Tennessee Lady Vols Sweet 16 WBB Supplement by The University of Tennessee Athletics Department

RADIO/TV SPOTTING CHART KAMIKO WILLIAMS

BRIANA BASS

5’2” SENIOR GUARD INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

(KA-MEE-KO) 5’11” JUNIOR GUARD CLARKSVILLE, TENN.

Notes:

4 CIERRA BURDICK

Notes:

VICKI BAUGH

5’9” SOPHOMORE GUARD CIBOLO, TEXAS

Notes:

10 ALICIA MANNING 6’1” SENIOR FORWARD WOODSTOCK, GA.

Notes:

SHEKINNA STRICKLEN

GLORY JOHNSON

(BAW) 6’4’’ RS-SENIOR FORWARD/CENTER SACRAMENTO, CALIF.

6’3” FRESHMAN FORWARD/CENTER NASHVILLE, TENN..

5’6’’ FRESHMAN POINT GUARD BOLINGBROOK, ILL.

(SPAIN-EE) 6’1” JUNIOR FORWARD/GUARD LEE’S SUMMIT, MO.

Notes:

ISABELLE HARRISON

MEIGHAN SIMMONS

TABER SPANI

6’2” FRESHMAN FORWARD CHARLOTTE, N.C.

ARIEL MASSENGALE

(SHUH-KEE-NUH) 6’2” SENIOR GUARD/FORWARD MORRILTON, ARK.

6’3” SENIOR FORWARD KNOXVILLE, TENN.

Notes:

LADY VOL COACHES PAT SUMMITT HEAD COACH

HOLLY WARLICK

DEAN LOCKWOOD

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH

ASSISTANT COACH

MICKIE DeMOSS ASSISTANT COACH

2012 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS GAME NOTES

[5] PLAYER CAPSULES [59] IN THE NCAA

Tournament Overview 5 Opponent Pages 8 Noting Tennessee 14 Archive Notes 26

STATISTICS

[35]

Season Statistics Points, Rebounds, Assists vs. NCAA FIeld Category Leaders Comparison Report Senior Starters Game Recaps, Boxes

36 37 38 39 40 41 42

Briana Bass Vicki Baugh Cierra Burdick Isabelle Harrison Glory Johnson Alicia Manning Ariel Massengale Meighan Simmons Taber Spani Shekinna Stricklen Kamiko Williams

60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80

[83] ALL-TIME TOP 10S [107]

2012 Bracket NCAA Stats UT vs. DePaul UT vs. UT Martin Selection Monday NCAA Highs and Lows

IN THE SEC

84 85 86 90 94 96

[99]

Individual Single Game108 Team Single Game 109 Individual Season 110 All-Time Career Lists 111

IN THE NEWS 2011-12 Clippings

SEC Standings 100 SEC Game Notes 101 SEC Regular Season Stats105 SEC Tournament Stats 106

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TEAM HEADQUARTERS Hotel: Des Moines Mariott Downtown Address: 700 Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone: 515-245-5565

2012 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Des Moines Regional Schedule of Events Wells Fargo Arena – Des Moines, Iowa All Times Local (Central Time) Friday, March 23 9:00 a.m.- 9:45 a.m. 9:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m.- 7:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.- 10:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 11:05 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. 11:05 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Noon - 1:30 p.m. 12:25 p.m. - 12:40 p.m. 12:25 p.m. - 12:40 p.m. 12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1:10 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. 2:20 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. 2:20 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. 2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 3:40 p.m. - 3:55 p.m. 3:40 p.m. - 3:55 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 4:25 p.m. - 5:55 p.m.

Event Sports Information Contacts Meeting Credential Distribution Media Workroom Hours Team Entrance Opens Administrative Meeting Tennessee News Conference (Coach) Tennessee ESPN Interviews (Players) Tennessee News Conference (Players) Tennessee ESPN Interviews (Coach) Tennessee Practice (First 15 Min. Open To Media) Media Buffet Kansas News Conference (Coach) Kansas ESPN Interviews (Players) Kansas News Conference (Players) Kansas ESPN Interviews (Coach) Kansas Practice (First 15 Min. Open To Media) Baylor News Conference (Coach) Baylor ESPN Interviews (Players) Baylor News Conference (Players) Baylor ESPN Interviews (Coach) Baylor Practice (First 15 Min. Open To Media) Georgia Tech News Conference (Coach) Georgia Tech ESPN Interviews (Players) Georgia Tech News Conference (Players) Georgia Tech ESPN Interviews (Coach) Georgia Tech Practice (First 15 Min. Open To Media)

Location (Room/Area) Wells Fargo Arena (Mtg. Rm. 1-2, Hy-Vee Hall) Wells Fargo Arena/Hy-Vee Hall (Lobby) Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena (2nd Ave., East side) Wells Fargo Arena (Mtg. Rm. 4, Hy-Vee Hall) Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena

Saturday, March 24 5:00 a.m. 5:30 a.m. - 6:30 a.m. 6:40 a.m. - 7:40 a.m. 7:50 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. 9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. - Halftime of Game 2 9:00 a.m. – Until 4 Hrs. After Gm. 2 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:04 a.m. (ESPN) Postgame 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) Postgame

Event Team Entrance Opens Kansas Shoot-Around (Closed) Tennessee Shoot-Around (Closed) Georgia Tech Shoot-Around (Closed) Baylor Shoot-Around (Closed) Credential Distribution Media Workroom Hours Media Buffet Begins Facility Doors Open to Public Semifinal Game #1 (Kansas vs. Tennessee) News Conferences Semifinal Game #2 (Georgia Tech vs. Baylor) News Conferences

Location (Room/Area) Wells Fargo Arena (2nd Ave., East side) Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena/Hy-Vee Hall (Lobby) Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena

Sunday, March 25 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m. 11:20 a.m.-11:35 a.m.

Event Game No. 1 Winner Transition Team Meeting Game No. 2 Winner Transition Team Meeting Credential Distribution Media Workroom Hours Game No. 1 Winner Team News Conference Game No. 1 Winner One-on-One News Conferences (Coach remains on dais) Game No. 1 Winner Westwood One Interview Game No. 1 Winner Practice (Closed) Game No. 2 Winner Team News Conference Game No. 2 Winner One-on-One News Conferences (Coach remains on dais) Game No. 2 Winner Westwood One Interview Game No. 2 Winner Practice (Closed)

Location (Room/Area) Wells Fargo Arena (BB Committee Room) Wells Fargo Arena (BB Committee Room) Wells Fargo Arena/Hy-Vee Hall (Lobby) Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena

11:40 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Noon - 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.- 1:15 p.m. 1:20 p.m.- 1:35 p.m. 1:40 p.m.- 1:55 p.m. 2:05 p.m.- 4:05 p.m.

Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena

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Monday, March 26 11:00 a.m. 11:50 a.m. -12:50 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Until 4 Hrs. After Game 4:00 p.m. - Halftime 4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. (ESPN) Postgame

Event Team Entrance Opens Game No. 1 Winner Practice Game No. 2 Winner Practice Media Workroom Hours Credential Distribution Media Buffet Begins Facility Doors Open To Public Regional Championship Game News Conferences

Location (Room/Area) Wells Fargo Arena (2nd Ave., East side) Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena/Hy-Vee Hall (Lobby) Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena

2012 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Media Information for Des Moines Regional Media Coordinator: The media coordinator for the NCAA Des Moines Regional is Colin McDonough, assistant A.D./athletic communications at the University of Northern Iowa. McDonough can be reached at colin.mcdonough@uni.edu or (c) 319-4154059. Media Credential Pick-up: Credentials will be available for pick-up at the times listed on the daily schedule. The credential pick-up area is the lobby of Hy-Vee Hall, which is connected by tunnel to Wells Fargo Arena. Enter Hy-Vee Hall near 3rd and Park. Media Entrance: Members of the media will enter Wells Fargo Arena through Hy-Vee Hall and proceed through the tunnel to Wells Fargo Arena. Media Hotel: The media hotel is the Hyatt Place (515-282-5555), located at 418 6th Avenue in downtown Des Moines. It is one mile/five minutes from Wells Fargo Arena. The media rate is $129 per night, plus tax. National media should make hotel reservations via the online credential system at www.NCAA.com/media. Members of the participating team media should request rooms through the participating institution's sports information contact. All media representatives are responsible for paying for their own room, tax and incidental charges. PLEASE NOTE: There is a two-night minimum, including the night of open practice and the first night of competition. Media Parking/Satellite Truck Parking: Parking for media is available on the north side of Wells Fargo Arena at the corner of 3rd and Crocker. If you require satellite truck parking, please contact Ryan Ziegler at (O) 515-564-8039 or (C) 515-418-2602. Media Shuttle: There is no media shuttle offered in Des Moines. Satellite Coordinates: To locate satellite coordinates info. for news conferences, please http://i.turner.ncaa.com/dr/ncaa/ncaa/release/sites/default/files/files/2012-I-WBKB-Satellite-Coordinates_Complete.pdf

Des Moines Regional Hotel Assignments Team: Tennessee SID: Debby Jennings (C: 865-806-5671) Hotel: Des Moines Marriott Downtown Address: 700 Grand Ave. Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone: 515-245-5565

Team: Kansas SID: Christine Dieckmann (C: 785-393-3358) Hotel: Sheraton West Des Moines Address: 1800 50th Street West Des Moines, IA 50266 Phone: 515-223-0894

Team: Baylor SID: Julie Bennett (C: 254-709-9657) Hotel: Renaissance/Des Moines Savery Address: 401 Locust St. Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone: 515-365-7240

Team: Georgia Tech SID: Marcus Dittmer (C: 712-490-8668) Hotel: Des Moines Marriott Downtown Address: 700 Grand Ave. Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone: 515-245-5565

NCAA/Media Headquarters Hotel: Hyatt Place Address: 418 6th Ave. Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone: 515-282-5555

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

TENNESSEE 2011-12 LADYVOL BASKETBALL

Eight-Time National Champions

1987  1989  1991  1996  1997  1998  2007 2008

8 NCAA Championships | 16 SEC Championships | 16 SEC Tournament Championships #9/7 TENNESSEE (26-8) vs. KANSAS (21-12)

NCAA Sweet 16 |Mar. 24| Wells Fargo Arena (7,000) | Des Moines, Iowa| 11:04 a.m. CT

LADY VOL LEADERS

ELITE EIGHT OPPONENT

#9/7 Tennessee Record: 26-8 (12-4 SEC) Head Coach: Pat Summitt Overall record: (1,097-207/38 yrs)

Points Rebounds Assists

Kansas

JAYHAWK LEADERS

Shekinna Stricklen - 15.2 ppg Glory Johnson - 9.8 rpg Ariel Massengale - 5.1 apg

Record: 21-12 (8-10 Big 12) Head Coach: Bonnie Henrickson Overall record: (296-182/15 yrs)

Points Rebounds Assists

#1/1 Baylor

LADY BEAR LEADERS Points Rebounds Assists

Record: 36-0 (18-0 Big 12) Head Coach: Kim Mulkey Overall record: (334-79/12 yrs)

#15/13 Georgia Tech Record: 26-8 (12-4 ACC) Head Coach: MaChelle Joseph Overall record: (179-105/9 yrs)

Angel Goodrich - 13.7 ppg Aishah Sutherland- 8.9 rpg Angel Goodrich - 7.4 apg

Brittney Griner- 23.1 ppg Brittney Griner- 9.2 rpg Odyssey Sims- 4.6 apg

YELLOW JACKET LEADERS Points Rebounds Assists

Sasha Goodlett- 14.6 ppg Sasha Goodlett - 7.7 rpg Metra Walthour - 3.8 apg

THE NCAA TOURNAMENT SWEET 16

ELITE 8

Sweet 16 All-Time: Tennessee is 24-5 In Knoxville: Tennessee is 6-0 Away: Tennessee is 0-0 At Neutral Sites: Tennessee is 17-5 Overtime: Tennessee is 1-0 Last Sweet 16: 3-26-11 #4/4 Tennessee def. #18/24 Ohio State, 85-75, Dayton, Ohio

Elite 8 All-Time: Tennessee is 18-6 In Knoxville: Tennessee is 6-0 Away: Tennessee is 1-1 At Neutral Sites: Tennessee is 11-5 Overtime: Tennessee is 1-1 Last Elite 8: 3-28-11 #9/7 Notre Dame def.#4/4 Tennessee, 73-59, in Dayton, Ohio

UT’s Last Win Over a Ranked Team: 63-48 vs. #rv/23 DePaul (Mar. 19, 2012) Chicago, Ill. UT’s Last Win Over a Top 10 Team: 91-54 over #7/7 Kentucky (Feb. 13, 2012) in Knoxville, Tenn. UT’s Last Ranked NCAA Sweet 16 Game: UT won 85-75 vs. #18/24 Ohio State (Mar. 26, 2011) Dayton, Ohio

2011-12 TENNESSEE LADY VOLUNTEERS No. Name 1 4 5 10 11 13 15 20 21 25 40

Briana Bass Kamiko Williams Ariel Massengale Meighan Simmons Cierra Burdick Taber Spani Alicia Manning Isabelle Harrison Vicki Baugh Glory Johnson Shekinna Stricklen

Yr.

Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. *Gr. Fr. *Gr. *Gr. Sr.

Ht.

5-2 5-11 5-6 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-2

Pos. Ppg Rpg Notes

PG G PG G F F/G F F/C F/C F G/F

2.2 2.9 7.4 10.9 4.9 7.0 4.0 3.3 7.7 13.9 15.2

0.6 1.9 2.4 2.2 2.9 2.7 4.1 2.7 6.6 9.8 6.4

21st career start -- DU in NCAAs Solid sub; lockdown “D” in SEC Tourney Rookie record 12 assists vs. Vandy1 SEC career high 25 pts vs. Kentucky Started 3 gms; SEC Rookie of Week 2/20 Still slowed by early season bone bruise Started 16 games; gritty on D Career high 13 pts vs. UTC 14 rebounds vs. LSU; 16 starts SEC Tourney MVP; Def. POY; 36 career d-d All-SEC; SEC Tourney Team

Pat Summitt (Tennessee-Martin ‘74) 38th season at UT Holly Warlick (Tennessee ‘81) 27th season at UT Dean Lockwood (Spring Arbor College ‘82) 8th season at UT Mickie DeMoss (Louisiana Tech ‘77) 20th season at UT Daedra Charles-Furlow (Tennessee ‘91) 4th season at UT Kathy Harston (Wayland Baptist ‘80) 4th season at UT Michael Fahey (Benedictine ‘10) 1st season at UT Corinne Milien (Bemidji State ‘10) 2nd season at UT

How To Say It

Briana/Bree-ah-na; Kamiko/Ka-MEE-ko; Taber Spani/Tay-bur Spain-ee; Baugh/BAW; Shekinna/Shuh-KEE-na

CONTACTS

Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Dir. of Character Development Dir. of BB Operations Video Coordinator Graduate Assistant

2011-12 LADY VOL BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 13 Nov. 15 Nov. 20 Nov. 27 Nov. 29 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 13 Dec. 17 Dec. 20 Dec. 28 Jan. 1 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 19 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 29 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 9 Feb. 13 Feb. 16 Feb. 19 Feb. 23 Feb. 26 Mar. 1-4 Mar. 2 Mar. 3 Mar. 4 Mar. 17&19 Mar. 17 Mar. 19 Mar. 24&26 Mar. 24

Opponent (TV) Time/Result Carson-Newman (Exh.) W, 105-40 Union University (Exh.) W, 93-45 Pepperdine (SS) W, 89-57 #7/7 Miami (Fla.) (ESPN2) W, 92-76 at Virginia (ESPN3) L, 64-69 OT #1/1 Baylor (ESPN) L, 67-76 MTSU (SS) W, 82-43. #21/22 Texas (SS) W, 73-57 vs. #20/21 DePaul (ESPNU) W, 84-61 at #11/11 Rutgers (ESPN) W, 67-61 at UCLA W, 85-64 at #4/4 Stanford (CSN/FSS) L, 80-97 Old Dominion (SS) W, 90-37 at Auburn (CSS) W, 73-52 UT-Chattanooga W, 90-47 #16/15 Georgia (CSS) W, 80-51 at Arkansas (ESPNU) W, 69-38 at #9/8 Kentucky (FSN) L, 60-61 #25/24 Vanderbilt (SECN) W, 87-64 LSU (CSS) W, 65-56 at #2/2 Notre Dame (ESPN2) L, 44-72 at Alabama (FSN) W, 86-56 at #17/15 Georgia (ESPN2) W, 67-50 rv/rv South Carolina (CSS) L, 60-64 Auburn (SECN) W, 82-61 at #nr/25 Vanderbilt (CSS) L, 79-93 #7/7 Kentucky (ESPN2 in 3D) W, 91-54 at Mississippi St. (CSS) W, 57-41 at Ole Miss (SECN) W, 66-56 Arkansas (FS-South) L, 71-72 OT Florida (ESPNU) W, 75-59 SEC Tournament Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt (SS) W, 68-57 #25/nr South Carolina (ESPNU) W, 74-58 LSU (ESPN2) W, 70-58 NCAA (1st & 2nd Rds.) Chicago, Ill. UT Martin (ESPN2) W, 72-49 DePaul (ESPN2) W, 63-48 NCAA Regional (Des Moines,Iowa) Kansas (ESPN) 11:04 a.m. CT

Apr. 1 & 3

NCAA Final Four

On the Air TELEVISION  ESPN  Beth Mowins (play-by-play)  Stephanie White (color analyst)  Samantha Steele (sideline)

ONLINE  www.ESPN3.com

RADIO  Lady Vol Network  Mickey Dearstone (play-by-play)

Denver, Colo.

TENNESSEE PROBABLE STARTERS...

1 15 21 25 40

 BRIANA BASS Starts at guard...Started last six games...Hit a triple vs. DU & UTM in NCAAs...Three pts/rebs vs. LSU in SEC title game...9 min. vs. USC...Four points and three assists in win over Kentucky...Earned first starting assignment of her senior year in game 20 versus Alabama...Scored eight points and had a career high five steals in 29 minutes against Bama....Now has 21 career starts...Came off the bench for three treys vs. Chattanooga...10 points as a reserve in the season opener against Pepperdine.  ALICIA MANNING Starts at forward or post... In NCAAs vs. UTM, 5 pts/5 rbs...In SEC Tourney 6 rbs. vs. LSU, 7 pts/6 rbs vs. USC, 5 pts/5 rbs vs. Vandy...vs. Florida 11 pts/8 rbs & 6 asts...Averaged 4 pts and 4 rbs against South Carolina, Auburn and Vandy...8 pts and 5 rbs vs. Vandy1...10 pts/5 rbs vs. Auburn1... First start of 2011-12 vs. ODU --career highs in rebounds (15) and steals (6)....12 pts/12 rbs vs. DePaul off the bench...Graduated in December 2011...Pursuing Master’s degree in Kinesiology....  VICKI BAUGH Starts in the post...Holdover from the 2008 NCAA title team...In best form since suffering backto-back ACL injuries to her left knee 08 & 09.... In NCAA, 16 pts/9 rbs vs. DePaul...5 pts/5 rbs vs. UT-M...In SEC Tourney 10 pts/7 rbs vs. LSU, 8 pts/10 rbs vs. USC, 6 pts/8 rbs vs. Vandy...14 rbs vs LSU...Back-to-back 16 pts vs. Vandy1 & UK1...Dbl-dbl 14 pts/12 rbs at UCLA...Texas 17 pts/11 rbs... Big vs. Baylor with 17 pts/10 rbs...Runs the floor...Completes her Master’s in May 2012...  GLORY JOHNSON Post...In NCAAs, career high 21 rbs vs. DePaul...14 pts/12 rbs vs. UTM...SEC Tourney MVP...Led UT 20 pts/11 rbs vs LSU, 23 pts/10 rbs vs. USC, 15 pts/9 rbs vs. Vandy....21 pts/10 rbs vs. Fla...15 rbs at Miss State...14 pts/11 rbs vs Auburn...13/9 vs USC...13 pts/8 rbs at Bama...9 pts/9 rbs vs. ND...Over 1,000 rbs @ Ark.-- 4th LV ever...16 pts/13 rbs vs. Vandy...17 pts at UK...15 pts/14 rbs at Ark....14 pts/13 rbs vs. Auburn...SEC POW (D26-J1 & J2-8)... 22 pts/13 rbs vs. UGA...36 career dbl-dbls...Graduated in 3 years...  SHEKINNA STRICKLEN Starts at G-F-C...In NCAAs, 17 pts/9 rbs vs. DePaul...7 pts/6 rbs vs. UTM...SEC All-Tourney Team...16 pts vs LSU & USC, 18 pts vs. Vandy...15 pts vs. Fla...SEC POW (Feb. 20)...17 pts vs Ark2...22 pts/12 rbs at Miss St...18 pts vs. UK...17 pts at Vandy...11 pts/10 rbs vs. Auburn...24 pts at UGA...Nationleading consecutive starts snapped at 122 vs. Bama...Missed LSU...Knee sprain vs Vandy 20 pts....17 pts. at Auburn...19 pts/8 rbs at Arkansas...16 pts/14 rbs in loss at UVa...25 pts/12 rbs vs. #1 Baylor... 20 pts and 8 rbs vs. Texas...22 pts/9 rbs at Rutgers...Career high 27 pts at Stanford.

2011-12 LADY VOL WEEK-BY-WEEK WEEK

BY THE NUMBERS

Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Jan. 2 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 30 Feb. 6 Feb. 13 Feb. 20 Feb. 27 Mar. 5 Mar. 12 Mar. 19

GAMES PLAYED

CARSON-NEWMAN (EXH), UNION (EXH), PEPPERDINE #7/7 MIAMI, at Virginia #1/1 BAYLOR NR/RV MIDDLE TENNESSEE, #21/22 TEXAS vs. #20/21 DePaul at #11 Rutgers, at UCLA at #4/4 Stanford OLD DOMINION, at Auburn UT-CHATTANOOGA, #16/15 GEORGIA, at Arkansas at #9/8 Kentucky, #25/24 VANDERBILT LSU at #2/2 Notre Dame, at Alabama, at #17/15 Georgia rv/rv SOUTH CAROLINA, AUBURN at #nr/25 Vanderbilt #7/7 KENTUCKY, at Mississippi State, at Ole Miss rv/rv ARKANSAS, FLORIDA SEC Tournament-- Vanderbilt, #25/rv South Carolina, LSU No games NCAA Tournament--vs. UT Martin NCAA Tournament-- vs. #rv/23 DePaul, vs. Kansas

 Number of National Assistant Coaches of the Year: Holly Warlick (2007) and Mickie DeMoss (1998, 2000)

 Three more wins will put Pat Summitt at her next victory milestone: 1,100 Ws.

RECORD 1-0 2-1 2-2 4-2 5-2 7-2 7-3 9-3 12-3 13-4 14-4 16-5 17-6 17-7 20-7 21-8 24-8 24-8 25-8 26-8

 Glory Johnson is the fourth Lady Vol in school history to tally 1,000 pts. and 1,000 reb. She went over the mark at Arkansas on Jan. 8, 2012.

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

AP/ESPN

3/3 3/3 3/3 6/7 8/8 7/8 6/6 6/6 7/8 6/7 6/7 9/9 7/9 8/8 11/11 13/10 10/9 13/10 9/7 9/7 9/7

 Lady Vol studentathletes have earned WBCA State Farm/ Kodak All-America Honors

OFF THE BENCH FOR TENNESSEE 4 5 10 11 13 20

Kamiko Williams Ariel Massengale Meighan Simmons Cierra Burdick Taber Spani Isabelle Harrison

5-11 Jr. G 5-6 Fr. PG 5-9 So. G 6-2 Fr. F 6-1 Jr.G-F 6-3 Fr. F/C

2.9 ppg// 1.9 rpg 7.4 ppg// 2.4 rpg 10.9 ppg // 2.1 rpg 4.9 ppg// 2.9 rpg 7.0 ppg// 2.7 rpg 3.3 ppg// 2.7 rpg

 THE POLLSTERS Associated Press 3/5 1. Baylor 2. Stanford 3. Notre Dame 4. UConn 5. Maryland 6. Duke 7. Delaware 8. Miami [Fla.] 9. TENNESSEE 10. Green Bay 11. Penn State 12. Kentucky 13. St. John’s 14. Purdue 15. Georgia Tech 16. St. Bonaventure 17. Ohio State 18. Georgetown 19. Louisville 20. Nebraska 21. Georgia 22. Texas A&M 23. Gonzaga 24. Rutgers 25. South Carolina

ESPN/USA Today 3/12 1. Baylor 2. Stanford 3. UConn 4. Notre Dame 5. Maryland 6. Duke 7. TENNESSEE 8. Delaware 9. Miami [Fla.] 10. Green Bay 11. Kentucky 12. Penn State 13. Georgia Tech 14. Texas A&M 15. Georgetown 15. Purdue (tie) 17. Georgia 18. Ohio State 19. Louisville 20. Rutgers 21. St. John’s 22. Nebraska 23. DePaul 24. Gonzaga 25. St. Bonaventure

2011-12 Opponents Receiving Votes

South Carolina MTSU LSU DePaul Arkansas

LSU MTSU Vanderbilt South Carolina Arkansas

113

The number of weeks Tennessee has been ranked No. 1 in the AP poll

677

 Number of wins all-time Lady Vol basketball has over teams on this year’s schedule

GAME NOTES

AND THEN THERE WAS TENNESSEE...

SEASON STATISTICS

In the 2008 NCAA Championship in Tampa, Fla., Tennessee claimed its record eighth national championship behind the play of a senior class starting five including Nicky Anosike, Alberta Auguste, Shannon Bobbitt, Alexis Hornbuckle and Candace Parker. Could history repeat itself for the 2012 Lady Vol senior class? Then a rookie in 2008, graduate student Vicki Baugh is a fifthyear starter in 2011-12. She is the only player on the current UT team who has traveled to a Final Four. She helps to anchor the all-senior starting line-up with Briana Bass, Glory Johnson, Alicia Manning and Shekinna Stricklen.

NCAA HISTORY

1982 Mideast Regional, Knoxville Mar. 19 Memphis State 78 63 Mar. 21 Southern Cal (OT) 91 90

1998 Mideast Regional, Nashville, Tenn. Mar. 21 Rutgers 92 60 Mar. 23 North Carolina 76 70

1984 Mideast Regional, Knoxville Mar. 23 Alabama 65 58 Mar. 25 Georgia 73 61

2000 Mideast Regional, Memphis, Tenn. Mar. 25 Virginia 77 56 Mar. 27 Texas Tech 57 44

1985 Mideast Regional, Bowling Green, Ky. Mar. 22 Mississippi 60 63

2001 Mideast Regional, Birmingham, Ala. Mar. 24 Xavier 65 80

1986 Mideast Regional, Iowa City, Iowa Mar. 20 Georgia 85 82 Mar. 22 Louisiana State 67 65

2002 NCAA Midwest Regional , Ames, Iowa Mar. 23 Brigham Young 68 57 Mar. 25 Vanderbilt 68 63

1987 Mideast Regional, Knoxville Mar. 19 Virginia 66 58 Mar. 21 Auburn 77 61

2003 Mideast Regional, Knoxville Mar. 29 Penn State 86 58 Mar. 31 Villanova 73 49

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

1983 Mideast Regional, South Bend, Ind. 1999 East Regional, Greensboro, N.C. 68 52 Mar. 25 Mississippi (3 OT) 90 83 Mar. 20 Virginia Tech 63 69 Mar. 27 Georgia 63 67 Mar. 22 Duke

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

NCAA REGIONALS (42-11) // SWEET 16 (24-5) / ELITE 8 (18-6)

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

 Tennessee is the only school to have attended every NCAA Tournament held since its inception in 1982 (31 total tournaments)  Under Coach Pat Summitt’s direction, the Lady Vols have a 111-22 record (.834) in the NCAAs  Tennessee has played in more NCAA Tournament games than any other school -- 133 -- averaging 4.4 tournament games per year entering the 2012 NCAA Tournament  The Lady Vols have won 8 NCAA titles -- 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008  Tennessee has advanced to a record-setting 18 NCAA Final Fours  Including the old AIAW days with four Final Four trips between 197781, the Lady Vols have attended a total of 22 Final Four Championships  The Tennessee women and UCLA & UNC men have all earned 18 trips to lead the NCAA Final Four appearances  Tennessee has advanced to the NCAA Championship game 13 times and won 8 titles  UT’s NCAA Final Four overall record is 21-10; 13-5 in semifinals and 8-5 in title games; runner-up finishes were 1984, 1995, 2000, 2003 and 2004.  UT has been granted 21 number one seeds in 31 NCAA Tournaments since 1982. 2012 marks the fifth time UT has been seeded second.  From 1988-96, the Lady Vols received nine consecutive number one seeds  Tennessee has lost just one NCAA First Round game (2009 to Ball State) and has a 24-1 overall record  The Lady Vols have never lost an NCAA Second Round game, 24-0  UT advanced to 27 consecutive Sweet 16 games before missing in 2009  2012 marks the Lady Vols 30th trip to the Sweet 16... all-time UT is 24-5  UT has advanced to 24 Elite 8 games since 1982...Overall record is 18-6  In Elite 8 games, Tennessee has faced SEC opponents seven times trying to advance to the Final Four and produced a 6-1 record... The next most often-faced conference in this round is the ACC in six meetings and a 3-3 record... UT is 3-0 vs. the Big 12 in the Elite 8  In 2012, Tennessee-Martin became the 74th different opponent for UT in the NCAA Tournament  The Mid-America Conference was the 26th different conference UT has faced in the NCAAs  Tennessee’s average score in an NCAA Sweet 16 game is 74.6-63.5 or +11.1 margin  UT’s smallest margin of victory in an NCAA Sweet 16 game , +2, 71-69 over Baylor in 2004  UT’s largest margin of victory in an NCAA Sweet 16 game, +33, 80-47 over Virginia in 1989  UT’s largest margin of defeat in an NCAA Sweet 16 game, 15, versus Baylor (77-62) in 2010 and Xavier (80-65) in 2001.  Most points UT has scored in an NCAA Sweet 16 game, 92 vs. Rutgers/ Kansas, 1998/1996  Fewest points UT has scored an NCAA Sweet 16 game, 60 vs. Ole Miss, 1985  Tennessee has lost five times in the Sweet 16 in the previous 28 meetings: stomped by Baylor, 77-62 in 2010 and surprised by Xavier, 80-65 in 2001, (worst Sweet 16 defeats, -15); lost to Louisiana Tech, 77-68, in 1994, dropped a 75-70 decision to Western Kentucky in 1992 and surrendered a 63-60 loss to Ole Miss in 1985.

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NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY...

1988 NCAA East Regional, Norfolk, Va. 2004 Midwest Regional, Norman, Okla. Mar. 24 James Madison 72 52 Mar. 28 Baylor 71 69 Mar. 26 Virginia 84 76 Mar. 30 Stanford 62 60 1989 East Regional, Bowling Green, Ky. Mar. 23 Virginia 80 47 Mar. 25 Long Beach St. 94 80

2005 Philadelphia (Pa.) Regional Mar. 27 Texas Tech 75 59 Mar. 29 Rutgers 59 49

1990 NCAA East Regional, Norfolk, Va. 2006 Cleveland (Ohio)Regional 76 Mar. 22 Clemson 80 62 Mar. 26 Rutgers 63 Mar. 24 Virginia (OT) 75 79 Mar. 28 North Carolina

69 75

1991 Mideast Regional, Knoxville Mar. 21 W. Kentucky 68 61 Mar. 23 Auburn 69 65

2007 Dayton (Ohio) Regional Mar. 25 Marist 65 Mar. 27 Ole Miss 98

46 62

1992 Mideast Regional, West Lafayette, Ind. Mar. 26 W. Kentucky 70 75

2008 Oklahoma City (Okla.) Regional Mar. 30 Notre Dame 74 64 Apr. 1 Texas A&M 53 45

1993 Mideast Regional, Iowa City, Iowa Mar. 25 North Carolina 74 54 Mar. 27 Iowa 56 72

2010 Memphis (Tenn.) Regional Mar. 27 Baylor 62

1994 Mideast Regional, Fayetteville, Ark. Mar. 24 Louisiana Tech 68 77

2011 Dayton (Ohio) Regional Mar. 26 Ohio State 85 Mar. 28 Notre Dame 59

75 73

1995 Mideast Regional, Knoxville Mar. 23 W. Kentucky 87 65 Mar. 25 Texas Tech 80 59

2012 Des Moines (Iowa) Regional Mar. 24 Kansas Mar. 26 Baylor or Georgia Tech

1996 East Regional, Charlottesville, Va. Mar. 23 Kansas 92 71 Mar. 25 Virginia 52 46 1997 Midwest Regional, Iowa City, Iowa Mar. 22 Colorado 75 57 Mar. 24 Connecticut 91 81

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KANSAS JAYHAWKS

UT VS. KU

2011-12 Record: 21-12 Conference Finish: Sixth Big XII

All-Time: 2-0 In Knoxville: 1-0 Away: 0-0 At Neutral Sites: 1-0 Post Season: 1-0 Overtime: 0-0 Last Meeting: #4/4 Tennessee 92, #20/22 Kansas 71, 3/23/96 in Charlottesville, Va.

THE RANKINGS UT is ninth in the AP & seventh in the ESPN/USA Today polls. KU is not currently ranked in either poll. RECENT RESULTS No. 2 seed UT topped No. 7 seed DePaul, 63-48, in the NCAA Second Round in Chicago. Kansas is seeded eleventh in the Des Moines Region and downed third-seeded Delaware, 70-64, in a second round match-up in Little Rock. UPCOMING GAMES The winner of today’s game will face the winner of No. 1 seed Baylor and No. 4 seed Georgia Tech on March 26 in the Elite Eight with a berth to the Final Four in Denver on the line. COACHES’ RECORDS UT’s Pat Summitt is 1,097-207 (.841) in 38 years. UD’s Tina Martin is 296-182 (.619) in 15 years, including a 138-120 (.535) mark in eight seasons at Kansas. THE SERIES The Lady Vols and Jayhawks have faced off twice previously. The first meeting came in 1996 NCAA Sweet Sixteen in Charlottesville, Va., with Tennessee prevailing, 92-71. The Lady Vols hold a 2-0 series advantage over Kansas. DATE RANK Mar. 23, 1996 4/20 Nov. 17, 1996 4/12 2011-12 STATISTICS Overall Record Scoring Scoring Defense Point Margin Rebounds Opponent Rebounds Rebound Margin FG% Opponent FG% Three-point FG% Opponent 3FG% FT% Opponent FT% Block Average Steal Average Turnover Average Assist Average 8

SITE OUTCOME Charlottesville, Va. Tenn., 92-71 Knoxville Tenn., 79-60 UT 26-8 74.2 59.3 +14.9 43.5 34.6 +8.9 44.2 36.5 34.6 26.8 70.1 69.4 4.8 8.1 15.5 14.7

KU 21-12 68.5 62.8 +5.7 36.5 35.8 +0.7 45.5 40.5 33.8 30.4 68.6 68.5 4.3 8.1 15.9 14.6

TENNESSEE VS. BIG 12 The Lady Vols have faced 11 of the 12 current members of the Big 12 Conference, with the only exception being Iowa State. This season, UT faced two Big 12 foes and posted a 1-1 mark. The Lady Vols last squared off against #21/22 Texas, with UT prevailing, 73-57. The Orange and White dropped the other Big 12 game this year, falling 67-76 at the hands of #1/1 Baylor Nov. 27. UT RECORD VS. BIG 12 CONFERENCE TEAMS Team Wins Losses Pct. Baylor 2 2 .500 Colorado 3 1 .750 Kansas 2 0 1.000 Kansas State 4 0 1.000 Missouri 3 0 1.000 Nebraska 2 0 1.000 Oklahoma 4 1 .800 Oklahoma St. 1 0 1.000 Texas 21 12 .636 Texas A&M 2 0 1.000 Texas Tech 6 0 1.000 TOTALS 50 16 .758 LADY VOLS VS. BIG 12 IN NCAA TOURNEY Tennessee is 7-1 all-time in NCAA Tournament games against teams from the Big 12. The last time UT faced a Big 12 team in the NCAA Tournament was on March 27, 2010, as the Lady Vols were downed by Baylor to end their season. DATE Mar. 27, 2010 Apr. 1, 2008 Mar. 27, 2005 Mar. 28, 2004 Mar. 27, 2000 Mar. 22, 1997 Mar. 23, 1996 Mar. 25, 1995

OPPONENT Baylor Texas A&M Texas Tech Baylor Texas Tech Colorado Kansas Texas Tech

ROUND Sweet 16 Elite Eight Elite Eight Sweet 16 Elite Eight Sweet 16 Sweet 16 Elite Eight

RESULT L, 62-77 W, 53-45 W, 75-59 W, 71-69 W, 57-44 W, 75-57 W, 92-71 W, 80-59

KANSAS VS. SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE The Jayhawks have taken on nine of the 12 teams from the Southeastern Conference in program history. Kansas is just 7-14 all-time against SEC teams and owns a winning record against Arkansas (3-2). The Jayhawks last faced Alabama of the SEC with the Crimson Tide coming away victorious, 8076, on Dec. 4. KANSAS RECORD VS. SEC TEAMS ALL-TIME Team Wins Losses Pct. Alabama 1 1 .500 Arkansas 3 2 .600 Florida 0 1 .000 Georgia 1 1 .500 Kentucky 1 2 .333 LSU 0 1 .000 Mississippi 0 2 .000 Tennessee 0 2 .000 Vanderbilt 1 3 .250 TOTALS 7 15 .318 KANSAS VS. SEC IN NCAA TOURNEY The Jayhawks have met an SEC team five times in the NCAA Tournament; Kansas owns a winless 0-5 mark in those contests. Tennessee and Kansas faced off once before in the NCAA Tournament, with that meeting coming in the 1996 Sweet 16 at University Hall in Charlottesville, Va. The Lady Vols downed the KU, 92-71.

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

DATE Mar. 18, 2000 Mar. 21, 1998 Mar. 17, 1997 Mar. 23, 1996 Mar. 14, 1987

OPPONENT Vanderbilt Arkansas Vanderbilt Tennessee Georgia

ROUND RESULT First Rd. L, 69-71 (2OT) Sweet Sixteen L, 63-79 Second Rd. L, 44-51 Sweet Sixteen L, 71-92 Second Rd. L, 51-82

TOP-25 OPPONENTS Tennessee has taken on ranked opponents 15 times this season, including six faceoffs against the top 10. The Big Orange has compiled a 10-5 record against top-25 teams this year. Kansas has faced six ranked foes in nine contests this season, with the Jayhawks owning a 4-5 mark in those contests. KU sports a 1-0 mark on the season versus #23/25 Texas, #21/21 Texas Tech, #17/22 Nebraska (NCAA First Rd.) and #7/8 Delaware (NCAA Second Rd.). Kansas dropped both meetings of the #1 Baylor series this season and fell three times at the hands of defending national champion Texas A&M. UT vs. Top 10 #7/7 Miami (W) #1/1 Baylor (L) #4/4 Stanford (L) #9/8 Kentucky (L) #2/2 Notre Dame (L) #7/7 Kentucky (W)

KU vs. Top 10 #1/1 Baylor (L) #1/1 Baylor (L) #7/8 Delaware (W)

UT vs. Top 25 KU vs. Top 25 #7/7 Miami (W) #23/25 Texas (W) #1/1 Baylor (L) #13/13 Texas A&M (L) #21/22 Texas (W) #21 Texas Tech (W) #20/21 DePaul (W) #16/18 Texas A&M (L) #11/11 Rutgers (W) #14/22 Texas A&M (L) #4/4 Stanford (L) #17/22 Nebraska (W) #16/15 Georgia (W) #9/8 Kentucky (L) #28/24 Vanderbilt (W) #2/2 Notre Dame (L) #17/15 Georgia (W) #NR/25 Vanderbilt (L) #7/7 Kentucky (W) #25/NR South Carolina (W) #23/RV DePaul (W) COMMON OPPONENTS Tennessee and Kansas have faced three common opponents this season. The Lady Vols sport a 2-1 mark against common opponents and the Jayhawks own a 2-3 record against similar foes. UT VS. COMMON KU OPPONENTS Nov. 27 #1/1 Baylor Knoxville L, 67-76 Dec. 4 #21/22 Texas Knoxville W, 73-57 Jan. 26 Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, 86-56 KU VS. COMMON UT OPPONENTS Dec. 4 Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. L, 80-76 Jan. 4 #23/25 Texas Austin, Texas W, 72-67 Jan. 28 #1/1 Baylor Waco, Texas L, 74-46 Feb. 8 Texas Lawrence W, 85-61 Feb. 24 #1/1 Baylor Lawrence L, 76-45

No. 0 3 5 11 13 15 21 24 33 42

Name Asia Boyd Angel Goodrich Catherine Williams Aishah Sutherland Monica Engelman Chelsea Gardner Carolyn Davis Charlicia Harper Tania Jackson Natalie Knight

Pos. G G F F G F F G F G

Ht. 6-1 5-4 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-3 5-8 6-2 5-7

Yr. FR JR FR SR JR FR JR SO SO FR

THE KANSAS SERIES

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

2011-12 KANSAS ROSTER

Result Score W 76-64 W 73-59 W 74-73 W 90-40 W 71-50 W 82-63 W 75-52 L 80-76 W 73-44 W 77-52 W 85-68 W 87-59 W 72-67 L 63-57 W 65-78 W 74-67 (OT) W 65-60 L 76-65 W 62-43 L 74-46 L 74-68 L 62-51 W 85-61 L 47-43 L 66-47 L 70-65 W 69-64 L 76-45 L 66-63 W 83-77 L 78-63 W 57-49 W 70-64

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“GOOD” TIMES KU point guard Angel Goodrich has tallied 453 points and 244 assists on the season. Crediting her with two points for every helper this year, Goodrich has accounted for 941 Jayhawk points, or 41.6 percent of Kansas’ season scoring. Goodrich sits atop the national lists for assists per game, riding her 7.4

WITH THE WIN OVER DELAWARE Kansas improved to 3-5 all time in the NCAA Tournament’s second round and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1998. The win also evened KU’s program record in the NCAA Tournament; the Jayhawks have complied an 11-11 record in the Big Dance.

Opponent WESTERN MICHIGAN CREIGHTON Wake Forest LAMAR IUPUI FAU SMU Alabama WISCONSIN UMKC ORAL ROBERTS SAM HOUSTON STATE #23/25 Texas KANSAS STATE IOWA STATE Missouri Oklahoma State TEXAS A&M TEXAS TECH Baylor OKLAHOMA Texas A&M TEXAS Kansas State Iowa State MISSOURI Texas Tech BAYLOR OKLAHOMA STATE Oklahoma #14/22 Texas A&M (Big XII) #17/22 Nebraska (NCAA) #7/8 Delaware (NCAA)

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

OUTSIDE THE BIG XII The Jayhawks compiled a 12-1 non-conference record, improving to 316-146 (.684) all time versus non-conference opponents. The Jayhawks’ bet non-conference record came in 2005-06 when they posted an 11-0 record in the regular season and a 1-0 showing in the WNIT. Kansas is 57-9 (.864) in non-conference contests since 2007-08.

PLAGUED BY INJURY Kansas is without their leading scorer Carolyn Davis, who averaged 16.9 points per game before suffering a season-ending knee injury Feb. 12 at Kansas State. KU has collected four ACL tears in the last four seasons. In addition to Davis’ injury this season, point guard Angel Goodrich has suffered two tears - one in 2009 and one in 2010 and Danielle McCray sustained an ACL tear during the 2010 campaigh.

Date Nov. 13 Nov. 16 Nov. 20 Nov. 25 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 8 Dec. 17 Dec. 21 Dec. 28 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 11 Jan. 15 Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Jan. 31 Feb. 4 Feb. 8 Feb. 12 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 21 Feb. 24 Feb. 29 Mar.4 Mar. 8 Mar. 18 Mar. 20

NCAA HISTORY

KANSAS VS. 2012 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS Nov. 16 Creighton W, 73-59 Jan. 4 #23/25 Texas W, 72-67 Jan. 7 Kansas State L, 63-57 Jan. 11 Iowa State W, 74-67 Jan. 21 Texas A&M L, 76-65 Jan. 25 #1/1 Baylor L, 74-46 Jan. 31 Oklahoma L, 74-68 Feb. 4 #16/18 Texas A&M L, 62-51 Feb. 8 Texas W, 85-61 Feb. 12 Kansas State L, 47-43 Feb. 15 Iowa State L, 66-47 Feb. 24 #1/1 Baylor L, 76-45 Mar. 4 Oklahoma W, 83-77 Mar. 8 Texas A&M L, 78-63

RELENTLESS REBOUNDERS The Tennessee/Kansas matchup could prove to be quite the showing on the boards as each team boasts an individual who has put up a 20+ rebound game in 2011-12. KU’s Aishah Sutherland pulled down 22 rebounds at Oklahoma State Jan. 18. The mark was the most by a Jayhawk since Nov. 21, 1981 when Tracey Claxton recorded 28 boards versus Pacific Christian. Tennessee’s Glory Johnson hauled in 21 rebounds in the NCAA Second Round win over DePaul Mar. 19. Johnson’s rebounding performance was the first 20+ rebound game for a Lady Vol when Daedra Charles pulled down 22 rebounds

KANSAS SCHEDULE & RESULTS

PLAYER CAPSULES

FACING THIS YEAR’S TOURNEY TEAMS The Jayhawks faced seven teams that made the 2012 NCAA Tournament in 14 games. Kansas finished with a 5-9 mark, including a 4-9 mark against conference teams that were selected for the Big Dance. Against non-conference foes who made the tourney, the Lady Bears have posted a 1-0 mark, with the lone contest being a win over Creighton, 73-59, on Nov. 16.

helpers pet contest to the NCAA’s top spot. With eight assists at Texas Tech (Feb. 21), Goodrich broke the KU single-season assist record. With 244 helpers this season, she topped the previous record of 207 assists set in 1987-88 by Lisa Braddy. She also broke the Allen FIeldhouse record for assists in a game this season when she dished 16 dimes versus Texas on Feb. 8. She broke her own mark of 15 helpers set Feb. 9, 2011 with the showing. For her performance this season, Goodrich has been tabbed one of eight finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award, given in recognition of the nation’s top DI point guard.

SEASON STATISTICS

SEED AND BID: No. 11 Des Moines, At-large bid NCAA APPEARANCES: 12 LAST APPEARANCE: 2000, lost to No. 9 seed Vanderbilt, 69-71 (2OT), in the NCAA First Round OVERALL NCAA RECORD: 11-11 BEST FINISH: NCAA Sweet Sixteen (1996, 1998)

GAME NOTES

Kansas Notes

UT LEADS 2-0 DATE

AP RANK ESPN RANK SITE UT/OPP UT/OPP

3/23/96 4/20 11/17/96 4/12

4/22 4/13

N* H

W/L

W W

SCORE

92-71 79-60

This marks the third meeting between Tennessee and Kansas. The Lady Vols and Jayhawks have faced off twice previously. The first meeting came in 1996 NCAA Sweet Sixteen in Charlottesville, Va., with Tennessee prevailing, 92-71. The second meeting came in the Women’s National Invittional Tournament the following fall, held in Knoxville. Tennessee took the second meeting by a score of 79-60, Nov. 17, 1996.

Hometown/High School/College Detroit, Mich.//Renaissance HS Tahlequah, Okla.//Sequoyah HS Duncanville, Texas//Duncanville HS Perris, Calif.//Perris HS San Antonio, Texas//Madison HS DeSoto, Texas//DeSoto HS Houston, Texas//George Bush HS San Antonio, Texas//Madison HS Lawrence, Kan.//Lawrence HS Olathe, Kan.//Olathe South HS

Head Coach: Bonnie Henrickson (St. Cloud St., 1986) Assistant Coaches: Tory Verdi (Keene State, 1996), Chester Nichols (Greenville, 1997), A’Quonesia Franklin (Texas A&M 2009)

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BAYLOR LADY BEARS

UT VS. BU

2011-12 Record: 36-0 Conference Finish: 18-0

All-Time: Tennessee is 2-3 In Knoxville: Tennessee is 1-1 Away: Tennessee is 0-1 At Neutral Sites: Tennessee is 1-1 Postseason: Tennessee is 1-1 Overtime: Tennessee is 0-0 Last Meeting: #1 Baylor 76, #6 Tennessee 67; 11-27-2011 in Knoxville

THE RANKINGS UT is 9th in the AP & 7th in the ESPN/USA Today polls. BU is 1st in the AP & ESPN/USA Today polls. RECENT RESULTS No. 2 seed UT beat No. 7 seed DePaul, 63-48, in the NCAA Second Round in Chicago. Baylor is seeded first in the Des Moines Region and downed ninth-seeded Florida, 76-57, in a second round match-up in Bowling Green, Ohio. UPCOMING GAMES If UT and Baylor meet in the Elite Eight, the two teams will be vying for a spot in the Women’s Final Four, which will take place April 1 & 3 in Denver. COACHES’ RECORDS UT’s Pat Summitt is 1,097-207 (.841) in 38 years. BU’s Kim Mulkey is 334-79 (.809) in 12 years, all of which have come at the helm of the Lady Bears. THE SERIES The Lady Vols and Lady Bears have faced off five times previously, including once this season, and BU leads the series, 3-2. The first meeting came in the Sweet 16 of the 2004 NCAA Tournament. Topseeded Tennessee downed No. 4 seeded Baylor, 7169, on March 28, 2004, in Norman, Okla. The second meeting was the 2009-10 season-opener for both squads on Nov. 15. The No. 8/9-ranked Lady Vols defeated the No. 7/4-ranked Lady Bears, 74-65, in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic in Knoxville. Later that season, Baylor and UT met in Memphis in the Sweet 16, with the No. 4 seed Lady Bears upsetting the top-seeded Big Orange, 77-62, on March 27. In the first-ever Lady Vol visit to Waco, on Dec. 14, 2010, No. 3/2 Baylor defended its home court with a 65-54 victory over No. 6/6 Tennessee. The most recent contest came on Nov. 27, 2011, as No. 1/1 BU came to Knoxville and walked away with a 76-67 conquest of No. 6/7 UT. DATE Mar. 28, 2004 Nov. 15, 2009 Mar. 27, 2010 Dec. 14, 2010 Nov. 27, 2011

RANK 2/15 8/7 3/14 6/3 6/1

2011-12 STATISTICS Overall Record Scoring Scoring Defense Point Margin Rebounds Opponent Rebounds 10

SITE OUTCOME Norman, Okla. UT, 71-69 Knoxville UT, 74-65 Memphis BU, 77-62 Waco BU, 65-54 Knoxville BU, 76-67 UT 26-8 74.2 59.3 +14.9 43.5 34.6

BU 36-0 78.8 51.4 +27.4 45.6 33.5

Rebound Margin FG% Opponent FG% Three-point FG% Opponent 3FG% FT% Opponent FT% Block Average Steal Average Turnover Average Assist Average

+8.9 44.2 36.5 34.6 26.8 70.1 69.4 4.8 8.1 15.5 14.7

+12.1 49.1 30.7 33.2 26.1 71.4 68.0 7.8 8.7 14.1 18.6

UT VS. BIG 12 CONFERENCE The Lady Vols have faced nine of the 10 current members of the Big 12, with Iowa State being the only exception. This season, UT met two Big 12 foes at home and posted a 1-1 mark. The last Big 12 opponent the Lady Vols squared off against was #21/22-ranked Texas on Dec. 4, 2011, with #8 Tennessee winning, 73-57. The #6/7 Lady Vols dropped a 76-67 tilt to #1/1 Baylor on Nov. 27, 2011. UT RECORD VS. BIG 12 CONFERENCE TEAMS Team Wins Losses Pct. Baylor 2 3 .400 Kansas 2 0 1.000 Kansas State 4 0 1.000 Missouri 3 0 1.000 Nebraska 2 0 1.000 Oklahoma 4 1 .800 Oklahoma St. 1 0 1.000 Texas 21 12 .636 Texas A&M 2 0 1.000 Texas Tech 6 0 1.000 TOTALS 45 16 .738 * UT was 3-1 vs. Colo. and 2-0 vs. Neb., former Big 12 schools.

LADY VOLS VS. BIG 12 IN NCAA TOURNEY Tennessee is 7-1 all-time in NCAA Tournament games against teams from the Big 12. The last time UT faced a Big 12 team in the NCAA Tournament was on March 27, 2010, as the top-seeded Lady Vols were upset by the fourth-seeded Baylor Lady Bears in a Sweet 16 match-up in Memphis, 77-62. DATE 3/27/10 4/1/08 3/27/05 3/28/04 3/27/00 3/22/97 3/23/96 3/25/95

OPPONENT Baylor Texas A&M Texas Tech Baylor Texas Tech Colorado Kansas Texas Tech

ROUND Sweet 16 Elite Eight Elite Eight Sweet 16 Elite Eight Sweet 16 Sweet 16 Elite Eight

RESULT L, 62-77 W, 53-45 W, 75-59 W, 71-69 W, 57-44 W, 75-57 W, 92-71 W, 80-59

BAYLOR VS. SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE The Lady Bears have taken on seven of the 12 teams from the Southeastern Conference in program history. Baylor is 21-33 all-time against SEC teams and owns a winning record against Florida (4-1), Georgia (1-0), Mississippi State (3-1) and Tennessee (3-2). Florida was the last SEC team that BU faced, and the Lady Bears came out on top, 76-57, in a 2012 NCAA Second Round game in Bowling Green, Ohio, on March 20. BAYLOR RECORD VS. SEC TEAMS ALL-TIME Team Wins Losses Arkansas 6 21 Florida 4 1 Georgia 1 0 LSU 4 7 Mississippi 0 1 Mississippi State 3 1 Tennessee 3 2 TOTALS 21 33

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

Pct. .222 .800 1.000 .364 .000 .750 .600 .389

BAYLOR VS. SEC IN NCAA TOURNEY The Lady Bears have met an SEC team six times in the NCAA Tournament, and Baylor owns a 4-2 mark in those contests. Tennessee and Baylor have faced off twice before in the NCAA Tournament, with the first meeting coming in the 2004 Sweet 16 at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla. The Lady Vols downed the Lady Bears, 71-69. Baylor evened the postseason record vs. UT in 2010, claiming a 76-57 Sweet 16 triumph in the FedEx Forum in Memphis. DATE March 17, 2001 March 22, 2004 March 28, 2004 April 3, 2005 March 27, 2010 March 20, 2012

OPPONENT Arkansas Florida Tennessee LSU Tennessee Florida

ROUND First Rd. Second Rd. Sweet 16 FF Semifinal Sweet 16 Second Rd.

RESULT L, 59-68 W, 91-76 L, 69-71 W, 68-57 W, 77-62 W, 76-57

TOP-25 OPPONENTS Tennessee has taken on 15 ranked opponents this season, including six which were among the top 10 at the time. The Orange and White went 10-5 against top-25 teams this year, but 2-4 vs. those in the top 10. Baylor has faced nine ranked foes this season, with the Lady Bears owning a 9-0 mark in those contests. UT vs. Top 10 #7/7 Miami (W) #1/1 Baylor (L) #4/4 Stanford (L) #9/8 Kentucky (L) #2/2 Notre Dame (L) #7/7 Kentucky (W)

BU vs. Top 10 #2/2 Notre Dame (W) #6/7 Tennessee (W) #2/2 Connecticut (W)

UT vs. Top 25 BU vs. Top 25 #21/22 Texas (W) #22/RV UCLA (W) #20/21 DePaul (W) #17/20 Texas Tech (W) #11/11 Rutgers (W) #23/22 Kansas State (W) #16/15 Georgia (W) #15/14 Texas A&M (W) #25/24 Vanderbilt (W) #17/11 Texas A&M (W) #17/15 Georgia (W) #22/14 Texas A&M (W) #RV/25 Vanderbilt (L) #25/RV South Carolina (W) #RV/23 DePaul (W) COMMON OPPONENTS Tennessee and Baylor have faced five common opponents this season. The Lady Vols sport a 4-1 mark against those common opponents, while the Lady Bears are 6-0 vs. those foes. BU won three of those (vs. Chattanooga, UCLA and Notre Dame) in the Preseason WNIT on its home court. UT VS. COMMON BU OPPONENTS Dec. 4 #21/22 Texas Knoxville Dec. 17 UCLA Los Angeles Jan. 3 Chattanooga Knoxville Jan. 23 #2/2 Notre Dame South Bend, IN Feb. 26 Florida Knoxville

W, 73-57 W, 85-64 W, 90-47 L, 44-72 W, 75-59

BU VS. COMMON UT OPPONENTS Nov. 13 Chattanooga Waco W, 93-31 Nov. 17 #22/RV UCLA Waco W, 83-50 Nov. 20 #2/2 Notre Dame Waco W, 94-81 Jan. 15 RV/RV Texas Austin, TX W, 77-59 Feb. 21 Texas Waco W, 80-59 Mar. 20 Florida Bowl. Green, OH W, 76-57

Baylor Notes SEED AND BID: No. 1 Des Moines, Automatic bid NCAA APPEARANCES: 11 LAST APPEARANCE: 2011, lost to No. 2 seed Texas A&M, 58-46, in NCAA Elite Eight OVERALL NCAA RECORD: 24-9 BEST FINISH: National Champions (2005)

All times Central and subject to change SCHEDULE KEY Rankings: AP/ESPN § Big 12 Conference game (1) Preseason WNIT (Waco, Texas) (2) Maggie Dixon Classic (Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.) (3) Big 12 Championship (Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Mo.) (4) NCAA Championship (Stroh Center, Bowling Green, Ohio)

THE BAYLOR SERIES BU LEADS 3-2 DATE

2011-12 BAYLOR ROSTER No. Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

Hometown (High School/Last School)

0 1 3 4 10 14 20 22 24 25 32 42 44

G G G G F/P G G P P G F/P P F

5-8 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-9 5-7 6-4 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-8 6-2

So. Jr. Jr. RS-So. RS-Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. RS-Jr. Jr. Jr.

Irving, Texas (MacArthur HS) Dallas, Texas (Lincoln HS) Lepanto, Ark. (East Poinsett County HS) Austin, Texas (Del Valle HS) Benton Harbor, Mich. (B. Harbor HS/Illinois) McGregor, Texas (Waco Midway HS) Eufaula, Ala. (Eufaula HS) San Antonio, Texas (Cornerstone Christian) Burnet, Texas (Faith Academy) Tulsa, Okla. (Tulsa Union HS) Fort Worth, Texas (Dunbar HS/Rutgers) Houston, Texas (Nimitz HS) Atlanta, Ga. (Southwest Atlanta Christian)

Odyssey Sims Kimetria “Nae-Nae” Hayden Jordan Madden Shanay Washington Destiny Williams Makenzie Robertson Terran Condrey Sune Agbuke Ashley Field Lindsay Palmer Brooklyn Pope Brittney Griner Mariah Chandler

Head Coach: Kim Mulkey (Louisiana Tech, 1984) Associate Head Coach: Bill Brock (Southeastern Oklahoma, 1976) Assistant Coaches: Damion McKinney (Midwestern State, 1999), Rekha Patterson (N.C. A&T, 2001)

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TEAMING UP FOR GOLD Baylor’s Odyssey Sims and Tennessee’s Glory Johnson and Shekinna Stricklen were gold medalwinning teammates for the U.S. at the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, China, last summer.

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COACHES’ KIDS Pat Summitt’s son, Tyler, and Kim Mulkey’s daughter, Makenzie Robertson, both play basketball for their moms’ respective schools and both wear No. 14 (also Summitt’s 1976 Olympic jersey number). After spending a year as a Lady Vol practice player, Tyler was a member of the UT men’s team in 2011-12, while Makenzie is a 5-9 sophomore for Baylor.

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SUMMITT’S GOLDEN POINT GUARDS While coaching the U.S. women at the 1984 Olympics, Pat Summitt’s point guards were Lea Henry of UT and Louisiana Tech’s Kim Mulkey. That squad became the first U.S. women’s hoops team to bring home Olympic gold.

Result Score W 82-28 W 91-31 W 83-50 W 94-81 W 109-59 W 76-67 W 91-39 W 89-60 W 72-41 W 73-59 W 66-61 W 90-50 W 93-55 W 90-46 W 57-45 W 71-44 W 77-59 W 72-64 W 76-41 W 89-58 W 74-46 W 71-41 W 70-41 W 81-54 W 71-48 W 83-52 W 56-51 W 80-59 W 76-45 W 69-62 W 77-53 W 72-48 W 86-65 W 73-50 W 81-40 W 76-57

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2012, TAKE TWO If they meet, this will mark the second game between Tennessee and the Lady Bears this season. The No. 6 Lady Vols led for much of the second half, but No. 1 Baylor took the lead late and went on to a 76-67 win before an electric crowd at ThompsonBoling Arena on Nov. 27. The contest was the first “WE BACK PAT” game, as the Pat Summitt Foundation was launched at halftime and $150,000 was presented to Alzheimer’s Tennessee and the UT Medical Center with money raised from sales of “WE BACK PAT” T-shirts. Brittney Griner scored 17 of her game-high 26 in the second half to lead the

FAMILIAR FOE While the Lady Vols and Lady Bears only have squared off five times previously, there is no lack of familiarity between the two coaching staffs. Baylor head honcho Kim Mulkey led Louisiana Tech to a 130-6 record as a Lady Techster. As the star point guard for La. Tech, Mulkey and the Lady Techsters faced Tennessee six times and posted a perfect 6-0 record against the Lady Vols from 1980-84. While a player at Louisiana Tech, Mulkey was under the tutelage of former Lady Bear assistant and former Lady Techster Head Coach Leon Barmore. After hanging up her sneakers, Mulkey joined Barmore’s staff and served as an assistant for the next 15 years. During that time, La. Tech rolled up a 430-68 record (8-14 vs. UT), won an NCAA title in 1988 and posted runner-up finishes in 1987 and 1994. Mulkey is 3-2 vs. UT as a head coach, including 1-1 in the tourney.

Date Opponent Nov. 11 HOWARD (1) Nov. 13 CHATTANOOGA (1) Nov. 17 #22/rv UCLA (1) Nov. 20 #2/2 NOTRE DAME (1) Nov. 22 YALE Nov. 27 #6/7 at Tennessee Nov. 30 TEXAS SOUTHERN Dec. 4 at Minnesota Dec. 8 MILWAUKEE Dec. 11 vs. St. John’s (2) Dec. 18 2/2 CONNECTICUT Dec. 21 MCNEESE STATE Dec. 30 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. Jan. 4 MISSOURI § Jan. 7 at Iowa State § Jan. 11 OKLAHOMA STATE § Jan. 15 at Texas § Jan. 18 at #17/20 Texas Tech § Jan. 21 #23/22 KANSAS STATE § Jan. 26 at Oklahoma § Jan. 28 KANSAS § Feb. 1 at Missouri § Feb. 4 at Kansas State § Feb. 6 OKLAHOMA § Feb. 11 #15/14 TEXAS A&M § Feb. 15 at Oklahoma State § Feb. 18 TEXAS TECH § Feb. 21 TEXAS § Feb. 24 at Kansas § Feb. 27 at #17/11 Texas A&M § Mar. 3 IOWA STATE § Mar. 8 vs. Texas Tech (3) Mar. 9 vs. Kansas State (3) Mar. 10 vs. #22/14 Texas A&M (3) Mar. 18 vs. UC Santa Barbara (4) Mar. 20 vs. Florida (4)

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HALL OF FAMERS MAY MATCH WITS A contest between the Lady Vols and Lady Bears would pit multiple Women’s Basketball Hall of Famers against one another. On the sidelines for Tennessee are head coach Pat Summitt (Class of 1999), associate head coach Holly Warlick (Class of 2001) and assistant coach Daedra Charles-Furlow (Class of 2007). Baylor Head Coach Kim Mulkey was inducted into the hall in the Class of 2000.

BAYLOR SCHEDULE & RESULTS

SEASON STATISTICS

BAYLOR VS. 2012 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS Nov. 20 #2/2 NOTRE DAME (1) W 94-81 Nov. 27 #6/7 at Tennessee W 76-67 Dec. 11 vs. St. John’s (2) W 73-59 Dec. 18 2/2 CONNECTICUT W 66-61 Dec. 21 MCNEESE STATE W 90-50 Jan. 7 at Iowa State § W 57-45 Jan. 15 at Texas § W 77-59 Jan. 21 #23/22 KANSAS STATE § W 76-41 Jan. 26 at Oklahoma § W 89-58 Jan. 28 KANSAS § W 74-46 Feb. 4 at Kansas State § W 70-41 Feb. 6 OKLAHOMA § W 81-54 Feb. 11 #15/14 TEXAS A&M § W 71-48 Feb. 21 TEXAS § W 80-59 Feb. 24 at Kansas § W 76-45 Feb. 27 at #17/11 Texas A&M § W 69-62 Mar. 3 IOWA STATE § W 77-53 Mar. 9 vs. Kansas State (3) W 86-65 Mar. 10 vs. #22/14 Texas A&M (3) W 73-50 Mar. 18 vs. UC Santa Barbara (4) W 81-40 Mar. 20 vs. Florida (4) W 76-57

Lady Bears’ comeback. UT All-American Shekinna Stricklen paced the Lady Vols with 25 points and 12 rebounds, and Vicki Baugh had 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Lady Vols’ 38-game home win streak came to an end.

GAME NOTES

FACING THIS YEAR’S TOURNEY TEAMS The Lady Bears have faced 13 2012 NCAA tourney teams during 21 contests in 2011-12. Baylor has posted a spotless 21-0 mark against those squads. Against non-conference foes who made the tourney, the Lady Bears have recorded a 7-0 mark, and their effort vs. league foes has been 14-0.

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This would mark the fifth meeting between the two schools dating back to the 2004 season, with BU holding a 3-2 advantage. The Lady Bears tipped the series in their favor back on Nov. 27 this season, capturing a 76-67 win in front of 16,623 at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville. BU and Tennessee are 1-1 in NCAA Tournment meetings, with the Lady Vols taking a 71-69 decision in the 2004 Midwest Regional semifinal in Norman, Okla., while the Lady Bears triumphed at the 2010 Memphis Regional with a 77-62 defeat of the top-seeded Lady Vols in the round of 16.

