointers: .................................................. 0 Free Throws: ......... 3 vs. Stanford (12/19/10) Minutes: ........................... 29 at LSU (1/2/11) CAIN’S CAREER HIGHS Points: .............................19 at LSU (1/2/11)* Rebounds: .............17 vs. Arkansas (2-4-10) Assists: ...................5 vs. Alabama (2-12-09) Steals: ..................... 4 vs. Virginia (11-18-10) Blocks: .........................12 vs. LSU (2-22-10) Field Goals: ......................9 at LSU (1/2/11)* 3-Pointers: .................................................. 0 Free Throws: ............... 5 at Florida (1-14-10) Minutes: ..................38 at Ole Miss (2-11-10) CAIN’S SEC TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points: .....................12 vs. Alabama (3-5-09) Rebounds: ...................8 vs. Florida (3-6-09) Assists: .................. 2 vs. Kentucky (3-7-10)* Steals: ..........................1 vs. Florida (3-6-09) Blocks: ......................7 vs. Alabama (3-5-09) Field Goals: ..............5 vs. Alabama (3-5-09) 3-Pointers: .................................................. 0 Free Throws: .......... 3 vs. Kentucky (3-7-10)* Minutes: .....................27 vs. Florida (3-6-09) * indicates most recent high
Non-Conference Notes... Logged a dominating performance on Dec. 22 versus ETSU, recording her first double-double of the season with season highs of 12 points (5-of-6 shooting) and 10 boards along with a seasonbest four blocks in 17 minutes...Sealed the overtime win versus Stanford on Dec. 19 by putting back her own free throw miss to put UT ahead 75-70 in overtime...Finished with nine points on 3-for-4 shooting against the Cardinal...Grabbed nine boards as she battled through back and hip pain in an effort to try to neutralize Baylor’s Brittney Griner in Waco, Texas, on Dec. 14... She scored five points on 2-of-8 shooting...Suffered a right hip contusion at Texas on Dec. 12, but scored eight points on 4-for-6 shooting and tallied two blocks in just nine minutes versus the Longhorns...Sat out against Lamar on Dec. 1 with joint stiffness...At the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands, tallied eight points and three boards in 12 minutes versus Missouri on Nov. 25, six points on 3-for-3 shooting against Georgia Tech on Nov. 26 and six points and six boards in the final with Georgetown on Nov. 27...Scored eight points and grabbed seven boards, playing only 18 minutes because of foul trouble in season opener at Louisville on Nov. 12. Scored six straight points early in second half versus the Cardinals, making a one-point game a 38-31 score in UT’s advantage in two-and-a-half minutes.
2010-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Louisville CHATTANOOGA VIRGINIA ARIZONA STATE Missouri* Georgia Tech* Georgetown* Old Dominion Texas Baylor STANFORD ETSU RUTGERS Louisiana State ALABAMA OLE MISS Florida VANDERBILT South Carolina Auburn Arkansas Kentucky FLORIDA Vanderbilt SOUTH CAROLINA Florida^ Georgia^
Date 11/12/10 11/15/10 11/18/10 11/21/10 11/25/10 11/26/10 11/27/10 12/5/10 12/12/10 12/14/10 12/19/10 12/22/10 12/30/10 1/2/11 1/6/11 1/9/11 1/13/11 1/15/11 1/20/11 1/23/11 1/30/11 2/7/11 2/10/11 2/13/11 2/17/11 3/4/11 3/5/11
Min 18 16 22 15 12 15 15 13 9 25 25 17 21 29 17 23 22 22 27 22 12 25 19 12 13 5 17
GS * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * * * *
FG-A 4-6 3-7 4-6 2-4 4-7 3-3 3-4 3-5 4-6 2-8 3-4 5-6 5-9 9-13 3-4 4-8 3-3 1-5 5-7 3-7 0-0 3-3 1-5 2-6 2-3 0-0 3-6
3FG-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FT-A 0-0 1-3 0-2 2-4 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-2 3-8 2-3 1-2 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-0 2-2 1-2 3-4 0-0 2-5 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2
Rebs O-D-T 3-4-7 2-2-4 4-3-7 3-3-6 2-1-3 0-1-1 3-3-6 0-2-2 1-0-1 3-6-9 1-3-4 3-7-10 3-4-7 2-6-8 0-6-6 5-5-10 1-7-8 4-9-13 4-7-11 5-7-12 1-1-2 2-3-5 0-3-3 2-1-3 1-3-4 0-2-2 1-2-3
PF 4 2 3 0 2 2 3 0 0 4 0 2 3 3 0 1 2 1 3 0 3 2 0 3 3 0 1
A 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
TO 3 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 2 4 2 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 0
Blk 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 3 2 1 2 4 1 4 3 1 4 4 6 3 0 1 5 1 0 0 3
Stl 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Pts 8 7 8 6 8 6 6 8 8 5 9 12 11 19 6 9 6 4 11 9 0 8 2 4 4 0 7
STL 12 19 13 44
PTS-AVG 222-8.2 345-10.5 191-7.1 758-8.7
* at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands ^SEC Tournament
CAREER TOTALS FOR KELLEY CAIN YEAR 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 TOTAL
GP 27 33 27 87
GS 9 32 17 58
MIN-AVG 471-17.4 802-24.3 488-18.1 1761-20.2
FG 97 148 84 329
FGA 157 244 145 546
PCT .618 .607 .579 .603
3FG 0 0 0 0
3FGA 0 0 0 0
PCT .000 .000 .000 .000
FT 28 49 23 100
FTA 67 104 50 221
PCT .418 .471 .460 .452
OFF DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO 59 84 143-5.3 51-0 94 160 254-7.7 91-3 56 101 157-5.8 48-0 209 345 554-6.4 190-3
AST 17 23 17 57
TO 39 65 39 143
BLK 49 113 57 219
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Highlights... Captured All-SEC First Team and SEC All-Defensive Team honors on Tuesday...Averaged 13.7 ppg and 10.3 rpg in SEC play, becoming the first Lady Vol to average a double-double in league play since Candace Parker in 2006-07...Has two 18-rebound games this season...18 career double-doubles and nine double-doubles this season...Three-time SEC Player of the Week already this season has developed into an elite rebounder and a lockdown defender...Was named to the Capitol One All-Academic Second Team for District 4 on Feb. 3...Four-time SEC Player of the Week, won the award two times more than any other player in the conference...Earned all-tournament honors on the USVI where she averaged 11.7 ppg and 13.0 rpg...Tallied career highs in points (22), assists (7) and blocks 4) and tied her career-best rebound performance (18) versus Mississippi State on Jan. 27...Grabbed 18 rebounds versus Gerogia Tech on Nov. 26...Owns 18 career double-doubles...A preseason Coaches All-SEC Second Team selection. At 2011 SEC Tournament... Scored 14 points and grabbed nine boards, including 12 and seven after halftime, versus Georgia in the semifinals...Scored a career-best 25 points and made a career-high 11 free throws (in 16 attempts) to go along with 11 boards for her 11th double-double of the season in second round action against Florida. Versus Kentucky... Is averaging 9.8 ppg and 7.8 rpg in five career games versus the Wildcats. Versus Ranked Teams... In six games versus ranked teams this season, Johnson is averaging 8.5 ppg and 8.2 rpg, while shooting 50.0 percent from the field and 53.6 percent from the line. SEC Notes... Averaged 13.7 ppg and 10.3 rpg, becoming the first Lady Vol to average a double-double in league play since Candace Parker in 2006-07...Had a monster regular season finale, scoring 15 points and grabbing 16 boards versus LSU on Feb. 27...Was named SEC Player of the Week for the fourth time this season on Monday...Scored 18 points and grabbed nine boards, while shooting 7-of-10 from the field at Ole Miss on Feb. 24...Attempted her second dunk of the season versus the Rebels, but missed...Ninth double-double (10 pts and 11 rebs) came at Vanderbilt on Feb. 13...Scored 16 points versus Florida on Feb. 10, all in the second half...Fourth straight double-double came at Kentucky (10 pts, 10 rebs on Feb. 7)...Recorded 12 points and 14 boards at Arkansas on Jan. 30...Tallied then career highs in points (22), assists (7) and blocks 4) and tied her career-best rebound performance (18) versus Mississippi State on Jan. 27...Was so dominant against the Lady Bulldogs, that she had a double double at halftime (10 pts, 11 rebs)....Recorded 16 points and 13 boards at Auburn on Jan. 23...Scored 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting and grabbed nine boards versus Vanderbilt on Jan. 15...Scored 12 points, snatched nine boards at Florida on Jan. 13... Scored 19 points against Alabama on Jan. 6...Tallied 19 points and 15 boards at LSU on Jan. 2.
GLORY JOHNSON Junior • 6-3 • Forward Knoxville, Tenn. The Webb School Th Tip-Offs One of the most physically-gifted athletes in UT history (can dunk, seven H.S. track & field state titles), is also on track to earn a degree in global studies in three years. JOHNSON’S 2010-11 SEASON HIGHS Points:......................... 25 vs. Florida (3-4-11) Rebounds: . 18 vs. Mississippi State (1-23-11)* Assists: ....... 7 vs. Mississippi State (1-23-11) Steals:.......................... 5 at Texas (12-12-10) Blocks: ........ 4 vs. Mississippi State (1-23-11) Field Goals: .. 8 vs. Mississippi State (1-23-11)* 3-Pointers: .................................................. 0 Free Throws: .............. 11 vs. Florida (3-4-11) Minutes: ......... 34 vs. Georgetown (11-27-10) JOHNSON’S CAREER HIGHS Points: ........................ 25 vs. Florida (3-4-11) Rebounds: .18 vs. Mississippi State (1-23-11)* Assists: ...... 7 vs. Mississippi State (1-23-11) Steals: ......................... 5 at Texas (12-12-10) Blocks: ........ 4 vs. Mississippi State (1-23-11) Field Goals: ..10 at Middle Tennessee (11-25-09) 3-Pointers: ................ 1 vs. Auburn (1-28-10) Free Throws: ............. 11 vs. Florida (3-4-11) Minutes: .................. 40 at Georgia (1-21-10) JOHNSON’S SEC TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points:......................... 25 vs. Florida (3-4-11) Rebounds: ................. 11 vs. Florida (3-4-11)* Assists: .....................3 vs. Ole Miss (3-5-10) Steals: .....................3 vs. Vanderbilt (3-6-10) Blocks: ....................1 vs. Vanderbilt (3-6-10) Field Goals: ................. 7 vs. Florida (3-4-11) 3-Pointers: .................................................. 0 Free Throws: ............. 11 vs. Florida (3-4-11) Minutes: ................40 vs. Vanderbilt (3-6-10) *Indicates most recent high
Non-Conference Notes... Captured the SEC Player of the Week Award on Nov. 29 for her all-tournament performance at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands from Nov. 25-27, where she averaged 11.7 ppg and 13.0 rpg and shot 61.1 percent in three games versus Missouri, Georgia Tech and Georgetown...After scoring nine points and grabbing nine boards in 21 minutes against Missouri to open the Paradise Jam on St. Thomas on Nov. 25, erupted for a career-best 18 rebounds and 15 points in 29 minutes versus the Yellow Jackets on Nov. 26...Capped the tournament with 13 points and 12 boards against Georgetown on Nov. 27...Scored 15 points versus ETSU on Dec. 22...Despite missing all five of her shots and scoring just one point, her eight rebounds and suffocating man-to-man defense were instrumental in Tennessee’s overtime victory over Stanford on Dec. 19...Johnson had three steals, including two clutch swipes in the last two minutes of regulation...Grabbed 12 rebounds versus Lamar on Dec. 1...Against Arizona State on Nov. 21, snagged 15 rebounds and scored 14 points....Attempted a dunk and narrowly missed it on a breakaway at the 17:53 mark in the second half against Chattanooga on Nov. 15.
2010-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Louisville CHATTANOOGA VIRGINIA ARIZONA STATE Missouri* Georgia Tech* Georgetown* LAMAR Old Dominion Texas Baylor STANFORD ETSU RUTGERS Louisiana State ALABAMA OLE MISS Florida VANDERBILT South Carolina Auburn MISSISSIPPI STATE Arkansas Kentucky FLORIDA Vanderbilt SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA Ole Miss LSU Florida^ Georgia^
Date 11/12/10 11/15/10 11/18/10 11/21/10 11/25/10 11/26/10 11/27/10 12/1/10 12/5/10 12/12/10 12/14/10 12/19/10 12/22/10 12/30/10 1/2/11 1/6/11 1/9/11 1/13/11 1/15/11 1/20/11 1/23/11 1/27/11 1/30/11 2/7/11 2/10/11 2/13/11 2/17/11 2/21/11 2/24/11 2/27/11 3/4/11 3/5/11
Min 25 17 19 31 21 29 34 22 20 28 11 29 17 19 32 21 20 17 26 22 26 33 30 33 25 31 21 20 28 27 34 26
GS * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * * * *
FG-A 1-4 5-7 0-3 5-12 2-4 5-7 4-7 4-8 2-4 5-8 1-4 0-5 5-8 2-4 8-13 6-8 4-11 4-8 5-7 3-6 7-12 8-14 5-11 4-6 4-6 3-9 4-7 4-6 7-10 5-12 7-10 6-11
3FG-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FT-A 3-4 0-0 2-4 4-9 3-9 5-6 5-9 0-1 3-6 3-4 3-5 1-2 5-11 8-12 3-3 7-9 2-5 4-7 4-6 2-6 2-2 6-11 2-3 2-4 8-10 4-9 1-5 1-4 4-4 5-6 11-16 2-4
Rebs O-D-T 1-6-7 1-6-8 1-4-5 7-8-15 2-7-9 8-10-18 7-5-12 5-7-12 4-2-6 3-2-5 2-3-5 1-7-8 2-4-6 4-5-9 3-12-15 4-2-6 2-4-6 4-5-9 2-7-9 2-4-6 4-9-13 10-8-18 5-9-14 3-7-10 2-3-5 4-7-11 3-5-8 2-7-9 3-6-9 7-9-16 6-5-11 4-5-9
PF 3 2 5 4 2 2 4 1 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 2 3 1 5 1 3 0 4 3 1
A 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 2
TO 3 2 2 1 1 2 7 1 4 5 2 1 0 2 4 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 2 3 3 6 1 2 0 1 7 1
Blk 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0
Stl 3 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 5 0 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 0
Pts 5 10 2 14 9 15 13 8 7 13 5 1 15 12 19 19 10 12 14 8 16 22 12 10 16 10 9 9 18 15 25 14
STL 35 45 44 124
PTS-AVG 335-10.2 354-10.1 385-12.0 1074-10.7
* at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands ^ SEC Tournament
CAREER TOTALS FOR GLORY JOHNSON YEAR 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 TOTAL
GP 33 35 32 100
GS 28 25 24 77
MIN-AVG 804-24.4 884-25.3 794-24.8 2502-25.0
FG 109 124 135 368
FGA 270 271 252 793
PCT .404 .458 .536 .464
3FG 0 1 0 1
3FGA 2 1 0 3
PCT .000 1.000 .000 .333
FT 117 105 115 337
FTA 190 162 196 548
PCT .616 .648 .587 .615
OFF DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO 105 131 236-7.2 73-1 97 171 268-7.7 75-1 119 190 309-9.7 72-2 321 492 813-8.1 220-4
AST 21 34 38 93
TO 88 75 78 241
BLK 12 11 27 50
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Highlights... Exploded for a career-best 22 points off the bench versus South Carolina on Feb. 17, making her first three trey attempts of the game after coming into the game without a three made this season... Manning is coming on strong, scoring 11 points and grabbing six boards at Ole Miss on Feb. 24... Made two steals in the final minute versus LSU on Feb. 27 to and the Lady Tigers’ threat...Versatile forward makes her mark with relentless hustle and solid defense off the bench...Season-high 10 rebounds came off the bench versus Chattanooga on Nov. 15...It was her sixth time reaching double figures in boards in her career...Has made 23 career starts, including the 2010-11 season-opener at Louisville on Nov. 12...Named to 2010 SEC All-Tournament Team after averaging a team-best 10.0 rpg along with 8.7 ppg and 3.7 apg in three Lady Vol victories...Has three career double-doubles, all coming in 2009-10, including a 17-point, 10-rebound effort against Dayton in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. At 2011 SEC Tournament ... Had two steals versus Georgia in the semifinals...Scored eight points, including two three-point plays in a 1-minute, three-second span in the second half in second round action versus Florida. At the 2010 SEC Tournament... Named to the SEC All-Tournament team after averaging a team-best 10.0 rpg and adding 8.7 ppg and 3.7 apg. SEC Notes... Exploded for a career-best 22 points off the bench versus South Carolina on Feb. 17, making her first three trey attempts of the game after coming into the game without a three made this season... Added five boards, three steals and a block...Manning is coming on strong, scoring 11 points and grabbing six boards at Ole Miss on Feb. 24...Made two steals in the final minute versus LSU on Feb. 27 to and the Lady Tigers’ threat...Tallied six points and eight boards in 19 minutes off the bench on Feb. 21 against Georgia...Scored seven points, dished four assists and grabbed four boards versus Mississippi State on Jan. 27... Notched four points on 2-of-2 shooting at South Carolina on Jan. 20... Dropped eight points and nine boards on the Gators at Florida on Jan. 13...Made 9-of-9 free throws versus Alabama on Jan. 6...Scored eight points and grabbed five boards, including for offensive off the glass, in 24 minutes off the bench at LSU on Jan. 2...Nailed all four of her free throw attempts against the Tigers.
ALICIA MANNING Junior • 6-1 • Forward Woodstock, Ga. Etowah H.S. Tip-Offs A career, 62.3 percent free throw shooter heading into the 2010-11 season, Manning made 23 of 26 free throws in SEC play this year for a 88.5 percentage.
MANNING’S 2010-11 SEASON HIGHS Points:.......... 22 vs. South Carolina (2-17-11) Rebounds: .... 10 vs. Chattanooga (11-15-10) Assists: ......4 vs. Mississippi State (1-27-11)* Steals:.....................5 vs. Missouri (11-25-10) Blocks: ..........1 vs. South Carolina (2-17-11)* Field Goals: ... 8 vs. South Carolina (2-17-11) 3-Pointers: ..... 3 vs. South Carolina (2-17-11) Free Throws: ............. 9 vs. Alabama (1-6-11) Minutes: ........ 29 vs. Chattanooga (11-15-10) MANNING’S CAREER HIGHS Points:.......... 22 vs. South Carolina (2-17-11) Rebounds: ..............14 vs. Ole Miss (3-5-10) Assists: ..................... 7 vs. Dayton (3-22-10) Steals: ....................5 vs. Missouri (11-25-10) Blocks: ......... 2 vs. San Francisco (11-15-08) Field Goals: ..8 vs. South Carolina (2-17-11)* 3-Pointers: ....3 vs. South Carolina (2-17-11)* Free Throws: ............ 9 vs. Alabama (1-6-11) Minutes: .................34 vs. Dayton (3-22-10)* MANNING’S SEC TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points:....................... 14 vs. Ole Mis (3-5-10) Rebounds: ..............14 vs. Ole Miss (3-5-10) Assists: .................. 4 vs. Kentucky (3-7-10)* 3-Pointers: ...................1 vs. Alabama (3-5-9) Blocks: ......................................................... 0 Field Goals: ...............7 vs. Ole Miss (3-5-10) 3-Pointers: .................1 vs. Alabama (3-5-09) Free Throws: ............ 9 vs. Alabama (1-6-11) Minutes: ..................34 at Ole Miss (2-11-10) *indicates most recent high
Non-Conference Notes... Scored six points on 3-of-5 shooting versus Rutgers on Dec. 30...Broke a three-game scoreless streak by pouring in season-high-tying 11 points to go along with six boards in 18 minutes versus ETSU on Dec. 22. Made 7-of-8 free throws...Earned her second start of the season at Old Dominion and responded by scoring nine points (3-for-4 shooting) and nabbing three steals in 22 minutes... Ripped down eight boards, scored five points and nabbed three steals versus Lamar on Dec. 1. ...Scored 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting to go along with five boards, four assists and a career-high five steals in 22 minutes to earn Player of the Game honors in the Lady Vols’ Paradise Jam opener versus Missouri on Nov. 25.
2010-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Louisville CHATTANOOGA VIRGINIA ARIZONA STATE Missouri* Georgia Tech* Georgetown* LAMAR Old Dominion Texas Baylor STANFORD ETSU RUTGERS Louisiana State ALABAMA OLE MISS Florida VANDERBILT South Carolina Auburn MISSISSIPPI STATE Arkansas Kentucky FLORIDA Vanderbilt SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA Ole Miss LSU Florida^ Georgia^
Date 11/12/10 11/15/10 11/18/10 11/21/10 11/25/10 11/26/10 11/27/10 12/1/10 12/5/10 12/12/10 12/14/10 12/19/10 12/22/10 12/30/10 1/2/11 1/6/11 1/9/11 1/13/11 1/15/11 1/20/11 1/23/11 1/27/11 1/30/11 2/7/11 2/10/11 2/13/11 2/17/11 2/21/11 2/24/11 2/27/11 3/4/11 3/5/11
Min 20 29 22 24 22 14 9 20 22 4 2 12 18 18 24 20 18 22 12 7 6 14 20 7 20 4 26 19 21 17 20 11
GS *
*
FG-A 1-2 2-4 0-1 2-6 5-9 0-1 0-1 2-6 3-4 0-1 0-0 0-1 2-4 3-5 2-4 1-5 1-3 4-5 0-2 2-2 0-0 3-5 1-2 0-2 2-2 0-1 8-11 2-5 4-6 2-7 3-6 0-1
3FG-A 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 1-3 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-0
FT-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-4 1-2 0-0 1-2 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 7-8 0-0 4-4 9-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 1-2 3-4 2-2 2-2 0-0
Rebs O-D-T 1-1-2 3-7-10 2-3-5 2-4-6 4-1-5 2-1-3 0-0-0 3-5-8 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 3-3-6 1-2-3 4-1-5 1-7-8 2-4-6 2-7-9 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-2-4 0-4-4 0-1-1 1-4-5 0-0-0 2-3-5 4-4-8 2-4-6 2-3-5 0-1-1 0-0-0
PF 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 3 0
A 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 3 2 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 1
TO 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 3 1 0 1
Blk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Stl 2 1 0 0 5 2 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 3 0 2
Pts 2 4 0 4 11 1 0 5 9 0 0 0 11 6 8 11 2 8 0 4 0 7 2 0 4 0 22 6 11 7 8 0
STL 17 34 37 88
PTS-AVG 109-3.5 190-5.4 153-4.8 452-4.6
* at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands ^ SEC Tournament
CAREER TOTALS FOR ALICIA MANNING YEAR 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 TOTAL
GP 31 35 32 98
GS 7 14 2 23
MIN-AVG 461-14.9 743-21.2 525-16.4 1749-17.8
FG 39 84 55 178
FGA 97 193 114 404
PCT .402 .435 .482 .441
3FG 12 3 5 20
3FGA 33 13 15 61
PCT .364 .231 .333 .328
FT 19 19 38 76
FTA 32 29 50 111
PCT .594 .655 .760 .685
OFF DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO 33 48 81-2.6 45-1 71 107 178-5.1 54-1 45 75 120-3.8 43-0 149 230 379-3.9 142-2
AST 32 82 44 158
TO 37 50 33 120
BLK 7 4 2 13
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Highlights... Captured SEC Freshman of the Year honors as well as All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Freshman Team accolades on Tuesday...Leads Tennessee in scoring at 13.7 ppg and assists at 2.8 apg...Started her career with 13 straight double-figure games - only Chamique Holdsclaw began her UT career with more consecutive 10-point contests (14 in 95-96)...Set a Lady Vol single-game record with eight threes (in 15 attempts) and scored a season-high 28 points vs. Lamar on Dec. 1...Set a Lady Vol freshman record with 11 assists on Jan. 6 against Alabama...Became 10th Lady Vol ever to record a points-assists double double, scoring 15 points along with 11 dimes versus the Crimson Tide...Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week, most recently earned the award on Feb. 10 after she was clutch at No. 15/18 Kentucky and at Vanderbilt...Also captured the honor on Dec. 20, following a week that saw her average 22.5 ppg as UT split against a pair of top-three teams, No. 3/2 Stanford and No. 2/3 Baylor...Named FOW on Dec. 6, as well...Has started every game since exploding for 22 points and eight boards off the bench in the season opener at Louisville...Nicknamed Speedy...Shattered the 25-year-old San Antonio Metro Area career scoring record and was ranked as the No. 24 prospect in the Class of 2010 by ESPN HoopGurlz... Captured Co-Most Valuable Player honors at the 2010 McDonald’s All-American game after scoring a game-high 21 points in just 14 minutes off the bench. At 2011 SEC Tournament... Scored 18 points and dished five assists versus Georgia in the semifinals...Scored five points, including a trey, on 2-of-6 shooting in 15 minutes versus Florida in second round action. Versus Ranked Teams... In six games versus ranked teams this season, Simmons is averaging 17.2 ppg and shooting 40.2 percent. SEC Notes... Simmons shot a cold-blooded 92.3 percent from the line (24-26) in conference play...Made two clutch charity tosses with UT up just two points with 14.5 seconds left at Kentucky on Feb. 7...Finished with 15 points, but had nine turnovers versus the Wildcats...Scored 17 points to go along with five boards and four assists versus South Carolina on Feb. 17...Recorded 14 points and four assists versus Georgia on Feb. 21...Scored nine points, including a clutch three-pointer that put UT ahead 44-42 with 5:54 left in the comefrom-behind victory at Vanderbilt on Feb. 13...She also made a steal and a layup to seal the win over the Commodores...Was held scoreless for the first time in her collegiate career at Arkansas on Jan. 30, going 0-for-6 from the field...Exploded for 16 second-half points on 5-of-9 shooting versus South Carolina on Jan. 20...Scored 17 points on 6-of-18 shooting versus Vanderbilt on Jan. 15...Scored 18 points, including 16 in the second half, on 8-of-10 shooting versus Ole Miss on Jan. 9...Set a Lady Vol freshman record with 11 assists, including nine in the first half, against Alabama on Jan. 6...Added 15 points for her first career double-double...Scored nine points on 2-of-5 shooting in SEC debut at LSU on Jan. 2.
