Game Notes • Tennessee at Louisville • Nov. 12, 2010
2010-11 TENNESSEE LADY VOL BASKETBALL L GAME ONE NOTES
2010-11 TENNESSEE LADY VOLUNTEERS (stats from exhib. games) 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 1.0 9.0 7.0 9.5 3.0 16.0 14.0 6.5 6.0 23.0 --12.5 6.0
Rpg 0.0 7.0 4.0 3.0 0.0 5.0 10.5 3.0 2.0 10.0 --2.5 10.0
Notes 4 assists in two exhib. games Started first exhib. game Ready to crush UT 3-point records Definition of “quick” True point guard ability Strong start; back from turf toe Blue collar; tough and gritty exhib. dbl-dbl Solid on perimeter Back after 2 ACL surgeries Dominant in exhib.; Explosive at times Left achilles surgery; back in December Consistent play from point to post Imposing post shooting 75% in exhib.
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-burSpain-ee; Baugh/BAW; Alyssia/A-lee-see-uh; Shekinna/Shuh-KEE-na
Probable Tennessee Starters
Glory Johnson - Starts at center or forward ... Had a great preseason... Led UT in the exhibition games with 23.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg...Nailed 64% of her field goal tries in the warm-up games... Appears serious about her free throws tries and made 17-20 (.850) in exhibitions...As a sophomore, she played in all 35 games and started 25....Averaged 10.1 ppg and 7.7 rpg....Enters the season with 33 career games in dbl-figure scoring...Has five career dbl-dbls... As a freshman, she played in all 33 games and started 28... Averaged 10.2 ppg and 7.2 rpg as an All-SEC Rookie Teamer... Taber Spani - Starts at forward...A solid lefty with middle linebacker instincts on the basketball court... Looked composed in the exhibition games nailing 50% of her treys and 57% of all shots....Averaged 16.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg in the warm-up slate...Finally over turf toe which limited her late last season...As a rookie, she played in 33 games and started 16...Four games in dblfigures...Averaged 5.8 ppg and 2.7 rpg...Last year, she became the 13th Lady Vol freshman to start her very first game on Rocky Top... Very versatile, she can play all three positions... Alicia Manning- Forward... Definition of a “blue collar” player... Won her starting assignment through sheer hustle and relentless defense...Averaged 14.0 ppg and a team-leading 10.5 rpg and 4.0 apg in the two exhibition contests...Grabbed 5.5 offensive boards per game and shot 61% from the field in the warm-ups...Continuing with the momentum she picked up in the 2010 SEC Tourney...As a sophomore, she played in all 35 games and had 14 starts...Averaged 5.4 ppg , 5.1 rpg and 2.4 apg... Angie Bjorklund - Starts at shooting guard... Came into camp as a lean, mean, scoring machine... Returns as UT’s most experienced player... Played in 101 games with 89 career starts... Did not play in first exhibition game due to missed class policy and pressed against Union connecting on just 2-10 shots...Ready to break a slew of three-point marks at UT... Averaged a career-best 13.9 ppg as a junior... Hit 42.7% of her treys and dished 100 assists...Averaged 12.3 ppg and 3.0 rpg as a sophomore... Was the 2008 SEC Rookie of the Year... Started in 30 games as a frosh on the 2008 NCAA Championship team...
Shekinna Stricklen- Starts at point guard or forward... Averaged 12.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg in 16.5 mpg in the preseason warm-ups... Great touch on her deep shots, she canned 69% from the field... Played and started all 35 games as a sophomore... Averaged 12.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg and dished 135 helpers...Enters her junior season with 45 career dbl-dbls and 29 in her last 39 games... Was UT’s leading scorer as a rookie -- with 13.3 ppg, assist leader with 3.0 apg and leading steals queen with 1.8 spg... Was named the 2009 Freshman of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association... Averaged a UT rookie record 31.5 mpg...
SEASON OPENER Tennessee (0-0/0-0 SEC) Louisville (0-0/0-0 BIG EAST) Date: Nov. 12, 2010 Time: 7:00 p.m. Site: Louisville, Kentucky Arena: KFC Yum! Center (22,000) TV: CBS College Sports; Eric Frede (PbP) and Debbie Antonelli (color). (TD until 9:30 p.m.)
Radio: The Sports Animal, WNML (990 AM, 99.1 and 99.3 FM). Mickey Dearstone calls the action. Internet: www.utladyvols.com Records: Tennessee has not played a regular season game this year but went 2-0 in exhibitions Louisville has not played a regular season game this year but went 1-0 in exhibitions National Rankings: UT is ranked No. 4 in the AP and No. 4 in USA Today/ESPN polls. Louisville is not ranked in the AP and receiving votes in the USA Today/ESPN polls. UT Coach Pat Summitt is 1,037-196 (.841) overall in her 37th season, all at UT. UL Coach Jeff Walz is 74-33 (.691) in his 5th season. Upcoming Games: Nov. 15 Chattanooga at #4 UT, 7 pm SS Nov. 14 Louisville at Ohio
Series History All-Time: Tennessee leads 1-0 In Knoxville: Tennessee is 1-0 Away: Tennessee is 0-0 At Neutral Sites: Tennessee is 0-0 Post Season: Tennessee is 0-0 Overtime: Tennessee is 0-0 Last Meeting: #3/3 Tennessee 86, Louisville 56, Dec. 16, 2009 in Knoxville
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