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GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS

UT VS. TECH

2011-12 Record: 26-8 Conference Finish: T3rd (ACC)

All-Time: Tennessee is 4-0 In Knoxville: Tennessee is 2-0 Away: Tennessee is 1-0 At Neutral Sites: Tennessee is 1-0 Post Season: First meeting Overtime: No meetings Last Meeting: #4 Tennessee 66, GT 42 11-26-2010 in the Virgin Islands

THE RANKINGS UT is 9th in the AP & 7th in the ESPN/USA Today polls. Georgia Tech rated 15th in the AP & 13th in the ESPN/USA Today poll. RECENT RESULTS Second-seeded Tennessee advances to the Sweet Sixteen after defeating #15 UT-Martin in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, 72-49, then topped #7 Depaul 63-48 in Chicago in round two. Georgia Tech, a number #4 seed, moves on to the round of 16 after downing #5 Georgetown 76-64 in the round two of the NCAA Tournament, after opening the tourney with a 76-50 triumph over #13 Sacred Heart. UPCOMING GAMES The winner of the Tennessee/Delaware contest will square off against the victor of the Georgia Tech/ Baylor matchup on March 26 in the Sweet Sixteen with a berth to the Elite Eight on the line. COACHES’ RECORDS UT’s Pat Summitt is 1,097-207 (.841) in 38 years. GT’s MaChelle Joseph is 179-105 (.630) in nine years, all at the helm of the Yellow Jackets. 2011-12 STATISTICS Overall Record Scoring Scoring Defense Point Margin Rebounds Opponent Rebounds Rebound Margin FG% Opponent FG% Three-point FG% Opponent 3FG% FT% Opponent FT% Block Average Steal Average Turnover Average Assist Average

UT 26-8 74.2 59.3 +14.9 43.5 34.6 +8.9 44.2 36.5 34.6 26.8 70.1 69.4 4.8 8.1 15.5 14.7

GT 26-8 71.0 58.9 +12.1 39.1 35.5 +3.6 44.3 38.4 32.8 26.1 67.4 64.8 3.7 11.2 17.1 16.0

UT VS. ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE The Lady Vols have faced all 12 current members of the ACC, boasting a 84-19 mark against the league. UT squared off a pair of Atlantic Coast Conference opponents this season in Miami and Virginia. The Big Orange split the meetings, defeating Miami 92-76 at the State Farm Tipoff in Knoxville, while falling to UVA 69-64 in overtime on the road in Charlottesville, Va. 12

UT RECORD VS. ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE TEAMS Team Wins Losses Pct. Boston College 3 0 1.000 Clemson 11 1 .917 Duke 5 6 .455 Florida State 2 0 1.000 Georgia Tech 4 0 1.000 Maryland 10 3 .769 Miami 1 0 1.000 N. Carolina 14 3 .824 N.C. State 12 3 .800 Virginia 13 3 .813 Virginia Tech 7 0 1.000 Wake Forest 2 0 1.000 TOTALS 84 19 1.000 LADY VOLS VS. ACC IN NCAA TOURNEY Tennessee is 18-3 all-time in NCAA Tournament games against teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference. UT faced Virginia the most often, holding a record of 8-1 against the Cavaliers. The most recent matchup against an ACC team in the tourney came on April 1, 2007, as the Lady Vols downed North Carolina 56-50 in the Final Four en route to their seventh national championship. DATE 4/1/07 3/28/06 4/6/03 3/24/03 3/25/00 3/22/99 3/20/99 3/15/99 3/23/98 3/25/96 3/14/94 3/25/93 3/31/91 3/24/90 3/22/90 3/31/89 3/23/89 3/26/88 3/19/88 3/19/87 3/16/85

OPPONENT North Carolina North Carolina Duke Virginia Virginia Duke Virginia Tech Boston College North Carolina Virginia Clemson North Carolina Virginia Virginia Clemson Maryland Virginia Virginia Wake Forest Virginia Virginia

ROUND RESULT Final Four W, 56-50 Elite Eight L, 75-63 Final Four W, 66-56 Second Rd. W, 81-51 Sweet Sixteen W, 77-56 Elite Eight L, 69-63 Sweet Sixteen W, 68-52 Second Rd. W, 89-62 Elite Eight W, 76-70 Elite Eight W, 52-46 Second Rd. W, 78-66 Sweet Sixteen W, 74-54 Nat’l Champ.W, 70-67 (OT) Elite Eight L, 79-75 (OT) Sweet Sixteen W, 80-62 Final Four W, 77-65 Sweet Sixteen W, 80-47 Elite Eight W, 84-76 Second Rd. W, 94-66 Second Rd. W, 66-58 First Rd. W, 65-55

GT VS. SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE Georgia Tech has squared off against nine of the 12 members of the SEC. Tech faced its in-state rival Georgia on 33 occasions, while the Yellow Jackets have a winning record only against Florida, defeating the Gators 82-72 in 1986. Team Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky Miss. State Tennessee Vanderbilt TOTALS

Wins 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 8

Losses 3 2 3 0 29 1 4 4 4 50

Pct. .000 .000 .000 1.000 .121 .000 .200 .000 .333 .138

GT VS. SEC IN NCAA TOURNEY The Ramblin’ Wreck have never faced an opponent from the Southeastern Conference in its 12 games in the NCAA Tournament. TOP-25 OPPONENTS Tennessee has taken on 14 ranked opponents this season, including six which were among the top 10 at the time. The Big Orange went 9-5 against

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top-25 teams this year. Georgia Tech has faced nine ranked foes this season, three of which have been against Maryland. GT lost by single digits in all three matchups versus the Terps, including by three on the road in College Park, Md., and in the ACC Tournament Championship. The lone victory for the Yellow Jackets versus the top 25 came on the road against North Carolina, 56-54, on Feb. 12. UT vs. Top 10 #7/7 Miami (W) #1/1 Baylor (L) #4/4 Stanford (L) #9/8 Kentucky (L) #2/2 Notre Dame (L) #7/7 Kentucky (W)

GT vs. Top 10 #5/5 Maryland (L) #5/5 Duke (L) #8/10 Maryland (L) #6/5 Maryland (L)

UT vs. Top 25 GT vs. Top 25 #7/7 Miami (W) #13/13 Rutgers (L) #1/1 Baylor (L) #RV/18 Green Bay (L) #21/22 Texas (W) #15/14 Georgia (L) #20/21 DePaul (W) #5/5 Maryland (L) #11/11 Rutgers (W) #13/13 Miami (L) #4/4 Stanford (L) #5/5 Duke (L) #16/15 Georgia (W) #8/10 Maryland (L) #9/8 Kentucky (L) #22/RV North Carolina (W) #28/24 Vanderbilt (W) #6/5 Maryland (L) #2/2 Notre Dame (L) #17/15 Georgia (W) #NR/25 Vanderbilt (L) #7/7 Kentucky (W) #25/NR South Carolina (W) COMMON OPPONENTS Tennessee and Georgia Tech have played six common opponent this season in Old Dominion, Rutgers, Georgia, MTSU, Miami and Virginia. Tennessee defeated the opposition in all but one of those games, while GT downed MTSU and Virginia. UT VS. COMMON GT OPPONENTS Nov. 15 Miami Knoxville W, 92-76 Nov. 20 Virginia Charlottesville, Va.L, 69-64 (OT) Nov. 29 MTSU Knoxville W, 82-43 Dec. 13 Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. W, 67-61 Dec. 28 Old Dominion Knoxville W, 90-37 Jan. 5 Georgia Knoxville W, 80-51 Jan. 29 Georgia Athens, Ga. W, 67-50 GT VS. COMMON UT OPPONENTS Nov. 13 Old Dominion Duluth, Ga. W, 87-56 Nov. 25 Rutgers San Juan, P.R. L, 59-40 Dec. 4 Georgia Athens, Ga. L, 75-68 Dec. 11 MTSU Murfreesboro, Tenn.W, 58-47 Jan. 9 Miami Duluth, Ga. L, 77-65 Jan. 25 Virginia Duluth, Ga. W, 63-53

Georgia Tech Notes SEED AND BID: No. 4 Des Moines, Auto bid (ACC) NCAA APPEARANCES: 8 LAST APPEARANCE: 2011, lost to No. 4 seed Ohio State, 67-60, in NCAA Second Round OVERALL NCAA RECORD: 5-7 BEST FINISH: Second Round (2007, 2009, 2011) FACING THIS YEAR’S TOURNEY TEAMS The Yellow faced eight teams that made the 2012 NCAA Tournament in 10 games. Georgia Tech finished with a 2-8 mark in those contests, holding wins over non-conference opponents Nebraska and Middle Tennessee. Against conference foes who made the tourney, Tech went 0-5 mark, with three of the meetings being decieded by under 10 points. Early in the season GT faced Rutgers and Green Bay at the San Juan Shootout, squaring off with the teams on back-to-back days.

THE GEORGIA TECH SERIES UT LEADS 4-0 DATE

2011-12 GEORGIA TECH ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 10 12 14 15 23 24 32 41 44 45

Name Pos. Dawnn Maye G Mo Bennett G Sharena Taylor G Sarah Hartwell G Metra Walthour G Danielle Hamilton-Carter F Frida Fogdemark G LaQuananisha Adams C Tyaunna Marshall G Sydney Wallace G Shayla Bivins C Chelsea Regins F Tjasa Gortnar F Jasmine Blain G/F Sasha Goodlett C

Ht. 5-8 5-10 5-9 5-10 5-6 6-4 6-2 6-4 5-11 5-10 6-5 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-5

Yr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr.

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

Home games in CAPS * = Atlantic Coast Conference game ** = Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament @ Greensboro, N.C. $ = San Juan Shootout @ San Juan, P.R. # = Bahamas Sunshine Tournament @ Nassau, Bahamas ^ = NCAA Tournament Game @ Chapel Hill, N.C.

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HOME AWAY FROM HOME Due to on-campus construction and renovations to Georgia Tech’s Alexander Memorial Coliseum, which

IN SELECT COMPANY Georgia Tech is one of only 16 schools which has played in each NCAA Tournament since 2007. Baylor and Tennessee are also in the group, along with No. 1 seeds Connecticut, Notre Dame and Stanford. Tech head coach MaChelle Joseph is also a part of an elite group, being one of only 19 current head coaches in NCAA Division I who have both played and coached in the NCAA Tournament. Joseph, Kim Mulkey (Baylor), Joanne P. McCallie (Duke), Dawn Staley (South Carolina) and Coquese Washington (Penn State) all have their teams in the Sweet Sixteen.

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HISTORY IN THE MAKING The 2011-12 Georgia Tech team has been busy rewriting the record books, as it set or tied several program-bests. The Yellow Jackets’ 12 wins against the Atlantic Coast Conference are the most by any Tech team, while their third place finish in the league is also a GT best, topping the 2010 squad’s fourth-place finish. The 22 regular-season wins tie the school-record for the most regularseason wins, which was set a year ago. When the 2012 NCAA Tournament brackets were unveiled, Tech’s No. 4 seed is the best the Yellow Jackets have ever achieved in seven previous trips to the dance.

RAKING IN THE AWARDS With success comes reward. After the season the Yellow Jackets had, there were plenty of accolades to be given to the team. Georgia Tech swept a pair of postseason honors from the Atlanta Tipoff Club when head coach MaChelle Joseph was named 2012 Georgia Women’s College Coach of the Year and Sasha Goodlett was named 2012 Georgia Women’s College Player of the Year. Goodlett, along with Tyaunna Marshall were honored by the Atlantic Coast Conference as members of the 2012 All-ACC Second Team. Marshall also named to the conference’s All-Tournament Team, while Sydney Wallace was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team.

Result Score w 97-37 W 87-56 W 74-63 W 94-51 L 59-40 L 67-62 (OT) W 73-57 L 75-68 W 58-47 W 85-50 W 80-38 W 67-61 W 74-57 W 76-66 L 77-74 L 77-65 W 71-67 W 68-58 L 79-62 W 79-55 W 63-53 W 63-54 W 75-68 (OT) L 64-56 W 56-54 W 67-52 W 85-48 W 76-66 W 62-50 W 54-53 W 87-61 L 68-65 W 76-50 W 76-64

NCAA HISTORY

VICTORY NEVER TASTED SO SWEET Reaching the NCAA Tournament hasn’t been a problem for Georgia Tech lately, earning a spot in the dance in each of the last six seasons. Advancing has. In its previous seven NCAA Tournament appearances, GT had never won multiple games. That changed Tuesday when the Ramblin’ Wreck knocked off fifth-seeded Georgetown to march on to the Sweet Sixteen. The Yellow Jackets downed Sacred Heart in the First Round before its historic win over the Hoyas. GT now has a date with No. 1 seed Baylor Saturday for the right to advance to the Elite Eight. The two teams have never met prior to the Sweet Sixteen matchup.

Date Opponent Nov. 11 ALABAMA STATE Nov. 13 OLD DOMINION Nov. 19 --/RV Marquette Nov. 22 KENNESAW STATE Nov. 25 Rutgers$ Nov. 26 RV/18 Green Bay$ Nov. 30 RV/RV NEBRASKA Dec. 4 Georgia Dec. 11 MTSU Dec. 16 Georgia State Dec. 19 SIU-Edwardsville# Dec. 21 Central Arkansas# Dec. 29 NORTH CAROLINA A&T Jan. 2 NC State* Jan. 6 #5/5 Maryland* Jan. 9 #13/13 MIAMI* Jan. 12 WAKE FOREST* Jan. 15 Boston College* Jan. 18 #5/5 DUKE* Jan. 22 Florida State* Jan. 25 VIRGINIA* Jan. 29 Clemson* Feb. 2 NC STATE* Feb. 6 #8/10 MARYLAND* Feb. 12 #22/RV NORTH CAROLINA* Feb. 16 Wake Forest* Feb. 19 BOSTON COLLEGE* Feb. 23 Virginia Tech* Feb. 26 CLEMSON* Mar. 2 North Carolina** Mar. 3 NC State** Mar. 4 #6/5 Maryland** Mar. 18 Sacred Heart^ Mar. 20 Georgetown^

PLAYER CAPSULES

Home games in CAPS * = Atlantic Coast Conference game ** = Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament @ Greensboro, N.C.

HITTING THE MARK The Yellow Jackets have no trouble putting the ball through the hoop, connecting on 44.3 percent of their field goal attempts, which ranks 14th in the nation. Its Sweet Sixteen opponent Baylor leads the country in that category, connecting on 49.1 percent of its shots. GT senior Sasha Goodlett has the Jacekts’ best shooting percentage, ranking 15th in the NCAA after making 53.2 percent of her shot attempts.

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SEASON STATISTICS

will become the newly named McCamish Pavilion, Tech has essentially not had a true “home game.” The regular season finale against Clemson was played in Atlanta at Morehouse College, while its other 12 home games were playe in Duluth, Ga. The Yellow Jackets protected their “home court” nonetheless, going 10-3 at home, while boasting a road record of 10-2. The new home of Tech basketball is slated to be in the fall.

GAME NOTES

GT VS. 2012 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS Nov. 25 #13/13 Rutgers L, 59-40 Nov. 26 #RV/18 Green Bay L, 67-62 (OT) Nov. 30 RV/RV NEBRASKA W, 73-57 Dec. 4 #15/14 Georgia L, 75-68 Dec. 11 MTSU W, 58-47 Jan. 6 #5/5 Maryland* L, 77-74 Jan. 9 #13/13 MIAMI* L, 77-65 Jan. 18 #5/5 DUKE* L, 79-62 Feb. 6 #8/10 MARYLAND* L, 64-56 March 4 #6/5 Maryland** L, 68-65

Hometown/High School Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard HS Statesboro, Ga./Statesboro HS Pontiac, Mich./Detroit Country Day HS Tacoma, Wash./Bellarmine Prep HS Hinesville, Ga./Liberty County HS Stockholm, Sweden/Fryshusets Gymnasium Södertälje, Sweden/Igelstavikens Gymnasium Hinesville, Ga./Liberty County HS Upper Marlboro, Md./Elizabeth Seton HS Johns Creek, Ga./Northview HS Jacksonville, Fla./Stanton College Prep HS Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard HS Kranj, Slovenia/Λ Gimnazija v Celju HS Atlanta, Ga./North Cobb HS Bolton, Miss./Clinton HS

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100-74 96-79 88-71 66-42

If the Jackets and the Lady Vols are to meet up in the Elite Eight, it would mark the fifth time the two squads would matchup. for The most recent contest came in Nov. of 2010 at the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands. UT was victorious in a ga,e that featured four delays due to power outages that lasted over 43 minutes. Glory Johnson and Meighan Simmons each tallied double figures for the Big Orange to propel UT . The teams have never met NCAA Tournament but squared off three consecutive years in the late ‘80s. Tennessee has defeated Georgia Tech by double digits in each of the four previous meetings.

Head Coach: MaChelle Joseph (Purdue, 1992) Assistant Coaches: Gene Cook (Coker College, 1997), Janie Mitchell (Georgia Tech, 2008), Sam Purcell (Auburn, 2003)

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NOTING TENNESSEE Lady Vols at a Glance

 This is the Lady Vols’ 38th season under Head Coach Pat Summitt.  She has compiled a staggering 1,097-207 overall record.  This season, UT returned eight letterwinners and welcomed a talented three player rookie class.  The 2011-12 season marked the Lady Vol debut for #5 Ariel Massengale, a 5-6 guard from Bolingbrook, Ill., #11 Cierra Burdick, a 6-2 forward from Charlotte, N.C., and #20 Isabelle Harrison, a 6-3 post from Nashville, Tenn.  This season Summitt’s team has compiled a 26-8 record and captured the SEC Tournament Championship for a record 16th time.  Summitt is closing in on a milestone of 1,100 W’s -- needs just THREE more.  Collected her record 1000th coaching win with a 73-43 decision over Georgia on Feb. 5, 2009.  She passed Dean Smith (879 wins) for most NCAA collegiate basketball wins of all-time with a 75-54 victory over Purdue on Mar. 22, 2005.  Her 2006-07 and 2007-08 squads were crowned as the NCAA Champions producing the program’s seventh and eighth titles.  Last season, UT finished with a 34-3 overall record and was crowned both the SEC Champions and the SEC Tournament Champions.

Our Schedule This Week

 Survive and advance in the NCAA Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa.  UT has advanced to the Sweet 16 in NCAA Tournament play and will face #11 seed Kansas on Mar. 24 at 11:04 a.m. CT.  If the Lady Vols are successful, the Big Orange will face the winner of No. 1 seed and top ranked Baylor and No. 4 seed Georgia Tech in the Elite 8 on Mon., Mar. 26 at 6 p.m. CT.  At stake will be an opportunity to advance to the Final Four, April 1 & 3 in Denver, Colo.

On This Day in LV Basketball History

 UT is 5-3 in games played on Mar. 24.  The Lady Vols are 2-0 at home, 0-0 on the road and 3-3 on neutral courts.  The last time out on Mar. 24, #4-ranked UT defeated Virginia, 81-51, in Knoxville, Tenn., in 2003.

Looking Back

 Last year at this time, the #4-ranked Lady Vols (33-2 overall, 16-0 SEC) had just defeated #23/25-ranked Marquette, 79-70, in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament in Knoxville, Tenn., in 2011

Looking Ahead

 The winner from the UT vs. KU game will face the winner of the Baylor-Georgia Tech game on Mar. 26 at 6 p.m. CT.

Oh My, It’s March Tourney Time for Tennessee

 The Lady Vols are playing in the postseason for the 37th time in Coach Pat Summitt’s 38-year career at Tennessee.  UT served as host for NCAA First/Second Rounds from 1982-2003, 2005, 2010 and 2011.  This year, UT started the tournament on the road after enjoying First/Second Round games in Knoxville for the last two consecutive seasons.  In the 31 years of the women’s NCAA Tournament, UT has been on the road for the opening rounds six times including the 2012 placement in Chicago.  The Lady Vols also traveled in 2004 (Tallahassee,

NCAA FIRST // SECOND ROUNDS (48-1 OVERALL) 1982 NCAA First Round, Knoxville Mar. 13 Jackson State 72 56 1983 NCAA First Round, Knoxville Mar. 19 South Carolina St. 86 51 1984 NCAA First Round, Knoxville Mar. 17 MTSU 70 52 1985 NCAA First Round, Knoxville Mar. 16 Virginia 65 55 1986 NCAA First Round, Knoxville Mar. 16 Iowa 73 68 1987 NCAA First Round, Knoxville Mar. 15 Tennessee Tech 95 59 1988 NCAA Second Round, Knoxville Mar. 18 Wake Forest 94 66 1989 NCAA Second Round, Knoxville Mar. 18 LaSalle 91 61 1990 NCAA Second Round, Knoxville Mar. 17 Old Dominion 87 68 1991 NCAA Second Round, Knoxville Mar. 17 S.W. Missouri St. 55 47 1992 NCAA Second Round, Knoxville Mar. 21 Rutgers 97 56 1993 NCAA Second Round, Knoxville Mar. 20 Northwestern 89 66

1994 1st and 2nd Rounds, Knoxville Mar. 16 N. Carolina A&T 111 37 Mar. 19 Clemson 78 66 1995 1st and 2nd Rounds, Knoxville Mar. 16 Florida A&M 96 59 Mar. 18 Fla. International 70 44 1996 1st and 2nd Rounds, Knoxville Mar. 16 Radford 97 56 Mar. 18 Ohio State 97 65 1997 1st and 2nd Rounds, Knoxville Mar. 15 Grambling State 91 54 Mar. 17 Oregon 76 59 1998 1st and 2nd Rounds, Knoxville Mar. 14 Liberty 102 58 Mar. 16 W. Kentucky 82 62

2004 1st and 2nd Rds., Tallahassee, Fla. Mar. 20 Colgate 77 54 Mar. 22 DePaul 79 59 2005 1st and 2nd Rounds, Knoxville Mar. 20 Western Carolina 94 43 Mar. 22 Purdue 75 54 2006 1st and 2nd Rds., Norfolk, Va. Mar. 19 Army 102 54 Mar. 21 G. Washington 66 53 2007 1st and 2nd Rds., Pittsburgh, Pa. Mar. 18 Drake 76 37 Mar. 20 Pittsburgh 68 54 2008 1st and 2nd Rds., W. Lafayette, Ind. Mar. 23 Oral Roberts 94 55 Mar. 25 Purdue 78 52

1999 1st and 2nd Rounds, Knoxville Mar. 13 Appalachian St. 113 54 Mar. 15 Boston College 89 62

2009 1st and 2nd Rds., Bowling Green, Ky. Mar. 22 Ball State 55 71

2000 1st and 2nd Rounds, Knoxville Mar. 18 Furman 90 38 Mar. 20 Arizona 75 60

2010 1st and 2nd Rounds, Knoxville Mar. 20 Austin Peay 7542 Mar. 22 Dayton 92 64

2001 1st and 2nd Rounds, Knoxville Mar. 16 Austin Peay 80 38 Mar. 18 St. Mary’s (Calif.) 92 75

2011 1st and 2nd Rounds, Knoxville Mar. 19 Stetson 99 34 Mar. 21 Marquette 79 70

2002 1st and 2nd Rounds, Knoxville Mar. 15 Georgia State 98 68 Mar. 17 Notre Dame 89 50

2012 1st and 2nd Rds., Chicago, Ill. Mar. 17 UT Martin 72 49 Mar. 19 DePaul 63 48

2003 1st and 2nd Rounds, Knoxville Mar. 22 Alabama State 95 43 Mar. 24 Virginia 81 51

Fla.), 2006 (Norfolk, Va.), 2007 (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 2008 (West Lafayette, Ind.) and 2009 (Bowling Green, Ky.).

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No Shortcuts for UT

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Tennessee has Played 15 Ranked Teams  Tennessee entered the NCAA Tournament sporting the nation’s number one strength of schedule and the number five RPI.

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Welcome to Iowa: Des Moines Region Here We Are

 Tennessee moved over one state from the First/ Second Rounds in Chicago, Ill., to play in the Des Moines Regional, Mar. 24 & 26.  The Lady Vols join the winners of First/Second Round games contested in Little Rock (Kansas), Chapel Hill (Georgia Tech) and Bowling Green (Baylor).

Let’s Get the Party Started...BOTT

 The UT Office of Alumni Affairs will be sponsoring “food, fun and Rocky Top” at the Big Orange Tailgate Tour (BOTT) in Des Moines.  Lady Vol fans will be congregating at Legends American Grill (216 Court Ave.) -- a short walk from the arena.  UT fans are encouraged to join the UT band and cheerleaders from 9-10:30 a.m. CT on Mar. 24 for a pregame pep rally.

The State of Iowa Odds are Pretty Good

 The Lady Vols navigated a path out of Chicago and the First and Seconds Rounds and advanced to Des Moines for the Regional.  Tennessee has found itself in the State of Iowa

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four previous times trying to advance to the Final Four -- in 1986, 1993, 1997 and 2002. The Lady Vols have an overall record of 7-1 in NCAA games in the “Hawkeye State.” In 1986 in Iowa City, UT defeated an All-SEC lineup of Georgia and LSU to punch its ticket to the Final Four in Lexington, Ky. Back in Iowa City in 1993, Tennessee beat North Carolina but could not beat an inspired Iowa Hawkeye team coached by C. Vivian Stringer who had sadly lost her husband earlier in the season. Iowa advanced to the 1993 Final Four. An underdog Lady Vol team returned to Iowa City in 1997 and defeated Colorado before upsetting undefeated and top-ranked Connecticut. UT went on to the 1997 Final Four in Cincinnati, Ohio, where the “Cinderella Season” came to a close with the NCAA title. Tennessee earned a Final Four excursion to San Antonio in 2002 after plowing through BYU and Vanderbilt in the Midwest Regional in Ames, Iowa.

Interesting Trends for Tennessee Gotten a Little Defensive

 Coach Pat Summitt has preached defense and boards for the past 38 years.  The 2012 Lady Vols went through a stretch of games...off and on...giving up over 90 points on two occasions, 97 at Stanford and 93 at Vanderbilt.  At Notre Dame, UT recorded a program low 44 points.  Tennessee might have caught a bee in its bonnet after the 93-79 loss at Vanderbilt on Feb. 9.  Since that time, only one Lady Vol opponent has

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Glory, Glory

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UT’s Sweet 16 Notes Advanced to 30 of 31 All-time

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UT First/Second Round Facts Recap of Chicago

 UT opened tournament play facing #15 seed and sister school Tennessee-Martin on Mar. 17 and collected a 72-49 victory.  The Lady Vols earned the right to play the seventh seed and #rv/23-ranked DePaul who defeated #10 seed BYU, 59-55.  Tennessee defeated the Blue Demons about 20 minutes away from the DePaul campus, 63-48, in Allstate Arena on Mar. 19.

A Game of Averages

 Entering the 2012 NCAA Tournament, Tennessee’s average score in an NCAA First Round game was 89.1-51.7 or +37.4 margin  UT’s largest margin of victory in an NCAA First Round, +74, 111-37 over N.C. A&T in 1994 (set an NCAA record)  UT’s largest margin of defeat in an NCAA First Round, -16, lost 55-71 to Ball St., 2009  Most points UT has scored in the NCAA First Round, 113 vs. Appalachian State, 1999 Fewest points UT has scored in the NCAA First Round, 55 vs. Ball State, 2009

SEC GAMES OVERALL: ........................458-69 (.872) vs. all SEC HOME: .................................................. 204-15 (.938) AWAY: ................................................... 173-37 (.826) NEUTRAL: ..............................................81-17 (.821) NON-CONFERENCE GAMES OVERALL: ..........................................639-138 (.822) SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS (16 out of 32) 1980, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011

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Sweet 16 “BIG DRAMA” Game for Tennessee

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ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

 Tennessee has advanced to 30 of 31 NCAA Sweet 16s since 1982 and entering the 2012 round has posted a 24-5 overall record.  Broken down, that means that 82.8 percent of the time, the Lady Vols will advance to the Elite 8.  Tennessee’s five missteps in the Sweet 16 came against Mississippi (63-60) in 1985 at Bowling Green, Ky.; Western Kentucky (75-70) in 1992 at West Lafayette, Ind.; Louisiana Tech (77-68) in 1994 at Fayetteville, Ark.; Xavier (80-65) in 2001 at Birmingham, Ala., and Baylor (77-62) in 2010 in Memphis, Tenn.  With the exception of the Baylor and Xavier contests (15 point losses), the Lady Vols missed the Elite 8 by some close shaves of three points, five points and nine points, respectively.  UT played the longest game in its history, a triple overtime, in the 1983 Sweet 16 held in South Bend, Ind.  Tennessee out-dueled Mississippi to a 90-83 win.  Tennessee averages 76.6 ppg in NCAA Sweet 16 contests and holds its opponents to 64.5 ppg or an average winning margin of +12.1 ppg.  UT has lost five Sweet 16 games by an average of -8.2 (65.0 to 73.2).  The Lady Vol high water mark for points in the Sweet 16 game is 92 – scored against Kansas in 1996 and Rutgers in 1998.  The Lady Vols scored just 60 points in a loss to Mississippi in 1985.  In 1989, Tennessee recorded its largest margin of victory in a Sweet 16 game with a +33 point win over Virginia.  The narrowest win in this round was the infamous two-point victory, 71-69, over Baylor in 2004 in Norman, Oklahoma.  Tennessee’s Sweet 16 opponents through the years have included: Memphis State, Mississippi (twice), Alabama, Georgia, Virginia (three times), James Madison, Clemson, Western Kentucky (three times), Louisiana Tech, Marist, North Carolina, Kansas, Colorado, Rutgers (twice), Virginia Tech, Xavier, BYU, Penn State, Baylor (twice), Texas Tech, Notre Dame and Ohio State.

(all in 38 seasons as UT’s head coach) ALL GAMES OVERALL: ....................................... 1,097-207(.841) HOME: ................................................... 504-48(.916) AWAY: ................................................... 359-95 (.796) NEUTRAL: ............................................ 234-64 (.781)

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

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The Pat Summitt File

NCAA HISTORY

 Glory Johnson has been piling up the rebounds during her final campaign.  The 6’3” grad student needs just three more rebounds to collect 1,200 for her career.  Only one other Lady Vol has managed 1,200 career boards -- four-time All-American Chamique Holdsclaw with 1,295.

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PLAYER CAPSULES

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SEASON STATISTICS

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Sweet 16 game in the history of Lady Vol basketball had to be the 71-69 win over Baylor in the 2004 Midwest Regional in Norman, Oklahoma. The recap-- UT senior Tasha Butts connected on a pair of free throws with 0.2 seconds remaining and the top-seeded and #2/3-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols defeated fourth-seeded Baylor, 71-69, in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional semis at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., on Mar. 28, 2004. With the victory, which was the 850th of legendary Coach Pat Summitt’s career, UT advanced to the “Elite Eight” for the ninth time in the last 10 years. The Lady Bears scored the contest’s opening bucket, but UT responded with a 7-0 run to take an early 7-3 advantage. While the Lady Vols extended the lead by as many as six points, 23-17, following a layup by Shyra Ely with 8:29 remaining in the first half, they could not shake BU. Over the next eight minutes, UT went cold and Baylor utilized a 14-2 run to reverse the margin and go ahead, 31-25, before eventually taking a four-point lead into the locker room. Following the break, the teams traded baskets and neither squad was able to take control of the game. After bringing the score to a tie on four occasions, Tennessee finally earned its first lead of the second half after two free throws by Shanna Zolman with just less than 10 minutes left in regulation. With the score even at 57 minutes later, Baylor rattled off eight consecutive points over the next four minutes to take the biggest lead of the game (by either team). Determined not to let the game slip away, Summitt’s squad answered with a 7-0 spurt and trailed by only one with a little more than four minutes showing. With the score tied again, 69-69, and less than 30 seconds left, BU attempted to hold for the last shot, but LaToya Davis intercepted a pass with five seconds left and pushed the ball ahead to Ely, who missed a contested layup. Following a missed put-back by Davis, Butts was fouled by Jessika Stratton while attempting to snare the carom. Butts calmly sunk both free throws.

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scored more than 60 points -- Arkansas, 72-71 in overtime on Feb. 23. In the 10 games since Vandy dropped 93 points, the Lady Vols have shown marked improvement in a number of areas. UT is outscoring the opposition by +15.5 (70.755.2)...UT is +11.8 on the boards (43.3-31.5) and is shooting 45.3 percent from the field and 72.1 percent from the charity stripe. Post Glory Johnson has been on a tear averaging 14.4 ppg and 11.2 rpg. Three players have connected on over 60 percent from the field...Vicki Baugh 61.5 percent and rookies Izzy Harrison at 63.6 and Cierra Burdick at 60.6 percent.

SEC TOURNAMENT GAMES OVERALL: ...............................................69-17 (.795) SEC TOURNAMENT TITLES (16 out of 32) 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011 GAMES VS. RANKED TEAMS OVERALL: ..........................................439-167 (.724) AP RANKED 1-10: .............................176-124(.595) AP RANKED 11-25:............................ 237-37 (.861) ESPN RANKED 1-10: ......................... 133-81 (.634) ESPN RANKED 11-25:....................... 203-27 (.883) GAMES VS. UNRANKED TEAMS OVERALL: ............................................ 658-40 (.945) NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES OVERALL: ............................................ 111-22 (.834) 31 FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS: ......................... 48-1 29 REGIONAL SEMIS: ....................................... 24-5 24 REGIONAL FINALS: ..................................... 18-6 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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 Summitt has faced two former Lady Vol players, who were in the coaching ranks, in NCAA First Round games: Lea Henry, Georgia State, 2002, and Kellie Jolly Harper, Western Carolina, 2005. Henry lost 98-68 on Mar. 15 and Jolly Harper dropped a 94-43 game on Mar. 20.  Tennessee’s average score in an NCAA Second Round game is 81.5-58.9 or +22.6 margin  UT’s smallest margin of victory in the NCAA Second Round, +8, 55-47 over SW Mo St., 1991  UT’s largest margin of victory in the NCAA Second Round, +41, 97-56 over Rutgers in 1992  Most points UT has scored in the NCAA Second Round, 97 vs. Rutgers 1992 and Ohio St. 1996  Fewest points UT has scored in the NCAA Second Round, 55 vs. SW Mo. State, 1991. NCAA Life in Chi-town  NCAA number two seed, SEC Tournament Champ and #9/7-ranked Tennessee was the highest seeded team in the NCAA First/Second Round games in Chicago.  The Lady Vols were paired with sister school and #15-seed Tennessee-Martin (23-9), OVC Champs.  The Lady Vols defeated the Skyhawks, 72-49.  Host DePaul (22-10), an at-large #7 seed from the BIG EAST, was paired with #10 seed and WCC Champ BYU (26-7).  The Blue Demons toughed out a 59-55 win over BYU.

2012 NCAA First/Second Round Hay in the Barn vs. UT Martin  For all the poise Tennessee has displayed since going to the all-senior line-up versus Florida on Feb. 26, sister school UT Martin caused some noticeable discomfort in the First Round of the NCAA tourney on Mar. 17.  The Skyhawks grabbed a brief two point lead at the 16:39 mark of the first half at 7-5 and trailed just 35-26 at intermission.  The west Tennessee school led in points off of turnovers (5-2) and recorded six second chance points to the Lady Vols’ nine in the first 20 minutes.  Martin almost kept pace with Knoxville in the paint at the break, 12-18.  The Lady Vols had an improved mind set after halftime and managed to hold the NCAA Div. 1 best scoring team to a season low 49 points.  Tennessee-Martin led all NCAA DI teams in scoring offense, averaging 81.1 points per game, topping second-best Notre Dame (79.6 ppg) and third-strongest Baylor (78.8 ppg).  The Skyhawks’ previous low mark of 66 points was set in a 66-55 win at Indiana State (Nov. 30).  For the game, UTM stayed on pace with UTK in the paint, 24-28.  The UT depth proved to be a key with the Tennessee bench dropping in 38 points vs. 9 for UTM.  The Lady Vols tied a season low with eight miscues and turned the ball over just three times in the second half. Round Two in DePaul’s Backyard  Behind Glory Johnson’s career high 21 rebounds, a defensive Tennessee team defeated DePaul, 63-48, to advance to the Des Moines Sweet 16.  In all, UT held a +20 rebound advantage over DU collected 51-31.  The Blue Demons challenged the Lady Vols every step of the way as the seven-player roster were outscored just 32-28 in the paint.  DePaul managed to cash in on 15 points off of UT’s 20 turnovers while the Lady Vols led in second chance points (14-11), fastbreak points 16

(12-4) and bench points 19-2.  Facing DePaul in Chicago marked just the third time the Lady Vols have played in an opponent’s backyard in the NCAA tourney in the First/Second Rounds.  In 2007, UT defeated Pittsburgh, 68-54, on the Panthers home floor.  In 2008, the Lady Vols defeated Purdue, 78-52, in West Lafayette to advance to the Sweet 16.  It also marked the second consecutive year the Lady Vols had to get by a ranked team from the BIG EAST conference to advance to the Sweet 16.  No. 23/25-ranked Marquette was a handful for the Lady Vols to defeat in Knoxville on Mar. 21, 2011.  Tennessee won 79-70 as four Lady Vols reached double-figures led by rookie Meighan Simmons’ 18 points.  Previously, Tennessee and DePaul faced each other in the Second Round once before as both teams traveled to Tallahassee, Fla., in 2004.  No. 2/3 UT defeated #rv/25 DU 79-59 to advance to the Sweet 16.

tin and DePaul were in the NCAA Tournament.  Of the other 15 teams, the Lady Vols also faced Baylor, DePaul and Florida during the 2011-12 regular season. Team UT Record UT Last Game/Result Baylor 2-3 11-27-11, H, L, 67-76 UC-Santa Barbara never played Ohio State 9-1 3-26-11, N, W, 85-75 Florida 44-3 2-26-12, H, W, 75-59 Georgetown 0-1 11-27-10, N, L, 58-69 Fresno State never played Georgia Tech 4-0 11-26-10, N, W, 66-42 Sacred Heart never played Nebraska 2-0 12-1-84, N, W, 77-58 Kansas 2-0 11-17-96, H, W, 79-60 Delaware never played ULAR never played DePaul 20-0 3-19-12, N, W, 63-48 BYU 1-0 3-23-02, N, W, 68-57 UT Martin 14-2 3-17-12, N, W, 72-49 (Bold indicates NCAA Tournament game; italics indicates 2011-12 UT opponent)

Against the 2012 Tournament Field Gotta Go thru the BIG EAST  All-time, Tennessee has faced 10 different conference schools when trying to advance to the Sweet 16.  The most often faced conference in this round is the BIG EAST where the Lady Vols have fashioned a 6-0 record.  Blocking the path were: Rutgers in 1992 (a 9756 UT win), Notre Dame in 2002 (a 89-50 UT win), DePaul in 2004 (a 79-59 UT win), Pittsburgh in 2007 (a 68-54 UT win), Marquette in 2011 (a 79-70 UT win) and DePaul in 2012 (a 63-48 UT win).  UT managed to keep every BIG EAST foe scoring in the 50-point range in this round except Marquette last season.  The Golden Eagles dropped 70 points against the Lady Vols -- 16 points more than what other BIG EAST teams had managed entering that round.  Entering the 2012 NCAA Tournament, UT outscored the BIG EAST by 82.4 to 57.8 ppg or +24.6 ppg in the five NCAA Second Round games prior to the DePaul contest in 2012.

Eight Started Dancing from the SEC SEC and BIG EAST both had Eight Teams

 The Southeastern Conference and the BIG EAST both had eight schools to start the 2012 NCAA tourney.  This year, each regional was represented by a pair of SEC teams.  The Des Moines Regional had #2 seed Tennessee (who advanced) and #9 seed Florida who lost to Baylor.  The Fresno bracket featured #5 seed South Carolina (who advanced) and #7 seed Vanderbilt who lost to Duke.  In Raleigh, Georgia was seeded #4 while Arkansas had a #6 seed . Georgia was tripped up in the First Round while Arkansas lost to Marist.  Finally, in the Kingston bracket, Kentucky (who advanced) was a two seed while LSU, a #5 seed lost to Penn State.

Breaking Down the Des Moines Bracket

 This season, Tennessee has faced in 16 teams in 24 games from the 63-team (plus UT) 2012 NCAA bracket.  Overall, the Lady Vols have turned in a 17-7 record against these opponents.  UT defeated (then): #7/7 Miami (H, 92-76), NR Middle Tennessee (H, 82-43), #21/22 Texas (H, 73-57), #20/21 DePaul (N, 84-61), #11/11 Rutgers (A, 67-61), #16/15 Georgia (H, 80-51), NR Arkansas (A, 69-38), #25/24 Vanderbilt (H, 87-64), NR LSU (H, 65-56), #17/15 Georgia (A, 67-50), #7/7 Kentucky (H, 91-54), NR Florida (H, 75-59), NR Vanderbilt (N, 68-57), #25 South Carolina (N, 74-58), NR LSU (N, 70-58), UT Martin (72-49) and DePaul (63-48).  The Lady Vols’ losses came against (then) #1/1 Baylor (H, 67-76), #4/4 Stanford (A, 80-97), #9/8 Kentucky (A, 60-61), #2/2 Notre Dame (A, 44-72), NR South Carolina (H, 60-64), #25 Vanderbilt (A, 79-93) and NR Arkansas (H, 71-72 OT).

Love Us or Hate Us

 The #9/7-ranked and #2-seeded Tennessee Lady Vols opened play in its 31st consecutive NCAA Tournament – the ONLY team to have garnered an invitation to every “Big Dance.”  All-time, UT has received 16 automatic bids and been selected as an at-large team 15 times.  This year, the Lady Vols’ 2012 number two seed marked the fifth time Tennessee took a second spot billing in the bracket.  Last year, Tennessee earned its 21st number one seeding.  Prior to dismal fifth place seeding in 2009, UT had never been seeded lower than fourth (1986).  UT has been seeded in the #2 slot (1982, 1987, 2002, 2006, 2012) and #3, three times (1984, 1985, 1997).  From 1988-96, the Lady Vols had nine consecutive number one seeds.  Only 30 schools have ever received number one seeds over the years. Teams with the most number one seeds through the years: 1. Tennessee (21), 2. Connecticut (15), 3. Louisiana Tech (10), 4. Stanford (9), 5. Duke (6), and 6. North Carolina, Texas and Old Dominion (5).

How We’ve Fared All Time

 Of the other 15 teams in the Des Moines bracket, Tennessee has faced 10 schools all-time.  Against all teams in this bracket, UT has a 98-10 (.906) record.  The last meetings with Ohio State, BYU, UT Mar-

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These Seeds Sent UT Home

 Tennessee has played in an incredible 133 games in the NCAA Tournament since 1982.  Eight times the Lady Vols have brought home NCAA titles to Knoxville.

Bass, Johnson, Manning and Stricklen?

Over 100 NCAA Tournament Wins Three had First Time Jitters

 The Tennessee Lady Vols and coach Pat Summitt reached an incredible milestone in the 2008 NCAA Tournament -- 100 victories.  The win over Purdue in the 2008 NCAA Second Round was number 100 for UT.  It’s amazing to imagine that one-tenth of Summitt’s almost 1,100 career victories have come in the NCAA tourney.

All-Time NCAA Tournament Victories 111 108 107 96 95

Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearances 31 28

Five want to Dance every Dance

 In the 2009 NCAA Tournament, the Lady Vols had seven fresh faced rookies take to the court in Bowling Green, Ky., for a First Round game versus Ball State.  They included: Briana Bass (5-2 G), Alyssia Brewer (6-3 F), Kelley Cain (6-6 C), Amber Gray (6-1 F), Glory Johnson (6-3 F), Alicia Manning (6-1 F) and Shekinna Stricklen (6-2 G-F).  UT sported its lowest seeding ever in the NCAA Tournament at fifth and drew the 12th seeded Cardinals.  A manageable win went from bad to worse as the #18/23-ranked Lady Vols fell in the NCAA First Round for the first time ever, 71-55.  That loss is never far from the minds of the 2012 Lady Vol senior class.  After the embarrassment of 2009, this core group of players rallied in 2010 and advanced to the Sweet 16.  Third-ranked UT was in a battle with #14/18-ranked Baylor before running out of gas and losing down the stretch, 77-62, in Memphis, Tenn.  In 2011, they took it one step further and advanced to the Elite 8 game in Dayton last season before losing to a red hot Notre Dame team for the first time ever, 73-59.  What will be the final NCAA legacy of the four remaining players from that 2008-09 rookie team...

 Tennessee has a 24-1 record in First/Opening Round games in the NCAA Tournament dating back to 1982.  There were six years where the Lady Vols had a First Round bye (1988-93). Tennessee averages 87.8 ppg in NCAA First Round contests and holds its opponents to just 52.6 ppg or an average win margin of +35.2 ppg.  Tennessee scored a then-NCAA record 111 points against North Carolina A&T in the 1994 First Round. AT tallied 37 points to give UT a 74-point winning margin.  In 1999, Tennessee tallied 113 points against Appalachian St. for the then-fifth most scored points in an NCAA First or Second round.  Before the 71-55 loss to Ball State in 2009, the Lady Vols closest game in the First Round was a five-point win over Iowa in 1986, 73-68.  Virginia held UT to just 65 points in 1985. The Lady Vols won the game 65-55.  Tennessee’s First/Opening Round opponents through the years have included: Jackson St., South Carolina St., Middle Tennessee State, Virginia, Iowa, Tennessee Tech, North Carolina A&T, Florida A&M, Radford, Grambling, Liberty, Appalachian St., Furman, Austin Peay (twice), Georgia State, Alabama State, Colgate, Western Carolina, Army, Drake, Oral Roberts, Ball State, Stetson and Tennessee Martin.

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

Marking Progression Since 2009

NCAA First Round Notes

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

 Tennessee’s five starting seniors hope to dance all the way to Denver.  The 2012 NCAA Tournament will make the final go-round for Briana Bass, Vicki Baugh, Glory Johnson, Alicia Manning and Shekinna Stricklen.  If these players want to dance away in March and into April, they ought to follow the dance steps of Baugh.  The fifth-year and graduate student was a rookie on the Lady Vols 2008 NCAA Championship team.  She played significant minutes in the tourney before tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee in the final minutes of the title game against Stanford.  The 6’4” post tore it again just a year later (in Feb. 2009) and then sat out the 2010 season.  Baugh is UT’s most experienced player in the NCAA Tournament playing in 12 games during her career.  She is the lone player on the team who has advanced to a Final Four and knows all of the dance steps.

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

1. Tennessee (women) 2. North Carolina (men)

NCAA HISTORY

1. Tennessee (women) 2. Kentucky (men) 3. North Carolina (men) 4. Duke (men) 5. UCLA (men)

PLAYER CAPSULES

 Three Lady Vols were dancing for the first time in the NCAA Tournament.  The game against UT Martin in the NCAA First Round marked the tourney debut for UT rookies Cierra Burdick, Izzy Harrison and Ariel Massengale.  All three saw action early in the 72-49 win over UT Martin.  Burdick played 15 minutes and grabbed two rebounds. Harrison scored three points and snagged four rebounds. Massengale scored eight points and dished four assists.  Massengale made her first tournament appearance in her hometown in front of 30 family and friends.  UT’s point guard is from Bolingbrook, Ill., just about a 30 mile drive to Rosemont.

SEASON STATISTICS

Back in the Day it was the Midwest Bracket  The Lady Vols have been placed in the Des Moines Regional bracket of the NCAA Tournament in 2012 -- back in the day, that would have been considered the old Midwest Regional.  Typically, the Lady Vols have been placed in the “Mideast Regional” and advanced to the Final Four 10 times -- in 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2007. Including this year, UT has been in the “Midwest” bracket of the NCAA Tournament five times.  Tennessee has advanced to the Final Four from the Midwest every time: in 1997 (claiming the NCAA title in Cincinnati, Ohio), in 2002, (where the team lost to UConn in the Final Four semis in San Antonio), in 2004, (where the team lost to UConn in the NCAA title game in New Orleans) and in 2008, (when the Lady Vols won the eighth title and back-to-back with a win over Stanford in the Championship game).  In 2005, UT was placed in the Philadelphia Region (East) for the sixth time in 24 trips to the Big Dance.  Tennessee advanced to the Final Four from the East in 1988 (finishing in 3rd in Tacoma, Washington), again in 1989 (winning UT’s second NCAA title while playing in Tacoma, Wash.), in 1996 (winning UT’s fourth NCAA title at the Final Four in Charlotte, N.C.) and 2005 (finishing third in Indianapolis at the Final Four.  While advancing from the East produced two NCAA titles and two third place finishes, the East Regional is more remembered for what failed to occur for the Lady Vols.  In 1990, the Lady Vols were sent to the East Regional at Old Dominion where two wins separated the Lady Vols from playing for a national championship on their home floor in Knoxville, site of the 1990 NCAA Final Four.  UT got by Clemson, 80-62 in the Sweet 16 and then lost in overtime to Virginia, 79-75, failing to play in the NCAA Final Four in Knoxville.  Instead of “Tennessee and the Final Three,” the Lady Vols served as hostesses for the event. Almost a decade later, the East Regional would serve up another dark day in Lady Vol hoops history.  In 1999, UT was going for its fourth consecutive NCAA title after winning in 1996, 1997 and 1998. Current N.C. State head coach Kellie Jolly Harper was the Lady Vol point guard and her sidekick was four-time All-America Chamique Holdsclaw.  The duo helped UT get by Virginia Tech, 68-52, in the Sweet 16 in Greensboro, N.C. However, Duke dashed Tennessee’s dream of a fourth consecutive title with a 69-63 win. It marked UT’s last trip to the East until 2005.  In the 2009 NCAA First Round loss debacle, the Lady Vols were placed in the Berkeley Regional and it marked the very first time in the (then) 28

trips to the “Big Dance” that the Lady Vols were sent to the “West.”

GAME NOTES

 On the 22 occasions when UT lost in the tournament, the number one seeded team provided the honors nine times.  Before the disastrous 2009 season, the Lady Vols had never lost to a team seeded lower than #4 all-time in the tournament.  Ball State, a #12-seed, dumped UT in 2009. The following seeds showed the Lady Vols the door in the tourney:  UT lost to #1 seed—1982, 1984, 1986, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006  UT lost to #2 seed—1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 2004, 2011  UT lost to #3 seed—1999  UT lost to #4 seed—1992, 1994, 2001, 2010  UT lost to #12 seed—2009

Opening Rounds Big Points

 The Lady Vols turned in their highest point total ever in the NCAA Tournament scoring 113 versus Appalachian State in First Round action on Mar. 13, 1999.  Other century marks include 111 points against North Carolina A&T on Mar. 16, 1994, 102 points against Liberty on Mar. 14, 1998 and 102 points versus Army on Mar. 19, 2006 -- all in NCAA opening round play.  UT’s 113 points against ASU was the fifth most ever scored in NCAA First/Second Round action.

Out of Knoxville Just Six Times in March

 In the 2004 NCAA Tournament, for the first time in postseason play, Tennessee did not play a post-season play-off game in Knoxville.  The Lady Vols started the tournament in Tallahassee, Fla., that year and took wins over Colgate and #25-ranked DePaul.  In 2006, the Lady Vols traveled to Norfolk, Va., for the NCAA First/Second Rounds and picked up victories over Army and George Washington.

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 In 2007, UT headed to Pittsburgh, Pa., for the 2007 NCAA First/Second Rounds and collected a pair of W’s against Drake and homestanding Pittsburgh.  In 2008, UT traveled to West Lafayette, Ind., and prevailed in wins over Oral Roberts and host Purdue.  In 2009, the Lady Vols were on the road again for NCAA play traveling to Bowling Green, Kentucky for the First Round and lost to Ball State.  UT once again hosted First and Second Round games in 2010 and 2011 in Knoxville and collected four victories.  Tennessee has won 50 consecutive NCAA playoff games at home since 1982 (38-0 in NCAA First/Second Rounds and 12-0 in six NCAA Mideast Regionals hosted in Knoxville).  When you add in the AIAW years, Tennessee has won 56 consecutive (since Mar. 15, 1980) postseason AIAW/NCAA games at home.  Overall, UT has won 56 out of 57 games in Knoxville since Mar. 10, 1979.  UT’s only loss in post-season play at home was a 74-72 AIAW Region II defeat to Old Dominion on Mar. 10, 1979.  That year, the winner of the Region II Tournament was given the higher seed in the AIAW Regional Championship Tournament (Sweet 16) while the loser was sent to a tougher regional bracket. As the Region II winner, Old Dominion traveled to Tennessee Tech for the AIAW South Regional while Tennessee earned a trip to the Bronx, N.Y. (Fordham Univ.) for the East Regional.  Both ODU and Tennessee advanced to the AIAW “Final Four” in Greensboro, N.C. that year.  After playing hostess for so many years in Knoxville, the Lady Vols have started to have its share of games on home courts.  In 2007, UT had to defeat host Pittsburgh on its home court to advance to the Dayton Regional.  In 2008, UT had to get by Purdue on its home floor to advance to Oklahoma City.  In 2012, UT had to get by DePaul in its home city to advance to the Des Moines Regional.

50 was Nifty

 In 2011, the win over Marquette on the NCAA Second Round was the 50th consecutive NCAA Tournament win for the Lady Vols in Knoxville, Tenn., dating back to the start of the NCAA Tournament in 1982.  In post-season play at home, UT has a 55-game AIAW & NCAA combined streak going on dating back to March 1979.

UT’S NCAA OT Games

 UT has played in five overtime games in the NCAA Tournament producing a 4-1 record including two overtime wins in the Final Four.  UT defeated Southern Cal, 91-90, in the first overtime game in NCAA tourney history in an Elite Eight game. UT advanced to the NCAA’s first Final Four in 1982 in Norfolk, Va., from that overtime affair.  The Lady Vols played in the first triple OT in NCAA history when UT defeated Ole Miss, 90-83, in 1983.  In UT’s most heartbreaking loss in the program’s history, Virginia defeated UT, 79-75 in OT, for the 1990 NCAA East Regional title in Norfolk, Va., denying the Lady Vols from playing in the 1990 Final Four on its home court.  In 1991, UT returned the overtime favor to Virginia and defeated the Cavaliers in the first overtime NCAA title game, 70-67 in New Orleans.  Tennessee’s last extra stanza game in the NCAA Tournament came at the 1996 Final Four with a

dramatic, 88-83, victory over Connecticut in the Final Four semifinal game.

She Loves March and April, Too

 Let’s unite March and April Madness and coin it “Marpril Madness.”  Tennessee Lady Vol basketball coach Pat Summitt loves to kick things up a notch in the months of March and April.  Summitt has gone into battle 246 times in the months of March and April during her career.  She has come out a winner in 198 games losing just 48 basketball games (.803).  Her teams are 64-2 at home, 10-1 away and 12445 at neutral sites in the third and fourth months of the year.

18 for Summitt

 Over the last several years, Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt has passed legendary John Wooden of UCLA in a number of NCAA Tournament categories.  Most significantly, Summitt has passed Wooden for most trips to the Final Four with 18 to Wooden’s dozen.

Summitt’s NCAA Records

 Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt has coached in 1,304 basketball games to date producing an incredible 1,097-207 (.843) overall record.  What’s even more amazing is that she has coached in over 100 NCAA Tournament games --- her record in the NCAAs, 111-22 (.832) in 133NCAA contests.  On the women’s side, Georgia’s Andy Landers trails Summitt in NCAA Tournament appearances with 29 – Summitt has 31.  Summitt has coached in 133 NCAA Tournament games – next best is UConn’s Geno Auriemma who has coached in 99 games.  Summitt has collected 111 NCAA wins… UConn’s Geno Auriemma has won 83 games to rank second among active coaches.  Comparing Summitt to the men’s side, Dean Smith (UNC) coached in 92 tournament games while Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski has coached in 103 games.  Krzyzewski passed Smith recording 79 NCAA wins.  Summitt has appeared in all 31 (consecutive) NCAA Tournaments, and is ahead of Smith with 23 consecutive appearances.

Tennessee’s Decade-by-Decade NCAA Record

 In the 1980s, Tennessee fashioned a 26-6 (.815) record in eight years of NCAA play highlighted by NCAA titles in 1987 and 1989.  The Lady Vols put together a 38-6 (.863) winning record in the NCAA Tournament in the 1990s while winning four NCAA titles in 1991, 1996, 1997 and 1998.  In the 2000-2010 seasons, the Lady Vols accumulated a 42-9 (.830) record in 10 years of NCAA competition while collected titles number seven (in 2007) and eight (in 2008).  Tennessee is off to a 5-1 start in the latest decade of NCAA games.

 BREAKING IT DOWN 2011-12 Lineup Combinations  Tennessee has utilized eight starting lineups for

the 2011-12 season. During the 2010-11 season, Tennessee employed 11 different starting lineups. Gms. 1-2, 4-6 3, 24-28 7-10 11-17, 19, 23 18 20 21-22 29 -34

Rec. 4-1 3-3 3-1 7-2

Line-up (F-F-C-G-G) Johnson, Strick, Baugh, Massengale, Spani Spani, Strick, Johnson, Massengale, Simm Johnson, Strick, Baugh, Simmons, Spani Mann, Strick, Johnson, Massengale, Simm

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Mann, Baugh, John, Massengale, Simm Johnson, Burdick, Baugh, Massengale,Bass Stricklen, Burdick, Johnson, Massengale, Simm Strick, Baugh, Johnson, Bass, Manning

UT’s Win/Loss Differential Wins: +53 (1), +43 (1), +39 (1), +37 (1), +32 (1), +31 (1), +30 (1), +29 (1), +23 (3), +21 (3), +17 (1), +16 (5) , +15 (1), +12 (1), +11 (1),+10 (1), +9 (1), +6 (1) Losses: -1 (2), -4 (1), -5 (1), -9 (1), -14 (1), -17 (1), -28 (1)

Offensive Opportunities Tennessee shooting from the field (all games): 60% FG: UCLA (.692) 50%FG: Vanderbilt2 (.590), Vanderbilt1 (.529), South Carolina2/Vanderbilt3/Arkansas (.500), 40%FG: ODU (.493), Pepperdine (.492), Stanford (.491), Georgia2 (.489), Miami (.478), Florida/DePaul (.475), UTC (.472), Auburn2 (.471), Vanderbilt2 (.459), Alabama/Arkansas (.451), MTSU (.448), Ole Miss (.436), Georgia1 (.424), LSU2 (.423), USC (.414), UVa (.407), UT Martin (.400) 30%FG: Miss. State (.387), Kentucky1 (.383), Rutgers (.382), LSU (.374), DePaul2 (.373), Texas (.368), Auburn1 (.323), 20%FG: Baylor (.293), Notre Dame (.279)

Dee --- Fense Opponents shooting from the field (all games): 50%FG: Vanderbilt2 (.557), Stanford (.536), Notre Dame (.508), Arkansas (.500) 40%FG: Vanderbilt1 (.451), LSU2 (.438), Baylor (.417), Miami (.408), Rutgers & Virginia (.403), Alabama (.400) 30%FG: Auburn2 (.397), USC (.394), Florida (.379), Texas/Auburn1/Ole Miss (.373), UCLA (.368), South Carolina2/Georgia1 (.349), Vanderbilt3/Kentucky1 (.345), LSU (.344), Kentucky2 (.333), DePaul2 (.313), DePaul (.309), UTC (.304) 20%FG: UT Martin & Georgia2 (.288), Pepperdine (.284), ODU (.254), MTSU (.238), Miss. State (.232) 10%FG: Arkansas (.182)

Leading at the Break (25): Pepperdine, Baylor, MTSU, Texas, vs. DePaul, at Rutgers, at UCLA, ODU, at Auburn1, UTC, Georgia1, at Arkansas1, Vanderbilt1, at Alabama, at Georgia2, Auburn2, Kentucky2, Miss State, Ole Miss, Florida, Vanderbilt3, South Carolina2, LSU2, UT Martin, De Paul2

Leading at the Half

Tied at the Break Most Participants Ever

 All-time, a total of 95 Lady Vol team members have participated/played in 18 Final Fours.  That ranks first among all schools.  Connecticut is now second with 70 participants all-time in 12 Final Fours.

No Pressure but Every Lady Vol has Played Once

 Every Lady Vol hoopster (since 1976) has played

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

Tied at the Half (3): Miami, at Virginia, LSU

Trailing at the Break Trailing at the Half (6): at Stanford (by 7 points), Kentucky (by 4 points), Notre Dame (by 10 points), South Carolina (by 1 point), at Vanderbilt (by 8 points), Arkansas (by 5 points)

Senior Moments All Five Expected to Continue Starting

 If there was an award for perseverance, it would have to go to number 21… She celebrated the thrill of victory of the 2008 NCAA title as a rookie and the agony of defeat suffering through two ACL knee surgeries in less than a year…During her career, she has played in 109 games and earned 28 career starts…She is a member of the 600-500 club scoring 631 points and grabbing 550 rebounds…20 times she has connected in

 Tennessee’s 20th All-American has enjoyed a decorated Lady Vol career as the SEC Freshman of the Year as a rookie and SEC Player of the Year and SEC Tournament MVP as a junior and All-SEC and All-Tournament her senior year...During her career, she has played in 137 games and earned 136 career starts…She has scored 1,844 points, grabbed 885 rebounds, dished 367 assists and snagged 190 steals… She has connected in double-figures scoring 100 times and has 21 career double-doubles and just the second triple-double in Lady Vol history…Her career highs include 27 points versus Stanford, 16 rebounds against South Carolina and a career best 12 assists versus Oklahoma...Nominee for the Naismith Award, the Wooden Award and the Wade Trophy… This All-American and All-SEC standout is majoring in sociology with a criminal justice concentration.

Miscellaneous Entering NCAA’s Things You Might Not Know  Rookie Cierra Burdick was Tennessee’s best shooter over the last seven games entering the NCAA tourney.  The forward from Charlotte, N.C., connected on 81.8 percent of her shots since playing 26 minutes versus Mississippi State and hitting 5-of-6 from the field.  During this stretch, she was 18-of-22 from the field and hit all six of her free throws adding 6.1

15th Consecutive Season  The Lady Vols entertained 216,206 fans in Thompson-Boling Arena this season.  UT went over the 200,000 fan plateau at home games for the 15th consecutive season when a season high 18,563 clicked through the turnstiles versus Florida on Feb. 26.  Tennessee averaged a nation-leading 14,414 fans at home games this season.

Rookie Got the Record

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

Vicki Baugh 6’4” C Sacramento, Calif.

Shekinna Stricklen 6’3” G-F-C, Morrilton, Ark.

Over 200,000 Fans at Home

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

Briana Bass 5’2” G Indianapolis, Ind.  Since she stepped on campus, this diminutive Lady Vol has been a crowd favorite… During her career, she has played in 116 games and earned 21 career starts…She has scored 253 points and dished 131 assists…Five times, she has connected in double-figures scoring…She recorded a career high 14 points versus Duke and dished a career best 8 assists versus DePaul…She is a Vol Scholar and a four-year academic standout earning SEC All-Academic honors…Majoring in Sport Management with a Business minor.

 She endeared herself to the Lady Vol fans as a blue collar worker… During her career, she has played in 137 games and earned 39 career starts…She is also a member of the 600-500 club scoring 616 points and grabbing 547 rebounds…17 times she has connected in double-figures scoring and she has posted 5 career double-doubles…She recorded a career high 22 points versus South Carolina and grabbed a career best 15 rebounds against Old Dominion… She was recognized on the All-SEC Tourney Team in 2010…She is a Vol Scholar and an academic standout earning SEC honors…A recent grad in Sport Management, she is currently pursuing a master’s in Kinesiology.

Took to the Court for Her 1,300th Game  Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt coached in her 1,300th game in the Second Round of the SEC Tournament on Mar. 2 against Vanderbilt.

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

The Book on the Senior Class

Alicia Manning 6’1” G-F Woodstock, Ga.

Summitt in Another Milestone Game

NCAA HISTORY

 Post Glory Johnson has turned into a consistent go-to player in the senior line-up.  Johnson is averaging All-America numbers over the past six games with 16.8 ppg, 12.2 rpg while logging 33.7 mpg.  All-America Shekinna Stricklen has taken on more of the scoring load along with Johnson.  Stricklen is tossing in 14.8 ppg and nailing 40.0 percent of her three-pointers.  Alicia Manning is adding 5.2 ppg and 5.0 rpg.  Vicki Baugh is logging 27 mpg while contributing 7.5 ppg and 6.8 rpg.  Point guard Briana Bass is steady and dependable with 12.5 mpg and 1.8 ppg.  As a team, the Lady Vols are shooting 44.3 percent from the field, 34.3 percent on treys and an impressive 75.2 percent from the charity stripe.  UT is outscoring the opposition 70.3 to 54.8 (+15.5) and collecting +11.5 more rebounds (43.2-31.7).

 Tennessee’s fifth all-time Lady Vol Academic AllAmerican has enjoyed a decorated UT career named as the 2012 SEC Tournament MVP, All-SEC, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, All-SEC Defensive and All-SEC Rookie teams... During her time at Tennessee, she has played in 139 games and earned 116 career starts…She has scored 1,606 points and grabbed 1,197 rebounds – just the fourth Lady Vol ever in the thousand-thousand point and rebound club… She has connected in double-figures scoring 84 times and has 36 career double-doubles…Her career highs include 25 points versus Florida and 21 rebounds against DePaul in the NCAA Tournament...Named to the WBCA All-America District Team...Nominee for the Naismith Award, the Wooden Award and the Wade Trophy… This Academic All-American and All-SEC standout graduated in just three years in Global Studies and is currently pursuing a master’s in Communication and Information Studies.

PLAYER CAPSULES

Senior Starters Statistically

Glory Johnson 6’3” F-C Knoxville, Tenn.

ppg.  In her first NCAA Tournament game, Burdick admitted she had the “yips” and went 0-fer missing all three attempts from the field.  Grad Glory Johnson passed Candace Parker for the most free throw attempts in school history.  Including the NCAA Tournament, Johnson has gone to the free throw line 784 times during her career passing Parker’s 738 trips in just three seasons.  Rookie Ariel Massengale’s 12 helpers versus Vanderbilt on Jan. 15, 2012, is tied for fifth for the most assists in a single game.  Including the NCAA Tourney, Shekinna Stricklen has started 136 games for the Orange and White to rank just behind Chamique Holdsclaw’s 147 all-time starts and Kara Lawson’s 137 opening tip assignments.  Stricklen now ranks seventh all-time in Lady Vol career points with 1844.

SEASON STATISTICS

 Tennessee’s five player senior class has started the last six games and has produced a 6-0 record.  The quintet of guards Briana Bass and Alicia Manning, forwards Vicki Baugh and Shekinna Stricklen and post Glory Johnson first started together on Senior Day.  The fivesome got Tennessee off to a good start and provided a solid foundation to win the game over Florida.  The same held true in the opening SEC Tournament win over Vanderbilt as they got UT off to a 17-8 opening in the first eight minutes of the game.  In the semifinal game, South Carolina challenged the Lady Vols from the “git-go” but the seniors still fashioned a 16-11 lead in the first 10 minutes of the game.  In the championship game against LSU, the senior class stood strong moving out to a 20-16 lead in the first 12 minutes of the contest.  A calm confidence from the group spread throughout the team in the closely contested contest.  The Lady Vols, admittedly, are not a come from behind team as evidenced by an 0-6 record in 2011-12 when trailing at the half.

double-figures scoring and she has posted 5 career double-doubles…She recorded a career high 17 points versus Baylor and grabbed a career best 16 rebounds against Louisiana Tech… She is a Vol Scholar and an academic standout earning SEC honors…She already has a degree in Psychology and will receive her master’s in Kinesiology this May leaving UT with two diplomas.