MEIGHAN SIMMONS Guard • 5-9 • Guard Cibolo, Texas Byron P. Steele II H.S. Tip-Offs Simmons is the only freshman in the country who was named to the Naismith Award’s midseason Top-30 list. The Naismith Award is given to the nation’s top player. The Atlanta Tip-Off Club announced the list on Monday.
SIMMONS’ 2010-11 SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS Points: ...................... 28 vs. Lamar (12-1-10) Rebounds: .............8 at Louisville (11-12-10) Assists: ................... 11 vs. Alabama (1-6-11) Steals: ............ 3 vs. Chattanooga (11-15-10) Blocks: .................. 1 at Vanderbilt (2-13-11)* Field Goals: ............. 10 vs. Lamar (12-1-10)* 3-Pointers: .................. 8 vs. Lamar (12-1-10) Free Throws: .............. 8 at Baylor (12-14-10) Minutes: ............... 37 vs. Stanford (12-19-10) *indicates most recent high SIMMONS’ SEC HIGHS Points: ..................... 18 vs. Ole Miss (1-9-11) Rebounds: .................4 at Auburn (1-23-11)* Assists: ................... 11 vs. Alabama (1-6-11) Steals: ..........1 vs. South Carolina (2-17-11)* Blocks: .................. 1 at Vanderbilt (2-13-11)* Field Goals: ............... 8 vs. Ole Miss (1-9-11) 3-Pointers: ............4 vs. Vanderbilt (1-15-11)* Free Throws: . 5 at South Carolina (1-20-11)* Minutes: ............... 34 vs. Vanderbilt (1-15-11) *indicates most recent high
Non-Conference Notes... Started her career with 13 consecutive double-figure games...Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week (Dec. 20 and Dec. 6)...Set Lady Vol single-game record with eight threes versus Lamar on Dec. 19...Simmons scored a season-high 28 points on 10-of-18 shooting and added a season-high five assists against the Lady Cardinals...Starting at point guard for the first time, she scored or assisted on six of UT’s first seven buckets and Tennessee raced out to a 12-0 lead...Scored 23 points on 7-18 shooting (3-6 on 3s) in a season-high 37 minutes versus Stanford on Dec. 19...She sent the game to overtime with an ice-in-theveins three-pointer to knot the game at 70-70 with 48 seconds left in regulation...Scored 22 points on 6-of-21 shooting, making 8-of-9 free throws, at Baylor on Dec. 14... Scored 18 points at Texas on Dec. 12...Named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament team after leading Tennessee with 13.0 ppg in three games versus Missouri, Georgia Tech and Georgetown at the three-day tournament from Nov. 25-27... Scored 11 points, including three treys, in UT’s game-opening 19-0 run versus Chattanooga on Nov. 15... Finished with a game-high 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting (5-of-8 threes) versus the Lady Mocs... Sparked Tennessee’s season-opening win over Louisville on Nov. 12 at the Cardinals’ brand new sold out KFC Yum! Center with 22 points (9-of-20) and eight boards in 31 minutes off the bench in her fearless collegiate debut.
2010-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Louisville CHATTANOOGA VIRGINIA ARIZONA STATE Missouri* Georgia Tech* Georgetown* LAMAR Old Dominion Texas Baylor STANFORD ETSU RUTGERS Louisiana State ALABAMA OLE MISS Florida VANDERBILT South Carolina Auburn MISSISSIPPI STATE Arkansas Kentucky FLORIDA Vanderbilt SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA Ole Miss LSU Florida^ Georgia^
Date 11/12/10 11/15/10 11/18/10 11/21/10 11/25/10 11/26/10 11/27/10 12/1/10 12/5/10 12/12/10 12/14/10 12/19/10 12/22/10 12/30/10 1/2/11 1/6/11 1/9/11 1/13/11 1/15/11 1/20/11 1/23/11 1/27/11 1/30/11 2/7/11 2/10/11 2/13/11 2/17/11 2/21/11 2/24/11 2/27/11 3/4/11 3/5/11
Min 31 17 25 14 26 23 33 26 26 34 35 37 25 13 19 22 24 20 34 33 24 32 19 27 21 30 29 26 23 34 15 34
GS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
FG-A 9-20 10-16 5-12 4-10 5-8 4-10 4-12 10-18 5-13 7-18 6-21 7-18 4-8 3-6 2-5 6-14 8-10 5-15 6-18 5-11 1-8 5-17 0-6 5-7 1-6 4-11 6-13 6-11 2-10 5-13 2-6 7-13
3FG-A 2-7 5-8 0-3 0-2 1-2 2-7 1-7 8-15 1-5 2-8 2-9 3-6 2-4 1-2 0-2 2-6 2-4 4-7 4-14 1-1 1-4 2-9 0-4 1-3 0-2 1-4 1-2 2-5 1-5 0-3 1-4 3-6
FT-A 2-4 1-3 2-4 2-4 3-4 4-6 2-4 0-0 3-4 2-2 8-9 6-6 3-4 0-0 5-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 5-5 2-2 0-0 0-0 4-4 2-2 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2
Rebs O-D-T 6-2-8 0-2-2 2-2-4 1-0-1 0-2-2 0-0-0 1-4-5 0-2-2 1-1-2 1-2-3 2-3-5 2-5-7 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-3-4 2-2-4 1-1-2 0-3-3 0-4-4 2-3-5 0-2-2 0-4-4 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-5-5 0-2-2 0-2-2 0-3-3 0-0-0 0-4-4
PF 2 2 3 5 3 2 2 3 1 1 3 2 0 3 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 2 2 2
A 3 4 2 0 3 0 4 5 4 1 0 2 2 1 1 11 3 1 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 3 0 0 5
TO 5 1 2 3 2 0 6 3 2 3 4 2 3 3 2 1 1 4 3 4 4 1 4 9 1 3 2 1 4 4 3 3
Blk 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stl 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Pts 22 26 12 10 14 14 11 28 14 18 22 23 13 7 9 15 18 14 17 16 5 12 0 15 4 9 17 14 5 10 5 18
* at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands ^SEC Tournament
CAREER TOTALS FOR MEIGHAN SIMMONS YEAR 2010-11 TOTAL
GP GS MIN-AVG FG FGA 32 31 831-26.0 159 384 32 31 831-26.0 159 384
PCT .414 .414
3FG 3FGA PCT FT 56 168 .333 63 56 168 .333 63
FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO 83 .759 22 67 89-2.8 60-1 83 .759 22 67 89-2.8 60-1
AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG 90 93 5 20 437-13.7 90 93 5 20 437-13.7
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Highlights... Long-range gunner has 60 career treys and a 33.7 shooting percentage from behind the arc... Scored a season-best six points on 2-of-2 shooting from three-point land on “Senior Day” versus LSU on Feb. 27...The Grander, Ind., native is hoping to end her college career with a second national championship - this time in her home state - at the 2011 Final Four at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. At the 2011 SEC Tournament... Played four minutes and attempted a pair of three-pointers in the semifinals versus Georgia. SEC Notes... Scored a season-best six points on 2-of-2 shooting from three-point land on “Senior Day” versus LSU on Feb. 27...Nabbed a steal at Auburn on Jan. 23...Made both free throw tries for two points at Florida on Jan. 13...Scored a season-high five points on 2-for-5 shooting versus Alabama on Jan. 6...Logged five minutes versus Ole Miss on Jan. 9. Non-Conference Notes... Made her only shot attempt and scored two points versus ETSU on Dec. 2...Went 1-for-2 from behind the arc to score three points at Old Dominion on Dec. 5...Drilled 1-of-3 trey attempts, scoring three points and recording season highs in rebounds (4) and assists (2) in a season-best 14 minutes versus Lamar on Dec. 1...Made 1-of-2 trey attempts for three points in 12 minutes versus Georgia Tech on Nov. 26 at the Paradise Jam at the U.S. Virgin Islands...Scored three points in 13 minutes off the bench in her season debut versus Chattanooga on Nov. 15.
SYDNEY SMALLBONE Senior • 5-10 • Guard Granger, Ind. St. Joseph’s H.S. Tip-Offs Smallbone has accepted a job with a multinational logistics corporation upon her graduation in May. SMALLBONE’S 2010-11 SEASON HIGHS Points: ............................ 6 vs. LSU (2-27-11) Rebounds: ................. 4 vs. Lamar (12-1-10) Assists: ....................... 2 vs. Lamar (12-1-10) Steals: ........................1 at Auburn (1-23-11)* Blocks: ........................................................ 0 Field Goals: .............. 2 vs. Alabama (1-6-11) 3-Pointers: ..................... 2 vs. LSU (2-27-11) Free Throws: ................2 at Florida (1-13-11) Minutes: .................... 14 vs. Lamar (12-1-10) SMALLBONE’S CAREER HIGHS Points: ..................12 vs. Virginia (11-17-08)* Rebounds: ................ 4 vs. Lamar (12-1-10)* Assists: ..4 vs. Middle Tennessee (12-11-08)* Steals: ..... 3 vs. Western Carolina (11-25-08) Blocks: .........1 at San Francisco (12-22-09)* Field Goals: .......... 4 vs. Alabama (2-12-09)* 3-Pointers: .............4 vs. Arkansas (1-24-08) Free Throws: ......... 4 vs. Vanderbilt (3-6-10)* Minutes: ................. 36 vs. Virginia (11-17-08) SMALLBONE’S SEC TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points: .....................4 vs. Vanderbilt (3-6-10) Rebounds: ................2 vs. Alabama (3-5-09) Assists: ...................... 2 vs. Florida (3-6-09)* Steals: ................... 1 vs. Vanderbilt (3-6-10)* Blocks: ........................................................ 0 Field Goals: ............ 1 vs. Ole Miss (3-5-10)* Three-pointers: ....... 1 vs. Alabama (3-5-09)* Free Throws: ..........4 vs. Vanderbilt (3-6-10) Minutes: ..................12 vs. Alabama (3-5-09) *indicates most recent high
2010-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent CHATTANOOGA ARIZONA STATE Missouri* Georgia Tech* LAMAR Old Dominion ETSU RUTGERS ALABAMA OLE MISS Florida Auburn MISSISSIPPI STATE Arkansas FLORIDA SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA LSU Georgia^
Date 11/15/10 11/21/10 11/25/10 11/26/10 12/1/10 12/5/10 12/22/10 12/30/10 1/6/11 1/9/11 1/13/11 1/23/11 1/27/11 1/30/11 2/10/11 2/17/11 2/21/11 2/27/11 3/5/11
Min 13 3 12 4 14 5 6 5 13 5 4 2 3 1 2 2 3 13 4
GS
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FG-A 1-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-4 1-3 1-1 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-2
3FG-A 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-2
FT-A 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Rebs O-D-T 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-2-4 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-2-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0
PF 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TO 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Blk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stl 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pts 3 0 3 0 3 3 2 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
STL 12 9 4 5 30
PTS-AVG 83-2.9 95-3.1 58-2.3 27-1.4 263-2.5
* at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands ^SEC Tournament
CAREER TOTALS FOR SYDNEY SMALLBONE YEAR 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 TOTAL
GP 29 31 25 19 104
GS 0 6 3 1 10
MIN-AVG 329-11.3 326-10.5 221-8.8 114-6.0 990-9.5
FG 27 31 17 9 84
FGA 86 90 42 23 241
PCT .314 .344 .405 .391 .349
3FG 19 23 12 6 60
3FGA 63 69 33 15 180
PCT .302 .333 .364 .400 .333
FT 10 10 12 3 35
FTA 12 12 15 4 43
PCT .833 .833 .800 .750 .814
OFF DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO 9 22 31-1.1 18-0 11 20 31-1.0 21-0 4 11 15-0.6 14-0 4 10 14-0.7 4-0 28 63 91-0.9 57-0
AST 27 24 13 5 69
TO 22 18 12 4 56
BLK 2 2 1 0 5
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Highlights... Was named to the Capitol One Academic All-District Second Team for District 4 on Feb. 3..Scored 18 points for second straight game on Jan. 30 at Arkansas in a career-best 39 minutes...Tallied 18 points in a career-best 37 minutes against Mississippi State on her 20th birthday, Jan. 27.. Tennessee is 16-0 all-time when Spani reaches double figures...Spani scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed six boards versus Rutgers on Dec. 30...The game before that, versus ETSU on Dec. 22, Spani notched her first career double-double, springing for 15 points and 12 boards...A natural forward with deep range that can stretch a defense, she became just the 13th Lady Vol to start her first game at Rocky Top last season. At 2011 SEC Tournament... Scored eight points and grabbed six boards in the semifinals versus Georgia...Started and played 19 minutes, grabbing four boards against Florida in second round action.
TABER SPANI Soph. • 6-1 • Forward/Guard Lee’s Summit, Mo. Home School Tip-Offs Spani comes from athletic lineage, as her father Gary Spani had a 10-year NFL career as a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs and is still the football club’s all-time leading tackler. SPANI’S 2010-11 SEASON HIGHS Points:................... 22 vs. Rutgers (12-30-10) Rebounds: ............... 12 vs. ETSU (12-22-10) Assists: ...................... 5 vs. Alabama (1-6-11) Steals:.......................... 2 at Auburn (1-23-11) Blocks: .............................. 1 at LSU (1-2-11)* Field Goals: . 7 vs. Mississippi State (1-27-11)* Free Throws: ............. 7 vs. Alabama (1-6-11) 3-Pointers: .............. 3 at Arkansas (1-20-11)* Minutes: ..................39 at Arkansas (1-30-11) SPANI’S CAREER HIGHS Points:................... 22 vs. Rutgers (12-30-10) Rebounds: ............... 12 vs. ETSU (12-22-10) Assists: ...................... 5 vs. Alabama (1-6-11) Steals:........................ 2 vs. Baylor (3-27-10)* Blocks: .....................2 vs. Vanderbilt (3-6-10) Field Goals: . 7 vs. Mississippi State (1-27-11)* 3-Pointers: .............. 3 at Arkansas (1-20-11)* Free Throws: ............. 7 vs. Alabama (1-6-11) Minutes: ..................39 at Arkansas (1-30-11) SPANI’S SEC TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points:......................... 8 vs. Georgia (3-5-11) Rebounds: .................. 6 vs. Georgia (3-5-11) Assists: ....................4 vs. Vanderbilt (3-6-10) Steals:........................1 vs. Georgia (3-5-11)* Blocks: .....................2 vs. Vanderbilt (3-6-10) Field Goals: ................ 3 vs. Georgia (3-5-11) 3-Pointers: .................. 1 vs. Georgia (3-5-11) Free Throws: .............1 vs. Georgia (3-5-11)* Minutes: ...................23 vs. Ole Miss (3-5-10) *indicates most recent high
SEC Notes... Dropped 11 points and dished three dimes versus Georgia on Feb. 21, her first double-figure game since Jan. 30...Scored five points in 27 minutes versus South Carolina on Feb. 17...Scored five points on 1-of-8 shooting versus Florida on Feb.10...Scored two points in 24 minutes at Kentucky on Feb. 7...Scored 18 points for second straight game on Jan. 30 at Arkansas in a career-best 39 minutes...Tallied 18 points in a career-best 37 minutes against Mississippi State on her 20th birthday, Jan. 27...Scored eight points and made 2-for-4 from three at Auburn on Jan. 23...Erupted for three first-half three-pointers on four attempts and finished with nine points and five boards at South Carolina on Jan. 20...Was held scoreless on 0-for-3 shooting, but grabbed five boards, versus Vanderbilt on Jan. 15...Tallied four points and four boards at Florida on Jan. 13...Dropped 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting in 20 minutes versus Ole Miss on Jan. 9...Scored 15 points on 4-of-7 shooting and dished a career-high five assists versus Alabama on Jan. 6...Finished 0-for-2 from the field at LSU with a block and a steal in 23 minutes. Non-Conference Notes... Scored a career-high 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting and grabbed six boards versus Rutgers on Dec. 30...Tallied 15 points and a career-best 12 rebounds against ETSU on Dec. 22 for her first career double-double...The 12 boards doubled her previous career high...Scored 10 points on 3-of7 shooting, helping propel UT to a 16-6 lead with two treys in the game’s first four minutes, versus Stanford on Dec. 19...Averaged 12.5 ppg and reached double figures off the bench in all contests during a four-game stretch in November (Nov. 15-25)...Averaged 6.0 ppg and 3.7 rpg in 21.3 mpg in three games versus Missouri, Georgia Tech and Georgetown at the Paradise Jam at the U.S. Virgin Islands from Nov. 25-27...Scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting in a season-high 30 minutes off the bench versus Arizona State on Nov. 21...Scored 14 points for the second straight game in 25 minutes off the bench, making 2-of-3 from behind the arc, against Virginia on Nov. 18...Tallied 14 points on 5-of-13 shooting in 27 minutes off the bench against Chattanooga on Nov. 15. Made 3-of-9 three-point attempts, as UT broke its single-game record for treys with 15.
2010-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Louisville CHATTANOOGA VIRGINIA ARIZONA STATE Missouri* Georgia Tech* Georgetown* LAMAR Old Dominion Texas Baylor STANFORD ETSU RUTGERS Louisiana State ALABAMA OLE MISS Florida VANDERBILT South Carolina Auburn MISSISSIPPI STATE Arkansas Kentucky FLORIDA Vanderbilt SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA Ole Miss LSU Florida^ Georgia^
Date 11/12/10 11/15/10 11/18/10 11/21/10 11/25/10 11/26/10 11/27/10 12/1/10 12/5/10 12/12/10 12/14/10 12/19/10 12/22/10 12/30/10 1/2/11 1/6/11 1/9/11 1/13/11 1/15/11 1/20/11 1/23/11 1/27/11 1/30/11 2/7/11 2/10/11 2/13/11 2/17/11 2/21/11 2/24/11 2/27/11 3/4/11 3/5/11
Min 12 27 25 30 28 21 15 17 24 15 22 29 29 27 23 22 20 25 19 30 18 37 39 24 25 18 27 24 15 20 19 21
GS *
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
FG-A 0-3 5-13 4-8 5-7 4-11 3-7 0-3 3-8 1-5 3-6 2-6 3-7 6-13 7-11 0-2 4-7 6-8 2-5 0-3 3-4 3-8 7-12 6-12 1-6 1-8 0-7 2-7 5-8 2-4 2-6 0-1 3-6
3FG-A 0-2 3-9 2-3 1-2 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-3 2-4 2-5 2-4 0-2 0-3 0-2 0-2 0-2 3-4 2-4 2-4 3-5 0-0 1-3 0-3 1-3 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-4
FT-A 0-0 1-3 4-5 1-2 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-2 2-2 1-2 6-6 0-0 7-7 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-2 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1
Rebs O-D-T 1-0-1 1-2-3 1-3-4 2-2-4 3-3-6 1-0-1 3-1-4 4-2-6 1-4-5 3-2-5 0-6-6 1-3-4 4-8-12 2-4-6 0-0-0 1-5-6 1-1-2 0-4-4 0-5-5 0-5-5 1-2-3 3-2-5 2-3-5 1-0-1 2-3-5 1-2-3 0-1-1 2-0-2 1-3-4 0-1-1 1-3-4 1-5-6
PF 1 0 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0
A 0 3 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 5 1 3 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 1
TO 2 1 2 2 1 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1
Blk 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Stl 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Pts 0 14 14 12 10 8 0 6 4 7 5 10 15 22 0 15 14 4 0 9 8 18 18 2 5 2 5 11 4 4 1 8
* at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands ^SEC Tournament
CAREER TOTALS FOR TABER SPANI YEAR 2009-10 2010-11 TOTAL
GP 33 32 65
GS 16 22 38
MIN-AVG 615-18.6 747-23.3 1382-21.3
FG 69 93 162
FGA 167 222 389
PCT .413 .419 .416
3FG 26 29 55
3FGA 71 84 155
PCT .366 .345 .355
FT 28 40 68
FTA 37 51 88
PCT OFF DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO .757 41 49 90-2.7 40-0 .784 44 85 129-4.0 38-0 .773 85 134 219-3.4 78-0
AST 43 45 88
TO 41 47 88
BLK 8 7 15
STL 11 14 25
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
PTS-AVG 192-5.8 255-8.0 447-6.9
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Highlights... Captured SEC Player of the Year honors from the league’s coaches on Tuesday...Also named to the All-SEC First Team...Was sensational in front of friends and family in her home state of Arkansas on Jan. 30, tying a career high with 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting, while making a career-best six treys versus the Razorbacks...Has 10 double doubles this season and 16 for her career...The versatile guard/forward became the 35th Lady Vol to score 1,000 career points versus ETSU on Dec. 22...Was named SEC Player of the Week on Feb. 13...After a meeting with Lady Vol head coach Pat Summitt where the all-time winningest coach in NCAA history told Stricklen she should be an All-American, she responded with 18 points and 13 boards, while hitting 3-of-5 from deep versus Ole Miss on Jan. 9...Last season, Stricklen recorded just the second triple-double in Lady Vol history against Oklahoma on Jan. 3, 2010, tallying 17 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists...A preseason All-SEC First Team selection and a member of the preseason Naismith Award, Wade Award and Wooden Award Watch Lists...Has started every game of her career. Since That Talk From Coach Summitt.. Since Pat Summitt had a meeting with Shekinna Stricklen prior to UT’s first meeting with Ole Miss on Jan. 9, where the alltime winningest coach in NCAA basketball history told the guard/forward she needed to start playing like the All-American she should be, Stricklen has responded by averaging 14.8 ppg and 8.8 rpg, while shooting 49.2 percent from the field, 41.0 percent from three and 79.2 percent from the free throw line in 16 games. Before that meeting with Summitt, Stricklen was averaging just 10.0 ppg and 6.4 rpg with shooting percentages of 45.9 from the field, 25.8 from three and 71.4 from the line in the season’s first 16 games. At the 2011 SEC Tournament... Scored nine points on 4-of-8 shooting in the semifinals versus Georgia...Scored 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting and grabbed seven boards in second round action versus Florida. It’s her third 20-point game this season. Versus Kentucky... Is averaging 15.6 ppg and 8.2 rpg, while shooting 45.6 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from three in five career games versus the Wildcats.