GAME NOTES

in at least one Final Four during her career at Tennessee.

Massengale on the Dish  Rookie Ariel Massengale broke the Lady Vol freshman assist record in the game with Florida on Feb. 26.  She needed just two assists to pass the all-time rookie leader and handed out five in limited minutes on “Senior Day.”  Massengale has now handed out 153 assists in 30 games to pass Loree Moore (2001-05) who held the freshman assist record with 133 assists in 34 games (3.91 apg).  Also in the UT rookie 100 assist club are: Dawn Marsh (127), Lea Henry (119), Dena Head 118, Holly Warlick (112), Alexis Hornbuckle (110), Kristen “Ace” Clement (107), Meighan Simmons (104) and Candace Parker (103).  Presently, Massengale’s 5.1 apg is tied for sixth in the all-time single season assists average.

Johnson Joins a Select Group Glory Johnson Named Academic All-America

 Glory Johnson has been selected to the prestigious 2012 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Women’s Basketball Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).  Johnson, who graduated in three years with a degree in Interdisciplinary Global Studies with a 3.6 GPA, is pursuing her master’s degree in Communication and Information Studies. The 6’3” post was named to the 2011 Academic AllAmerica Second Team last year.  “It is such and honor to represent the University of Tennessee this way,” Johnson said. “Working hard in the classroom has really paid off.  “I’m definitely glad to be one of the five women selected to receive such a unique honor.  “When I was young, my parents emphasized per-

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forming in the classroom and on the court. To have school paid for is a blessing to begin with, so it was important to me to utilize my time as best I could to be on track for both my undergrad and grad degrees.” A member of the Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch list, she was selected to the 2011-12 preseason All-SEC first team. Last season, Johnson received All-SEC first team honors. Johnson is the fifth Lady Vol to capture Academic All-America honors twice, joining Angie Bjorklund (second team 2011, first team 2010), 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). Additionally, Parker and Rankin were each named the Academic All-American of the Year in 2008 and 1980, respectively. Forward Elana Della Donne from the University of Delaware was named the female Academic All-American of the Year. Joining Johnson and Della Donne on the first team were grad student Amanda Johnson of Oregon, senior guard Roxana Button of Houston, and junior guard Caroline Durbin of New Mexico to round out the Capital One Academic All-America® Women’s Basketball Division I first team. The five members of the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America® Women’s Basketball Division I first team have an amazing average G.P.A. of 3.84.

Career Stat Updates Numbers Adding Up  Vicki Baugh is now a member of the 600-point, 500-rebound club with the Lady Vols. Baugh went over 600 career points against South Carolina in the SEC Tournament .  She now has 631 points and 550 career rebounds in limited games.  Glory Johnson went over 1,500 career points in the game with Arkansas on Feb. 23 and 1,600 points versus DePaul in the NCAA Tournament.  She now has 1,606 points to go along with 1,197 career boards.  When she hits 1,200 rebounds, she will join one other player in Lady Vol history at the milestone -- Chamique Holdsclaw.  “Mique” had 1,295 career rebounds.  Sophomore Meighan Simmons just passed the 800 career point plateau. She now has 871 points.  Senior Shekinna Stricklen eclipsed 1,800 career points through the game with South Carolina in the SEC Tournament, she has 1,844 points for her career.  Stricklen also has a career collection of caroms with 885. .

Back-breakers Game Highs

UT Twenty-Something Nights  Four Lady Vols have launched 20-something scoring nights in 17 games this season.  Inflicting the most damage against the opposition has been senior Shekinna Stricklen who has tagged eight opponents for: 27 at Stanford, 25 vs. Baylor, 24 at Georgia, 22 vs. Rutgers/Mississippi State, 20 vs. Vanderbilt and 20 vs. Texas.  Junior Taber Spani started the season on a roll (before suffering her bone bruise) and dropped 22 points at Virginia and scored 20 vs. Miami.  Sophomore Meighan Simmons posted a pair of SEC career best 20 point games at Vanderbilt and at Auburn. She also dropped 20 points on UT Martin. 20

 Grad student Glory Johnson has joined the 20 party four times with 20 against LSU and 23 vs. South Carolina in the SEC Tourney, 22 points vs. Georgia and 21 against Florida.

Escaping Our Defense -- Career Nights for the Opposition

 Conversely, 18 opponents have enjoyed 20-something-plus scoring nights in 16 games this season.  Inflicting the most damage against the Lady Vols was Stanford’s Nneka Ogumike who rang up 42 points in the Cardinal win.  Kentucky’s A’dia Mathies enjoyed a scorefest in the first meeting on Jan. 12, 2012, dropping 34 points against UT.  Markeshia Grant (South Carolina), Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame), Christina Foggie (Vanderbilt), and April Sykes (Rutgers) all managed to score 27 points.  Stanford’s Toni Kokenis and Baylor’s Brittney Griner each had 26.  Valencia McFarland from Ole Miss hit for 21 points on Feb. 19 and Arkansas’ Lyndsay Harris scored 20 points on Feb. 23.  Most recently, Anna Martin of DePaul joined the exclusive club with 20 points on Mar. 19 in the NCAA Second Round.  Last year at this time, only 10 opponents had managed more than 20 points and only one player tagged UT for over 25 counters.

In the Jump Circle Those Ranked Teams

 DePaul was the 15th game against a ranked team for the Lady Vols in 2011-12.  UT is 10-5 versus ranked foes this season having defeated #7/7 Miami (92-76), #21/22 Texas (7357), #20/21 DePaul (84-61), #11 Rutgers (67-61), #16/15 Georgia (80-51), #25/24 Vanderbilt (8764), #17/15 Georgia (67-50), #7/7 Kentucky (9154), #25/rv South Carolina (74-58) and #rv/23 DePaul (63-48).  Tennessee’s ranked losses have been to #1 Baylor (76-67), at #4 Stanford (97-80), at #9/8 Kentucky (61-60), at #2 Notre Dame (72-44) and at #rv/25 Vanderbilt (93-79).

Eclipsed 300,000 on the Season Leading the Nation  Through 34 games, a nation-leading 338,939 spectators have seen Tennessee play at home, on the road and on neutral courts.  UT achieved the 300,000 milestone in the SEC Tournament and marks the 16th consecutive year the team has played in front of that many fans.  A crowd of 10,523 in Athens, Ga., for the Tennessee vs. Georgia game put UT over 200,000 total spectators on the season.  In 15 games at home, the Lady Vols attracted 216,206 spectators or an average of 14,414 per game in Thompson-Boling.  UT went over the 100,000 mark in home fans in just eight games this season in Knoxville.

From the Chalk Board MUST Control the Glass

 This season, Tennessee has lost the rebounding battle against Miami; in back-to-back games against UCLA and Stanford, to Notre Dame, Auburn (in Knoxville) and at Vanderbilt.  Conversely, the Lady Vols held a decisive rebounding edge over #1-ranked Baylor grabbing 56 rebounds to the Lady Bears’ 42.  UT is outrebounding the opposition by just a +8.9 average this year.

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

It’s Not Better to Give  Tennessee has been its own worst enemy turning the ball over.  On the season, UT has generated 16.0 points off of miscues per game while the opposition is banking 12.8 ppg off of Orange mistakes.  UT leads in second chance points per game at 15.4 ppg with the opposition checking in at 11.4 ppg.

Dropping Dimes ‘Rel Can Dish  Frosh Ariel Massengale hit the century mark for assists against South Carolina (in the regular season) with three helpers and became just the 10th Lady Vol rookie to dish 100 first year assists.  Heading into the NCAA Tournament, she is the all-time rookie leader.  Massengale recorded 12 scoring passes against Vanderbilt for the UT single game rookie record on Jan. 15.  At Alabama on Jan. 26, she handed out 11 assists in 28 minutes.

For Real Rebounding Chasing Chamique  Grad student Glory Johnson eclipsed 1,000 career rebounds at Arkansas and joined an exclusive club with three other Lady Vols.  Johnson immediately passed Tamika Catchings who had 1,004 caroms in nearly four full years of play.  Since then, the Knoxville native has also passed Sheila Frost (1,043 rebounds in 138 games).  Johnson has 1,197 career rebounds in 139 games.  She is chasing Chamique Holdsclaw who collected 1,295 rebounds in 148 career games.

Free Throw Defense 7-of-16 vs. Notre Dame & 18-for-31 Against LSU  UT made 16 trips to the charity stripe against Notre Dame and connected on a paltry seven tosses for 43.8 percent.  Tennessee might have defeated LSU by 20 points or more in Knoxville if the Lady Tigers free throw defense hadn’t been so tough.  The Lady Vols were an anemic 18 for 31 from the charity stripe for 58.1 percent. I Swear We Practice  Making free throws has always been a team priority and some of the LSU misses came from normally reliable shooters.  Vicki Baugh went 2-for-6 from the line. She is a 72.7 career free throw shooter.  Since enduring a miserable 52.4 percent inaccuracy from the free throw line in the loss to Virginia in overtime, you’d think the Lady Vols had learned their lesson.  On the season, UT’s free throw percentage has yo-yoed from the 70 percent range to the present of 69.8 percent (507-723) .  Glory Johnson has been sent to the line a team high 205 times and connected on just 129 for a dismal 62.9 accuracy rate.

Things to Consider No Secrets -- Even if We Tried  The Lady Vols appeared on television in 32 of 34 regular season games.  Every Tennessee game in the SEC package was slated for TV this year.

Elite Company Glory -- Running Out of Time

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And Summitt at 200

 The 87-64 victory over Vanderbilt on Jan. 15, 2011 was also another home milestone for Summitt...Her 200th SEC home win.

USBWA to present Summitt its Most Courageous Award at the Final Four

 2012 marks the 35th time the USBWA has presented its Most Courageous Award, which ranks as the third-oldest award in the USBWA’s 56-year history.  This year, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt is one of the recipients.  First presented in 1978, the Most Courageous Award has honored individuals in college basketball who have shown extraordinary courage in the face of adversity and provided an inspiration by overcoming a physical handicap or injury or living through a hardship.  Originally, only one award was presented each year, but since 2010, the USBWA has selected both a male and female recipient annually.  The award was created by former president and later executive director Steve Guback. It has remained a highlight of the USBWA’s annual awards breakfast on the morning of the men’s and women’s national title games.  This year’s recipients – Summitt and Florida State’s Bernard James – follow in a long line of recipients who have been honored for the courage they’ve shown dealing with what life has brought them.

AARP Day in Thompson-Boling

Former Players Compile a Memory Book

 After hearing of Tennessee Lady Vol Coach Pat Summitt’s diagnosis of early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type, Chamique Holdsclaw reached out to players spanning all decades of Lady Vol basketball to compile a “memory book” for their coach.  Holdsclaw, a four-time Lady Vols All-American from 1995-99, contacted former Lady Vol players, managers and staffers asking them to share written memories, Summitt’s influence on their lives, and photos of their time in the program. The Astoria, N.Y., native then compiled all of the submissions into a book.  “I know my relationship with Coach Summitt through the death of my grandmother and me going through my ups and downs battling depression,’’ said Holdsclaw. “What I realized from these letters is coach has helped these players through some of the most difficult times of their lives. When I’m reading them, I’m thinking, ‘Wow she’s had such an impact on all of our lives and just not basketball.’ “  A collection of former players and managers met with Summitt prior to the UT game against Old Dominion and presented her the book.

 As the all-time winningest coach in NCAA collegiate basketball, University of Tennessee Lady Vol head coach Pat Summitt has won her fair share of awards over the past 38 years.  On Dec. 5, 2011 Summitt joined an elite group of sports superstars when it was announced by Time Inc. Sports Group editor Terry McDonell that she, and Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, were the 2011 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year.  On Tues., Dec. 6 Summitt and Krzyzewski were feted at a celebration in New York City and were joined by fellow Sportswomen and Sportsmen Chris Evert (1976), Sugar Ray Leonard (1981), Wayne Gretzky (1982), David Robinson (2003) and David Ortiz (2004).  Summitt and Krzyzewski, the NCAA’s all-time winningest women’s and men’s basketball coaches, joined an elite group of sports immortals, including Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe, Derek Jeter, Michael Jordan, Billie Jean King, Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Orr and Pete Rozelle to receive this award.  The magazine’s editors have chosen each honoree based on the principles established in 1954, when runner Roger Bannister was honored as SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’s first Sportsman: “While the victory may have been his or hers, it is not for the victory alone that he or she is honored. Rather, it is for the quality of their effort and manner of their striving.”  Summitt and Krzyzewski join UCLA’s John Wooden (1972) and North Carolina’s Dean Smith (1997) to round out a veritable Mount Rushmore of college coaches who have received this award.  In 1972, Wooden, who had won his eighth national title in nine seasons, was selected along with Billie Jean King. Smith was honored in 1997, the same year he set the then NCAA wins record and announced his retirement.  Other coaches named Sportsman include Joe Paterno (1986); manager Terry Francona (2004, with the Boston Red Sox); Herb Brooks (1980, with the U.S. Olympic hockey team) and Tony DiCicco (1999, with the U.S. Women’s soccer team).

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Summitt at 500  With a 87-64 victory over Vanderbilt on Jan. 15, Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt collected her 500th career win at home.  Of the now 504 wins, a total of 180 have come against ranked opponents in Knoxville.  Summitt has claimed victories in Alumni Gym, Stokely Athletics Center and Thompson-Boling Arena on the UT campus over the last 38 years.

 Tennessee coach Pat Summitt was the recipient of the 2012 NCAA President’s Gerald R. Ford Award.  Summitt was recognized during the opening business session on Jan. 12 at the 2012 NCAA Convention in Indianapolis.  The Lady Vols played at Kentucky, so Summitt addressed the Convention attendees in a taped video message and Joan Cronan accepted the award on Summitt’s behalf.  Announced on Dec. 6 the award is named in recognition of former President Gerald Ford, honors an individual who has provided significant leadership as an advocate for intercollegiate athletics over the course of their career.  NCAA President Mark Emmert said her contributions to intercollegiate athletics over almost four decades go well beyond one sport.  “Coach Summitt has been recognized numerous times for her contributions to women’s basketball – and rightly so,” Emmert said.  “The Ford Award honors her for what she has meant to intercollegiate athletics through her career and for the positive example she continues to set today. “

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Home Wins for Summitt

NCAA’s Ford Award

 Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt was presented with the Maggie Dixon Courage Award at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 11, 2011.  The Award is presented annually to an individual who exhibits courage in the face of adversity and continues to exemplify Maggie’s mantra of never allowing adversity to get in the way of achieving a dream.

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Amazing Summitt Numbers  Pat Summitt’s teams have faced 164 different opponents in 1,304 total games and teams from 35 conferences  46% of her 1,304 total games have been played versus ranked teams (603 total games against ranked opponents) with 440 victories versus ranked opponents  161 all-time Lady Vols have contributed to 1,097 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 All-SEC, etc.

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Head Coach Pat Summitt

 Summitt was overwhelmed. “It’s really hard to surprise Pat,’’ Holdsclaw said. “She was really excited and very touched by the book.”

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 At halftime of the Florida game on Feb. 26, Lady Vol head coach Pat Summitt was presented a national “Inspire Award” from the AARP.  Summitt was recognized with the 10th annual award in the December/January issue of the magazine.  Each year, the “Inspire Awards” honor individuals who inspire others to action through their innovative thinking, passion and perseverance.  Summitt received her recognition as an Alzheimer’s Advocate.  “Pat Summitt simply epitomizes the word ‘inspiration,’” said AARP Tennessee State Director Rebecca Kelly.  “I have long admired her passion, commitment, tenacity and the love she has shown for her team, colleagues, friends and family.”  AARP reached out to more than 700,000 Lady Vol fans in Tennessee and other Southeastern Conference states via email and social media, encouraging them to join AARP for Sunday’s “Senior Day” game against Florida.

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Seniors Salute Summitt with Inspire Award

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the greatest players ever in women’s collegiate basketball. It’s a little known fact that there has only been one double-figure rebounder in the history of the program -- Olympian and Kodak All-American Patricia Roberts. Roberts hauled in 14.2 rpg (467 total) in her only season as a Lady Vol in 1976-77. She also claimed scoring honors with 29.9 ppg (987 points) in her single season on The Hill.   In 2006-07, Candace Parker came the closest to a double-figure rebounding average but had to settle for 9.8 rpg. Last season, Glory Johnson flirted with the elusive double-digit and managed 9.7 rpg. Johnson is currently averaging 9.8 rpg.

We Back Pat

 To coincide with National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month the matchup between the No. 6/7 Lady Vols and the No. 1 Baylor Lady Bears on Sun., Nov. 27th was designated as the first of two, “We Back Pat” games.  The Vols will also participate in a “We Back Pat” game in January, when Coach Cuonzo Martin and the Big Orange take on the Connecticut Huskies on January 21st (CBS).  Thousands of fans wore the “We Back Pat” t-shirt to the Baylor game as 16,623 spectators were on hand.  Shirts are still available at The UT Bookstore and

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Stokely Athletics Center stores, as well as area Food City and Walgreens. The shirts are $10, with $4.25 from every shirt going to research.  In a halftime ceremony at the Baylor game, checked were presented to Alzheimer’s Tennessee and UT Medical Center, as the `We Back Pat’ T-shirts have already generated more than $150,000 in donations. The proceeds will help directly impact those living with the disease in the state of Tennessee. Announcing the Pat Summitt Foundation  Since sharing her diagnosis of dementia in late August, Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt indicated she would like to start a foundation.  Summitt along with her son, Tyler, have formed a foundation that will fund grants in support of Alzheimer’s programs. The foundation, The Pat Summitt Foundation Fund (www.patsummitt. org), was announced at halftime of the Baylor game on Nov. 27 in Knoxville.  The aim of her Foundation is to make grants to non-profit organizations which provide education and awareness of Alzheimer’s, its onset and treatment; support services to patients, their families and caregivers, and research to treat, prevent, cure and ultimately eradicate the disease.  “Tyler and I have decided to join this battle, not just for us, but also for the millions of families affected by this disease. I have always told our players, our greatest opportunities are disguised as our greatest obstacles. It is time to treat this obstacle as an opportunity and a stepping stone to a cure,” Summitt said.

Lady Vol Streaks  The Lady Vols last loss at home was against unranked Arkansas, on Feb. 23, 2012, since then UT is 1-0 at home.  The last time UT lost on the road was on Feb. 9, 2012 at Vanderbilt, 93-79. UT is 2-0 on the road since then.  The last time the Lady Vols lost on a neutral court was against Notre Dame, 73-59, in the 2011 NCAA Elite 8 game on Mar. 28, 2011. Since that time, UT is 6-0 on a neutral court.

AARP Recognizes Summitt

On the Court

 AARP The Magazine has announced the recipients of its 10th annual Inspire Awards. Each year the Inspire Awards pay tribute to outstanding individuals who inspire others to action through their innovative thinking, passion and perseverance.  This year’s list of distinguished honorees includes: Pat Summitt (The Alzheimer’s Advocate), Jane Goodall (The Conservationist), Steve Jobs (The Game Changer), Andy Czerkas (The AARP Foundation Hunger Hero), Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (The Chief Compromiser), Irene Zola (The Advocate for the Elderly), Toby Keith (The Supporter of U.S. Troops), Hilton Kelley (The Environmental Advocate), Emilio Estefan Jr. (The Latino Promoter) and Ret. Army Col. Bill Badger, Patricia Maisch, and Roger Salzgeber (The Arizona Shooting Heroes).  “Through their extraordinary efforts to lead, innovate, and give back in ways that make a real impact, this year’s honorees motivate our readers to make a make a difference in their own communities,” said Nancy Perry Graham, Vice President and Editor of AARP The Magazine. “This daring dozen are compassionate and forward-thinking individuals who define inspiration.”  This year’s honorees are profiled in the December/January issue of AARP The Magazine.

Summitt Receives Courage Award

 The United States Sports Academy presented Lady Vol Coach Pat Summitt its “Courage” award at the Pepperdine game on Nov. 13.  Trustee emeritus of the USSA, Gene Policinski, was on hand in Knoxville to give Summitt one of the organization’s most prestigious honors -- the Mildred “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias Courage Award.  Citing that, Summitt, the seemingly unbeatable

coach, has dementia and she vows to fight it, raise awareness and keep on coaching.  The Courage Award is presented annually to an individual who demonstrates courageous action in overcoming adversity to excel in sport. This individual should exhibit the qualities of courage, perseverance, grace, and strength in sport achievement.  Zaharias’ spirit and zest for life, as well as her courage, strength, and achievement, are the qualities for which this award is named. The Babe’s fight to overcome life-threatening cancer and then return to the winner’s circle in women’s professional golf has withstood the test of time.

Streaking We were Streaking into 2011-12

 The Lady Vols had a 38-game home court winning streak halted against Baylor on Nov. 27, 2011. It was the third longest in Lady Vol history. Tennessee’s all-time home court winning streak is 69 consecutive games from Feb. 2, 1991 to Jan. 6, 1996.

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 28-15 all-time in overtime games.  UT’s most recent overtime affairs were a 72-71 loss to Arkansas at home on Feb. 23, 2012 and a 69-64 loss at Virginia on Nov. 20, 2011.  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 in Knoxville was a 8272 win over Stanford on Dec. 19, 2010. Lady Vols Own All-Time Wins Mark  Tennessee is the all-time wins leader in the NCAA with 1,190 victories. The next closest program all-time in terms of wins is Louisiana Tech, which owned a 1,000-212 record (entering the 2011-12 season). The Lady Vols boast a 1,190264-2 (.819) 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.

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We Love a Happy Meal  The Tennessee Lady Vols must lead the nation with the number of McDonald’s High School AllAmericans on their roster in 2011-12 with eight players.  Tennessee’s McDonald’s All-Americans: Vicki Baugh, Glory Johnson, Alicia Manning, Meighan Simmons, Shekinna Stricklen, Taber Spani, Cierra Burdick and Ariel Massengale.

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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 FOLLOW ON TWITTER @LADYVOL_HOOPS /// WWW.UTLADYVOLS.COM

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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. 22, 2009 vs. Mississippi State 82-68 .................................Nov. 27, 2011 vs. Baylor 67-76 Feb. 21, 1976 vs. Cumberland 90-42 ..........................Mar. 10, 1979 vs. Old Dominion 72-74 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

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LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

ALL-TIME WINNING STREAKS Began Broken Mar. 15, 1997 vs. Grambling (H) 91-54 ............................ Nov. 15, 1998 vs. Purdue (A) 68-78 Dec. 19, 2010 vs. Stanford (H) 82-72 .......................Mar. 28, 2011 vs. Notre Dame (N) 59-73 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 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) 108-26Mar. 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

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PLAYER CAPSULES

Kelley Cain 2  Seniors (2 or more) Collins, Shelia 14 Harrison, Lisa 14 Johnson, Glory 13 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 Baugh, Vicki 4 Stricklen, Shekinna 4 Butts, Tasha 3 Fuller, Alex 3 Robinson, Ashley 2  Most in a career (5 or more) Holdsclaw, Chamique 57 Parker, Candace 45 Johnson, Glory 35 Ostrowski, Mary 35 Catchings, Tamika 32 Charles, Daedra 30 Frost, Sheila 30 Ely, Shyra 22 Horton, Karla 22 Stricklen, Shekinna 21 Gordon, Bridgette 21 Groover, Debbie 20 Johnson, Dana 20 Noble, Cindy 20 Jackson, Gwen 18 Harrison, Lisa 17 Johnson, Tiffani 17 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

SEASON STATISTICS

 Freshmen (2 or more) Holdsclaw, Chamique 16 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, Chamique 16 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, Chamique 16 Parker, Candace 13 Charles, Daedra 13 Johnson, Glory 12 Noble, Cindy 11 Stricklen, Stricklen 11 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 5 Fluker, Tye’sha 3 Towns, Paula 3 Butts, Tasha 3

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2011-12 BESTS & WORSTS For Tennessee... Most points ..........................92 (vs. UM, 11/15/11) Least points ............................ 44 (vs. ND, 1/23/12) Biggest lead .....53, 2nd half(vs. ODU, 12/28/11) Biggest deficit..30, 2nd half (vs. Notre Dame) 1/23/12) Biggest lead in a loss...........9, 1st half (vs. SU, 12/20/11) Biggest deficit in a win....6, 1st half (vs. UM, 11/15/11) Biggest halftime lead ...........34 (vs. UTC, 1/3/12) Biggest halftime deficit.....10, (vs. Notre Dame) 1/23/12 Most first-half points .............50* (vs. UTC, 1/3/12) Best first-half FG% .........76.0 (vs. UCLA, 12/17/11) Fewest first-half points ....... 18 (vs. ND, 1/23/12) Worst first-half FG% ..........20.0 (vs. ND, 1/23/12) Most second-half points ...53 (vs. PU, 11/13/11) Best second-half FG%....63.0 (vs. UCLA, 12/17/11) Fewest second-half points...... 26(vs. ND 1/23/12) Worst second-half FG% ....32.3 (vs. MT, 11/29/11)

For Opponents... Most points ...........................97 Stanford, 12/20/11) Least points ............................... 37 (ODU, 12/28/11) Biggest lead ..........30, 2nd half (vs. Notre Dame) 1/23/12)) Biggest deficit..............53, 2nd half (ODU, 12/28/11) Biggest lead in a loss .....6, 1st half (UM, 11/15/11) Biggest deficit in a win.........9, 1st half (SU, 12/20/11) Biggest halftime lead..10, (vs. Notre Dame) 1/23/12) Biggest halftime deficit ............34, (UTC, 1/3/12) Most first-half points .................. 48 (SU, 12/20/11) Best first-half FG% .......... 57.9, (Arkansas 2/23/12) Fewest first-half points ....11 (Arkansas, 1/8/12) Worst first-half FG% .......10.0 (Arkansas, 1/8/12) Most second-half points ............ 51 (VU, 2/9/12) Best second-half FG% ............. 67.9 (ND, 1/23/12) Fewest second-half points ... 17 (ODU, 12/28/11) Worst second-half FG% ....... 20.0* (UGA, 1/29/12)

Tennessee This Season... Tennessee led in the first half of 33 games. Tennessee has trailed in the first half of 26 games. Tennessee led at halftime of 25 games. Tennessee has trailed at halftime of 6 games. Tennessee was tied at halftime of 3 games. Tennessee led in the second half of 30 games. Tennessee never trailed in the second half of 23 games. Tennessee led in rebounding in 27 games. Tennessee tied in rebounding in 1 game. Tennessee was outrebounded in 6 games. Tennessee never trailed in 5 games.

THE LAST TIME... Tennessee scored 100 points ................................................................Jan. 6, 2011 vs. Alabama (UT 110, UA 45) Tennessee scored 90 points.................................................................. Feb. 12, 2012 vs. Kentucky (UT 91, UK 54) Tennessee scored 60 points or less ................................................. Feb. 16, 2012 vs. Miss State(UT 57, MSU 41) Tennessee scored 50 points or less ..................................................... Jan. 21, 2010 at Georgia (UGA 53, UT 50) Tennessee scored 40 points or less ................................................. Jan. 23, 2011 at Notre Dame (ND 72, UT 44) Tennessee gave up 100 points ...............................................................Mar. 6, 1987 vs. Auburn (AU 102, UT 96) Tennessee gave up 90 points ...............................................................Feb. 9, 2012 vs. Vanderbilt (VU 93, UT 79 ) Tennessee gave up 60 points or less .......................................................... Mar. 4, 2012 vs. LSU(UT 70, LSU 58) Tennessee gave up 50 points or less ....................................................Mar. 19, 2012 vs. DePaul (UT 63, DU 48) Tennessee gave up 40 points or less ......................................................Dec. 28, 2011 vs. ODU (UT 90, ODU 37) 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 opp. player scored 30 points ..................................Jan. 12, 2012, Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;dia Mathies, Kentucky, 34, (UK 61, UT 60) An opp. player scored 40 points ............................Dec. 20, 2011, Nnemka Ogumike, Stanford, 42, (SU 97, UT 80) 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..................................Mar. 19, 2011 vs. Stetson (UT 99, UM 34) A Lady Vol had 20 rebounds....................................... Mar. 19, 2012 vs. DePaul, Glory Johnson, 21, (UT 63, DU 48) 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. 26, 2012 vs. Alabama, Ariel Massengale, 11, (UT 86, UA 56) A Lady Vol had 15 assists ................................................ Mar. 6, 1988 vs. Georgia, Dawn Marsh, 18, (UT 82, UG 76) An opposing player had 10 assists .........................Feb. 9, 2012 vs. Vanderbilt, Jasmine Lister, 13, (VU 93, UT 79) An opposing player had 15 assists ..........................................................................................................Never A Lady Vol made 5+ three-pointers ......................... Dec. 4, 2011, vs. Texas, Shekinna Stricklen 5, (UT 73, Texas 57) 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 opp. player made 5+ three-pointers........... Feb. 2, 2012, Markeshia Grant, South Carolina, 7, (USC 64, UT 60) An opp. 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. 17, 2011 vs. UCLA, .692 (36-52), (UT 85, UCLA 64) Tennessee shot 55 percent FG ....................................... Feb. 12, 2012, vs. Kentucky, .590 (36-61), (UT 91, UK 54) Tennessee shot 40 percent FG or lower .........................Mar. 19, 2012 vs. DePaul, .373 (22-59), (UT 63, DU 48) Tennessee shot 30 percent FG or lower .................. Jan. 23, 2012 vs Notre Dame, .279 (17-61), (ND 72, UT 44) Tennessee shot 25 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. 9, 2012, Vanderbilt, .557 (39-70), (VU 93, UT 79) An opponent shot 50 percent FG ..................................Feb. 23, 2012, Arkansas, .500 (25-50), (AR 72, UT 71 OT) An opponent shot 40 percent FG or lower ....................... Mar. 19, 2012,DePaul, .313 (20-64), (UT 63, DU 48) An opponent shot 30 percent FG or lower ...........................Mar. 17, 2012, UTM .288(19-66, (UT 72, UTM 49) An opponent shot 20 percent FG or lower .............Jan. 8, 2012, Arkansas, .182 (10-55), (UT 69, Arkansas 38) Tennessee won 20 games in a row ................................................ Dec.19, 2010-Mar. 28, 2011 25-game streak Tennessee won 15 games in a row ................................................ Dec.19, 2010-Mar. 28, 2011 25-game streak Tennessee won 10 games in a row ................................................ Dec.19, 2010-Mar. 28, 2011 25-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 ď š TOUGHEST PLACES TO PLAY

1. Thompson-Boling Arena Tennessee 341-20 (94.45%) 2. Gampel Arena Connecticut 268-17 (94.03%) 3. XL Center Connecticut 117-11 (91.40%) 4. Thomas Assembly Center Louisiana Tech 403-40 (90.97%) 5. Dahlberg Arena Montana 449-57 (88.73%) 24

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6. Jon M. Huntsman Utah 428-64 (86.99%) 7. McGrath Arena DePaul 135-22 (84.98%) 8. Frank Erwin Center Texas 428-80 (84.25%) 9. Comcast Center Maryland 125-26 (82.78%) 10. Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn 354-79 (81.75%)

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

LOW 37, ODU 10, Arkansas1 48, LSU2 18.2, Arkansas1 1, Alabama 12*,Ole Miss 7.1 ,Alabama 3*, Miss State 5*, DePaul2 35.7, South Carolina1 23, LSU2 5*, Kentucky2 4, South Carolina1 0*, Vanderbilt2 1, LSU2 9, UCLA

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

* Indicates the most recent instance of a high/low that occurred more than one time during the season.

Points Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Field Goal Percentage 3-Point Field Goals Made 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Free Throw Percentage Rebounds Assists Turnovers Blocked Shots Steals Personal Fouls

TEAM HIGH 97, Stanford 39, Vanderbilt2 71, Miami 55.7, Vanderbilt2 9, Stanford 28, DePaul 66.7, Ole Miss 22, Baylor 27, Pepperdine 100.0, DePaul2 45, Miami 25, at Notre Dame 25,Auburn 10, Baylor 13, Virginia 26*, at Auburn

NCAA HISTORY

LOW 44, at Notre Dame 17, at Notre Dame 47, Georgia 27.9, Notre Dame 0, vs. DePaul1 5, vs. DePaul1 00.0 vs. DePaul1 6*, UT Martin 10*, UT Martin 43.8, at Notre Dame 27, at Vanderbilt 7, vs. South Carolina1 8*, UT Martin 1, Vanderbilt3* 0, South Carolina1 7, Miss State 11,754, UTC 1,965 at Miss. State

PLAYER CAPSULES

TEAM HIGH 92, Miami 37, ODU 82, Baylor 69.2, UCLA 11*, Texas 27, UT Martin 62.5, Pepperdine 28, Auburn1 35, DePaul 90.3, Auburn1 59, Miss State 26, ODU 24, Virginia 10*, UT Martin 16, ODU 23, Pepperdine 18,563 Florida 12,441 vs. LSU (SEC Tour.)

INDIVIDUAL Points ........................................................................42, Nnemka Ogumike, Stanford 12/20/11 Field Goals ................................................................19, Nnemka Ogumike, Stanford 12/20/11 Field Goal Attempts ......................................................28, Riquna Williams, Miami 11/15/11 Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 att.)...............................................................................76.9 .........................................................................................(10-13), Tiffany Clarke, Stanford 2/9/12 3-Pt Field Goals .......................................................7, Markeshia Grant, South Carolina 2/2/12 3-Pt Field Goal Attempts ..................................................... 14, Kortni Jones, MTSU 11/29/11 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage (min. 4 att.) .....66.7 (4-6), Ashleigh Fontenette, Texas 12/4/11 Free Throws ........................................................................ 14, Odyssey Sims, Baylor 11/27/11 Free Throw Attempts ........................................................ 15, Odyssey Sims, Baylor 11/27/11 Free Throw Percentage (min. 4 att.)....................................................................100.0 (8-8) ................................................................................................Lyndsay Harris, Arkansas, 2/23/12 Offensive Rebounds ..................................................8, Nnemka Ogumike, Stanford 12/20/11 Defensive Rebounds .............................................11, Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame 1/23/12 Total Rebounds ........................................................17, Nnemka Ogumike, Stanford 12/20/11 Assists ............................................................................... 13, Jasmine Lister, Vanderbilt 2/9/12 Turnovers ........................................................................... 7*,Elan Brown, Vanderbilt, 1/15/12 Blocks .................................................................................. 7, Brittney Griner, Baylor 11/27/11 Steals .....................................................................................5,Lexie Gerson, Virginia, 11/20/11

SEASON STATISTICS

INDIVIDUAL Points ...................................................................27, Shekinna Stricklen vs. Stanford 12/20/11 Field Goals .............................................................10*, Megan Simmons vs. Kentucky 2/13/12 Field Goal Attempts .............................................. 22, Shekinna Stricklen vs. Baylor 11/27/11 Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 att.)....................................................................70.0 (7-10) ...............................................................................................Glory Johnson vs. Miami 11/15/11 3-Pt Field Goals ........................................................... 5, Shekinna Stricklen vs. Texas 12/4/11 3-Pt Field Goal Attempts ................................................10, Taber Spani at Virginia 11/20/11 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage (min. 4 att.) ............................................................100.0 (4-4) .................................................................................... Ariel Massengale vs. Chattanooga 1/3/12 Free Throws ................................................................10, Glory Johnson vs. Stanford 12/20/11 Free Throw Attempts ........................................ 14*, Glory Johnson vs. South Carolina 3/3/12 Free Throw Percentage (min. 4 att.)....................................................................100.0 (6-6) ....................................................................................... Shekinna Stricklen vs. DePaul 12/11/11 Offensive Rebounds ........................................................ 8, Glory Johnson vs. DePaul 3/19/12 Defensive Rebounds ................................................... 13*, Glory Johnson vs. DePaul 3/19/12 Total Rebounds .............................................................. 21, Glory Johnson vs. DePaul 3/19/12 Assists .................................................................... 12, Ariel Massengale vs. Vanderbilt 1/15/12 Turnovers ....................................................................7, Ariel Massengale at Virginia 11/20/11 Blocks ................................................................................. 4, Glory Johnson vs. Auburn 2/5/12 Steals ...................................................................................6, Alicia Manning vs ODU 12/28/11

2011-12 OPPONENT HIGHS AND LOWS

GAME NOTES

2011-12 LADY VOL HIGHS AND LOWS

* Indicates the most recent instance of a high/low that occurred more than one time during the season.

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2011-12 Archive Notes

Big Crowd Traveled to Nashville Welcome to the Sea of Orange 2012

 In the wins over Vanderbilt, South Carolina and LSU in the SEC Tournament, UT’s key sixth player was the Big Orange crowd.  They get the U.S. Post Office award for showing up in the stormy weather on Friday against Vanderbilt...wind nor rain...  In all, 8594 mostly orange folks were on hand for the Lady Vols’ game Second Round game.  Kudos to the crowd on Saturday as well. The home arena atmosphere they created with lots of orange among the 11,029 fans was amazing.  Sunday’s title game saw a bright orange crowd of 12,441 on hand.

Senior Moments

All Five Expected to Start Throughout Tourney  Tennessee’s five player senior class is all started in each game of the 2012 SEC Tournament.  The quintet of guards Briana Bass and Alicia Manning, forwards Vicki Baugh and Shekinna Stricklen and post Glory Johnson first started together on Senior Day.  The fivesome got Tennessee off to a good start and provided a solid foundation to win the game over Florida.  The same held true in the opening SEC Tournament win over Vanderbilt as they got UT off to a 17-8 start in the first eight minutes of the game.  In the semifinal game, South Carolina challenged the Lady Vols from the “git-go” but the seniors still opened with a 16-11 lead in the first 10 minutes of the game.  They were a calming force in the first 12 minutes against LSU in the title game as well.  The Lady Vols, admittedly, are not a come from behind team as evidenced by an 0-6 record in 2011-12 when trailing at the half this season.

Last Year at Bridgestone

 Tennessee enjoyed Big Orange crowds in Nashville last year.  UT played in front of 7,461 spectators in a Noon CT matinee game last year against Florida in a 92-75 win.  More folks arrived on Saturday to see Tennessee and Georgia face off in front of 10,297 fans.  The championship game between Tennessee and Kentucky was a collection of 11,150 Big Orange and Big Blue fans.  The Lady Vols averaged 9,636 spectators last year.

2012 SEC Race -Went Down to the Wire Kentucky Clinched It

 Kentucky finished at the top of the SEC ladder with a 13-3 record after defeating Mississippi State in the regular season finale.  Tennessee was second at 12-4 after beating Florida.

Bounced Back... Yet Again

UT Bounced Back from Loss Number Eight

 Tennessee was in a battle with a scrappy Florida team on Feb. 26 trying to bounce back from loss number eight of the season.  On “Senior Day,” in Knoxville, the Lady Vols a 7559 win.  The victory assured UT of the number two seed in the SEC Tourney.  The Lady Vols have hit a rough stretch in the month of February going just 5-3 and losing to two unranked teams at home.  Heading into this stretch, Florida (in 2006) was the only unranked team ever to beat the Lady Vols in Thompson-Boling Arena until unranked South Carolina and Arkansas both pulled it off in February 2012.

 It also marked the first time in the 25-year history of TBA that UT lost three home games in a season.  The last time UT had eight losses on Feb. 26 was rookie year (2008-09) the current senior class..  They actually picked up loss number nine of the season on Feb. 26 losing at LSU in a heartbreaker 63-61.  Prior to that, you have to go back to the HBO “Cinderella Season” of 1996-97.  The Lady Vols had also had nine losses at that point in the year and would eventually collect 10 (L’s to #8 La Tech, #5 Georgia, #1 Stanford, #22 Arkansas, #1UConn, #4 Old Dominion, #19 Florida, #6/5 Louisiana Tech, #13 LSU, and unranked Auburn in the SEC Tournament).  That would be the final loss of the year as the team ran the table in the NCAA Tournament as a number three seed and captured NCAA title number four in Cincinnati, Ohio, and finished the year at 29-10, 8-4 in the SEC.

Seniors Saluted

Five Seniors for both Teams

 The Tennessee vs. Florida game on Feb. 26 mark -ed the final home game for five Lady Vol seniors -- Briana Bass, Vicki Baugh, Glory Johnson, Alicia Manning and Shekinna Stricklen. They were honored in pregame ceremonies and all five comprised the starting line-up.  Per Lady Vol tradition, Tennessee also recognized the Florida seniors -- Deana Allen, Lanita Bartley, Jordan Jones, Ndidi Madu and Azania Stewart.

AARP Day in Thompson-Boling

Seniors Salute Summitt with Inspire Award

 At halftime on the Jumbotron, Lady Vol head coach Pat Summitt will be presented a national “Inspire Award” from the AARP.  Summitt was recognized with the 10th annual award in the December/January issue of the magazine.  Each year, the “Inspire Awards” honor individuals who inspire others to action through their innovative thinking, passion and perseverance.  Summitt received her recognition as an Alzheimer’s Advocate.  “Pat Summitt simply epitomizes the word ‘inspiration,’” said AARP Tennessee State Director Rebecca Kelly.  “I have long admired her passion, commitment, tenacity and the love she has shown for her team, colleagues, friends and family.”  AARP reached out to more than 700,000 Lady Vol fans in Tennessee and other Southeastern Conference states via email and social media, encouraging them to join AARP for Sunday’s “Senior Day” game against Florida.

February Frustration at 5-3 Overall Go Figure

 The Lady Vols’ February roller coaster was definitely a two ticket ride.  After a January of non-stop travel, the Lady Vols were to be treated to five games at home and just three on the road in the month of February.  UT did not get February off to a good start dropping a 64-60 decision to South Carolina in Knoxville on Feb. 2.  It marked the first time the Gamecocks had defeated the Lady Vols since 1980...some 40 consecutive victories ago over USC dating back to when current UT associate head coach Holly Warlick was the Lady Vol point guard.  UT rebounded from the sixth loss of the season to beat Auburn, 82-61 in Knoxville. on Feb. 5.  Tennessee failed to back its defense and rebounding for the trip to Nashville to face Vanderbilt for the second time in the 2011-12 season.

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

 The Commodores tallied 93 points against UT to win going away in front of a happy black and gold crowd of 12,034 on the Vandy campus on Feb. 9.  Tennessee was looking to avenge loss number seven of the season as Kentucky rolled into Knoxville for a Big Monday game on ESPN2 on Feb.13.  The Orange played one of its most complete games of the season and skinned the Cats, 9154, to vault back into the SEC race.  Instead of packing the momentum from the win over UK, Tennessee managed wins at Mississippi State ( 57-41) and Ole Miss (66-56), Feb. 16 and 19.  The uninspired road play definitely had the UT coaching staff concerned as a red hot Arkansas team traveled to Knoxville on Feb. 23.  On Jan. 8, UT embarrassed the Razorbacks 69-38 in Fayetteville as the Hogs managed just 10 field goals for the game and shot 18.2 percent from the field.  Arkansas, who had just one win over Tennessee all-time, took a 72-71 overtime decision on Feb. 23 in Knoxville.  It marked the first-ever three loss record in TBA.

Inside the Numbers

 During February, UT averaged 72.6 ppg while giving up 62.5 ppg.  Tennessee’s rebounding advantage dropped to just +5.5 (40.5 rpg to 35.0 rpg for the opposition).  While UT connected on a better field goal percentage (.461), the opponents were more accurate from three-point land at .336 (48-143 vs. just 33-106 for UT, .311).  Ironically, UT’s top three scorers in Shekinna Stricklen, Glory Johnson and Meighan Simmons were right on average.

Rim Runners

Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda

 After losing just one game in the SEC the past two seasons and claiming both the regular season and tournament titles, UT finished second in the league behind Kentucky.  Tennessee dropped a heartbreaker at Kentucky, 61-60, on Jan. 12, but kept the Cats in sight.  On Feb. 2, the Lady Vols lost to South Carolina, 64-60, for the first time in 40 games dating back to 1980.  LSU assisted UT by defeating Kentucky on Feb. 5 handing the Wildcats its first SEC loss of the year.  The Orange squandered that gift by losing at Vanderbilt, 93-79, on Feb. 9 in Nashville.  Tennessee bounced back and fashioned a 91-54 win over Kentucky to hand the Cats its second SEC loss.  Alabama then gift-wrapped a third UK loss in Kentucky’s very next game to tie the two teams at 10-3 in the SEC.  UT owned the top spot tiebreaker over UK heading into the game with Arkansas but lost to the Hogs 72-71 in OT.

Heartbreaking Loss to the Hogs Orange Opportunity Slips Away

 Tennessee was sitting in the driver’s seat ready to capture the 2012 SEC regular season championship heading into the Arkansas game on Feb. 23.  Unranked Arkansas had other ideas taking a 7271 overtime win from the Lady Vols.  The red hot hogs in no way resembled the team that the Lady Vols defeated 69-38 in Fayetteville, Ark., on Jan. 8, 2012.  Tennessee is now 0-2 in overtime games in 2011-12. The Lady Vols lost to unranked Virginia, 69-64, on Nov. 20, 2011.

Grabbed #20 at Ole Miss

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Bounced Back ...Yet Again

Bounced Back from Loss Number Seven

Vandy Post-Mortem That 90 Thing

 On Feb. 9, Vanderbilt was the second team in 2011-12 season to hang 90 points on the Lady Vols.  The Commodores dealt UT a 93-79 loss in Nashville.  Stanford was the first to post a plus-90 score when the Cardinal defeated Tennessee 97-80 on Dec. 20, 2011 in Palo Alto, Calif.  The last team to drop 90 on the Big Orange was Florida on Feb. 26, 2006. That game gets a Major League asterisk since it was a 95-93 overtime win for the Gators in Knoxville.

Defense Wins Games

 Other than this season and the 2006, 90 point game, you have to venture back to the “Cinderella Season” of 1996-97 for the last multiple 90 point games by the opposition.  Tennessee, the eventual 1997 NCAA Champions with a 29-10 overall record and an 8-4 record in the SEC, had three opponents score 90 or more points that season.  Georgia took a 94-93 overtime win on Dec. 8, 1996 in Knoxville...Louisiana Tech claimed a 9880 victory in Ruston, La., on Feb. 24, 1997...and UT prevailed in a 100-99 overtime win over LSU in the SEC Tournament on Mar. 1, 1997.  That team lost 10 games but it never lost its heart and desire to compete for a championship.

Academically Speaking

Johnson and Spani named to All-District

 Two Lady Vols were selected to the District 3 Capital One Academic All-District Basketball Team as announced by CoSIDA on Feb. 2.  Graduate student and forward Glory Johnson

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Upset Special

Unranked South Carolina

 When South Carolina defeated Tennessee, 6460, on Feb. 2, it marked the second loss in the 2011-12 season to an unranked team.  All-time, UT coach Pat Summitt’s Lady Vols have lost to just 39 unranked teams in 38 years (overall, 652-39 for .945).  In 2008-09, the Lady Vols were ambushed by three unranked teams: at Kentucky (66-56), at LSU (63-61) and vs. Ball State (71-55).  South Carolina is only the second unranked team to collect a win over the Lady Vols in the 25-year history of Thompson-Boling Arena.  Unranked Florida defeated #5-ranked Tennessee, 95-93 in overtime on Senior Day in Thompson-Boling Arena on Feb. 26, 2006.

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

 Tennessee was in a battle to bounce back from loss number seven of the season having to face Kentucky on Feb. 12.  The Lady Vols played one of its best games of the season in upsetting the SEC’s top team, 9154.  The last time UT had seven losses on Feb. 13 was the Cinderella Season of 1996-97.  The Lady Vols had also seven losses at that point in the year and would eventually collect 10 (L’s to #8 La Tech, #5 Georgia, #1 Stanford, #22 Arkansas, #1UConn, #4 Old Dominion, #19 Florida, #6/5 Louisiana Tech, #13 LSU, and unranked Auburn in the SEC Tournament).  The last time UT took (at least) seven losses on the year was the 11 “L” season in 2008-09.

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

 Tennessee picked up SEC win number 10 on the season at Mississippi State on Feb. 16, 2012, 57-41.  All-time, the Lady Vols have registered doubledigit victories in conference play an incredible 18 times, and 14 times in the last 15 years since conference play expanded. Continued at the “Tad Pad”  UT closed out the road portion of the SEC schedule with a tough 66-56 win over Ole Miss on Feb. 19 for SEC win number 11.  Tennessee has now fashioned a 23-game win-

 After getting decked by 93 points at Vanderbilt, the Lady Vols came back in the very next game and unloaded for 91 points against SEC leader Kentucky.  It marked the fourth time in the 2011-12 season that the Lady Vols scored 90 points.  UT dropped 92 against #7 Miami, 91 against Kentucky and 90 versus both Old Dominion and Chattanooga.

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

Started at The Hump

That 90 Thing for the Lady Vols

NCAA HISTORY

Final SEC Regular Season Road Swing

Back on Course vs. Kentucky

PLAYER CAPSULES

 The Lady Vols put yet another 20-win season in the books.  With a victory over Ole Miss on Feb. 19, it marked the 36th consecutive time a Lady Vol team reached at least 20 wins in a season under Coach Pat Summitt.  Last year, the Lady Vols tied for accumulating 20 wins the second-fastest ever of any Tennessee LV hoops team.  The 20 win seasons and the date they were achieved: 20TH WIN DATE RECORD FINAL RECORD Jan. 20, 1998 20-0 39-0 Jan. 27, 2011 20-2 34-3 Jan. 27, 2001 20-1 31-3 Feb. 1, 2007 20-2 34-3 Feb. 1, 1995 20-1 34-3 Feb. 2, 2006 20-2 31-5 Feb. 3, 2008 20-1 36-2 Feb. 4, 2010 20-1 32-3 Feb. 4, 1999 20-1 31-3 Feb. 5, 1994 20-1 31-2 Feb. 6, 1993 20-1 29-3 Feb. 6, 1989 20-2 35-2 Feb. 7, 1990 20-4 27-6 Feb. 8, 1980 20-3 33-5 Feb. 9, 2003 20-3 33-5 Feb. 9, 1991 20-4 30-5 Feb. 10, 2002 20-2 29-5 Feb. 10, 2000 20-3 33-4 Feb. 12, 2004 20-2 31-4 Feb. 12, 1979 20-6 30-9 Feb. 13, 1988 20-2 31-3 Feb. 15, 1997 20-7 29-10 Feb. 15, 1996 20-4 32-4 Feb. 15, 1992 20-2 28-3 Feb. 16, 1983 20-5 25-8 Feb. 17, 2005 20-4 30-5 Feb. 18, 1978 20-2 27-4 Feb. 19, 2012 20-7 in progress Feb. 21, 1987 20-5 28-6 Feb. 22, 1986 20-8 24-10 Feb. 25, 1977 20-3 28-5 Mar. 1, 2008 20-9 22-11 Mar. 3, 1985 20-9 22-10 Mar. 10, 1981 20-5 25-6 Mar. 13, 1982 20-9 22-10 Mar. 17, 1984 20-9 23-10 Summitt’s Non-20-Win Seasons?  Tennessee’s Pat Summitt has only had two teams fail to reach 20-win seasons during her 38-year tenure.  In her first and second seasons (1974-75 and 1975-76) at UT, the Lady Vols were 16-8 and 16-11, respectively.

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and junior guard/forward Taber Spani captured Academic All-District First Team honors after being named to the Academic All-District Second Team last season. Nominees for the All-District teams had to be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at her current institution and be nominated by her sports information director. Johnson, a 6-3 athletic post, is a two-time SEC Player of the Week selection this season. The Knoxville native is averaging 13.5 ppg and 9.5 rpg while shooting 57.3 percent from the floor. After earning her undergraduate degree in just three years, she has a 3.6 GPA in graduate school and is working toward her masters in communication studies. Spani is averaging 9.9 ppg and hitting 48.2 percent of her shots from beyond the arc this season. A native of Lee’s Summitt, Mo., she missed nine games this winter after suffering a bone bruise, but has played in three of Tennessee’s last four contests. Spani maintains a 3.91 GPA and is majoring in communications studies. After earning All-District First Team honors, Johnson and Spani are now eligible to advance to the Capital One Academic All-America Team ballot later this month.

SEASON STATISTICS

Another 20 Win Season

ning streak over Ole Miss dating back to the 1995-96 season.  The last time UT lost in Oxford was on Feb. 4, 1996, 78-72.  It was a “meltdown” game for then Tennessee senior Michelle Marciniak who vowed that the Lady Vols would not lose again.  “Spinderella” was right. UT won 15 straight to claim the 1996 NCAA title following the loss to the Lady Rebels.

GAME NOTES

 Three of Tennessee’s eight losses this season have come to teams who were unranked at the time of the game. All, however, have been ranked at some point this season: Virginia, South Carolina and Arkansas.

Breaking into Our House

Better Set an Alarm  Before South Carolina upended Tennessee 6460 on Feb. 2, the Lady Vols had won 28 consecutive SEC games in Thompson-Boling Arena dating back to 2008.  Top-ranked Baylor also defeated Tennessee in Knoxville earlier this season by a 76-67 score on Nov. 27, 2011.

Two TBA Losses in a Single Season

 The Tennessee Lady Vols rarely lose at home.  In fact, since moving to the Thompson-Boling Arena for the 1987-88 campaign, 25-years ago, UT has lost two games in one season just eight times now that South Carolina managed the upset.  UT lost two games in TBA during the inaugural 1987-88 campaign and then in: 1996-97, 199900, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2008-09 and now the 2011-12 season(s).

Just 22 TBA Losses for UT -- All-Time

 The 22 all-time losses at TBA have come at the hands of just 12 teams: South Carolina (2012), Baylor (2011), 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

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(1988).

UT’s SEC Streak was Snapped by USC

 Before South Carolina upended Tennessee 64-60 on Feb. 2, the Lady Vols had won 28 consecutive SEC games in Thompson-Boling Arena dating back to 2008.  Before the USC loss, UT’s last SEC home loss was to #7-ranked LSU on Feb. 14, 2008, 78-62.

Rewind to January 12, 2012, 6:59 p.m.

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Inconsistent Since Then

 Tennessee entered the game at Kentucky on Jan. 12, 2012, sporting a 12-3 overall record and a 3-0 mark in the SEC.  The Lady Vols had won 36 consecutive SEC games dating back to a loss at Georgia in Jan. 2010.  Prior to the UK game, UT had won five consecutive games since the loss at Stanford.  During that five-game winning streak heading into the Kentucky game, UT outscored the opposition 80.4 to 45.0 (a +35.4 winning margin) and controlled the boards 51.4 to 29.4 rpg...a +22.0 rebounding advantage. Bad Pattern Since the UK Loss  Since UT dropped the heartbreaking 61-60 game at UK on Jan. 12, the Lady Vols have developed a bad pattern.  After the UK loss, Tennessee bounced back to win a pair (over Vandy and LSU at home) and then lost to Notre Dame on the road.  After the Notre Dame loss, Tennessee regrouped to defeat Alabama and Georgia on the road.  That winning streak was halted by South Carolina in Knoxville and UT rebounded to defeat Auburn But lost in the very next game at Vanderbilt.  Tennessee has gone just 5-4 over the last month.

Telling Numbers

Inside the 5-4 Record over the Last Month

 Tennessee is shooting 42.9 percent from the field and the opposition is tossing in 41.2 percent of its shots.  Tennessee is averaging 70.0 ppg and giving up 64.1 ppg.  Perhaps the most telling stat is rebounding where the Lady Vols have averaged just 38.6 to 38.1 rpg for the opposition-- uncharacteristic +0.5 advantage.  Senior All-American Shekinna Stricklen has struggled from the field connecting on 41.8 percent of her shots and just 25.8 percent of her three-point attempts.  Glory Johnson has been very challenged at the charity stripe with a team low 46.8 percent (2247).  On the bright side, rookie Ariel Massengale has logged a team high 32.9 minutes per game during this stretch handing out 52 assists while committing 24 miscues (296 minutes).  Sophomore Meighan Simmons is shooting the ball a tad better connecting on 37.2 percent of her shots and 35 percent from three-point land.

Play 4 Kay

Honoring Kay Yow

 The Tennessee vs. Kentucky game is UT’s Play 4 Kay night, formerly known as the Pink Zone, an initiative of the WBCA to promote breast cancer awareness.  UT has dubbed the game “Think Pink. Bleed Orange.”  By way of 12,000 t-shirts in the seats of the arena, an alternating pink/white checkerboard will be formed.  One side of the arena will spell out “Lady Vols” and on the other side, “Live Pink.”  Both will be anchored by breast cancer ribbons.

Remembering our Lady Vols

 Tonight’s game for breast cancer awareness

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takes on additional significance for Lady Vol basketball. We celebrate Director of Lady Vol basketball Character Development Daedra Charles-Furlow continued good health after battling breast cancer and becoming a survivor. And we remember one of our own who lost her lost her fight with breast cancer on Dec. 27, 2010. Melissa McCray Dukes, nicknamed “Emma” by her Tennessee Lady Vol basketball teammates, 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. McCray Dukes was posthumously honored as the “SEC Great” from Tennessee last March at the 2011 SEC Tournament.

Five in Double Figures at Home

 Five Lady Vols have posted double figure scoring in games at home this season.  Shekinna Stricklen leads the way at 13.7 ppg, while Glory Johnson adds 13.5 , Ariel Massengale 10.5, Meighan Simmons 10.3 and Taber Spani 10.2 ppg.

More Home Trends

 Tennessee is just a shade off on its home rims connecting on 43.4 percent from the field versus 43.6 on the road.  Vicki Baugh enjoys the TBA baskets the most connecting on 63.9 percent of her shots.  Sophomore Meighan Simmons is a bit “basket challenged” at home making just 29.6 percent of her shots.  As a rookie, Simmons made 46.2 percent of her shots from the field on The Summitt last season.  At home this year, the Big Orange outscores the opposition by +22.5 points and has a +13.9 rebounding edge with a 9-2 record.

Carla McGhee Knows TBA

 Auburn assistant coach Carla McGhee knows her way around Thompson-Boling Arena.  As a forward/center wearing number 24 for the Lady Vols from 1986-90, McGhee was a member of the 1987 and 1989 NCAA Championship teams.  The 6’3” Peoria, Ill., native averaged 6.1 ppg and 5.1 rpg while appearing in 101 Lady Vol games.  McGhee was a Lady Vol fan favorite. After after a serious car accident just before the start of her sophomore season, where almost every bone was broken in her face and her hip was shattered, she returned to the line-up the following year.  She was a member of the 1996 USA Olympic Team and proudly owns a gold medal.

Former UT Players & Staffers in Coaching Tough W’s against Summitt

 The roll call goes like this: Sylvia Hatchell, Sharon Fanning, Jane Albright, Lea Henry, Nancy Darsch, Trish Roberts, Mickie DeMoss, Matthew Mitchell, Kellie Jolly Harper , Tanya Haave and Nikki Caldwell.  UT coach Pat Summitt has faced many former players and assistant coaches in a variety of games thru the years as opposing head coaches, but no former Lady Vol player has ever knocked off her mentor as a head coach.  Former assistant Carolyn Peck was the first to record a victory over her former boss. While at Purdue, Peck handed Summitt a 78-68 loss on Nov. 15, 1998 in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic in West Lafayette, Ind. The defeat snapped UT’s 46-game consecutive winning streak (that was second only to Louisiana Tech’s NCAA all-time 54-game winning streak).  Former assistants Mickie DeMoss and Matthew Mitchell turned the winning trick as head coach-

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es at Kentucky, (DeMoss 66-63, on Jan. 26, 2006 and Mitchell 66-56 on Feb. 19, 2009 and 61-60 on Jan. 12, 2012 -- all in Lexington), and Sylvia Hatchell managed to pull off the feat twice at North Carolina (75-63 on Mar. 28, 2006 and 7057, Dec. 3, 2006).

Facing Coach Summitt

 Former Lady Vol players turned head coaches have been less successful. Former Lady Vol AllAmerica Patricia Roberts tried while head coach at Maine (0-2, lost 77-64 on Dec. 13, 1990 and 86-71 on Nov. 24, 1991).  Former Lady Vol Olympian and point guard Lea Henry faced Summitt in the NCAA Tournament with her Georgia State team and lost 98-68 on Mar. 15, 2002.  Next to try to knock off Summitt was Kellie Jolly Harper with her Western Carolina team on Mar. 20, 2005. The Lady Catamounts lost 94-43.  UT All-American and then San Francisco head coach Tanya Haave. “LaMachine’s” Dons fell to UT on Nov. 15, 2008, 68-39. A little over a week later, Harper’s WCU team fell to Summitt’s Lady Vols, 83-56, on Nov. 25, 2008.  The next player to try the knock-off was then UCLA skipper Nikki Caldwell who lost 61-47 on Nov. 28, 2009 in TBA to the #6/5 Lady Vols.  Caldwell once again attempted to defeat both her former coach and boss when her LSU Lady Tigers visited Thompson-Boling Arena on Jan. 19.  In a battle, the Lady Vols prevailed 65-56.  Caldwell tried again in the SEC Tournament Championship game and lost 70-58.

Current Collegiate Head Coaches

 Nikki Caldwell is one of 10 Lady Vol players who are now serving as head college coaches.  Also in head coaching roles are: Jody Adams (UT 1989-93) at Wichita State; Niya Butts (UT 19962000) at Arizona; Tonya Edwards (UT 1986-90) at Alcorn State; Teresa Geter (UT 1997-99) at Denark (S.C.); Tanya Haave (UT 1980-84) at Metro State (Colo.); Gwen Jackson (1999-2003) at St. Paul’s College (Va.); Kellie Jolly Harper (UT 199599) at N.C. State; Lea Henry Manning (UT 197983) at Darton College (Ga.), and Semeka Randall (UT 1997-2001) at Ohio University.

Current Collegiate Assistant Coaches

 Nine Lady Vols are in current assistant coaching roles in the college game including at least one each on the sidelines in the Auburn, Kentucky, South Carolina and LSU games.  Holly Warlick (UT 1976-80) is the associate head coach at Tennessee. On the Auburn bench is Carla McGhee (UT 1986-90); Kentucky bench are Kyra Elzy (UT 1996-01) and Shalon Pillow (UT 1998-02); the South Carolina bench, Nikki McCray (UT 1991-95) and the LSU bench, Tasha Butts (UT 2000-04) who is in her first season at LSU with Caldwell.

Wooden Award Mid-Season List Two Lady Vols Named

 The John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 20 was announced by The Los Angeles Athletic Club on Jan. 27 and Tennessee Lady Vols Glory Johnson and Shekinna Stricklen earned spots on the elite list.  In addition to Tennessee, four other schools had two players chosen: Notre Dame (Diggins and Natalie Novosel); Stanford (Nneka Ogwumike and Chiney Ogwumike—the first pair of sisters ever named to the midseason list); Baylor (Griner and Odyssey Sims) and Connecticut (Bria Hartley and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis).  Six players from the Wooden Award ballot in 2011, including Stricklen, return to the midseason Top 20 in 2012.

Line-up Shake-up

 Rookie Cierra Burdick is the first one in the gym and the last one to leave.  Against LSU, all of her extra hard work paid off as she logged a career high 31 minutes en route to dropping in 15 points and grabbing six rebounds.  She started the second half for Glory Johnson who suffered a shoulder injury.  Even when Johnson returned, the Lady Vol coaching staff elected to keep UT’s AutoZone Player of the Game on the floor.

Trends

 UT’s 86-point output against Alabama last week was the most points the Lady Vols have scored this season on the road.  The Bama game also marked the 11th time during the 2011-12 campaign that UT scored 80 or more points.  Shekinna Stricklen averaged 14.3 ppg last week on the road, leading the team in scoring at Alabama and Georgia.  Last week, thieves ran wild over the Lady Vols. Notre Dame swiped the ball 11 times and Georgia gathered in 10 steals. Virginia rang the bell with 13 thefts in their 69-64 win over UT.

BCS Schedule

 On the road...the Lady Vols traveled for three consecutive road games -- which kind of sound like a BCS Bowl line-up -- at #2-ranked Notre Dame, at Alabama and at Georgia.  The “Big Monday” game at Notre Dame was the final regular season non-conference game for the Lady Vols.  The Irish held UT to the fewest points in program history in the 72-44 Lady Vol loss.  The Notre Dame game was an advance sell-out which joined capacity games at Rutgers, UCLA, Stanford and Kentucky this season.  UT got back on the winning track in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Thursday night taking a 86-56 win over Alabama.  The arduous road swing concluded with a 67-50 win at #17/15 Georgia on Jan. 29. Before Bama, Last Four had not been Great

Mark it Down

 On Sun., Jan. 22, all 11 Lady Vols on the 201112 roster practiced together for the first time all season.  Junior Taber Spani, who had been sidelined since Dec. 26 and who had not played since Dec. 20, participated in practice.  Spani shed her crutches Jan. 20 and went through a light workout with Jenny Moshak, Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine, on Sat., Jan. 21.  Banged up and bruised Glory Johnson and the wonky knee of Shekinna Stricklen were good to go in practice as well.

Put it in the Rearview Mirror

No Excuses--Everyone was available to Play

 All 11 Lady Vols were available and saw action for the first time in 2011-12 at Notre Dame.  Taber Spani returned to the floor for a game the first time since the Lady Vols lost at Stanford on Dec. 20.

Fewest points in UT history at Notre Dame

 In the loss at #2-ranked Notre Dame, the Lady Vols managed only 44 points -- fewest in UT history.  The previous low Lady Vol scoring effort in program history was 45 points against Belmont (1/17/76).

Second Worst Margin of Defeat

 The margin of defeat at Notre Dame was the second-worst mark in the UT record books.  The largest margin in a loss in Lady Vol history is 31 points at the hands of Texas (12/11/84).

Stop Thief

 With 10 steals, Notre Dame was the second team on the year to put up double-digit steals against the Lady Vols.  The only other team was Virginia (13 steals), also a loss.

Been Gimpy and Limpy Lately

Health Improved Heading into Notre Dame

 Tennessee took to the court at Notre Dame on Jan. 23 with a few more healthy players.  Shekinna Stricklen (15.5 ppg) was back in the starting line-up after missing the LSU game with a knee sprain.  Glory Johnson, who suffered a shoulder injury in the LSU contest on Jan. 19, was sporting and playing in a shoulder brace.  Taber Spani saw the court at Notre Dame for nine minutes after missing the last eight games. She is still listed as day-to-day.

Limped into the LSU game

 Tennessee took to the court in a key SEC meeting with LSU on Jan. 19 in Knoxville with nine healthy players.

Over 100,000

 Tennessee eclipsed 100,000 fans at home games this season in just eight contests.  This is the 18th consecutive season UT has gone over 100,000 at home.  The Lady Vols have entertained 184,306 fans (14,177 average) in Thompson-Boling Arena in 2011-12.  The game versus Vanderbilt on Jan. 15, 2012 drew the highest total at home this season, 17,879.

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Burdick Makes the Most of her Opportunity

Super Sunday

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What ‘Cha Got Rookie?

 Lady Vol sophomore Meighan Simmons spent her 20th birthday on Jan. 25 traveling to Tuscaloosa, Ala.  Junior Taber Spani turned 21 years old from 30,000 feet as the Lady Vols were winging their way home from Tuscaloosa on Jan. 27.

 Both Tennessee and LSU limped off the court following the game on Jan. 19 in Knoxville.  UT started the game with nine healthy players and had three players suffer various injuries.  Glory Johnson left the game with four minutes to go in the first half after suffering a left shoulder injury.  Izzy Harrison knocked heads with LSU’s Courtney Jones just before the half and was momentarily dazed.  Vicki Baugh caught an elbow just under her eye and a nice “mouse” appeared late in the game.  LSU was a little worse off than UT. Starting guard Jeanne Kenney suffered an apparent concussion just two minutes into the game and did not return.  Starting LSU point guard Destini Hughes landed awkwardly on a long pass just ticks before halftime.  She sustained substantial damage tearing three ligaments.  In visible pain, Johnson returned to play in the second half “one-armed.”

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 Lady Vol senior Shekinna Stricklen had the nation’s longest starting streak entering the 201112 season.  Stricklen started 121 consecutive times before sitting out the LSU game due to injury.  She started the very next game against Notre Dame to up her starts to 122 in a LV uniform.  Alabama marked the first time in her Lady Vol career she did not start a game when she was available to play.

Two Celebrated

Battle Scars

NCAA HISTORY

Shekinna’s Number was Not Called

Birthday Week

 Neither Shekinna Stricklen (15.5 ppg) nor Taber Spani (11.9 ppg) saw action.  The pair account for a little less than 30 percent of the total team scoring.

PLAYER CAPSULES

 Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt decided to tweak the line-up in the game at Alabama on Jan. 26.  Earning her first career start was freshman Cierra Burdick.  Burdick became the 62nd player in Lady Vol history to start during her freshman campaign. Fellow freshman Ariel Massengale was No. 61 on that list, starting the first game of the season versus Pepperdine.  Also receiving the starting nod was senior Briana Bass who started for the first time this season and the 15th time in her career.

 In the Lady Vols last four games before the win at Alabama on Jan. 26, (at #9/8 Kentucky, vs. #25/24 Vanderbilt, vs. LSU and at #2 Notre Dame), UT went 2-2 with both losses coming on the road.  Tennessee outscored the opposition by a scant 64.0 to 63.2 margin during this stretch.  The shooting woes were pretty apparent as UT connected on just 39.6 percent of FG, 29.2 from three-point land, 56.5 percent of free throws (48 of 85).  Rebounding was only slightly better at 40.0 rpg while giving up 37.5 rpg.

SEASON STATISTICS

Turning Point?

Just 2-2 Overall

GAME NOTES

 They include Griner and Nneka Ogwumike, Georgetown’s Sugar Rodgers, Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins, Shenise Johnson of Miami. Ohio State’s Samantha Prahalis was on the ballot in 2010, along with Stricklen, Nneka Ogwumike and Delle Donne.

The Phone a Friend Line-Up Three in Grad School

 Tennessee’s fifth line-up combo of the season (vs. LSU) featured three starters -- Vicki Baugh, Glory Johnson and Alicia Manning -- who are completing degree requirements for M.S. degrees.  Baugh, a fifth year senior will have her master’s degree in May while Johnson and Manning will complete degree requirements for a M.S. next fall.

When Ranked Number 9 Just 12th Time Ranked No. 9

 When ranked number nine in the polls, the Lady Vols have produced an 7-4 record over other ranked teams.  All-time, UT is 1-2 when facing the number two ranked team from the nine position.  No. 9 Tennessee’s win over a number two ranked team came against Stanford, 70-67, on Dec. 21, 2004.

Not Shying Away from the Competition Playing the Ranked

 Both Tennessee and Notre Dame have faced a number of ranked teams this year.  The Lady Vols have faced nine ranked opponents in 18 games and sport a 6-3 record.  Notre Dame has faced six ranked foes in 20 games and is 5-1.  Both schools faced #1-ranked Baylor and lost. UT surrendered a 76-67 decision while ND lost 94-81.  The Irish dumped #8/7 Kentucky 92-83 while the Lady Vols lost at (then) #9/8 UK, 61-60.

The Balance Sheet

How UT Wins or Loses This Game

 Get a can of Raid to kill the turnover bug...  Outside of the Texas game on Dec. 4, 2011 (just nine turnovers), the Lady Vols have committed

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too many unforced turnovers.  Tennessee has recorded five games with +20 miscues and has a 3-2 record in those games.  Keep some Purell hand sanitizer ready for Notre Dame’s sticky fingers...  The Irish lead the nation in steals with 14.6 per game.  The Lady Vols have only allowed one opponent to grab double-digit steals this season...Virginia with 13.  UT has allowed the opposition just 6.9 steals per game -- about half of the Irish average.  Don’t be bored with the boards...take some iron tablets to avoid anemia...  Starting with the Old Dominion game following the Christmas break, UT was crashing the boards to the tune of +22 over a five game stretch.  UT outrebounded Georgia by +20 and Arkansas by +23 during the rebounding run.  In the last three games, Tennessee’s rebounding advantage has dropped to just +6.3 against Kentucky, Vanderbilt and LSU.

Summer Teammates Five of the 12

 This past summer a pair of Lady Vols and a trio of Irish players joined forces on the 12-player USA entry to the World University Games and brought home the gold medal from Shenzhen, China.  Tennessee’s Glory Johnson (6.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg) and Shekinna Stricklen (5.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg) and Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins (12.3 ppg, 4.9 apg), Devereaux Peters (10.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg) and Natalie Novosel (4.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg)spent their August as teammates for USA Basketball.  En route to a 6-0 record, the USA defeated opponents by 45 point per game and outrebounded the rest of the collegiate world by a 22.8 margin.

Old Home Week

 In all, Johnson and Stricklen have caught up with seven summer teammates this season.  From the WUG team, UT has faced Keisha Hampton from DePaul, Odyssey Sims from Baylor, Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike from Stanford and the trio from Notre Dame tonight.

SEC Initiative... “We Backed Pat”

 During the “We Back Pat” week, the Tennessee Vols and the UConn Huskies participated in the festivities in Thompson-Boling Arena on Jan. 21 in their nationally televised contest.  Both teams wore “We Back Pat” warm-up shirts. At halftime, a another check was presented to the Pat Summitt Foundation Fund.  The Southeastern Conference in cooperation with its 12-member institutions celebrated “We Back Pat” Week, a week-long initiative focused on bringing awareness and recognition to the Pat Summitt Foundation Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and its fight against Alzheimer’s disease.  During the week of January 15-22, SEC member institutions supported the Pat Summitt Foundation Fund during their home basketball games.  During the 17 women’s and 12 men’s games slated for the week, various efforts were made to increase awareness of the Pat Summitt Foundation Fund.  Twenty of the games were televised.  “Pat Summitt is a leader both on and off the court. The establishment of the Pat Summitt Foundation Fund only reiterates this point.” said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. “We are pleased that the Southeastern Conference can play a small part in helping Pat reach her goals for The Foundation Fund today and in the future.”

M*A*S*H

Stricklen was Day-to-day before LSU game 30

 Senior guard-forward-center Shekinna Stricklen suffered a sprained right knee in the game against #25/24-ranked Vanderbilt on Sun., Jan. 15.  “Diagnostic testing and further evaluation confirmed that Shekinna suffered a right knee sprain in the game yesterday,” Assoc. AD for Sports Medicine Jenny Moshak said. “We have already started the rehab process and her status is listed as dayto-day.”  She suffered the knee sprain after a colliding with a Vanderbilt player while both were going after a rebound along the baseline in the second half.  Stricklen had to be helped from the floor by the UT sports medicine staff after scoring a team leading 20 points in 35 minutes of action in the 87-64 victory over the Commodores.

Spani was still Day-to-day

 Lady Vol junior Taber Spani has been dealing with a bone bruise in her left knee since the loss at Virginia on Nov. 20.  On Dec. 26, she participated in one-half of the practice and took three weeks off to rest the limb.  She practiced again for the first time on Jan. 22 and played nine minutes against Notre Dame.  In the next game, at Alabama, Spani did not play.

She was the Dish

SEC Player of the Week

 After breaking the Lady Vol record for rookie assists on Jan. 15, Tennessee guard Ariel Massengale was tabbed for the SEC Women’s Basketball Co-Freshmen of the Week honor on Jan. 16.  Massengale shared her achievement with LSU freshman forward Krystal Forthan.  In two games against ranked SEC opponents, Massengale averaged 6.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg and 8.5 apg, while playing 35.5 mpg in the team’s split with a loss at #9/8 Kentucky (61-60) and a win over #25/24 Vanderbilt (87-64).  Massengale had her “assistfest” against Vanderbilt dishing out 12 scoring passes while adding six points, two rebounds and a couple of steals.  The dozen helpers against the Commodores breaks the previous mark set by Meighan Simmons (11 assists vs. Alabama 1/6/11).  Her 12 assists also tied for the fifth-most in UT history with current associate head coach Holly Warlick who had 12 assists against Clemson in 1980.  Previously, Massengale was tabbed as the SEC Freshman of the Week on Dec. 5 and joins UT grad student Glory Johnson for dual Lady Vol conference honors. Johnson was named as the SEC Player of the Week on both Jan. 2 and 9.

Broke Rookie Record

 Freshman Ariel Massengale broke the Lady Vol rookie record for assists with 12 against Vanderbilt on Jan. 15.  Massengale eclipsed the previous record of 11 assists set by Meighan Simmons against Alabama on Jan. 6, 2011.

Golden Girls

Rookies Recognized

 In recognition of an impressive gold-medal performance at the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship this past summer, USA Basketball today announced the USA Women’s U19 World Championship Team as the 2011 USA Basketball Team of the Year.  Lady Vol rookies Ariel Massengale and Cierra Burdick were members of the championship team.  Topping opponents by an average of 16.6 points per game during the July 21-31 tournament in Puerto Montt, Chile, the U.S. finished 8-1 to capture the gold medal and stand atop the FIBA U19 World Championship podium for a fourthstraight time.

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We Bounced Back...Again Loss Number Four

 After almost completing a comeback victory over Kentucky, but missing by a bucket, the Lady Vols regrouped from a loss for the fourth time this season and defeated Vanderbilt, 87-64.  The last time UT took (at least) four losses on the year was the 11 “L” season in 2008-09.

Joined the Club

1,000 Career Rebounds -- Glo Grabbed Four

 Grad student Glory Johnson grabbed her fourth rebound in the first half of the game against Arkansas and went over the 1,000 rebound threshold for her career.  She became just the fourth Lady Vol in the history of the program to have 1,000 career points and 1000 career rebounds.  Johnson joined Chamique Holdsclaw, Sheila Frost and Tamika Catchings in the exclusive club.  She enters the game with VU sporting 1,017 career boards.  She ranks third on the list behind Holdsclaw with 1,295 (148 games) and Frost with 1,043 in 138 games.  Johnson has 1,017 in 121 games to rank ahead of Catchings with 1,004 in a career-shortened (senior year ACL injury) 127 games.

SEC Player of the Week...again

 After being named the SEC Player of the Week Jan. 2, Lady Vol senior forward Glory Johnson followed up with outstanding showings against Chattanooga, Georgia and Arkansas. For her efforts she was tabbed with her second-consecutive SEC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Jan. 9.  Johnson averaged 15.7 ppg and 13.3 rpg and added three assists and eight steals, while playing 27.3 mpg in the team’s three victories.  Johnson had a monumental game against Arkansas, using 13 rebounds in her fifth consecutive double-double to reach the 1,000 rebound plateau. In reaching the benchmark Johnson became only the fourth in Lady Vol history to collect 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.  It is the third SEC honor for a Lady Vol player this season, following Ariel Massengale who was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week Dec. 5 and Johnson’s Player of the Week nod Jan. 2.

We Streaked into SEC Competition

 Before losing to Kentucky, the Lady Vols had won 36 consecutive games against SEC opposition dating back to 2010.  UT’s streak started after a 53-50 loss at Georgia on Jan. 21, 2010.  Included in the total were 30 consecutive regular season games and six in the SEC Tournament.  In this 36 game streak: UT won 15 consecutive SEC home games; UT won 15 consecutive SEC road games and six consecutive neutral site games in the SEC tourney.

Top of the Class In Grad School

 Classes started for the Spring semester 2012 at UT on Jan. 11.  Three Lady Vols are enrolled in grad school as they complete their UT eligibility -- Vicki Baugh, Glory Johnson and Alicia Manning.  Baugh has one class to take to finish requirements for a M.S. in Kinesiology.  Johnson graduated in just three years and is a M.S. candidate in Communications.  Wednesday was the first day of grad school for Manning who graduated in December 2011. She is seeking a M.S. in Kinesiology.

We were Defensive Solid “D” at Arkansas

 At Arkansas on Jan. 8, Tennessee rolled out a

 Tennessee had four players poised to record a double-double against Georgia on Jan. 5.  In the end, substitutions dictated that Glory Johnson would be the only player to end up with one registering 22 points and 13 rebounds.  Rookie Ariel Massengale tossed in 19 points and recorded nine assists.  Shekinna Stricklen had 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds.  Vicki Baugh lacked one bucket to tally a doubledouble finishing with eight points and 10 rebounds off the bench.

Career Day for Two Rookies

 Rookies Ariel Massengale and Isabelle “Izzy” Harrison attended career day on Jan. 3, 2012.  The duo posted career highs in points against Chattanooga with Massengale tossing in 19 points and Harrison adding 13 points.

A Good Day in Tiger Town

 Sophomore Meighan Simmons had a solid per-

 A pair of Lady Vol rookies have recorded nine assists in a game twice this season.  Ariel Massengale had nine helpers against (then) #7-ranked Miami.  Fellow freshmate Cierra Burdick dished nine assists against Old Dominion.  Their mark of nine is second-best for a rookie. Sophomore Meighan Simmons holds the UT rookie record with 11 scoring passes against Alabama on Jan. 6, 2011.

Simmons Slowly Heating it Up

 Sophomore guard Meighan Simmons has desperately struggled with her shot this season.  “Speedy” had a field goal average hovering on life support in the teens and has not hit the mid 30’s in FG%....

SEC Player of the Week (Dec. 26-Jan. 1)

 Coming back after the winter holiday, Lady Vol senior forward Glory Johnson returned with strong performances against Old Dominion and Auburn. For her efforts, she was named the SEC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Jan. 2.  Johnson averaged 15.0 ppg and 12.0 rpg and added three assists and three steals, while playing 29.0 mpg in victories over Old Dominion and Auburn.  Against Old Dominion she led the UT scoring effort with 16 points and doubled up, pulling down 11 rebounds in just 26 minutes in the 90-37 win.  Following her standout game against the Lady Monarchs, Johnson recorded her second-consecutive double-double and fourth of the season in the 73-52 victory at Auburn on Sunday.  She finished with 14 points, 13 boards and three steals in the win to open the SEC slate.  She is the second Lady Vol to earn SEC laurels this season, following Ariel Massengale who was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week Dec. 5.

Massengale Back

 Lady Vol rookie point guard Ariel Massengale was back in the starting line-up against Old Dominion.  She was cleared to play on Dec. 20 after missing the previous three games (#20/21 DePaul, #11 Rutgers and UCLA).  The starting rookie guard made a brief 11 minute

Third Time this Season

 Against Old Dominion, Tennessee rebounded from a loss for the third time in the 2011-12 season.  After dropping a 97-80 decision at #4-rankedStanford on Dec. 20, UT righted the ship with a 90-37 win over ODU on Dec. 28 in Knoxville.  Stanford’s 90 points were the most against UT since Feb. 26, 2006 vs. Florida (UF 95, UT 93 (OT).

UT turned Scarlet at Stanford

 Tennessee’s 17-point loss at Stanford was the Lady Vols’ worst “L” since losing 71-55 against Ball State on Mar. 22, 2009, in the First Round of the NCAA tournament.  The Cardinal owned the boards against the Lady Vols with a 35-29 advantage.  Stanford also dominated UT in the paint by a 4018 margin.

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Flirting with Double-Doubles

Dialing Assistance

 The last time the Lady Vols posted a 7-3 record in the first 10 games to open a season was in 199697.  In that weird 29-10 overall record & NCAA title season, Tennessee collected wins over Austin Peay, #12/13-ranked Kansas, 314/17-ranked Notre Dame, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Memphis, #11/10-ranked Texas Tech, #13/16-ranked Texas (OT) and suffered losses to #11/8-ranked Louisiana Tech, #5-ranked Georgia, and #1-ranked Stanford.  The team headed into the 1997 portion of the schedule 7-4 overall after losing at #22/24 Arkansas.

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 The game versus Georgia came against another coach with lots of W’s.  Already this season, UT coach Pat Summitt coached in “graybeard games” against Rutgers’ C. Vivian Stringer and Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer.  Both coaches entered the contest against UT with over 800 career victories -- Stringer with 872 and VanDerveer with 833.  Georgia coach Andy Landers is a member of the 800 club with 867 wins on his resume.  Summitt and Landers have a combined 1,948 wins heading into the Georgia game on Jan. 5.  The Tennessee Lady Vols have now produced a 28-5 opening day record in SEC play dating back to the 1979-80 season.  UT is 14-2 in home SEC openers and 14-3 on the road.  Georgia (1984 and 1996) and Auburn (1988 and 1989) each ambushed the Lady Vols in two SEC opening games, while Vanderbilt turned the trick in 1990.  The Lady Vols have not dropped an SEC opener since 1996 when Georgia escaped with a 94-93 overtime victory in Knoxville on Dec. 8,

 UT coach Pat Summitt inserted senior Alicia Manning into the starting line-up (for Vicki Baugh) against Old Dominion on Dec. 28 stating the Woodstock, Ga., native “had earned it in practice.”  Manning responded with career highs in rebounds (15) and steals (6).  A blue collar player all the way, the Lady Vols’“grittiness factor” reaches all-time highs when Manning is on the court.

Last 7-3 Start to Open the Season

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Another Graybeard Game

Manning Threw a Christmas Party

 The last time Tennessee sported three losses heading into January was the 2004-05 season.  The Lady Vols were 8-3 overall and had lost at #4-ranked Texas, 74-59; to #10/9-ranked Duke, 59-57, and at #24-ranked Rutgers, 65-51.

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 Since losing at #4-ranked Stanford and before losing to #9/8-ranked Kentucky, the Lady Vols had stepped up.  Glory Johnson was the scoring and rebounding leader for the team during this stretch averaging 15.4 ppg and 12.8 rpg.  Rookie Ariel Massengale connected on 59.5 percent of her shots from the field and contributed 12.0 ppg and 4.6 apg. She committed just seven turnovers in 144 minutes.  All-America Shekinna Stricklen struggled a bit since the Stanford loss averaging 5.5 fewer points per game (17.5 ppg heading into Stanford) and connecting on just 17.4 percent from three-point land.  UT outscored the opposition 80.4 to 45.0 (+35.4 winning margin) and controlled the boards 51.4 to 29.4 rpg...a +22.0 advantage on the boards.

 Lady Vol guard Kamiko Williams was cleared by UT team physicians to play in the Chattanooga game on Jan. 3.  The junior had been rehabbing her left knee since anterior cruciate ligament surgery on July 22.  Williams played 16 minutes against UTC and dished a team high four assists, grabbed three rebounds, and snagged two steals to go along with a bucket.  Fellow junior and southpaw Taber Spani continues to be listed as day-to-day with a bone bruise.

Three Losses Heading into January

PLAYER CAPSULES

Five Games between the SU & UK losses

Kamiko Back in the Line-up

second half appearance against Stanford.  She suffered a dislocated middle finger on her left hand in practice on Dec. 8.

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We had Picked Up the Pace

formance against Auburn and tossed in an SEC PR of 20 points.  She was joined in double-digit scoring by Shekinna Stricklen with 17 points, Glory Johnson’s double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds and Alicia Manning’s 10 points.  UT ruled the boards by a 49-31 margin.

GAME NOTES

new scent...eau de defense.  The defensive fragrance limited Arkansas to just one trey until the 5:44 mark of the first half when the score was 25-3.  The Razorbacks managed to tally 11 points at the break as UT led 31-11.  For the game, Tennessee’s defense held the ‘Backs to just 18.2 percent from the field (10-55) and 3-20 from three-point land (15.0 percent).  UT also held the edge on the boards, 47-24, in the 69-38 UT win.

Stricklen = Ironwomen

 Senior Shekinna Stricklen logged an average of 37.1 minutes per game over the four contests on the road in December.  She logged all 40 minutes against Stanford while scoring a career high 27 points.  She managed 33 minutes against UCLA despite fighting stomach troubles which sent her to the locker room in the first half.  In the come-from-behind victory at Rutgers, Stricklen sat a handful of second shy of 40 minutes.  In that game, she tossed in 22 points, grabbed nine rebounds and snagged three steals.  Against DePaul, she logged 34 minutes.

Shoot ‘em Up

 Against UCLA, Tennessee hit a school record 76 percent (19-of-25) of its shots in the first half eclipsing the previous record of 70.3 percent against Old Dominion(1/4/89).  On the afternoon against UCLA, Tennessee shot 69.2 percent - the fourth-highest mark in program history.  UT’s season high shooting percentage going into the game was 49.2 percent against Pepperdine (11/13/11).

The Ranked

 UT’s six ranked opponents within its first 10 games of the 2011-12 campaign marks the most since playing five teams in the AP poll in the first eight games of the 2007-08 season.

Conference Carousel

 This season, the Lady Vols have faced a pair of teams from three different conferences -- the ACC, the Big 12, BIG EAST and Pac-12.

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 Against these power conferences, UT recorded a 5-3 record.

Was Happy to be in Cali

 Lady Vol starting center Vicki Baugh is excited to be in her home state of California.  The Sacramento native, who missed almost 21 months on the court due to ACL surgeries, will be making her first appearance in Los Angeles since her rookie season in 2007-08.  Baugh is finishing her UT eligibility in grad school. She will receive her Master’s in kinesiology in May.

From BIG EAST Week to Pac 12 Week

 Last week, the Lady Vols took on two teams from the BIG EAST facing #20/21-ranked DePaul (an 84-61 win on Dec. 11) and #11-ranked Rutgers on Dec. 13 (a 67-61 win).  This week, Tennessee engages in Pac 12 Week facing UCLA (an 85-64 win) and at #4-ranked Stanford (a 97-80 loss)on the road.

One of the Days of Christmas

 Somewhere in the Lady Vols version of the “Twelve Days of Christmas” there should be a verse of “Stanford Comes A’ Callin’.”  Over the last 20-plus years, Tennessee and Stanford have traditionally met in mid-December and typically served as a measuring stick for each other regardless of the outcome.  In December games against the Cardinal, UT leads the series 16-6.

Summer Fun

 Please excuse Glory Johnson, Shekinna Stricklen, Nnemkadi and Chiney Ogwumike if they are caught up in conversation and laughter before the game.  The foursome spent part of their summer as USA basketball teammates at the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, China.  Team USA posted a perfect 6-0 record.  The Red, White & Blue captured the gold medal with a 101-66 victory over Taiwan.

Playing in Front of a Full House

 The games versus both Stanford and UCLA were announced as advance sellouts.  Last season, UT played in front of capacity crowds at Louisville (22,124), Old Dominion (7,774), Baylor (10,569) and Auburn (7,536).

Massengale Making Progress

 Starting rookie point guard Ariel Massengale is making progress in recovering from a dislocated finger.  In the last couple of days, she has returned to the court to take some light reps.  The protective cast-like material was removed prior to the team traveling out west.  On Dec. 8, Jenny Moshak, University of Tennessee Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine, announced that Massengale had suffered a dislocated finger in practice and would possibly be out of the lineup for two to three weeks.  The week previously, the rookie from Bolingbrook, Ill., collected the first conference honors of her collegiate career as she was named SEC Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week following her outstanding performance in UT’s wins over Middle Tennessee and (then) No. 20/21-ranked Texas.  On the season, Massengale is averaging 7.2 ppg and 5.8 apg for the No. 7/8-ranked Lady Vols.

Missing Miss Massengale

 In the three games with out Ariel Massengale, ball security has been an issue.  Tennessee has committed 50 miscues in the last three games.  UT lost the ball an improved 15 times at UCLA. However, those 15 miscues led to 15 Bruin points.

 Against #11-ranked Rutgers, UT had 16 turnovers (including three offensive fouls).  UT evenly spaced the miscues with eight in each half.  At the start of the game against DePaul, the Lady Vols certainly looked like they were very much missing freshman point guard Massengale.  In the first five minutes, all five starters lost the ball at least once for a total of six UT miscues.  Tennessee managed to settle down over the next 15 minutes of the half and lost the ball just seven times.

Taber is Clutch

 Since suffering a bone bruise against Virginia on Nov. 20, junior Taber Spani has struggled a bit with her game.  In her last two contests, she looks like she is on the way back.  Against UCLA, she drilled 4-of-6 treys and was 5-for-7 from the field for 14 points.  Following a couple of “not so Taber” performances, she was one of the second half sparks in the win over Rutgers.  Spani drilled a death ray trey with 1:53 left to give UT a comfortable 10-point lead, 64-54, to seal the comeback win.  The forward looked like her old self in the second half scoring 10 points and dishing three assists.  She logged 31 minutes on the night.

Rutgers Backs Pat

 The folks at Rutgers showed their support for UT coach Pat Summitt when the two teams met on Dec. 13.  The Rutgers players wore “We Back Pat” shooting shirts and RU athletics director Tim Pernetti presented UT a commemorative jersey for Summitt.  Rutgers sold the Pat Summitt Foundation bracelets on the concourse with the proceeds going to the Foundation fund. UT & Rutgers Hall of Famers  Both Tennessee and Rutgers can boast of Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (Springfield, Mass.) head coach inductees in Pat Head Summitt and C. Vivian Stringer.  Summitt joined the Women’s HoF when she was selected as a member of the inaugural class of 1999, while Stringer was a 2001 inductee.  In Fall 2009, Stringer earned her induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame while Summitt was a member of the Class of 2000.  Not only are the head coaches members of the WBHOF but UT also sports Lady Vol associate head coach Holly Warlick (inducted as a player in the Class of 2001 with Coach Stringer) and Lady Vol Basketball Director of Character Development, Daedra Charles-Furlow was a 2007 inductee.

Garden Party

 Tennessee’s appearance in Madison Square Garden, “the world’s most famous basketball arena,” marks the fourth time for the Lady Vols.  UT has a 3-0 record at MSG.  In all previous trips to the Garden, Rutgers has been the opponent each time.  Lady Vol All-American and Olympian Chamique Holdsclaw traveled to her hometown for her senior year in 1998-99. It marked UT’s first trip to The Garden.  The game was played before the largest crowd to ever see a women’s collegiate basketball game in the Garden, 15,735.  The trip was billed as the NYC homecoming for Holdsclaw who hailed from Astoria in Queens.  Second-ranked UT had little trouble with the No. 15/13-ranked Scarlet Knights winning 68-54 on Jan. 3, 1999.

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 The next visit was a meeting between #2 ranked Tennessee, who was trying to rebound from a loss at UConn, and #9/10-ranked Rutgers, in a defensive struggle in Madison Square Garden on Jan. 2, 2001, as the Lady Vols won 58-51.  In the 2001 game at MSG, Lady Vol senior AllAmerican Tamika Catchings was forced to wear the “blood jersey” (number 55), after her number 24 orange road jersey turned up missing when the UT managers did the team laundry after the game versus UConn in Hartford. It never did appear on eBay.  The Lady Vols were invited to play in the Maggie Dixon Classic in 2009 with Rutgers as the opponent once again. No. 4/3-ranked Tennessee defeated the Scarlet Knights, 68-54, on Dec. 13.

Maggie Dixon Classic Classic Notes

 This marks the second time the Lady Vols have participated in the Maggie Dixon Classic.  Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt is the 2011 recipient of the Maggie Dixon Courage Award. Summitt will be honored by the Dixon family during a second half time out in the Classic’s first game between Baylor and St. John’s.  Ironically, the last game Maggie Dixon ever coached at Army was against Tennessee. In 2006 Tennessee, Army, Old Dominion and George Washington were all bracketed together in Norfolk, Virginia, for NCAA First /Second Rounds.  The night before the Tennessee vs. Army contest both coaching staffs found themselves dining at the same Virginia Beach seafood restaurant.  Basketball talk ensued that evening and the next day the two teams met on the court.  The game won’t be remembered as Army’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament under a rookie head coach but as the game in which Tennessee redshirt freshman Candace Parker dunked twice as the Lady Vols won going away, 102-54 on March 19, 2006.  The next week, the Lady Vols met Rutgers in the Sweet 16 in the Cleveland Regional (a 76-69 win) but lost to North Carolina in the Regional Championship, 75-63.  Sadly, Maggie Dixon passed away after the Final Four in Boston on April 6, 2006.

Graduation

 Lady Vol senior guard Alicia Manning had a busy morning on Dec. 9. In addition to packing for a trip to New York City and an early morning practice, Manning donned cap and gown to receive her diploma from UT.  The newly-minted graduate of the College of Education received her B.S. in Sport Management with a business minor.  In January Manning will join fellow Lady Vols Vicki Baugh and Glory Johnson in graduate school. The Woodstock, Ga., native plans to pursue a master’s in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sport Psychology.  Manning was joined at graduation by her parents, Jeff and Virginia Manning, as well as Lady Vol head coach Pat Summitt.  Following graduation in Thompson-Boling Arena, she dashed to the locker room where she signed the Lady Vol graduation pillar, adding her name near Candace Parker’s and continuing the 100 percent graduation among UT hoopsters.  Manning then joined her teammates in Pratt Pavilion for practice before heading to the Big Apple.

Heading in the Right Direction

 Tennessee halted a two-game losing streak taking a 82-43 win over Middle Tennessee State behind the play of rookies.  Cierra Burdick, came off the bench to contribute

Lady Vol Honorees Trio Named

 Lady Vol seniors Glory Johnson and Shekinna Stricklen along with sophomore Meighan Simmons have been recognized among the group of players chosen for the 2011-12 preseason candidate list for the Naismith Trophy as announced on Nov. 30 by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.  The Naismith Trophy is presented annually to the nation’s top collegiate women’s basketball player and is named in honor of the inventor of basketball, Dr. James Naismith.  UT is joined by Notre Dame and Connecticut as the only institutions with three candidates for

Good Neighbors

 The 2011 meeting with Miami in the State Farm TipOff Classic marked the Lady Vols eighth appearance in the State Farm TipOff Classic and the fifth time to host the event. Tennessee now has a 6-2 record in TipOff games.

Making a Claim

 In the first TipOff in 1993, Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt picked up her 500th career victory.  In the TipOff in 1998, Purdue and Coach Carolyn Peck halted the Lady Vols school record 46game consecutive winning streak.  Tennessee’s last opening game home loss to start a season came against Louisiana Tech in the 1999 TipOff Classic, 69-64, as UT failed to convert free throws in the waning seconds.  In Tennessee’s most recent TipOff appearance in 2009 in Knoxville, the Lady Vols spoiled Brittney Griner’s first collegiate game with a 74-65 victory over the Lady Bears.

Going into the Hall

 Lady Vol Olympian and All-American Nikki McCray Pinson will be a member of the 2012 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Class. Also being inducted are: Nancy Fahey (Coach), Pamela McGee (Player), Inge Nissen (Player), Robin Roberts (Contributor), and Dawn Staley (Player)

Rookie Starts

 A true rookie got a starting nod on the opening day of the 2011-12 season.  When Coach Pat Summitt started freshman Ariel

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 Prior to the game versus Baylor on Nov. 27, the last time Tennessee played the nation’s number one-ranked team was on Jan. 22, 2007 in Knoxville. The Lady Vols missed charity tosses down the stretch to lose 74-70 to top-ranked Duke after mounting a furious comeback rally.  The Blue Devils opened the game with a nightmarish 19-0 run-out, as the Lady Vols fell into a 21-point hole (28-7 at 9:23 in the first half) before rallying to narrow the halftime deficit to 11 points (38-27).  Free throw defense stymied Tennessee, as the Lady Vols connected on just 8-17 (.471) for the game. All-American Candace Parker managed just 1-7 from the free throw line.

 Tennessee senior forward Glory Johnson has been named one of 30 women’s basketball nominees for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, presented to student-athletes who excel on and off the field.  Johnson is one of three nominees from the SEC.  Johnson captured All-SEC First Team honors in 2010-11 and was a finalist for the 2011 State Farm All-America Team.  A Master of Science in Communication candidate, Johnson completed her undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Programs with a Concentration in Global Studies and a Specialization in Global Politics and Economy in only three years.

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The Numbers Game

Johnson Named a Lowe’s Nominee

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 Tennessee is 14-29 all-time when playing the nation’s number one ranked team. The Lady Vols are 3-10 in Knoxville, an even 6-6 on the road and 5-13 on neutral courts.  UT is currently ranked number six in the AP poll. Tennessee is now 0-4 when trying to upset #1 from that position.  UT is currently ranked number seven in the USA Today/ESPN poll. Tennessee is now 0-2 when trying to upset #1 from that position.

 Lady Vol senior guard Shekinna Stricklen was selected as a First Team Associated Press Preseason All-American.  Also joining Stricklen on the five player team were Baylor’s Brittney Griner, Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins, Stanford’s Nnemkadi Ogwumike and Miami’s Shenise Johnson.   Tennessee and Stricklen will face each of those teams this season.

 With Ariel Massengale getting the opening day start against Pepperdine, she became the 61st rookie all-time to earn a starting assignment at UT. Last season, Meighan Simmons, a 5-9 point guard from Cibolo, Texas, became the 60th rookie all-time to earn a starting assignment at Tennessee.  The previous year, rookie Kamiko Williams (59th all-time) started against Arkansas while her classmate and fellow rookie Taber Spani, became the 13th frosh to start her very first game at UT and the 58th rookie overall.  In 2008-09, a record number of players – FIVE – were called on to start for the Lady Vols as rookies: Shekinna Stricklen (starter number 53), Glory Johnson (number 54), Briana Bass (55), Alicia Manning (56) and Kelley Cain (57) all earned starting assignments.  Angie Bjorklund became the 52nd all-time Lady Vol to start during her freshman season –she started in 30 of 38 games.    Previously, Cait McMahan earned a start at point guard versus Louisiana Tech during her freshman season.  Prior to Cait’s starting nod, then-redshirt freshman Candace Parker played and started in all 36 games her rookie season in 2005-06.  A season earlier, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt liked what she saw out of the 2004-05 rookie class as two players earned starting nods during the season. Nicky Anosike played in all 35 games with 25 starting assignments and Alexis Hornbuckle played in all 35 games with 21 starts.  This duo became the 48th and 49th rookies alltime to earn starting assignments at UT as rookies.

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When Playing Number One

Stricklen Honored as AP A-A

The Nod

PLAYER CAPSULES

 The last time the Lady Vols opened the season with a 2-2 record was during the 1990-91 campaign. Tennessee went on to a 30-5 overall record and captured the 1991 National Championship.  Tennessee opened that season with a win over Stanford (the defending NCAA Champs)...lost by 13 at N.C. State...defeated Virginia Tech on the road ... then lost at Vanderbilt by 14 points.  Including this season, back-to-back losses have only occurred 25 times during Coach Pat Summitt’s 38-year career at Tennessee.  Before losing back-to-back to Virginia and #1-ranked Baylor (Nov. 20 & 27, 2011), the last occurrence was during the 11 loss 2008-09 season.  UT lost back-to-back games twice that year -- at Duke and Kentucky (Feb. 16 & 19) and vs. Auburn and Ball State (Mar. 7 & 22).  Tennessee suffered back-to-back losses three times in the 10 loss, 1996-97 NCAA Championship “Cinderella Season.”  Of the all-time losses for Summitt’s teams, they have lost back-to-back-to-back games just twice.  In December 1984, the Lady Vols lost three consecutive games (all on the road) at #3-ranked Georgia, at #2 Texas and at #7 Louisiana Tech.  In February 1986, UT also lost three consecutive games at #8-ranked Ole Miss, #11-ranked Auburn and against #3-ranked Louisiana Tech.

Massengale against Pepperdine in the opening game of the 2011-12 season, it marked only the 14th time in her coaching career that a freshman started her very first game at Tennessee -- out of a total of 161 all-time Lady Vols who have played at UT.  The list of opening day rookie starters: Taber Spani, 2009, Glory Johnson and Shekinna Stricklen, 2008, Angie Bjorklund, 2007, Candace Parker, 2005, Shyra Ely 2001, Ashley Robinson 2000, Gwen Jackson 1999, Kyra Elzy 1996, Chamique Holdsclaw 1995, Tiffani Johnson 1994, Bridgette Gordon and Sheila Frost 1985.

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Starting with a Pair of L’s

the award.  The candidate pool will be trimmed with the selection of the Midseason Top 30 List in February, and that list will be whittled to four finalists in March.  The Naismith Trophy will be presented during the NCAA Women’s Final Four, April 1-3 in Denver.  The Tennessee trio has collected accolades throughout the preseason. Johnson made the list of nominees for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award and was named to the Wooden Award Top 30 list in October. Stricklen joined Johnson on the Wooden Award Top 30 list and was named to the Associated Press Preseason AllAmerica squad. Johnson, Stricklen and Simmons were each named to Preseason All-SEC squads with Stricklen tabbed preseason player of the year.

GAME NOTES

14 points and 10 rebounds while Ariel Massengale added 14 points and five assists.  That “must win” was followed by a solid effort in the 73-57 victory over #21/20 Texas on Dec. 4 in Knoxville.

Fourth Earliest Opener

 The game against Pepperdine was the fourth earliest date the Lady Vols have ever opened the season. UT’s earliest opening game was during the 2002-03 season with first tip on Nov. 10, 2002, taking on #22/19-ranked Oklahoma and registering a 94-68 win.

TBA - The Place to Play

Rocky Top, You’ll Always Be...

 Home, sweet home, to me.... On good ole Rocky Top, Tennessee entertained the home fans to a scoring bonanza this season averaging 79.9 ppg on The Summitt while holding the opponents to 58.2 ppg.

Toughest Place To Play

 The University of Tennessee’s Thompson-Boling Arena is still the toughest women’s basketball arena in the nation to secure a win. The Lady Vols have fashioned a 352-23 all-time record on “The Summitt” for a 94.4 winning percentage since the doors were opened in 1987.

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

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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/midcourt 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 353-23(.940) record since the Orange and White moved into the Thompson-Boling Arena to start the 1987-88 season 25-years ago.  Along the way, the Lady Vols have produced 10 flawless home records: in 1988-89 (15-0), 199192 (14-0), 1992-93 (13-0), 1993-94 (15-0), 199495 (15-0), 1997-98 (16-0), 1998-99 (14-0), 200001 (15-0), 2002-03 (16-0), 2009-10 (17-0) and 2010-11 (17-0).  UT also registered a former NCAA record 69game home court-winning streak from Feb. 1, 1991 thru Jan. 2, 1996.

Just 23 TBA 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.  This year, UT lost three games at home for the first time ever to Baylor, South Carolina and Arkansas.  UT lost two games in TBA during the inaugural 1987-88 campaign, 1996-97, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2008-09 and three game in the 2011-12 seasons.  The 23 all-time losses at TBA have come at the hands of just 13 teams: Arkansas (2012), South Carolina (2012), Baylor (2011), 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

 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 91.6 percent of all home games in 38 years producing a 504-48 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 23 in ThompsonBoling Arena.

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STATISTICS

SEASON STATISTICS (ALL GAMES)

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

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Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

Player

gp-gs

40 25 10 21 05 13 11 15 20 04 01

STRICKLEN, Shekinna JOHNSON, Glory SIMMONS, Meighan BAUGH, Vicki MASSENGALE, Ariel SPANI, Taber BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle WILLIAMS, Kamiko BASS, Briana Team Total.......... Opponents......

33-32 1052 31.9 185-417 .444 52-145 34-34 1001 29.4 172-318 .541 1-1 34-22 846 24.9 132-352 .375 49-153 33-17 693 21.0 101-168 .601 1-1 31-24 874 28.2 72-187 .385 23-71 25-15 550 22.0 60-159 .377 33-81 34-3 477 14.0 63-133 .474 4-12 34-16 563 16.6 56-135 .415 7-16 30-0 253 8.4 32-87 .368 0-1 20-0 237 11.9 25-60 .417 0-7 28-7 304 10.9 18-56 .321 13-41

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

HOME 12-3 6-2 6-1

34 34

6850 6850

UT 2522 74.2 +14.9 916-2072 .442 183-529 .346 5.4 507-723 .701 14.9 1479 43.5 +8.9 499 14.7 526 15.5 +0.5 0.9 274 8.1 163 4.8 216206 15-14414 -

1st 2nd 1195 1312 944 1050

OT 15 21

AWAY 9-5 6-2 3-3

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

off

NEUTRAL 5-0 0-0 5-0

Rebounds def tot avg

.738 81 131 212 6.4 75 .629 120 214 334 9.8 81 .725 18 53 71 2.1 44 .714 80 139 219 6.6 67 .765 13 61 74 2.4 57 .750 24 43 67 2.7 19 .761 31 67 98 2.9 43 .680 51 87 138 4.1 39 .621 37 44 81 2.7 35 .889 21 16 37 1.9 15 .857 3 15 18 0.6 13 69 61 130 916-2072 .442 183-529 .346 507-723 .701 548 931 1479 43.5 488 757-2073 .365 166-620 .268 335-483 .694 458 720 1178 34.6 607 OPP 2015 59.3 757-2073 .365 166-620 .268 4.9 335-483 .694 9.9 1178 34.6 393 11.6 544 16.0 0.7 225 6.6 106 3.1 122733 14-5787 5-8342

Totals 2522 2015

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * # # # $ $

Date 11/13/11 11/15/11 11/20/11 11/27/11 11/29/11 12/04/11 12/11/11 12/13/11 12/17/11 12/20/11 12/28/11 01/01/12 01/03/12 01/05/12 01/08/12 01/12/12 01/15/12 01/19/12 01/23/12 01/26/12 01/29/12 02/02/12 02/05/12 02/09/12 02/13/12 02/16/12 02/19/12 02/23/12 02/26/12 03/02/12 03/03/12 03/04/12 03/17/12 03/19/12

Opponent PEPPERDINE #7/7 MIAMI at Virginia #1/1 BAYLOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE #21/22 TEXAS vs #20/21 DePaul at #11/11 Rutgers at UCLA at #4/4 Stanford OLD DOMINION at Auburn CHATTANOOGA #16/15 GEORGIA at Arkansas at #9/8 KENTUCKY #25/24 VANDERBILT LOUISIANA STATE at #2/2 Notre Dame at Alabama at #17/15 Georgia SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN at #rv/25 Vanderbilt #7/7 KENTUCKY at Mississippi State at Ole Miss ARKANSAS FLORIDA vs VANDERBILT vs #25/rv SOUTH CAROLINA vs Louisiana State vs UT Martin at #rv/23 DePaul

* = Conference game & = Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.) # = SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) $ = NCAA Tournament 36

pf dq

.359 79-107 1.000 129-205 .320 58-80 1.000 50-70 .324 62-81 .407 21-28 .333 35-46 .438 17-25 .000 36-58 .000 8-9 .317 12-14

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

0 62 2 35 0 46 0 39 1 156 0 32 0 34 0 48 0 3 0 25 0 19

to blk stl

70 82 70 65 72 38 40 31 23 13 19 3 3 499 526 - 393 544

W W Lot L W W W W W L W W W W W L W W L W W L W L W W W Lot W W W W W W

pts

avg

501 474 371 253 229 174 165 136 100 58 61

15.2 13.9 10.9 7.7 7.4 7.0 4.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 2.2

163 274 2522 106 225 2015

74.2 59.3

22 41 11 30 1 6 21 5 17 9 0

43 45 29 23 43 11 9 37 7 11 16

Score 89-57 92-76 64-69 67-76 82-43 73-57 84-61 67-61 85-64 80-97 90-37 73-52 90-47 80-51 69-38 60-61 87-64 65-56 44-72 86-56 67-50 60-64 82-61 79-93 91-54 57-41 66-56 71-72 75-59 68-57 74-58 70-58 72-49 63-48

Att. 12147 12151 6450 16623 11861 13465 5486 6368 2025 7329 15409 4269 11754 13721 5258 7961 17879 13107 9149 2049 10523 15021 16361 12034 14807 1965 2776 13337 18563 8594 11029 12441 4161 2866

GAME NOTES

POINTS, REBOUNDS, ASSISTS (ALL GAMES)

Opponent

Date

Score

PEPPERDINE #7/7 MIAMI at Virginia #1/1 BAYLOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE #21/22 TEXAS vs #20/21 DePaul at #11/11 Rutgers at UCLA at #4/4 Stanford OLD DOMINION at Auburn CHATTANOOGA #16/15 GEORGIA at Arkansas at #9/8 KENTUCKY #25/24 VANDERBILT LOUISIANA STATE at #2/2 Notre Dame at Alabama at #17/15 Georgia SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN at #rv/25 Vanderbilt #7/7 KENTUCKY at Mississippi State at Ole Miss ARKANSAS FLORIDA vs VANDERBILT vs #25/rv SOUTH CAROLIN vs Louisiana State vs UT Martin at #rv/23 DePaul

11/13/11 11/15/11 11/20/11 11/27/11 11/29/11 12/04/11 12/11/11 12/13/11 12/17/11 12/20/11 12/28/11 01/01/12 01/03/12 01/05/12 01/08/12 01/12/12 01/15/12 01/19/12 01/23/12 01/26/12 01/29/12 02/02/12 02/05/12 02/09/12 02/13/12 02/16/12 02/19/12 02/23/12 02/26/12 03/02/12 03/03/12 03/04/12 03/17/12 03/19/12

89-57 92-76 64-69 67-76 82-43 73-57 84-61 67-61 85-64 80-97 90-37 73-52 90-47 80-51 69-38 60-61 87-64 65-56 44-72 86-56 67-50 60-64 82-61 79-93 91-54 57-41 66-56 71-72 75-59 68-57 74-58 70-58 72-49 63-48

W W L L W W W W W L W W W W W L W W L W W L W L W W W L W W W W W W

10-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 4-2-3 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP 1-0-0 DNP 9-0-2 DNP 9-3-1 0-0-0 2-2-0 0-0-0 3-2-1 0-2-1 0-0-0 8-0-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-1 0-0-1 4-0-3 0-1-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-2 2-1-1 0-0-0 3-3-0 3-0-0 3-1-0

DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-3-4 2-2-2 0-1-1 4-3-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 10-1-5 DNP 7-2-0 4-1-2 3-1-1 6-5-1 8-5-2 0-0-1 6-3-1 DNP 2-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-0 4-6-3 0-1-0

2-3-5 11-4-9 2-4-7 4-1-4 14-4-5 10-3-5 DNP DNP DNP 0-1-1 11-1-5 4-4-2 19-1-2 19-3-9 7-2-5 6-4-5 6-2-12 8-2-3 3-1-4 1-2-11 16-4-3 12-3-3 14-5-4 2-2-7 7-1-7 0-3-1 4-2-7 9-2-6 8-2-5 3-1-3 6-3-3 9-2-6 8-2-4 4-0-3

13-3-1 18-4-3 3-1-0 2-3-3 5-1-2 10-1-1 9-3-2 13-6-1 18-4-3 13-2-4 12-0-1 20-4-2 10-2-2 10-2-1 7-1-1 3-2-1 10-3-1 19-5-4 13-2-0 9-1-0 9-0-1 4-2-0 13-1-1 20-0-1 25-2-3 6-1-2 9-5-1 7-2-2 12-4-0 11-0-0 5-0-1 0-1-1 20-2-0 13-1-0

20 HARRISON,I

21 BAUGH,VICK

25 JOHNSON,GL

40 STRICKLEN,

5-8-0 4-2-0 6-7-0 0-7-1 7-9-0 1-4-0 6-2-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 10-3-1 2-2-0 13-8-1 4-1-0 2-3-0 0-3-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 2-0-0 10-6-0 0-1-0 DNP 5-4-0 1-0-0 5-3-0 DNP DNP 2-1-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 3-4-0 DNP

8-7-3 6-4-3 DNP 17-10-3 2-3-0 17-11-2 6-0-0 6-7-3 14-12-2 2-3-0 11-12-2 4-9-0 9-9-1 8-10-0 8-4-1 16-9-0 16-7-2 6-14-3 8-6-1 8-6-2 6-8-0 0-4-0 4-1-1 2-1-2 8-7-0 2-6-0 10-7-1 4-1-0 0-2-1 6-8-1 8-10-2 10-7-0 5-5-3 16-9-0

17-13-0 16-9-0 15-5-3 9-11-2 9-9-2 11-10-1 16-9-0 9-6-1 17-5-2 18-6-0 16-11-1 14-13-2 10-13-2 22-13-0 15-14-1 17-7-0 16-13-2 10-6-1 9-9-1 13-8-1 5-8-3 13-9-0 14-11-3 19-4-1 10-7-0 7-15-2 13-8-2 13-9-0 21-10-1 15-9-0 23-10-0 20-11-0 14-12-0 8-21-1

13-6-2 15-7-1 16-14-1 25-12-1 12-5-0 20-8-3 12-9-3 22-9-2 11-1-1 27-3-2 8-4-0 17-1-3 4-5-3 12-8-3 19-8-3 11-5-3 20-3-2 DNP 5-7-3 14-4-0 24-7-2 8-10-2 11-10-2 17-2-2 18-6-3 22-12-0 12-3-1 17-8-0 15-5-1 18-7-3 16-5-0 16-3-2 7-6-4 17-9-4

11 BURDICK,CI

13 SPANI,TABE

15 MANNING,AL

7-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 14-10-0 0-3-3 15-2-0 0-1-0 4-0-0 2-0-0 4-5-9 2-2-0 8-3-2 3-2-0 6-2-1 0-1-0 6-0-0 15-6-1 4-5-2 9-3-2 4-6-1 4-1-0 4-0-0 7-9-2 2-5-3 10-7-3 10-6-2 4-3-0 6-3-0 4-2-0 5-2-0 4-1-0 0-2-0 2-4-0

11-4-5 20-5-3 22-3-0 10-2-0 8-4-2 4-5-1 8-4-1 13-5-3 14-0-4 9-5-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-2-1 DNP 3-1-2 8-4-1 9-2-0 4-3-0 6-3-2 2-5-0 8-2-2 7-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-0 2-1-0 3-0-0 3-4-1 0-1-1

3-6-2 2-0-0 0-3-1 0-1-1 7-5-1 0-0-0 12-12-2 4-6-1 6-3-4 9-4-2 9-15-5 10-5-3 6-5-1 0-5-1 3-5-3 3-1-0 8-5-2 5-6-2 0-2-0 4-5-0 0-0-0 4-7-1 4-3-1 4-3-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 2-1-4 11-8-6 5-5-1 7-6-2 3-6-0 5-5-0 0-0-0

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TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

05 10 MASSENGALE SIMMONS,ME

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

04 WILLIAMS,K

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

01 BASS,BRIAN

NCAA HISTORY

Score

PLAYER CAPSULES

Date

SEASON STATISTICS

Opponent

2011-12 Lady Vol Basketball

TOURNAMENT FIELD STATISTICS TENNESSEE Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 21, 2012) Tourney Teams (GAMES AGAINST 2012 NCAA TOURNEYNCAA PARTICIPANTS) RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

OVERALL 17-7 7-4 10-3 Total

gp-gs

min

40 STRICKLEN, Shekinn 23-23

761 703 607 619 525 400 302 410 152 151 195

Player

25 JOHNSON, Glory a

49 17 33 12 27 21 13 30 11 1 13

10 SIMMONS, Meighan to blk stl pts avg 05 MASSENGALE, Ariel

49 65 47 52 47 26 23 21 10 15 14 3 27 372 82 363

W L W W W W L W W L W W L W L L W Lot W W W W W W

17 29 373 16.2 21 BAUGH, Vicki 27 35 338 14.1 13 SPANI, Taber 6 24 258 10.8 11 BURDICK, Cierra 1 19 172 7.8 15 MANNING, Alicia 19 16 183 7.6 04 WILLIAMS, Kamiko 3 5 108 5.7 20 HARRISON, Isabelle 14 7 107 4.5 01 BASS, Briana 5 23 94 3.9 Team 7 6 34 2.3 Total.......... 8 4 49 2.2 Opponents...... 0 8 24 1.3

24-24 24-14 22-15 24-14 19-10 24-2 24-12 15-0 22-0 19-6 24 24

4825 4825

3-Point

avg fg-fga

33.1 29.3 25.3 28.1 21.9 21.1 12.6 17.1 10.1 6.9 10.3

136-301 118-227 89-241 53-135 74-125 37-106 40-84 40-96 14-39 15-48 7-32

HOME 8-3 5-2 3-1

fg% 3fg-fga

.452 .520 .369 .393 .592 .349 .476 .417 .359 .313 .219

42-107 1-1 37-107 15-50 1-1 19-50 4-6 7-15 0-4 0-1 5-23

F-Throw

3fg%

ft-fta

NEUTRAL 5-0 0-0 5-0

Rebounds ft%

off

def

tot

avg

pf dq

57 95 152 6.6 53 83 149 232 9.7 63 12 37 49 2.0 29 10 39 49 2.2 39 57 93 150 6.3 54 18 33 51 2.7 14 23 47 70 2.9 26 34 59 93 3.9 30 15 12 27 1.8 11 21 22 43 2.0 25 2 12 14 0.7 8 48 42 90 623-1434 .434 131-365 .359 363-521 .697 380 640 1020 42.5 352 554-1469 .377 119-463 .257 248-344 .721 321 512 833 34.7 429

TEAM STATISTICS UT OPP 72.5 SCORING 1740 1475 75 160 1475 61.5 Points per game 72.5 61.5 Scoring margin +11.0 FIELD GOALS-ATT 623-1434 554-1469 Score Att. pct .434 .377 92-76Field goal 12151 3 POINT16623 FG-ATT 131-365 119-463 67-76 FG pct .359 .257 82-433-point 11861 made per game 5.5 5.0 73-573-pt FG13465 FREE THROWS-ATT 363-521 248-344 84-61 5486 pct .697 .721 67-61Free throw 6368 made per game 15.1 10.3 80-97F-Throws7329 REBOUNDS 1020 833 80-51 13721 per game 42.5 34.7 69-38Rebounds 5258 +7.8 60-61Rebounding 7961margin ASSISTS17879 327 282 87-64 per game 13.6 11.8 65-56Assists 13107 TURNOVERS 372 363 44-72 9149 per game 15.5 15.1 67-50Turnovers 10523 margin -0.4 60-64Turnover 15021 0.9 0.8 79-93Assist/turnover 12034 ratio STEALS14807 176 160 91-54 game 7.3 6.7 71-72Steals per 13337 BLOCKS18563 107 75 75-59 game 4.5 3.1 68-57Blocks per 8594 ATTENDANCE 160535 103199 74-58 11029 11-14594 8-7686 70-58Home games-Avg/Game 12441 5-8342 72-49Neutral site-Avg/Game 4161 63-48 2866 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals TENNESSEE 809 922 9 1740 Opponents 698 767 10 1475

.393 59-80 1.000 101-156 .346 43-59 .300 51-64 1.000 34-49 .380 15-21 .667 23-30 .467 7-14 .000 6-7 .000 19-35 .217 5-6

107 176 1740

AWAY 4-4 2-2 2-2

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

* * * * * * * * * * * # # # $ $

Date 11/15/11 11/27/11 11/29/11 12/04/11 12/11/11 12/13/11 12/20/11 01/05/12 01/08/12 01/12/12 01/15/12 01/19/12 01/23/12 01/29/12 02/02/12 02/09/12 02/13/12 02/23/12 02/26/12 03/02/12 03/03/12 03/04/12 03/17/12 03/19/12

.738 .647 .729 .797 .694 .714 .767 .500 .857 .543 .833

Opponent #7/7 MIAMI #1/1 BAYLOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE #21/22 TEXAS vs #20/21 DePaul at #11/11 Rutgers at #4/4 Stanford #16/15 GEORGIA at Arkansas at #9/8 KENTUCKY #25/24 VANDERBILT LOUISIANA STATE at #2/2 Notre Dame at #17/15 Georgia SOUTH CAROLINA at #rv/25 Vanderbilt #7/7 KENTUCKY ARKANSAS FLORIDA vs VANDERBILT vs #25/rv SOUTH CAROLINA vs Louisiana State vs UT Martin at #rv/23 DePaul

* = Conference game & = Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.) # = SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) $ = NCAA Tournament

0 49 2 17 0 33 0 112 0 27 0 21 0 13 0 30 0 11 0 1 0 13

to blk stl

49 65 47 52 47 26 23 21 10 15 14 3 2 327 372 - 282 363

W L W W W W L W W L W W L W L L W Lot W W W W W W

pts

avg

373 338 258 172 183 108 107 94 34 49 24

16.2 14.1 10.8 7.8 7.6 5.7 4.5 3.9 2.3 2.2 1.3

107 176 1740

72.5 61.5

17 27 6 1 19 3 14 5 7 8 0

29 35 24 19 16 5 7 23 6 4 8

75 160 1475 Score 92-76 67-76 82-43 73-57 84-61 67-61 80-97 80-51 69-38 60-61 87-64 65-56 44-72 67-50 60-64 79-93 91-54 71-72 75-59 68-57 74-58 70-58 72-49 63-48

Att. 12151 16623 11861 13465 5486 6368 7329 13721 5258 7961 17879 13107 9149 10523 15021 12034 14807 13337 18563 8594 11029 12441 4161 2866

2011-12 Lady Vol Basketball

GAME NOTES

CATEGORY LEADERS TENNESSEE Category Leaders (as of Mar 21, 2012) All games

(ALL GAMES)

Pts 501 474 371 253 229 174 165 136 100 58 61

Avg/G 15.2 13.9 10.9 7.7 7.4 7.0 4.9 4.0 3.3 2.9 2.2

FG Percentage BAUGH, Vicki JOHNSON, Glory BURDICK, Cierra STRICKLEN, Shekinna WILLIAMS, Kamiko MANNING, Alicia MASSENGALE, Ariel SPANI, Taber SIMMONS, Meighan HARRISON, Isabelle BASS, Briana

FG 101 172 63 185 25 56 72 60 132 32 18

Att 168 318 133 417 60 135 187 159 352 87 56

Pct .601 .541 .474 .444 .417 .415 .385 .377 .375 .368 .321

Field Goal Attempts STRICKLEN, Shekinna SIMMONS, Meighan JOHNSON, Glory MASSENGALE, Ariel BAUGH, Vicki

G 33 34 34 31 33

Att 417 352 318 187 168

Att/G 12.6 10.4 9.4 6.0 5.1

Field Goals Made STRICKLEN, Shekinna JOHNSON, Glory SIMMONS, Meighan BAUGH, Vicki MASSENGALE, Ariel

G Made Made/G 33 185 5.6 34 172 5.1 34 132 3.9 33 101 3.1 31 72 2.3

3-Point Percentage BAUGH, Vicki JOHNSON, Glory MANNING, Alicia SPANI, Taber STRICKLEN, Shekinna BURDICK, Cierra MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko HARRISON, Isabelle

3FG 1 1 7 33 52 4 23 49 13 0 0

Att 1 1 16 81 145 12 71 153 41 7 1

Pct 1.000 1.000 .438 .407 .359 .333 .324 .320 .317 .000 .000

3-Point FG Attempts SIMMONS, Meighan STRICKLEN, Shekinna SPANI, Taber MASSENGALE, Ariel BASS, Briana

G 34 33 25 31 28

3-Point FG Made STRICKLEN, Shekinna SIMMONS, Meighan SPANI, Taber MASSENGALE, Ariel BASS, Briana

G Made Made/G 33 52 1.6 34 49 1.4 25 33 1.3 31 23 0.7 28 13 0.5

Free Throw Percent WILLIAMS, Kamiko BASS, Briana MASSENGALE, Ariel BURDICK, Cierra SPANI, Taber STRICKLEN, Shekinna SIMMONS, Meighan BAUGH, Vicki MANNING, Alicia JOHNSON, Glory HARRISON, Isabelle

FG 8 12 62 35 21 79 58 50 17 129 36

Att 9 14 81 46 28 107 80 70 25 205 58

Pct .889 .857 .765 .761 .750 .738 .725 .714 .680 .629 .621

Free Throw Attempts JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan BAUGH, Vicki

G 34 33 31 34 33

Free Throws Made JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan BAUGH, Vicki

G Made Made/G 34 129 3.8 33 79 2.4 31 62 2.0 34 58 1.7 33 50 1.5

Att 153 145 81 71 41

Att 205 107 81 80 70

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G 33 34 34 33 31 25 34 34 30 20 28

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

Scoring Average STRICKLEN, Shekinna JOHNSON, Glory SIMMONS, Meighan BAUGH, Vicki MASSENGALE, Ariel SPANI, Taber BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle WILLIAMS, Kamiko BASS, Briana

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

Pts/G 15.2 13.9 10.9 7.7 7.4 7.0 4.9 4.0 3.3 2.2 2.9

NCAA HISTORY

Pts 501 474 371 253 229 174 165 136 100 61 58

PLAYER CAPSULES

G 33 34 34 33 31 25 34 34 30 28 20

SEASON STATISTICS

Points STRICKLEN, Shekinna JOHNSON, Glory SIMMONS, Meighan BAUGH, Vicki MASSENGALE, Ariel SPANI, Taber BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko

Att/G 4.5 4.4 3.2 2.3 1.5

Att/G 6.0 3.2 2.6 2.4 2.1

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COMPARISON REPORT (ALL GAMES)

2011-12 Lady Vol Basketball TENNESSEE Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Mar 20, 2012) All games Opponent PEPPERDINE #7/7 MIAMI Virginia #1/1 BAYLOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE #21/22 TEXAS #20/21 DePaul #11/11 Rutgers UCLA #4/4 Stanford OLD DOMINION Auburn CHATTANOOGA #16/15 GEORGIA Arkansas #9/8 KENTUCKY #25/24 VANDERBILT LOUISIANA STATE #2/2 Notre Dame Alabama #17/15 Georgia SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN #rv/25 Vanderbilt #7/7 KENTUCKY Mississippi State Ole Miss ARKANSAS FLORIDA VANDERBILT #25/rv SOUTH CAROLINA Louisiana State UT Martin #rv/23 DePaul

1st 36/21 42/42 29/29 33/31 48/24 41/32 41/29 33/28 45/34 41/48 50/20 31/29 50/16 36/27 31/11 21/25 39/36 26/26 18/28 47/32 29/28 28/29 44/31 34/42 46/28 22/13 32/21 26/31 35/25 35/27 28/22 35/30 35/26 28/23

2nd 53/36 50/34 29/29 34/45 34/19 32/25 43/32 34/33 40/30 39/49 40/17 42/23 40/31 44/24 38/27 39/36 48/28 39/30 26/44 39/24 38/22 32/35 38/30 45/51 45/26 35/28 34/35 36/31 40/34 33/30 46/36 35/28 37/23 35/25

Mar +32 +16 (5) (9) +39 +16 +23 +6 +21 (17) +53 +21 +43 +29 +31 (1) +23 +9 (28) +30 +17 (4) +21 (14) +37 +16 +10 (1) +16 +11 +16 +12 +23 +15

Total FG 29-59/19-67 33-69/29-71 24-59/25-62 24-82/25-60 26-58/15-63 25-68/22-59 29-61/21-68 21-55/27-67 36-52/25-68 26-53/37-69 37-75/15-59 21-65/19-51 34-72/17-56 28-66/22-63 27-54/10-55 23-60/20-58 36-68/23-51 21-56/21-61 17-61/30-59 32-71/22-55 23-47/17-59 24-58/26-66 32-68/23-58 28-61/39-70 36-61/21-63 24-62/16-69 24-55/22-59 23-51/25-50 28-59/22-58 26-52/20-58 27-53/22-63 22-52/21-48 28-70/19-66 22-59/20-64

FG Pct .492/.284 .478/.408 .407/.403 .293/.417 .448/.238 .368/.373 .475/.309 .382/.403 .692/.368 .491/.536 .493/.254 .323/.373 .472/.304 .424/.349 .500/.182 .383/.345 .529/.451 .375/.344 .279/.508 .451/.400 .489/.288 .414/.394 .471/.397 .459/.557 .590/.333 .387/.232 .436/.373 .451/.500 .475/.379 .500/.345 .509/.349 .423/.438 .400/.288 .373/.313

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

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3-Pointers 10-16/4-20 11-22/6-23 5-24/3-12 8-24/4-15 6-14/4-25 11-21/7-18 0-5/7-28 9-18/3-17 7-14/7-18 6-20/9-21 6-17/4-16 3-16/7-16 9-20/3-17 4-13/4-21 4-16/3-20 2-7/4-21 4-16/5-16 5-17/4-12 3-8/5-12 4-19/1-14 5-12/2-18 1-8/7-22 3-13/4-12 7-19/6-13 6-13/4-19 1-9/6-20 4-16/8-12 5-13/8-21 6-15/5-24 4-13/4-23 5-12/7-22 5-15/4-15 10-27/4-20 4-17/3-17

3FG Pct .625/.200 .500/.261 .208/.250 .333/.267 .429/.160 .524/.389 .000/.250 .500/.176 .500/.389 .300/.429 .353/.250 .188/.438 .450/.176 .308/.190 .250/.150 .286/.190 .250/.313 .294/.333 .375/.417 .211/.071 .417/.111 .125/.318 .231/.333 .368/.462 .462/.211 .111/.300 .250/.667 .385/.381 .400/.208 .308/.174 .417/.318 .333/.267 .370/.200 .235/.176

Free Throws 21-29/15-27 15-20/12-14 11-21/16-22 11-15/22-24 24-29/9-13 12-20/6-10 26-35/12-18 16-25/4-8 6-10/7-8 22-29/14-16 10-14/3-6 28-31/7-12 13-17/10-12 20-28/3-6 11-18/15-16 12-19/17-22 11-19/13-16 18-31/10-15 7-16/7-11 18-25/11-22 16-21/14-19 11-15/5-14 15-23/11-18 16-23/9-16 13-21/8-13 8-14/3-5 14-18/4-7 20-28/14-21 13-18/10-17 12-19/13-14 15-20/7-12 21-24/12-16 6-10/7-8 15-18/5-5

FT Pct .724/.556 .750/.857 .524/.727 .733/.917 .828/.692 .600/.600 .743/.667 .640/.500 .600/.875 .759/.875 .714/.500 .903/.583 .765/.833 .714/.500 .611/.938 .632/.773 .579/.813 .581/.667 .438/.636 .720/.500 .762/.737 .733/.357 .652/.611 .696/.563 .619/.615 .571/.600 .778/.571 .714/.667 .722/.588 .632/.929 .750/.583 .875/.750 .600/.875 .833/1000

Rebounds 54/34 +20 38/45 (7) 44/38 +6 56/42 +14 53/30 +23 49/38 +11 46/42 +4 45/38 +7 28/31 (3) 29/35 (6) 54/32 +22 49/31 +18 55/28 +27 52/32 +20 47/24 +23 41/37 +4 39/30 +9 45/39 +6 35/44 (9) 40/40 37/34 +3 44/36 +8 39/42 (3) 27/41 (14) 45/27 +18 59/37 +22 37/32 +5 33/29 +4 40/36 +4 39/31 +8 38/30 +8 39/23 +16 52/39 +13 51/31 +20

Assist T/Over 20/10 22/16 19/12 13/21 13/12 24/15 15/17 11/9 15/5 21/22 16/15 9/16 9/10 19/24 11/13 16/9 16/15 15/11 11/20 13/9 26/8 11/23 12/13 18/25 19/11 13/17 16/7 11/12 16/5 20/18 10/5 20/16 22/14 13/24 15/13 16/18 12/25 19/19 22/10 8/22 12/8 19/14 7/12 11/4 15/11 11/23 18/22 16/15 22/6 19/20 10/10 19/13 19/11 13/16 13/15 19/21 17/14 19/20 10/6 16/12 8/6 10/7 9/10 14/11 15/12 8/8 9/10 20/14

Block 10/0 2/0 7/2 5/10 8/2 4/8 3/1 5/1 3/2 3/7 5/2 1/9 9/0 1/6 6/3 5/4 1/1 4/9 4/5 3/4 7/0 6/2 7/7 6/0 8/2 6/4 5/1 2/2 3/1 1/3 5/1 4/1 10/4 4/2

Steal 8/9 6/7 8/13 5/5 15/9 9/4 13/8 5/8 6/7 6/4 16/3 12/7 10/7 6/3 6/7 8/9 14/8 13/7 8/11 11/2 7/10 0/7 13/5 6/5 7/9 6/7 8/5 7/5 8/9 5/6 4/4 3/1 8/3 7/11

Fouls 23/25 15/21 19/19 20/10 15/24 14/16 16/26 12/19 9/9 16/16 10/15 14/26 12/13 9/21 15/15 17/18 16/18 15/19 16/16 16/21 20/17 12/15 18/21 19/19 12/21 7/16 8/13 18/23 13/19 15/18 10/14 18/18 9/12 10/14

GAME NOTES

SENIOR STARTERS (LAST SIX GAMES)

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

6-6 6-6 6-0 6-6 6-0 6-6 6-0 5-0 6-6 6-0 5-0

202 187 113 160 136 125 66 18 75 68 50

32-44 18-23 6-8 1-3 20-23 0-0 4-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

.727 .783 .750 .333 .870 .000

6 6

1200 1200

.343 82-109 .223 54-72

.752 .750

Score by Periods TENNESSEE Opponents

1st 2nd 196 226 153 176

UT 422 70.3 +15.5 153-345 .443 34-99 .343 5.7 82-109 .752 13.7 259 43.2 +11.5 68 11.3 87 14.5 -2.5 0.8 35 5.8 27 4.5 18563 1-18563 -

34-72 30-71 23-50 22-39 8-18 13-30 8-16 5-7 4-18 3-15 3-9

.472 1-1 .423 11-28 .460 9-26 .564 0-0 .444 2-7 .433 5-10 .500 1-2 .714 0-0 .222 3-12 .200 2-11 .333 0-2

153-345 .443 34-99 124-357 .347 27-121 OPP 329 54.8 124-357 .347 27-121 .223 4.5 54-72 .750 9.0 190 31.7 58 9.7 72 12.0 0.8 34 5.7 12 2.0 39091 1-2866 4-9056

1.000

.393 .346 .000 .286 .500 .500 .000 .250 .182 .000

* # # # $ $

1.000

.250 .000 .000 .000

Date 02/26/12 03/02/12 03/03/12 03/04/12 03/17/12 03/19/12

Rebounds def tot avg

27 46 73 12 23 35 0 8 8 12 29 41 1 9 10 11 19 30 7 7 14 1 3 4 1 4 5 3 5 8 1 8 9 10 12 22 86 173 259 67 123 190

pf dq

12.2 5.8 1.3 6.8 1.7 5.0 2.3 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.8

11 12 5 16 9 7 5 2 3 2 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 14 2 7 24 9 0 0 3 3 4

43.2 31.7

75 95

0 -

68 58

Opponent FLORIDA vs VANDERBILT vs #25/rv SOUTH CAROLINA vs Louisiana State vs UT Martin at #rv/23 DePaul

W W W W W W

pts

avg

16 2 3 101 11 5 4 89 8 2 7 61 10 6 7 45 16 1 2 38 8 3 5 31 4 3 0 21 0 2 1 11 6 0 4 11 4 0 1 8 2 3 1 6 2 87 27 35 422 72 12 34 329

to blk stl

16.8 14.8 10.2 7.5 6.3 5.2 3.5 2.2 1.8 1.3 1.2

Score 75-59 68-57 74-58 70-58 72-49 63-48

70.3 54.8

Att. 18563 8594 11029 12441 4161 2866

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

33.7 31.2 18.8 26.7 22.7 20.8 11.0 3.6 12.5 11.3 10.0

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ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna SIMMONS, Meighan BAUGH, Vicki MASSENGALE, Ariel MANNING, Alicia BURDICK, Cierra HARRISON, Isabelle BASS, Briana SPANI, Taber WILLIAMS, Kamiko Team Total.......... Opponents......