SHEKINNA STRICKLEN Junior • 6-2 • Guard/Forward Morrilton, Ark. Morrilton H.S. Tip-Offs Last season, Stricklen recorded just the second triple-double in Lady Vol history against Oklahoma on Jan. 3, 2010, tallying 17 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists. STRICKLEN’S 2010-11 SEASON HIGHS Points:................... 26 at Arkansas (1-30-11)* Rebounds: .....16 at South Carolina (1-20-11) Assists: ..................... 6 vs. Georgia (2-21-11) Steals:........4 vs. Mississippi State (1-27-11)* Blocks: ....................... 2 vs. Lamar (12-1-10)* Field Goals: ............10 at Arkansas (1-30-11) 3-Pointers: ................6 at Arkansas (1-30-11) Free Throws: .. 6 vs. Arizona State (11-21-10)* Minutes: ................. 39 at Vanderbilt (2/13/11) STRICKLEN’S CAREER HIGHS Points: .................. 26 at Arkansas (1-30-11)* Rebounds: ....16 at South Carolina (1-20-11) Assists: ................. 12 vs. Oklahoma (1-3-10) Steals: .................... 5 at Oklahoma (2-2-09)* Blocks: .......... 3 vs. South Carolina (1-7-10)* Field Goals: .......... 10 at Arkansas (1-30-11)* 3-Pointers: ................6 at Arkansas (1-30-11) Free Throws: ........ 11 vs. Rutgers (12-13-09) Minutes: ................... 40 vs. Baylor (3-27-10)* STRICKLEN’S SEC TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points: .......................20 vs. Florida (3-4-11)* Rebounds: ...............9 vs. Kentucky (3-7-10) Assists: .................. 7 vs. Vanderbilt (3-6-10)* Steals: ......................3 vs. Kentucky (3-7-10) Blocks: .....................2 vs. Kentucky (3-7-10) Field Goals: .................. 8 vs. Florida (3-4-11) 3-Pointers: .................3 vs. Alabama (3-5-09) Free Throws: ................5 vs. Florida (3-6-09) Minutes: ................. 39 vs. Kentucky (3-4-11) *Indicates most recent high
Versus Ranked Teams... Is averaging 11.2 ppg and 8.7 rpg, while shooting 42.6 percent from the field and 26.7 percent from three in six games versus ranked teams this season. SEC Notes... Led UT in scoring at 13.8 ppg in league play...Tallied her 10th double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 boards versus LSU on Feb. 27...Dished a season-best six assists versus Georgia on Feb. 21...Recorded her ninth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 boards versus South Carolina on Feb. 17...Dropped 14 points at nine boards on Vanderbilt on Feb. 13...Scored 17 points, including 12 in the first half, versus Florida on Feb. 10...Dropped 20 points, including 18 in the second half, at Kentucky on Feb. 7...Was sensational in front of friends and family in her home state of Arkansas on Jan. 30, tying a career high with 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting, while making a career-best six treys versus the Razorbacks...She made her first four shots, including three treys and had 12 points in the game’s first nine minutes...Scored 10 points, grabbed 10 boards and recorded four steals versus Mississippi State on Jan. 27...Scored 18 points for the second straight game at Auburn on Jan. 23, exploding for 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the contest’s first 10 minutes...Played all five positions at South Carolina on Jan. 20, finishing with 18 points and a career-best 16 rebounds...Scored 11 points and grabbed 12 boards at Florida on Jan. 13...Scored 18 points and grabbed 13 boards versus Ole Miss on Jan. 9. Non-Conference Notes... Nabbed her second straight 11-rebound game at Baylor on Dec. 14, but shot just 1-of-9 from the field...Recorded a doubledouble (10 pts, 11 rebs) in 32 minutes, playing primarily at the four spot, at Texas on Dec. 12...Recorded a double-double (14 pts and 12 rebs) in 26 minutes versus Lamar on Dec. 1....Also had a double-double (14 pts and 12 rebs) in season opener at Louisville on Nov. 12...Playing primarily on the wing and in the post, scored 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting at Old Dominion on Dec. 5...Finished with 15 points and four assists against the Virginia on Nov. 18.
2010-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Louisville CHATTANOOGA VIRGINIA ARIZONA STATE Missouri* Georgia Tech* Georgetown* LAMAR Old Dominion Texas Baylor STANFORD ETSU RUTGERS Louisiana State ALABAMA OLE MISS Florida VANDERBILT South Carolina Auburn MISSISSIPPI STATE Arkansas` Kentucky FLORIDA Vanderbilt SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA Ole Miss LSU Florida^ Georgia^
Date 11/12/10 11/15/10 11/18/10 11/21/10 11/25/10 11/26/10 11/27/10 12/1/10 12/5/10 12/12/10 12/14/10 12/19/10 12/22/10 12/30/10 1/2/11 1/6/11 1/9/11 1/13/11 1/15/11 1/20/11 1/23/11 1/2711 1/30/11 2/7/11 2/10/11 2/13/11 2/17/11 2/21/11 2/24/11 2/27/11 3/4/11 3/5/11
Min 32 13 28 28 19 27 36 26 33 32 34 33 17 28 18 16 32 29 24 38 33 37 38 38 36 39 37 29 29 38 34 26
GS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
FG-A 4-10 1-5 6-9 5-9 4-8 3-8 4-9 7-11 5-9 4-9 1-9 5-11 2-7 6-11 1-3 3-5 5-12 4-9 3-5 7-18 8-14 3-13 10-15 8-15 6-10 4-8 4-10 4-8 3-6 6-11 8-15 4-8
3FG-A 0-3 0-2 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-3 1-2 0-1 0-4 0-1 1-1 3-5 1-3 0-2 0-1 2-4 0-2 6-9 2-4 3-6 1-3 0-2 1-4 3-6 3-4 1-4 0-2
FT-A 6-7 0-1 1-3 6-8 0-0 2-2 1-2 0-0 3-5 2-3 0-0 4-5 3-4 0-0 3-4 1-1 5-6 2-2 0-1 4-5 0-0 4-4 0-0 2-3 2-2 5-7 4-5 2-2 1-2 3-4 3-4 1-1
Rebs O-D-T 4-8-12 3-0-3 0-1-1 1-4-5 1-5-6 1-4-5 2-3-5 4-8-12 0-2-2 4-7-11 5-6-11 4-3-7 5-3-8 1-4-5 0-1-1 1-4-5 6-7-13 3-9-12 2-6-8 5-11-16 3-3-6 4-6-10 0-4-4 4-8-12 1-5-6 2-7-9 5-5-10 0-6-6 2-4-6 1-10-11 4-3-7 4-0-4
PF 3 3 2 2 1 2 4 1 1 4 1 2 4 0 3 1 2 2 3 3 0 1 1 3 1 3 2 0 1 3 1 0
A 2 2 4 1 1 1 2 4 2 3 0 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 4 2 2 6 3 1 2 1
TO 2 1 3 2 0 2 7 3 1 1 6 3 2 0 0 1 3 3 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1
Blk 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stl 4 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
Pts 14 2 15 18 9 9 9 14 11 10 2 15 7 12 5 8 18 11 6 18 18 10 26 20 17 14 12 11 10 17 20 9
STL 58 43 40 141
PTS-AVG 424-13.3 445-12.7 397-12.4 1266-12.8
* at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands ^ SEC Tournament
CAREER TOTALS FOR SHEKINNA STRICKLEN YEAR 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 TOTAL
GP 32 35 32 99
GS 32 35 32 99
MIN-AVG 1009-31.5 1046-29.9 957-29.9 3032-30.6
FG 153 164 148 465
FGA 392 373 310 1075
PCT .390 .440 .477 .433
3FG 32 33 33 98
3FGA 110 103 92 305
PCT .291 .320 .359 .321
FT 86 84 68 238
FTA 113 102 90 305
PCT .761 .824 .756 .780
OFF DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO 79 111 190-5.9 92-3 76 137 213-6.1 52-0 84 158 242-7.6 61-0 239 406 645-6.5 205-3
AST 95 135 65 295
TO 105 87 57 249
BLK 21 25 12 58
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Highlights... Tennessee is 14-0 all-time when Williams scores in double figures...Lefty with a smooth pullup jumper is the first guard off Tennessee’s bench..Tied a season high with 14 points on 7-for-12 shooting at Kentucky on Feb. 7...Was named Lady Vol Player of the Game versus Vanderbilt on Jan. 15, scoring 13 points and tallying eight boards...Blocked a career-best four shots in consecutive games versus Alabama and Ole Miss..Recorded a career-high nine rebounds versus Alabama on Jan. 6...At Texas on Dec. 12, Williams logged a career-best 37 minutes and scored a season-best 14 points, while making a career-best seven field goals (in 15 attempts)...Scored 12 points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting in an efficient 17 minutes off the bench versus Chattanooga on Nov. 15... Scored a career-high 17 points off the bench at South Carolina in 2009-10, icing the game with a pair of free throws with 19 seconds remaining to provide the final margin. At the 2011 SEC Tournament... Dropped in three points in 11 minutes off the bench versus Georgia in the semifinals...Scored nine points and dished a team-best four assists in 26 minutes off the bench in second round action versus Florida.
KAMIKO WILLIAMS Sophomore • 5-11 • Guard Clarksville, Tenn. Northeast H.S. Tip-Offs Williams’ father, Vincent, is a United States Army Master Sergeant, and he is currently stationed overseas.
WILLIAMS’ 2010-11 HIGHS Points:..................... 14 at Kentucky (2-7-11)* Rebounds: ................. 9 vs. Alabama (1-6-11) Assists: ........................4 vs. Florida (3-4-11)* Steals:............ 3 vs. Old Dominion (12-5-10)* Blocks: ......................4 vs. Ole Miss (1-9-11)* Field Goals: .............. 7 at Kentucky (2-7-11)* 3-Pointers: ............2 vs. Vanderbilt (1-15-11)* Free Throws: ........... 6 vs. Virginia (11-18-10) Minutes: ..................... 37 at Texas (12-12-10) WILLIAMS’ CAREER HIGHS Points:........... 17 at South Carolina (1-31-10) Rebounds: ................. 9 vs. Alabama (1-6-11) Assists: ..........6 vs. Old Dominion (12-30-09) Steals:............ 4 at San Francisco (12-22-09) Blocks: ......................4 vs. Ole Miss (1-9-11)* Field Goals: .............. 7 at Kentucky (2-7-11)* 3-Pointers: ............2 vs. Vanderbilt (1-15-11)* Free Throws: ........... 6 vs. Virginia (11-18-10) Minutes: ..................... 37 at Texas (12-12-10) WILLIAMS’ SEC TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points:.......................... 9 vs. Florida (3-4-11) Rebounds: ................4 vs. Kentucky (3-7-10) Assists: ......................... 4 vs. Florida (3-4-11) Steals:.......................2 vs. Kentucky (3-7-10) Blocks: .......................2 vs. Ole Miss (3-5-10) Field Goals: ..............4 vs. Kentucky (3-7-10) 3-Pointers: ............2 vs. Vanderbilt (1-15-11)* Free Throws: ............... 3 vs. Florida (3-4-11) Minutes: ..................... 26 vs. Florida (3-4-11) * indicates most recent high
SEC Notes... Was impressive off the bench, tying a season-best with 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting at Kentucky on Feb. 7...Dropped 10 points on Arkansas on Jan. 30...Scored 10 points and had two blocks in her fourth start of the season versus Mississippi State on Jan. 27...Dished a season-best-tying four assists at Auburn on Jan. 23...Was named Lady Vol Player of the Game versus Vanderbilt on Jan. 15, scoring 13 points and tallying eight boards...Scored six points at Florida on Jan. 13...Blocked a career-best four shots for the second straight game versus Ole Miss on Jan. 9...Added two steals and four points versus the Rebels...Recorded career highs of nine rebounds and four blocks versus Alabama on Jan. 6...In 28 minutes off the bench in the SEC opener at LSU on Jan. 2, scored 13 points on 5-of-12 shooting. Non-Conference Notes... Scored four points on 2-of-5 shooting in 13 minutes off the bench versus Rutgers on Dec. 30... Scored six points on 3-of-5 shooting in 12 minutes off the bench versus Stanford on Dec. 19... Scored nine points on 4-of-5 shooting in 17 minutes versus ETSU on Dec. 22...Made a three and scored five points (2-10 shooting) in 26 minutes in her fifth career start at Baylor on Dec. 14...Played a career-best 37 minutes and scored a season-best 14 points on a career-best seven baskets, while dishing a season-best four assists and making zero turnovers at Texas on Dec. 12...Made 4-of-5 shots, scored 10 points and recorded three steals in just 16 minutes at Old Dominion...Nabbed her first starting assignment of the season, and third of career, versus Lamar on Dec. 1 and finished with a season-best 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including 2-of-3 from behind the arc, along with three steals, two assists and two blocks...Averaged 7.7 ppg on 52.9 percent shooting in 18 mpg in three games at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands from Nov. 25-27...Connected on 6-of-13 shot attempts for 12 points versus Arizona State on Nov. 21. Added five rebounds, two assists and two steals against the Sun Devils...Snatched a career-best eight boards and scored 12 points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting in an efficient 17 minutes off the bench versus Chattanooga on Nov. 15. 2010-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Louisville CHATTANOOGA VIRGINIA ARIZONA STATE Missouri* Georgia Tech* Georgetown LAMAR Old Dominion Texas Baylor STANFORD ETSU RUTGERS Louisiana State ALABAMA OLE MISS Florida VANDERBILT South Carolina Auburn MISSISSIPPI STATE Arkansas Kentucky FLORIDA Vanderbilt SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA Ole Miss LSU Florida^ Georgia^
Date 11/12/10 11/15/10 11/18/10 11/21/10 11/25/10 11/26/10 11/27/10 12/1/10 12/5/10 12/12/10 12/14/10 12/19/10 12/22/10 12/30/10 1/2/11 1/6/11 1/9/11 1/13/11 1/15/11 1/20/11 1/23/11 1/27/11 1/30/11 2/7/11 2/10/11 2/13/11 2/17/11 2/21/11 2/24/11 2/27/11 3/4/11 3/5/11
Min 11 17 17 20 19 21 14 23 16 37 26 12 17 13 28 17 14 15 17 10 20 28 22 26 18 24 11 14 15 13 26 11
GS
* * * *
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FG-A 1-3 6-6 1-4 6-13 4-6 2-6 3-5 5-7 4-5 7-15 2-10 3-5 4-5 2-5 5-12 2-8 2-4 3-7 5-7 0-3 0-4 5-9 4-7 7-12 1-7 3-7 2-4 2-5 1-3 2-3 3-6 1-2
3FG-A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 1-2 0-1 2-3 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0
FT-A 0-1 0-0 6-6 0-0 1-2 1-2 1-1 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-5 1-2
Rebs O-D-T 0-3-3 4-4-8 2-0-2 2-3-5 0-1-1 1-1-2 2-0-2 0-0-0 1-4-5 2-5-7 1-2-3 1-0-1 1-3-4 1-1-2 2-2-4 4-5-9 2-1-3 2-0-2 2-6-8 0-2-2 1-2-3 0-2-2 3-1-4 0-4-4 2-1-3 2-3-5 1-3-4 3-4-7 1-1-2 0-2-2 1-1-2 1-0-1
PF 1 2 2 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 3 0 1 0 2 3 0
A 2 2 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 4 0
TO 4 1 4 2 1 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 3 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
Blk 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Stl 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Pts 2 12 8 12 10 6 7 13 10 14 5 6 9 4 13 7 4 6 13 0 1 10 10 14 2 6 5 5 2 4 9 3
STL 25 26 51
PTS-AVG 137-4.0 232-7.3 369-5.6
* at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands ^SEC Tournament
CAREER TOTALS FOR KAMIKO WILLIAMS YEAR 2009-10 2010-11 TOTAL
GP 34 32 66
GS 2 4 6
MIN-AVG 436-12.8 592-18.5 1028-15.6
FG 58 98 156
FGA 137 205 342
PCT .423 .478 .456
3FG 1 9 10
3FGA 3 23 26
PCT .333 .391 .385
FT 20 27 47
FTA 27 38 65
PCT OFF DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO .741 13 51 64-1.9 44-0 .711 46 64 110-3.4 42-0 .723 59 115 174-2.6 86-0
AST 55 51 106
TO 42 46 88
BLK 18 21 39
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Exhibition #1: Carson-Newman Nov. 2, 2010 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (11,071) # 34 35 04 10 24 01 03 11 13 14 22 25
VISITORS: Carson-Newman PLAYER FG 3FG FT RB F TP A MILES 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 4 2 0 DEPEW 4-4 2-2 0-0 2 4 10 0 CLEAR 2-10 1-3 5-8 6 2 10 3 MOORE 5-12 1-4 3-3 1 1 14 0 MENDENHALL 7-15 0-3 2-2 6 2 16 4 HOWARD 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 BATES 0-2 0-0 2-3 2 1 2 0 DYE 1-1 0-0 1-1 1 0 3 0 HUNTER 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 JACKSON 0-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 BLACKWELL 2-4 1-2 0-0 3 2 5 1 MOODY 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 0 TEAM 3 Totals 23-56 5-14 15-19 28 21 66 8
TO 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 3 1 0 1 1
BK 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 1
Game #1: Louisville Nov. 12, 2010 • Louisville, Ky. KFC Yum! Center (22,124)
Exhibition #2: Union (Tenn.) Nov. 7, 2010 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (11,252) S 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
# 04 33 20 21 53 05 10 15 23 32 34
PLAYER ADAMS CHAN HUDSON BRYANT ROSS McLAUGHLIN PARKER SHARPE GARNER OLUMASI DUOL TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Union (Tenn.) FG 3FG FT RB F TP A 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 3 2 0 2-10 0-0 0-0 5 3 4 1 6-14 5-10 0-0 1 2 17 2 2-5 2-5 0-0 3 3 6 1 6-11 0-0 4-8 0 1 16 5 2-5 2-4 0-0 6 1 6 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 20-52 9-19 4-8 23 15 53 9
TO 2 6 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0
BK 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 5
S 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-23 39.1% 2nd Half: 11-29 37.9% Game: 38.5% TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd Half: 10-27 37.0% Game: 41.1% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 6-13 46.2% Game: 47.4% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 35.7% F Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 50.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 9-12 75.0% 2nd Half: 6-7 85.7% Game: 78.9% HOME: Tennessee HOME: Tennessee # PLAYER FG 3FG FT RB F TP A TO BK S # PLAYER FG 3FG FT RB F TP A TO BK S 13 SPANI 4-9 2-6 0-0 4 1 10 2 2 0 3 13 SPANI 9-14 4-6 0-0 6 0 22 3 2 0 2 15 MANNING 5-7 0-0 3-4 8 0 13 4 1 0 0 15 MANNING 6-11 0-2 3-6 13 4 15 4 3 0 2 25 JOHNSON 6-10 1-1 7-8 11 2 20 2 3 0 1 25 JOHNSON 8-12 0-0 10-12 9 1 26 2 4 1 1 05 BJORKLUND 2-10 1-7 2-2 4 2 7 5 0 1 2 04 WILLIAMS 4-6 1-1 0-1 7 5 9 2 1 1 2 40 STRICKLEN 4-6 2-4 0-0 3 0 10 3 1 1 1 40 STRICKLEN 5-7 4-5 1-2 2 2 15 1 0 0 0 01 BASS 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01 BASS 0-3 0-2 2-2 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 10 SIMMONS 4-11 0-3 0-1 5 1 8 2 4 2 1 10 SIMMONS 4-12 1-5 2-2 1 4 11 5 1 0 1 12 AVANT 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 20 SMALLBONE 3-6 2-5 2-2 5 1 10 0 0 0 1 20 SMALLBONE 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 TEAM 2 21 BAUGH 3-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 6 1 1 2 0 Totals 39-71 12-26 20-27 45 19 110 20 12 2 10 52 CAIN 3-4 0-0 0-0 10 0 6 0 2 5 0 TEAM 1 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 22-36 61.1% 2nd Half: 17-35 48.6% Game: 54.9% Totals 33-67 7-25 13-17 49 8 86 23 14 11 8 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 8-13 61.5% 2nd Half: 4-13 30.8% Game: 46.2% F Throw % 1st Half: 11-14 78.6% 2nd Half: 9-13 69.2% Game: 74.1% TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-32 43.8% 2nd Half: 19-35 54.3% Game: 49.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-14 28.6% 2nd Half: 3-11 27.3% Game: 28.0% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total F Throw % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5% 2nd Half: 6-9 66.7% Game: 76.5% Carson-Newman 36 30 66 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total #4/4 Tennessee 63 47 110 Union 21 32 53 #4/4 Tennessee 39 47 86 Officials: Laura C. Morris, Kelly Johnson, Gina Cross
# 15 25 40 05 13 04 10 12 21 52
PLAYER MANNING JOHNSON STRICKLEN BJORKLUND SPANI WILLIAMS SIMMONS AVANT BAUGH CAIN TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 1-4 0-0 3-4 7 3 5 4-10 0-3 6-7 12 3 14 2-8 2-6 0-0 5 0 6 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 1-3 0-0 0-1 3 1 2 9-20 2-7 2-4 8 2 22 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 7 4 2 4-6 0-0 0-0 7 4 8
A 3 0 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 0
TO 3 3 2 3 2 4 5 1 2 3 1 24-59 4-18 11-16 53 18 63 11 29
BK 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
S 2 3 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0
3
13
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-32 37.5% 2nd Half: 12-27 44.4% Game: 40.7% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-10 10.0% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 22.2% F Throw % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd Half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 68.8% # 31 33 45 23 25 03 04 05 11 30
PLAYER TAYLOR REID HINES SCHIMMEL GIBBS VAILS SLAUGHTER TAY BURKE STORY TEAM Totals
HOME: Louisville FG 3FG FT RB F TP 0-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 8-15 0-0 3-4 9 0 19 1-3 0-0 0-1 3 4 2 3-11 1-8 2-3 3 0 9 1-8 0-4 2-2 4 4 4 2-8 0-0 0-0 3 4 4 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 1 0 1-2 1-1 1-2 1 2 4 2-5 2-5 2-2 0 1 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 2 18-59 4-21 10-14 29 19 50
A 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2
TO 0 1 2 8 2 2 0 4 2 1
BK 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
10 22 2
S 0 1 3 3 0 1 1 1 3 0 13
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-28 32.1% 2nd Half: 9-31 29.0% Game: 30.5% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 3-14 21.4% Game: 19.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd Half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 71.4% Score by Periods #4/4 Tennessee Louisville
1st 31 26
2nd 32 24
Total 63 50
Officials: Dee Kanter, Denise Brooks, Bryan Enterline
Officials: Bill Titus, Maj Forsberg, Bill Young
EXHIBITION 1: CARSON-NEWMAN KNOXVILLE -- No. 4 Tennessee began a new women’s basketball season on Tuesday night, but a 110-66 exhibition victory over Carson-Newman in Thompson-Boling Arena couldn’t silence coach Pat Summitt’s usual refrain. That’s defense and rebounding. The final score certainly wound up in Tennessee’s favor, and the Lady Vols never trailed. Tennessee shot 54 percent from the field, including a 61-percent mark from both the field and from 3-point range in the first half. Exhibition games are all about finding places to improve. And the Lady Vols were without three post players still nursing injuries Alyssia Brewer, Kelley Cain and Vicki Baugh. That certainly altered UT’s front line, but even without those three (and senior Angie Bjorklund and freshman Lauren Avant) on the court, they still managed to outrebound the Lady Eagles 45-28. Freshman Meighan Simmons scored 11 points and led the team with five assists in her first game as a Lady Vol. Four other Lady Vols scored in double figures Tuesday night as well. Taber Spani hit four of her six 3-point attempts and finished with 22 points, while Shekinna Stricklen was 4-for-5 beyond the 3-point line and had 15 points. Forward Alicia Manning didn’t have much trouble on the boards, grabbing 13 rebounds and scoring 15 points. Sydney Smallbone also reached double figures, scoring 10 points in 21 minutes.
EXHIBITION 2: UNION (TENN.)
GAME 1: LOUISVILLE
KNOXVILLE -- The University of Tennessee Lady Vol basketball team cruised to an 86-53 exhibition victory over two-time defending NAIA champions Union (Tenn.) on Nov. 7 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Union hung tough for much of the first half and drew to within 2118 before the Big Orange closed the half on an 18-3 run to take a 39-21 lead into the locker room. Tennessee was keyed by the play of sophomore Glory Johnson, who led Tennessee with 20 points and 11 rebounds, both game-highs. After being critical of her team’s defensive performance on Tuesday night against Carson-Newman, UT coach Pat Summitt spoke much more glowingly about today’s defensive effort, but emphasized that the team still has improvements to make. Tennessee got a spark from the return of Vicki Baugh. A junior forward, Baugh had not played since suffering a second torn ACL on Feb. 3, 2009. She entered the game to a standing ovation from the 11,252 fans at Thompson-Boling Arena, something she said really meant a lot to her. Three other Lady Volunteers scored in double figures, led by Alicia Manning’s 13 points. Taber Spani and Shekinna Stricklen added 10. UT pulled down 49 boards (20 offensive) to Union’s game total of 23 and forced 19 turnovers. Union head coach Mark Campbell said he was proud of his team’s effort. Kayla Hudson led the Lady Bulldogs with 17 points on 6-of-14 shooting, including 5-of-10 from way downtown.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Led by freshman guard Meighan Simmons’ 22 points off the bench before a record crowd, No. 4 Tennessee beat Louisville 63-50 on Nov. 12 in the first regular-season game at the new KFC Yum! Center. The game set a Big East women’s attendance mark of 22,124. That topped the 19,123 that then-No. 1 Connecticut drew in a visit to Freedom Hall on Jan. 12, 2008. Shekinna Stricklen scored 14 points for Tennessee, which improved to 34-3 in season openers in Summitt’s 37 seasons. Monique Reid had 19 points for Louisville in a loss that snapped a five-game winning streak in openers for the Cardinals. It was a sloppy, physical game as both teams struggled to hold onto the ball or find the basket. Louisville led 8-2 before Tennessee took the lead for good at 11-10 on a layup by Johnson. The Lady Vols wound up with 29 turnovers. Louisville had 22. Simmons got going in her own debut hit a jumper to cap a 10-0 spurt for a 15-10 lead midway through the first half. Louisville didn’t go away, not with that crowd ramping up the energy every time the Cardinals hit a big basket. Each time the Cardinals scored to trim the lead, Tennessee answered. Reid’s fastbreak layup pulled the Cardinals within 3231 in the opening minutes of the second half, and Cain scored six straight buckets underneath for Tennessee. Becky Burke hit a 3 that pulled Louisville within 40-36 with 12:40 left. Simmons took over. She got the rebound of her own miss and scored. She then hit back-to-back 3s before Stricklen’s layup gave Tennessee its first double-digit lead at 55-44 with 5:11 to go.
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Game #2: Chattanooga Nov. 15, 2010 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (10,808) # 25 03 05 22 30 12 13 21 24 32 34 35
VISITORS: Chattanooga PLAYER FG 3FG FT RB F TP HOOD 8-12 0-0 6-7 8 2 22 CHRISTOPHER 0-4 0-4 0-0 1 2 0 TOWNSEND 3-8 2-5 1-3 0 0 9 LAMBERT 1-2 0-0 0-1 4 4 2 DEWART 1-2 1-1 0-0 2 2 3 DOWNES 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 HARRIS 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 BLACK 1-5 0-1 0-0 5 1 2 BRAMBLETT 0-8 0-1 2-5 6 4 2 SMITH 1-4 1-4 0-0 2 0 3 THURLEY 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 TUCKER 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 TEAM 1 Totals 15-51 4-20 9-16 31 17 43
A 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
TO 2 2 5 3 3 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 7 22
Game #3: Virginia Nov. 18, 2010 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (10,934)
BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
0
3
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 5-23 21.7% 2nd Half: 10-28 35.7% Game: 29.4% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 3-13 23.1% Game: 20.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 56.3% HOME: Tennessee # PLAYER FG 3FG FT RB F TP 25 JOHNSON 5-7 0-0 0-0 8 2 10 52 CAIN 3-7 0-0 1-3 4 2 7 05 BJORKLUND 7-13 6-12 0-0 6 0 20 10 SIMMONS 10-16 5-8 1-3 2 2 26 40 STRICKLEN 1-5 0-2 0-1 3 3 2 01 BASS 1-2 1-1 2-2 3 4 5 04 WILLIAMS 6-6 0-0 0-0 8 2 12 13 SPANI 5-13 3-9 1-3 3 0 14 15 MANNING 2-4 0-1 0-0 10 3 4 20 SMALLBONE 1-4 0-2 1-2 0 0 3 TEAM 2 Totals 41-77 15-35 6-14 49 18 103
A 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 2 1
TO 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
25 8
BK 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
S 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1
6
12
# 50 04 02 03 15 10 14 23 30
PLAYER SHINE EGWU EDWARDS KELLUM MOORER WOLFE GERSON FRANKLIN McCALL TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Virginia FG 3FG FT RB F TP 2-6 0-0 0-0 4 3 4 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 4 2 3-6 2-3 0-0 1 1 8 6-11 1-2 5-7 7 5 18 7-18 2-4 8-11 4 5 24 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-2 0-0 2-2 3 2 2 1-4 1-3 2-2 1 3 5 5-5 0-0 0-1 8 4 10 5 25-55 6-12 17-23 34 28 73
# 25 52 05 10 40 01 04 13 15
PLAYER JOHNSON CAIN, Kelley BJORKLUND SIMMONS STRICKLEN BASS, Briana WILLIAMS SPANI MANNING TEAM Totals
HOME: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 0-3 0-0 2-4 5 5 2 4-6 0-0 0-2 7 3 8 8-15 6-10 4-4 5 0 26 5-12 0-3 2-4 4 3 12 6-9 2-3 1-3 1 2 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-4 0-0 6-6 2 2 8 4-8 2-3 4-5 4 3 14 0-1 0-0 0-0 5 1 0 2 28-58 10-19 19-28 35 19 85
Score by Periods Chattanooga #4/4 Tennessee
Officials: Dee Kantner, Lawson Newton, Eric Brewton
Total 43 103
BK 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
14 22 4
S 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 11
A 1 3 4 2 4 0 1 1 1
TO 2 3 1 2 3 0 4 2 1
BK 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
17 18 4
S 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-32 53.1% 2nd Half: 11-26 42.3% Game: 48.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 52.6% F Throw % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 18-23 78.3% Game: 67.9% Score by Periods Chattanooga #4/4 Tennessee
2nd 27 52
TO 5 1 3 2 5 1 2 0 3
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-31 48.4% 2nd Half: 10-24 41.7% Game: 45.5% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 50.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd Half: 11-14 78.6% Game: 73.9%
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 20-34 58.8% 2nd Half: 21-43 48.8% Game: 53.2% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 11-18 61.1% 2nd Half: 4-17 23.5% Game: 42.9% F Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 6-14 42.9% Game: 42.9% 1st 16 51
A 2 1 1 2 6 0 0 1 1
Game #4: Arizona State Nov. 21, 2010 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (12,229)
1st 39 41
2nd 34 44
Total 73 85
KNOXVILLE -- Tennessee assistant coach Mickie DeMoss wrote on the board before the fourth-ranked Lady Vols took the court against Chattanooga, “If you’re open, do not hesitate.” Not a problem, coach. Meighan Simmons led four players in double-digit scoring with 26 points as Tennessee hit a school-record 15 3-pointers in a 10343 romp over Chattanooga on Monday night. The freshman, who was rewarded for her 22-point performance in her first game as a Lady Vol with a starting role against Chattanooga, got things rolling with a 3-pointer 9 seconds into the game. The Lady Vols (2-0) never let up as they hit four more 3s during their opening 19-0 run. Smothered by Tennessee’s pressing defense, Chattanooga (02) didn’t score until 14:22 in the first, when Alex Black fought for a jump shot to make it 19-2. Simmons immediately answered with yet another 3-point shot, and the Lady Mocs went through another 4-minute scoring drought. Tennessee baited the Lady Mocs by going inside to its tall posts and then shooting the ball outside to whichever sharpshooter was wide open. The Lady Vols grabbed a 36-point lead off a Sydney Smallbone jumper with less than a minute to go before the break, but a free throw by Chattanooga’s Tenisha Townsend cut it to 5116. By then the Lady Vols had shot 58.8 percent from the field, made 11 of 18 from behind the arc and had three players in doubledigit scoring. Angie Bjorklund finished with 20 points, Taber Spani had 14 and Kamiko Williams added 12.
PLAYER TOBIN BENNETT SIMON BRANDON WATSON BURKE MANN EARL THOMAS FULCHER PATTERSON TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Arizona State FG 3FG FT RB F TP A 3-7 0-0 2-4 6 3 8 2 2-5 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 2 5-16 1-5 2-2 1 3 13 5 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 5 2 0 2-5 0-0 4-5 4 2 8 1 2-2 0-0 1-2 4 1 5 0 1-5 1-1 2-2 1 0 5 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 1 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 2 4 0 4-5 0-0 0-2 4 5 8 0 1-4 1-3 4-4 4 1 7 1 6 22-55 3-11 17-23 36 28 64 12
TO 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 1 4 0 0
BK 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 2
S 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-28 28.6% 2nd Half: 14-27 51.9% Game: 40.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 27.3% F Throw % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 16-19 84.2% Game: 73.9% # 25 52 05 10 40 01 04 13 15 20
PLAYER JOHNSON CAIN BJORKLUND SIMMONS STRICKLEN BASS WILLIAMS SPANI MANNING SMALLBONE TEAM Totals
HOME: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 5-12 0-0 4-9 15 4 14 2-4 0-0 2-4 6 0 6 2-7 0-4 0-0 1 4 4 4-10 0-2 2-4 1 5 10 5-9 2-3 6-8 5 2 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 6-13 0-1 0-0 5 0 12 5-7 1-2 1-2 4 3 12 2-6 0-1 0-1 6 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 31-68 3-13 15-28 45 21 80
A 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 0
TO 1 0 1 3 2 1 2 2 0 0
BK 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 12 4
S 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 8
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-35 34.3% 2nd Half: 19-33 57.6% Game: 45.6% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 1-4 25.0% Game: 23.1% F Throw % 1st Half: 7-11 63.6% 2nd Half: 8-17 47.1% Game: 53.6% Score by Periods Arizona State #4/4 Tennessee
1st 18 33
2nd 46 47
Total 64 80
Officials: Jesse Dickerson, Mary Day, Maj Forsberg
Officials: Tina Napier, Beverly Roberts, Erica Bradley
GAME 2: CHATTANOOGA
# 32 11 01 25 35 03 05 12 14 22 23
GAME 3: VIRGINIA KNOXVILLE -- The Tennessee Lady Volunteers overcame sluggish defensive play with accurate shooting against a speedy Virginia team to capture an 85-73 win at Thompson-Boling Arena on Nov. 18. Strong shooting overcame the defensive woes as the Lady Vols shot 53.1 percent against the Cavaliers in the first half. Bjorklund, who scored 24 points in a win at Virginia a season ago, made six 3-pointers and scored 26 points while playing all 40 minutes. Shekinna Stricklen added 15 points for Tennessee, and Meighan Simmons had 12. Ariana Moorer led Virginia with 24 points, Paulisha Kellum added 18 and Telia McCall had 10 points and eight rebounds. Virginia got off to a quick start, hitting its first eight shots and used a 9-0 run to take a 17-9 lead with 15:45 in the first half. Tennessee switched between their typical man-to-man defense and a zone to slow the Cavaliers down and rally back. A 3-point basket by Stricklen tied the game at 32 with 6:42 in the first half, and the Lady Vols held a 41-39 lead at halftime. Bjorklund opened the second half with a 3-pointer, launching an 8-0 run that gave Tennessee a 49-39 lead with 15:36 left. Virginia didn’t score until a pair of free throws by Ataira Franklin with 14:39 to go. The shooting effort remained cool as the Cavaliers hit only 41.7 percent of their second-half shots. The Lady Vols pushed the margin to as many as 18 points -- enough to sustain a late run by Virginia.
GAME 4: Arizona State KNOXVILLE -- Junior Glory Johnson grabbed 15 rebounds and scored 14 points inside as the Lady Volunteers beat Arizona State 80-64 on Nov. 21. Both Tennessee and Arizona State used smothering defense in the first half, but the Sun Devils’ shooting efforts fell apart halfway through under pressure by the Lady Vols. The Sun Devils wouldn’t score again in the half after taking an 18-17 lead on a jumper by Adrianne Thomas with 8:38 to go. The Lady Vols used a 16-0 run during that time to grab a 33-18 lead heading into halftime. Tennessee (4-0) took advantage of 11 first-half turnovers by Arizona State, turning them into 12 points. Instead of relying on Angie Bjorklund, their senior shooting guard, the Lady Vols spread the ball around. Shekinna Stricklen led the team with 18 points, Kamiko Williams and Taber Spani each added 12 and Meighan Simmons had 10. The Sun Devils (2-1) have relied on their own defense and rebounding to carry them this season. They limited their first two opponents to 33 percent shooting from the field while forcing a combined 46 turnovers and outrebounding their opponents an average 53-30.5. Instead, it was Lady Vols who won the rebounding battle, 45-36, as they hit 45.6 percent of their shots from the field. Arizona State shot 51.9 percent in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to overcome their 28.6 percent first-half shooting, and the Lady Vols’ lead never dropped below 13 points after halftime.
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Game #5: Missouri Nov. 25, 2010 • St. Thomas, USVI U. of the Virgin Islands’ Sports & Fitness Center (1,038) # 44 50 01 10 23 02 05 12 21 22 24 25
VISITORS: Missouri FG 3FG FT RB F TP 2-4 0-1 2-2 1 5 6 2-5 0-1 0-0 2 3 4 0-3 0-2 0-0 4 0 0 0-2 0-2 0-0 2 3 0 6-12 2-4 4-7 10 0 18 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 1 0 0-1 0-0 0-1 4 3 0 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 0 2 1-3 0-0 3-4 4 2 5 2-5 0-0 0-0 4 1 4 2-3 0-0 1-1 0 0 5 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 15-44 2-14 12-17 33 19 44
PLAYER JONES FLORES MILLS OTOTE BROWN GEE SPIETZ NIEMANN CRAFTON BROCK FLYNN THORNTON TEAM Totals
A 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
TO 2 4 1 2 4 3 1 1 5 0 1 1
BK 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 25 1
S 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-21 47.6% 2nd Half: 5-23 21.7% Game: 34.1% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3% Game: 14.3% F Throw % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 9-12 75.0% Game: 70.6% # 25 52 05 10 40 01 04 13 15 20
PLAYER JOHNSON CAIN BJORKLUND SIMMONS STRICKLEN BASS WILLIAMS SPANI MANNING SMALLBONE TEAM Totals
HOME: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 2-4 0-0 3-9 9 2 7 4-7 0-0 0-0 3 2 8 2-6 1-3 0-0 4 2 5 5-8 1-2 3-4 2 3 14 4-8 1-2 0-0 6 1 9 1-2 1-2 2-2 0 0 5 4-6 1-1 1-2 1 2 10 4-11 1-4 1-2 6 3 10 5-9 0-0 1-4 5 0 11 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 2 3 0 32-63 7-16 11-23 36 17 82
A 0 0 3 3 1 1 3 2 4 0
TO 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0
17 9
BK 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
S 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 5 1
2
13
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 18-38 47.4% 2nd Half: 14-25 56.0% Game: 50.8% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 43.8% F Throw % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 7-15 46.7% Game: 47.8% Score by Periods Missouri #4/4 Tennessee
1st 24 43
2nd 20 39
Total 44 82
Officials: Dee Kantner, Bonita Spence, Reid Brockett
Game #6: Georgia Tech Nov. 26, 2010 • St. Thomas, USVI U. of the Virgin Islands’ Sports & Fitness Center (838) # 25 52 05 10 40 01 04 13 15 20 21
PLAYER JOHNSON CAIN BJORKLUND SIMMONS STRICKLEN BASS WILLIAMS SPANI MANNING SMALLBONE BAUGH TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 5-7 0-0 5-6 18 2 15 3-3 0-0 0-1 1 2 6 2-9 1-6 2-2 1 0 7 4-10 2-7 4-6 0 2 14 3-8 1-2 2-2 5 2 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2-6 1-2 1-2 2 2 6 3-7 0-0 2-2 1 1 8 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 2 22-52 5-17 17-23 36 12 66
A 3 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0
TO 2 1 1 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 1
BK 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0
12 14 6
Game #7: Georgetown Nov. 27, 2010 • St. Thomas, USVI U. of the Virgin Islands’ Sports & Fitness Center (1,135) S 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 10
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-27 51.9% 2nd Half: 8-25 32.0% Game: 42.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 29.4% F Throw % 1st Half: 14-19 73.7% 2nd Half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 73.9% # 22 23 45 05 15 01 02 03 11 12 14 32 44
HOME: Georgia Tech PLAYER FG 3FG FT RB F TP MONTGOMERY 3-10 3-6 0-0 6 5 9 FOSTER 4-10 0-1 0-3 6 3 8 GOODLET 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 WALTHOUR 2-7 1-4 1-2 7 3 6 MARSHALL 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 0 4 MAYE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 BENNETT 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 TAYLOR 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 NGOIE-HASAHYA 2-2 0-0 1-1 1 0 5 FOGDEMARK 0-4 0-4 0-0 1 1 0 ADAMS 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 2 REGINS 1-3 0-0 2-4 3 4 4 BLAIN 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 TEAM 3 Totals 17-51 4-16 4-10 37 20 42
A 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TO 5 3 3 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 24 0
S 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 7
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-23 30.4% 2nd Half: 10-28 35.7% Game: 33.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 25.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100% 2nd Half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 40.0% Score by Periods #4/4 Tennessee Georgia Tech
1st 46 17
2nd 20 25
Total 66 42
# 05 13 03 14 20 02 11 12 15 23 24 34 42
PLAYER CRAWFORD WILSON WRIGHT RODGERS MCNUTT MAGEE WHITE MCBRIDE WILLIAMS POWELL REESE ROCHE MOORE TEAM TOTALS
VISITORS: Georgetown FG 3FG FT RB F TP 2-3 0-0 2-3 1 4 6 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1-4 1-1 4-4 3 3 7 10-18 5-7 3-6 4 2 28 4-13 4-8 1-2 4 1 13 1-3 0-0 2-2 3 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 4 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2-5 0-2 1-2 3 1 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 3 23-57 10-18 13-19 27 21 69
A 0 0 11 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
TO 0 0 5 3 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1
BK 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 17 2
S 1 1 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 15
TOTAL FG% 1st Half:11-33 33.3% 2nd Half: 12-24 50.0% Game: 40.4% 3-PT. FG% 1st Half: 7-14 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 55.6% F THROW % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 13-19 68.4% Game: 68.4%
# 25 40 52 05 10 04 13 15 21
PLAYER JOHNSON STRICKLEN CAIN BJORKLUND SIMMONS WILLIAMS SPANI MANNING BAUGH TEAM TOTALS
HOME: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 4-7 0-0 5-9 12 4 13 4-9 0-2 1-2 5 4 9 3-4 0-0 0-0 6 3 6 2-8 2-7 0-2 4 4 6 4-12 1-7 2-4 5 2 11 3-5 0-1 1-1 2 3 7 0-3 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2-6 0-1 2-4 4 0 6 3 22-55 3-18 11-22 45 21 58
A 2 2 0 1 4 0 1 1 0
TO 7 7 1 2 6 1 4 1 0
BK 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
11 29 3
S 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 7
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-25 40.0% 2nd Half: 12-30 40.0% Game: 40.0% 3-PT. FG% 1st Half: 0-6 0.0% 2nd Half: 3-12 25.0% Game: 16.7% F THROW % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 9-15 60.0% Game: 50.0% Score by Periods #12/13 Georgetown #4/4 Tennessee
1st 29 22
2nd 40 36
Total 69 58
Officials: Denise Brooks, Tim Bryant, Reid Brockett
Officials: Dee Kanter, Fatou Cissoko, Bonita Spence
GAME 5: MISSOURI ST. THOMAS, USVI -- The fourth-ranked University of Tennessee Lady Vol basketball team jumped out to an 11-2 lead in the first five minutes, 15 seconds of the opening stanza and never looked back, racing to an 82-44 victory over Missouri in its first game of the “Reef Division” at the 2010 Paradise Jam tournament at the University of the Virgin Islands’ Sports and Fitness Center. The Lady Vols improve to 5-0 on the season, while the Tigers drop to 1-2. All 10 Lady Vols that played made a basket, and Meighan Simmons was UT’s leading scorer with 14 points. The 5-9 freshman from Cibolo, Texas, has now started her career off by reaching double figures in her first five collegiate games. Raeshara Brown, of Missouri, led all scorers with 18 points, but the rest of the Tigers couldn’t muster anything offensively. UT used stifling defense throughout the game to hamper Missouri’s attack throughout the game. The Tigers missed six of their first seven shot attempts, and committed 15 turnovers to just four for the Lady Vols in the first half. After racing out to an 11-2 lead behind three buckets by 6-6 junior center Kelley Cain, the Lady Vols allowed six straight Tigers’ points. Tennessee answered by going on a 17-3 run to take a commanding 28-11 lead. The Lady Vols scored 10 straight points to open the second half, taking a 53-24 lead at the 17:19 mark. Tennessee finished the game shooting 50.8 percent, while holding the Tigers to 34.1 percent from the field.
GAME 6: Georgia Tech ST. THOMAS, USVI -- Just before the start of the second half on Friday night, the power went off and it took several minutes for the lights to come back on at the University of the Virgin Islands’ Sports and Fitness Center. With 11:28 remaining in the contest, they went out again. And again two more times in the second half. The fourth-ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball team had already said good night to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets long before the first blackout, however, racing out to a 46-17 halftime lead en route to a 66-42 victory in the “Reef Division” of the Paradise Jam tournament in a game that gave new meaning to “Black Friday.” An island-wide power outage caused delays of 13:32, 11:30, 10:45 and 7:45 for a 43:15 total delay. Relying heavily on its zone defense, Tennessee (6-0) held the Yellow Jackets (3-4) to just one field goal over a 13-minute, 28-second span of the first half and rattled off a 27-2 spurt before the halftime buzzer. No Yellow Jacket reached double figures in scoring and junior forward Glory Johnson grabbed a career-best 18 boards and scored a game-high 15 points. Tennessee led 12-11 before junior point guard Shekinna Stricklen blocked a Tyuanna Marshall layup, grabbed the rebound, pushed the ball past half court and pulled up for a three-pointer to spark the 27-2 run. Freshman Meighan Simmons continued her stellar start, scoring 14 points.