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

gp-gs

NEUTRAL 4-0 0-0 4-0

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

25 40 10 21 05 15 11 20 01 13 04

AWAY 1-0 0-0 1-0

NCAA HISTORY

Player

HOME 1-0 1-0 0-0

PLAYER CAPSULES

OVERALL 6-0 1-0 5-0

SEASON STATISTICS

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

* = Conference game & = Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.) # = SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) $ = NCAA Tournament

Totals 422 329

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GAME 2

p g , #3 UT vs. Pepperdine // Nov., 13, 2011

#3 UT vs. #7 Miami // Nov. 15, 2011

PEPPERDINE 57 • 0-1

Player

BARNETT, Skye f 2-3 McNORTON, Jade c 0-1 JACKSON, Jazmine g 6-14 MENTON, Katie g 2-10 BELL, Lauren g 2-9 MAYBERRY, Robie 2-9 LANSBACH, Dori 0-0 BAUGHN, Grace Leah 0-1 SHOUSHTARI, Ea 0-1 PATRICK, Kelsey 0-6 COONEY-WILLIAMS,Sh 2-8 SHEALY, T'Keyah 0-2 EMERSON, Tessa 3-3 Team Totals 19-67

20 05 23 32 01 02 04 11 12 22 24 25

FG % 1st Half: 8-31 3FG % 1st Half: 0-7 FT % 1st Half: 5-11

MIAMI 76 • 1-1

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

25.8% 0.0% 45.5%

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-5 2-5 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-3 0-0 0-0 4-20

3-4 0-0 5-11 2-3 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1

2 3 5 0 0 1 1 3 2 3 5 1 1 1 2 3 0 2 2 3 2 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 4 2 1 5 6 2 1 0 1 5 1 0 1 15-27 14 20 34 25

2nd half: 11-36 30.6% 2nd half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd half: 10-16 62.5%

A TO Blk Stl

7 0 17 6 8 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 7

0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0

3 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 57 10 16

Min

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

9 200

Game: 19-67 28.4% Game: 4-20 20.0% Game: 15-27 55.6%

13 11 34 26 36 21 1 3 9 9 16 12 9

Deadball Rebounds 7

TENNESSEE 89 • 1-0 ##

Player

JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna BAUGH, Vicki MASSENGALE, Ariel SPANI, Taber BASS, Briana SIMMONS, Meighan BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle Team Totals

40 21 05 13 01 10 11 15 20

FG % 1st Half: 11-26 42.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 12-18 66.7%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f c g g

7-11 5-13 3-3 1-3 4-11 2-2 4-9 2-3 1-3 0-1

0-0 3-4 0-0 0-1 3-5 2-2 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

5 8 13 3 1 5 6 4 4 3 7 4 0 3 3 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 3 0 1 1 3 2 4 6 1 1 7 8 1 1 2 3 29-59 10-16 21-29 15 39 54 23

2nd half: 18-33 54.5% 2nd half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd half: 9-11 81.8%

3-3 0-2 2-2 0-0 0-1 4-4 3-4 3-5 1-2 5-6

A TO Blk Stl

17 13 8 2 11 10 13 7 3 5

0 2 3 5 5 0 1 2 2 0

2 1 2 1 3 2 2 4 3 2

0 1 3 0 2 0 1 2 0 1

89 20 22 10

0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1

Min

27 27 19 20 27 12 20 16 19 13

8 200

Game: 29-59 49.2% Game: 10-16 62.5% Game: 21-29 72.4%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Officials: Beverly Roberts, Brian Hall, Bruce Morris Technical fouls: PEPPERDINE-None. TENNESSEE-None. Attendance: 12147 PU #25 fouls out @ 2:28/2 Score by periods PEPPERDINE TENNESSEE

1st

2nd

Total

21 36

36 53

57 89

Last FG - PEP 2nd-03:35, UT 2nd-01:35. Largest lead - PEP None, UT by 35 2nd-11:02.

Player

STROMAN, Morgan BULLOCK, Sylvia WILLIAMS, Riquna YDERSTORM, Stefanie JOHNSON, Shenise WOODS, Michelle SAUNDERS, Krystal WILLIAMS, Shanel MCGUIRE, Suriya WILSON, Shawnice BROWN, Maria Team Totals

34 01 03 42 10 12 23 33 40 50

FG % 1st Half: 15-37 3FG % 1st Half: 6-14 FT % 1st Half: 6-6

In Paint 24 28

Off T/O 18 16

2nd Fast Chance Break 7 2 7 20

Bench 19 38

40.5% 42.9% 100.0

f f g g g

3-4 0-0 8-28 2-6 8-19 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-1 2-5 4-5

0-0 0-0 3-12 2-5 1-5 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

29-71

6-23

A TO Blk Stl

2 1 3 3 0 1 1 3 1 3 4 4 0 2 2 1 6 3 9 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 11 0 1 2 3 3 3 6 9 12-14 19 26 45 21

11 0 24 6 17 0 2 0 4 4 8

0 0 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

2nd half: 14-34 41.2% 2nd half: 0-9 0.0% 2nd half: 6-8 75.0%

5-5 0-0 5-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-1 0-0

Min

1 1 3 6 4 2 0 0 0 1 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0

76 12 21

7 200

Game: 29-71 40.8% Game: 6-23 26.1% Game: 12-14 85.7%

18 14 33 20 38 6 12 3 12 27 17

Deadball Rebounds 0

TENNESSEE 92 • 2-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot

Player

JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna BAUGH, Vicki MASSENGALE, Ariel SPANI, Taber SIMMONS, Meighan BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle Team Totals

40 21 05 13 10 11 15 20

FG % 1st Half: 16-36 3FG % 1st Half: 7-13 FT % 1st Half: 3-4

44.4% 53.8% 75.0%

f f c g g

A TO Blk Stl

5 4 9 4 2 5 7 3 1 3 4 3 1 3 4 3 1 4 5 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 3 33-69 11-22 15-20 13 25 38 15

16 15 6 11 20 18 0 2 4

0 1 3 9 3 3 0 0 0

7-10 6-13 3-4 3-11 7-14 5-11 0-0 1-2 1-4

0-0 2-4 0-0 2-4 4-8 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-1

2nd half: 17-33 51.5% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 12-16 75.0%

2-5 1-1 0-0 3-3 2-3 5-6 0-0 0-0 2-2

Min

0 0 3 5 2 2 0 0 1

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0

92 19 13

6 200

Game: 33-69 47.8% Game: 11-22 50.0% Game: 15-20 75.0%

27 30 19 31 39 36 2 7 9

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Tina Napier, Bryan Enterline, Felicia Grinter Technical fouls: MIAMI-None. TENNESSEE-None. Attendance: 12151 Score by periods MIAMI TENNESSEE

Points PEP UT

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot

1st

2nd

Total

42 42

34 50

76 92

Last FG - UM 2nd-00:22, UT 2nd-00:32. Largest lead - UM by 6 1st-18:08, UT by 19 2nd-00:32.

Points UM UT

In Paint 30 34

Off T/O 13 23

2nd Fast Chance Break 15 13 12 19

Bench 18 24

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 4 times.

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.

KNOXVILLE -- It took over two minutes for the first shot to finally fall. Pepperdine never led, but kept within two baskets until an 8-0 run capped by Meighan Simmons’ jumper with 10:32 left in the first half gave Tennessee a 20-9 lead. Summitt played her entire bench in the first half, including freshmen Cierra Burdick and Isabelle Harrison, and the Tennessee reserves scored 20 points.

KNOXVILLE - Junior Taber Spani hit a game-high four three-pointers, but none bigger than the one she drained from the top of the key as the shot clock expired with 6:36 remaining in the game. The swish ignited an 11-0 Tennessee run and ultimately helped lift the No. 3 Tennessee women’s basketball team (2-0) to a 92-76 victory over No. 7 Miami (1-1) on Tuesday evening at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Glory Johnson led the Lady Vols with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Shekinna Stricklen and Simmons each had 13 points, Taber Spani contributed 11 points and Briana Bass had 10.

The pair of top ten teams were tied, 42-42, at halftime before Tennessee scored the second half’s first nine points and 18 of the first 22 to take a 60-46 lead.

Pepperdine’s tough defense came at a cost. The Waves had 14 personal fouls in the first half, though the Lady Vols were uncharacteristically sloppy at the charity stripe, making just two of six foul shots before halftime.

But the Hurricanes came storming back, eventually getting as close as 73-68. That’s when Spani saved her best for her last shot.

Still, it forced Rousseau to go deep into her bench, which was responsible for just four points in the first half and 19 total. Jazmine Jackson had 17 points for the Waves, who shot 28.4 percent to the Lady Vols’ 49.2 percent shooting. Tennessee outrebounded Pepperdine 54-34, but couldn’t turn them into points. The Lady Vols gained control of the game with their 20 fast-break points and by sinking eight of their 10 3-point baskets in the second half. Summitt gave a starting nod to point guard Ariel Massengale, making her just the 14th Lady Vol to start her very first career game. The coach was so convinced of Massengale’s talent and frustrated by a lack of a bona fide point guard last season that she dubbed Massengale a starter back in March. Massengale sat for more than 13 minutes in the first half after picking up two fouls and finished with just one field goal, but had five assists to just one turnover and came up with two steals and three rebounds in 20 minutes.

After her three-pointer, the Lady Vols forced a shot clock violation on the other end, and freshman Isabelle Harrison scored her first points of the evening off of on an offensive rebound. Tennessee went on to score 19 of the game’s final 27 points to notch its second win in as many tries this season. After Miami’s Riquna Williams went off for 17 first-half points, UT limited her to just seven in the second. Although she finished with a game-high 24 points, the Lady Vols made her use 28 shot attempts to get there. Tennessee had five players in double-figures. Joining Spani were Meighan Simmons (18), Johnson (16), Shekinna Stricklen (15) and Ariel Massengale (11). Johnson also chipped in a team-high nine rebounds, while Massengale led the game with the second-highest assist total by a UT freshman all-time with nine. In the first half, it was the Hurricanes that got off to a strong start. After Baugh scored the game’s opening bucket on a layup, Miami went on a 10-2 run for its largest lead of the contest, 10-4. The Hurricanes made four of their first six three-point attempts, and led until a try from Simmons put the Lady Vols back ahead, 18-16, with 13:41 left in the first half. After UM’s Stefanie Yderstorm responded with a three-pointer of her own complemented by a Krystal Saunders layup, the Lady Vols scored eight consecutive points to take a 26-21 lead with 10:21 left in the first half and would not trail again. UT matched its biggest lead of the first 20 minutes, 38-31, on a jumper from Spani, who led the team with 13 first-half points. UM closed the first half with an 11-4 run to tie the score, 42-42.

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

GAME 4 #6/7 UT vs. #1 Baylor // Nov. 27, 2011

UT 64 • 2-1

JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan SPANI, Taber BASS, Briana BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle Team Totals

05 10 13 01 11 15 20

FG % 1st Half: 9-24 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 FT % 1st Half: 8-15

37.5% 33.3% 53.3%

f f g g g

5-6 7-15 1-6 1-7 8-17 0-1 0-2 0-1 2-4 24-59

0-0 0-6 0-2 1-5 4-10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-24

5-13 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3

4 1 5 4 6 8 14 3 1 3 4 5 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 0 3 4 7 2 3 3 6 11-21 18 26 44 19

2nd half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd half: 0-10 0.0% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0%

OT: OT: OT:

2-6 2-5 0-0

33.3% 40.0% 0.0%

A TO Blk Stl

15 16 2 3 22 0 0 0 6

3 1 7 0 0 0 1 1 0

1 4 7 4 2 2 1 0 3

64 13 24

2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7

Game: 24-59 40.7% Game: 5-24 20.8% Game: 11-21 52.4%

1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0

Min

39 43 34 21 42 7 10 10 19

8 225 Deadba Rebound 2

Virginia 69 • 4-0

Chelsea Shine Simone Egwu China Crosby Ariana Moorer Ataira Franklin Lexie Gerson Jazmin Pitts Telia McCall Team Totals

04 01 15 23 14 21 30

7-15 0-2 3-8 3-16 5-10 4-6 2-3 1-2

0-1 0-0 1-3 0-4 0-2 2-2 0-0 0-0

25-62

3-12

3 6 9 0 1 1 2 2 1 4 5 2 3 7 10 2 3 1 4 3 0 3 3 4 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 16-22 13 25 38 19

2nd half: 12-23 52.2% 2nd half: 0-4 0.0% 2nd half: 5-7 71.4%

4-6 0-0 6-7 4-6 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

OT: OT: OT:

2-5 0-1 7-10

40.0% 0.0% 70.0%

A TO Blk Stl

18 0 13 10 12 10 4 2

2 0 4 2 2 1 0 1

0 4 4 3 2 1 1 0

69 12 15

1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

2nd

Total

29 29

6 11

64 69

03 20 32

FG % 1st Half: 10-29 34.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% FT % 1st Half: 10-11 90.9%

Player

JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna BAUGH, Vicki MASSENGALE, Ariel SPANI, Taber SIMMONS, Meighan BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle Team Totals

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Chelsea Shine scored 18 points, including a key basket in overtime, and Virginia stunned turnover-prone No. 3 Tennessee 69-64 on Sunday.

25-60

0-0 0-0 1-6 2-4 1-3 0-2 0-0

0-0 4-4 14-15 2-2 2-3 0-0 0-0

4-15

22-24

2nd half: 15-31 48.4% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 12-13 92.3%

1 5 6 2 2 4 6 3 3 5 8 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 7 1 0 4 4 0 1 4 5 2 2 3 5 9 33 42 10

A TO Blk Stl

2 26 23 8 11 4 2

0 0 9 2 3 1 2

76 17

1 2 3 2 1 0 0

Min

0 7 0 0 3 0 0

1 30 0 402 36 0 25 2 38 0 18 0 13

9 10

5 200

Game: 25-60 41.7% Game: 4-15 26.7% Game: 22-24 91.7%

Deadball Rebounds 0

UT 67 • 2-2

0 45 1 15 2 39 3 402 28 5 35 0 10 0 13

Deadba Rebound 4

f 1-5 c 11-19 g 4-15 g 2-6 g 4-7 2-4 1-4

05 13 10 11 15 20

FG % 1st Half: 11-44 25.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f c g g

3-8 9-22 6-11 1-10 4-12 1-12 0-0 0-1 0-6

0-0 4-9 1-1 1-6 2-5 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

24-82

8-24

5 6 6 6 3 7 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 3 8 1 11-15 28 28

2nd half: 13-38 34.2% 2nd half: 4-15 26.7% 2nd half: 4-7 57.1%

3-4 3-4 4-4 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

11 3 12 4 10 2 1 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 7 2 9 56 20

Game: 24-82 29.3% Game: 8-24 33.3% Game: 11-15 73.3%

A TO Blk Stl

9 25 17 4 10 2 0 0 0

2 1 3 4 0 3 0 1 1

Min

2 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 1

2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0

28 39 32 31 31 16 3 4 16

67 15 11

5 200 Deadball Rebounds 1

Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Cameron Inouye, Amy Bonner Technical fouls: BAYLOR-None. UT-None. Attendance: 16623 CORRECTED BOX SCORE Score by periods BAYLOR UT

1st

2nd

Total

31 33

45 34

76 67

The Cavaliers (4-0) came into the game allowing just over 42 points a game under first-year coach Joanne Boyle, and dictated the pace against a Lady Vols team averaging 90.5 points.

KNOXVILLE - The No. 6 Lady Vols led for much of the second half, but No. 1 Baylor took the lead late in the second half and went on to a 76-67 win before an electric crowd at Thompson-Boling Arena. The contest was the first “WE BACK PAT” game as the Pat Summitt Foundation was launched at halftime and $150,000 was presented to the Alzheimer’s Tennessee and the UT Medical Center with money raised from sales of “WE BACK PAT” shirts.

Taber Spani led the Lady Vols (2-1) with 22 points, including a 3-pointer 59 seconds into overtime that gave Tennessee a 61-58 lead, but the Cavaliers scored the next 11 points, the crowd at John Paul Jones Arena getting more excited with each basket.

Baylor All-American Brittney Griner scored 17 of her game-high 26 in the second half to lead the Bears’ comeback as they moved to 6-0. UT’s All-American Shekinna Stricklen led the Lady Vols with 25 points and 12 rebounds. Vicki Baugh also had 17 points and 10 rebounds.

China Crosby had 13 points and Ataira Franklin 12 for Virginia, which beat Tennessee for just the third time in 16 games. Lexie Gerson and Ariana Moorer each scored 10. Shekinna Stricklen had 16 and Glory Johnson 15 for the Lady Vols, who missed 10 of 21 free throws.

With the loss, the Lady Vols’ 38-game home win streak comes to an end as Tennessee falls to 2-2 overall. The last time UT started a season 2-2 was the 1990-91 season. That year, Tennessee went on to win its third NCAA Championship with a 30-5 record.

In the overtime, after Spani’s 3-pointer, Moorer hit a pair of free throws, and then a foul-line jumper, one of only three baskets she made in 16 tries. Shine followed a turnover the Tennessee with a short baseline jumper, and Crosby hit 3 of 4 free throws to make it 67-61.

Odyssey Sims (23 points) knocked down a 3-pointer with 7:20 left in regulation to give Baylor the lead it would never relinquish, 56-53. Glory Johnson (9 points, 11 rebounds) swooped in for a layup with 6:40 left to bring UT back within one at 56-55, but that was as close as it would be the rest of the way.

The Lady Vols never had an answer, and each time they failed to score and Virginia came away with the ball, the crowd of 6,450 at John Paul Jones Arena got louder and more excited.

Tennessee continued to pressure in the final minutes, but missed several shots as the Lady Vols shot just 29.3 percent in the game.

Stricklen had a chance to give the Lady Vols the lead near the end of regulation when she was fouled while scoring, but she missed the free throw, one of 10 misses in 21 tries for Tennessee. The Lady Vols also had 24 turnovers that the Cavaliers turned into 27 points.

Johnson made a pair of free throws with 2:02 left to bring UT back within four at 65-61. Griner answered with another lay-in with just two seconds left on the shot clock to give the Bears a 67-61 lead with 1:32 left in the game.

Crosby broke a 56-all tie with 36.6 seconds to go in regulation, hitting a desperate shot from the baseline with the shot clock running down. After a timeout, Spani calmly swished a 12-footer from the left baseline with 22.8 seconds to go, pulling Tennessee even again.

Baugh (17 points, 11 rebounds) and Stricklen both bombed a 3-pointers in the final 44 seconds, but it wasn’t enough as the Bears posted the win to drop the Lady Vols to 2-2.

Moorer’s last chance drive in regulation was cleanly blocked just before the buzzer. The Cavaliers tightened their defense and Tennessee continued to be sloppy early in the second half as Virginia opened the half on a 14-6 run. The Cavaliers led by as many as nine and by 47-40 when the Lady Vols began asserting themselves on the offensive glass and rallied. Tennessee scored eight straight points, taking its first lead since the first half, but Shine scored inside and Crosby’s three-point play boosted the Cavaliers’ edge back to 52-48. The Lady Vols pulled even three times, but only led once thereafter. Virginia used a 12-2 run to take a 24-20 lead in a sloppy first half. The Lady Vols turned the ball over at least seven times in the drought, and went almost 5 minutes without scoring. Spani, who hit the floor hard at one point and went back to the locker room, led Tennessee with 12 points in the half, and Gerson led the Cavaliers with eight.

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

1st

Officials: Joe Cunningham, Lawson Newton, Jennifer Rezac Technical fouls: UT-None. Virginia-None. Attendance: 6450 UVa: Pitts fouled out at 8:15 (II) Tenn: Massengale fouled out at 00:27.6 (OT) Score by periods UT Virginia

Min

2 13 225

Game: 25-62 40.3% Game: 3-12 25.0% Game: 16-22 72.7%

Williams, Destiny Griner, Brittney Sims, Odyssey Hayden, Kimetria Madden, Jordan Condrey, Terran Pope, Brooklyn Team Totals

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

FG % 1st Half: 11-34 32.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%

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Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

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NCAA HISTORY

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

PLAYER CAPSULES

SEASON STATISTICS

Player

BAYLOR 76 • 6-0

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

GAME NOTES

GAME 3 #3 UT at Virginia // Nov. 20, 2011

The Lady Vols grabbed 55 rebounds, outboarding the Bears, 55-42, their most since the NCAA First Round win over Stetson last season, when they had 63. Taber Spani’s lay-up with 8:50 left, gave the Lady Vols a 53-50. Spani missed the ensuing free throw as part of an and-one as Baylor quickly answered. Griner converted a 3-point play seconds later to tie the game at 53 all. Baylor answered with a 7-0 run to come back within one points at 39-38 before Baugh layed one home for a 41-38 UT edge with 16 minutes left in the game. Baylor took a short-lived lead at 42-41 on a Griner lay-up with 15 minutes left in the second half. Spani regained the edge with a layup just 16 seconds later. The Lady Vols had a 17-2 run bridging the halves to build a lead of 39-31 with 17:39 left in the second half. Stricklen scored on a putback forcing Baylor to call timeout as UT took a sevenpoint lead (38-31) just 1:27 into the second half. Stricklen had eight of UT’s points in the spurt as the Lady Vols bounced back from a 29-22 deficit with four minutes left in the first half. Tennessee led 33-31 at intermission as Spani canned a 3-pointer with 42 seconds left in the half. Stricklen had 19 points and seven rebounds in the first 20 minutes while Brittney Griner was limited to nine points and just three rebounds. The Lady Vols dominated the glass in the first half, holding a 34-19 advantage. That included 18 offensive rebounds as UT shot just 25 percent. FOLLOW ON TWITTER @LADYVOL_HOOPS /// WWW.UTLADYVOLS.COM

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GAME 6

#8 UT vs. Middle Tennessee // Nov. 29, 2011

#8 UT vs. #21/22 Texas // Dec. 4, 2011 TEXAS 57 • 5-2

MIDDLE TENNESSEE 43 • 4-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

ELIE,Icelyn ROWE,Ebony CASON,Shanice JONES,Kortni LEONARD,Laken BRINKLEY,Janay AJANAKU,Jamila RAYNOR,Dymon MARCH,Lauren MYERS,Stephanie STEWART,KeKe MCFADDEN,Molly Team Totals

21 05 24 52 01 11 14 23 34 42 44

FG % 1st Half: 8-28 3FG % 1st Half: 2-12 FT % 1st Half: 6-6

28.6% 16.7% 100.0

f f g g g

1-7 5-8 1-9 6-25 1-4 0-1 0-2 0-0 1-6 0-0 0-1 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-3 3-14 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0

4-4 0-3 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0

15-63

4-25

9-13

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

7-35 2-13 3-7

20.0% 15.4% 42.9%

4 1 5 3 5 3 8 2 1 4 5 5 1 4 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 15 15 30 24

A TO Blk Stl

6 10 4 16 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0

0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 3 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 22

Player

22 39 35 38 20 8 3 1 15 1 13 5

GAYLE, Ashley REED, Cokie ANDERSON, Yvonne FUSSELL, Chassidy FONTENETTE, Ashleigh ENEMKPALI, Nneka BASS, Chelsea PEOPLES, Cassie MAJOR, Ronisha HARTUNG, Anne Marie Team Totals

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

1 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

9 200

Game: 15-63 23.8% Game: 4-25 16.0% Game: 9-13 69.2%

Deadball Rebounds 2

TENNESSEE 82 • 3-2 ## 25 40 21 05 13 01 10 11 15 20

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna BAUGH, Vicki MASSENGALE, Ariel SPANI, Taber BASS, Briana SIMMONS, Meighan BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 16-27 59.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% FT % 1st Half: 10-10 100.0

f f c g g

2-3 5-7 0-2 6-9 2-4 1-4 0-7 5-6 3-8 2-8

0-0 2-2 0-0 1-3 2-3 0-3 0-2 1-1 0-0 0-0

26-58

6-14

3 6 9 2 2 3 5 1 2 1 3 4 2 2 4 0 0 4 4 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 8 10 2 2 3 5 2 4 5 9 2 1 0 1 24-29 18 35 53 15

2nd half: 10-31 32.3% 2nd half: 0-5 0.0% 2nd half: 14-19 73.7%

5-6 0-0 2-2 1-1 2-2 2-2 5-7 3-4 1-1 3-4

9 12 2 14 8 4 5 14 7 7

A TO Blk Stl

2 0 0 5 2 3 2 0 1 0

2 2 4 0 2 3 2 2 2 2

82 15 21

1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1

3 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 3 1

1st

2nd

Total

24 48

19 34

43 82

Last FG - MT 2nd-01:36, UT 2nd-01:26. Largest lead - MT by 3 1st-17:46, UT by 39 2nd-00:45.

Points MT UT

12 24 33 03 11 21 25 44

FG % 1st Half: 11-32 34.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2% FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%

Player

JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna BAUGH, Vicki MASSENGALE, Ariel SPANI, Taber BASS, Briana SIMMONS, Meighan BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle Team Totals

25 21 8 23 18 16 21 26 23 19

Deadball Rebounds 4

05 13 01 10 11 15 20

FG % 1st Half: 15-38 39.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 7-13 53.8% FT % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0%

Off T/O 11 18

2nd Fast Chance Break 12 0 18 10

2-3 2-9 1-9 5-12 8-19 1-1 2-3 0-1 0-0 1-2

0-0 0-0 0-2 1-6 4-6 0-0 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-0 3-3 2-4 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-0

22-59

7-18

6-10

2nd half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0%

1 5 6 4 3 2 5 3 2 2 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 6 7 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 6 11 27 38 16

A TO Blk Stl

4 4 2 14 22 2 7 0 0 2

0 0 9 1 3 0 0 2 0 0

Min

6 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1

6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0

57 15 16

4 200

Game: 22-59 37.3% Game: 7-18 38.9% Game: 6-10 60.0%

34 20 34 36 33 14 11 6 2 10

Deadball Rebounds 1

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f c g g

3-9 6-14 8-10 4-10 1-4 0-0 3-11 0-6 0-0 0-4

0-0 5-9 0-0 2-3 1-2 0-0 3-7 0-0 0-0 0-0

2 8 10 3 3 5 8 2 5 6 11 0 0 3 3 2 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 3 4 0 4 25-68 11-21 12-20 20 29 49 14

2nd half: 10-30 33.3% 2nd half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 8-12 66.7%

5-6 3-4 1-2 0-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2

Game: 25-68 36.8% Game: 11-21 52.4% Game: 12-20 60.0%

A TO Blk Stl

11 20 17 10 4 0 10 0 0 1

1 3 2 5 1 0 1 3 0 0

3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2

0 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0

Min

73 16

9 200

27 37 35 27 26 2 18 11 3 14

Deadball Rebounds 4

Officials: Dee Kantner, Denise Brooks, Laura Morris Technical fouls: TEXAS-None. TENNESSEE-None. Attendance: 13465 Score by periods TEXAS TENNESSEE

In Paint 18 28

f c g g g

TENNESSEE 73 • 4-2

Officials: Mark Zentz, Jesse Dickerson, Charlie Hust Technical fouls: MIDDLE TENNESSEE-BRINKLEY,Janay. TENNESSEE-BAUGH, Vicki; HARRISON, Isabelle. Attendance: 11861 Score by periods MIDDLE TENNESSEE TENNESSEE

Min

8 15 200

Game: 26-58 44.8% Game: 6-14 42.9% Game: 24-29 82.8%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Min

1st

2nd

Total

32 41

25 32

57 73

Bench 4 37

Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 1 time.

KNOXVILLE - A pair of freshmen, Cierra Burdick and Ariel Massengale, each scored a career-high 14 points and keyed a pair of first-half runs as the No. 8 Tennessee women’s basketball team defeated in-state rival Middle Tennessee, 82-43, Tuesday evening at Thompson-Boling Arena. Massengale logged just 23 minutes, but led the Lady Vols in both scoring for the first time in her career, tying Burdick. Massengale has led Tennessee (3-2) in assists in all five games to open her collegiate career, and had zero turnovers for the first time Tuesday night. Massengale, and UT’s other four starters, had a light night after controlling the action throughout the game’s entirety. Johnson played a starter-high 25 minutes and tallied nine points and nine rebounds.

KNOXVILLE — Clutch three-point shooting and powerful rebounding lifted #8 Tennessee to a 73-57 victory over #21/22 Texas on Sunday afternoon. From three-point range Tennessee shot 52.4 percent, making 11-of-21 while being led by Shekinna Stricklen (20 points) and Meighan Simmons (10 points), who combined to make 8-of-16 from behind the arc. Stricklen was a career-high 5-of-9 from three-point land. The Lady Vols (4-2) outrebounded the Longhorns (5-2), 49-38, led by Vicki Baugh’s 11 boards. Baugh (17 points) and Glory Johnson (11 points and 10 rebounds) both posted doubledoubles. Ariel Massengale also scored in double-figures with 10 points while handling out five assists.

Despite the Lady Vols’ largest win this season of 39 points, UT matched its least amount of double-figure scorers this season with two. Senior preseason All-American Shekinna Stricklen also chipped in 12 points.

The Longhorns were led by Ashleigh Fontenette and Chassidy Fussell, who tallied 22 and 14 points, respectively.

Over the first 10 minutes of the second half, Tennessee extended its 48-24 halftime lead to a 62-30 margin and the Lady Vols never looked back.

Stricklen’s fifth three-pointer of the game was the final dagger as it put Tennessee up 64-53 with 6:15 to play on a trey as the shot clock was winding down.

UT limited the Blue Raiders (4-3) to 19 points in the second half. Middle Tennessee was led by a game-high 16 points from Kortni Jones. Ebony Rowe also had 10 points for MTSU.

The Lady Vols held Texas scoreless for 6:20 late in the game as the Lady Vols went on a 10-0 run while forcing the Longhorns into five turnovers during the spurt. Texas ended the drought on Fontenette’s jumper with 2:40 left in the game, as the Longhorns had fallen behind by 16.

In the first half, Middle Tennessee jumped out to a 5-2 lead before the Lady Vols scored 20 of the game’s next 22 points to take a 22-7 lead at the 11:47 mark, setting the tone for the rest of the game. During that stretch, Massengale played a role in 14 of UT’s 20 points, contributing nine points and assisting on a pair of baskets. The freshman standout also had one of her two steals in the run. She had already matched her career high with 11 points by halftime.

Down by as many as 14 early in the second, the Longhorns cut the deficit to six at 59-53 on a three-pointer by Chelsea Bass with 8:50 left in the second half. That would be Texas’ final points for more than six minutes. The Lady Vols answered as Johnson scored on a lay-up to start a run of 10 consecutive points. Tennessee forced Texas into a 30-second shot clock violation with 6:41 left in regulation with furious defensive pressure.

The Blue Raiders responded with an 11-5 run to bring their deficit back within single digits at 27-18 with 7:08 left.

The Lady Vols picked up their shooting early in the second half and began to pull away, taking a 52-38 lead on a Baugh lay-up with 15:31 left in the game.

UT reinforced its dominance, scoring 21 of the opening stanza’s final 27 points, to take a 48-24 halftime lead. Burdick scored all seven of her first-half points in the run as the Lady Vols’ 24-point advantage at intermission was their largest of the season.

Tennessee led 41-32 at halftime thanks to some strong shooting from three-point range as UT knocked down 7-of-13 (54 percent) from beyond the arc in the first 20 minutes. The Big Orange was led by Simmons, who was 3-of-5 with 10 first-half points. Baugh added 11 points in the first half along with five rebounds as the Lady Vols held a 29-18 rebounding edge at intermission. UT expanded a 27-26 lead with 5:19 left to as big as 11 (38-27) with 1:28 left in the first half. Texas had drawn within one on a three-pointer by Fontenette before the Lady Vols went on an 11-1 spurt. The Lady Vols return to action next Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York as Tennessee takes on #22 DePaul in the Maggie Dixon Classic. Tip-off is set for 1:30 p.m. and will be televised on ESPNU.

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

GAME 8 #6 UT vs. #11 Rutgers // Dec. 13, 2011

DePaul 61

HAMPTON, KEISHA HARRY, KATHERINE MARTIN, ANNA HRYNKO, BRITTANY REYNOLDS, KELSEY ROGOWSKI, MEGAN GABRIEL, KARIMA PENNY, JASMINE MULCHRONE, MAUREE Team Totals

51 05 12 20 21 25 31 33

FG % 1st Half: 10-37 27.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5%

TENNESSEE 67 • 6-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

5-13 2-7 4-14 2-13 0-4 1-4 0-1 6-7 1-5

2-4 0-0 1-4 2-9 0-2 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-5

21-68

7-28

2-3 3-4 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 4-6 0-0

2 4 6 5 5 2 7 5 1 3 4 3 2 5 7 4 1 0 1 3 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 4 3 1 3 4 2 3 1 4 12-18 20 22 42 26

2nd half: 11-31 35.5% 2nd half: 3-13 23.1% 2nd half: 7-10 70.0%

A TO Blk Stl

14 7 10 8 0 3 0 16 3

0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 2

3 4 7 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 61 10 24

Min

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2

8 200

Game: 21-68 30.9% Game: 7-28 25.0% Game: 12-18 66.7%

23 30 30 35 20 11 3 25 23

Deadball Rebounds 2,1

TENNESSEE 84

BAUGH, Vicki JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna SIMMONS, Meighan SPANI, Taber BASS, Briana BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle Team Totals

25 40 10 13 01 11 15 20

f f f g g

1-1 6-13 3-11 4-7 4-9 0-0 4-6 6-12 1-2

0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

29-61

0-5

4-5 4-5 6-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 7-10 0-1 4-6

0 0 0 2 6 3 9 2 1 8 9 0 1 2 3 2 1 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 3 9 12 4 1 1 2 4 1 3 4 26-35 14 32 46 16

2nd half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd half: 0-3 0.0% 2nd half: 17-23 73.9%

A TO Blk Stl

6 16 12 9 8 0 15 12 6

0 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 0

9 19

2 3 3 4 3 1 1 2 0

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 2 2 2 0 0 3 4 0

1st

2nd

Total

29 41

32 43

61 84

40 11 15 20

FG % 1st Half: 9-29 31.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-11 36.4% FT % 1st Half: 11-13 84.6%

0-0 0-0 3-8 3-5 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0

21-55

9-18

5 2 7 1 3 3 6 4 1 5 6 2 3 2 5 2 3 6 9 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 16-25 19 26 45 12

2nd half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd half: 5-12 41.7%

4-5 5-6 2-6 0-0 3-5 0-0 2-3 0-0

A TO Blk Stl

6 9 13 13 22 0 4 0

3 1 1 3 2 0 1 0

Min

2 5 3 1 3 0 1 1

3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

1 28 0 27 0 40 0 31 3 400 9 1 23 0 2

67 11 16

5 200

Game: 21-55 38.2% Game: 9-18 50.0% Game: 16-25 64.0%

Deadball Rebounds 1,1

Rutgers 61 • 9-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

12 29 34 20 30 8 24 32 11

SYKES, April CANTY, Briyona OLIVER, Monique RUSHDAN, Khadijah SPEED, Nikki WHEELER, Erica DAVIS, Syessence EVANS, Christa RICHARDSON, Shakena LANEY, Betnijah Team Totals

Deadball Rebounds 3

1-4 2-4 4-12 5-12 8-18 0-2 1-3 0-0

34 01 11 03 15 20 22 44

FG % 1st Half: 12-33 36.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

f 12-23 f 0-3 f 2-4 g 7-16 g 0-3 3-9 0-0 2-3 0-0 1-6

3-10 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

0-1 0-0 1-1 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2

27-67

3-17

4-8

2nd half: 15-34 44.1% 2nd half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd half: 1-4 25.0%

3 4 7 3 3 4 7 4 3 3 6 2 2 3 5 4 0 3 3 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 16 22 38 19

A TO Blk Stl

Min

27 0 5 16 0 6 0 4 0 3

1 3 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1

1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

38 28 24 38 14 24 0+ 16 2 16

61 13

8 200

Game: 27-67 40.3% Game: 3-17 17.6% Game: 4-8 50.0%

Deadball Rebounds 1,1

Officials: Dennis DeMayo, May Forsberg, Susan Blauch Technical fouls: TENNESSEE-None. Rutgers-None. Attendance: 6368

Points DPU UT

In Paint 18 50

Off T/O 13 23

2nd Fast Chance Break 16 0 16 6

Bench 22 33

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 4 times.

Score by periods TENNESSEE Rutgers

1st

2nd

Total

33 28

34 33

67 61

Last FG - UT 2nd-01:53, RU 2nd-00:08. Largest lead - UT by 13 1st-06:53, RU by 5 2nd-15:38.

Points UT RU

In Paint 18 38

Off T/O 9 12

2nd Fast Chance Break 18 10 12 10

Bench 4 13

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 6 times.

NEW YORK - Glory Johnson scored 16 points and Cierra Burdick added 15 to help No. 7 Tennessee beat No. 20 DePaul 84-61 on Sunday in the Maggie Dixon Classic at Madison Square Garden.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The sixth-ranked Tennessee women’s basketball team used a pivotal 13-0 run late in the second half to propel the Lady Vols to a 67-61 victory over No. 11 Rutgers on Tuesday evening at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.

Shekinna Stricklen added 12 points while Alicia Manning had season-highs of 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Lady Vols (5-2), who saw their 12-point halftime lead cut to 41-37 before using an 15-4 run to take control. Stricklen had six points during the burst.

The sixth-ranked Lady Vols lost all of a 13-point lead and found themselves down by three before taking control with a late run to seal their 67-61 victory over the Scarlet Knights. Sophomore guard Meighan Simmons hit two clutch 3-pointers during the game-changing spurt.

Her layup made it 56-43 with 11:19 left and DePaul (8-2) couldn’t get within single digits the rest of the way. Tennessee coach Pat Summitt was honored during No. 1 Baylor’s 73-59 victory over St. John’s with the Maggie Dixon Courage award. Summitt announced in August that she had been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. Both the Lady Bears and Red Storm came out of their timeouts to applaud the winningest coach in college basketball. Jasmine Penny scored 16 points and Keisha Hampton added 14 for DePaul. It was the second time Tennessee played in the Classic named for the former Army women’s coach. The Lady Vols beat Rutgers two years ago. The Scarlet Knights had played in all four of the previous Garden events. Army hosted Ohio State at West Point the first year. The 28-year-old Dixon died April 6, 2006, of arrhythmia, probably caused by an enlarged heart. Her death came three weeks after she finished her first season as Army coach. She won the admiration of the academy and all of college basketball for leading Army to its first NCAA berth, where the Cadets lost in the first round to Summitt’s Lady Vols. Tennessee was playing its first game without freshman point guard Ariel Massengale. She had started every game averaging 7.2 points and 5.8 assists. She injured a finger on her left hand while diving for a loose ball at the end of practice on Thursday and will be sidelined for a few weeks.

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

Last FG - DPU 2nd-00:19, UT 2nd-00:43. Largest lead - DPU by 4 1st-16:35, UT by 25 2nd-00:43.

Officials: Denise Brooks, Mark Zentz, Bryan Enterline Technical fouls: DePaul-None. TENNESSEE-None. Attendance: 5486 Maggie Dixon Classic Score by periods DePaul TENNESSEE

Min

3 13 200

Game: 29-61 47.5% Game: 0-5 0.0% Game: 26-35 74.3%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

FG % 1st Half: 16-32 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-2 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 9-12 75.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

BAUGH, Vicki JOHNSON, Glory SIMMONS, Meighan SPANI, Taber STRICKLEN, Shekinna BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle Team Totals

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

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NCAA HISTORY

PLAYER CAPSULES

Player

SEASON STATISTICS

GAME NOTES

GAME 7 #7 UT vs. #20/21 DePaul // Dec. 11, 2011

Trailing 54-51 with 8:33 left, Tennessee (6-2) scored 13 straight points, holding Rutgers without a point for nearly 8 minutes. Vicki Baugh started the burst with a layup and Simmons hit consecutive 3-pointers to give the Lady Vols a 61-54 lead. Taber Spani hit another 3 with 1:52 left to seal the victory. The game featured two Hall of Fame coaches with Pat Summitt and C. Vivian Stringer of Rutgers. The long-time friends have combined for nearly 1,950 victories during their illustrious careers. They stand first and third on the women’s basketball all-time victory list. Summitt received a warm standing ovation from the crowd before the game and shared a long embrace with Stringer. Rutgers players wore warmup shirts that said “We Back Pat” in honor of Summitt’s battle with Alzeheimer’s. The school also presented Tennessee with a collage of Stringer’s favorite photos with Summitt and a commemorative jersey at the half. Tennessee held Rutgers scoreless over a 7:55 span as April Sykes connected from downtown with 38 seconds left. As the Lady Vols squandered free throw opportunities, the Scarlet Knights made things interesting, coming as close as 65-61 before a pair of free throws from Shekinna Stricklen sealed the victory for UT. The Lady Vols got off to a quick start behind Stricklen. The senior preseason All-American had 10 straight points for Tennessee during one stretch. Her jumper with 5:48 left in the half gave the Lady Vols a 33-20 lead. That would be their last points before the half as Rutgers turned up its defensive pressure, scoring the final eight points before the break, including four by Sykes. Rutgers continued the run to start the second half scoring 11 of the first 14 points. Sykes’ layup 2 1/2 minutes in gave Rutgers its first lead of the game at 37-36. Khadijah Rushdan’s basket moments later capped the 19-3 burst. Neither team could pull away. Rutgers built a 54-51 lead on consecutive scores by Rushdan and a layup by Sykes with 8:33 left. That would be the Scarlet Knights’ final points until Sykes hit a 3-pointer with 35.9 seconds left that made it 64-57. Rutgers would get within four on Monique’s Oliver’s lay-in with 12.6 seconds left. Rushdan finished with 16 points. Spani and Simmons each had 13 points for Tennessee.

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GAME 9

GAME 10

#6 UT vs. UCLA // Dec. 17, 2011

#6 UT vs. #4 Stanford // Dec. 20, 2011 TENNESSEE 80 • 7-3

TENNESSEE 85 • 7-2 ## 21 25 10 13 40 01 11 15 20

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player BAUGH, Vicki JOHNSON, Glory SIMMONS, Meighan SPANI, Taber STRICKLEN, Shekinna BASS, Briana BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 19-25 76.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% FT % 1st Half: 1-1 100.0

f f g g g

6-9 7-9 8-14 5-7 5-6 0-0 2-4 3-3 0-0

0-0 0-0 2-5 4-6 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

2-3 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

36-52

7-14

6-10

2nd half: 17-27 63.0% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd half: 5-9 55.6%

1 11 12 1 4 5 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 24 28

A TO Blk Stl

2 2 3 4 1 0 0 4 0

Player

26 38 39 29 33 1 11 19 4

JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna BAUGH, Vicki SIMMONS, Meighan SPANI, Taber MASSENGALE, Ariel BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle Team Totals

1 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 1

14 17 18 14 11 1 4 6 0

3 0 3 3 3 0 2 1 0

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1

85 16 15

6 200

Game: 36-52 69.2% Game: 7-14 50.0% Game: 6-10 60.0%

Deadball Rebounds 4

Player

Nyingifa, Atonye Gardner, Rhema Lemberger, Thea Williams, Mariah Gardner, Rebekah Faulk, Moriah Swain, Kacy Walker, Markel Costa, Corinne Team Totals

20 01 05 35 00 10 23 34

FG % 1st Half: 15-34 44.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

4-9 1-4 5-12 0-4 9-18 1-5 2-4 3-11 0-1

0-0 0-0 1-6 0-1 5-9 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0

2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0

25-68

7-18

7-8

2nd half: 10-34 29.4% 2nd half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 7-8 87.5%

3 0 3 3 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 2 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 7 1 8 0 0 0 1 4 5 19 12 31

A TO Blk Stl

0 1 0 2 3 0 0 3 0

10 2 11 0 24 2 4 11 0

1 0 6 3 1 0 0 4 0

2 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 0

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0

64 15 11

7 200

Game: 25-68 36.8% Game: 7-18 38.9% Game: 7-8 87.5%

Min

27 12 39 29 37 9 10 31 6

Deadball Rebounds 1

Officials: Michael Price, Brenda Pantoja, Cathi Cornell Technical fouls: TENNESSEE-None. UCLA-None. Attendance: 2025 Score by periods TENNESSEE UCLA

40 21 10 13 05 11 15 20

FG % 1st Half: 16-26 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 FT % 1st Half: 6-8

61.5% 37.5% 75.0%

f 4-5 f 10-17 c 0-2 g 5-12 g 3-6 0-1 0-0 4-9 0-1 26-53

0-0 3-8 0-0 1-5 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-3 0-0 6-20

A TO Blk Stl

1 5 6 3 1 2 3 4 2 1 3 4 0 2 2 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 22-29 11 18 29 16

18 27 2 13 9 0 2 9 0

0 2 0 4 2 1 0 2 0

10-12 4-6 2-4 2-3 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0

2nd half: 10-27 37.0% 2nd half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 16-21 76.2%

Min

3 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 0

2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

80 11 13

6 200

Game: 26-53 49.1% Game: 6-20 30.0% Game: 22-29 75.9%

33 40 16 37 25 11 8 27 3

Deadball Rebounds 2

Stanford 97 • 8-1

UCLA 64 • 5-4 ##

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot

Min

1st

2nd

Total

45 34

40 30

85 64

Last FG - UT 2nd-00:32, UCLA 2nd-01:40. Largest lead - UT by 23 2nd-09:38, UCLA None.

Points UT UCLA

In Paint 36 16

Off T/O 14 15

2nd Fast Chance Break 4 12 17 0

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot

Player

Greenfield, Taylor Ogwumike, Chiney Ogwumike, Nnemkadi La Rocque, Lindy Kokenis, Toni James, Sara Payne, Erica Orrange, Amber Samuelson, Bonnie Boothe, Sarah Tinkle, Joslyn Team Totals

13 30 15 31 21 25 33 41 42 44

FG % 1st Half: 19-40 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 FT % 1st Half: 5-5

47.5% 41.7% 100.0

f 2-3 f 6-12 f 19-27 g 1-4 g 8-18 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-1

2-3 0-0 0-0 1-4 5-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-1

37-69

9-21

A TO Blk Stl

1 1 2 1 2 3 5 4 8 9 17 3 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 5 14-16 14 21 35 16

6 14 42 3 26 1 0 0 5 0 0

4 1 3 4 4 0 0 3 0 0 1

2nd half: 18-29 62.1% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 9-11 81.8%

0-0 2-2 4-4 0-0 5-6 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0

97 20

0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 9

Min

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4

1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 200

Game: 37-69 53.6% Game: 9-21 42.9% Game: 14-16 87.5%

25 30 39 25 38 1 1 8 11 6 16

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Lisa Jones, Marianne Karp, Robert Scofield Technical fouls: TENNESSEE-HARRISON, Isabelle. Stanford-None. Attendance: 7329 Bench 11 17

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.

LOS ANGELES - Meighan Simmons scored 18 points, Glory Johnson added 17 and No. 6 Tennessee made 18 of its first 20 shots in beating UCLA 85-64 on Saturday. Vicki Baugh had 14 points and 12 rebounds, Taber Spani added 14 points and Shekinna Stricklen scored 11 for the Lady Vols, who shot 36 of 52 (69.6 percent) from the floor -- not far off the school record of 72.1 percent against Old Dominion on Jan. 4, 1989.

Score by periods TENNESSEE Stanford

1st

2nd

Total

41 48

39 49

80 97

Last FG - UT 2nd-00:05, STAN 2nd-01:27. Largest lead - UT by 9 1st-13:21, STAN by 19 2nd-02:06.

Points UT STAN

In Paint 18 40

Off T/O 13 14

2nd Fast Chance Break 10 4 14 4

Bench 11 6

Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Nnemkadi Ogwumike scored a career-high 42 points and dazzled in what might have been the most meaningful home game of her senior season, and No. 4 Stanford beat sixth-ranked Tennessee 97-80 on Tuesday night in one of women’s basketballs best rivalries. The Cardinal extended their school-record home winning streak to 68 games at Maples Pavilion, where a sellout crowd of 7,329 waved red “We Back Pat” rally towels in support of Hall of Fame Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt, who revealed in August she has early onset Alzheimer’s.

Rebekah Gardner scored 15 of her career-high 24 points in the first half for UCLA (5-4), and Thea Lemberger and Markel Walker added 11 points each for the Bruins.

Shekinna Stricklen scored a career-high 27 points to lead the Lady Vols, who had their five-game winning streak snapped.

The win was the fourth straight for the Lady Vols (7-2) and their 18th in 19 meetings alltime against UCLA. It also raised Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt’s career record to 1,078-201.

Glory Johnson added 18 points, six rebounds, two blocks and two steals and Meighan Simmons scored 13 for Tennessee on a night Ogwumike put on a show for national television.

The 59-year-old Hall of Famer, in her 38th season at Tennessee, is the only coach in NCAA men’s and women’s basketball history to reach 1,000 wins.

Ogwumike’s basket that hit the rim and bounced in with 10:59 left gave the Cardinal their first double-digit lead of the game at 65-55 - and they only built on that the rest of the way. Ogwumike’s two free throws with 3:49 left topped her previous best outing of 38 points on April 4, 2010, against Oklahoma.

The Lady Vols never trailed, making their first eight shots, including three 3-pointers, for a 19-8 lead. The Bruins went on a 10-3 run to draw within four points before Tennessee had a 21-9 burst to make it 43-27. The Lady Vols then missed five of six shots, leaving them shooting 19 of 25 (76 percent) and with a 45-34 lead at halftime. Tennessee outscored the Bruins 9-2 to begin the second half for a 54-36 lead. UCLA wasn’t closer than 13 points after that. A layup by Baugh with 7:29 remaining made it 74-52, with Tennessee shooting 32 of 43 (74.4 percent) from the field at that stage. There were only four fouls called and just one free throw in the first half, and 17 fouls and 18 free throws in the game. Tennessee played its third straight game without starting point guard Ariel Massengale, who dislocated her left middle finger during practice earlier this month.

Her sophomore sister, Chiney, added 14 points as the Cardinal shot 53.6 percent. Tennessee shot a sizzling 61.5 percent in the first half to stay within 48-41 at the break before going a cool 37 percent in the second half to finish at 49.1 percent. The Cardinal, riding a streak of four straight Final Fours without a championship, haven’t lost on their home floor at raucous Maples Pavilion since falling to Florida State in the second round of the NCAA tournament on March 19, 2007. Stanford has beaten Tennessee three times during that span - also a 73-69 win on Dec. 22, 2007, and a 67-52 victory on Dec. 19, 2009. There also was that monumental 71-59 victory last Dec. 30 that snapped top-ranked Connecticut’s record 90-game winning streak. Summitt walked onto the court a few minutes before tipoff to a rousing standing ovation from the sellout crowd. Fellow Hall of Famer VanDerveer was shown on the main elevated center-court scoreboard offering her support to Summitt while acknowleding how much Stanford cherishes the rivalry and regular non-conference meetings with the Lady Vols. VanDerveer said Stanford’s program “is behind her 100 percent.” Summitt was not yet on the court with her team to see the presentation. “Pat, we love you, we care about you and we wish you the very best in your battle with Alzheimer’s,” said the video with VanDerveer, who walked to the opposite bench to greet Summitt. They posed for a few photos together. The Cardinal began the game 3 for 13 to 6 of 8 for Tennessee, which jumped out to a 10-3 lead in the opening 2:50. The Lady Vols were whistled for a technical foul at the 11:18 mark of the first half for having six players on the court. Stanford converted both free throws to cut Tennessee’s lead to 16-15. Tennessee freshman guard Ariel Massengale, who had missed last three games nursing a dislocated middle finger on her left hand that required minor surgery, entered the game for the first time with 10:45 left. The Lady Vols beat DePaul and won at both Rutgers and UCLA without her. Massengale practiced Monday in the Bay Area.

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GAME 11

GAME 12

#7/8 UT vs. Old Dominion // Dec. 28, 2011

TENNESSEE 73 • 9-3, 1-0 SEC

Old Dominion 37 • 3-10 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

RICHARDS, Shakeva LEWIS, Tia BETZ-WHITE, Ashley COOK, Jackie GUILFORD, JoNiquia BUCHAN, Mairi ALLISON, Rebecca HALL, Myeisha CAMPBELL, Brittany WASHINGTON, Brianca MINOR, Tiffany JACKSON, Tiye Team Totals

11 14 23 03 04 12 25 30 32 50

25.0% 16.7% 75.0%

0-2 4-12 3-9 5-10 1-7 2-4 0-1 0-6 0-0 0-0 0-5 0-3

0-0 0-0 3-6 1-5 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1

0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

15-59

4-16

3-6

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

7-27 3-10 0-2

25.9% 30.0% 0.0%

0 1 1 1 6 2 8 4 2 2 4 1 3 1 4 3 2 2 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 1 3 19 13 32 15

Player

24 34 27 33 23 13 3 20 2 1 13 7

MANNING, Alicia JOHNSON, Glory MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan STRICKLEN, Shekinna BURDICK, Cierra HARRISON, Isabelle BAUGH, Vicki Team Totals

A TO Blk Stl

0 8 9 13 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1

1 5 4 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 0

0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8 23

3 200

Game: 15-59 25.4% Game: 4-16 25.0% Game: 3-6 50.0%

Deadball Rebounds 1

TENNESSEE 90 • 8-3

MANNING, Alicia JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan BASS, Briana BURDICK, Cierra HARRISON, Isabelle BAUGH, Vicki Team Totals

25 40 05 10 01 11 20 21

FG % 1st Half: 20-40 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%

4-10 6-12 3-7 4-6 5-13 3-8 2-4 5-7 5-8

0-0 0-0 0-3 3-3 2-7 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

37-75

6-17

7 8 5 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 5 7 3 0 10-14 27 27

2nd half: 17-35 48.6% 2nd half: 0-5 0.0% 2nd half: 6-9 66.7%

1-1 4-5 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-4

15 0 11 0 4 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 5 3 3 0 12 1 3 54 10

A TO Blk Stl

9 16 8 11 12 9 4 10 11

5 1 0 5 1 2 9 1 2

0 2 1 0 2 0 3 1 2

90 26 11

0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2

6 0 2 4 1 1 1 1 0

Min

29 26 24 21 20 19 24 14 23

5 16 200

Game: 37-75 49.3% Game: 6-17 35.3% Game: 10-14 71.4%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Laura C. Morris, Brian Hall, Rob Fessler Technical fouls: Old Dominion-None. TENNESSEE-None. Attendance: 15409 1st

2nd

Total

20 50

17 40

37 90

Last FG - ODU 2nd-03:51, UT 2nd-00:46. Largest lead - ODU by 4 1st-19:11, UT by 53 2nd-00:44.

Points ODU UT

11 20 21

FG % 1st Half: 10-34 29.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-11 9.1% FT % 1st Half: 10-11 90.9%

In Paint 8 46

Off T/O 1 26

2nd Fast Chance Break 12 2 23 12

Bench 4 34

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 3 times.

KNOXVILLE - Behind double-doubles from seniors Vicki Baugh and Glory Johnson, the seventhranked Tennessee women’s basketball team topped Old Dominion, 90-37, Wednesday evening at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Lady Vols spent their practices since last week’s 17-point loss at No. 4 Stanford focused on regaining the defensive excellence that coach Pat Summitt expects of them. The result was a near perfect effort in a 90-37 win over Old Dominion on Wednesday night. “Tonight, it was about Tennessee,” associate head coach Holly Warlick said. “It was about what was across our chest. We focused on getting better. I think what we did today was indicative of how hard we’ve practiced on the defensive end.” Warlick estimated the team had spent all of two minutes total working on offense during practices on Monday and Tuesday. The coaches and players used the rest of the time to work on rebounding, pass deflections and preventing transition baskets -- all things that haunted them in the 97-80 loss to the Cardinal on Dec. 20.

21-65

3-16

4-4 4-5 2-3 7-8 5-5 2-2 0-0 4-4

3 2 5 2 6 7 13 3 1 3 4 3 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 6 9 2 6 3 9 28-31 23 26 49 14

2nd half: 11-31 35.5% 2nd half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 18-20 90.0%

A TO Blk Stl

10 14 4 20 17 2 2 4

3 2 2 2 3 0 0 0

1 4 2 5 0 0 2 4

73 12 18

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Min

2 3 1 1 3 1 0 1

25 32 36 37 36 13 5 16

1 12 200

Game: 21-65 32.3% Game: 3-16 18.8% Game: 28-31 90.3%

Deadball Rebounds 1

Auburn 52 • 8-6, 0-1 SEC ##

Player

Alverson, Blanche Hilliard, Chantel Muhammad, Hasina Jennings, Morgan Simmons, Parrisha Ouardad, Najat Strain, Courtney Glymph, Camille Williams, Jassany Tanner, Tyrese Davis, Peyton Team Totals

00 02 04 03 11 22 25 32 34

FG % 1st Half: 10-25 40.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

2-7 2-2 3-11 0-5 0-0 0-0 0-1 7-14 2-5 3-6 0-0 19-51

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

1-2 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-10 0-0 0-0 0-0

1-1 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-5 0-0

7-16

7-12

9-26 3-7 2-5

34.6% 42.9% 40.0%

1 5 6 3 1 1 2 5 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 2 5 5 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 9 22 31 26

A TO Blk Stl

6 5 7 1 0 0 0 21 4 8 0

2 0 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Min

2 3 6 5 1 2 1 1 1 2 1

0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1

0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1

52 13 25

7 200

Game: 19-51 37.3% Game: 7-16 43.8% Game: 7-12 58.3%

26 14 29 33 12 8 2 29 17 26 4

Deadball Rebounds 2,1

Officials: Bryan Enterline (R), Gina Cross, Michael McConnell Technical fouls: TENNESSEE-None. Auburn-None. Attendance: 4269 Southeastern Conference Opener Score by periods TENNESSEE Auburn

1st

2nd

Total

31 29

42 23

73 52

Points UT AU

In Paint 26 16

Last FG - UT 2nd-02:39, AU 2nd-00:19. Largest lead - UT by 24 2nd-00:31, AU by 4 1st-10:27.

Off T/O 27 15

2nd Fast Chance Break 30 4 14 0

Bench 8 33

Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 2 times.

AUBURN, Ala. - The seventh-ranked Tennessee women’s basketball team opened the new year and SEC play with a 73-52 win against Auburn on Sunday afternoon at Auburn Arena, marking UT’s 34th consecutive SEC win dating back to the 2009-10 season.

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

Score by periods Old Dominion TENNESSEE

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f f g g

0-0 0-0 0-1 1-5 2-9 0-1 0-0 0-0

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

Player

3-6 5-9 1-5 6-15 5-18 0-3 1-4 0-5

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

NCAA HISTORY

FG % 1st Half: 8-32 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 FT % 1st Half: 3-4

f c g g g

Min

PLAYER CAPSULES

Player

SEASON STATISTICS

## 44

GAME NOTES

#7/8 UT at Auburn // Jan. 1, 2012

The Lady Vols won going away in a game when their shots weren’t falling. Hounding Auburn into mistakes helped. Meighan Simmons scored 20 points and the Lady Vols (No. 8 ESPN/USA Today, No. 7 AP) closed on a big run. Tennessee (9-3, 1-0 SEC) came into the game last in the league in scoring defense, giving up 63.5 points a game, but forced 25 turnovers and had 12 steals. It was more than enough to earn the Lady Vols a 34th-consecutive SEC win.

The Lady Vols (8-3) outrebounded the Lady Monarchs 54-32, limited them to 25 percent shooting, forced 23 turnovers and gave up just one basket on the fastbreak. Tennessee now has won 16 straight and 31 of the last 32 against the Lady Monarchs, whose 37 points was the lowest total scored by either team in the 45-game annual series. Tennessee appeared a bit rusty on the offensive end early against Old Dominion (3-10), which scored the first two baskets of the game. The Lady Monarchs were leading 8-7 when Alicia Manning hit a jumper with 16:14 in the first half that launched a 14-2 run to give the Lady Vols control of the game. Ariel Massengale, who hadn’t started a game since dislocating her left middle finger in practice Dec. 8, hit back-to-back 3s in the span of 28 seconds during the stretch. “I was really happy with our play at the very beginning because Tennessee is such a big place to play and it’s really big-time,” Old Dominion guard Jackie Cook said. “I was really proud of how we stepped up and played from the very start. We just couldn’t finish.” Tennessee took a commanding 50-20 halftime lead against Old Dominion by shooting 50 percent from the field and hitting 6 of 12 from 3. The Lady Vols turned the ball over just twice and posted 15 assists before the break.

The Lady Vols closed the game on a 19-6 run to turn a tight contest into a blowout and win for the 27th time in the last 30 meetings with the Tigers (8-6, 0-1). Shekinna Stricklen added 17 points for Tennessee but was disgusted with her 5-of-18 shooting performance. Glory Johnson had 14 points and 13 rebounds and Alicia Manning scored 10 points. Simmons had 13 in the second half. Camille Glymph led Auburn with 21 points, making 5 of 10 from 3-point range. The Lady Vols struggled from the field, shooting just 32 percent (21 of 65) after coming in as the SEC’s second-best shooting team. However, they gave Auburn troubles on the boards and with a trapping defense that often forced the Tigers into hurried shots with the shot clock ticking down. Tennessee also dominated in rebounding 49-31. The Lady Vols turned a 31-29 halftime lead into a 14-point cushion midway through the second half. Johnson also boiled down the essence of Summitt’s halftime message.