GAME 7: No. 12/13 Georgetown ST. THOMAS, USVI -- The fourth-ranked Tennessee Lady Vol basketball team got a taste of its own medicine on Saturday night at the University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center in the final game of the “Reef Division” at the 2010 Paradise Jam. No. 12/13-ranked Georgetown forced the Lady Vols to commit 29 turnovers, resulting in 31 points en route to a 69-58 victory. Heading into this matchup, Tennessee had committed just 25 turnovers in two games on the island and forced the opposition (Missouri and Georgia Tech) into committing 49 turnovers that resulted in 60 points. Georgetown captured the “Reef Division” title behind the play of guard Sugar Rodgers, who scored 28 points against the Lady Vols and was named MVP. Joining her on the all-tournament team were RaeShara Brown, of Missouri, Alex Montgomery, of Georgia Tech, Monica McNutt, of Georgetown, and Tennessee’s Glory Johnson and Meighan Simmons. Johnson had her second consecutive double-double with 13 points and 12 boards, while Simmons scored 11 points. Georgetown came into the game shooting just 27-percent from three, but hit three treys in the first two minutes, 15 seconds of the game and raced out to a 29-22 lead at halftime. Georgetown stretched the lead to as much as 17 points, 59-42 in the second half when point guard Rubylee Wright found Alexa Roche for a layup on a backdoor play with 7:14 left in the game. The Lady Vols fought back to within nine, 65-56, with 59 seconds left in the game on a layup by Johnson, but the Hoyas, who never trailed, held on for the victory.
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Game #8: Lamar Dec. 1, 2010 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (10,692) # 05 23 11 24 44 01 03 12 15 21 22 25 30 40 43
PLAYER LOYD WHITTAKER PLUMLEY GREEN HENDERSON AYERS BROCKETT MOCK HICKS MEENGS BELLATIN SMITH HAYS HEITHOFF DUNK TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Lamar FG 3FG FT RB F TP 3-10 0-0 1-3 0 4 7 4-11 1-2 0-0 7 2 9 2-10 1-8 0-0 2 1 5 5-12 2-5 3-3 4 2 15 3-7 0-3 2-2 4 0 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-2 0-1 1-2 1 0 1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-4 0-0 5-6 7 2 5 1-2 1-2 0-0 2 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 9 19-62 5-21 12-16 40 13 55
A 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
TO 3 6 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0
BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 29 1
S 2 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-33 30.3% 2nd Half: 9-29 31.0% Game: 30.6% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 23.8% F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 8-10 80.0% Game: 75.0% # 13 25 04 10 40 01 05 15 20 21
PLAYER SPANI JOHNSON WILLIAMS SIMMONS STRICKLEN BASS BJORKLUND MANNING SMALLBONE BAUGH TEAM Totals
HOME: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 3-8 0-0 0-0 6 2 6 4-8 0-0 0-1 12 1 8 5-7 2-3 1-1 0 0 13 10-18 8-15 0-0 2 3 28 7-11 0-2 0-0 12 1 14 1-5 1-4 0-0 1 2 3 5-16 3-9 2-2 5 3 15 2-6 0-0 1-2 8 3 5 1-4 1-3 0-0 4 1 3 1-3 0-0 2-2 3 1 4 1 39-86 15-36 6-8 54 17 99
A 1 1 2 5 4 3 5 2 2 1
TO 4 1 1 3 3 1 2 1 1 2
BK 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1
26 19 9
S 0 2 3 2 1 0 2 3 1 0 14
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 19-38 50.0% 2nd Half: 20-48 41.7% Game: 45.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-13 53.8% 2nd Half: 8-23 34.8% Game: 41.7% F Throw % 1st Half: 4-4 100% 2nd Half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 75.0% Score by Periods Lamar #9/8 Tennessee
1st 27 49
2nd 28 50
Game #10: Texas Dec. 12, 2010 • Austin, Texas Erwin Center (6,471)
Game #9: Old Dominion Dec. 5, 2010 • Norfolk, Va. Ted Constant Center (7,774) # 15 40 25 05 10 01 04 13 20 21 52
PLAYER MANNING STRICKLEN JOHNSON BJORKLUND SIMMONS BASS WILLIAMS SPANI SMALLBONE BAUGH CAIN TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 3-4 0-1 3-5 2 1 9 5-9 0-0 1-2 5 3 11 2-4 0-0 3-6 6 3 7 2-6 2-5 2-2 1 3 8 5-13 1-5 3-4 2 1 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4-5 0-0 2-2 3 0 10 1-5 0-0 2-2 5 1 4 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 3 0-2 0-0 0-0 6 0 0 3-5 0-0 2-2 2 0 8 7 26-56 4-13 18-25 39 12 74
A 2 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
TO 1 1 4 1 2 0 2 2 0 3 2
BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
11 18 3
S 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 13
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-32 50.0% 2nd Half: 10-24 41.7% Game: 46.4% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 30.8% F Throw % 1st Half: 7-11 63.6% 2nd Half: 11-14 78.6% Game: 72.0% # 14 35 44 02 11 04 23 25 53
PLAYER Cook Green Lewis Parker Byrd Allison Guilford Campbell Richards TEAM Totals
HOME: Old Dominion FG 3FG FT RB F TP 3-11 1-6 0-0 2 4 7 2-10 0-1 2-4 7 2 6 3-4 0-0 0-0 10 3 6 5-16 2-9 4-4 3 4 16 1-4 1-4 0-0 2 0 3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2-5 0-1 0-0 3 3 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 2 4 17-55 4-21 6-8 33 19 44
A 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1
TO 2 2 2 10 3 0 2 0 1
BK 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 22 2
1st 40 22
2nd 34 22
PLAYER BJORKLUND JOHNSON STRICKLEN WILLIAMS SIMMONS AVANT SPANI MANNING BAUGH BREWER CAIN TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 8-17 4-8 0-0 4 4 20 5-8 0-0 3-4 5 2 13 4-9 0-0 2-3 11 4 10 7-15 0-1 0-0 7 1 14 7-18 2-8 2-2 3 1 18 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 3-6 1-2 0-0 5 0 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4-6 0-0 0-0 1 0 8 6 39-83 7-19 7-9 43 15 92
A 4 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
TO 2 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
BK 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
16 12 6
S 1 5 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 21-41 51.2% 2nd Half: 18-42 42.9% Game: 47.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 36.8% F Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 6-7 85.7% Game: 77.8% # 22 05 12 24 33 11 42
7
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-38 42.1% 2nd Half: 11-28 39.3% Game: 40.9% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-18 27.8% 2nd Half: 4-14 28.6% Game: 28.1% F Throw % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd Half: 9-12 75.0% Game: 77.8%
Total 74 44
PLAYER Gayle Nash Anderson Fussell Fontenette Bass McKoy TEAM Totals
HOME: Texas 3FG FT RB F 0-0 0-0 10 3 5-10 2-2 5 0 2-5 1-2 1 3 1-8 7-8 6 2 1-6 3-4 8 0 0-3 1-2 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 6 27-66 9-32 14-18 37 10
S 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-25 32.0% 2nd Half: 9-30 30.0% Game: 30.9% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 2-12 16.7% Game: 19.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 2-2 100% Game: 75.0% Score by Periods #9/8 Tennessee Old Dominion
# 05 25 40 04 10 12 13 15 21 33 52
FG 3-5 7-13 4-9 5-15 8-20 0-4 0-0
Score by Periods #8/7 Tennessee #21/24 Old Dominion
1st 48 42
TP 6 21 11 18 20 1 0
A 3 1 2 1 5 0 1
TO 2 4 3 3 4 3 1
BK 6 0 0 0 0 1 0
77 13 20 7
2nd 44 35
S 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 9
Total 92 77
Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Dee Katner, Cameron Inouve
Officials: Bryan Brunette, Taiqua Steward, Mary Day
Total 55 99
Officials: Laura Morris, Mike Riggs, Eric Koch
GAME 8: LAMAR KNOXVILLE -- Meighan Simmons opened the game with consecutive 3-pointers. When the final buzzer sounded, the freshman had broken Tennessee’s single-game record for 3s, most recently set by teammate Angie Bjorklund. Simmons, making her first career start at point guard, scored 28 points and sank her eighth and final 3 with 2:03 left as the Lady Volunteers (No. 8 ESPN/USA Today, No. 9 AP) beat Lamar 9955 on Dec. 1. She surpassed the previous record of seven, most recently set by Bjorklund against Arkansas on Jan. 24, 2008. Tennessee (7-1) jumped out to a 12-0 lead. Lamar, a team that returned three starters from last year’s squad that reached the NCAA tournament, missed its first nine shots before Monique Whittaker hit a layup with 15:12 left in the half. Lamar had problems hanging onto the ball, committing 29 turnovers that led to 33 points for Tennessee, which also got 26 second-chance points by outrebounding the Lady Cardinals 54-40. The Lady Vols’ early points came mostly from the perimeter and mostly from Simmons, who had 17 points by halftime on 6-of-10 shooting and five 3s. The Lady Cardinals (5-2) couldn’t keep up, and Tennessee took a 49-27 lead into halftime. After the break, Simmons cooled off a bit, giving her teammates a chance to light up the scoreboard. Shekinna Stricklen fought her way into the paint, scoring 14 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Kamiko Williams had 13 points, and Glory Johnson had 12 rebounds. Tennessee pulled away in the second half and led by as many as 45 with 2:10 left as Lamar shot 30.6 percent. Ang Green led the Lady Cardinals with 15 points.
GAME 9: OLD DOMINION NORFOLK, Va. -- Meighan Simmons tied Candace Parker by reaching double figures in her first nine collegiate games and the No. 9/8 Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball team used a debilitating full-court pressure to rout Old Dominion, 74-44, on Dec. 5 in front a record crowd of 7,774 at the Ted Constant Center. The Lady Vols (8-1) made 13 steals, forced 22 turnovers and scored 20 points off of the Lady Monarchs’ (3-3) givebacks. Junior forward Alicia Manning and sophomore guard Kamiko Williams led the stellar defensive effort by recording three steals apiece, as ODU shot just 30.9 percent from the field. While Manning and Williams reeked havoc on the defensive end, Simmons continued her fantastic offensive play this season. The Cibolo, Texas, native made a fade-away jumper with her body angled behind the hoop before barely beating the halftime buzzer with a running bank shots to give her 11 at the intermission. She finished with 14 and is one game away from tying Glory Johnson, who started her career with 10 double-figure scoring games. Chamique Holdsclaw (14 games) is the only other Lady to start her career on such a prolific pace. Tennessee’s first basket of the second half didn’t come until the 16:34 mark when Angie Bjorklund drilled a three-pointer to put Tennessee ahead 45-26. Bjorklund scored Tennessee’s first eight points of the second half. Old Dominion senior guard Jasmine Parker became the 28th Lady Monarch to score 1,000 career points. She scored a gamehigh 16 points. The win pushed UT’s win streak to 15 games over Old Dominion and gave Tennessee a 35-9 all-time record in the series.
GAME 10: TEXAS AUSTIN, Texas -- Senior guard Angie Bjorklund exploded for 20 points in the first half to lead the No. 8/7-ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball team to a 92-77 victory over No. 21/24 Texas in a run-and-gun affair at the Erwin Center. After missing her first four shot attempts, Bjorklund didn’t flinch. She made eight of her next 10 field goal tries, including four threes to lead UT to a 48-42 halftime advantage. At many times in the first half, it was Bjorklund and Texas’ own senior sharpshooter, Kathleen Nash, trading three-point bombs. Nash had 16 first-half points and also made four treys before the intermission. She finished with 21 points and five threes to pace the Longhorns, who used only seven players and tired in the second half. Texas kept in close early in the first half, tying the game at 11-11 five minutes into the contest, before a Bjorklund three ignited a 9-0 run and a lead UT would never relinquish. Bjorklund didn’t score after halftime, but the Lady Vols didn’t need her to, as Tennessee outrebounded Texas, 25-15 in the second half. Freshman Meighan Simmons scored 18 points in her return to her home state, while Kamiko Williams scored a season-high 14 points in a career-high 37 minutes and Glory Johnson tallied 13. Junior Shekinna Stricklin started the game at the four spot and finished with her third double-double of the season (10 pts, 11 rebs), but it was her behind-the-head no-look flick to Williams for a layup that sealed the win with three minutes left in the game, putting UT ahead 90-69.
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Game #11: Baylor Dec. 14, 2010 • Waco, Texas Ferrell Center (10,569) # 25 40 04 05 10 13 15 21 33 52
PLAYER JOHNSON STRICKLEN WILLIAMS BJORKLUND SIMMONS SPANI MANNING BAUGH BREWER CAIN TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 1-4 0-0 3-5 5 3 5 1-9 0-3 0-0 11 1 2 2-10 1-2 0-0 3 2 5 4-12 2-6 0-0 2 4 10 6-21 2-9 8-9 5 3 22 2-6 1-3 0-2 6 2 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 2-8 0-0 1-2 9 4 5 11 18-72 6-23 12-18 53 23 54
A 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
TO 2 6 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 1
BK 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 17 3
# 32 42 00 01 05 03 20 24
PLAYER Pope Griner Sims Hayden Jones Madden Condrey Field TEAM Totals
TP 6 21 24 6 8 0 0 0
A 1 1 0 2 4 2 0 0
TO 2 3 2 3 1 2 0 0
# 13 14 30 15 23 31 42 44
4
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-33 33.3% 2nd Half: 15-24 62.5% Game: 41.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 36.4% F Throw % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 75.0%
BK 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
S 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0
65 10 13 13
8
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd Half: 9-27 33.3% Game: 35.7% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 2-3 66.7% Game: 40.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 10-14 71.4% 2nd Half: 11-16 68.8% Game: 70.0% Score by Periods #6/6 Tennessee #2/3 Baylor
1st 21 34
2nd 33 31
VISITORS: Stanford FG 3FG FT RB F TP 2-4 0-0 3-4 2 3 7 3-16 1-7 3-5 5 3 10 10-18 0-1 0-1 10 3 20 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 8-15 6-10 2-2 5 5 24 1-4 0-1 2-2 4 4 4 1-3 0-0 2-2 5 5 4 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 1 3 6 26-63 8-22 12-16 38 25 72
S 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-35 22.9% 2nd Half: 10-37 27.0% Game: 25.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 3-14 21.4% Game: 26.1% F Throw % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd Half: 10-13 76.9% Game: 66.7% HOME: Baylor FG 3FG FT RB F 1-8 0-0 4-5 9 5 7-13 0-0 7-10 7 3 8-22 2-4 6-8 5 2 2-8 0-3 2-3 10 1 2-4 2-3 2-4 7 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 20-56 4-10 21-30 43 13
Game #13: ETSU Dec. 22, 2010 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (11,751)
Game #12: Stanford Dec. 19, 2010 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (14,197)
Total 54 65
Officials: Tina Napier, Beverly Roberts, Eric Brewton
PLAYER C. OGWUMIKE PEDERSEN N. OGWUMIKE LA ROCQUE POHLEN KOKENIS BOOTHE TINKLE TEAM Totals
HOME: Tennessee # PLAYER FG 3FG FT RB F TP 40 STRICKLEN 5-11 1-2 4-5 7 2 15 25 JOHNSON 0-5 0-0 1-2 8 2 1 05 BJORKLUND 7-12 1-2 1-2 5 2 16 10 SIMMONS 7-18 3-6 6-6 7 2 23 13 SPANI 3-7 2-4 2-2 4 3 10 04 WILLIAMS 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 6 15 MANNING 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 21 BAUGH 1-4 0-0 0-0 4 1 2 52 CAIN 3-4 0-0 3-8 4 0 9 TEAM 2 Totals 29-67 7-14 17-25 43 16 82
A 1 3 2 0 4 2 3 1
TO 0 6 2 0 2 1 5 1
BK 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
16 17 3
A 2 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 0
TO 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 2
BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
15 12 4
S 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 7
S 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 7
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-33 48.5% 2nd Half: 11-31 35.5% Game: 43.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd Half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 50.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 7-7 100% Game: 68.0% Score by Periods #3/2 Stanford #6/6 TENNESSEE
1st 31 39
2nd 39 31
OT Total 2 72 12 82
Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Bob Trammell, Felicia Grinter
GAME 12: STANFORD
GAME 11: BAYLOR WACO, Texas -- The No. 6-ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball team was held to a season-low 25.0 percent shooting from the field, as No. 2/3 Baylor slugged out a 65-54 victory in front of a sold-out crowd at the Ferrell Center. Despite making just 18-of-72 shot attempts, the Lady Vols were within nine points of the Lady Bears until the last minute of the game thanks to a 53-43 edge on the boards. The Lady Vols dominated the glass, but could not contain Baylor’s sophomore star Brittney Griner. The 6-8 center scored 16 points, grabbed five boards and tallied six blocks by halftime. Baylor led 23-21 before going on an 11-0 run to end the first half. The Lady Bears held the Lady Vols without a field goal the final 5:23 of the first stanza to take a commandeing 34-21 lead. After intermission, UT came out fighting, scoring the first six points of the quarter on a Glory Johnson free throw, a layup by freshman Meighan Simmons and a three by Simmons. UT’s last ditch effort came when Simmons was fouled twice while attempting threes in the last two minutes. She made all six free throws to cut Baylor’s lead to 62-53. However, the Lady Vols didn’t hit another field goal the rest of the way. Simmons scored 22 points on 6-of-21 shooting, while senior Angie Bjorklund was the only other Lady Vol to reach double figures, scoring 10, as UT recorded season-lows for points (54) and assists (5). Junior Shekinna Stricklen had 11 boards, but shot 1-of-9 from the field and committed six turnovers. Griner finished with 21 points, seven boards and nine blocks for Baylor, while freshman Odyssey Sims scored a career-best 24.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- An ice-in-the-veins three-pointer by freshman guard Meighan Simmons with 48 seconds sent the sixthranked Tennessee Lady Vol basketball team to its 41st all-time overtime contest where it would not be denied, defeating No. 3/2 Stanford, 82-72, in front of 14,197 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tennessee redshirt junior center Kelley Cain missed a pair of free throws with just under three minutes remaining in the extra period, but she rebounded her own miss and put back a layup to put the Lady Vols up 75-70 in what turned out to be a pivotal play of the game as the Lady Vols outscored the Cardinal 12-2 and forced the team into 0-for-6 shooting from the field in the bonus frame Coincidentally, UT’s previous two overtime games had come against Stanford with the Lady Vols taking down the Cardinal in the last matchup in Knoxville, 79-69, on Dec. 21, 2008. Tennessee raced out to a 16-6 lead and made five of its first six three-point attempts to go up by as much as 14 points in the first half (30-16). However, Stanford fought back behind senior guard Jeanette Pohlen, who scored a game-high 24 points and made six treys before fouling out in overtime. Pohlen made four threes in the second half, including a trey that put the Cardinal, which shot 62.5 percent in the second half, ahead, 59-55, with 8:12 left in the game. Stanford stretched its lead to 63-57 before Tennessee used an 8-0 run to take a 65-63 lead on a layup by sophomore Taber Spani with 4:41 left. Pohlen hit her sixth three to put Stanford up 70-67 with 1:07 remaing, but Simmons answered on UT’s next possession and the Lady Vols’ defense stepped up in overtime. Simmons finished with 23, while senior Angie Bjorklund (16), junior Shekinna Stricklen (15) and Spani (10) also reached double figures. Stanford’s Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 20 points and 10 boards.
# 03 45 24 00 41 05 14 25 30 32 50
VISITORS: ETSU PLAYER FG 3FG FT RB F PICKWELL 2-15 1-9 0-0 1 4 BELCHER 4-8 0-0 1-3 1 5 AUSTIN 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 4 DAVIS 1-9 1-6 4-4 2 5 MITCHELL 5-9 0-0 0-2 7 1 MCINTOSH 2-4 0-1 0-0 4 2 RANDALL 1-4 1-1 3-5 4 0 WASHINGTON 3-11 1-4 3-3 9 1 ROBINSON 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 MILES 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 BENEDICT 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 TEAM 2 Totals 19-63 4-21 11-17 34 25
TP 5 9 2 7 10 4 6 10 0 0 0
A 0 2 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
TO 1 2 1 2 5 2 4 3 0 0 0
BK 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
53 11 20 2
S 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
4
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-33 36.4% 2nd Half: 7-30 23.3% Game: 30.2% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-13 23.1% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 19.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 6-9 66.7% Game: 64.7% # 25 40 05 10 13 01 04 12 15 20 52
PLAYER JOHNSON STRICKLEN BJORKLUND SIMMONS SPANI BASS WILLIAMS AVANT MANNING SMALLBONE CAIN TEAM Totals
HOME: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 5-8 0-0 5-11 6 3 15 2-7 0-1 3-4 8 4 7 6-10 4-6 0-0 1 2 16 4-8 2-4 3-4 0 0 13 6-13 2-5 1-2 12 0 15 0-4 0-4 0-0 1 0 0 4-5 1-1 0-0 4 1 9 1-3 0-0 0-1 2 2 2 2-4 0-0 7-8 6 1 11 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 5-6 0-0 2-3 10 2 12 2 36-69 9-21 21-33 53 15 102
A 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 0 3 0 0
TO 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 3
BK 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
19 12 5
S 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
7
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-34 44.1% 2nd Half: 21-35 60.0% Game: 52.2% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 42.9% F Throw % 1st Half: 11-21 52.4% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 63.6% Score by Periods ETSU #5/6 TENNESSEE
1st 32 46
2nd 21 56
Total 53 102
Officials: Beverly Roberts, Joe Cunningham, Kim Thebo
GAME 13: ETSU KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Shekinna Stricklen became the 35th Lady Vol to score 1,000 career points and Angie Bjorklund tied the UT career three-pointers mark, as the No. 5/6-ranked Tennessee women’s basketball team ran away from ETSU with a dominant second half, 102-53, on Dec. 22. The Lady Vols led the Lady Bucs 46-32 at the intermission, but made 16 of their first 19 shots after halftime to blow the game open. UT shot a season-best 60 percent (21-35) in the second half and outscored ETSU, 56-21. Stricklen finished with seven points, and reached the 1,000-point plateau at the 16:19 mark in the first half. Bjorklund tied the Lady Vol career three-pointers record with her 266th trey at the 12:30 mark of the second half. She scored 16 points and made 4-of-6 from behind the arc, as six Lady Vols reached double figures and Tennessee won at home for the 25th consecutive time. Taber Spani scored a season-high 15 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds – doubling her previous career-best on the glass – for her first career double-double. Kelley Cain nabbed season-highs of 12 points, 10 boards and four blocks in 17 minutes. She tallied her first double-double of 2010-11 and the seventh of her career. Cain had four blocks in just over a minute late in the first half – from 2:05-:52. Also reaching double figures were Glory Johnson (15), Meighan Simmons (13) and Alica Manning (11). Tennessee opened the second half on a 7-0 run to stretch its lead to 53-32. ETSU didn’t make a shot in the second half until the 16:21 mark. A 13-0 run sparked by a Spani jumper at 14:43 in the second half and capped by a Spani layup (13:06) put UT up 72-40.
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Game #15: LSU Jan. 2, 2011 • Baton Rouge, La. PMAC (4,478)
Game #14: Rutgers Dec. 30, 2010 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (13,971) # 24 52 44 03 11 10 12 21 32
VISITORS: Rutgers FG 3FG FT RB F TP 6-9 1-4 2-2 0 0 15 3-6 0-0 0-0 7 4 6 3-11 0-0 2-4 6 5 8 4-16 2-4 0-0 2 2 10 5-16 1-7 0-0 3 1 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-4 0-1 1-2 5 3 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 3 21-63 4-16 5-8 27 18 51
PLAYER SYKES LEE OLIVER WHEELER SPEED LAPIDUS SIMMONS HUTCHEN PAUNOVIC TEAM Totals
A 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0
TO 1 3 3 1 5 0 3 0 0
BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 16 1
S 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-30 40.0% 2nd Half: 9-33 27.3% Game: 33.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 2-10 20.0% Game: 25.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 62.5% # 40 52 05 10 13 01 04 15 20 21 25 33
PLAYER STRICKLEN CAIN BJORKLUND SIMMONS SPANI BASS WILLIAMS MANNING SMALLBONE BAUGH JOHNSON BREWER TEAM Totals
HOME: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 6-11 0-4 0-0 5 0 12 5-9 0-0 1-2 7 3 11 4-7 2-4 1-1 3 2 11 3-6 1-2 0-0 2 3 7 7-11 2-4 6-6 6 1 22 0-1 0-1 2-2 2 0 2 2-5 0-0 0-0 2 1 4 3-5 0-1 0-0 3 1 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2-4 0-0 8-12 9 2 12 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 3 32-61 5-16 18-25 46 14 87
A 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
TO 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2
BK 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 13 3
1st 29 40
2nd 22 47
PLAYER SPANI CAIN BJORKLUND SIMMONS STRICKLEN WILLIAMS MANNING JOHNSON BREWER TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 9-13 0-0 1-2 8 3 19 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 4 0 2-5 0-2 5-6 0 4 9 1-3 0-1 3-4 1 3 5 5-12 0-1 3-4 4 2 13 2-4 0-0 4-4 5 3 8 8-13 0-0 3-3 15 3 19 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 6 27-54 0-7 19-23 42 23 73
A 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 0
TO 1 4 1 2 0 0 3 4 1 2 8 18
BK 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
S 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
7
6
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-32 50.0% 2nd Half: 11-22 50.0% Game: 50.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd Half: 0-3 0.0% Game: 0.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 3-3 100% 2nd Half: 16-20 80.0% Game: 82.6% # 35 55 01 03 10 05 15 20 22 23
10
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd Half: 12-32 37.5% Game: 37.1% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 5-16 31.3% Game: 30.4% F Throw % 1st Half: 5-13 38.5% 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 52.2%
Total 51 87
PLAYER TURNBOW BARRETT GRAHAM EASON WEBB KENNEY LUTLEY HUGHES JONES McKINNEY TEAM Totals
HOME: LSU 3FG FT RB F 0-0 3-4 4 1 2-3 1-3 4 4 0-0 2-7 8 1 0-1 0-0 4 4 1-10 2-2 0 2 3-4 0-0 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0-1 1-1 0 1 1-4 3-4 2 3 0-0 0-2 2 1 6 23-62 7-23 12-23 31 21
S 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-35 48.6% 2nd Half: 15-26 57.7% Game: 52.5% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 31.3% F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100% 2nd Half: 16-23 69.6% Game: 72.0% Score by Periods Rutgers #5/6 Tennessee
# 13 52 05 10 40 04 15 25 33
Game #16: Alabama Jan. 6, 2011 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (12,897)
FG 1-3 6-12 0-6 3-8 3-13 4-5 0-0 2-6 3-8 1-1
Score by Periods #5/6 Tennessee LSU
1st 35 29
TP 5 15 2 6 9 11 0 5 10 2
A 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 2 2 0
TO 1 2 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 2
BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
65 12 14 1
2nd 38 36
S 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 10
Total 73 65
Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Bryan Enterline, Eric J Brewton
PLAYER JENKINS HANCOCK HORN KING RUSSELL ROBINSON FARMER MYERS HOGUE RAFFINGTON LEE McCOY MITCHAM TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Alabama FG 3FG FT RB F TP 5-20 0-0 1-2 7 5 11 0-4 0-1 0-0 4 3 0 1-9 0-0 0-0 6 5 2 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 0 2 3-8 1-5 2-2 4 2 9 3-8 2-6 2-2 3 2 10 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1-10 1-8 0-0 0 1 3 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-4 0-0 1-1 2 5 3 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 4 0-7 0-0 1-3 8 3 1 11 16-82 4-21 9-12 49 29 45
GAME 15: LSU
A 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TO 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 3 1 2
BK 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 17 4
S 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-37 24.3% 2nd Half: 7-45 15.6% Game: 19.5% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 0-9 0.0% Game: 19.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 9-12 75.0% Game: 75.0% # 40 52 05 10 13 01 04 12 15 20 25
PLAYER STRICKLEN CAIN BJORKLUND SIMMONS SPANI BASS WILLIAMS AVANT MANNING SMALLBONE JOHNSON TEAM Totals
HOME: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 3-5 1-1 1-1 5 1 8 3-4 0-0 0-1 6 0 6 5-5 4-4 2-2 2 2 16 6-14 2-6 1-2 1 1 15 4-7 0-3 7-7 6 2 15 1-2 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 2-8 0-0 3-4 9 3 7 2-3 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 1-5 0-0 9-9 8 3 11 2-5 1-2 0-0 2 0 5 6-8 0-0 7-9 6 1 19 5 35-66 9-18 31-37 54 17 110
A 2 1 1 11 5 1 1 0 1 0 0
TO 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
23 9
BK 0 3 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 1
S 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12
5
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 19-32 59.4% 2nd Half: 16-34 47.1% Game: 53.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 50.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 14-17 82.4% 2nd Half: 17-20 85.0% Game: 83.8% Score by Periods Alabama #5/6 Tennessee
Officials: Denise Brooks, Cameron Inouye, Jesse Dickerson
GAME 14: RUTGERS
# 21 31 40 10 23 03 05 12 14 20 22 30 32
1st 22 58
2nd 23 52
Total 45 110
Officials: Roy Gulbeyan, Carla Fountain, Gina Cross
GAME 16: ALABAMA KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The No. 5/6-ranked Tennessee Lady Vol basketball team got record-setting performances from senior guard Angie Bjorklund and sophomore forward Taber Spani, as UT paid tribute to Melissa McCray-Dukes with a dominating 87-51 win over Rutgers on Dec. 30 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Bjorklund set the Lady Vol career record for three-pointers with her 267th trey at the 18:34 mark in the first half. She finished with 11 points and increased her career-leading mark to 268 treys. Spani scored a career-high 22 points in her fifth start of the season. Tennessee improved to 11-0 all-time when Spani reaching double figures. The story of the game, however, was the Lady Vols’ tribute to Melissa McCray-Dukes. McCray-Dukes, who was a starter on Tennessee’s first two national championship teams in 1987 and 1989, passed away on Dec. 27 after a hard fought battle with breast cancer. For the Rutgers game, the Lady Vols wore black No. 35 patches on their shorts honoring McCray-Dukes. Tennessee came out playing with an intensity that would’ve made McCray-Dukes, a tenacious defender in her day, proud. UT jumped out to a 30-12 lead at the 9:23 mark after three consecutive layups by junior forward Alicia Manning and a three by Spani. After Rutgers fought back behind the play of April Sykes (15 points) to make the score 40-29 at the intermission, Tennessee came out on fire to start the second half. The Lady Vols scored the first nine points after halftime and never looked back, shooting 57.7 percent for the final 20 minutes. UT’s depth was especially impressive as the Lady Vol bench held a 24-1 scoring advantage against the undermanned Scarlet Knights, who dressed only nine players and were without Sykes for much of the second half because of cramps.
Baton Rouge, La. -- Depth was the difference for No. 5/6 Tennessee in the 73-65 win over LSU on Jan. 2 in the Southeastern Conference season opener at the PMAC. Despite not making a three-pointer in a game for the first time in 422 games - a streak that dated back to Jan. 21, 1999, the Lady Vols got 40 bench points and shot 50 percent overall from the field for the third consecutive game. Leading the way off the bench for UT was junior forward Glory Johnson. The 6-3 Knoxville, Tenn., native was one rebound shy of a double-double at halftime and finished with a season-best 19 points and 15 boards. She made 8-of-13 shots and combined with redshirt junior Kelley Cain for Tennessee’s finest post performance of the season. Cain, who started, made 9-of-13 field goals to tie a career-high with 19 points, while adding eight boards and four blocks. The play of sophomore guard Kamiko Williams (13 points) and junior forward Alicia Manning (eight points, four offensive boards) was vital for the Lady Vols, as starters Angie Bjorklund and Taber Spani were both held scoreless. While the Lady Vols went 0-fo-7 from behind the arc, they were stellar from the free throw line shooting a season-best 82.6 percent (19-23). Tennessee held LSU scoreless for a nearly four-minute stretch of the first half (9:05 to 5:15), going on a 13-0 run to take a 27-20 lead. Trailing 20-14, Johnson scored seven straight points to propel the run. Cain capped the run with a layup with 5:33 left before halftime. LSU went on a 6-2 run after halftime to come within two points, but Tennessee answered with a 12-0 run started by back-to-back Cain buckets.
Knoxville, Tenn. -- A perfect shooting night from senior Angie Bjorklund and a Lady Vol freshman assists record from Meighan Simmons keyed the No. 5/6-ranked Tennessee women’s basketball team’s highest scoring output since 2002, as UT routed Alabama, 110-45, on Jan. 6 at Thompson-Boling Arena. After being held scoreless at LSU on Jan. 2, Bjorklund exploded for 16 first-half points on 5-of-5 shooting, including four treys, to lead the Lady Vols to a commanding 58-22 halftime advantage. Alabama actually held the lead - briefly - in the game when Erica Russell made a three to put UA up 3-2 at the 18:57 mark in the first half. Tennessee held the Crimson Tide scoreless for the next 6:57, however, as Bjorklund made a trio of treys to spark a 22-0 Big Orange run that put Tennessee ahead, 24-3, just eight minutes into the contest. Simmons had five assists in the game-breaking run, nine at halftime and finished with 11 dimes, becoming the first Lady Vol rookie to reach double figures in shares. She added 15 points to become just the 10th Lady Vol to record a points-assists doubledouble. With Simmons wheeling and dealing and Bjorklund, as well as sophomore Taber Spani, hitting nothing but net in the first half, Tennessee set season bests for points (58) and shooting percentage (59.4) before the intermission. Spani finished with 15 points and a career-best five assists, including a full court bomb to Simmons for a layup in the second half. Junior Alicia Manning had 11 points and went 9-of-9 from the free throw line, while classmate Glory Johnson scored a seasonhigh 19 points off the bench for the second straight game. Sophomore Kamiko Williams swatted four shots and Kelley Cain had three blocks as UT recorded a season-high 12 putbacks. Led by Manning, Tennessee made 31-of-37 free throws for a season-best 83.8 percentage.
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Game #17: Mississippi Jan. 9, 2011 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (14,363) # 15 22 03 20 23 01 11 14 25 42
VISITORS: Ole Miss FG 3FG FT RB F TP 2-5 0-0 0-0 5 4 4 1-6 1-4 0-0 3 5 3 5-12 0-2 6-6 3 0 16 4-23 0-0 3-4 3 1 11 0-4 0-1 0-0 5 2 0 4-11 2-7 0-0 3 4 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 4 17-64 3-14 9-10 31 16 46
PLAYER Hope Byrd McFarland Melson Laws Nelson Jenkins McFerrin Marbra Slusher TEAM Totals
A 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
TO 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 4 12
Game #18: Florida Jan. 13, 2011 • Gainesville, Fla. O’Connell Center (3,441)
BK 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1
4
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-29 27.6% 2nd Half: 9-35 25.7% Game: 26.6% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 21.4% F Throw % 1st Half: 5-5 100% 2nd Half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 90.0% # 40 52 05 10 13 01 04 12 15 20 25
PLAYER STRICKLEN CAIN BJORKLUND SIMMONS SPANI BASS WILLIAMS AVANT MANNING SMALLBONE JOHNSON TEAM Totals
HOME: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 5-12 3-5 5-6 13 2 18 4-8 0-0 1-2 10 1 9 4-11 1-8 0-0 2 1 9 8-10 2-4 0-0 4 2 18 6-8 0-2 2-2 2 0 14 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2-4 0-1 0-0 3 1 4 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 1-3 0-0 0-0 6 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 4-11 0-0 2-5 6 0 10 3 35-70 6-21 10-15 53 10 86
A 2 0 2 3 1 2 2 0 3 0 0
TO 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
15 8
BK 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1
S 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
6
4
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 18-36 50.0% 2nd Half: 17-34 50.0% Game: 50.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd Half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 28.6% F Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 7-11 63.6% Game: 66.7% Score by Periods Mississippi #5/6 Tennessee
1st 22 42
2nd 24 44
Total 46 86
Officials: Felicia Grinter, Kelly Johnson, Bruce Morris
GAME 17: MISSISSIPPI KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Shekinna Stricklen took her coach’s advice. After a one-on-one meeting with Lady Vol head coach Pat Summitt, where the all-time winningest coach in NCAA history told the 6-2 guard/forward she should be an All-American, Stricklen responded with her best effort of the season in leading No. 5/6 Tennessee to am 86-46 victory at Thompson-Boling Arena. Stricklen tied a season-high with 18 points and grabbed a seasonbest 13 rebounds for her 10th career double double and fourth of the 2010-11 campaign. Stricklen made 3-of-5 three-point attempts, and her performance on the offensive end and on the glass sparked Tennessee to its fifth consecutive 50.0 percent or better shooting performance and a resounding 53-31 advantage on the boards. The Lady Vols were stout on the defensive end from the opening tip, holding UM without a field goal until the 14:29 mark in the first half. The Lady Vols took some time to get going too, though. It wasn’t until 9:30 left in the first half that UT finally hit the gas pedal. After Ole Miss point guard Valencia McFarland’s jumper brought the Rebels within four, 16-12, the Lady Vols responded by scoring 12 straight points to go ahead 28-14 on a Kamiko Williams putback at the 5:35 mark. McFarland and Shae Nelson combined for all of the Rebels points in the game until Pa’Sonna Hope scored with 3:55 in the first half. Leading 42-22 at halftime, Tennessee continued to dominate in the second half, as freshman Meighan Simmons contributed 16 of her 18 points after intermission, and UT held Ole Miss without a field goal for over five minutes (12:08-7:04). Perhaps the most impressive stat on the day for the Lady Vols, who won their 28th straight home game - both the nation’s fourthlongest streak and the fourth-longest streak in UT history, was 4-for-23. That’s what the Lady Vols held Ole Miss’ start guard Kayla Melson to from the field, holding the SEC’s fourth-leading scorer to just 10 points a game after erupting for a career-high 30 in a win over Vanderbilt.
# 40 52 05 10 13 01 04 12 15 20 25
PLAYER STRICKLEN CAIN BJORKLUND SIMMONS SPANI BASS WILLIAMS AVANT MANNING SMALLBONE JOHNSON TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 4-9 1-3 2-2 12 2 11 3-3 0-0 0-0 8 2 6 6-13 4-9 0-1 4 1 16 5-15 4-7 0-0 4 0 14 2-5 0-2 0-0 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3-7 0-0 0-0 2 1 6 1-2 0-0 2-3 1 2 4 4-5 0-0 0-0 9 1 8 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 0 2 4-8 0-0 4-7 9 0 12 3 32-67 9-21 10-15 57 9 83
A 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 2 0 1
TO 3 1 0 4 3 0 2 0 3 0 1
Game #19: Vanderbilt Jan. 15, 2011 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (17,853) BK 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
13 17 9
S 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 19-40 47.5% 2nd Half: 13-27 48.1% Game: 47.8% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-15 46.7% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 42.9% F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 66.7% # 14 32 03 10 33 12 13 23 24 31 50
PLAYER Madu George Bartley Bonds Jones Allen Stewart Shine Young Svete Crawford TEAM Totals
HOME: Florida 3FG FT RB F 0-0 0-0 3 2 0-0 0-0 0 4 0-0 5-6 5 0 1-4 1-2 2 4 1-4 0-0 2 1 0-3 0-0 8 1 0-0 0-0 2 0 1-5 0-0 2 1 0-0 0-0 2 1 1-1 0-0 1 1 0-0 0-0 2 0 8 15-70 4-17 6-8 37 15
FG 2-5 1-3 0-6 2-11 1-4 3-19 0-2 3-12 2-5 1-2 0-1
TP 4 2 5 6 3 6 0 7 4 3 0
A 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
TO 0 0 3 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 5 14
BK 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 2 0 0
2
11
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-30 20.0% 2nd Half: 9-40 22.5% Game: 21.4% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 2-11 18.2% Game: 23.5% F Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 5-6 83.3% Game: 75.0% Score by Periods #5/6 Tennessee Florida
1st 47 15
2nd 36 25
# 12 15 11 22 32 04 10 21 30 33 34
Total 83 40
Officials: Dee Kantner, Lawson Newton, Maj Forsberg
GAME 18: FLORIDA GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- After back-to-back blowout wins over SEC opponents in Knoxville, the No. 5/6 ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball team expected a stiffer test on the road against Florida. Instead, UT got more of the same, hammering Florida, 83-40, at the O’Connell Center. The Gator’s 40 points are the lowest scored by a UT opponent since San Francisco scored just 34 against the Lady Vols in Knoxville on Dec. 22, 2009. Tennessee raced to an 11-3 lead to start the game behind two quick baskets by redshirt junior Kelley Cain and a three and a layup from senior Angie Bjorklund, who scored all 16 of her points before intermission. Tennessee ended the first half on a 25-4 run over the last 11 minutes of the first half. Seven different Lady Vols scored during the run, which was capped by a three-pointer from Simmons just five seconds before the intermission buzzer. UT held Florida to just one field goal – a three pointer by Brittany Shine at the 2:49 mark – over that first half 11-minute stretch to take a commanding 47-15 lead into the break. The game was so lopsided at halftime that Tennessee had more three pointers (7) than Florida had field goals (6). The second half evoked more the same. UT scored 10 consecutive points after a Florida three to start the second stanza, and the route was on. In its last three games, Tennessee is outscoring its opponents by an average of 49.3 points per contest. Junior Shekinna Stricklen recorded her second straight double double with 11 points and 12 boards, as classmate Glory Johnson finished with 12 points, nine boards and three blocks.
PLAYER COLEMAN TUOMI LISTER RHOADS SMITH PULEO FOGGIE HOLZER BROWN SILINSKI CLARKE TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Vanderbilt FG 3FG FT RB F TP 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 3-9 0-0 0-0 6 2 6 7-15 3-8 0-0 3 0 17 4-17 0-2 2-4 4 3 10 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0-3 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 5-11 3-6 0-0 3 1 13 4-10 0-0 0-0 5 2 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 5 1 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 8 24-72 6-21 2-4 39 15 56
TO 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
13 9
BK 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
S 1 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0
3
10
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-37 18.9% 2nd Half: 17-35 48.6% Game: 33.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-12 8.3% 2nd Half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 28.6% F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 0-0 0.0% Game: 50.0% # 40 52 05 10 13 04 12 15 21 25
PLAYER STRICKLEN CAIN BJORKLUND SIMMONS SPANI WILLIAMS AVANT MANNING BAUGH JOHNSON TEAM Totals
HOME: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 3-5 0-2 0-1 8 3 6 1-5 0-0 2-2 13 1 4 5-13 4-12 0-0 4 1 14 6-18 4-14 1-1 2 0 17 0-3 0-2 0-0 5 1 0 5-7 2-2 1-2 8 0 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5-7 0-0 4-6 9 1 14 2 25-62 10-32 8-12 52 9 68
A 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0
TO 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 5
BK 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
8 15 7
S 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-32 34.4% 2nd Half: 14-30 46.7% Game: 40.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-16 31.3% 2nd Half: 5-16 31.3% Game: 31.3% F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100% 2nd Half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 66.7% Score by Periods Vanderbilt #5/6 Tennessee
1st 17 29
2nd 39 39
Total 56 68
Officials: Scott Yarbrough, Denise Brooks, Mark Zentz
GAME 19: VANDERBILT KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The No. 5/6-ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball won it’s 29th consecutive game at ThompsonBoling Arena in front of a season-high crowd of 17,853 when in-state rival Vanderbilt traveled to Knoxville on Jan. 15. In the nightcap of ESPN’s first-ever GameDay doubleheader, and on just one day of rest, the Lady Vols defeated the Commodores, 68-56. Junior Glory Johnson reached double figures for the seventh straight game, scoring 14 points and grabbing nine boards off the bench. Senior Angie Bjorklund also netted 14 points, while freshman Meighan Simmons tallied a team-best 17 points. The pair, however, combined to shoot just 11 of 31 from the field, including 8 for 26 from behind the arc. UT’s perimeter heavy offense allowed the Commodores back in the game late. Vanderbilt was down by as many as 22 in the second half, but cut Tennessee’s lead down to eight with just over a minute to go. VU outscored UT in the paint, 22-16, as junior center Kelley Cain was held to just four points on 1-for-5 shooting. Cain did, however, snag a season-best 13 rebounds and block four shots. Cain’s effort on the glass led the Lady Vols to a 52-39 edge on the boards. The Lady Vols raced out to a 21-5 lead at the 7:53 mark in the first half despite making just two of their first 13 shots. The Commodores started even worse from the field, missing 20 straight shots over a 9:23 span and allowing Tennessee to make an 18-0 run in the first half. Vanderbilt shot just 7-for-37 from the field in the first half for a shooting percentage of 18.9 percent – the worst by an opponent in the first half this season. For the game, Vandy shot 33.3 percent, as Tennessee held its seventh straight opponent below 40 percent shooting from the field.
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08) •
A 0 3 0 5 1 0 3 1 0 0 0
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Game #21: Auburn Jan. 23, 2011 • Auburn, Ala. Auburn Arena (7,536)
Game #20: South Carolina Jan. 20, 2011 • Columbia, S.C. Colonial Life Arena (3,647) # 40 52 05 10 13 04 15 25
PLAYER STRICKLEN CAIN BJORKLUND SIMMONS SPANI WILLIAMS MANNING JOHNSON TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 7-18 0-1 4-5 16 3 18 5-7 0-0 1-2 11 3 11 2-5 1-3 0-0 3 2 5 5-11 1-1 5-5 3 1 16 3-4 3-4 0-0 5 3 9 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 3-6 0-0 2-6 6 4 8 5 27-56 5-9 12-18 52 16 71
A 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1
TO 2 3 6 4 2 1 1 4 1 10 24
BK 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
8
2
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-30 46.7% 2nd Half: 13-26 50.0% Game: 48.2% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 1-2 50.0% Game: 55.6% F Throw % 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd Half: 11-15 73.3% Game: 66.7% # 52 03 11 22 31 01 05 12 21
PLAYER MAY WALKER SUTTON NEWTON NAINIMA WILSON GRANT STEPHENS BRUNER TEAM Totals
HOME: South Carolina FG 3FG FT RB F TP 2-6 0-0 0-0 6 4 4 10-23 3-8 1-2 8 5 24 5-15 0-2 1-2 1 1 11 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 3 2 1-9 1-8 0-0 4 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2-7 0-2 0-0 4 1 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 3-10 0-0 2-5 0 4 8 5 24-73 4-21 4-9 31 18 56
A 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0
TO 2 0 5 0 1 0 1 1 1
BK 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 11 3
S 0 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 9
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-30 35.5% 2nd Half: 13-42 31.0% Game: 32.9% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 2-15 13.3% Game: 19.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 2-5 40.0% Game: 44.4% Score by Periods #5/6 Tennessee South Carolina
1st 33 26
2nd 38 30
Total 71 56
Officials: Cameron Inouye, Mary Day, Billy Smith
GAME 20: South Carolina COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Do-it-all junior Shekinna Stricklen’s third double double in four games and a 16-point second-half explosion from star rookie Meighan Simmons led the No. 5/6-ranked Tennessee Lady Vol basketball team past a feisty South Carolina squad on Jan. 20 at Colonial Life Arena. The Lady Vols had six turnovers and shot just 2-of-8 in the first five minutes of the game, and were trailing 12-4, as the undersized Gamecocks applied relentless pressure. UT quickly righted its ship, however, holding USC scoreless for nearly seven minutes of the first half and using an 11-0 run to take a 15-12 lead on a Taber Spani trey with 9:22 remaining until intermission. In a seesaw first half, senior Angie Bjorklund sent the Lady Vols to locker room with a 33-26 halftime lead after drilling an off-thedribble three to beat the buzzer. After the break, Simmons’ got rolling, scoring her first points of the game on an “And-1” layup three minutes into the final stanza to put UT ahead by double figures, 40-30, for the first time in the game. Simmons continued to light it up throughout the final 20 minutes, shooting 5-of-9, including 1-for-1 on treys and making all five of her free throw attempts in a tight game. South Carolina hung around till the game’s end, cutting UT’s lead to just five points, 57-52, when Markesia Grant pick-pocketed Simmons for a fastbreak layup with 4:57 left in the game. Free throws from Simmons and putbacks from Stricklen and redshirt junior center Kelley Cain down the stretch kept the Lady Vols in control despite committing 24 turnovers. Stricklen finished with a season-high 18 points and a careerbest 16 boards. Cain joined her teammate with her eighth career double double (11 points and 11 boards) to go along with a seasonbest six blocks. Spani was huge in the first half, scoring all nine of her points on 3-for-4 shooting from downtown, as Tennessee’s 55.6 percent three-point shooting (5-9) for the game was its best this season.