Their improved defense led to balanced offense, with Johnson logging 16 points and 11 rebounds. Baugh had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Meighan Simmons added 12 points, Massengale scored 11, Isabelle Harrison had 10 and Alicia Manning grabbed 15 rebounds.

“Basically, if we don’t get it together, we’re walking home,” she said. “And it’s a long walk. I figured this isn’t the way Tennessee plays. We know how to play and we’re not playing to our standards. When we’re not rebounding and settling for good shots instead of great shots, that’s what happens.”

“I like a game like this because we’re working on ourselves,” Johnson said. `We’re working on ourselves as a team and we’re trying to get better and work on our defense. We have so many things that we have to work on outside of the big games. We only have so much time.”

Auburn managed to cut the 14-point deficit in half with Glymph hitting back-to-back 3s to make it 53-46 with 8 minutes to play.

Cook led Old Dominion with 13 points, as the Lady Vols managed to frustrate Old Dominion’s top player, Tia Lewis. Lewis entered the game averaging 18.1 points and 9.7 rebounds but finished with eight points, eight rebounds and four fouls.

Then, Tennessee hit 7 of 8 free throws over the next 3 minutes to spark a 9-0 run and all but put the game away. The Lady Vols went 28 of 31 from the line to help overcome the poor shooting night.

By the end of the game, Tennessee had scored 46 and had 26 points off turnovers. Old Dominion only scored eight points inside and had just a single point off the Lady Vols’ 11 giveaways.

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GAME 13

GAME 14

#6/7 UT vs. Chattanooga // Jan. 3, 2012

#6/7 UT vs. #16/15 Georgia // Jan. 5, 2012

Chattanooga 47 • 8-4

Player

HOOD, Whitney HALL, Taylor CHRISTOPHER, Kayla TOWNSEND, Tenisha LAMBERT, Kylie SOUTHERN, Ashley TOWNS, Ka'Vonne DOWNES, Meghan BLACK, Alex FREEMAN, Kayla DUPREE, Faith Team Totals

31 03 05 22 02 11 12 21 32 34

FG % 1st Half: 6-29 3FG % 1st Half: 0-8 FT % 1st Half: 4-4

#16/15 Georgia 51 • 12-3, 1-1 SEC

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

20.7% 0.0% 100.0

f f g g g

4-7 1-7 1-9 1-5 2-7 0-2 0-3 1-5 0-1 0-0 7-10

0-0 0-1 0-4 1-5 1-4 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1

17-56

3-17

2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2

2 1 3 4 1 3 4 0 1 2 3 2 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 4 3 7 10-12 10 18 28 13

2nd half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 6-8 75.0%

A TO Blk Stl

10 4 2 3 8 0 1 2 0 0 17

1 0 6 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1

0 1 2 1 4 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 47 11 17

Min

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0

7 200

Game: 17-56 30.4% Game: 3-17 17.6% Game: 10-12 83.3%

17 21 33 28 31 4 15 16 12 5 18

Deadball Rebounds 0

TENNESSEE 90 • 10-3 ##

Player

MANNING, Alicia JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko BURDICK, Cierra HARRISON, Isabelle BAUGH, Vicki Team Totals

25 40 05 10 01 04 11 20 21

FG % 1st Half: 18-32 56.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 10-12 83.3%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f f g g

2-5 4-8 2-7 6-6 4-14 3-5 1-2 4-9 5-12 3-4

0-0 0-0 0-2 4-4 2-6 3-5 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0

34-72

9-20

1 4 5 1 5 8 13 0 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 3 0 3 1 2 1 3 1 3 5 8 1 3 6 9 3 2 1 3 13-17 24 31 55 12

2nd half: 16-40 40.0% 2nd half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd half: 3-5 60.0%

2-2 2-2 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 3-4

A TO Blk Stl

6 10 4 19 10 9 2 8 13 9

1 2 3 2 2 1 4 2 1 1

2 1 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 2

90 19 13

0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 2

1 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2

Min

21 20 21 23 24 17 16 19 20 19

9 10 200

Game: 34-72 47.2% Game: 9-20 45.0% Game: 13-17 76.5%

Deadball Rebounds 0

Officials: Billy Smith, Angel Stanton, Carla Fountain Technical fouls: Chattanooga-None. TENNESSEE-None. Attendance: 11754 Score by periods Chattanooga TENNESSEE

1st

2nd

Total

16 50

31 40

47 90

Last FG - UTC 2nd-00:14, UT 2nd-00:23. Largest lead - UTC by 2 1st-19:22, UT by 46 2nd-00:23.

Points UTC UT

In Paint 12 30

Off T/O 6 19

2nd Fast Chance Break 9 0 30 6

Bench 20 41

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

HASSELL,Jasmine MILLER,Khaalidah ARMSTRONG,Anne Mari JAMES,Jasmine MITCHELL,Meredith BENNETT,Danielle DONALD,Krista WILLIS,Tamika FORD,Erika Team Totals

01 03 10 11 04 15 23 31

FG % 1st Half: 11-31 35.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

f g g g g

4-7 1-8 4-7 3-12 6-16 1-5 1-3 1-1 1-4

0-0 1-6 1-2 0-2 1-5 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-2

0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

22-63

4-21

3-6

2nd half: 11-32 34.4% 2nd half: 1-11 9.1% 2nd half: 1-2 50.0%

2 0 2 4 0 2 2 2 1 4 5 2 0 3 3 2 3 4 7 3 0 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 3 3 1 1 3 4 9 23 32 21

A TO Blk Stl

8 3 9 8 14 3 2 2 2

0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0

2 0 1 2 3 3 1 0 0

0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0

0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0

7 12

3 200

Game: 22-63 34.9% Game: 4-21 19.0% Game: 3-6 50.0%

Min

24 25 24 34 38 9 16 17 13

Deadball Rebounds 2

TENNESSEE 80 • 11-3, 2-0 SEC ##

Player

MANNING, Alicia JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko BURDICK, Cierra HARRISON, Isabelle BAUGH, Vicki Team Totals

25 40 05 10 01 04 11 20 21

FG % 1st Half: 14-27 51.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f f g g

0-4 8-11 5-15 8-12 3-11 0-0 0-5 1-2 1-4 2-2

0-0 0-0 0-3 2-3 2-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

28-66

4-13

0-0 6-11 2-3 1-1 2-2 0-0 2-2 1-2 2-3 4-4

2 3 5 4 9 13 2 6 8 2 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 8 10 3 3 6 20-28 19 33 52

2nd half: 14-39 35.9% 2nd half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd half: 15-22 68.2%

A TO Blk Stl

0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 2

0 22 12 19 10 0 2 3 4 8

1 0 3 9 1 0 2 0 0 0

2 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

80 16 11

6 200

Game: 28-66 42.4% Game: 4-13 30.8% Game: 20-28 71.4%

Min

20 32 36 35 29 3 9 9 7 20

Deadball Rebounds 4

Officials: Tina Napier, Mary Day, Bob Trammell Technical fouls: #16/15 Georgia-None. TENNESSEE-None. Attendance: 13721 Score by periods #16/15 Georgia TENNESSEE

1st

2nd

Total

27 36

24 44

51 80

Last FG - GA 2nd-00:56, UT 2nd-00:18. Largest lead - GA by 2 1st-19:09, UT by 31 2nd-02:25.

Points GA UT

In Paint 12 42

Off T/O 4 9

2nd Fast Chance Break 6 2 20 12

Bench 9 17

Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 1 time.

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The #6/7 Lady Vols used a 30-0 run in the first half to run away with a 90-47 victory over Chattanooga on Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tennessee moved to 10-3 with the easy win in its final home non-conference game this season. The Lady Vols will play their third game in five nights on Thursday as Georgia comes to Knoxville for a 7 p.m., tip-off on CSS.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - #6/7 Tennessee pulled away from #16/15 Georgia with a 32-9 run in the second half before 13,721 fans to post a 80-51 victory at Thompson-Boling Arena on Thursday night. Glory Johnson posted a double-double to lead four players in double-figures. For Johnson, her 22-point, 13-rebound effort was her fourth straight double-double I and sixth this season. The freshman Ariel Massengale nearly notched her first-career double-double as she tied her careerhighs with 19 points and 9 assists.

Freshman Ariel Massengale (19 points) and Isabelle Harrison (13 points) each scored career-highs in the win as four Lady Vols scored in double-figures. Glory Johnson tallied a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Meighan Simmons also scored 10 points.

The Lady Vols improved to 11-3 overall and 2-0 in the SEC with its fourth win a row. Georgia suffered just its third loss to stand at 12-3 and 1-1 in the league. The loss ended the Lady Bulldogs four-game win streak.

For Johnson, it was her third straight double-double and sixth of the season.

Tennessee dominated the glass, holding a 52-32 edge on the boards led by Johnson. Vicki Baugh also hauled down 10 to go along with eight points. The Lady Vols’ defense was stellar in holding Georgia to just 34.9 percent from the floor including 4-of-21 from 3-point range.

The Lady Vols outrebounded the Lady Mocs, 55-28, while shooting 47.2 percent from the floor. Chattanooga was limited to just 30.4 percent for the game including 20.7 (6-of-29) in the first half.

Meighan Simmons scored in double-figures for the seventh game in a row with 10. Shekinna Stricklen tallied 12 for her 12th game of the year with 10 or more.

The game marked the return of junior guard Kamiko Williams, who missed the first 12 games recovering from a torn ACL. Williams played 16 minutes and had two points, four assists, two steals and three rebounds. The Lady Mocs (8-4) were led by former Lady Vol Faith Dupree, who had 17 points on 7-of10 shooting. Tennessee led 10-8 with 16:34 left in the first half before that 30-0 run, which made it 40-8 with 5:48 left in the half on a jumper by Cierra Burdick.

Tennessee went on a 24-6 run midway through the second half to take 68-42 lead with 7:16 left on Johnson’s 3-point play. The run expanded to 32-9 on a Cierra Burdick putback with a little more than two minutes left in the game, making it 76-45. The Lady Vols continued to pull away as Johnson converted a fastbreak 3-point play to give UT a 51-36 lead with 13 minutes left in the game. Simmons’ 3-pointer with 11:45 left made it a 17-point bulge at 57-40. Two beautiful fastbreak give-and-gos between Stricklen and Johnson in the final minute gave Tennessee a 36-27 lead at intermission. Massengale had 15 points in the first half to lead all scorers as the Lady Vols shot 52 percent. Down by as many as 11, Georgia cut the deficit to five on a 3-pointer by Meredith Mitchell with 2:05 left in the first half causing the Lady Vols to call timeout. Massengale continued her assault on the hoop with a putback lay-up with 3:51 left in the first half as Tennessee took a 30-20 lead. Vicki Baugh’s first basket of the game with 5:41 left in the first half put the Lady Vols up 28-19. Tennessee opened the game strong, taking a 20-11 lead in the first 8:13 as Massengale made her first four shots including two 3-pointers. The Lady Vols return to the hardwood on Sunday as Tennessee travels to Arkansas for a 3:30 p.m., match-up that will air on ESPNU and can be heard on the Lady Vol Network.

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

GAME 15

#6/7 UT vs. #9/8 Kentucky // Jan. 12, 2012 TENNESSEE 60 • 12-4, 3-1

TENNESSEE 69 • 12-3, 3-0 SEC ##

25 05 10 40 01 04 20 21

FG % 1st Half: 12-23 3FG % 1st Half: 1-6 FT % 1st Half: 6-10

f f g g g

52.2% 16.7% 60.0%

1-2 6-9 3-8 2-9 8-12 0-2 0-0 3-5 1-4 3-3

0-0 0-0 1-2 1-6 2-6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

1-2 3-6 0-2 2-2 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2

27-54

4-16

11-18

2nd half: 15-31 2nd half: 3-10 2nd half: 5-8

48.4% 30.0% 62.5%

1 4 5 2 6 8 14 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 5 8 3 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 3 4 0 2 3 5 16 31 47 15

Game: 27-54 Game: 4-16 Game: 11-18

3 15 7 7 19 2 0 6 2 8

A TO Blk

3 1 5 1 3 0 1 1 0 1

Stl

Player

22 30 29 20 34 18 7 9 13 18

MANNING, Alicia JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko BURDICK, Cierra HARRISON, Isabelle BAUGH, Vicki Team Totals

1 3 0 3 4 0 4 1 1 3

0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2

0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

69 16 20

6 200

50.0% 25.0% 61.1%

Deadball Rebounds 5,2

12 21 22 33 01 02 03 11 14 24 42

FG % 1st Half: 3FG % 1st Half: FT % 1st Half:

3-30 2-11 3-4

f f f g g

10.0% 18.2% 75.0%

0-2 2-5 0-8 1-11 4-14 0-5 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-1 2-6 0-1

0-0 0-0 0-4 0-0 3-10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-3 0-0

2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 3-4 4-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0

10-55

3-20

15-16

2nd half: 7-25 2nd half: 1-9 2nd half: 12-12

28.0% 11.1% 100.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

01 04 11 20 21

FG % 1st Half: 9-32 3FG % 1st Half: 0-4 FT % 1st Half: 3-5

28.1% 0.0% 60.0%

0 0 0 4 1 0 1 4 1 2 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 12 12 24 15

23-60

2-7

1 0 1 1 2 5 7 2 2 3 5 3 0 4 4 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 7 2 9 4 3 3 6 12-19 20 21 41 17

2nd half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd half: 9-14 64.3%

A TO Blk Stl

3 17 11 6 3 0 4 0 0 16

0 0 3 5 1 0 1 0 0 0

Min

2 4 5 3 0 0 1 1 3 1

0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1

60 10 20

8 200

Game: 23-60 38.3% Game: 2-7 28.6% Game: 12-19 63.2%

19 29 31 36 24 5 17 5 5 29

Deadball Rebounds 5,1

Game: 10-55 Game: 3-20 Game: 15-16

18.2% 15.0% 93.8%

Min

Player

1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0

19 18 20 21 28 15 5 16 22 9 21 6

Henderson, Brittany Mathies, A'dia Goss, Bria Smith, Amber Evans, Kastine Riley, Crystal Snowden, Keyla Pinkett, Bernisha Conwright, Maegan Walker, Samarie Bishop, Azia Team Totals

7 200

A TO Blk

2 6 0 2 14 4 2 0 0 2 6 0

0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0

1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 2 1 0 3 5 18

Deadball Rebounds 1,1

2nd

Total

31 11

38 27

69 38

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Shekinna Stricklen made sure she went out in style in her last performance in her home state. Stricklen scored 19 points, and Glory Johnson recorded her fifth straight double-double, as Tennessee (No. 7 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) routed Arkansas 69-38 on Sunday. The win was the 36th straight in Southeastern Conference play for the Lady Volunteers (123, 3-0), who opened the game with a 25-3 run and never looked back. Tennessee hasn’t lost an SEC game since a 53-50 loss at Georgia on Jan. 21, 2010, and it was in no jeopardy of doing so while holding the Razorbacks to a season-low point total. Arkansas, meanwhile, remained winless in SEC play. The Razorbacks (11-4, 0-3) hit only 3 of 30 shots in the first half, and their 10-of-55 shooting for the game (18.1 percent) was the worst in school history. Stricklen, who starred in high school in Morrilton, Ark., scored what was a career-high 26 points in a win at Arkansas last season, and the Lady Volunteers’ leading scorer was equally impressive this time around. The senior scored six points early as Tennessee opened with a 14-0 run, including one of her two 3-pointers for the game.

01 13 24 32 03 04 10 20 23 50

FG % 1st Half: 9-31 3FG % 1st Half: 2-14 FT % 1st Half: 5-8

29.0% 14.3% 62.5%

f 0-0 g 11-20 g 2-10 g 1-5 g 0-3 2-3 3-13 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 20-58

0-0 2-7 1-6 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-6 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 4-21

0-0 10-11 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-1 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0

1 4 5 3 4 5 9 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 1 5 2 7 17-22 18 19 37 18

2nd half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 12-14 85.7%

A TO Blk Stl

0 34 8 2 0 4 11 0 0 2 0

0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

1 3 2 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 1

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

0 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 0

5 16

9 200

Game: 20-58 34.5% Game: 4-21 19.0% Game: 17-22 77.3%

Min

18 36 34 17 15 5 22 6 18 19 10

Deadball Rebounds 3

Officials: Mark Zentz, Sue Blauch, Denise Brooks Technical fouls: TENNESSEE-None. #9/8 KENTUCKY-None. Attendance: 7961 Score by periods TENNESSEE #9/8 KENTUCKY

1st

2nd

Total

21 25

39 36

60 61

Last FG - UT 2nd-02:06, UK 2nd-00:05. Largest lead - UT by 3 2nd-02:06, UK by 12 2nd-07:46.

Points UT UK

In Paint 36 24

Off T/O 17 20

2nd Fast Chance Break 10 12 12 0

Bench 20 17

Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 5 times.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - A’dia Mathies drove the lane and scored in traffic with 4.2 seconds left to finish with a career-high 34 points and No. 9 Kentucky beat No. 6 Tennessee 61-60 Thursday night to snap the Lady Volunteers’ 36-game Southeastern Conference winning streak. With Kentucky trailing 60-57, Mathies followed her own shot to cut it to one with 46 seconds left.

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

1st

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Stl

Officials: Bryan Enterline, Roy Gulbeyan, Ed Sidlasky Technical fouls: TENNESSEE-None. Arkansas-None. Attendance: 5258 Estimated Actual Attendance: 5,258 Score by periods TENNESSEE Arkansas

1-2 3-7 4-4 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

WATKINS, Sarah DANIELS, Ashley ROBINSON, Dominique RICKETTS, C'eira HARRIS, Lyndsay PEAK, Keira HATCHER, Kelsey TOWNSEND, Jamesha BERNA, Calli GATLING, Erin WILLIAMS, Quistelle BOWEN, Jhasmin Team Totals

0-0 0-0 1-4 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

1-3 7-14 3-12 2-5 1-6 0-0 2-8 0-3 0-1 7-8

NCAA HISTORY

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

f f f g g

#9/8 KENTUCKY 61 • 15-2, 4-0

Arkansas 38 • 11-4, 0-3 SEC ##

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Min

PLAYER CAPSULES

MANNING, Alicia JOHNSON, Glory MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan STRICKLEN, Shekinna BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko BURDICK, Cierra HARRISON, Isabelle BAUGH, Vicki Team Totals

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

SEASON STATISTICS

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

GAME NOTES

GAME 16

#6/7 UT vs. Arkansas // Jan. 8, 2012

After Tennessee (12-4, 3-1) was called for a charge and Kentucky (15-2, 4-0) used a timeout, Mathies took the ball at halfcourt, dribbled into the lane and hit a 7-foot floater off the glass in the paint. Kamiko Williams drove the length of the floor, but missed an off-balance 16-footer as time expired. Tennessee rallied from 12 points down with 7:46 left to take a lead, but lost for the first time in the SEC since falling 53-50 at Georgia on Jan. 21, 2010. Keyla Snowden added 11 points to help Kentucky win its first four games in conference play for the first time in history to go with 15 straight at home. Glory Johnson scored 17 points, Vicki Baugh 16 and Shekinna Stricklen 11 for Tennessee.

She finished 8 of 12 from the field and had eight rebounds in front on a sizeable and vocal cheering section behind the Tennessee bench. The strong effort came after Stricklen had shot just 32 percent over her last four games.

Kentucky led 50-38 off two free throws by Mathies with 7:46 left when Tennessee used a 14-2 rally to tie it. Meighan Simmons and Stricklen hit 3s, while Ariel Massengale’s threepoint play made it 54-all.

Stricklen’s performance was hardly the only dominant one. Johnson, who entered the game only four rebounds short of 1,000 for her career, didn’t need long to reach that mark against the Razorbacks (11-4, 0-3). She grabbed her fourth rebound and scored on a putback late in the first half to put Tennessee up 31-8 -- finishing with 15 points and 14 rebounds. The game was well out of hand at that point. Arkansas didn’t score until Lyndsey Harris’ 3-pointer 6:24 into the game, and it opened 1 of 19 from the field. Harris, who finished with 14 points, hit two first-half 3-pointers, and the Razorbacks’ only other basket was a putback by Quistelle Wiliams.

Then, after Mathies made two more free throws, Stricklen hit a layup, Kentucky’s Amber Smith threw a pass away that led to a free throw by Johnson and Mathies fell and lost the ball that started Tennessee’s 3-on-0 break that ended with a layup by Baugh to give the Lady Vols a 59-56 with 2:06 left. Bria Goss made one of two free throws for the Wildcats and Johnson hit the second of two attempts to put Tennessee back ahead 60-57. Goss then missed a 3 that would’ve tied it, but grabbed her own rebound and Kentucky got another possession. Mathies scored on a putback to cut it to 60-59 and Stricklen was whistled for a charge with 28 seconds to play, setting up the final possession.

Arkansas’ previous worst shooting half was a 3-of-26 performance against Wichita State in 1981. Its previous worst game was 8 of 41 against Louisiana Tech in 1978.

The last time these two teams played in the SEC Tournament, the Lady Vols routed the Wildcats by 25. This one looked to be different from the start between the two schools that have many ties on the coaching staff on both sides.

The Razorbacks entered the game shooting just 38 percent as a team for the season. The previous worst performance this season was a 17-of-53 effort against Florida State in November, but they managed to win that game 55-52.

Tennessee used a 10-2 run midway through the first half to take a 20-18 lead before both teams went cold for the next five minutes, combining to miss 25 consecutive shots and commit 12 turnovers before Mathies grabbed an offensive rebound and scored on a putback to end the cold snap.

They had no such chance against the suffocating defense of Tennessee, which held Arkansas’ leading scorer C’eira Ricketts to two points on 1-of-11 shooting. Harris didn’t fare much better at 4 of 14. Johnson joined an elite group of Lady Vols to reach the 1,000/1,000 club. Also achieving 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in their UT careers were Chamique Holdsclaw, Sheila Frost and Tamika Catchings.

The Lady Vols’ struggles continued. Alicia Manning hit the second of two free throws, but a bucket by Snowden gave Kentucky a 25-21 halftime lead as Tennessee finished the half with 16 straight misses and eight turnovers. Johnson’s 8-footer in the lane on the team’s first shot of the second half ended the span of nearly 11 minutes without a field goal, but Kentucky would still build a 50-38 lead behind Mathies and Snowden before Tennessee’s furious rally. FOLLOW ON TWITTER @LADYVOL_HOOPS /// WWW.UTLADYVOLS.COM

GAME 17

GAME 18

#6/7 UT vs. #25/24 Vanderbilt // Jan. 15, 2012

#9 UT vs. LSU // Jan. 19, 2012 Louisiana State 56 • 13-5, 4-2 SEC

Vanderbilt 64 • 14-3, 2-2 ##

Player

CLARKE, Tiffany SCHRANN, Kady FOGGIE, Christina LISTER, Jasmine BROWN, Elan COLEMAN, Jordan HOLZER, Stephanie SMITH, Gabby WATKINS, Clair Team Totals

05 10 11 30 12 21 32 55

FG % 1st Half: 15-31 48.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f g g g g

3-6 1-7 8-16 2-8 1-3 1-1 7-10 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0 5-12 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

2-2 0-0 6-8 5-5 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0

23-51

5-16

13-16

2nd half: 8-20 40.0% 2nd half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd half: 11-14 78.6%

2 5 7 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 4 2 0 2 2 0 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 3 2 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 6 9 21 30 18

A TO Blk Stl

8 2 27 9 2 2 14 0 0

0 2 3 5 2 0 0 1 1

Player

16 31 37 34 31 10 24 10 7

JONES, Courtney BARRETT, LaSondra KENNEY, Jeanne WEBB, Adrienne HUGHES, Destini LUTLEY, Bianca FORTHAN, Krystal McKINNEY, Shanece PLAISANCE, Theresa BLACK, Swayze TURNBOW, Taylor Team Totals

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

0 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 0

64 14 24

8 200

Game: 23-51 45.1% Game: 5-16 31.3% Game: 13-16 81.3%

Deadball Rebounds 0

TENNESSEE 87 • 13-4, 4-1 ##

Player

MANNING, Alicia STRICKLEN, Shekinna JOHNSON, Glory MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko BURDICK, Cierra HARRISON, Isabelle BAUGH, Vicki Team Totals

40 25 05 10 01 04 11 20 21

FG % 1st Half: 16-32 50.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f c g g

3-5 8-15 6-10 3-10 4-13 1-1 0-0 3-3 1-1 7-10

0-0 1-5 0-0 0-4 2-6 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

36-68

4-16

2 3 5 2 2 1 3 4 5 8 13 2 2 0 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 7 3 1 2 3 11-19 17 22 39 16

2nd half: 20-36 55.6% 2nd half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 6-11 54.5%

2-5 3-3 4-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3

A TO Blk Stl

8 2 20 2 16 2 6 12 10 1 3 1 0 0 6 0 2 0 16 2

1 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 1

87 22 13

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 1

Min

19 35 33 35 30 12 5 4 4 23

1 14 200

Game: 36-68 52.9% Game: 4-16 25.0% Game: 11-19 57.9%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Cameron Inouye, Jesse Dickerson, Maj Forsberg Technical fouls: Vanderbilt-None. TENNESSEE-None. Attendance: 17879 VU #21 fouls out @8:07/2 Score by periods Vanderbilt TENNESSEE

1st

2nd

Total

36 39

28 48

64 87

Last FG - VANDY 2nd-03:58, UT 2nd-00:12. Largest lead - VANDY by 4 1st-14:06, UT by 23 2nd-00:12.

Points VANDY UT

In Paint 28 46

Off T/O 10 28

2nd Fast Chance Break 11 2 21 10

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Min

1 2 3 4 7 1 3 0 3

55 05 10 20 03 12 23 24 25 35

FG % 1st Half: 11-32 34.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%

f f g g g

6-10 1-9 0-0 5-9 1-7 1-6 3-10 1-4 3-5 0-0 0-1

1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

21-61

4-12

3-4 3-4 0-0 2-2 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

3 5 8 3 5 2 7 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 5 3 0 2 2 2 3 1 4 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 10-15 18 21 39 19

2nd half: 10-29 34.5% 2nd half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 8-11 72.7%

A TO Blk Stl

16 6 0 12 5 2 6 2 7 0 0

1 4 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 1

Min

3 2 0 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 1

1 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0

56 13 18

7 200

Game: 21-61 34.4% Game: 4-12 33.3% Game: 10-15 66.7%

31 28 2 38 18 23 19 16 15 4 6

Deadball Rebounds 0

TENNESSEE 65 • 14-4, 5-1 SEC Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

MANNING, Alicia BAUGH, Vicki JOHNSON, Glory MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko BURDICK, Cierra HARRISON, Isabelle Team Totals

21 25 05 10 01 04 11 20

FG % 1st Half: 9-28 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 FT % 1st Half: 4-7

32.1% 40.0% 57.1%

f f f g g

2-4 2-6 3-6 2-11 6-16 0-1 0-0 5-10 1-2

1-2 0-0 0-0 0-6 3-7 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0

21-56

5-17

3 3 6 0 6 8 14 3 1 5 6 2 0 2 2 3 3 2 5 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 18-31 18 27 45 15

2nd half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd half: 14-24 58.3%

0-0 2-6 4-8 4-4 4-6 0-0 0-0 4-6 0-1

A TO Blk Stl

5 6 10 8 19 0 0 15 2

2 3 1 3 4 1 0 1 0

1 3 0 3 5 0 1 2 1

65 15 16

0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0

1 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 1

Min

28 33 24 31 38 9 2 31 4

4 13 200

Game: 21-56 37.5% Game: 5-17 29.4% Game: 18-31 58.1%

Deadball Rebounds 9

Officials: Tina Napier, Eric Brewton, Kelly Johnson Technical fouls: Louisiana State-None. TENNESSEE-None. Attendance: 13107 LSU #55 fouls out at 1:39/2 Bench 16 27

Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 4 times.

Score by periods Louisiana State TENNESSEE

1st

2nd

Total

26 26

30 39

56 65

Last FG - LSU 2nd-01:27, UT 2nd-02:40. Largest lead - LSU by 3 1st-18:13, UT by 9 2nd-00:35.

Points LSU UT

In Paint 19 20

Off T/O 8 14

2nd Fast Chance Break 9 5 17 12

Bench 17 17

Score tied - 11 times. Lead changed - 6 times.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A 21-4 run over a six-minute span midway through the second half helped lift the #6/7 Lady Vols to a 87-64 victory over #25/24 Vanderbilt on Saturday before 17,879. Shekinna Stricklen led the way with 20 points and Glory Johnson posted her sixth double-double in the last seven games with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Vicki Baugh contributed 16 points and seven rebounds for the Lady Vols, who rebounded from a 61-60 loss at #9 Kentucky on Thursday night. Tennessee improved to 13-4 overall, 4-1 in the SEC.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - In a physical game that saw both teams playing without key players due to injury, #9 Tennessee battled to a 65-56 victory over LSU on Thursday night before 13,107 at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Lady Vols moved to 14-4 overall and 5-1 in the SEC. The Lady Tigers, coached by former UT star Nikki Caldwell, fell to 13-5 and 4-2 in the league.

Meighan Simmons chipped in with 10 points and Ariel Massengale set her career-high in assists with 12 to go along with six points. The 12 assists tie for the fifth-most in Tennessee history. That mark was first accomplished by Associate Head Coach Holly Warlick in 1980.

Meighan Simmons led Tennessee with 19 points and Cierra Burdick netted a career-high tying 15, for her highest scoring game in more than a month. An ailing Glory Johnson played just 24 minutes and scored 10 points. Shekinna Stricklen missed the first game of her career with a right knee sprain. Vicki Baugh pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds as the Lady Vols outrebounded LSU, 45-39.

Christina Foggie led all scorers with 28 points for the Commodores (14-3, 2-2). Stephanie Holzer added 14. After a very tight game for the first 25 minutes, where neither team led by double-figures, the Lady Vols turned up the defensive intensity and created offensive opportunities. Tennessee had 14 steals and shot 52.9 from the floor. It was the third time this season, Tennessee shot 50 percent from the floor. Johnson tied her career-high with five steals. The Lady Vols limited the NCAA’s best 3-point shooting team to just 31.3 from beyond the arc (5-of-16). Vanderbilt came into the game making 44.1 percent of its shots from trifecta land. As part of the 21-4 run, the Lady Vols used a 10-0 run to break open the game midway through the second half. Tenacious defense helped create easy offensive opportunities for UT. After neither team led by double-figures for the first 28 minutes of action, the Lady Vols ballooned to a 15-point lead with 10:26 left in the game. A Stricklen 3-pointer with 14 minutes left in the second half, gave the Lady Vols a 51-43 advantage after the teams had played even early in the second half. Tennessee then took the first double-figure lead of the game on a pair of Baugh free throws with 11:44 left. Just seconds later Johnson stole the ball and layed in home for a 57-45 lead for Tennessee. On the next possession, Simmons stole another pass and Massengale finished 10 consecutive points for the Lady Vols. The lead ballooned to 20 on a Baugh jump shot with 4:30 left, giving the Lady Vols a 77-57 lead. Tennessee held a 39-36 advantage at halftime thanks to 50 percent shooting from the floor (16-of-32) with eight points apiece from Baugh and Johnson. The half featured three ties and team led by double-figures. Johnson went down with an apparent shoulder injury with 1:49 left in the half as she got tangled up with Elan Brown going after a loose ball. After halftime, she returned with vengeance and as she racked up the double-double. A Briana Bass 3-pointer followed by a Baugh lay-up gave the Lady Vols a 35-26 lead with 3:34 left in the first half. Vanderbilt came right back with consecutive 3-pointers by Foggie to cut the UT lead to 35-32 with 2:49 left. Johnson’s putback with 6:30 left in the first half gave Tennessee the first lead larger than six points in the first half, 25-19. That finished a mini 6-0 run for UT. 50 LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

Courtney Jones led LSU with 16 points and Adrienne Webb added 12. LSU’s leading scorer LaSondra Barrett (12.5 ppg) was held to her second-lowest scoring game of the season with six before fouling out. In a very physical and tight game, neither team led by double-figures the entire game and neither team had a lead by more than two possessions for the first 30:30. The game was tied on 11 occasions before the Lady Vols ended the game on a 16-7 run over the final 6:22 to secure the win. Tennessee used a 10-0 run to take a 47-39 lead with 9:30 left in the second half. Back-toback fastbreak lay-ups by Simmons and Johnson followed by a Cierra Burdick jumper put the Lady Vols ahead 45-39 with 10:34 left in the second half. But LSU retaliated with its own 10-2 run to tie the game at 49 all with 6:40 left in regulation. Burdick ended that spurt with a jump shot to regain a Lady Vols lead, 51-49 with 6:20 remaining. The lead moved to 56-51 thanks to late successful free-throw shooting. Tennessee had a stretch of making 7-of-8 foul shots late in the game after starting 6-of-15 from the charity stripe. Fastbreak lay-ups by Johnson and Ariel Massengale 19 seconds apart put Tennessee up 6053 with 2:40 left in the game. Tennessee finished the game off with free throws in the final minutes to secure UT’s 28th straight home SEC win. LSU and Tennessee stood tied 26 all at intermission with solid defense being played by both teams. The Lady Vols were limited to 9-of-28 (32.1 percent) from the floor while the Lady Tigers shot 11-of-32 (34.4). Simmons led all scorers with eight points in the first half. Just 2.9 seconds before halftime, LSU guard Destini Hughes suffered a leg injury was the taken off the court in a wheelchair and did not return. The Lady Tigers were also without point guard Jeanne Kenney, who suffered a concussion in the first minutes of the game. Massengale gave the Lady Vols their first lead of the game since a Simmons 3-pointer opened the scoring, as the freshman’s lay-up put UT up 14-13 with 10:16 left in the first half. LSU quickly responded with a Barrett trey to regain the lead. That lead was short lived as Tennessee used a 13-5 run to take a 24-18 lead with 5:15 left in the first half. LSU came into the game with the nation’s second-best field goal percentage defense (30.3) and third in scoring defense (47.5). The Lady Tigers limited Tennessee to 37.5 from the floor. The Lady Vols defense was even more stiff in holding LSU to 34.4 from the floor.

GAME 19

GAME 20

#9 UT vs. #2 Notre Dame // Jan. 23, 2012 Tennessee 44 • (14-5, 5-1)

05 10 40 01 04 11 13 20 21

FG % 1st Half: 7-35 3FG % 1st Half: 0-2 FT % 1st Half: 4-10

20.0% 0.0% 40.0%

f f g g g

0-3 3-12 1-3 5-15 2-10 0-0 0-1 2-6 0-2 0-0 4-9

0-0 0-0 1-2 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 3-10 0-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0

17-61

3-8

7-16

2nd half: 10-26 38.5% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0%

1 1 2 1 3 6 9 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 4 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 6 3 1 0 1 15 20 35 16

A TO Blk Stl

0 9 3 13 5 0 0 4 0 2 8

0 1 4 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 1

Min

0 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 3

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0

44 12 19

8 200

Game: 17-61 27.9% Game: 3-8 37.5% Game: 7-16 43.8%

12 28 35 28 28 4 3 18 9 9 26

Deadball Rebounds 5

04 21 22 23 03 11 12 15 34 44

FG % 1st Half: 11-31 35.5% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f 8-13 g 10-17 g 2-8 g 0-4 g 7-12 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 30-59

0-0 5-7 0-2 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 2-3 0-1 1-2 3-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

5-12

7-11

2nd half: 19-28 67.9% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0%

5 11 16 1 1 4 5 3 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 5 8 11 33 44 16

A TO Blk Stl

16 27 4 1 17 0 7 0 0 0 0

6 5 3 2 5 0 3 1 0 0 0

2 5 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 72 25 19

3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0

Min

34 37 23 28 38 2 11 9 3 10 5

5 11 200

Game: 30-59 50.8% Game: 5-12 41.7% Game: 7-11 63.6%

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Dee Kantner, Denise Brooks, Sue Blauch Technical fouls: Tennessee-None. Notre Dame-None. Attendance: 9149

21 25 04 10 15 20 40

FG % 1st Half: 19-39 48.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% FT % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7%

3-6 0-4 3-10 4-5 6-10 4-7 3-8 1-4 3-8 5-9

2-5 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-4 0-1 0-0 1-3

32-71

4-19

0-0 1-2 3-5 0-0 1-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 4-7 3-4

0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 3 3 0 1 5 6 2 4 4 8 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 3 5 4 3 3 6 2 0 4 4 2 1 3 4 18-25 12 28 40 16

2nd half: 13-32 40.6% 2nd half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 10-13 76.9%

A TO Blk Stl

Min

8 1 1 11 9 2 8 2 13 1 10 5 9 0 4 0 10 0 14 0

1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0

5 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1

86 22

3 11 200

Game: 32-71 45.1% Game: 4-19 21.1% Game: 18-25 72.0%

29 28 31 18 15 19 13 13 19 15

Deadball Rebounds 4

1st

2nd

Total

18 28

26 44

44 72

Last FG - TENN 2nd-00:17, ND 2nd-01:36. Largest lead - TENN by 2 1st-19:34, ND by 30 2nd-03:01.

Points TENN ND

In Paint 20 48

Off T/O 13 26

2nd Fast Chance Break 8 2 11 12

Bench 14 7

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Skylar Diggins matched a season high with 27 points Monday night and No. 2 Notre Dame beat No. 7 Tennessee 72-44, holding the Vols to their lowest scoring output in school history. Devereaux Peters had 16 points and 16 rebounds for the Irish (20-1), who have won 17 straight. Tennessee (14-5) got 13 points from Meighan Simmons, but shot just 27.9 percent in the lopsided loss. Notre Dame was 0-20 all-time against the Vols before a 73-59 victory in the NCAA regional finals last March in Dayton, Ohio. The Irish haven’t lost since Nov. 20 to top-ranked Baylor and have now beaten both UConn and Tennessee on their home floor this season after toppling both in last year’s NCAA tournament. Leading at the half, the Irish jumped out early in the second as Diggins sank a 3-pointer and Peters had three inside baskets in an 11-3 run that opened up a 39-21 lead three minutes in. Tennessee continued to miss on everything, from both the field and the freethrow line. Diggins made a nice strip of an inside pass, dribbled the length of the court, passed to Peters and then got it back for a layup to make it 44-26 with just over 14 minutes left. Then after picking up her third foul, Diggins hit her fourth 3-pointer of the game to make it a 21-point lead. Diggins was 10 of 17 from the field and 5 for 7 on 3-pointers. After Tennessee closed to within 16 with about seven minutes to go, the Irish went on one final run to put it away. Kayla McBride added 17 points for the Irish. The Vols made just 17 of 61 field-goal attempts and were only 7 for 16 from the free-throw line. Rebounding, including eight early offensive caroms, kept the Vols close in the early stages of the game because they could not make a shot. They missed 14 of their first 17 attempts from the floor and finished the first half 7 for 35 (20 percent). And the poor shooting extended to the line, where the Vols were only 4 for 10. The field-goal percentage and total points were first-half lows for the Vols this season. McBride, showing an ability to break for the basket, had nine straight Notre Dame points at one juncture and scored 11 in the first half. Diggins ended up with 10 at the half, hitting two free throws with 2 seconds left to put the Irish up 28-18.

Player

Robinson, Jasmine Farmer, Celiscia Perkins, Meghan Crosby, Kyra Lee, Khristin Daniels, Aneesah Myers, Shafontaye Hogue, Erin Waters, Erika Merritt, Jessica Team Totals

05 10 21 22 01 12 14 15 33

FG % 1st Half: 11-26 42.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% FT % 1st Half: 9-19 47.4%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

* * * * *

1-6 3-7 3-7 7-13 0-2 2-4 1-7 2-3 0-0 3-6

0-1 0-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-6 0-0 0-0 0-2

22-55

1-14

0 1 1 4 1 1 2 2 2 5 7 3 2 3 5 2 1 4 5 4 0 4 4 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 3 3 6 11-22 10 30 40 21

2nd half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd half: 0-9 0.0% 2nd half: 2-3 66.7%

0-0 0-0 2-2 1-3 4-6 2-4 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-4

A TO Blk Stl

2 6 8 15 4 6 3 5 0 7

1 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 1

2 2 4 1 5 3 1 2 1 0 1 56 10 22

Min

0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

2 200

Game: 22-55 40.0% Game: 1-14 7.1% Game: 11-22 50.0%

21 23 23 25 30 16 13 23 3 23

Deadball Rebounds 6

Officials: Felicia Grinter, Wesley Dean, Bill Larance Technical fouls: TENNESSEE-None. Alabama-None. Attendance: 2049 Score by periods TENNESSEE Alabama

1st

2nd

Total

47 32

39 24

86 56

Points UT UA

In Paint 34 26

Last FG - UT 2nd-03:49, UA 2nd-00:03. Largest lead - UT by 33 2nd-02:32, UA None.

Off T/O 25 2

2nd Fast Chance Break 14 12 6 4

Bench 47 21

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The #7/9 Tennessee women’s basketball team got back on the winning track with a convincing 86-56 victory at Alabama. Shekinna Stricklen led four players in double-figures with 14. The Lady Vols improved to 15-5 overall with a 6-1 mark in the SEC. The Crimson Tide dropped to 10-11 and remain winless in the league at 0-7.

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

Score by periods Tennessee Notre Dame

* * * * *

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

PETERS, Devereaux DIGGINS, Skylar NOVOSEL, Natalie MALLORY, Brittany McBRIDE, Kayla HOLLOWAY, Whitney ACHONWA, Natalie MILLER, Fraderica TURNER, Kaila WRIGHT, Markisha BRAKER, Ariel Team Totals

BASS, Briana MASSENGALE, Ariel BURDICK, Cierra BAUGH, Vicki JOHNSON, Glory WILLIAMS, Kamiko SIMMONS, Meighan MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle STRICKLEN, Shekinna Team Totals

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

NCAA HISTORY

Player

Alabama 56 • 10-11, 0-7 SEC

Notre Dame 72 • (20-1, 7-0) ##

PLAYER CAPSULES

MANNING, Alicia JOHNSON, Glory MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan STRICKLEN, Shekinna BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko BURDICK, Cierra SPANI, Taber HARRISON, Isabelle BAUGH, Vicki Team Totals

SEASON STATISTICS

Player

15 25

TENNESSEE 86 • 15-5, 6-1 SEC

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

GAME NOTES

#7/9 UT vs. Alabama // Jan. 26, 2012

The Lady Vols unveiled a new starting lineup featuring Glory Johnson, Cierra Burdick, Briana Bass, Vicki Baugh and Ariel Massengale and it proved successful. Johnson tallied 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Burdick added nine while both Bass and Baugh tallied eight. Massengale was a sensational distributor handing out 11 assists -- one shy of her career-high. Coming off the bench, Kamiko Williams and Isabelle Harrison each chipped in with 10. Kyra Crosby led Alabama with 15 points in defeat. She was Alabama’s lone double-figure scorer. The Tide was held to just 1-of-14 from 3-point territory. “We were happy with the pace we played,” Tennessee associate head coach Holly Warlick said. “Obviously, we wanted to score. We wanted an up-tempo game. I thought the first half, Alabama hung tough with us.” Tennessee jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the game’s first 2 minutes and was comfortably ahead for most of the opening half. The Vols led by 15 points at the break. “To have a good start, I think that helps our team a lot, gives us a lot of confidence and warns people for next time,” Johnson said. The Vols had only four turnovers compared to Alabama’s eight. Tennessee also won the rebounding battle 24-17. “What I thought happened in the first half is if we’d made some free throws, maybe kept the score a little bit closer, it might’ve been a different type basketball game,” Alabama coach Wendell Hudson said. “But from the effort standpoint, Tennessee is a very good basketball team, and I thought we competed.” Tennessee scored 25 points off 22 turnovers, including 11 steals. The Vols shot 45 percent from the field (32-of-71) but just 21 percent on 3-point attempts (4-of-19). Alabama’s performance from long range was much worse; the Tide went 1-for-14.

Tennessee’s leading scorer, Shekinna Stricklen, who missed the previous game against LSU with a sprained knee, returned to the lineup and managed five points - five points under her average. And Vols guard Taber Spani, who has been sidelined with a bone bruise in her left knee since Dec. 26, was also able to play. Meighan Simmons was the only Lady Vol to score in double-figures, recording a team-high 13 points. Glory Johnson chipped in nine points and nine rebounds, while Vicki Baugh tallied eight points and six boards.

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GAME 21

GAME 22

#7/9 UT vs. #17/15 Georgia // Jan. 29, 2012

#8 UT vs. South Carolina // Feb. 2, 2012 South Carolina 64 • 18-5, 7-3 SEC

Tennessee 67 • 16-5 (7-1) Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player

MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan BURDICK, Cierra JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna BASS, Briana SPANI, Taber MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle BAUGH, Vicki Team Totals

10 11 25 40 01 13 15 20 21

FG % 1st Half: 12-27 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 FT % 1st Half: 3-4

* * * * *

4-6 3-8 2-4 2-2 9-18 0-0 1-5 0-0 0-0 2-4

2-2 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

23-47

44.4% 33.3% 75.0%

5-12

2nd half: 11-20 2nd half: 3-6 2nd half: 13-17

6-8 2-2 0-0 1-2 5-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 16-21

55.0% 50.0% 76.5%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 6 3 2 6 8 4 4 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 7 8 3 1 1 2 10 27 37 20

Game: 23-47 Game: 5-12 Game: 16-21

A TO Blk

16 9 4 5 24 0 3 0 0 6

3 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0

3 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 67 12 19

Stl

Min

1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0

35 38 14 21 40 4 21 5 2 20

0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 7

7 200

48.9% 41.7% 76.2%

Deadball Rebounds 3

Georgia 50 • 16-6 (5-4) ## 01 03 11 12 31 15 23

Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA

Player Miller,Khaalidah Armstrong,Anne Marie Mitchell,Meredith Hassell,Jasmine Ford,Erika Donald,Krista Willis,Tamika Team Totals FG % 1st Half: 12-34 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 FT % 1st Half: 2-3

* * * * *

3-13 2-10 2-10 5-9 2-8 2-7 1-2

1-10 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0

0-0 4-4 9-12 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0

17-59

2-18

14-19

2nd half: 5-25 2nd half: 0-7 2nd half: 12-16

35.3% 18.2% 66.7%

20.0% 0.0% 75.0%

Rebounds Off Def Tot PF

0 0 0 0 3 5 8 3 4 4 8 5 4 1 5 4 3 1 4 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 5 0 1 0 1 18 16 34 17

Game: 17-59 Game: 2-18 Game: 14-19

7 9 13 11 4 4 2 50

A TO Blk

2 3 2 0 1 0 0

2 5 3 1 2 0 0 1 8 14

Stl

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 4 3 1 0 0

1st

2nd

Total

29 28

38 22

67 50

Last FG - UT 2nd-00:36, GA 2nd-04:16. Largest lead - UT by 17 2nd-00:36, GA None.

Points UT GA

Off T/O 9 18

2nd Chance 7 15

Fast Break 8 6

STEPHENS, Charenee BRUNER, Ashley WALKER, Ieasia GRANT, Markeshia SUTTON, La'Keisha WHITE, Sancheon ROY, Tina WELCH, Aleighsa Team Totals

21 03 05 11 20 23 24

FG % 1st Half: 13-35 37.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 0-4 0.0%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f 1-2 f 2-10 g 5-15 g 10-21 g 5-12 0-1 0-2 3-3

0-0 0-0 0-5 7-12 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-0

1-1 1-5 1-2 0-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-2

26-66

7-22

5-14

2nd half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0%

1 2 3 1 3 2 5 2 1 3 4 3 1 1 2 2 3 3 6 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 7 9 3 1 3 4 13 23 36 15

A TO Blk Stl

3 5 11 27 12 0 0 6

0 2 6 1 2 0 0 1

0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0

64 12

7 200

Game: 26-66 39.4% Game: 7-22 31.8% Game: 5-14 35.7%

Min

32 22 38 34 38 5 5 26

Deadball Rebounds 5

TENNESSEE 60 • 16-6, 7-2 SEC ##

Player

BURDICK, Cierra STRICKLEN, Shekinna JOHNSON, Glory MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan WILLIAMS, Kamiko SPANI, Taber MANNING, Alicia BAUGH, Vicki Team Totals

40 31 39 27 40 10 13

Deadball Rebounds 2

In Paint 32 24

Officials: Scott Yarbrough, Mark Zentz, Billy Smith Technical fouls: Tennessee-None. Georgia-None. Attendance: 10523 Score by periods Tennessee Georgia

Player

Min

0 10 200

28.8% 11.1% 73.7%

05 10 04 13 15 21

FG % 1st Half: 12-31 38.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-2 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f c g g

1-2 3-7 6-11 4-14 2-8 3-3 3-9 2-3 0-1

0-0 0-2 0-0 0-4 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0

24-58

1-8

1 0 1 0 3 7 10 3 2 7 9 5 0 3 3 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 4 1 1 6 7 1 1 3 4 1 2 0 2 11-15 13 31 44 12

2nd half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd half: 7-9 77.8%

2-2 2-4 1-1 4-4 0-0 1-1 1-3 0-0 0-0

A TO Blk Stl

4 8 13 12 4 7 8 4 0

0 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 0

0 0 2 4 0 0 3 0 2

1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 11

0 200

Game: 24-58 41.4% Game: 1-8 12.5% Game: 11-15 73.3%

Min

8 35 26 40 24 17 31 10 9

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Dee Kantner, Laura Morris, Carla Fountain Technical fouls: South Carolina-None. TENNESSEE-None. Attendance: 15021 UT's #25 fouls out @ 12.0/2 Bench 9 6

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 0 times.

ATHENS, Ga. - After leading by just one point at halftime, #7/9 Tennessee outscored #17/15 Georgia in the second half, 38-22, to claim a 67-50 victory at Stegman Coliseum on Sunday evening. The Lady Vols (16-5, 7-1 SEC) scored the first 11 points of the second half to take a 40-28 lead and never looked back. The closest the Lady Dogs (16-6, 5-4) got for the remainder of the game was eight points. Shekinna Stricklen led all scorers with 24 points. Ariel Massengale was Tennessee’s only other double-figure scorer with 16. Georgia was led by Meredith Mitchell (13) and Jasmine Hassell (11). The Lady Vols’ defensive was stifling as it limited Georgia to just 28.8 from the floor (17-of-59) and a 2-of-18 from 3-point range. Taber Spani returned to action and scored three points. Glory Johnson was the top rebounder with eight to go along with five points. Stricklen keyed that 11-0 run to start the second half as she scored six points in the spurt that started with a Meighan Simmons 3-pointer just 15 seconds into the second half. Tennessee led 29-28 at halftime after Georgia cut its deficit to one just before halftime on a layup by Erika Ford with 30 seconds left in the half. The Lady Vols built a 19-11 lead on a 3-pointer by Spani with 10:50 left in the half, but Georgia answered with the next six points. To get back to within two at 19-17. The Lady Vols return to action on Thursday as South Carolina comes to Thompson-Boling Arena for a 7 p.m. Tip. That game will air on CSS and can be heard on the Lady Vol Network.

Score by periods South Carolina TENNESSEE

1st

2nd

Total

29 28

35 32

64 60

Last FG - SC 2nd-02:15, UT 2nd-03:38. Largest lead - SC by 5 1st-16:18, UT by 7 2nd-05:02.

Points SC UT

In Paint 24 36

Off T/O 9 6

2nd Fast Chance Break 14 4 12 4

Bench 6 19

Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 10 times.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The #8 Lady Vols saw their 28-game home conference win streak come to an end as South Carolina handed Tennessee a 64-60 defeat. The Gamecocks finished the game on a run 9-0 run to claim their first-ever win in Knoxville after being 0-20 all-time. Markeshia Grant scored a career-high 27 points including seven 3-pointers for USC (18-5, 7-3 SEC). The Lady Vols (16-6, 7-2) were led by Glory Johnson, who had 13 points. Ariel Massengale added 12. All-time USC was 2-44 against the Lady Vols. The last time South Carolina beat Tennessee was on Jan. 23, 1980, a 56-52 USC win at home. The last time Tennessee dropped a home SEC game was on Feb. 14, 2008, a 78-62 defeat at the hands of #7 LSU. Ieasia Walker put home a lay-up with 2:15 left to take the lead for good, 61-60. Walker then knocked down one of two free throws with 1:00 left to make it a 62-60 game. The Gamecocks forced a jumpball and took possession with 45 seconds remaining. After Grant missed a 3-pointer with 21 seconds left La’Keisha Sutton grabbed an offensive rebound. Sutton then knocked down two free throws with 12 seconds left to seal the win. Those free throws were just the fourth and fifth made foul shots for South Carolina, which started 3-12 from the free-throw line in the game. After being down by five, the Lady Vols rallied to tie the game at 46 all on a Shekinna Stricklen layup with 10:23 left in the second half. A Taber Spani 3-pointer -- Tennessee’s first trey of the game -- with 9:57 left gave the Lady Vols a 49-46 wrapping an 8-0 run. A Kamiko Williams 3-point play extended the advantage to 52-48 with 8:48 left. Tennessee took the first lead of more than five points in the game on a Williams’ jumpshot with 5:00 left in the game. That put the Lady Vols up 57-50. USC rallied back as Grant nailed her seven 3-pointer of the game with 3:41 left to cut the Gamecocks deficit to 57-55. That added to Grant’s career-high, but was her first basket in 10 minutes. South Carolina trimmed the lead to one at 60-59 after a steal by Ashley Bruner and a lay-in by Aleighsa Welch with 2:49 left. The game was close throughout with neither team leading by seven points all night. Tennessee didn’t score for the final 3:38 of the game on a Johnson lay-up. The Gamecocks went on an 8-0 run over a two-minute span to take a 43-38 lead with 14:28 left in the second half. South Carolina held a narrow 29-28 lead at halftime thanks to 15 points from Grant, who tallied 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting. The remainder of the USC squad shot just 7-of-24 from the floor (29.1 percent). Massengale had nine points in the first stanza to lead all Lady Vols. Tennessee did not have a steal in the game and made just one 3-pointer, that Spani trey in the second half.

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

GAME 23

GAME 24

#8 UT vs. Auburn // Feb. 5, 2012 Auburn 61 • 11-13, 3-8

Alverson, Blanche Hilliard, Chantel Tanner, Tyrese Ouardad, Najat Glymph, Camille Muhammad, Hasina Jennings, Morgan Simmons, Parrisha West, Pascale Williams, Jassany Davis, Peyton Team Totals

23 32 03 22 00 02 04 20 25 34

FG % 1st Half: 13-31 41.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0

Tennessee 79 • 17-7, 8-3 SEC

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f f g g

2-9 2-7 5-10 1-3 4-11 5-11 3-3 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-1

1-4 0-0 0-1 0-1 3-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

23-58

4-12

2-2 0-0 1-3 2-2 2-2 0-0 2-5 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-2

1 6 7 1 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 5 0 4 4 4 1 2 3 2 0 4 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 2 2 1 3 1 4 4 8 11-18 14 28 42 21

2nd half: 10-27 37.0% 2nd half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 9-16 56.3%

A TO Blk Stl

7 4 11 4 13 10 8 0 0 3 1

2 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0

2 2 3 6 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 2 61 11 23

Min

2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 200

Game: 23-58 39.7% Game: 4-12 33.3% Game: 11-18 61.1%

28 20 24 28 31 15 20 12 3 14 5

Deadball Rebounds 2

MANNING, Alicia JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko BURDICK, Cierra SPANI, Taber HARRISON, Isabelle BAUGH, Vicki Team Totals

25 40 05 10 01 04 11 13 20 21

FG % 1st Half: 17-38 44.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% FT % 1st Half: 8-12 66.7%

2-6 6-7 4-14 6-11 6-9 0-1 2-5 1-3 3-7 1-3 1-2

0-0 0-0 0-4 1-1 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0

32-68

3-13

2 1 3 0 1 10 11 1 4 6 10 4 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 1 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 15-23 13 26 39 18

2nd half: 15-30 50.0% 2nd half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd half: 7-11 63.6%

0-0 2-6 3-5 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2 3-3 2-2

A TO Blk Stl

4 14 11 14 13 0 4 4 9 5 4

1 3 2 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 1

1 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0

82 15 11

0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

0 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0

Min

11 35 27 29 22 11 18 7 21 8 11

7 13 200

Game: 32-68 47.1% Game: 3-13 23.1% Game: 15-23 65.2%

Deadball Rebounds 3

2nd

Total

31 44

30 38

61 82

Last FG - AU 2nd-02:47, UT 2nd-00:15. Largest lead - AU by 5 1st-17:08, UT by 21 2nd-00:42.

13 01 04 11 15 20 21

FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% FT % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0%

Points AU UT

0-0 3-6 0-1 3-7 0-2 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

3-4 0-0 2-2 7-8 2-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-1

28-61

7-19

16-23

2nd half: 16-33 48.5% 2nd half: 5-10 50.0% 2nd half: 8-13 61.5%

2 2 4 5 1 1 2 4 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 7 9 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 9 18 27 19

A TO Blk Stl

19 17 2 20 4 0 3 7 4 1 2

1 2 7 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 2

Min

6 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1

3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1

79 18 16

6 200

Game: 28-61 45.9% Game: 7-19 36.8% Game: 16-23 69.6%

29 34 27 25 17 11 6 23 12 6 10

Deadball Rebounds 3

Player

CLARKE, Tiffany HOLZER, Stephanie SCHRANN, Kady FOGGIE, Christina LISTER, Jasmine COLEMAN, Jordan BROWN, Elan Team Totals

21 05 10 11 12 30

FG % 1st Half: 19-36 52.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% FT % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%

In Paint 28 52

Off T/O 2 21

2nd Fast Chance Break 14 4 15 16

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f 10-13 c 9-13 g 2-7 g 9-19 g 7-13 0-0 2-5 39-70

0-0 0-0 0-1 4-7 2-4 0-0 0-1

3-7 1-3 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 2-2

6-13

9-16

2nd half: 20-34 58.8% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 8-14 57.1%

5 7 12 3 3 6 9 4 0 2 2 0 2 4 6 4 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 1 3 4 14 27 41 19

A TO Blk Stl

23 1 19 1 4 0 22 4 19 13 0 2 6 1

Min

3 2 1 3 4 2 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 2 2

93 22 15

5 200

Game: 39-70 55.7% Game: 6-13 46.2% Game: 9-16 56.3%

26 37 25 38 40 14 20

Deadball Rebounds 6,1

Officials: Bryan Enterline, Ed Sidlasky, Brian Hall Technical fouls: Tennessee-None. Vanderbilt-None. Attendance: 12034 1st

2nd

Total

34 42

45 51

79 93

Last FG - UT 2nd-00:46, VANDY 2nd-00:05. Largest lead - UT by 2 1st-19:21, VANDY by 14 2nd-03:24.

Points UT VANDY

In Paint 28 52

Off T/O 17 21

2nd Fast Chance Break 9 4 16 4

Bench 17 6

Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 5 times.

Bench 22 26

Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 2 times.

KNOXVILLE - No. 8 Tennessee started a new homecourt conference win streak on Sunday afternoon with an 82-61 victory over Auburn. Glory Johnson and Ariel Massengale led all scorers with 14 points each. Johnson also grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds and had four blocks for her ninth double-double of the season, while Massengale added four assists and four steals. Shekinna Stricklen posted a double-double as well, her third of the season and first since Nov. 27 against Baylor, with 11 points and 10 rebounds. UT moves to 17-6 overall and 8-2 in the SEC while Auburn lost for the fourth time in five games and fell to 11-13 and 3-8 in the league. Tennessee has won 14 games in a row at home vs. Auburn, dating to 1989. After trailing very early in the game, Tennessee made easy work of Auburn, pulling away in the second half. A layup by Vicki Baugh with 4:05 left in the first half gave the Lady Vols their first double-figure lead of the afternoon (38-27) and they continued to hold a margin of at least eight for the remainder of the game. Five consecutive points by Massengale gave UT a 56-39 lead with 13:24 left in the game. That was Tennessee’s largest lead to that point. Auburn cut the deficit to 11 at 58-47 on a lay-up by Morgan Jennings with 9:57 left, but Massengale answered with her own hoop with 9:30 left in the game. Hasina Muhammad’s lay-up with 6:53 left cut the Auburn deficit to eight at 61-53 but Meighan Simmons came right back to regain a 10-point and Johnson’s putback expanded the lead back to 12 at 65-53. A Lady Vols’ 11-0 run late in the game put the contest out of reach. Shekinna Stricklen’s lay-up off a feed from Massengale ballooned UT’s lead to 72-53 with 4:27 left. A Taber Spani 3-pointer with 5:00 left in the first half gave the Lady Vols a 34-25 lead. Tennessee continued to pull away as the Lady Vols took a 44-31 lead into halftime on an Massengale lay-up with 1:45 left in the half.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The No. 11 Lady Vols trailed most of the night, but took a brief lead in the second half before No. 25 Vanderbilt regained control and posted a 93-79 victory at Memorial Gym.

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

1st

Score by periods Tennessee Vanderbilt

Officials: Jennifer Rezac, Frank Steratore, Charlie Hust Technical fouls: Auburn-None. TENNESSEE-None. Attendance: 16361 AU #32 fouls out at 4:52/2 Score by periods Auburn TENNESSEE

8-12 7-13 0-2 5-11 1-4 0-2 1-3 3-7 2-4 0-0 1-3

Vanderbilt 93 • 19-5, 7-4 SEC

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f f g g

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f g g g

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

Player

JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan SPANI, Taber BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle BAUGH, Vicki Team Totals

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

Player

NCAA HISTORY

TENNESSEE 82 • 17-6, 8-2

PLAYER CAPSULES

Player

SEASON STATISTICS

GAME NOTES

#11 UT vs. #25 Vanderbilt // Feb. 9, 2012

Four Commodores scored in double-figures as Tiffany Clarke had 23 and Christina Foggie netted 22. Stephanie Holzer tallied 19 while Jessica Lister had 19 points and 13 assists. Vanderbilt moved to 19-5 overall and 7-4 in the SEC. The Lady Vols (17-7, 8-3 SEC) were led by Meighan Simmons, who had 20 points. Glory Johnson scored 19 before fouling out with six minutes left in the game. Shekinna Stricklen also scored 17. The game marked the second time Tennessee allowed 90 points this season, as the Lady Vols gave up 97 to Stanford on Dec. 20, 2011. It was the most points ever scored by Vandy against Tennessee as the Commodores shot 55 percent for the game and 58 percent in the second half alone. Vanderbilt used a 17-2 run after the Lady Vols climbed all the way out of a 12-point hole to take a commanding 69-56 lead with 7:49 left in the game on a Clarke lay-up. The Commodores lead ballooned to 14 points as Foggie’s fastbreak lay-up put Vanderbilt up 80-66. After being down by as many as 12 points, Tennessee rallied to take a short-lived lead at 54-52 with 11:42 left in the second half on a Johnson jumper. Cierra Burdick had tied the game at 52 all with 12:33 left in the game. The Lady Vols lost to Vanderbilt for the first time in eight games and just the second time in the last 25 meetings dating to 2001-02. Tennessee returns to action in a rematch with Kentucky on Monday night at 7 p.m. The Wildcats handled the Lady Vols their first conference loss of the season, 61-60 on Jan. 12.

Auburn held an advantage as large as five points early on, but Tennessee took the lead for good at 16-14 on an Alicia Manning lay-up with 13:54 left in the first half. A jumper by Spani with 12:15 left finished a 7-0 run for the Lady Vols and gave them an 18-14 lead. The Lady Vols had their 28-game home SEC win streak come to an end on Thursday night as South Carolina rallied late to beat UT, 64-60. In that game, Tennessee did not record a steal. Against Auburn, the Lady Vols came away with 13 thefts. The Lady Vols head to Vanderbilt for a Thursday night game at 9 p.m. ET. That game will air on CSS and can be heard on the Lady Vol Network.

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GAME 25

GAME 26

#11 UT vs.#7 Kentucky // Feb. 13, 2012

#10 UT vs. Mississippi State // Feb. 16, 2012 TENNESSEE 57 • 19-7 (10-3 SEC)

#7/7 Kentucky 54 • 21-4, 10-2 ##

Player

Henderson, Brittany Mathies, A'dia Goss, Bria Smith, Amber Evans, Kastine Riley, Crystal Snowden, Keyla Pinkett, Bernisha Conwright, Maegan Walker, Samarie Ali, Bra'Shey Drake, Samantha Bishop, Azia Team Totals

01 13 24 32 03 04 10 20 23 25 31 50

FG % 1st Half: 10-33 30.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-10 10.0% FT % 1st Half: 7-11 63.6%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f g g g g

0-1 5-13 6-12 0-4 1-5 0-1 0-5 4-9 0-3 3-6 2-2 0-0 0-2

0-0 0-1 2-5 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-3 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 2-4 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

21-63

4-19

8-13

2nd half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 1-2 50.0%

0 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 5 18

1 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 4 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 6 9 27 21

Player

4 26 20 29 20 4 11 17 14 23 13 5 14

JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan SPANI, Taber BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia BAUGH, Vicki Team Totals

A TO Blk Stl

0 12 15 0 2 0 3 10 2 6 4 0 0

0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 3 4 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3

6 20

9 200

Game: 21-63 33.3% Game: 4-19 21.1% Game: 8-13 61.5%

Deadball Rebounds 3

TENNESSEE 91 • 18-7, 9-3 ##

Player

JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan SPANI, Taber BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle BAUGH, Vicki Team Totals

40 05 10 13 01 04 11 15 20 21

FG % 1st Half: 18-30 60.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f 4-5 f 8-12 g 2-2 g 10-17 g 2-6 1-3 3-5 1-4 0-0 1-2 4-5 36-61

0-0 0-1 1-1 3-5 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-13

2 5 7 3 1 5 6 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 5 2 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 4 3 7 2 3 3 6 13-21 19 26 45 12

2nd half: 18-31 58.1% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0%

2-4 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-6 0-1

A TO Blk Stl

0 3 7 3 2 3 1 3 0 0 0

1st

2nd

Total

28 46

26 45

54 91

Points UK2 UT

10 13 01 04 11 15 21

FG % 1st Half: 11-30 36.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 0-4 0.0% FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0%

Player

Martha Alwal Catina Bett Diamber Johnson Porsha Porter Kendra Grant Danielle Rector Katia May Candace Foster Brittany Young Shamia Robinson Jerica James Ashley Brown Team Totals

91 22 19

7 200 Deadball Rebounds 5

Off T/O 15 32

2nd Fast Chance Break 17 4 22 22

Bench 25 25

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The No. 13 Lady Vols gained a measure of revenge on Monday night as they handed No. 7 Kentucky their largest defeat of the season as Tennessee routed the Wildcats 91-54 in front of 14,807 at Thompson-Boling Arena. The game served as the focal point for Live Pink, Bleed Orange an initiative as part of the “Play 4 Kay” raising awareness for breast cancer in honor of the late Kay Yow. The win moved the Lady Vols record to 18-7 overall and 9-3 in the SEC. Kentucky dropped its second game in a row after losing to LSU last Sunday and stands at 21-4 overall and 10-2 in the league.