# 05 40 52 10 13 01 04 12 15 20 21 25 33
PLAYER BJORKLUND STRICKLEN CAIN SIMMONS SPANI BASS WILLIAMS AVANT MANNING SMALLBONE BAUGH JOHNSON BREWER TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 3-6 1-3 0-0 1 3 7 8-14 2-4 0-0 6 0 18 3-7 0-0 3-4 12 0 9 1-8 1-4 2-2 4 2 5 3-8 2-4 0-0 3 2 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-4 0-1 1-2 3 0 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3-4 0-0 3-4 2 1 9 7-12 0-0 2-2 13 1 16 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 1 28-65 6-16 11-14 49 13 73
A 3 0 3 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
TO 1 1 2 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 1
Game #22: Mississippi State Jan. 27, 2011 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (11,148) BK 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
14 19 7
S 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 12
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-33 42.4% 2nd Half: 14-32 43.8% Game: 43.1% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 37.5% F Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 8-10 80.0% Game: 78.6% # 14 21 01 04 05 02 22 23 25 32 34
PLAYER Alverson Greenleaf Toles Simmons Smalley Jennings Glymph Hilliard Williams Tanner Davis TEAM Totals
HOME: Auburn 3FG FT RB F 3-9 0-0 1 2 0-0 2-2 9 2 0-0 1-1 1 0 0-0 0-0 2 2 1-4 0-0 3 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-1 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0-1 4 1 0-5 0-0 3 0 0-0 0-1 0 3 9 23-67 4-19 3-5 33 13
FG 3-11 4-14 6-13 1-1 6-14 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 2-9 0-2
TP 9 10 13 2 13 0 0 0 2 4 0
A 1 2 7 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
TO 3 2 3 0 3 1 3 2 1 2 0
BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
53 15 20 1
S 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 8
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-30 30.0% 2nd Half: 14-37 37.8% Game: 34.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 21.1% F Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 60.0% Score by Periods #5/6 Tennessee Auburn
1st 34 19
2nd 39 34
Total 73 53
Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Jesse Dickerson, Doc Sisk
GAME 21: Auburn AUBURN, Ala. -- Playing in front of their largest crowd ever at Auburn Arena, the Auburn Tigers had no answer for No. 5/6-ranked Tennessee’s size and depth, losing 73-53 in front of 7,536 fans. The Lady Vols held a commanding 38-20 edge on the boards and scored 26 bench points. Junior forward Glory Johnson came off the bench to score 16 points and grab 13 rebounds for her fifth double double of the season, while classmate Shekinna Stricklen tied a season-best with 18 points for the second straight game. Redshirt junior Kelley Cain was her usual dominant self, punishing the Tigers to the tune of nine points and 10 boards in the first half. She didn’t score after the break, but finished with 12 boards, three blocks, three steals and three assists. The play of Cain, Johnson and Stricklen in the paint enabled UT to weather a poor shooting performance from its backcourt and a 6:37 first half stretch without a field goal. The Lady Vols’ top three guards, senior Angie Bjorklund, freshman Meighan Simmons and sophomore Kamiko Williams shot a combined 0-for-6 before the intermission. Bjorklund scored seven points in the second half, Simmons added five and Williams dished four assists, but the real star of the final 20 minutes was redshirt junior Vicki Baugh. Baugh scored nine points in just seven minutes. It was the most points she had scored since Feb. 3, 2009. Stricklen paced the Lady Vols early on. She drilled her second three with 10:34 left in the first half to put Tennessee up, 22-12, and gave herself a dozen points after starting the game 5-of-6 from the field. However, UT didn’t make a field goal again until 3:57 to go in the first half. A 7-0 run sparked by a three from sophomore Taber Spani gave Tennessee a 34-19 lead at the break. After the intermission, UT quickly went ahead 46-26 on a bucket by Spani, but Auburn refused to be blown out. UT had another fantastic defensive effort, holding its ninth straight opponent below 40 percent shooting. The win was also UT’s 10 straight since falling at Baylor on Dec. 14.
# 25 33 34 03 04 01 02 11 20
PLAYER BROWN GOVERO BETT JOHNSON PORTER RECTOR GAYNOR MAY NEWSOME TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Mississippi State FG 3FG FT RB F TP A 2-5 0-0 3-3 6 4 7 0 6-15 4-10 0-0 6 4 16 0 0-6 0-0 0-0 4 4 0 0 9-19 1-3 0-0 5 2 19 3 5-16 3-6 0-0 8 1 13 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 4 22-62 8-20 3-3 34 19 55 9
TO 1 0 4 2 5 0 1 2 0
BK 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
15 5
S 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 8
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-32 46.9% 2nd Half: 7-30 23.3% Game: 35.5% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 40.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 3-3 100% Game: 100% # 40 25 04 10 13 01 15 20 33
PLAYER STRICKLEN JOHNSON WILLIAMS SIMMONS SPANI BASS MANNING SMALLBONE BREWER TEAM Totals
HOME: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 3-13 0-2 4-4 10 1 10 8-14 0-0 6-11 18 1 22 5-9 0-0 0-0 2 2 10 5-17 2-9 0-0 5 2 12 7-12 2-4 2-2 5 1 18 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 3-5 0-0 1-1 4 0 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0-2 0-0 2-2 4 0 2
A 3 7 1 4 1 0 4 0 0
TO 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 2
BK 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
31-73 4-16 15-20 51 7 81 20 11 8
S 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-39 38.5% 2nd Half: 16-34 47.1% Game: 42.5% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 25.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 11-12 91.7% Game: 75.0% Score by Periods Mississippi State #5/6 Tennessee
1st 37 35
2nd 18 46
Total 55 81
Officials: Bryan Enterline, Wesley Dean, Amy Bonner
GAME 22: Mississippi State KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Whatever Lady Vol head coach Pat Summitt said at halftime worked. After trailing at the break for just the third time this season, the No. 5/6-ranked Tennessee women’s basketball team exploded for 18 consecutive points after the intermission en route to an 8155 victory over Mississippi State on Jan. 27 at Thompson-Boling Arena. UT stayed perfect in the SEC (8-0) and at home (11-0) in 201011, while pushing its TBA winning streak to 30 games. With starters Angie Bjorklund (foot injury) and Kelley Cain (flu) out for the game, junior Glory Johnson was called to start for the first time since the ETSU game on Dec. 22. The 6-3 forward responded with the finest game of her career, tallying career bests in scoring (22 points), blocks (four) and assists (seven) while tying her best mark in rebounding (18). She had a double double in the first half (her sixth this season) and made 8-of14 shots. Despite Johnson’s dominant performance, the Lady Vols struggled to defend in the first half. Mississippi State shot 58.3 percent from three in the first half and went ahead by as many as eight points, 33-25, on Porsha Porter’s third trey with 3:54 left in the first half. Tennessee opened the second half on an 18-0 run, while holding the Lady Bulldogs without a point for the first 5:49 of the second half. Freshman Meighan Simmons made a three 10 seconds after the break and UT never looked back. Simmons finished with 12 points on 5-of-17 shooting, while sophomore Taber Spani scored 18 on her 20th birthday. Sophomore Kamiko Williams scored 10 points and Shekinna Stricklen tallied her seventh double double of the season (10 pts and 10 boards) to go along with four steals. UT won its 20th game for the 35th straight season.
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2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Game #23: Arkansas Jan. 30, 2011 • Fayetteville, Ark. Bud Walton Arena (6,149) # 25 52 10 13 40 01 04 15 20 21 33
PLAYER JOHNSON CAIN SIMMONS SPANI STRICKLEN BASS WILLIAMS MANNING SMALLBONE BAUGH BREWER TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 5-11 0-0 2-3 14 2 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 0-6 0-4 0-0 2 1 0 6-12 3-5 3-3 5 0 18 10-15 6-9 0-0 4 1 26 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4-7 0-1 2-2 4 1 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 5 28-59 9-19 7-8 42 10 72
A 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
TO 2 1 4 2 3 0 3 1 1 0 0
Game #24: Kentucky Feb. 7, 2011 • Lexington, Ky. Memorial Coliseum (7,126) BK 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 17 3
S 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-31 48.4% 2nd Half: 13-28 46.4% Game: 47.5% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-14 50.0% 2nd Half: 2-5 40.0% Game: 47.4% F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 5-5 100% Game: 87.5% # 03 12 04 22 33 01 10 44 45
PLAYER TOWNSEND DANIELS WATKINS RICKETTS HARRIS PEAK WALTER WILLIAMS DELGADO TEAM Totals
HOME: Arkansas FG 3FG FT RB F TP 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 4-6 1-2 6-7 2 4 15 4-17 2-7 2-2 2 0 12 5-17 2-12 0-0 4 2 12 4-6 0-1 0-0 5 1 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 19-56 5-22 10-11 23 10 53
A 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 1
TO 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 2
BK 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 11 2
S 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 8
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd Half: 8-27 29.6% Game: 33.9% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 4-13 30.8% Game: 22.7% F Throw % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd Half: 6-6 100% Game: 90.9% Score by Periods #5/6 Tennessee South Carolina
1st 39 27
2nd 33 26
Total 72 53
Officials: Beverly Roberts, Bruce Morris, Charlie Hust
GAME 23: Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Junior forward Shekinna Stricklen was glad to be home. The 6-2 Morrilton, Ark., native tied a career-high with 26 points, while leading the No. 5/6-ranked Tennessee Lady Vol basketball team to a 72-53 victory at Bud Walton Arena on Jan. 30. She finished 10-of-15 from the field and 6-of-9 from three to go along with four boards. Her 10 field goals tied a career best, while the six three-pointers set a new personal best. Sophomore wing Taber Spani also put on a show for family and friends who traveled from Lee’s Summitt, Mo., to see her play. She scored 18 points, including three treys. Sophomore Kamiko Williams added 10 points, while junior Glory Johnson recorded her third consecutive double double with 14 points and 12 rebounds, as well as three steals. With close to 60 family and friends making the short drive to Fayetteville, Stricklen shot out of the start like a cannon, making her first four field goal attempts, including her first three trey tries. Her third trey of the game gave Tennessee a 16-12 lead with 11:21 remaining in the first half. Arkansas kept it close in the first half behind guard C’eira Ricketts (12 points) and center Sarah Watkins (15 points), but UT capped the first half with an impressive run. The Lady Vols exploded for eight straight points in under a minute towards the end of the first half to take a 39-27 lead into the break. A three-point swish from Spani at 2:13 sparked the run. She followed with another long jumper, before Stricklen capped the run with her fourth trey of the opening half with 1:17 to go before the intermission. Stricklen had 18 points in the first half which tied her previous season best. The Razorback made a brief run early in the second half, closing UT’s advantage to four points with 15:11 left in the game behind big three’s from Watkins and Lyndsay Harris. The Lady Vols answered with an 11-3 run, however, and held UA to just six second half paint points and 33.9 percent shooting for the game.
# 25 40 52 10 13 01 04 15 21 33
PLAYER JOHNSON STRICKLEN CAIN SIMMONS SPANI BASS WILLIAMS MANNING BAUGH BREWER TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 4-6 0-0 2-4 10 3 10 8-15 2-4 2-3 12 3 20 3-3 0-0 2-5 5 2 8 5-7 1-3 4-4 4 2 15 1-6 0-0 0-2 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 7-12 0-0 0-0 4 2 14 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 2-2 3 2 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 4 29-52 3-7 12-20 45 16 73
A 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 0
TO 3 2 1 9 2 0 4 2 1 0
Game #25: Florida Feb. 10, 2011 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (11,741) BK 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 24 4
S 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd Half: 16-26 61.5% Game: 55.8% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-2 0.0% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 42.9% F Throw % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 8-13 61.5% Game: 60.0% # 34 40 01 05 32 00 03 04 10 11 20
HOME: Kentucky PLAYER FG 3FG FT RB F TP DUNLAP 6-14 1-2 7-8 9 3 20 HENDERSON 4-7 0-0 0-1 4 4 8 MATHIES, A’dia 6-15 2-6 4-7 0 2 18 MORROW 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 EVANS 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 3 2 O’NEILL 4-12 1-5 0-0 3 2 9 RILEY 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 SNOWDEN 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 PINKETT 2-6 1-3 1-2 3 0 6 BARNETTE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 CONWRIGHT 2-5 0-3 0-0 0 4 4 TEAM 1 Totals 25-62 5-20 12-18 23 18 67
A 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
TO 3 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1
BK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 13 1
S 3 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd Half: 14-33 42.4% Game: 40.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 4-13 30.8% Game: 25.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 10-13 76.9% 2nd Half: 2-5 40.0% Game: 66.7% Score by Periods #4/4 Tennessee #15/18 Kentucky
1st 30 33
2nd 43 34
Total 73 67
Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Bob Trammell, Cameron Inouye
GAME 24: Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The fourth-ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball team shook off 17 first half turnovers and used a hot shooting second stanza and a commanding edge on the glass to defeat the No. 15/18-ranked Kentucky Wildcats at Memorial Coliseum on Feb. 7. In their first game in over a week, the Lady Vols were flustered early on by Kentucky’s opportunistic frantic press in the game’s first 20 minutes. Led by reigning SEC Player of the Year Victoria Dunlap, who made her first three shots - including just her fourth trey of the season, the Wildcats jumped out to an 11-4 lead before the first media timeout. An 8-0 run just after the 15:30 mark in the first half sparked by a pair of double-clutch finishes from reserve guard Kamiko Williams placed the Lady Vols back into the game. A back and forth first half gave UK a 33-30 advantage at halftime, and the Wildcats led for the first three minutes of the second frame. That’s when junior guard/forward Shekinna Stricklen went to work, however. Stricklen gave UT its first lead, 38-36, of the second half on a three with 16:55 left in the game. After scoring just two points in the first half, Stricklen exploded for 18 after the break, notching her eighth double double of the season in the process with 20 points and 12 rebounds. She paced an offense that made 61.2 percent of it’s second half shots and a season-best 55.8 percent overall for the game. The bulk of Stricklen’s points came during a blistering 16-2 run by the Big Orange that gave the Lady Vols a 48-38 lead with just under 14 minutes remaining. Behind a season-high home crowd of 7,192, the Wildcats didn’t back down, though. In the blink of an eye, UK was back within one after A’dia Mathies made back-to-back three-pointers to make the score 54-53 with 9:43 left in the contest. UT, which held a ridiculous 45-23 edge on the glass, snatched up nearly every miss down the stretch. No board was bigger than Stricklen’s putback of her own miss that gave the Lady Vols a 67-61 lead with 2:15 left in the game. Still, Kentucky was within two points, 67-65, with 14.5 seconds remaining, but freshman Meighan Simmons made a pair of free throws to make it a two-possession game. Simmons suffered nine turnovers, but didn’t wilt under the pressure, finishing with 15 points. Williams also tied a season-best with 14 points, while junior forward Glory Johnson nabbed her fourth straight double double.
# 32 13 03 12 33 10 14 23 24 31 50
PLAYER George Stewart Bartley Allen Jones Bonds Madu Shine Young Svete Crawford TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Florida FG 3FG FT RB F TP 2-3 0-0 0-0 5 3 4 2-5 0-0 0-0 5 4 4 3-5 0-0 1-2 2 3 7 2-10 1-4 0-0 4 3 5 0-3 0-3 2-2 2 2 2 3-12 2-7 2-2 6 1 10 1-6 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 1-9 1-5 0-0 1 0 3 1-6 0-0 0-0 5 1 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 8 15-60 4-20 5-6 40 20 39
A 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
TO 2 2 5 7 2 3 2 0 1 0 0
BK 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 24 6
S 2 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-32 21.9% 2nd Half: 8-28 28.6% Game: 25.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 2-10 20.0% Game: 20.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100% 2nd Half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 83.3% # 25 40 52 10 13 01 04 12 15 20 21 33
PLAYER JOHNSON STRICKLEN CAIN SIMMONS SPANI BASS WILLIAMS AVANT MANNING SMALLBONE BAUGH BREWER TEAM Totals
HOME: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 4-6 0-0 8-10 5 1 16 6-10 3-6 2-2 6 1 17 1-5 0-0 0-2 3 0 2 1-6 0-2 2-2 0 1 4 1-8 1-3 2-2 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 1-7 0-0 0-0 3 2 2 3-5 1-1 0-2 0 2 7 2-2 0-0 0-0 5 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 7 0 2 0-2 0-0 1-2 2 0 1 5 20-52 5-12 16-24 42 8 61
A 0 4 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
TO 3 1 1 1 3 0 3 1 2 0 1 1
BK 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 17 7
S 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 9
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-27 33.3% 2nd Half: 11-25 44.0% Game: 38.5% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 41.7% F Throw % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 10-16 62.5% Game: 66.7% Score by Periods Florida #4/4 Tennessee
1st 18 27
2nd 21 34
Total 39 61
Officials: Lawson Newton, Dock Sisk, Kelly Johnson
GAME 25: Florida KNOXVILLE -- Despite shooting just 38.5 percent from the field, the fourth-ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball team was able to secure another blowout victory in the SEC with a 61-39 triumph over Florida on Feb. 10. Returning to Thompson-Boling Arena for the first time in two weeks, the Lady Vols came out flat, making just 9 of 27 field goals in the first half. Despite the poor shooting half, UT still led 27-18 at the break behind its strong defense. Florida shot just 21.9 percent in the first half and 25 percent for the game, as UT forced 24 turnovers and turned those miscues into 27 points. The Lady Vols held the Gators to a 2010-11 season opponent-low of 39 points - the lowest total by a UT opponent since San Francisco tallied just 34 points on Dec. 22, 2009. As has been the common thread for the team lately, junior Shekinna Stricklen and Glory Johnson led the Lady Vols in scoring with 17 and 16 points, respectively. Stricklen was instrumental in Tennessee’s two big runs that clinched the game. After Florida took a 7-4 lead on a Ndidi Madu layup at the 15:16 mark, the Lady Vols went on a 14-0 run sparked by treys from Stricklen and sophomore Taber Spani to take an 18-7 lead just over 10 minutes into the contest. UT’s stingy defense held the Gators scoreless until the 9:32 mark after the Madu layup - a five-minute, 44-second span. UT opened the second half on all cylinders, scoring 12 straight points right out of the break. Stricklen had a couple of steals and a pair of assists on Glory Johnson layups during the game-breaking spurt that put Tennessee ahead, 39-18 with 16:37 left in the game. Florida head coach Amanda Butler tried to stop the run with two timeouts in the first three minutes of the second fram, but it was all for naught, as UT cruised to 14th straight victory and moved to 11-0 in the SEC. Stricklen scored 12 of her game-high 17 in the first half, making 4-of-5 shots from the field. She added four assists and three second-half steals. Redshirt junior Vicki Baugh also had great game, grabbing seven boards and dishing three assists in just 13 minutes. Freshman Lauren Avant added a career-best seven points.
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2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Game #26: Vanderbilt Feb. 13, 2011 • Nashville, Tenn. Memorial Gymnasium (11,386) # 21 25 10 13 40 04 12 15 33 52
PLAYER BAUGH JOHNSON SIMMONS SPANI STRICKLEN WILLIAMS AVANT MANNING BREWER CAIN TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3-9 0-0 4-9 11 5 10 4-11 1-4 0-0 1 2 9 0-7 0-3 2-2 3 1 2 4-8 1-3 5-7 9 3 14 3-7 0-0 0-0 5 3 6 2-3 1-1 6-9 2 1 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2-3 0-0 1-4 2 0 5 2-6 0-0 0-1 3 3 4 4 22-58 3-11 18-32 41 21 65
A 0 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
TO 6 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
BK 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
10 17 4
S 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 11
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 5-25 20.0% 2nd Half: 17-33 51.5% Game: 37.9% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 27.3% F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 13-24 54.2% Game: 56.3% # 15 34 04 11 22 21 30 32
PLAYER TUOMI CLARKE PULEO LISTER RHOADS HOLZER BROWN SMITH TEAM Totals
HOME: Vanderbilt FG 3FG FT RB F TP 3-6 0-0 1-4 12 4 7 3-8 0-0 1-5 5 3 7 2-10 1-7 3-3 1 3 8 2-9 2-6 0-0 2 4 6 5-11 1-1 4-4 2 2 15 5-5 0-0 0-0 6 4 10 0-2 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0-2 0-1 2-2 3 1 2 5 20-53 4-15 13-20 37 22 57
A 2 0 2 3 3 0 0 0
TO 2 2 1 5 6 4 0 1 1 10 22
Game #28: Georgia Feb. 21, 2011 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (14,267)
Game #27: South Carolina Feb. 17, 2011 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (11,849)
BK 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
S 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
3
4
# 52 03 11 22 31 00 01 04 05 12 21
PLAYER MAY WALKER SUTTON NEWTON NAINIMA SELLERS WILSON KENNEDY GRANT STEPHENS BRUNER TEAM Totals
VISITORS: South Carolina FG 3FG FT RB F TP A 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 3 4 0 5-16 0-3 6-6 7 1 16 3 1-6 1-1 1-2 2 4 4 4 2-4 1-3 0-2 6 3 5 2 5-10 4-8 1-2 1 1 15 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 2-11 2-6 0-0 0 4 6 2 1-2 0-0 0-1 4 4 2 1 3-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 6 1 2 22-63 8-22 8-13 30 21 60 15
TO 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 12
BK 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
# 12 21 01 10 11 02 03 04 23
8
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-29 24.1% 2nd Half: 9-33 27.3% Game: 25.8% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-15 20.0% 2nd Half: 5-19 26.3% Game: 23.5% F Throw % 1st Half: 4-4 100% 2nd Half: 0-0 0.0% Game: 100%
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 2nd Half: 12-34 35.3% Game: 34.9% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 36.4% F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 61.5%
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-23 34.8% 2nd Half: 12-30 40.0% Game: 37.7% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 26.7% F Throw % 1st Half: 9-13 69.2% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 65.0%
HOME: Tennessee # PLAYER FG 3FG FT RB F TP 25 JOHNSON 4-7 0-0 1-5 8 1 9 40 STRICKLEN 4-10 0-2 4-5 10 1 12 33 BREWER 2-4 0-0 3-3 10 4 7 10 SIMMONS 6-13 1-2 4-4 5 3 17 13 SPANI 2-7 1-3 0-0 1 1 5 01 BASS 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 04 WILLIAMS 2-4 1-2 0-0 4 0 5 12 AVANT 0-1 0-0 1-4 2 1 1 15 MANNING 8-11 3-4 3-4 5 1 22 20 SMALLBONE 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 52 CAIN 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 3 4 TEAM 1 Totals 30-61 6-14 16-25 51 15 82
Score by Periods #4/4 Tennessee South Carolina
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd Half: 17-30 56.7% Game: 49.2% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 42.9% F Throw % 1st Half: 11-17 64.7% 2nd Half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 64.0%
1st 15 28
2nd 50 29
Total 65 57
Officials: Dee Kantner, Felicia Grinter, Mary Day
GAME 26: Vanderbilt NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The fourth-ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteer squad came out flat in its third game in seven days at Vanderbilt on Feb. 13, but still captured a 65-57 victory over the Commodores to improve to 12-0 in the SEC. UT scored just 15 points on 5-of-25 shooting (season-low 20 percent) in the first half and trailed Vanderbilt, 28-15. It was third lowest scoring half in Lady Vol history behind the 13 points UT scored at Rutgers on Jan. 3, 2009 and the 14 they managed versus Virginia in the NCAA Regional Finals on March 25, 1996. Tennessee came back and won both of those contests, as well. After an intense halftime speech from Summitt, the Lady Vols played much better in the second half, shooting 51.5 percent (17for-33) and outscoring Vanderbilt, 50-29, over the final 20 minutes. The Lady Vols used a 16-3 run in the final frame to take control of the game after trailing by 13 at the break - tying for UT’s worst halftime deficit of the season that came at Baylor on Dec. 14. Freshman Lauren Avant, in only her 10th game of the season because of injury and illness setbacks, was the comeback’s catalyst, scoring six straight points over a 32-second span to pull UT within one point, 42-41 with 7:33 left in the contest. She also had three second-half steals in 17 minutes after the break and finished with a career-best 11 points in 20 minutes. Classmate Meighan Simmons hit a three-pointer with 5:54 left in the game and gave Tennessee a 44-42 advantage - its first lead since being up 5-2 four minutes into the game. The game-clinching play came from reserve junior post Lyssi Brewer. Like Avant, Brewer had missed over half the season’s games, but she came up big against the Commodores. Brewer made a layup and then poked the ball away from VU’s Jence Rhoads right to Simmons who found Brewer for the fastbreak score to put UT up 55-49 with 2:30 left in the game. Brewer finished with a season-best five points, while junior Shekina Stricklen tallied 14 points and nine boards and junior Glory Johnson recorded her ninth double-double (10 points and 11 boards) of the season.
Score by Periods South Carolina #4/4 Tennessee
1st 29 40
2nd 31 42
A 1 2 2 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 0
TO 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 2
BK 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
13 15 5
S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Total 60 82
# 25 40 33 10 13 01 04 05 12 15 20 21
PLAYER HASSELL PHILLIPS MILLER JAMES MITCHELL JONES ARMSTRONG RANSFORD WILLIS TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Georgia FG 3FG FT RB F TP 3-7 0-0 0-0 3 2 6 2-5 0-0 2-2 7 4 6 3-13 3-11 0-0 8 2 9 4-16 3-12 0-0 1 1 11 0-9 0-5 0-0 5 2 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3-10 2-6 2-2 5 1 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 3 16-62 8-34 4-4 33 16 44
S 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
PLAYER JOHNSON STRICKLEN BREWER SIMMONS SPANI BASS WILLIAMS BJORKLUND AVANT MANNING SMALLBONE BAUGH TEAM Totals
HOME: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 4-6 0-0 1-4 9 3 9 4-8 1-4 2-2 6 0 11 3-9 0-0 0-2 3 1 6 6-11 2-5 0-0 2 1 14 5-8 1-3 0-0 2 0 11 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2-5 0-0 1-2 7 1 5 1-3 1-3 0-0 2 0 3 0-2 0-0 3-4 1 0 3 2-5 1-3 1-2 8 1 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4-4 0-0 1-1 7 1 9 2 31-62 6-19 9-17 49 8 77
A 0 1 3 3 3 0 2 0 0
TO 2 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 2 12 14
A 2 6 0 4 3 1 2 1 3 0 0 1
TO 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
BK 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
S 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
5
7
BK 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
23 12 7
S 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-32 50.0% 2nd Half: 15-30 50.0% Game: 50.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 31.6% F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 52.9% Score by Periods #22/rv Georgia #4/4 Tennessee
1st 21 40
2nd 23 37
Total 44 77
Officials: Tina Napier, Eric Brewton, Jesse Dickerson
Officials: Bob Trammell, Erica Bradley, Carla Fountain
GAME 27: South Carolina KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- No. 4-ranked Tennessee clinched at least a share of its 16th SEC regular season championship with an 82-60 victory over South Carolina on Feb. 17 at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Lady Vols improved to 13-0 in the conference and 25-2 overall in a game that was never in doubt. Junior Lyssi Brewer, in her first start of the season, scored a season-best seven points in the game’s first five minutes and five seconds. She also ripped down a season-best 10 boards in 17 minutes. The real star for the Big Orange, however, was junior Alicia Manning. A-Town, her nickname on the team, scored a careerbest 22 points, including her first three trey attempts of the game. Manning hadn’t made a three this season heading into the game. She made 8-of-11 field goal attempts, grabbed five boards and made three steals in 26 minutes. Junior Shekinna Stricklen recorded her ninth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 boards, while Meighan Simmons dropped in 17 points and four assists. Tennessee held the Gamecocks without a field goal for eight minutes and 12 seconds of the first half. After Courtney Newton’s three at the 17:46 mark in the first half, USC didn’t score a bucket until Markeshia Grant hit a three with 9:34 remaining until the break. At that point, the Lady Vols led 21-10 after going on a 17-2 run, while South Carolina struggled from the field. Sophomore Kamiko Williams and Manning made back-to-back trifectas to cap the run. In the second half, UT used a 10-0 run to put the game away. Manning’s third three of the game was followed by a nifty behindthe-back pass from Simmons to Stricklen for a layup that extended Tennessee’s lead to 70-47 with 6:29 left in the game. The win marked UT’s 24th straight conference victory and 16th straight win this season.
GAME 28: Georgia KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The fourth-ranked Lady Vol basketball team captured its 16th SEC regular season championship in a dominant 77-44 victory over No. 22/rv Georgia on Feb. 21 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tennessee improved to 14-0 in the conference with two games remaining. The Lady Bulldogs came into the contest with some momentum, having just moved back into the national rankings after a blowout victory over No. 20 Kentucky and sat second in the SEC standings, three games back of the Lady Vols. However, any question of whether UT would clinch the conference title outright was put to rest in the game’s first few minutes as the Lady Vols raced out to a 10-2 lead as freshman point guard Meighan Simmons drilled a pair of three-pointers in the opening minutes. Later in the first half, sophomore wing Taber Spani swished a 12-footer to cap a 12-3 Tennessee run and put the Lady Vols up, 27-12, with 7:45 left in the first half. The Big Orange effectively ended any hope of a Georgia comeback with an 11-0 run to start the second half that gave the Lady Vols a 51-21 lead after Spani nailed a trey with 15:34 remaining in the contest. The Lady Bulldogs missed their first five shots of the second half and didn’t score a point after the break until the 15:16 mark. Georgia finished the game with a 25.8 shooting percentage and was crushed on the boards, 49-33. Surely pumped up by the return of senior sharpshooter Angie Bjorklund, who missed six games with a foot sprain, the Lady Vols shot 50 percent from the field. Although Bjorklund only scored three points in 11 minutes, the Lady Vols collectively were a scoring force as 10 players made baskets. Simmons led the way with 14 points, while junior Shekinna Stricklen and Spani each tallied 11. Junior Glory Johnson had nine points and nine rebounds and became the 36th Lady Vol to score 1,000 career points on a free throw with 13:26 left in the game.
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Game #29: Ole Miss Feb. 24, 2011 • Oxford, Miss. Tad Smith Coliseum (1,216) # 25 33 40 10 13 04 05 12 15 21
PLAYER JOHNSON BREWER STRICKLEN SIMMONS SPANI WILLIAMS BJORKLUND AVANT MANNING BAUGH TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 7-10 0-0 4-4 9 0 18 2-3 0-0 0-2 1 0 4 3-6 3-6 1-2 6 1 10 2-10 1-5 0-0 2 0 5 2-4 0-2 0-0 4 2 4 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 4-6 0-1 3-4 6 1 11 4-4 0-0 4-5 5 2 12 6 25-48 4-16 12-17 43 9 66
A 3 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0
TO 0 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 3 2
Game #30: LSU Feb. 27, 2011 • Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (17,473) BK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 15 2
HOME: Mississippi # PLAYER FG 3FG FT RB F TP 22 BYRD 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 25 MARBRA 1-5 0-0 1-1 5 1 3 01 NELSON 3-8 2-6 1-2 2 2 9 03 MCFARLAND 5-18 2-9 2-4 2 1 14 14 MCFERRIN 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 0 6 05 TROTTER 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 11 JENKINS 2-5 1-3 0-0 2 3 5 23 Laws 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 42 Slusher 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 4 2 TEAM 1 Totals 14-45 7-21 4-7 15 15 39
A 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0
TO 1 1 2 4 1 0 3 1 1
BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 14 1
# 35 55 01 03 10 05 20 22
11
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-32 28.1% 2nd Half: 11-32 34.4% Game: 31.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 3-13 23.1% Game: 28.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 9-13 69.2% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 68.4%
S 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 7
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-25 32.0% 2nd Half: 6-20 30.0% Game: 31.1% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 33.3% F Throw % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 1-2 50.0% Game: 57.1% Score by Periods #4/4 Tennessee Old Miss
1st 43 22
2nd 23 17
VISITORS: LSU 3FG FT RB F 0-0 1-2 1 2 1-3 4-6 6 3 0-0 0-0 6 3 0-4 2-2 6 1 3-10 2-2 5 1 0-3 0-0 0 3 0-0 0-0 2 0 3-5 4-7 12 2 5 20-64 7-25 13-19 43 15
S 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-29 55.2% 2nd Half: 9-19 47.4% Game: 52.1% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 0-4 0.0% Game: 25.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd Half: 5-5 100% Game: 70.6%
Total 66 39
Officials: Kelly Johnson, Roy Gulbeyan, Eric Koch
# 40 25 05 10 20 04 13 15 21 33
PLAYER TURNBOW BARRETT GRAHAM EASON WEBB KENNEY HUGHES JONES TEAM Totals
PLAYER STRICKLEN JOHNSON BJORKLUND SIMMONS SMALLBONE WILLIAMS SPANI MANNING BAUGH BREWER TEAM Totals
FG 0-1 5-16 1-5 1-7 6-17 0-3 0-1 7-14
TP 1 15 2 4 17 0 0 21
TO 0 2 1 5 3 1 1 1 1 60 11 15
HOME: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 6-11 2-4 3-4 11 3 17 5-12 0-0 5-6 16 4 15 6-10 4-4 1-1 2 1 17 5-13 0-3 0-0 3 2 10 2-2 2-2 0-0 1 0 6 2-3 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 1 4 2-7 1-2 2-2 5 3 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 30-67 9-16 11-13 43 17 80
A 0 4 5 0 0 1 0 1
Game #31: Florida March 4, 2011 • Nashville, Tenn. Bridgestone Arena (7,461)
A 1 1 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 0
TO 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 2
BK 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
S 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2
3
5
BK 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 11 2
S 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 7
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-30 56.7% 2nd Half: 13-37 35.1% Game: 44.8% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-10 60.0% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 56.3% F Throw % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd Half: 7-8 87.5% Game: 84.6% Score by Periods LSU #4/4 Tennessee
1st 31 44
2nd 29 36
Total 60 80
Officials: Beverly Roberts, Mark Zentz, Felicia Grinter
GAME 30: LSU
GAME 29: Ole Miss OXFORD, Miss. -- The Ole Miss Rebels couldn’t stop the fourth-ranked Lady Vol basketball team on Feb. 24 at the Tad Smith Coliseum. It took Mother Nature to do that. The Lady Vols defeated Mississippi 66-39 in a game that was called with 5:24 left after rain began leaking from the “Tad Pad” roof onto the court. High winds and severe storm conditions put a hole in the coliseum’s roof and the rain showed no signs of letting up when the game was halted. Tennessee was dominant in the paint, holding a 43-15 edge on the boards and a 34-12 edge on points in the paint. UT’s three-headed monster of true post players - Glory Johnson, Lyssi Brewer and Vicki Baugh - combined for 34 points on 13-of-17 shooting and 15 boards. Johnson was the most impressive with 18 points, nine boards and four steals, while Baugh scored a season-best 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting to go along with five boards. During a two-minute span in the second half, Baugh scored seven straight Lady Vol points, including a three-point play with 9:55 left in the game. Johnson scored or assisted on the Lady Vols’ first nine points, making a jumper in the lane and dishing three assists as UT took an early 9-0 lead - capped by a trey from junior Shekinna Stricklen at the 16:46 mark in the first half. Later in the initial frame, the Lady Vols used a 20-2 run to take a commanding 31-7 lead with 8:03 left before halftime. Stricklen sparked the run with her second three at the 15:10 mark in the first half. Johnson capped the run with a putback. Ole Miss cut the Lady Vols’ lead to 16 points early in the second half after Shae Nelson hit a three and Valencia McFarland made a layup to make the score 45-29 with 17:53 left in the game. Tennessee responded by scoring four straight points on a jumper from sophomore Taber Spani and a layup by Johnson. Later Baugh had her mini-spurt, and the Lady Vol lead swelled to the point that the game was not in doubt when Johnson attempted a dunk for the second time this season with 7:20 left in the game. Johnson missed the slam, but did end up with AutoZone Player of the Game honors as UT won its 18th straight contest.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The fourth-ranked Lady Vol basketball team ran the table in Southeastern Conference league play, finishing 16-0 with an 80-60 “Senior Day” victory over LSU on Feb. 27 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Juniors Glory Johnson (15 points, 16 rebounds) and Shekinna Stricklen (17 points, 11 rebounds) each recorded their 10th doubledoubles of the season, as UT completed an undefeated SEC league play slate for the ninth time in school history. The marksmanship of UT’s only two seniors - guards Angie Bjorklund and Sydney Smallbone - helped the Lady Vols shoot a season-best 9-of-16 (.563) from behind the arc. The pair was sensational in its final regular season home game, combining to go a perfect 6-for-6 on treys. Bjorklund scored 17 points and made all four of her three-point attempts. The Lady Vols’ all-time leading three-point shooter (288) also earned her 110th career start which ties for the 10th most all-time in a Lady Vol career. Smallbone made both her trifecta tries en route to a season-best six points. Her first three point swish put the Lady Vols up 7-1 three minutes into the game. The Lady Tigers missed their first six shots and started the contest 1-for-11. Bjorklund and Stricklen broke the game open with 12 straight points during a 1-minute, 30-second span midway through the first half. Bjorklund started the run with a three at the 9:20 mark in the first half and completed the spurt with a four-point play to give the Big Orange a 32-10 advantage with 7:56 left before the break. A little over five minutes later, junior Alicia Manning and Bjorklund connected on back-to-back treys to stretch UT’s lead to 44-20 at the 3:25 mark, but the Tigers capped the half on an 11-0 run. Adrienne Webb and LaSondra Barrett combined to hit three consecutive treys and Barrett made a pair of free throws to make the halftime score 44-31. LSU kept the game close throughout the second half and cut Tennessee’s lead to 67-57 on a three by Courtney Jones with 2:58 left in the game. Manning made two steals in the final minute, however, to seal the victory, which got a final exclamation point when Stricklen hit a three at the buzzer.
# 14 13 03 12 33 10 23 31 32 50
PLAYER MADU STEWART BARTLEY ALLEN JONES BONDS SHINE SVETE GEORGE CRAWFORD TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Florida FG 3FG FT RB F TP 6-13 0-0 1-2 3 5 13 1-4 0-0 0-0 3 5 2 4-6 0-0 6-7 3 1 14 6-13 1-4 0-2 6 4 13 3-9 3-7 1-2 2 1 10 4-9 1-4 3-5 4 4 12 3-7 1-2 0-0 1 0 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1-4 0-0 0-0 6 5 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 4 29-66 6-17 11-18 32 28 75
A 0 1 2 1 1 4 1 0 1 0
TO 0 1 3 4 2 4 1 0 3 0
BK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 18 1
S 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 6
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-31 48.4% 2nd Half: 14-35 40.0% Game: 43.9% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 4-11 36.4% Game: 35.3% F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 7-12 58.3% Game: 61.1% # 13 25 40 33 10 01 04 05 12 15 21 52
PLAYER SPANI JOHNSON STRICKLEN BREWER SIMMONS BASS WILLIAMS BJORKLUND AVANT MANNING BAUGH CAIN TEAM Totals
HOME: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 0-1 0-0 1-2 4 1 1 7-10 0-0 11-16 11 3 25 8-15 1-4 3-4 7 1 20 4-5 0-0 0-0 4 2 8 2-6 1-2 0-1 0 2 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3-6 0-1 3-5 2 3 9 3-7 3-3 0-0 2 0 9 0-0 0-0 3-4 2 0 3 3-6 0-1 2-2 1 4 8 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 4 31-57 5-11 25-36 40 20 92
A 0 1 2 3 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0
TO 2 7 1 1 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
BK 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 18 2
S 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd Half: 18-26 69.2% Game: 54.4% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 1-3 33.3% Game: 45.5% F Throw % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd Half: 17-25 68.0% Game: 69.4% Score by Periods Florida #4/4 Tennessee
1st 36 38
2nd 39 54
Total 75 92
GAME 31: Florida, SEC Tournament NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The No. 1-seeded Tennessee Lady Vol basketball team, ranked No. 4/4, shot 69.2 percent in the second half and got a career-high 25 points from junior Glory Johnson en route to a 92-75 win over eighth-seeded Florida on March 4 in the SEC Tournament second round. The Lady Vols move on to the SEC Tourney semifinals on Saturday. The Gators connected on 43.9 percent of their shots and refused to go away, cutting UT’s lead to single-digits as late as under three minutes left in the game. Florida attacked the Lady Vols early in the first half, forcing four early turnovers and holding a 16-14 lead at the second media timeout on a three-pointer by Brittany Shine at 11:37. Back-to-back three-pointers by Stricklen and senior Angie Bjorklund gave the Lady Vols a 20-16 lead at the 10-minute mark in the first half, and Bjorklund’s second trey put the Lady Vols up 33-22 at the 6:20 mark in the first half. Florida scored 10 straight points, however, capped by a Deanna Allen three 2:38 before halftime. Stricklen’s “and-1” layup at 1:36 ended the run and kept the Lady Vols ahead, and UT took a 38-36 lead into the break. After the intermission, Johnson went to work, scoring the first three buckets of the final stanza before one minute and 30 seconds had even ticked off. Johnson’s start set the tone as Tennessee made 18-of-26 second half shots. Junior Alicia Manning had two three-point plays in a span of just over a minute, making an “and-1” layup with 10:51 left in the game and another one a 9:48 to put the Lady Vols up 66-51. Johnson added 11 boards for her 11th double-double of the season and Stricklen had 20 points and seven boards. Brewer had a season-best eight points, while Bjorklund went 3-of-3 from three for nine points. She has made seven consecutive treys.
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)
2011 SEC Tournament Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Kentucky • Mar. 6 Game #32: Georgia March 5, 2011 • Nashville, Tenn. Bridgestone Arena (10,207) # 03 21 01 10 11 02 12 23
PLAYER ARMSTRONG PHILLIPS MILLER JAMES MITCHELL JONES HASSELL WILLIS TEAM Totals
VISITORS: Georgia FG 3FG FT RB F TP 1-5 1-2 3-4 3 3 6 4-10 0-0 2-2 11 4 10 3-12 2-8 0-0 3 0 8 3-14 1-2 0-0 4 1 7 2-10 0-2 3-6 1 5 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 8-12 0-0 4-5 4 3 20 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 10 21-63 4-14 12-17 39 21 58
A 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0
TO 1 1 2 2 5 0 1 1 1 6 14
BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
S 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
1
5
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-26 23.1% 2nd Half: 15-37 40.5% Game: 33.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 28.6% F Throw % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7% 2nd Half: 4-5 80.0% Game: 70.6% # 13 25 40 33 10 01 04 05 12 15 20 21 52
PLAYER SPANI JOHNSON STRICKLEN BREWER SIMMONS BASS WILLIAMS BJORKLUND AVANT MANNING SMALLBONE BAUGH CAIN TEAM Totals
HOME: Tennessee FG 3FG FT RB F TP 3-6 1-4 1-1 6 0 8 6-11 0-0 2-4 9 1 14 4-8 0-2 1-1 4 0 9 0-2 0-0 2-2 2 2 2 7-13 3-6 1-2 4 2 18 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 3 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 3 4-7 2-3 0-0 2 3 10 0-0 0-0 3-4 3 2 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2-4 0-0 1-2 3 2 5 3-6 0-0 1-2 3 1 7 4 31-64 7-19 13-20 41 13 82
A 1 2 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
TO 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
BK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
12 10 3
S 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-32 40.6% 2nd Half: 18-32 56.3% Game: 48.4% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 3-10 30.0% Game: 36.8% F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 65.0% Score by Periods Georgia #4/4 Tennessee
1st 22 35
2nd 36 47
Total 58 82
Officials: Tina Napier, Bev Roberts, Lawson Newton
GAME 32: Georgia, SEC Tournament Semis NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The fourth-ranked Tennessee Lady Vol basketball team advanced to its 20th SEC Tournament championship game with an 82-58 victory over Georgia on March 5 at Bridgestone Arena. UT, the tournament’s No. 1 seed, jumped out to a 16-2 lead on the Lady Bulldogs, who missed their first 14 field goal attempts, and received and 18-point, five-assist performance from freshman point guard Meighan Simmons en route to the semifinal victory. The win gave the Lady Vols 20 30-win seasons under head coach Pat Summitt and the opportunity to win their 15th SEC Tournament title. Tennessee’s mix-and-match defenses confused Georgia from the start and the Big Orange raced out to a 9-0 lead on a leaner from junior Shekinna Stricklen at the 16:09 mark in the first half. The Lady Bulldogs didn’t make a field goal until Khaalidah Miller buried a three-pointer with 9:52 left until halftime to make the score 16-5. The Lady Vols followed with a scoring drought of their own, however. After Spani’s three at 13:51, the Lady Vols didn’t score for seven minutes and four seconds. Senior Angie Bjorklund hit a jumper at 6:47 to stop the drought. Under 30 seconds later Bjorklund buried a three to put the Lady Vols up 21-9 6:10 before the break. Simmons’ second three put the Lady Vols up 30-13 with three minutes left in the first half and UT took a 35-22 lead into the break. Junior Glory Johnson carried the Lady Vols after the break, scoring 12 points and grabbing seven boards in the second half and finishing with 14 and 9. She made back-to-back “and-1” layups to make the score 63-42 with 10:30 left in the contest. Bjorklund also reached double figures with 10 points and made 2-of-3 three-pointers. She made her first two trey attempts of the game to stretch her streak to nine straight treys without miss before rimming out her third behind-the-arc attempt of the game. Redshirt junior Kelley Cain added three blocks and seven points.
LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)