3-10 8-18 0-7 2-9 1-3 0-1 4-7 5-6 0-0 1-1

0-0 1-2 0-4 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

1-3 5-6 0-1 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

24-62

1-9

8-14

2nd half: 13-32 40.6% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd half: 8-14 57.1%

2 13 15 5 7 12 0 3 3 0 1 1 2 3 5 0 1 1 2 3 5 2 5 7 0 0 0 2 4 6 1 3 4 16 43 59

A TO Blk Stl

2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0

7 22 0 6 2 0 8 10 0 2

2 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 0 0

5 3 1 3 2 0 1 2 0 2

2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0

0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

57 10 19

6 200

Game: 24-62 38.7% Game: 1-9 11.1% Game: 8-14 57.1%

Min

31 29 34 21 12 6 25 26 2 14

Deadball Rebounds 2

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0

f f g g g

Mississippi State 41 • 14-12 (4-9 SEC)

20 25 23 35 22 17 17 10 6 6 19

2 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0

Game: 36-61 59.0% Game: 6-13 46.2% Game: 13-21 61.9%

In Paint 28 42

Min

2 1 6 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 1

Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Dee Kantner, Scott Yarbrough Technical fouls: #7/7 Kentucky-None. TENNESSEE-JOHNSON, Glory. Attendance: 14807 Score by periods #7/7 Kentucky TENNESSEE

10 18 7 25 6 4 6 2 0 5 8

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Min

14 01 11 12 15 20 21 25

FG % 1st Half: 5-34 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 FT % 1st Half: 0-0

14.7% 27.3% 0.0%

f c g g g

2-4 1-9 1-15 6-18 6-13 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-7 0-1

0-0 0-0 1-6 1-4 4-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0

0-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

16-69

6-20

3-5

2nd half: 11-35 31.4% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 3-5 60.0%

1 6 7 4 1 5 6 3 1 4 5 1 1 3 4 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 3 1 4 3 2 2 4 12 25 37 16

A TO Blk Stl

4 2 3 15 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

1 1 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 41 10 13

Min

3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

7 200

Game: 16-69 23.2% Game: 6-20 30.0% Game: 3-5 60.0%

29 27 36 30 32 1 1 1 2 5 18 18

Deadball Rebounds 0,1

Officials: Laura C. Morris, Rob Fessler, Metta Roberts Technical fouls: TENNESSEE-None. Mississippi State-Catina Bett. Attendance: 1965 Actual Attendance: 1845 Score by periods TENNESSEE Mississippi State

1st

2nd

Total

22 13

35 28

57 41

Points UT MS

In Paint 28 12

Last FG - UT 2nd-01:08, MS 2nd-01:35. Largest lead - UT by 20 2nd-08:23, MS by 3 1st-13:56.

Off T/O 12 8

2nd Fast Chance Break 12 6 8 2

Bench 20 0

Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 2 times.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - #10 Tennessee flexed its defensive muscle with a 57-41 win at Mississippi State. Shekinna Stricklen posted a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Cierra Burdick was the Lady Vols only other double-figure scorer as she tallied 10. Tennessee (19-7, 10-3 SEC) limited Mississippi State (14-12, 4-9) to just 13 points in the first half and a paltry 23.5 field goal percentage. Kendra Grant led MSU with 17 and Porsha Grant tallied 15.

Meighan Simmons tallied a season-high 25 points. Shekinna Stricklen scored 18. Glory Johnson added 10 and grabbed seven rebounds.

“We didn’t get a lot of transition looks because we were turning the ball over,” Tennessee associate head coach Holly Warlick said. “If we learned anything it’s that we’ve got to take care of the ball more.”

The Lady Vols shot a sensational 59.0 from the floor and held Kentucky to just 33.3 from the floor. Tennessee outrebouned UK, 45-27.

Stricklen was 8-for-18 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line after a slow start.

Back on Jan. 12, Kentucky edged the Lady Vols, 61-60 in Lexington to take the lead in the SEC. Tennessee inched back to within a game of the league lead with Monday’s victory. Kentucky’s leading scorer A’dia Mathies tallied 12. Back in January, she netted a career-high 34. The Cats’ top scorer on Monday was Bria Goss, who had 15.

“I didn’t have my composure,” Stricklen said. “I was rushing and playing at a fast pace, not my own pace. My teammates really helped me get it back under control.” The win pulls Tennessee even with No. 7 Kentucky atop the SEC standings after the Wildcats’ loss tonight to Alabama. Tennessee has won three of its last four games and five of its last seven.

The Lady Vols’ lead expanded to 28 on a putback layup by Johnson with 11:51 left in the game as the onslaught continued. The lead ballooned to 40 on a Kamiko Williams jumper with 4:32 left in the game.

Cierra Burdick added 10 points and Glory Johnson grabbed 15 rebounds for Tennessee. “It wasn’t the prettiest game,” Warlick said. “It was a grind for us and we found a way to win.”

Tennessee dominated the first half, leading 46-28 at intermission behind 12 points apiece from Simmons and Stricklen. The Lady Vols shot 60 percent from the floor while holding the Wildcats to 30.3 from the floor and 1-10 from 3-point range. The Lady Vols went on a 14-0 run over 2:12 late in the first half to build a 39-18 advantage with 4:39 left in the first half. Vicki Baugh, Simmons and Williams each had four points in the spurt. After being down by 12, Kentucky cut the deficit to five at 21-16 on a give-and-go lay-up from Bernisha Pinkett with 9:20 left. But the Lady Vols responded. Tennessee came out strong building an 18-6 lead after an Ariel Massengale lay-up with 13:36 left in the first half. The Lady Vols made eight of their first 10 shots including Stricklen starting 3-of-3. Kentucky began the game just 2-of-16 from the floor. The Lady Vols return to action on Thursday night as Tennessee plays at Mississippi State at 9 p.m. The game will air on CSS and can be heard on the Lady Vol Network.

As poorly as Tennessee shot, Mississippi State shot even worse. The Bulldogs shot only 24.2 percent (16 of 66) from the floor and trailed by double digits the entire second half. “We forced enough turnovers and I felt like we really scrapped,” Mississippi State coach Sharon Fanning-Otis said. “But we missed some shots and you have to rebound the ball defensively. You’ve got to get some put-backs and some and-ones, and we’re just not there yet.” The Bulldogs are now 0-33 all-time versus the Lady Vols. “Our defense played hard enough for us to win the ballgame,” Fanning-Otis said. “They have awfully good athletes, with great size, at all positions.” Both teams struggled to find offense, starting the game a combined 1-of-21 from the floor. The Lady Vols led 22-13 at the half. “We played rushed,” Warlick said. “Once we settled down and got into a rhythm I thought we did well.” KThe Lady Vols continue their two-game swing in Mississippi, travelling to Ole Miss for a Sunday game at 2 p.m. ET. The title airs on the SEC Network and can be heard on the Lady Vol Network.

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

GAME 27

GAME 28

#10 UT vs. Ole Miss // Feb. 19, 2012 TENNESSEE 66 • 20-7 (11-3 SEC) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan SPANI, Taber BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia BAUGH, Vicki Team Totals

40 05 10 13 01 04 11 15 21

FG % 1st Half: 13-33 39.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7%

f f g g g

5-9 5-9 0-4 4-13 2-8 0-0 0-0 4-5 0-1 4-6

0-0 2-3 0-2 0-5 2-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

24-55

4-16

4 4 8 2 1 3 0 2 2 2 3 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 0 0 0 3 4 7 2 2 4 14-18 16 21 37

2nd half: 11-22 50.0% 2nd half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 10-12 83.3%

3-6 0-0 4-4 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-2

ARKANSAS 72 • 21-6, 10-5 SEC TP

A TO Blk Stl

1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0

13 12 4 9 8 0 0 10 0 10

2 1 7 1 2 1 1 2 1 1

1 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 1

2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 1

66 19 13

8 200

Game: 24-55 43.6% Game: 4-16 25.0% Game: 14-18 77.8%

Min

35 36 30 22 19 7 7 18 4 22

Deadball Rebounds 3

Player

DANIELS, Ashley f 1-4 ROBINSON, Dominique f 1-2 WATKINS, Sarah c 8-12 RICKETTS, C'eira g 6-11 HARRIS, Lyndsay g 4-11 PEAK, Keira 1-3 BERNA, Calli 2-2 WILLIAMS, Quistelle 2-5 Team Totals 25-50

21 04 22 33 01 11 24

FG % 1st Half: 11-19 57.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%

McCray, Danielle Byrd, Nikki McFarland, Valencia Laws, LaTosha Hameth, Whitney Jenkins, Kenyotta McFerrin, Maggie Singletary, Amber Marbra, Courtney Faleru, Tia Jackson, Monique Team Totals

22 03 23 30 11 14 20 25 32 42

FG % 1st Half: 8-27 3FG % 1st Half: 5-9 FT % 1st Half: 0-0

29.6% 55.6% 0.0%

f f g g g

2-5 3-3 8-21 1-4 0-2 0-1 1-1 3-5 1-5 2-10 1-2

0-0 0-0 4-6 1-1 0-2 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 3-4 0-0

22-59

8-12

4-7

2nd half: 14-32 43.8% 2nd half: 3-3 100.0 2nd half: 4-7 57.1%

2 2 4 1 2 3 5 3 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 4 2 6 1 3 0 3 2 3 4 7 17 15 32 13

A TO Blk Stl

4 6 21 3 0 0 3 8 2 7 2

0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0

1 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 56 11 16

Player

Min

22 28 36 13 10 6 4 30 12 28 11

JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan SPANI, Taber BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko BURDICK, Cierra MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle BAUGH, Vicki Team Totals

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0

5 200

Game: 22-59 37.3% Game: 8-12 66.7% Game: 4-7 57.1%

Deadball Rebounds 2,1

2nd

Total

32 21

34 35

66 56

Points UT OLEMIS

In Paint 32 24

100.0 100.0 50.0%

Min

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0

5 225

Game: 25-50 50.0% Game: 8-21 38.1% Game: 14-21 66.7%

17 14 41 43 37 28 22 23

Deadball Rebounds 3

05 10 13 01 04 11 15 20 21

FG % 1st Half: 9-20 3FG % 1st Half: 2-6 FT % 1st Half: 6-7

45.0% 33.3% 85.7%

f f g g g

4-11 6-14 2-3 3-5 1-4 0-1 2-5 2-2 1-3 1-2 1-1

0-0 3-6 0-0 1-3 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

23-51

5-13

2 7 9 4 5 3 8 2 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 20-28 14 19 33 18

2nd half: 11-23 47.8% 2nd half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 12-15 80.0%

5-7 2-6 5-6 0-0 4-4 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-2

OT: OT: OT:

3-8 1-3 2-6

37.5% 33.3% 33.3%

A TO Blk Stl

13 17 9 7 7 0 6 4 2 2 4

0 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0

Min

3 2 2 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 2

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0

71 13 19

7 225

Game: 23-51 45.1% Game: 5-13 38.5% Game: 20-28 71.4%

33 35 34 15 32 11 19 22 13 3 8

Deadball Rebounds 3

Off T/O 11 16

2nd Fast Chance Break 17 8 15 6

Bench 20 22

OXFORD, Miss. - The size and strength of Tennessee (No. 10 ESPN/USA Today, No. 13 AP) ended up trumping the speed of Mississippi for a 66-56 victory on Sunday. With Tennessee (20-7, 11-3 Southeastern Conference) struggling to connect from 3-point range, the inside duo of Glory Johnson and Shekinna Stricklen bailed out the Lady Volunteers, who have struggled with their effort and energy level from game to game. Johnson and Stricklen both went 5 of 9 from the floor and combined to score 25 points. Johnson, who finished with 13 points, also grabbed eight rebounds for the Lady Volunteers.

Score by periods ARKANSAS TENNESSEE

1st

2nd

Total

31 26

31 36

10 9

72 71

Points AR UT

In Paint 18 28

Off T/O 16 23

2nd Fast Chance Break 9 2 10 10

Bench 14 18

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Arkansas handed the No. 10/9 Lady Vols a tough 72-71 defeat in overtime on Thursday night. It was the Razorbacks’ first-ever win in Knoxville and just their second win ever against the Lady Vols in 25 meetings. Arkansas (21-6, 10-5) outscored Tennessee 10-9 in the extra session after sending the game to overtime on a lay-up with eight seconds left in regulation. The Lady Vols (20-8 overall) fell to second place in the SEC at 11-4 as first-place Kentucky (12-3) knocked off South Carolina, 53-50, on Thursday. Shekinna Stricklen (17 points, 8 rebounds) and Glory Johnson (13 points, 9 rebounds) and combined for 30 points and 17 rebounds -- all in the second half and overtime.

“I thought Ole Miss really focused on taking away our inside game early. Credit to Glory and (Stricklen), they kept working,” Tennessee assistant coach Holly Warlick said. “They probably weren’t getting as many touches as we normally get, and that’s due to Ole Miss, but I thought we kept working hard, and when we needed a basket inside, we got them the ball. They made plays.”

The Razorbacks were led by Lyndsay Harris (20) and Sarah Watkins (18). The Razorbacks won for the 10th time in 11 games. C’eira Ricketts had 16 points as Arkansas gained a measure of revenge after suffering a 69-38 defeat to Tennessee on Jan. 8.

In a game that Tennessee never led by more than 12 points, Warlick talked about why the Lady Volunteers struggled to put away an Ole Miss team (12-15, 2-12) that played its most complete game of the season.

Watkins’ jumper with 3:21 left in regulation put Arkansas ahead for good at 66-64. A 3-pointer by Calli Berna with 1:55 left gave the Hogs a 6-point advantage at 70-64. Stricken answered with a trey of her own with 1:25 left to cut the deficit to three. Stricklen’s lay-up with 41.8 left cut it to one, 70-69. Stricklen then missed two free throws with 10.0 seconds left which could have tied the game or given the Lady Vols the lead.

“We did some good things and then we turn the ball over at crucial times and they took advantage of it,” Warlick said. “We didn’t get to loose balls that we normally do, and I thought Ole Miss was capitalizing on our mistakes. We needed buckets, we needed stops and we got them, but we let somebody score 21 points. We were just too inconsistent.” Valencia McFarland was the Lady Rebel who finished with 21 points. The point guard, who was 4 for 6 from 3-point range, was praised by Johnson following the game for her effort and her ability to lead her team. “She’s really quick. She was a player that her team needed to play well to be successful, and she did her job,” Johnson said. “She made it hard on our guards, and when she drove and we went to help, she was able to dish and find her teammates. She played a great game.” Tennessee led 32-21 at the half. The Lady Rebels cut into that lead early in the second half with a 13-6 run that brought them within four points, 38-34, at the 14:27 mark. Ole Miss got within four points twice more but never got any closer as Tennessee withstood the Lady Rebels’ best punches with inside buckets from Johnson and Stricklen as well as a key 3-pointer by Stricklen with just under 7 minutes left. Tennessee has won three straight games since falling out of the Top 10 last week and leads the SEC by a half-game over Kentucky, which hosts Vanderbilt on Monday night. The Lady Vols return home to host Arkansas on Thursday at 7 p.m. The game airs on Fox Sports South and can be heard on the Lady Vol Network. UT closes the regular-season vs. Florida on Sunday, Feb. 26 in a game that airs on ESPNU with a 3:30 p.m., tip-off.

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

1st

3-3 1-1 3-6

0 2 0 9 3 0 1 0

Officials: Scott Yarbrough, Billy Smith, Michael McConnell Technical fouls: ARKANSAS-None. TENNESSEE-None. Attendance: 13337 AR #12 fouls out at 7:56/2

Officials: Bob Trammell, Beverly Roberts, Bryan Enterline Technical fouls: TENNESSEE-None. Ole Miss-None. Attendance: 2776 Score by periods TENNESSEE Ole Miss

OT: OT: OT:

A TO Blk Stl

2 2 18 16 20 2 5 7

2 2 3 6 0 2 1 2 3 72 15 21

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2nd half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 7-8 87.5%

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

1 0 1 5 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 3 3 5 8 3 1 2 3 4 2 2 4 4 0 2 2 0 1 4 5 3 2 1 3 14-21 10 19 29 23

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

Player

8-21

0-0 0-0 1-2 4-7 8-8 0-0 0-0 1-4

NCAA HISTORY

0-1 0-1 1-4 0-1 4-10 0-0 1-1 2-3

TENNESSEE 71 • 20-8, 11-4 SEC

Ole Miss 56 • 12-15 (2-12 SEC) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

PLAYER CAPSULES

Player

SEASON STATISTICS

GAME NOTES

#10/9 UT vs. Arkansas // Feb. 23, 2012

Harris made two free throws with 6.2 seconds remaining in overtime to put Arkansas ahead 72-69. Arkansas fouledAriel Massengale with 3.0 on the clock and the point guard made both foul shots to make it 72-71. Quistelle Williams missed two free with 2.6 seconds left but Tennessee’s desperation half-court shot came after the final buzzer. Kamiko Williams’ putback with 1:50 left in regulation gave the Lady Vols a 60-58 lead. Stricklen’s short jumper with 1:04 left put UT up by four, 62-58. Ricketts came right back with an Arkansas lay-up 17 seconds later to cut the margin to two at 62-60. Watkins tied the game at 62 with eight seconds left as she swooped to the hoop and laid the ball in to send the game to overtime. Arkansas continued to battle and cut their deficit to one at 57-56 on jumper by Calli Berna with 2:58 left. Harris made a pair of free throws to regain the lead for the Hogs at 58-57. The Lady Vols scored seven points in a row to take a 55-50 lead with 5:25 left in the second. Massengale’s lay-up with 8:29 left put UT ahead at 52-50. Johnson scored the next three points for a five-point Lady Vols’ lead, their largest of the game, at five. Tennessee shot 20-of-28 free throws in the contest, making 16 of its first 17, but made only 4-of-11 to finish the game. A pair of 3-pointers by Stricklen gave the Lady Vols a big boost early in the second half. Massengale’s steal and lay-up with 12 minutes left in the game tied the score at 44 all. That marked the first time the game was tied since 16-all with eight minutes left in the first half. Taber Spani’s pair of free throws with 11:30 left in the second gave UT it first lead since 7-5 at 46-44. UT finished a 9-0 run with two Johnson free throws to giving the Lady Vols a 48-44 advantage. Arkansas answered with back-to-back 3-pointers by Harris and Quistelle Williams to regain the lead at 50-48 with 9:23 left in the second half. The Razorbacks lead 31-26 at halftime behind 11 points from Harris and 58 percent shooting FOLLOW from the flON oor.TWITTER @LADYVOL_HOOPS /// WWW.UTLADYVOLS.COM

GAME 29

GAME 30

#10/9 UT vs. Florida // Feb. 26, 2012

#2 Seed UT vs. #7 Seed Vanderbilt // Mar. 2, 2012 Vanderbilt 57 • 22-9

Florida 59 • 18-11, 8-8 SEC ##

Player GEORGE, Jennifer STEWART, Azania BARTLEY, Lanita BONDS, Jaterra JONES, Jordan ALLEN, Deana MADU, Ndidi VILARO ARAGONES, A SHINE, Brittany SVETE, Lily Team Totals

32 13 03 10 33 12 14 20 23 31

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

FG % 1st Half: 10-30 33.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-14 21.4% FT % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3%

f c g g g

4-12 0-0 2-6 0-3 3-7 2-8 4-5 2-8 0-1 5-8

0-0 0-0 0-2 0-2 3-6 0-4 0-0 0-5 0-0 2-5

22-58

5-24

3-6 0-0 7-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0

2 9 11 4 0 5 5 4 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 6 10-17 10 26 36 19

2nd half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 8-11 72.7%

11 0 11 0 9 4 8 4 0 12

A TO Blk Stl

0 0 4 4 0 0 1 5 0 0

Min

Player

28 21 29 26 31 13 12 14 7 19

COLEMAN, Jordan HOLZER, Stephanie FOGGIE, Christina LISTER, Jasmine BROWN, Elan SCHRANN, Kady CLARKE, Tiffany WATKINS, Clair Team Totals

2 2 2 3 2 3 5 1 0 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2

59 14 20

9 200

Game: 22-58 37.9% Game: 5-24 20.8% Game: 10-17 58.8%

Deadball Rebounds 3

21 10 11 30 05 34 55

Player

MANNING, Alicia BAUGH, Vicki JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna BASS, Briana MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan BURDICK, Cierra SPANI, Taber HARRISON, Isabelle Team Totals

21 25 40 01 05 10 11 13 20

FG % 1st Half: 14-31 45.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5%

f f f f g

5-9 0-3 8-17 5-12 0-1 2-3 5-9 2-2 0-2 1-1

1-2 0-0 0-0 3-5 0-1 0-1 2-5 0-0 0-1 0-0

28-59

6-15

2 6 8 0 0 2 2 4 1 9 10 0 2 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 4 4 2 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 13-18 10 30 40 13

2nd half: 14-28 50.0% 2nd half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 8-10 80.0%

0-0 0-0 5-7 2-4 0-0 4-5 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0

A TO Blk Stl

11 0 21 15 0 8 12 6 0 2

6 1 1 1 2 5 0 0 1 0

Player

Min

30 14 37 29 18 22 28 12 9 1

MANNING, Alicia BAUGH, Vicki JOHNSON, Glory BASS, Briana STRICKLEN, Shekinna WILLIAMS, Kamiko MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan BURDICK, Cierra SPANI, Taber HARRISON, Isabelle Team Totals

1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

75 17 19

8 200

Game: 28-59 47.5% Game: 6-15 40.0% Game: 13-18 72.2%

Deadball Rebounds 0

Officials: Kelly Johnson, Roy Gulbeyan, Carla Fountain Technical fouls: Florida-None. TENNESSEE-None. Attendance: 18563 Score by periods Florida TENNESSEE

1st

2nd

Total

25 35

34 40

59 75

Points UF UT

In Paint 26 28

Last FG - UF 2nd-02:36, UT 2nd-00:32. Largest lead - UF by 3 1st-19:37, UT by 18 2nd-00:32.

Off T/O 16 19

2nd Fast Chance Break 10 7 16 16

0-0 0-0 2-8 2-9 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-0

20-58

4-23

0-0 0-0 6-6 0-0 3-4 2-2 2-2 0-0

2 1 3 1 4 7 11 5 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 4 0 1 1 1 4 4 8 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 13-14 13 18 31 18

A TO Blk Stl

0 12 16 12 7 4 6 0

1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1

0 0 3 1 0 2 6 0

0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0

6 12

6 200

Game: 20-58 34.5% Game: 4-23 17.4% Game: 13-14 92.9%

Min

15 27 40 40 20 27 27 4

Deadball Rebounds 0

TENNESSEE 68 • 22-8 ##

2 4 1 5 0 2 4 0 1 0

0-0 6-10 4-16 5-14 2-7 1-4 2-6 0-1

FG % 1st Half: 7-26 26.9% 2nd half: 13-32 40.6% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% 2nd half: 2-12 16.7% FT % 1st Half: 11-12 91.7% 2nd half: 2-2 100.0

TENNESSEE 75 • 21-8, 12-4 SEC Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f c g g g

25 01 40 04 05 10 11 13 20

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f f g g

2-5 3-5 5-10 1-3 6-11 1-3 0-0 5-10 2-2 0-1 1-2

1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-1 0-0

26-52

4-13

1 4 5 3 3 5 8 2 4 5 9 4 1 0 1 0 1 6 7 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 12-19 13 26 39 15

FG % 1st Half: 14-26 53.8% 2nd half: 12-26 46.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% FT % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0% 2nd half: 6-9 66.7%

0-0 0-2 5-7 0-0 3-4 0-0 3-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

A TO Blk Stl

5 6 15 2 18 2 3 11 4 0 2

1 1 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0

Min

2 0 2 3 1 0 3 1 2 2 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

68 10 16

5 200

Game: 26-52 50.0% Game: 4-13 30.8% Game: 12-19 63.2%

28 32 29 14 24 15 13 20 15 7 3

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: LISA MATTINGLY, ERIC BREWTON, ERIC KOCH Technical fouls: Vanderbilt-None. TENNESSEE-None. Attendance: 8594 Bench 28 28

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - With all five seniors in the starting line-up on Senior Day, the No. 10/9 Lady Vols rolled past Florida, 75-59, on Sunday afternoon before 18,563 at ThompsonBoling Arena. The Lady Vols (21-8, 12-4 SEC) enter SEC Tournament as the No. 2 seed and will face the winner of the No. 7-No. 10 seed game in the second game of the second round on Friday, March 2 at 2:30 p.m. That game will be televised on Fox Sports Net and can be heard on the Lady Vol Network. In her final regular-season home game, Glory Johnson led the Lady Vols with 21 points and 10 rebounds. It was her 10th double-double of the year. Senior Shekinna Stricklen added 15 points and Meighan Simmons tallied 12. Alicia Manning made the most of her Senior Day as she scored 11 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had five assists.

Score by periods Vanderbilt TENNESSEE

1st

2nd

Total

27 35

30 33

57 68

Points VANDY UT

In Paint 18 24

Off T/O 16 7

2nd Fast Chance Break 7 2 10 4

Bench 10 22

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - No. 2-seeded Tennessee outlasted a feisty No. 7 seed Vanderbilt team to advance to the SEC Tournament Semifinals with a 68-57 victory at Bridgestone Arena on a stormy Friday evening. In a game that saw an extended halftime due to tornadoes in the Nashville area, the Lady Vols rode the senior combination of Glory Johnson and Shekinna Stricklen to the hard-fought victory. Stricklen (18 points -- all in the second half and seven rebounds) and Johnson (15 points and nine rebounds) combined for 33 points and 16 rebounds. 29 of those points and 10 of the boards came in the decisive second half. The Lady Vols will take on the winner of the final game of the Quarterfinals between #3 Georgia and #6 South Carolina. That game tips at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT. Tennessee’s SEC Semifinal game will start at 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT. The pair combined to score the final 25 points for the Lady Vols, who moved to 22-8. No other Lady Vol scored for the final 11:04 of the contest. Tennessee has won 19 consecutive second-round games in the SEC Tournament.

It was also the final home game for Vicki Baugh and Briana Bass. Lily Svete led the Gators (18-11, 8-8) with 12 points while Jennifer George had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Tennessee jumped out to a 15-3 lead to start the game and never trailed the rest of way despite Florida staying within in striking distance throughout the game. The Lady Vols sealed the game on a Johnson breakaway lay-up with 2:05 left in regulation putting UT ahead 70-57. Manning’s jumper gave the Lady Vols a 15-point lead. Back-to-back hoops by Manning and Stricklen regained a double-figure lead for the Lady Vols at 59-48 with six minutes left. The teams then traded 3-pointers by Jones and Stricklen for a 62-51 UT lead with 5:18 left in game. Florida continued to hang around and cut the deficit to seven at 51-44 on a jumper by Ndidi Madu with 9:43 left in the second half. Johnson opened the second half with a quick lay-up just 14 seconds in, as the Lady Vols equalled their largest lead of the first half of 12 at 37-25.

Vanderbilt (21-9) was led by Christina Foggie, who had 16 points and Stephane Holzer, who had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out. Stricklen bombed an NBA-distance 3-pointer with 3:06 left in regulation, with the shot clock expiring, to give the Lady Vols a 64-55 lead. The senior duo of Stricklen and Johnson keyed a decisive 14-7 spurt as the seniors scored all 14 points in the run to give Tennessee a 59-51 lead with 6:30 left in the second half. Up one, Stricklen knocked down a 3-pointer with 9:30 left in the second half to give the Vols a 48-44 advantage. Vandy kept battling back but Stricklen answered again with a 3-point play with 8:49 left for a 51-46 lead. Vanderbilt continued its rally in the second half, coming back to within one point at 41-40, 43-42 and 45-44. The game featured an extended halftime of about 45 minutes due to a weather delay caused by tornado warnings in the Nashville area.

Tennessee led 35-25 at halftime as Johnson tallied 12 points prior to intermission including a last-second lay-up for the double-figure advantage.

Tennessee led 35-27 at halftime thanks to tremendous shooting from the floor coupled with strong defense. The Lady Vols made 53.8 percent from the floor while limiting Vanderbilt to 26.9 percent (7-of-26). Simmons led all scorers with 11 points.

After Florida opened the game with a 3-pointer by Jones, the Lady Vols ran off 15 points in a row to take a 15-3 lead 6:07 into the action. Johnson had eight of those 15 points.

After being down by as many as 19, Vanderbilt cut its deficit to nine with a 10-0 run over 1:30 in the final three minutes of the first half. That spurt was keyed by perfect free-throw shooting as Vanderbilt was 7-of-7 from the line during the 90-second stretch.

Florida showed grit as they retaliated with a 10-2 run to cut the deficit to four at 17-13 on another 3-pointer by Jones with 10 minutes left in the first half.

Tennessee used a 13-2 run late in the first to build a 32-13 lead with 3:30 left in the half. Meighan Simmons scored eight points in a row in the run as he energized the Lady Vols. Vanderbilt went without a field goal for nearly 10 minutes, missing 11 field goals in a row after making their first two shots of the game. The drought ended on a Holzer jumper with 9:24 left in the half, cutting the Commodores deficit to seven at 17-10. + Tennessee opened the game sharp from the floor and received some outside shooting from Vicki Baugh, Briana Bass and Cierra Burdick as the Lady Vols held a 17-8 lead with 10:44 left in the first half. Burdick nailed back-to-back jumpers for UT.

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

GAME 31

GAME 32

#2 Seed UT vs. #6 Seed South Carolina // Mar. 3, 2012 SOUTH CAROLINA 58 • 23-9 ## 12 03 05 11 00 01 20 23 24 33

FG % 1st Half: 9-31 3FG % 1st Half: 4-15 FT % 1st Half: 0-0

29.0% 26.7% 0.0%

f f g g g

1-3 0-0 5-13 4-12 4-13 1-1 0-0 0-3 0-5 4-8 1-3 2-2

0-0 0-0 1-4 3-9 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0 2-4 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2

22-63

7-22

7-12

2nd half: 13-32 40.6% 2nd half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd half: 7-12 58.3%

1 1 2 3 0 2 2 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 3 5 0 2 0 2 3 4 2 6 16 14 30 14

A TO Blk Stl

2 0 13 13 10 2 0 0 1 10 2 5

0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 200

Game: 22-63 34.9% Game: 7-22 31.8% Game: 7-12 58.3%

Min

17 8 30 34 34 3 2 7 23 12 22 8

Deadball Rebounds 4,1

21 25 40 04 05 10 11 13 20

12 23 24 25 35 42

FG % 1st Half: 12-23 52.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%

f f f g g

3-5 4-8 7-14 0-1 5-10 0-0 3-6 2-4 1-2 1-2 1-1

1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-4 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-2 0-1 0-0

27-53

5-12

0-0 0-0 9-14 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0

2 4 6 2 2 8 10 4 5 5 10 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15-20 13 25 38 10

2nd half: 16-28 57.1% 2nd half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd half: 12-16 75.0%

Min

27 33 35 9 34 5 30 9 7 9 2

A TO Blk Stl

7 8 23 0 16 0 6 5 5 2 2

2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0

0 2 0 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 0

0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0

8 10

4 200

Game: 27-53 50.9% Game: 5-12 41.7% Game: 15-20 75.0%

Deadball Rebounds 3,1

21-48 2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

2-2 5-7 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0

4-15

12-16

9-25 3-8 7-9

36.0% 37.5% 77.8%

2 2 4 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 5 18 23 18

A TO Blk Stl

8 9 8 4 16 0 0 13 0 0 0

2 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Min

1 2 2 5 1 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 1 0

58 10 11

1 200

Game: 21-48 43.8% Game: 4-15 26.7% Game: 12-16 75.0%

33 24 24 28 40 1 5 17 10 15 3

Deadball Rebounds 2

2nd

Total

22 28

36 46

58 74

25 01 40 04 05 10 11 13 20

MANNING, Alicia BAUGH, Vicki JOHNSON, Glory BASS, Briana STRICKLEN, Shekinna WILLIAMS, Kamiko MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan BURDICK, Cierra SPANI, Taber HARRISON, Isabelle Team Totals

FG % 1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5%

f f f g g

1-4 5-7 6-12 1-3 5-13 0-2 0-0 0-3 2-3 1-4 1-1

1-1 0-0 1-1 1-2 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-3 0-0

22-52

5-15

0-0 0-0 7-9 0-0 5-5 0-0 9-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

4 2 6 1 4 3 7 3 3 8 11 4 0 3 3 0 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 21-24 15 24 39 18

2nd half: 10-23 43.5% 2nd half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd half: 14-16 87.5%

A TO Blk Stl

3 10 20 3 16 0 9 0 4 3 2

0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 0

1 1 4 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 9 14

Min

0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 200

Game: 22-52 42.3% Game: 5-15 33.3% Game: 21-24 87.5%

17 31 36 12 34 9 24 14 9 13 1

Deadball Rebounds 0

Points SC UT

In Paint 20 36

Off T/O 11 6

2nd Fast Chance Break 16 4 11 8

Bench 20 20

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - For the second game in a row, seniors Glory Johnson and Shekinna Stricklen dominated in the second half to lead the Lady Vols to an SEC Tournament victory. This time, No. 2 seed Tennessee posted a 74-58 victory over No. 6 South Carolina at Bridgestone Arena. Tennessee (22-8) will take on No. 4 LSU (22-8), coached by Lady Vols legend Nikki Caldwell in the SEC Championship Game on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT. The game airs on ESPN2 and can be heard on the Lady Vol Network.

Score by periods LSU TENNESSEE

1st

2nd

Total

30 35

28 35

58 70

Points LSU UT

In Paint 26 24

Off T/O 16 13

2nd Fast Chance Break 5 6 10 0

Bench 13 18

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee won its 16th SEC Championship and third in a row with a 70-58 victory over LSU on Sunday night at Bridgestone Arena before 12,441. For the third SEC Tournament game in a row the senior combination of Glory Johnson and Shekinna Stricklen were the difference. On Sunday, they were joined by fellow senior Vicki Baugh in the scoring column as all three tallied double-figures. Tournament MVP Johnson tallied 20 and grabbed 10 rebounds for her 35th-career doubledouble -- tying for third-most in a career at Tennessee. Stricklen had 16 points (14 in the second half ) while Baugh added 10.

A day after combining for 29 points and 10 rebounds in the second half, Johnson and Stricklen combined for 34 points and 10 rebounds in the win over South Carolina.

Stricklen and Johnson were both named to the SEC All-Tournament Team.

Johnson led all UT scorers with 23 points, with 18 coming in the second half. She also grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double.

LSU (22-9) was led by Adrienne Webb, who scored 16 points. Theresa Plaisance had a career-high 13 points.

Stricklen scored all of her 16 points in the second half -- the second game in a row she did that, as she had all 18 of her points in the second half of Friday’s Quarterfinal win over Vanderbilt.

Tennessee was tremendous from the free-throw line as the Lady Vols made 21-of-24 from the foul line for 87.5 percent.

South Carolina (22-9) were led by Ieasia Walker and Markeshia Grant, as each scored 13 points.

The Lady Vols used an 11-3 spurt to take command at 56-47 after LSU had come within one point, 45-44, on a Webb 3-pointer with 13:51 left. Johnson extended the margin to 60-51 with a layup with 3:37 left.

Tennessee continued to pull away as once against it was the Johnson and Stricklen show for the second game in a row. The duo combined to score 24 of 26 Lady Vol points over a span of 12 minutes in the second half.

Theresa Plaisance made four free throws in the final 2:47 to cut the deficit to four at 60-56 with 2:04 left in second half. Stricklen hit two jumpers in the final 1:33 left including a 3-pointer with 54 seconds left to put UT ahead 65-56 and seal the win.

The Lady Vols took the first double-figure lead (51-40) of the game on a jumper by Ariel Massengale with 9:10 left in the second half. Johnson extended the lead to 13 on a lay-up with 8:34 left forcing Dawn Staley to call timeout. The Gamecocks responded with a 3-pointer by Tina Roy.

For the third game in a row the duo of Johnson and Stricklen had a major scoring spurt. The combo posted 19 of Tennessee’s 23 points bridging the late first half and early second half. Stricklen had seven consecutive points to give Tennessee a 52-44 lead with 10 minutes left in the second half.

Tennessee pulled away from South Carolina with a 16-6 run after USC got within three points.

Tennessee took a 39-32 lead coming out of halftime as Johnson hit a jumper with 17:55 left. LSU tied the game at 41 all on a 3-pointer by Theresa Plaisance with 15:32 left. But UT came right back with the next four points to retake the lead at 45-41 on a layup by Baugh.

Early in the second half, Markeshia Grant’s free throws with 18:06 left brought the Gamecocks within three at 32-29. Tennessee led 28-22 at halftime finishing the half with five points in a row by freshman Cierra Burdick. She was one of five Lady Vols with at least five points in the first half. Vicki Baugh led the way with six points. Stricklen was held scoreless in the first half for the second game in a row.

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

1st

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

Officials: TINA NAPIER, BOB TRAMMELL, MARK ZENTZ, A-BEVERLY ROBERTS Technical fouls: LSU-None. TENNESSEE-None. Attendance: 12441

Officials: LISA MATTINGLY, BEVERLY ROBERTS, FELICIA GRINTER Technical fouls: SOUTH CAROLINA-None. TENNESSEE-None. Attendance: Score by periods SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE

0-0 0-2 0-2 0-1 2-6 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

FG % 1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0%

3-4 2-5 4-9 1-6 7-15 0-0 0-0 4-8 0-0 0-1 0-0

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player MANNING, Alicia BAUGH, Vicki JOHNSON, Glory BASS, Briana STRICKLEN, Shekinna WILLIAMS, Kamiko MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan BURDICK, Cierra SPANI, Taber HARRISON, Isabelle Team Totals

f f g g g

NCAA HISTORY

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player JONES, Courtney BARRETT, LaSondra LUTLEY, Bianca KENNEY, Jeanne WEBB, Adrienne FORTHAN, Krystal McKINNEY, Shanece PLAISANCE, Theresa BLACK, Swayze TURNBOW, Taylor BOYKIN, Sheila Team Totals

TENNESSEE 70 • 24-8

TENNESSEE 74 • 23-8 ##

PLAYER CAPSULES

STEPHENS, Charenee NEWTON, Courtney WALKER, Ieasia GRANT, Markeshia SUTTON, La'Keisha SELLERS, Imani WILSON, Ebony WHITE, Sancheon BRUNER, Ashley ROY, Tina WELCH, Aleighsa IBIAM, Elem Team Totals

LSU 58 • 22-10 TP

SEASON STATISTICS

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

Player

GAME NOTES

#2 Seed UT vs. #4 Seed Louisiana State // Mar. 4, 2012

Tennessee led 35-30 at halftime thanks to 10 points from Johnson. The other 25 points came from eight different Lady Vols as nine different players were in the scoring column for UT. Tennessee outrebounded LSU, 19-11. Neither team led by more than one possession until a Johnson free throw with 8:12 left in the half, which put UT up 20-16. LSU’s Adrienne Webb tied the game at 22 all on a jumper with 6:28 left in the first half. The Lady Tigers then took a lead at 23-22 on a LaSondra Barrett free throw. Taber Spani regained the lead for Tennessee with a 3-pointer with 5:09 left in the half. That was followed by Stricklen’s first points in the first half during three SEC Tournament games, as the senior knocked down a jumper for a 27-23 UT lead, forcing LSU to take timeout. Cierra Burdick hit a jumper and Johnson made two free throws to extend the Lady Vols’ run to 9-0 and a 31-23 lead with 3:22 left in the half. The Lady Vols used an 8-2 lead to take a 13-10 lead with 13:10 left in the first half as Briana Bass hit and 3-pointer followed by a Baugh steal and layup in a span of 16 seconds. FOLLOW ON TWITTER @LADYVOL_HOOPS /// WWW.UTLADYVOLS.COM

GAME 33

GAME 34

#2 Seed UT vs. #11 UT Martin // Mar. 17, 2012

#2 Seed UT vs. #7 DePaul // Mar. 19, 2012 DePaul 48 • 23-10

UT Martin 49 • 23-8 Total

## 11 12 20 34 45 14 15 32 33 40 42

Rebounds FG-FGAFG-FGAFT-FTA Off Def Tot PF g 5-25 1-8 3-4 3 4 7 1 g 3-18 0-5 4-4 0 6 6 0 g 5-8 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 f 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 g 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 4 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 3 9 0 19-66 4-20 7-8 13 26 39 12

Player BUTLER,HEATHER NEWSOME,JASMINE HAISLIP,JACLISSA CRAWFORD,SHELBY REEDY,AUBREY HALL,TAYLOR SMITH,PAIGE WHITE,MEGAN BRYANT,RICKIESHA GLENN,PERICA HAWN,BETH TEAM Totals

Total

3-Ptr

TP 14 10 12 2 2 3 0 0 6 0 0

A TO Blk Stl Min 2 1 0 1 40 5 4 1 0 40 1 0 0 2 34 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 1 0 21 4 2 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 24 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 12 8 4 3 199

FG % 1st Half: 9-32 28.1% 2nd Half: 10-34 29.4% Game: 19-66 28.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 4-20 20.0% FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd Half: 2-2 100.0% Game: 7-8 87.5%

Total 01 15 21 25 40 04 05 10 11 13 20

Player BASS,BRIANA MANNING,ALICIA BAUGH,VICKI JOHNSON,GLORY STRICKLEN,SHEKINNA WILLIAMS,KAMIKO MASSENGALE,ARIEL SIMMONS,MEIGHAN BURDICK,CIERRA SPANI,TABER HARRISON,ISABELLE TEAM Totals

3-Ptr

1-7 2-6 2-5 6-10 3-12 2-3 3-6 7-13 0-3 1-3 1-2

1-5 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-1 2-4 4-7 0-0 1-3 0-0

0-0 0-0 1-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-4

28-70 10-27 6-10

0 2 2 6 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 18

0 0 3 5 3 5 6 12 4 6 5 6 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 2 4 34 52

1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 9

A TO Blk Stl Min 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 2 1 11 3 1 1 2 20 0 4 1 2 29 4 0 2 0 31 3 1 1 0 17 4 0 0 0 17 0 0 1 2 21 0 0 1 0 15 1 1 0 0 16 0 0 1 1 11 0 72 15 8 10 8 200

1st 26

2nd 23

Tennessee

Total

49 72

Points UT Martin Tennessee

In Paint 24 28

Off T/O 5 8

2nd Chance 10 10

Rebounds

9-18 2-15 2-12 4-5 2-7 0-0 1-7

2-5 0-6 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-5

0-0 4-4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

20-64

3-17

5-5

3 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 10

TP 20 8 5 9 4 0 2

A TO Blk Stl Min 2 3 0 3 28 6 5 0 2 39 1 3 0 3 36 0 1 0 1 26 1 2 2 1 37 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 1 24 0 48 10 14 2 11 201

2 5 5 4 6 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 6 7 1 1 1 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 21 31 14

Deadball Rebounds 0,0

01 15 21 25 40 04 05 10 11 13

Player BASS,BRIANA MANNING,ALICIA BAUGH,VICKI JOHNSON,GLORY STRICKLEN,SHEKINNA WILLIAMS,KAMIKO MASSENGALE,ARIEL SIMMONS,MEIGHAN BURDICK,CIERRA SPANI,TABER TEAM Totals

3-Ptr

Rebounds

FG-FGAFG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

g g c f f

1-3 0-1 8-11 2-9 6-13 0-1 0-3 4-11 1-4 0-3 22-59

1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-5 0-0 0-1 2-7 0-0 0-2

0-0 0-0 0-0 4-4 4-6 0-0 4-4 3-4 0-0 0-0

0 0 1 8 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 4-17 15-18 17

TP 3 0 16 8 17 0 4 13 2 0

A TO Blk Stl Min 0 2 0 1 10 0 2 0 1 12 0 2 0 1 30 1 5 0 0 36 4 2 1 2 35 0 0 0 0 4 3 5 1 0 30 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 2 0 8 1 0 0 1 14 1 63 9 20 4 7 200

1 1 0 0 0 0 8 9 2 13 21 2 5 9 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 3 4 0 34 51 10

FG % 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd Half: 12-31 38.7% Game: 22-59 37.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 4-17 23.5% FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 9-10 90.0% Game: 15-18 83.3%

Deadball Rebounds 2,0

Officials: Denise Brooks, Wesley Dean, Bob Scofield Technical Fouls: DePaul- None. Tennessee- None. Attendance: 2866 Des Moines Region: Second Round

Deadball Rebounds 2,0

Officials: Bob Scofield, Wesley Dean, Pualani Spurlock Technical Fouls: UT Martin- None. Tennessee- None. Attendance: 0

Score by periods UT Martin

3-Ptr

FG-FGAFG-FGAFT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

g g f g f

Total

TP 3 5 5 14 7 4 8 20 0 3 3

FG % 1st Half: 15-38 39.5% 2nd Half: 13-32 40.6% Game: 28-70 40.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-16 25.0% 2nd Half: 6-11 54.5% Game: 10-27 37.0% FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 5-6 83.3% Game: 6-10 60.0%

Player MARTIN,ANNA HRYNKO,BRITTANY PENNY,JASMINE ORTIZ,DEANNA HARRY,KATHERINE REYNOLDS,KELSEY ROGOWSKI,MEGAN TEAM Totals

FG % 1st Half: 10-35 28.6% 2nd Half: 10-29 34.5% Game: 20-64 31.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 3-17 17.6% FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0% 2nd Half: 3-3 100.0% Game: 5-5 100.0%

Rebounds

FG-FGAFG-FGAFT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

g g c f f

05 12 31 34 51 20 21

Tennessee 63 • 25-8

Deadball Rebounds 1,0

Tennessee 72 • 24-8 ##

Fast Break 2 6

Bench 9 38

Score by periods DePaul

1st 23

2nd 25

Tennessee

Total

48 63

Points DePaul Tennessee

In Paint 28 32

Off T/O 15 10

2nd Chance 11 11

Fast Break 4 12

Bench 2 19

Largest lead DePa l b 1 1st 13 50

CHICAGO - Tennessee advanced to the NCAA Second Round with a 72-49 victory of UT Martin on Saturday afternoon at Allstate Arena. Playing in its NCAA record 31st consecutive tournament, Tennessee is now 110-22 all-time in NCAA Tournament games, playing into the round of 32 for the 30th time in history.

CHICAGO - A well-balanced team effort helped No. 2 seed Tennessee to a 63-48 victory over DePaul on Monday night at Allstate Arena. Shekinna Stricklen led the Lady Vols with 17 points and nine rebounds. Glory Johnson scored only eight points, but grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds. Meighan Simmons tallied 13 points while Vicki Baugh had 16 points and nine rebounds.

The No. 2-seeded Lady Vols (25-8) will take on the winner of the No. 7 seed DePaul-No. 10 seed BYU game which is taking place following the Tennessee-UTM game in Chicago. That second-round game will be played on Monday night at 9:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on ESPN2 and can be heard on the Lady Vol Network.

Tennessee (26-8) advances to the Sweet 16 and will play in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, March 24. The Lady Vols will take on the winner of No. 3 seed Delaware-No. 11 seed Kansas game which will take place tomorrow night.

Sophomore Meighan Simmons led the Lady Vols with 20 points as she made 7-of-13 from the floor. Senior Glory Johnsonadded 14 points and 12 rebounds.

The Lady Vols have never lost an NCAA Second Round game, posting a 24-0 all-time record. UT is 48-1 all-time in first and second-round games.

UT Martin, the OVC Champions, finished the season at 23-9. Entering the tournament as the NCAA’s leading scoring team (81.1), UT Martin was limited to 49 points and just 28.8 from the floor. Leading scorer Heather Butler, who was third in the NCAA with a 24.1 average entering the game, was held to just 14 points as she shot 5-of-25 from the floor. Jasmine Newsome had 10 points, shooting 3-of-18 from the floor.

DePaul finishes its season at 23-11. Anna Martin led the Blue Demons with 20 points before fouling out with 2:15 left in regulation. Tennessee led the game for the final 33 minutes, last trailing 9-8. Tennessee dominated the glass, grabbing 51 rebounds to DePaul’s 31.

The Lady Vols bench outscored UT Martin, 38-9, keyed by Simmons, how had he fourth 20-plus point game of the season. Tennessee outrebounded UTM, 52-39. After leading to by nine points at halftime, Tennessee opened up a double-digit lead early in the second half and never looked back, leading by as many as 25 in the final minutes. Simmons’ third 3-pointer of the game put the Lady Vols ahead 60-41 with 8:38 left. The lead moved to 20-plus on a Johnson jumper with 5:52 left at 64-43. The Tennessee lead ballooned to 18 points on an Ariel Massengale 3-pointer with 10:50 left in the game as UT led 55-37. Tennessee used an 8-0 run after UT Martin opened the second half with a 3-pointer by Heather Butler 11 seconds into the half. The spurt put the Lady Vols up 43-29 after a 3-pointer by Briana Bass with 15:49 left in the game. The Lady Vols held a 35-26 lead at halftime as Simmons knocked down a 3-pointer as the half expired, giving her nine points in the first 20 minutes. Simmons had put Tennessee ahead 26-17 with 3:30 left in the half, but UT Martin got back to within four points at 28-24 on a lay-up by Newsome with 1:55 left in the half. Tennessee scored the next four points to retake an eight-point lead at 32-24 with 40 seconds left in the half. UT Martin held close for most of the first half as the Lady Vols’ largest lead was nine points.

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

Johnson’s 21 rebounds were the most by a Lady Vol since Daedra Charles had 22 in the 1991 NCAA Tournament vs. SW Missouri State. The Lady Vols limited DePaul to just 31.3 from the floor including 3-of-17 from 3-point range. The Lady Vols held off a late push by DePaul, and never saw their lead fall below seven points for the final 19:50. A 3-pointer by Deanne Ortiz cut the Lady Vols lead to seven at 53-46 with 2:21 left in regulation. Martin’s 3-pointer with 5:34 left in the second half cut the deficit to nine with 5:34 left in regulation, 48-39. But Tennessee answered as Stricklen bombed home a 3-pointer with 4:40 left in the game. Tennessee took a 12-point lead on lay-up by Vicki Baugh with 17:21 left in the second half. The lead had ballooned to 10 points on a 3-pointer by Briana Bass, making it 35-25, just 2:25 into the second half. The Lady Vols led 28-23 at halftime thanks to 12 points from Simmons.

PLAYER CAPSULES

SENIOR

BRIANA BASS

5-2 /// Guard Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central H.S.)

• First Round: Made the start against UT Martin (3/17), hitting a trey to tally three points in 12 mins. • Second Round: Tallied three points and a rebound in 10 mins., making the start against DePaul (3/19)

2011-12 SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

10 3 3 5 0 3 3 4 29

2012 SEC Tournament

Pepperdine, 11/13/11 LSU, 3/4/12 Kemtucky, 2/13/12 Alabama, 1/26/12

•Came up with three points and three boards in the SEC Tournament Championship win over LSU (3/4) • Played nine minutes in the start against South Carolina (3/3) • Started in the second round of the SEC Tournament versus Vanderbilt (3/2), recording two points and an assist in 14 minutes

Alabama, 1/26/12* Chattanooga, 1/3/12 Pepperdine, 11/13/11 Alabama, 1/26/12

In SEC Play • Made the start versus Florida (2/26), contributing two assists in 18 minutes on Senior Day • Saw 11 minutes off the bench against Arkansas (2/23) • Scored four points and tallied three assists in 17 minutes versus Kentucky (2/13) • Saw 11 minutes off the bench at Vanderbilt (2/9), contributing an assist • Came up with two steals in eleven minutes off the bench versus Auburn (2/5) • Earned her first start of the season and 15th in her career versus Alabama (1/26); scored eight points and snagged five steals in her longest appearance of the season (29 minutes) • Came off the bench to see nine minutes versus LSU (1/19), coming up with two defensive boards • Put up three points and recorded two boards versus Vanderbilt (1/15), seeing 12 minutes off the bench • Tallied two points and two rebounds in 18 minutes of action against Arkansas (1/8) • Came off the bench to see three minutes of action against #15/16 Georgia (1/5)

CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

14 6 8 5 0 4 3 6 37

(12/17), making a trip to the free throw line and hitting one of two shots from the stripe • Saw eight minutes against DePaul (12/11), dishing out an assist and picking up a defensive board • Came off the bench to see two minutes of action against Texas (12/4) • Saw a season-high 16 minutes off the bench versus the Middle Tennessee (11/29), tallying four points • Came up with two rebounds and three assists, also season highs, in the contest • Saw seven minutes of action against Virginia (11/20); went 0-1 from the floor (a three-point attempt) and committed two turnovers. • Scored 10 points off the bench against Pepperdine (11/13) where she was perfect from the floor (2-2 three point attempts) and perfect from the line (4-4 free throw attempts)

2012 NCAA Tournament

 BY THE NUMBERS

Duke, 2/16/09 Texas, 12/14/08 DePaul 11/30/08 Alabama, 1/26/12 Old Dominion, 12/30/09 Chattanooga, 1/3/12* Duke, 2/16/09 Old Dominion, 12/18/08

NCAA TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points 3 DePaul, 3/19/12* Rebounds 3 Austin Peay, 3/20/10 Assists 3 Austin Peay, 3/20/10 Steals 1 Dayton, 3/22/10 Blocks 0 Field Goals 1 DePaul, 3/19/12* 3-Pointers 1 DePaul, 3/19/12* Free Throws 0 Minutes 19 Austin Peay, 3/20/10 *indicates most recent occurrence

Versus Non-Conference Opponents • Came up with a steal in four minutes of action in her home state of Indiana (at Notre Dame, 1/24) • Put up nine points on a 3-5 showing from beyond the arc in 17 minutes of action against Chattanooga (1/3) • Tallied nine points against Old Dominion (12/28) on 3-8 shooting, seeing a season-high 19 minutes • Came off the bench for the final minute of the UCLA game

STAT FILE // BREAKING IT DOWN

 CAREER STATS

Year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 TOTAL

GP 33 32 23 28 116

GS 13 1 0 7 21

MIN/AVG 691-20.9 356-11.1 222-9.3 304-10.9 1541-13.3

FG 36 11 6 18 71

 CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS Opponent GP GS Min Ball State 1 0 18 2009 1 0 18 Austin Peay 1 0 19 Dayton 1 0 18 2010 2 0 37 Stetson 1 0 9 2011 1 0 9 UT Martin 1 1 12 DePaul 1 1 10 2012 2 2 22 Career 6 3 86

FGA 121 42 25 56 244

FG FGA 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 3 1 3 1 7 1 3 2 10 3 18

PCT .298 .262 .240 .321 .291

3FG 22 9 5 13 49

3FGA 78 33 22 41 174

PCT .282 .273 .227 .317 .282

Pct 3FG FGA Pct .000 0 2 .000 .000 0 2 .000 .000 0 1 .000 .000 0 1 .000 .000 0 2 .000 .333 0 2 .000 .333 0 2 .000 .143 1 5 .200 .333 1 2 .500 .200 2 7 .286 .167 2 13 .154

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

FT 35 8 7 12 62

FT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FTA 46 9 8 14 77

FTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PCT OFF .761 7 .889 3 .875 3 .857 3 .805 16

Pct .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Off 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

DEF 36 18 9 15 78

Def 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 5

TOT/AVG 43-1.3 21-0.7 12-0.9 18-0.6 94-0.8

Tot 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 6

Avg 1.0 1.0 3.0 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0

PF-FO 38-0 21-0 9-0 13-0 81-0

PF-FO 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 4-0

AST 68 31 13 19 131

A 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 6

TO 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 5

TO 53 24 7 17 101

Blk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BLK STL 0 25 0 10 0 6 0 16 0 57

Stl 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 4

PTS-AVG 129-3.9 39-1.2 24-1.0 61-2.2 253-2.2

Pts 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 6 8

Avg 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.3

2-2 0-1 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-8 3-5 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 3-6 0-0 0-1 0-2 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-3 0-1 1-3 1-7 1-3 18-56

* * * * * * 7

Games played: 28 Minutes/game: 10.9 Points/game: 2.2 FG Pct: 32.1

1.000 2-2 .000 0-1 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .375 1-4 .600 3-5 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 1.000 1-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .500 2-5 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .333 1-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-1 .333 0-1 .000 0-1 .333 1-2 .143 1-5 .333 1-2 .321 13-41

Free throws ft-fta pct

1.000 4-4 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .250 2-2 .600 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 .000 0-0 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .333 1-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .500 0-0 .200 0-0 .500 0-0 .317 12-14

1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .500 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .857

off

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3

Rebounds def tot

0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 15

0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 18

avg

a t/o blk stl

0.0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 2 0.7 0 3 3 0.5 0 0 0 0.6 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0.4 0 2 0 0.8 1 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0.8 1 1 1 0.9 0 1 0 0.9 1 0 1 0.8 0 1 1 0.8 0 0 0 0.7 1 1 0 0.7 1 1 0 0.6 1 3 2 0.7 0 0 0 0.6 1 1 0 0.6 1 0 0 0.6 0 2 0 0.6 0 1 3 0.6 2 0 1 0.7 0 0 0 0.6 1 0 0 0.6 0 0 2 0.6 13 19 19

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16

pts

avg

10 10.0 0 5.0 4 4.7 0 3.5 0 2.8 1 2.5 9 3.4 9 4.1 0 3.7 2 3.5 0 3.2 3 3.2 0 2.9 0 2.7 8 3.1 0 2.9 0 2.7 0 2.6 4 2.6 0 2.5 0 2.4 0 2.3 0 2.2 2 2.2 0 2.1 3 2.1 3 2.1 3 2.2 61 2.2

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12 7 16 2 8 1 19 17 3 18 5 12 9 4 29 4 11 11 17 6 7 11 18 14 9 12 12 10 304

3-Pointers pct 3fg-fga pct

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

Total fg-fga

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

11/13/11 11/20/11 11/29/11 12/04/11 12/11/11 12/17/11 12/28/11 01/03/12 01/05/12 01/08/12 01/12/12 01/15/12 01/19/12 01/23/12 01/26/12 01/29/12 02/05/12 02/09/12 02/13/12 02/16/12 02/19/12 02/23/12 02/26/12 03/02/12 03/03/12 03/04/12 03/17/12 03/19/12

min

NCAA HISTORY

PEPPERDINE at Virginia MIDDLE TENNESSEE #21/22 TEXAS vs #20/21 DePaul at UCLA OLD DOMINION CHATTANOOGA #16/15 GEORGIA at Arkansas at #9/8 KENTUCKY #25/24 VANDERBILT LOUISIANA STATE at #2/2 Notre Dame at Alabama at #17/15 Georgia AUBURN at #rv/25 Vanderbilt #7/7 KENTUCKY at Mississippi State at Ole Miss ARKANSAS FLORIDA vs VANDERBILT vs #25/rv SOUTH CAROLI vs Louisiana State vs UT Martin at #rv/23 DePaul Totals

PLAYER CAPSULES

Date

SEASON STATISTICS

Opponent

GAME NOTES

BASS’ 2011-12 SEASON STATISTICS

Rebounds/game: 0.6 Assists/game: 0.7 Turnovers/game: 0.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0

After making only one start through the bulk of the regular season (at Alabama 1/26), Bass has found her way into the starting five with the senior class starting each of the last five games dating back to Senior Day versus Florida (2/25) and including the SEC Tournament.

DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING 2011-12 Career

1 5

Pepperdine, 11/13/11

DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDING 2011-12 Career

DOUBLE FIGURE ASSISTS 2011-12 Career

DOUBLE-DOUBLES 2011-12 Career

Alabama, 3/5/09

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RS SENIOR

VICKI BAUGH

6-4 /// Forward Sacramento, Calif. (Sacramento H.S.)

• First Round: Made the start against UT Martin (3/17); collected five points and five rebounds to go along with season-bests of three assists and two steals in the win • Second Round: Had her personal NCAA-best performance with 16 points, nine rebounds against DePaul (3/19)

2011-12 SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

17 14 3 2 3 8 1 4 35

Texas, 12/4/11* LSU, 1/19/12 UT Martin, 3/17/12* UT Martin, 3/17/12* Rutgers, 12/13/11* Texas, 12/4/11 Baylor, 11/27/11 DePaul, 12/11/11* Texas, 12/4/11

17 16 4 4 4 8 1 5 35

Versus Non-Conference Opponents • Put up eight points and pulled down six boards at Notre Dame (1/24) • Tied a season best with two steals against Chattanooga (1/3), adding to her nine-points, nine-boards • Came off the bench to record a double-double against Old Dominion (12/28), putting up 11 points and 12 rebounds in the win • Found herself in foul trouble again against #4 Stanford (12/20) and played only 16 minutes in the start • Contributed three rebounds, two points and a steal in her time on the floor • Put up her sixth career double-double (and third of 201112) against the UCLA (12/17) with 14 points and 12 boards -- a season high • Tied her season high totals for assists and blocks, coming up with three of each against # 11 Rutgers (12/13); contributed seven points, including a 4-5 performance from the charity stripe in the contest • Picked up two early fouls against# 20/21 DePaul (12/11) and went on to see only 12 minutes • Contributed six points and a block in the effort, going 1-1 from the floor and 4-5 from the line • Tied a season high with 17 points against #21/22 Texas (12/4), hitting a career-best eight field goals • Tacked on 11 rebounds to record her second double-double of 2011-12 • Posted first double-double since the 2008-09 season with a career-high 17 points and 10 rebounds against #1 Baylor (11/27) • Knocked down first career three pointer against Baylor with 44 seconds left in the contest • Scored six points and pulled down 4 boards in the start against #7 Miami (11/16) • Saw 19 minutes of action and went 3-4 from the floor in the contest • Made the start against Pepperdine (11/13) after making only one start in all of 2010-11 (Vanderbilt) • Scored eight points and tallied seven rebounds in 19 minutes of action against the Waves • Contributed three blocks and three assists in the balanced performance

2012 SEC Tournament • Scored 10 points and added seven boards in the championship game win over LSU (3/4) •Tallied eight points and 10 rebounds in the start against South Carolina (3/3) • Started in the second round of the SEC Tournament versus Vanderbilt (3/2), tallying six points and eight rebounds

In SEC Play • Saw 14 minutes in the start against Florida (2/26), coming up with two boards and two steals • Tallied four points but committed two turnovers in eight minutes versus Arkansas (2/23) • Made an impact off the bench at Ole Miss (2/19), tallying 10 points and seven boards in 22 minutes • Saw 14 minutes off the bench at Mississippi State (2/16), tallying six rebounds and two points • Came off the bench to go 4-5 with eight points and seven boards against Kentucky (2/13) • Saw 10 minutes off the bench at Vanderbilt (2/9), recording two points and a rebound • Came off the bench to see 20 minutes at Georgia (1/29), tallying six points and eight boards • Returned to the starting lineup at Alabama (1/26); shot 80% from the floor and pulled down six boards • Came up with a season and SEC high, tallying 14 rebounds versus LSU (1/19) • Put up 16 points on 7-10 shooting from the field against Vanderbilt (1/15), tying her SEC high • Led Tennessee in rebounding against Kentucky (1/12) with nine boards; put up her SEC-high mark of 16 points • Came off the bench against Arkansas (1/8) to put up perfect shooting numbers for the second-consecutive outing; went 3-3 from the floor and 2-2 from the stripe to go along with two blocks • Went a perfect 2-2 from the floor and 4-4 from the line to tally eight points against Georgia (1/5); also pulled down 10 boards in the win • Saw 16 minutes off the bench against Auburn (1/1); had

CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

a poor shooting performance (0-5), but managed to pull down nine boards in the win

2012 NCAA Tournament

 BY THE NUMBERS

Texas, 12/4/11* Louisiana Tech, 11/26/07 Vanderbilt, 1/20/08 Kentucky, 2/3/08 Texas, 12/14/08 Texas, 12/4/11 Baylor, 11/27/11 Vanderbilt, 1/20/08 Texas, 12/4/11

NCAA TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points 16 DePaul, 3/19/12 Rebounds 9 DePaul, 3/19/12 Assists 3 UT Martin, 3/17/12 Steals 2 UT Martin, 3/17/12 Blocks 2 Oral Roberts, 3/23/08 Field Goals 8 DePaul, 3/19/12 3-Pointers 0 Free Throws 4 Oral Roberts, 3/23/08 Minutes 30 DePaukl, 3/19/12 *indicates most recent occurrence

STAT FILE // BREAKING IT DOWN

 CAREER STATS

20 07-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 TOTAL

GP GS MIN/AVG 38 0 496/13.1 14 10 267/19.1 DNP - INJURY 24 1 222/9.3 33 17 693/21.0 109 28 1678/15.4

FG 79 36

FGA 143 79

PCT ..552 .456

3FG 0 0

3FGA 0 0

34 101 250

69 168 459

.493 .601 .545

0 1 1

PCT .000 .000

FT 42 19

FTA 54 31

PCT .778 .613

OFF 56 41

DEF 96 61

TOT/AVG 152/4.0 102/7.3

PF-FO 73-4 34-2

AST 23 13

TO 64 25

BLK 29 21

STL 20 8

PTS-AVG 200-5.3 91-6.5

.000 19 1.000 50 1.000 130

25 70 180

.760 .714 .722

25 80 202

52 140 348

77/3.2 219/6.6 550/5.0

25-0 67-0 199-6

7 39 82

33 65 187

14 30 94

6 23 57

87-3.6 253-7.7 631-5.8

 CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS

Opponent GP GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct Oral Roberts 1 0 20 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 Purdue 1 0 12 6 7 .857 0 0 .000 Notre Dame 1 0 5 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 Texas A&M 1 0 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 LSU 1 0 14 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 Stanford 1 0 13 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 2008 6 0 71 12 18 .667 0 0 .000 Stetson 1 0 7 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 Marquette 1 0 7 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 Ohio State 1 0 11 2 8 .250 0 0 .000 Notre Dame 1 0 18 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 2011 4 0 43 9 21 .429 0 0 .000 UT Martin 1 1 20 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 DePaul 1 1 30 8 11 .727 0 0 .000 2012 2 2 50 10 16 .625 0 0 .000 Career 12 2 164 31 55 .564 0 0 .000 LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

FT 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 9

FTA 6 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 12

Pct .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .750 .000 .000 .000 .667 .667 1.000 .000 .000 .750

Off 3 1 2 0 1 3 10 3 1 3 1 8 2 1 3 21

Def 2 4 1 0 4 1 12 1 2 2 4 9 3 8 11 32

Tot 5 5 3 0 5 4 22 4 3 5 5 17 5 9 14 53

Avg 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.5 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 4.4

PF-FO 2-0 5-1 2-0 1-0 5-1 2-0 17-2 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 4-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 25-2

A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3

TO 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 1 2 7 1 2 3 13

Blk 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 7

Stl 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 5

Pts Avg 8 8.0 12 10.0 0 6.7 0 5.0 2 4.4 8 5.0 30 5.0 6 6.0 2 4.0 4 4.0 8 5.0 20 5.0 5 6.0 16 11.5 21 11.5 72 6.0

* * * * * * * * *

19 19 32 8 35 12 28 26 16 23 16 19 20 18 29 23 33 26 18 20 9 11 10 19 14 22 8 14 32 33 31 20 30 693

* *

* * * * * * 17

Games played: 33 Minutes/game: 21.0 Points/game: 7.7 FG Pct: 60.1 3FG Pct: 100.0 FT Pct: 71.4

3-3 3-4 6-11 0-2 8-10 1-1 1-4 6-9 0-2 5-8 0-5 3-4 2-2 3-3 7-8 7-10 2-6 4-9 4-5 2-4 0-1 1-2 1-3 4-5 1-1 4-6 1-1 0-3 3-5 4-8 5-7 2-5 8-11 101-168

1.000 .750 .545 .000 .800 1.000 .250 .667 .000 .625 .000 .750 1.000 1.000 .875 .700 .333 .444 .800 .500 .000 .500 .333 .800 1.000 .667 1.000 .000 .600 .500 .714 .400 .727 .601

0-0 0-0 1-1 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 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 1-1

Free throws ft-fta pct

.000 2-2 .000 0-0 1.000 4-4 .000 2-2 .000 1-2 .000 4-5 .000 4-5 .000 2-3 .000 2-4 .000 1-4 .000 4-4 .000 3-4 .000 4-4 .000 2-2 .000 2-3 .000 2-3 .000 2-6 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 .000 2-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 .000 0-0 1.000 50-70

1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 .500 .800 .800 .667 .500 .250 1.000 .750 1.000 1.000 .667 .667 .333 .000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .714

off

Rebounds def tot

4 3 7 1 3 4 3 7 10 2 1 3 5 6 11 0 0 0 5 2 7 1 11 12 2 1 3 5 7 12 3 6 9 3 6 9 2 8 10 1 3 4 7 2 9 1 6 7 6 8 14 4 2 6 1 5 6 1 7 8 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 3 7 2 4 6 3 4 7 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 5 8 2 8 10 4 3 7 2 3 5 1 8 9 80 139 219

avg

a t/o blk stl

pts

avg

7.0 4 3 2 3 2 8 8.0 5.5 3 3 3 0 0 6 7.0 7.0 2 3 1 1 1 17 10.3 6.0 4 0 4 0 0 2 8.3 7.0 0 2 2 0 1 17 10.0 5.8 2 0 2 1 0 6 9.3 6.0 1 3 2 3 1 6 8.9 6.8 1 2 3 0 1 14 9.5 6.3 4 0 1 1 1 2 8.7 6.9 1 2 2 2 0 11 8.9 7.1 2 0 4 1 1 4 8.5 7.3 3 1 2 2 2 9 8.5 7.5 2 0 2 0 0 8 8.5 7.2 0 1 3 2 1 8 8.4 7.3 4 0 1 1 1 16 8.9 7.3 3 2 1 0 1 16 9.4 7.7 3 3 3 1 1 6 9.2 7.6 3 1 3 2 0 8 9.1 7.5 2 2 2 1 0 8 9.1 7.6 3 0 3 1 0 6 8.9 7.4 1 0 2 0 0 0 8.5 7.1 0 1 0 1 0 4 8.3 6.8 1 2 1 0 1 2 8.0 6.8 2 0 1 0 0 8 8.0 6.8 0 0 2 0 0 2 7.8 6.8 0 1 1 1 1 10 7.8 6.6 0 0 2 0 0 4 7.7 6.4 4 1 4 1 2 0 7.4 6.5 2 1 0 0 1 6 7.4 6.6 4 2 2 3 0 8 7.4 6.6 3 0 1 1 1 10 7.5 6.6 1 3 1 1 2 5 7.4 6.6 2 0 2 0 1 16 7.7 6.6 67 39 65 30 23 253 7.7

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

11/13/11 11/15/11 11/27/11 11/29/11 12/04/11 12/11/11 12/13/11 12/17/11 12/20/11 12/28/11 01/01/12 01/03/12 01/05/12 01/08/12 01/12/12 01/15/12 01/19/12 01/23/12 01/26/12 01/29/12 02/02/12 02/05/12 02/09/12 02/13/12 02/16/12 02/19/12 02/23/12 02/26/12 03/02/12 03/03/12 03/04/12 03/17/12 03/19/12

3-Pointers pct 3fg-fga pct

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

PEPPERDINE #7/7 MIAMI #1/1 BAYLOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE #21/22 TEXAS vs #20/21 DePaul at #11/11 Rutgers at UCLA at #4/4 Stanford OLD DOMINION at Auburn CHATTANOOGA #16/15 GEORGIA at Arkansas at #9/8 KENTUCKY #25/24 VANDERBILT LOUISIANA STATE at #2/2 Notre Dame at Alabama at #17/15 Georgia SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN at #rv/25 Vanderbilt #7/7 KENTUCKY at Mississippi State at Ole Miss ARKANSAS FLORIDA vs VANDERBILT vs #25/rv SOUTH CAROLI vs Louisiana State vs UT Martin at #rv/23 DePaul Totals

Total fg-fga

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

min

NCAA HISTORY

PLAYER CAPSULES

Date

SEASON STATISTICS

Opponent

GAME NOTES

BUAGH’S 2011-12 SEASON STATISTICS

Rebounds/game: 6.6 Assists/game: 1.2 Turnovers/game: 2.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6 Steals/game: 0.7 Blocks/game: 0.9

DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING 2011-12 Career

9 19

17pts. v Baylor, Texas

DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDING 2011-12 Career

7 14

14 reb. vs. LSU (1//19)

DOUBLE FIGURE ASSISTS 2011-12 Career

DOUBLE-DOUBLES 2011-12 Career

4 7

Baylor, Texas, UCLA, ODU

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FRESHMAN

CIERRA BURDICK 6-2 /// Forward Charlotte, N.C. (Butler H.S.)

2011-12 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

15 10 9 2 3 5 1 7 31

2012 SEC Tournament • Saw seven minutes against South Carolina (3/3), recording five points and two boards • Came off the bench to see 15 minutes in the second round of the SEC Tournament versus Vanderbilt (3/2), putting up four points

LSU, 1/19/12* MTSU, 11/29/11 Old Dominion, 12/28/11 Notre Dame, 1/24/12 MTSU, 11/29/11 Miss. State, 2/16/12* South Carolina, 3/3/12* DePaul, 12/11/11 Alabama, 1/26/12*

In SEC Play • Went 2-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line against Florida (2/26), adding three boards in 12min • Was 2-2 from the floor and pulled down three boards against Arkansas (2/23) • Went 4-5 from the floor to tally 10 points and six boards in 18 minutes off the bench at Ole Miss (2/19) • Contributed 10 points on 5-6 shooting along with seven boards in the win over Mississippi State (2/16) • Recorded five rebounds and three assists in then minutes on the floor versus Kentucky (2/13) • Led UT in rebounding at Vanderbilt (2/9), pulling down nine boards in 23 minutes; added seven points in the effort • Saw seven minutes off the bench against Auburn (2/5), scoring four points in the win • Put up four points in eight minutes in the start versus South Carolina (2/2) • Started her second consecutive game at Georgia (1/29), putting up four points and six rebounds • Earned her first career start at Alabama (1/26); scored nine points and tied her career high minutes with 31 • Saw career-high minutes versus LSU (31 min, 1/19), tying her career best with 15 points on 5-10 shooting • Went 3-3 from the floor, putting up six points in the win over Vanderbilt (1/15), trying her SEC high in four minutes off the bench • Came up with a rebound and a block in five minutes against Kentucky (1/12) • Saw nine minutes off the bench against Arkansas (1/8); set a personal SEC-best mark with six points • Recorded three points and two rebounds against Georgia (1/5) • Came off the bench to see 13 minutes of action against

SEC HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

15 7 3 1 2 5 1 4 31

Auburn (1/1); scored two points, pulled down two boards and recorded a steal for UT Versus Non-Conference Opponents • Tallied four points and five rebounds in 18 minutes at Notre Dame (1/24); also recorded two steals • Put up eight points in 19 minutes against Chattanooga (1/3), pulling down three boards on the night • Came off the bench against Old Dominion (12/28) to tie a UT season high with nine helpers; added five boards, a block and her first career steal in the win • Saw eight minutes of action against #4 Stanford (12/20), hitting two free throws for the Lady Vols • Played 11 minutes against UCLA (12/17), contributing four points on 2-4 shooting in the contest. • Came in off the bench to see nine minutes of action against Rutgers (12/13) where she came up with a defensive rebound and a block in the win • Saw 24 minutes off the bench against #20/21 DePaul (12/11), scoring a career-high 15 points with three steals and two rebounds on the day • Came off the bench to see 11 minutes of action against #21/22 Texas, where she pulled down three defensive boards and dished out a career-high three assists in the win • Saw a career-high 26 minutes of action off the bench versus Middle Tennessee (11/29); collected her first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, going 5-6 from the floor in the contest • Against Virginia, (11/20), recorded a defensive rebound and dished out an assist in 10 minutes of action off the bench • Saw first action as a Lady Vol against Pepperdine (11/13), clocking 16 minutes; scored seven points and tallied seven rebounds in 16 minutes of action against the Waves

2012 NCAA Tournament • First Round: Saw 15 minutes off the bench against UT Martin (3/17), putting up two rebounds and a block • Second Round: Came off the bench to collect two points, four rebounds in eight minutes against DePaul (3/19)

 BY THE NUMBERS

LSU, 1/19/12 Miss. State, 2/16/12 Miss. State, 2/16/12 LSU, 1/19/12* Miss. State, 2/16/12 Miss. State, 2/16/12* LSU, 1/19/12 LSU, 1/19/12 Alabama, 1/26/12*

NCAA TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points 2 DePaul, 3/19/12 Rebounds 4 DePaul, 3/19/12 Assists Steals Blocks 2 DePaul, 3/19/12 Field Goals 1 DePaul, 3/19/12 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes 15 UT Martin, 3/17/12 *indicates most recent occurrence

THE STAT FILE

 CAREER STATS

Year 2011-12 TOTAL

GP 34 34

GS 3 3

MIN/AVG 477/14.0 477/14.0

FG 63 63

FGA 133 133

PCT .474 .474

3FG 4 4

3FGA 12 12

PCT .333 .333

FT 35 35

FTA 46 46

PCT .761 .761

OFF 31 31

DEF 67 67

TOT/AVG 98/2.9 98/2.9

PF-FO 43-0 43-0

AST 34 34

TO 40 40

BLK 20 20

STL 9 9

PTS-AVG 165/4.9 165/4.9

 CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS Opponent UT Martin DePaul 2012 Career

GP 1 1 2 2

GS 0 0 0 0

Min 15 8 23 23

FG FGA 0 3 1 4 1 7 1 7

Pct 3FG FGA Pct .000 0 0 .000 .250 0 0 .000 .143 0 0 .000 .143 0 0 .000

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

FT 0 0 0 0

FTA 0 0 0 0

Pct .000 .000 .000 .000

Off 0 2 2 2

Def 2 2 4 4

Tot 2 4 6 6

Avg 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

PF-FO 1-0 1-0 2-0 2-0

A 0 0 0 0

TO 0 1 1 1

Blk 1 2 3 3

Stl 0 0 0 0

Pts 0 2 2 2

Avg 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

11/13/11 11/15/11 11/20/11 11/27/11 11/29/11 12/04/11 12/11/11 12/13/11 12/17/11 12/20/11 12/28/11 01/01/12 01/03/12 01/05/12 01/08/12 01/12/12 01/15/12 01/19/12 01/23/12 01/26/12 * 01/29/12 * 02/02/12 * 02/05/12 02/09/12 02/13/12 02/16/12 02/19/12 02/23/12 02/26/12 03/02/12 03/03/12 03/04/12 03/17/12 03/19/12 3

16 2 10 3 26 11 24 9 11 8 24 13 19 9 9 5 4 31 18 31 14 8 7 23 10 26 18 22 12 15 7 9 15 8 477

2-3 0-0 0-2 0-0 5-6 0-6 4-6 0-2 2-4 0-0 2-4 0-3 4-9 1-2 3-5 0-3 3-3 5-10 2-6 3-10 2-4 1-2 1-3 3-7 1-4 5-6 4-5 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-2 2-3 0-3 1-4 63-133

.667 .000 .000 .000 .833 .000 .667 .000 .500 .000 .500 .000 .444 .500 .600 .000 1.000 .500 .333 .300 .500 .500 .333 .429 .250 .833 .800 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .667 .000 .250 .474

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-12

Free throws ft-fta pct

.000 3-5 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 1.000 3-4 .000 0-0 .000 7-10 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 1.000 4-6 .000 0-0 .000 3-5 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 .000 2-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 .000 0-0 .500 2-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .333 35-46

.600 .000 .000 .000 .750 .000 .700 .000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .667 .000 .600 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .761

off

0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 31

Rebounds def tot

1 0 1 0 8 3 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 3 5 0 0 7 4 5 5 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 67

1 0 1 0 10 3 2 1 0 0 5 2 3 2 2 1 0 6 5 3 6 1 0 9 5 7 6 3 3 2 2 1 2 4 98

avg

a t/o blk stl

1.0 3 2 4 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.7 1 1 1 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 2.4 2 0 2 3 2.5 2 3 0 0 2.4 2 0 1 0 2.3 0 0 0 1 2.0 1 0 2 0 1.8 1 0 0 0 2.1 3 9 3 1 2.1 2 0 0 0 2.2 1 2 1 1 2.1 0 0 2 0 2.1 2 1 1 1 2.1 1 0 1 1 1.9 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 1 2 1 2.3 3 2 1 0 2.4 0 2 1 0 2.5 3 1 3 1 2.5 0 0 0 1 2.3 3 0 1 0 2.6 1 2 2 2 2.7 1 3 2 0 2.9 1 3 2 2 3.0 2 2 2 1 3.0 0 0 2 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 2 0 2.9 0 0 1 0 2.9 1 0 0 0 2.8 1 0 0 1 2.9 1 0 1 2 2.9 43 34 40 21

pts

avg

0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 3 15 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 4 1 2 0 8 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 6 1 15 2 4 0 9 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 7 0 2 0 10 0 10 1 4 0 6 0 4 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 2 9 165

7.0 3.5 2.3 1.8 4.2 3.5 5.1 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.8 4.7 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.9

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

3-Pointers pct 3fg-fga pct

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

Total fg-fga

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

min

NCAA HISTORY

PLAYER CAPSULES

Date

SEASON STATISTICS

Opponent

GAME NOTES

BURDICK’S 2011-12 SEASON STATISTICS

Rebounds/game: 2.9 Assists/game: 1.0 Turnovers/game: 1.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 0.6

Games played: 34 Minutes/game: 14.0 Points/game: 4.9 FG Pct: 47.4 3FG Pct: 33.3 FT Pct: 76.1

DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING 2011-12 Career

5 5

15 pts. vs. Texas, LSU

DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDING 2011-12 Career

1 1

Middle Tennessee (11/29)

DOUBLE-DOUBLES 2011-12 Career

1 1

Middle Tennessee (11/29)

AWARDS & HONORS Her USA U-19 team was named USA Basketball’s team of the year after bringing home the gold from Chile this summer

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FRESHMAN

ISABELLE HARRISON 6-3 /// Forward/Center Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro H.S.)

 BY THE NUMBERS

2012 NCAA Tournament

2011-12 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS

2012 SEC Tournament

Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

13 9 1 1 2 5 0 5 20

• Saw one minute in the Championship game versus LSU; went 1-1 from the floor for two points (3/4) • Went 1-1 from the floor and added a block in two minutes against South Carolina (3/3) • Came off the bench to see three minutes in the second round of the SEC Tournament versus Vanderbilt (3/2), going 1-2 from the floor in the win

Chattanooga, 1/3/12 MTSU, 11/29/11 Chattanooga, 1/3/12* LSU, 1/19/12* Chattanooga, 1/3/12* Chattanooga, 1/3/12*

In SEC Play

Pepperdine, 11/13/11 Chattanooga, 1/3/12

• Saw one minute of action against Florida (2/26), going 1-1 from the floor for two points • Came off the bench to score two points and grab a rebound in three minutes versus Arkansas (2/23) • Collected three rebounds to go along with five points in six minutes against Kentucky (2/13) • Came up with five points, four rebounds and a block in eight minutes off the bench against Auburn (2/5); called the catalyst in the win by Summitt • Recorded a rebound and a steal in two minutes at Georgia (1/29) • Came off the bench to see 19 minutes at Alabama (1/26), recording 10 points and six rebounds • Recorded a bucket, a rebound and a steal in four minutes against LSU (1/19) • Saw four minutes off the bench against Vanderbilt (1/15), hitting her only shot attempted • Pulled down three rebounds in five minutes against Kentucky (1/12) • Came off the bench against Arkansas (1/8), seeing 13 minutes; put up two points and three rebounds • Saw seven minutes against Georgia (1/5), scoring four points with one rebound • Recorded five minutes against Auburn (1/1), putting up two points and pulling down two rebounds in the win.

SEC HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

10 6 0 1 2 3 0 4 19

career best with five field goals • Recorded a career-high 10 points against ODU (12/28) on a career-best five field goals in 14 mins. • Came up with a rebound in three minutes off the bench against #4 Stanford (12/20) • Saw four minutes of action against UCLA (12/17), coming up with a block and a steal in the win • Saw two minutes against#11 Rutgers (12/13); came up with an offensive rebound • Came in off the bench to see 11 minutes of action against #20/21 DePaul (12/11); finished with six points, two boards and a block • Saw 14 minutes of action off the bench against #21/22 Texas (12/4), contributing four rebounds in the contest; tacked on two blocks in the game • Tied a career high with 19 minutes of action against Middle Tennessee (11/29); tallied career highs in both points and rebounds with seven and nine • Came off the bench to collect seven rebounds in 16 minutes of action against the Lady Bears • Tacked on her first career assist in the effort • Saw 19 minutes of action off the bench versus Virginia (11/20), pulling down seven boards • Went 2-4 from the floor and 2-5 from the line, chipping in six total points and added two blocks • Came off the bench against #7 Miami (11/15) and was attributed with sparking the Lady Vols’ pull away from the Hurricanes; scored four points and pulled down two boards and a block in nine minutes • Saw first action as a Lady Vol against Pepperdine (11/13), clocking 13 minutes off the bench • Pulled down eight boards in the winning effort, seven of them off the defensive glass; scored five points for UT, making five of six shots from the charity stripe

• First Round: Came off the bench to see 11 minutes versus UT Martin (3/17); scored three points and added four rebounds in the Lady Vol victory

Alabama, 1/26/12* Alabama, 1/26/12* LSU, 1/19/12 Alabama, 1/26/12 Alabama, 1/26/12 Alabama, 1/26/12 Alabama, 1/26/12

NCAA TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points 3 UT Martin, 3/17/12 Rebounds 4 UT Martin, 3/17/12 Assists Steals 1 UT Martin, 3/17/12 Blocks 1 UT Martin, 3/17/12 Field Goals 1 UT Martin, 3/17/12 3-Pointers Free Throws 1 UT Martin, 3/17/12 Minutes 11 UT Martin, 3/17/12 *indicates most recent occurrence

Versus Non-Conference Opponents • Knocked down two free throws and put up a block in nine minutes at Notre Dame (1/24) • Came off the bench against Chattanooga (1/3) to have a career night with 13 points against the Lady Mocs; tied her

THE STAT FILE

 CAREER STATS

Year 2011-12 TOTAL

GP 30 30

GS 0 0

MIN/AVG 253/8.4 253/8.4

FG 24 24

FGA 57 57

PCT .421 .421

3FG 0 0

3FGA 1 1

PCT .000 .000

FT 36 36

FTA 58 58

PCT .621 .621

OFF 37 37

DEF 44 44

TOT/AVG 81/2.7 81/2.7

PF-FO 35-0 35-0

AST 3 3

TO 23 23

BLK 17 17

STL 7 7

PTS-AVG 100/3.3 100/3.3

 CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS Opponent UT Martin Career

GP 1 1

GS 0 0

Min 11 11

FG FGA 1 2 1 2

Pct 3FG FGA Pct .500 0 0 .000 .500 0 0 .000

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

FT 1 1

FTA 4 4

Pct .250 .250

Off 1 1

Def 3 3

Tot 4 4

Avg 4.0 4.0

PF-FO 1-0 1-0

A 0 0

TO 0 0

Blk 1 1

Stl 1 1

Pts 3 3

Avg 3.0 3.0

0-1 1-4 2-4 0-6 2-8 0-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 5-7 1-4 5-12 1-4 1-4 0-1 1-1 1-2 0-0 3-8 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-2 1-2 1-1 1-2 1-1 1-1 1-2 32-87

Games played: 30 Minutes/game: 8.4 Points/game: 3.3 FG Pct: 36.8 3FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 62.1

.000 .250 .500 .000 .250 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 .714 .250 .417 .250 .250 .000 1.000 .500 .000 .375 .000 .333 .000 .500 .500 1.000 .500 1.000 1.000 .500 .368

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 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Free throws ft-fta pct

off

5-6 2-2 2-3 0-0 3-4 1-2 4-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-2 4-7 0-0 3-3 1-4 3-6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 36-58

1 1 3 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 37

.833 1.000 .667 .000 .750 .500 .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .750 .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .571 .000 1.000 .250 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .250 .621

Rebounds def tot

7 1 4 3 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 44

8 2 7 7 9 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 8 1 3 3 0 1 0 6 1 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 81

avg

8.0 1 5.0 0 5.7 2 6.0 2 6.6 2 6.2 3 5.6 4 5.0 0 4.4 1 4.1 1 4.0 0 3.8 1 4.2 1 3.9 1 3.9 2 3.8 1 3.6 1 3.4 1 3.3 1 3.4 2 3.3 2 3.3 2 3.2 0 3.2 0 3.1 2 3.0 1 2.9 0 2.8 0 2.7 0 2.7 1 2.7 35

a t/o blk stl

0 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 23 17

pts

avg

1 5 0 4 0 6 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 0 2 0 13 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 10 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 3 7 100

5.0 4.5 5.0 3.8 4.4 3.8 4.1 3.6 3.2 2.9 3.5 3.4 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

13 9 19 16 19 14 11 2 4 3 14 5 20 7 13 5 4 4 9 19 2 8 6 6 3 1 3 2 1 11 253

3-Pointers pct 3fg-fga pct

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

Total fg-fga

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

11/13/11 11/15/11 11/20/11 11/27/11 11/29/11 12/04/11 12/11/11 12/13/11 12/17/11 12/20/11 12/28/11 01/01/12 01/03/12 01/05/12 01/08/12 01/12/12 01/15/12 01/19/12 01/23/12 01/26/12 01/29/12 02/05/12 02/09/12 02/13/12 02/23/12 02/26/12 03/02/12 03/03/12 03/04/12 03/17/12

min

NCAA HISTORY

PEPPERDINE #7/7 MIAMI at Virginia #1/1 BAYLOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE #21/22 TEXAS vs #20/21 DePaul at #11/11 Rutgers at UCLA at #4/4 Stanford OLD DOMINION at Auburn CHATTANOOGA #16/15 GEORGIA at Arkansas at #9/8 KENTUCKY #25/24 VANDERBILT LOUISIANA STATE at #2/2 Notre Dame at Alabama at #17/15 Georgia AUBURN at #rv/25 Vanderbilt #7/7 KENTUCKY ARKANSAS FLORIDA vs VANDERBILT vs #25/rv SOUTH CAROLI vs Louisiana State vs UT Martin Totals

PLAYER CAPSULES

Date

SEASON STATISTICS

Opponent

GAME NOTES

HARRISON’S 2011-12 SEASON STATISTICS

Rebounds/game: 2.7 Assists/game: 0.1 Turnovers/game: 0.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.1 Steals/game: 0.2 Blocks/game: 0.6

Harrison started attending classes at UT in June which enabled her to play in the Pilot Rocky Top League, where she got summer experience playing with and against former and current Lady Vols. She also benefitted from a summer’s worth of work with strength and conditioning coach Heather Mason.

DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING 2011-12 Career

3 3

13 pts vs. UTC (1/3/12)

DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDING 2011-12 Career

DOUBLE FIGURE ASSISTS 2011-12 Career

DOUBLE-DOUBLES 2011-12 Career

20+ POINT GAMES 2011-12 Career

Alabama, 3/5/09

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SENIOR

GLORY JOHNSON 6-3 /// Forward Knoxville, Tenn. (The Webb School)

 BY THE NUMBERS 2011-12 SEASON HIGHS Points: Rebounds: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Field Goals: 3-Pointers: Free Throws: Minutes:

23 21 3 5 4 8 1 10 39

25 21 7 5 4 10 1 11 40

In SEC Play • Went 8-17 from the floor, collecting her 33rd career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Florida (2/26) • Tallied 13 points and nine boards versus Arkansas (2/23) • Led UT in scoring with 13 points at Ole Miss (2/19). adding eight boards, two assists and two blocks • Came up with a season-high 15 rebounds in the win over Mississippi State (2/16); added seven points in 31 minutes • Went 4-5 from the floor for 10 points and seven rebounds in the win over Kentucky (2/13) • Put up 19 points and four rebound at Vanderbilt (2/9) • Recorded a double-double in the win over Auburn (2/5) with 13 points and 11 boards in 35 minutes • Led UT in scoring versus South Carolina (2/2) with 13 points; also tallied nine rebounds in the loss • Played 15 minutes in the start at Alabama (1/26), scoring 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds • Recorded her sixth double-double in seven games, with 16 points and 13 rebounds versus Vandy (1/15) • Led UT in scoring with 17 points against Kentucky (1/12); added seven rebounds in the effort • Became the fourth member of the 1,000 point/1,000 rebound club with her fifth consecutive double-double (15 points, 14 rebounds) against Arkansas (1/8) • Put up her fourth-consecutive double-double against Georgia (1/5) with a season-high 22 points and 13 rebounds • Against Auburn (1/1), used a 5-9 shooting effort to record her second-consecutive double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds in the win

NCAA TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points 16 Marquette, 3/21/11 Rebounds 21 DePaul, 3/19/12 Assists 3 Ohio State, 3//26/11 Steals 3 Notre Dame, 3/28/11 Blocks 1 UT Martin, 3/17/12* Field Goals 7 Marquette, 3/21/11 3-Pointers 0 Free Throws 4 DePaul, 3/19/12* Minutes 36 DePaul, 3/19/12 *indicates most recent occurrence

FG 109 124 155 172 560

FGA 270 271 290 318 1149

PCT .404 .458 .534 .541 .487

3FG 0 1 0 1 2

3FGA 2 1 0 1 4

PCT .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .500

 CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS Opponent GP GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct Ball State 1 1 27 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 2009 1 1 27 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 Austin Peay 1 0 22 2 8 .250 0 0 .000 Dayton 1 0 21 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 Baylor 1 0 20 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 2010 3 0 63 6 17 .353 0 0 .000 Stetson 1 1 18 5 6 .833 0 0 .000 Marquette 1 1 28 7 10 .700 0 0 .000 Ohio State 1 1 24 3 10 .300 0 0 .000 Notre Dame 1 1 24 4 9 .444 0 0 .000 2011 4 4 94 19 35 .543 0 0 .000 UT Martin 1 1 29 6 10 .600 0 0 .000 DePaul 1 1 36 2 9 .222 0 0 .000 2012 2 2 65 8 19 .421 0 0 .000 Career 10 7 249 34 77 .441 0 0 .000 LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

STAT FILE // BREAKING IT DOWN 68

MIN/AVG 804-24.4 884-25.3 912-24.6 1001/29.4 3621-26.1

• Tallied nine points and nine boards in the start at Notre Dame (1/24); added two steals in the effort. • Eclipsed the 1,300-point mark with 10 points, 13 rebounds against Chattanooga (1/3); recorded third-consecutive double-double against the Lady Mocs • Led UT in scoring against Old Dominion (12/28) with 16 points on a 6-12 effort from the floor; put up a double-double with 11 boards on the night • Put up a season-high 18 points against #4 Stanford (12/20) on 4-5 shooting and a season-best 10 free throws; also contributed six rebounds, two steals and two blocks against the Cardinal • Tallied 17 points in 38 minutes at UCLA (12/17), tying a season high with seven made field goals (7-9); came up with her second block of the season in the win • Scored nine points against #11 Rutgers (12/13), tying her season best with five free throws (5-6); contributed six rebounds • Led Tennessee in scoring versus #20/21 DePaul (12/11), dropping 16 points on the Blue Demons on 6-13 shooting; pulled down nine rebounds and came up with two steals in the contest • Put up the 25th double-double of her career against #21/22 Texas, contributing 11 points and 10 boards • Recorded nine points and as many rebounds in 25 minutes against Middle Tennessee (11/29), tacking on a season-high three steals; recovered from free throw woes to go 5-6 (.833) from the charity stripe in the win • Against #1 Baylor (11/27), fell a point shy of her second double-double of the season, recording nine points and 11 boards against the Lady Bears; added two assists, two blocks and a steal in the performance • Went 5-6 from the floor against Virginia (11/20), contributing 15 total points; added six rebounds, three assists and a block in the losing effort • Against #7 Miami (11/15), fell one rebound shy of her second-consecutive double-double, putting up 16 points and nine boards in the contest; went 7-10 from the floor and tacked on two steals and a block • Recorded her 24th career double-double against Pepperdine (11/13), dropping 17 points and 13 boards in the contest

• Named SEC Tournament MVP • Went 6-12 from the floor for 20 points and 11 rebounds in the Championship win over LSU (3/4) • Posted a double-double in the win over South Carolina (3/3) with 23 points and 10 rebounds • Started in the second round of the SEC Tournament versus Vanderbilt (3/2), scoring 15 points and pulling down a team-best nine boards

Florida, 3/4/11 DePaul, 3/19/12 Mississippi State, 1/23/11 Vanderbilt, 1/15/12* Mississippi State, 1/23/11 Middle Tennessee, 11/25/09 LSU, 3/4/12* Florida, 3/4/11 Georgia, 1/21/10

 CAREER STATS GP GS 20 08-09 33 28 2009-10 35 25 2010-11 37 29 2011-12 34 34 TOTAL 139 116

Versus Non-Conference Opponents

• First Round: Recorded her 36th career double-double against UT Martin (3/17) with 14 points and 12 rebounds • Second Round: Pulled down 21 rebounds in the win over DePaul (3/19), the first 20+ board performance since 1991

2012 SEC Tournament

South Carolina, 3/3/12 DePaul, 3/19/12 Auburn, 2/5/12* Vanderbilt, 1/15/12 Auburn, 2/5/12 Florida, 2/26/12* LSU, 3/4/12 Stanford, 12/20/11 Virginia, 11/20/11

CAREER HIGHS Points: Rebounds: Assists: Steals: Blocks: Field Goals: 3-Pointers: Free Throws: Minutes:

2012 NCAA Tournament

FT 117 105 133 129 484

FT 2 2 4 2 2 8 4 2 3 4 13 2 4 6 29

FTA 190 162 227 205 784

FTA 2 2 4 4 3 11 8 4 6 6 24 3 4 7 44

PCT .616 .648 .586 .629 .617

Pct 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .667 .727 .500 .500 .500 .667 .542 .667 1.000 .857 .659

OFF 105 97 138 120 460

Off 4 4 4 0 4 8 3 0 6 8 17 6 8 14 43

DEF 131 171 221 214 737

Def 3 3 4 1 3 8 7 6 5 6 24 6 13 19 54

Tot 7 7 8 1 7 16 10 6 11 14 41 12 21 33 97

TOT/AVG 236-7.2 268-7.7 359-9.7 334-9.8 1185-8.5

Avg 7.0 7.0 8.0 4.5 5.3 5.3 10.0 8.0 9.0 10.3 10.3 12.0 16.5 16.5 9.7

PF-FO 73-1 75-1 86-3 81-2 315-7

PF-FO 2-0 2-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 5-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 5-1 11-1 0-0 2-0 2-0 20-1

AST 21 34 46 35 136

A 0 0 2 1 1 4 1 2 3 2 8 0 1 1 13

TO 3 3 2 2 3 7 1 1 4 1 7 4 5 9 21

TO BLK 88 12 75 11 90 28 83 41 335 92

Blk 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2

Stl 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 5 2 0 2 9

STL 35 45 50 45 175

PTS-AVG 335-10.2 354-10.1 443-12.0 474-13.9 1605-11.5

Pts Avg 4 4.0 4 4.0 8 8.0 8 8.0 4 6.7 20 6.7 14 14.0 16 15.0 9 13.0 12 12.8 51 12.8 14 14.0 8 11.0 22 11.0 97 9.7

min

Total fg-fga

3-Pointers pct 3fg-fga pct

Games played: 34 Minutes/game: 29.4 Points/game: 13.9 FG Pct: 54.1 3FG P t 100 0 DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING 2011-12 Career

27 59

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 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1

.000 3-3 .000 2-5 .000 5-13 .000 3-4 .000 5-6 .000 5-6 .000 4-5 .000 5-6 .000 3-5 .000 10-12 .000 4-5 .000 4-5 .000 2-2 .000 6-11 .000 3-6 .000 3-7 .000 4-8 .000 4-8 .000 3-10 .000 1-1 .000 1-2 .000 1-1 .000 2-6 .000 3-4 .000 2-4 .000 1-3 .000 3-6 .000 5-7 .000 5-7 .000 5-7 .000 9-14 1.000 7-9 .000 2-3 .000 4-4 1.000 129-205

pts

avg

1.000 5 8 13 13.0 3 0 2 0 0 17 .400 5 4 9 11.0 4 0 0 1 2 16 .385 4 1 5 9.0 4 3 1 2 1 15 .750 5 6 11 9.5 3 2 2 2 1 9 .833 3 6 9 9.4 2 2 2 1 3 9 .833 2 8 10 9.5 3 1 3 0 0 11 .800 6 3 9 9.4 2 0 3 0 2 16 .833 3 3 6 9.0 4 1 5 0 0 9 .600 1 4 5 8.6 2 2 0 1 1 17 .833 1 5 6 8.3 3 0 3 2 2 18 .800 5 6 11 8.5 0 1 2 1 0 16 .800 6 7 13 8.9 3 2 4 0 3 14 1.000 5 8 13 9.2 0 2 1 2 3 10 .545 4 9 13 9.5 1 0 2 1 2 22 .500 6 8 14 9.8 2 1 3 2 3 15 .429 2 5 7 9.6 2 0 4 2 2 17 .500 5 8 13 9.8 2 2 3 0 5 16 .500 1 5 6 9.6 2 1 0 2 3 10 .300 3 6 9 9.6 1 1 4 1 2 9 1.000 4 4 8 9.5 2 1 1 0 1 13 .500 2 6 8 9.4 4 3 2 3 2 5 1.000 2 7 9 9.4 5 0 2 3 0 13 .333 1 10 11 9.5 1 3 0 4 1 14 .750 2 2 4 9.3 5 1 6 3 0 19 .500 2 5 7 9.2 3 0 2 2 1 10 .333 2 13 15 9.4 2 2 5 2 0 7 .500 4 4 8 9.3 1 2 1 2 0 13 .714 2 7 9 9.3 4 0 3 0 2 13 .714 1 9 10 9.3 0 1 1 1 0 21 .714 4 5 9 9.3 4 0 2 0 0 15 .643 5 5 10 9.4 1 0 0 0 0 23 .778 3 8 11 9.4 4 0 4 0 1 20 .667 6 6 12 9.5 0 0 4 1 2 14 1.000 8 13 21 9.8 2 1 5 0 0 8 .629 120 214 334 9.8 81 35 82 41 45 474

avg

a t/o blk stl

17.0 16.5 16.0 14.3 13.2 12.8 13.3 12.8 13.2 13.7 13.9 13.9 13.6 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.3 14.0 14.0 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.8 13.6 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.6 13.6 13.9 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.9

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

* 27 7-11 .636 * 27 7-10 .700 * 39 5-6 .833 * 28 3-8 .375 * 25 2-3 .667 * 27 3-9 .333 * 29 6-13 .462 * 27 2-4 .500 * 38 7-9 .778 * 33 4-5 .800 * 26 6-12 .500 * 32 5-9 .556 * 20 4-8 .500 * 32 8-11 .727 * 30 6-9 .667 * 29 7-14 .500 * 33 6-10 .600 * 24 3-6 .500 * 28 3-12 .250 * 15 6-10 .600 * 21 2-2 1.000 * 26 6-11 .545 * 35 6-7 .857 * 29 8-12 .667 * 20 4-5 .800 * 31 3-10 .300 * 35 5-9 .556 * 33 4-11 .364 * 37 8-17 .471 * 29 5-10 .500 * 35 7-14 .500 * 36 6-12 .500 * 29 6-10 .600 * 36 2-9 .222 34 1001 172-318 .541

Rebounds def tot

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

off

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

Free throws ft-fta pct

NCAA HISTORY

PLAYER CAPSULES

Date

SEASON STATISTICS

Opponent

GAME NOTES

JOHNSON’S 2011-12 SEASON STATISTICS

Rebounds/game: 9.8 Assists/game: 1.0 Turnovers/game: 2.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4 St l / 13

HIgh 23 pts. vs. USC (3/3)

DOUBLE-DOUBLES 2011-12 Career

13 36

T-3 in Lady Vol History

20+ POINT GAMES 2011-12 Career

4 7

AWARDS & HONORS • Named to the All-SEC First Team and the SEC Defensive Player of the Year; also named SEC Tournament MVP • Named to the five-member Capital One Academic All-America Team • Recognized as one of 30 nominees for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award and named to the Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List and was named to the 20-member mid-season list

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SENIOR

ALICIA MANNING 6-1 /// Forward Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah H.S.)

 BY THE NUMBERS 2011-12 SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

12 15 6 6 2 6 1 4 32

DePaul, 12/11/11 Old Dominion, 12/28/11 Florida, 2/26/12 Old Dominion, 12/28/11 UT Martin, 3/17/12 DePaul, 12/11/11 UT Martin, 3/17/12* Auburn, 1/1/12 DePaul, 12/11/11

22 15 7 6 2 8 3 9 34

Versus Non-Conference Opponents

• First Round: Put up five points and five rebounds in the win over UT Martin (3/17); contributed a career-high two blocks in the contest • Second Round: Made the start against DePaul (3/19); recorded a steal in 12 minutes in the win.

• Saw 12 minutes in the start against Notre Dame, picking up two rebounds (1/24) • Scored six points and pulled down five boards against Chattanooga (1/3) • Made her first start of 2011-12 against ODU (12/28), setting a career mark in rebounds with 15; fell one point shy of the double-double and dished out five assists in the rounded effort • Came off the bench to see 27 minutes against #4 Stanford (12/20), tying a season high, dishing out two assists; also contributed nine points and four rebounds against the Cardinal • Went a perfect 3-3 from the floor against UCLA (12/17) and doubled her previous season high with four assists in the win • Came off the bench to play 23 minutes against #11 Rutgers (12/13); went to the glass, pulling down three offensive and three defensive boards. • Was named AutoZone Player of the Game against #20/21 DePaul (12/11) for her 12 point, 12 rebound performance off the bench -- both totals were season highs; also came up with a season high four steals and dished out two assists in 32 minutes on the floor • Against Middle Tennessee (11/29), scored a season-high seven points and came up with five rebounds, seeing 23 minutes; also set a season high, coming up with three steals in the contest • Made the most of ten minutes of action against Virginia (11/20), contributing three boards, an assist and a steal • Grabbed six rebounds in 19 minutes against Pepperdine (11/13): two offensive and four defensive

2012 SEC Tournament • Tallied three points and six rebounds in 17 minutes in the Championship game versus LSU (3/4) • Played 27 minutes in the start against South Carolina(3/3), chipping in seven points and six boards • Started in the second round of the SEC Tournament versus Vanderbilt (3/2), contributing five points and five rebounds in the win

In SEC Play • Went 5-9 from the floor for 11 points and eight rebounds with a season-best six assists in the win over Florida (2/26) • Came off the bench to tally four points, four assists and two steals in 13 minutes versus Arkansas (2/23) • Recorded an assist and a steal in four minutes versus Ole Miss (2/19) • Saw 12 minutes off the bench at Vanderbilt (2/9), putting up two points and three boards • Returned to the starting lineup against Auburn (2/5), putting up four points in 11 minutes • Came up with seven rebounds in ten minutes off the bench versus South Carolina (2/2) • Came off the bench at Alabama (1/26) to play 13 minutes; scored four points and pulled down five boards • Put up rounded numbers against LSU (1/19), contributing with points (5), rebounds (6) and assists (2) • Contributed three points and a rebound in the start against Kentucky (1/12) • Came up with three points, five rebounds and three assists against Arkansas (1/8) • Came up with five rebounds in the start against Georgia (1/5) • Racked up 10 points and five boards in the start against Auburn (1/1); also dished out three assists and came up with two steals in the winning effort

CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

2012 NCAA Tournament

South Carolina, 2/17/11 Old Dominion, 12/28/11 Dayton, 3/22/10 Old Dominion, 12/28/11 UT Martin, 3/17/12* South Carolina, 2/17/11 South Carolina, 2/17/11* Alabama, 1/6/11 Dayton, 3/22/10*

NCAA TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points 17 Dayton, 3/22/10 Rebounds 10 Dayton, 3/22/10 Assists 7 Dayton, 3/22/10 Steals 2 Notre Dame, 3/28/11 Blocks 2 UT Martin, 3/17/12 Field Goals 8 Dayton, 3/22/10 3-Pointers 1 UT Martin, 3/17/12* Free Throws 2 Marquette, 3/21/11 Minutes 34 Dayton, 3/22/10 *indicates most recent occurrence

 CAREER STATS

STAT FILE // BREAKING IT DOWN

20 08-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 TOTAL

GP 31 35 37 34 137

GS 7 14 2 16 39

MIN/AVG 461-14.9 743-21.2 610-16.5 563-16.6 2397-17.5

FG 39 84 66 56 245

FGA 97 193 138 134 562

PCT .402 .435 .478 .418 .437

3FG 12 3 6 7 28

3FGA 33 13 19 16 81

PCT .364 .231 .316 .438 .346

FT 19 19 43 17 98

FTA 32 29 56 25 142

PCT .594 .655 .768 .680 .690

OFF 33 71 57 51 212

DEF 48 107 93 87 335

TOT/AVG 81-2.6 178-5.1 150-4.1 138-4.2 547-4.0

PF-FO 45-1 54-1 47-0 39-0 183-2

AST 32 82 54 49 217

TO BLK 37 7 50 4 38 2 32 4 158 17

STL 17 34 42 41 134

PTS-AVG 109-3.5 190-5.4 181-4.9 136-4.1 616-4.5

 CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS

Opponent GP GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct Ball State 1 0 8 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2009 1 0 8 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 Austin Peay 1 1 19 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 Dayton 1 1 34 8 16 .500 0 0 .000 Baylor 1 1 24 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 2010 3 3 77 11 26 .423 0 0 .000 Stetson 1 0 15 2 3 .667 0 1 .000 Marquette 1 0 20 4 7 .571 1 1 1.000 Ohio State 1 0 6 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 Notre Dame 1 0 16 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 2011 4 0 57 7 16 .438 1 3 .333 UT Marin 1 1 11 2 6 .333 1 3 .333 DePaul 1 1 12 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2012 2 2 23 2 7 .286 1 3 .333 Career 10 ///52012165 20 50 SUPPLEMENT .400 2 6 .333 LADY VOL BASKETBALL POSTSEASON

FT 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4

FTA 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4

Pct .000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 . 00 0 .000 .000 1.000

Off 1 1 1 2 2 5 2 3 1 1 7 2 0 2 15

Def 0 0 2 8 4 14 4 4 1 3 12 3 0 3 29

Tot 1 1 3 10 6 19 6 7 2 4 19 5 0 5 44

Avg 1.0 1.0 3.0 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.5 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.0 2.5 2.5 4.9

PF-FO 0-0 0-0 5-1 0-0 0-0 5-1 0 1-0 1-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 10-1

A 0 0 1 7 1 9 3 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 15

TO 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 3 7

Blk 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4

Stl 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 2 5 1 1 2 9

Pts 0 0 2 17 5 24 4 11 2 0 17 5 0 5 46

Avg 0.0 0.0 2.0 9.5 8.0 8.0 4.0 7.5 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 2.5 2.5 4.6

* * * * * * * * *

19 7 10 4 23 3 32 23 19 27 29 25 21 20 22 19 19 28 12 13 5 10 11 12 6 2 4 13 30 28 27 17 11 12 563

1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 6-12 .500 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000 4-9 .444 4-10 .400 3-6 .500 2-5 .400 0-4 .000 1-2 .500 1-3 .333 3-5 .600 2-4 .500 0-3 .000 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 2-6 .333 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1-3 .333 5-9 .556 2-5 .400 3-5 .600 1-4 .250 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 56-135 .415

Games played: 34 Minutes/game: 16.6 Points/game: 4.0 FG Pct: 41.5 3FG Pct: 43.8 FT Pct: 68.0

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-3 1-1 1-1 1-3 0-0 7-16

Free throws ft-fta pct

.000 1-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 2-3 .000 0-0 .333 0-0 .000 1-1 .000 4-4 .000 2-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .000 1-2 .000 2-5 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .500 0-0 .333 0-0 1.000 0-0 1.000 0-0 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .438 17-25

.500 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .667 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .500 .500 .400 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .680

off

Rebounds def tot

2 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 7 3 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 4 2 0 51

4 6 0 0 3 3 1 1 3 5 0 0 9 12 3 6 3 3 2 4 8 15 2 5 4 5 3 5 4 5 0 1 3 5 3 6 1 2 3 5 0 0 6 7 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 8 4 5 4 6 2 6 3 5 0 0 87 138

avg

a t/o blk stl

6.0 1 2 3 3.0 1 0 0 3.0 0 1 0 2.5 1 1 0 3.0 2 1 2 2.5 0 0 0 3.9 4 2 2 4.1 2 1 1 4.0 0 4 1 4.0 1 2 0 5.0 0 5 0 5.0 2 3 1 5.0 1 1 2 5.0 0 1 2 5.0 2 3 1 4.8 1 0 2 4.8 2 2 1 4.8 0 2 1 4.7 1 0 0 4.7 4 0 1 4.5 3 0 0 4.6 1 1 0 4.5 0 1 1 4.5 1 1 1 4.3 0 0 0 4.1 1 0 0 4.0 0 1 1 3.9 1 4 0 4.0 0 6 2 4.0 3 1 2 4.1 2 2 0 4.2 1 0 1 4.2 1 0 1 4.1 0 0 2 4.1 39 48 31

pts

avg

0 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 7 0 1 0 0 4 12 0 1 4 0 1 6 0 1 9 0 6 9 0 2 10 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 8 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 3 11 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 0 3 2 1 5 0 1 0 5 37 136

3.0 2.5 1.7 1.3 2.4 2.0 3.4 3.5 3.8 4.3 4.7 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

* * * * * * 16

3-Pointers pct 3fg-fga pct

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

Total fg-fga

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

min

NCAA HISTORY

PLAYER CAPSULES

Date

SEASON STATISTICS

Opponent

GAME NOTES

MANNING”S 2011-12 SEASON STATISTICS

Rebounds/game: 4.1 Assists/game: 1.4 Turnovers/game: 0.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.5 Steals/game: 1.1 Blocks/game: 0.1

DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING 2011-12 Career

3 16

DePaul, Auburn, Florida

DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDING 2011-12 Career

2 9

DePaul, Old Dominion

DOUBLE FIGURE ASSISTS 2011-12 Career

DOUBLE-DOUBLES 2011-12 Career

1 5

DePaul (12/11/11)

20+ POINT GAMES 2011-12 Career

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FRESHMAN

ARIEL MASSENGALE 5-6 /// Point Guard Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook H.S.)

• First Round: Saw 17 minutes off the bench against UT Martin (3/17), putting up eight points and four assists • Second Round: Came off the bench to play 30 minutes against DePaul (3/19); scored four points with three assists

2011-12 SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

19 5 12 4 0 8 4 9 36

19 5 12 1 0 8 2 9 36

Versus Non-Conference Opponents • Contributed three points and four assists in the start at Notre Dame (1/24) • Shot a perfect 6-6 from the floor (4-4 from three) to collect a career-high 19 points against Chattanooga (1/3); added two assists and two steals in the win • Rode 3-3 shooting from behind the arc to an 11-point performance against ODU (12/28), dishing out five assists and coming up with four steals • Returned from injury against #4 Stanford (12/20) to see 11 minutes of second-half action against the Cardinal; came up with a rebound and an assist • Broke into double-digit scoring versus #21/22 Texas (12/4), tallying 10 points on a 4-10 performance from the field (2-3 from three); also dished out five helpers and came up with two steals in the win • Went 6-9 from the floor against MTSU (11/29), contributing a career-high 14 points in the win ; dished out five helpers and snagged two steals on the night without committing a turnover • Had four points against #1 Baylor (11/29) in 31 minutes against the Lady Bears; dished out four assists and came up with a defensive board in the contest • Came up with seven helpers and kicked in four steals in 34 minutes of action against Virginia (11/20); scored two points and added four boards • Against #7 Miami (11/15), fell one assist shy of her first career double-double, putting up 11 points and nine assists against the Hurricanes; her nine rebounds place her tied for second on the freshman single game assist list • With the start against Pepperdine (11/13), became only the 14th freshman to start her first game as a Lady Vol after being named starting point guard by head coach Pat Summitt when she was still in high school in March • Dished out five assists and tacked on three rebounds in 20 minutes versus the Waves

2012 SEC Tournament

Georgia, 1/5/12* Auburn, 2/5/12* Vanderbilt, 1/15/12 Auburn, 2/5/12*

• Went 9-10 from the free throw line in the championship game win over LSU (3/4) • Played 30 minutes versus South Carolina (3/3),totaling six points, three boards and three helpers • Came off the bench to see 14 minutes in the second round of the SEC Tournament versus Vanderbilt (3/2), contributing three points from the free throw line

Georgia, 1/5/12 Chattanooga, 1/3/12 LSU, 3/4/12 Kentucky, 1/12/12*

In SEC Play • Broke the rookie record for assists in a season with five helpers vs. Florida (2/26), totaling 137 in 2011-12 • Tallied nine points and six assists in 34 minutes against Arkansas (2/23) • Logged 30 minutes in the win over Ole Miss (2/19), dishing out seven helpers • Contributed three rebounds and an assist in the win over Mississippi State (2/16) • Accounted for seven points and seven helpers in the win over Kentucky (2/13) • Had seven assists in the loss at Vanderbilt (2/9) • Put up double-digit scoring in her third consecutive game with 14 points against Auburn (2/5); pulled down five boards -- a career high • Had 12 points and three assists, playing all 40 minutes in the start versus South Carolina (2/2) • Used a 4-6 shooting effort to tally 16 points at Georgia (1/29), with three assists and a steal • Dished out 11 assists at Alabama (1/26), one shy of her career high set vs. Vanderbilt • Contributed eight points, two rebounds and three assists in the win over LSU (1/19) • Tallied six points, four rebounds and five assists in the loss at Kentucky (1/12) • Against Arkansas (1/8), scored seven points and dished out five assists in 29 minutes • Fell one assist shy of a double-double against Georgia (1/5), tying career marks for points and assists with 19 and nine respectively • Made her first SEC start against Auburn (1/1) where she

SEC HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

tallied four points and tied a career high with four boards to go along with two assists and a steal

2012 NCAA Tournament

 BY THE NUMBERS

Georgia, 1/5/12 Auburn, 2/5/12* Vanderbilt, 1/15/12 Auburn, 1/1/12 Georgia, 1/5/12 Georgia, 1/5/12 LSU, 3/4/12 Kentucky, 1/12/12*

NCAA TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points 8 UT Martin, 3/17/12 Rebounds 2 UT Martin, 3/17/12 Assists 4 UT Martin, 3/17/12 Steals Blocks 1 DePaul, 3/19/12 Field Goals 3 UT Martin, 3/17/12 3-Pointers 2 UT Martin, 3/17/12 Free Throws 4 DePaul, 3/19/12 Minutes 30 DePaul, 3/19/12 *indicates most recent occurrence

THE STAT FILE

 CAREER STATS

Year 2011-12 TOTAL

GP 31 31

GS 25 25

MIN/AVG 874/28.2 874/28.2

FG 72 72

FGA 187 187

PCT .385 .385

3FG 23 23

3FGA 71 71

PCT .324 .324

FT 62 62

FTA 81 81

PCT .765 .765

OFF 13 13

DEF 61 61

TOT/AVG 74 /2.4 74 /2.4

PF-FO 57-0 57-0

AST 156 156

TO 72 72

BLK 1 1

STL 43 43

PTS-AVG 229 -7.4 229 -7.4

 CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS Opponent UT Martin DePaul 2012 Career

GP 1 1 2 2

GS 0 0 0 0

Min 17 30 47 47

FG FGA 3 6 0 3 3 9 3 9

Pct 3FG FGA Pct . 500 2 4 .500 .000 0 1 .000 .333 2 5 .400 .333 2 5 .400

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

FT 0 4 4 4

FTA 0 4 4 4

Pct .000 1.000 1.000 1.000

Off 1 0 1 1

Def 1 0 1 1

Tot 2 0 2 2

Avg 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

PF-FO 2-0 1-0 3-0 3-0

A 4 3 7 7

TO 0 5 5 5

Blk 0 1 1 1

Stl 0 0 0 0

Pts 8 4 12 12

Avg 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.0

11/13/11 11/15/11 11/20/11 11/27/11 11/29/11 12/04/11 12/20/11 12/28/11 01/01/12 01/03/12 01/05/12 01/08/12 01/12/12 01/15/12 01/19/12 01/23/12 01/26/12 01/29/12 02/02/12 02/05/12 02/09/12 02/13/12 02/16/12 02/19/12 02/23/12 02/26/12 03/02/12 03/03/12 03/04/12 03/17/12 03/19/12

* * * * * *

20 31 34 31 23 27 11 21 36 23 35 29 36 35 31 35 28 35 40 29 27 23 34 30 34 22 13 30 24 17 30 874

1-3 .333 0-1 3-11 .273 2-4 1-6 .167 0-2 1-10 .100 1-6 6-9 .667 1-3 4-10 .400 2-3 0-1 .000 0-1 4-6 .667 3-3 1-5 .200 0-1 6-6 1.000 4-4 8-12 .667 2-3 3-8 .375 1-2 2-5 .400 0-1 3-10 .300 0-4 2-11 .182 0-6 1-3 .333 1-2 0-4 .000 0-3 4-6 .667 2-2 4-14 .286 0-4 6-11 .545 1-1 0-2 .000 0-1 2-2 1.000 1-1 0-7 .000 0-4 0-4 .000 0-2 2-3 .667 0-0 2-3 .667 0-1 0-0 .000 0-0 3-6 .500 0-1 0-0 .000 0-0 3-6 .500 2-4 0-3 .000 0-1 72-187 .385 23-71

Games played: 31 Minutes/game: 28.2 Points/game: 7.4 FG Pct: 38.5 3FG Pct: 32.4 FT Pct: 76.5

Free throws ft-fta pct

.000 0-0 .500 3-3 .000 0-0 .167 1-2 .333 1-1 .667 0-2 .000 0-0 1.000 0-0 .000 2-3 1.000 3-5 .667 1-1 .500 0-2 .000 2-3 .000 0-0 .000 4-4 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 1.000 6-8 .000 4-4 1.000 1-2 .000 2-2 1.000 2-2 .000 0-1 .000 4-4 .000 5-6 .000 4-5 .000 3-4 .000 0-0 .000 9-10 .500 0-0 .000 4-4 .324 62-81

.000 1.000 .000 .500 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .667 .600 1.000 .000 .667 .000 1.000 .000 .500 .750 1.000 .500 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 .833 .800 .750 .000 .900 .000 1.000 .765

off

0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13

Rebounds def tot

3 3 3 1 2 3 0 1 3 1 1 1 4 0 2 1 2 4 3 4 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 0 61

3 4 4 1 4 3 1 1 4 1 3 2 4 2 2 1 2 4 3 5 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 0 74

avg

a t/o blk stl

3.0 2 5 1 3.5 3 9 5 3.7 5 7 7 3.0 4 4 1 3.2 0 5 0 3.2 2 5 1 2.9 1 1 0 2.6 1 5 0 2.8 3 2 2 2.6 1 2 4 2.6 1 9 1 2.6 2 5 0 2.7 1 5 3 2.6 1 12 3 2.6 3 3 3 2.5 2 4 2 2.5 2 11 1 2.6 1 3 3 2.6 1 3 4 2.7 2 4 3 2.7 4 7 2 2.6 0 7 6 2.6 1 1 1 2.6 1 7 1 2.6 4 6 2 2.5 1 5 2 2.5 1 3 3 2.5 0 3 3 2.5 4 6 3 2.5 2 4 0 2.4 1 3 5 2.4 57 156 72

pts

avg

0 2 2 0 1 11 0 4 2 0 0 4 0 2 14 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 4 11 0 1 4 0 2 19 0 0 19 0 1 7 0 1 6 0 2 6 0 3 8 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 1 16 0 0 12 0 4 14 0 1 2 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 2 4 0 1 9 0 0 8 0 0 3 0 2 6 0 0 9 0 0 8 1 0 4 1 43 229

2.0 6.5 5.0 4.8 6.6 7.2 6.1 6.8 6.4 7.7 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.2 8.2 7.9 7.5 7.9 8.2 8.5 8.1 8.1 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.4

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

PEPPERDINE #7/7 MIAMI at Virginia #1/1 BAYLOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE #21/22 TEXAS at #4/4 Stanford OLD DOMINION at Auburn CHATTANOOGA #16/15 GEORGIA at Arkansas at #9/8 KENTUCKY #25/24 VANDERBILT LOUISIANA STATE at #2/2 Notre Dame at Alabama at #17/15 Georgia SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN at #rv/25 Vanderbilt #7/7 KENTUCKY at Mississippi State at Ole Miss ARKANSAS FLORIDA vs VANDERBILT vs #25/rv SOUTH CAROLI vs Louisiana State vs UT Martin at #rv/23 DePaul Totals

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3-Pointers pct 3fg-fga pct

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

Total fg-fga

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

min

NCAA HISTORY

PLAYER CAPSULES

Date

SEASON STATISTICS

Opponent

GAME NOTES

MASSENGALE’S 2011-12 SEASON STATISTICS

Rebounds/game: 2.4 Assists/game: 5.0 Turnovers/game: 2.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.2 Steals/game: 1.4 Blocks/game: 0.0

DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING 2011-12 Career

9 9

19 pts. versus UC, Georgia

DOUBLE FIGURE ASSISTS 2011-12 Career

2 2

Vanderbilt, Alabama

AWARDS & HONORS • Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team • Her USA U-19 team was named USA Basketball’s team of the year after bringing home the gold from Chile this summer • Was named SEC Freshman of the Week Dec. 5 and was named Co-Freshman of the Week Jan. 16.

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SOPHOMORE

MEIGHAN SIMMONS 5-9 /// Guard Cibolo, Texas (Byron P. Steele II H.S.)

 BY THE NUMBERS 2011-12 SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

25 6 4 3 2 10 4 7 40

28 8 11 3 2 10 8 8 40

Versus Non-Conference Opponents

• First Round: Led UT in scoring against UT Martin (3/17) with 20 points on 7-13 shooting (4-7 from three) • Second Round: Scored 13 points on 4-11 shooting against DePaul (3/19)

• Led UT in scoring for the second-consecutive game at Notre Dame, tallying 13 points (1/24) • Against Chattanooga (1/3), recorded 10 points and two boards; tied a career high with two blocks in the win over the Lady Mocs • Put up 12 points on 5-13 shooting in the start against Old Dominion (12/28) • Against #4 Stanford (12/20), tallied 13 points on 5-12 shooting in the start; also contributed a season-high four assists and two boards in the effort • Led UT in scoring versus UCLA (12.17), tying her season high with 18 points on 8-14 scoring in the win • Tied a season high with three treys against No. 11 Rutgers (12/13) en route to a 13-point performance; pulled down a season-high six rebounds (five defensive), playing all 40 minutes in the win • Got her first starting nod of 2011-12 against #20/21 DePaul (12/11), replacing the injured Massengale; went 4-7 from the floor, totaling nine points while contributing two assists and three boards • Tied a season high against #21/22 Texas (12/4), hitting three shots from behind the arc en route to a 10-point performance against the Longhorns; dished out an assist and came up with two steals • Came off the bench to see 16 minutes of action against #1 Baylor (11/27); went 1-12 from the floor, but picked up three boards, three assists and two steals in the contest • Came off the bench to see 21 minutes of action versus Virginia (11/20), where she knocked down a three-pointer and added a rebound and a block in her time on the floor • Clocked 36 minutes off the bench against #7 Miami (11/15); went 3-5 from behind the arc and tallied a total of 18 points with in four rebounds and three assists • Broke into double digit scoring with 13 points against Pepperdine (11/13); tacked on three rebounds and an assist in 20 minutes off the bench

2012 SEC Tournament

Kentucky, 2/13/12 Rutgers, 12/13/11 LSU, 1/19/12* Vanderbilt, 1/15/12 Chattanooga, 1/3/12 Kentucky, 2/13/12 UT Martin, 3/17/12 Vanderbilt, 2/9/12* Rutgers, 12/13/11

• Used a 2-4 shooting effort to tally five points in the win over South Carolina (3/3) • Came off the bench in the second round of the SEC Tournament versus Vanderbilt (3/2) where she put up 11 points on 5-10 shooting

In SEC Play • Went 5-9 from the floor, recording 12 points in 28 minutes versus Florida (2/26) • Put up seven points in 15 minutes v. Arkansas (2/23) • Tallied nine points and five boards in the win over Ole Miss (2/19), clocking 22 minutes in the contest • Scored six points and added two helpers in 21 minutes at Mississippi State (2/16) • Led UT with 25 points versus Kentucky (2/13) which is her season- and SEC-high mark. • Tied a season high with 20 points at Vanderbilt (2/9) on 5-11 shooting • Put up 13 points in the start against Auburn (2/5), playing 22 minutes for UT • Tallied four points in the loss to South Carolina (2/2) • Went 3-8 from the floor against Georgia (1/29), putting together nine points in the win • Used a 3-8 shooting effort to tally nine points off the bench at Alabama (1/26) • Led UT in scoring with 19 points on 6-16 shooting against LSU (1/19) • Recorded 10 points and three steals in the win over Vanderbilt (1/15) • Recorded three points and two boards in 24 minutes with the start at Kentucky (1/12) • Scored seven points and added a helper in the start against Arkansas (1/8) • Put up 10 points on a 3-11 shooting performance against Georgia (1/5) • Led UT in scoring against Auburn (1/1) with 20 pts

CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

2012 NCAA Tournament

Lamar, 12/1/10 Louisville, 11/12/10 Alabama, 1/6/11 Vanderbilt, 1/15/12* Chattanooga, 1/3/12* Kentucky, 2/13/12* Lamar, 12/1/10 Baylor, 12/14/10 Ohio State, 3/26/11*

NCAA TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points 20 UT Martin, 3/17/12 Rebounds 5 Ohio State, 3/26/11 Assists 5 Ohio State, 3/26/11 Steals 2 UT Martin, 3/17/12* Blocks 2 Ohio State, 3/26/11 Field Goals 7 UT Martin, 3/17/12* 3-Pointers 4 UT Martin, 3/17/12 Free Throws 2 UT Martin, 3/17/12* Minutes 40 Ohio State, 3/26/11 *indicates most recent occurrence

STAT FILE // BREAKING IT DOWN

 CAREER STATS

10-11 2011-12 TOTAL

GP 37 34 71

GS 36 22 48

MIN/AVG 974/26.3 846/24.9 1820/25.6

FG 183 132 315

FGA 438 352 790

PCT .418 .375 .399

3FG 63 49 112

3FGA 187 153 340

PCT .337 .320 .329

FT 71 58 129

FTA 96 80 176

PCT .740 .725 .733

OFF 24 18 42

DEF 77 53 130

TOT/AVG 101/2.7 71/2.1 172/2.4

PF-FO 69-1 44-0 113-1

AST 104 46 150

TO BLK 104 7 70 11 174 18

STL 24 29 53

PTS-AVG 500-13.5 371-10.9 871-12.3

 CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS Opponent Stetson Marquette Ohio State Notre Dame 2011 UT Martin DePaul 2012 Career

GP 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 6

GS 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 4

Min 17 35 40 19 111 21 21 42 153

FG FGA 4 10 7 10 7 13 1 11 19 44 7 13 . 4 11 11 24 30 68

Pct 3FG .400 1 .700 2 ..538 2 .091 0 .432 5 .538 4 .364 2 .458 6 .441 11

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

FGA 3 4 4 5 16 7 7 14 30

Pct .333 .500 .500 .000 .313 .571 .285 .429 .367

FT 0 2 2 0 4 2 3 5 9

FTA 0 3 4 0 7 2 4 6 13

Pct .000 .667 .500 .000 .571 1.000 .750 .833 .692

Off 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Def 0 2 5 1 8 2 1 3 11

Tot 1 2 5 1 9 2 1 3 12

Avg 1.0 1.5 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.5 1.5 2.0

PF-FO 2-0 2-0 0-0 3-0 7-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 9-0

A 2 3 5 1 11 0 0 0 11

TO 0 1 2 4 7 0 0 0 7

Blk 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 3

Stl 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 3 6

Pts Avg 9 9.0 18 13.5 18 15.0 2 11.8 47 11.8 20 20.0 13 16.5 33 16.5 80 13.3

.444 2-4 .455 3-5 .143 1-5 .083 0-3 .000 0-2 .273 3-7 .571 0-0 .333 3-8 .571 2-5 .417 1-5 .385 2-7 .400 1-5 .286 2-6 .273 2-7 .222 1-6 .167 1-2 .308 2-6 .375 3-7 .333 1-3 .375 1-4 .375 1-4 .250 0-1 .667 1-3 .455 3-7 .588 3-5 .222 0-2 .308 0-5 .600 1-3 .556 2-5 .500 0-3 .500 1-2 .000 0-2 .538 4-7 .364 2-7 .375 49-153

Free throws ft-fta pct

.500 3-4 .600 5-6 .200 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 5-7 .429 1-2 .000 1-2 .375 2-6 .400 0-0 .200 2-3 .286 0-0 .200 7-8 .333 0-0 .286 2-2 .167 2-2 .500 0-0 .333 0-0 .429 4-6 .333 2-3 .250 2-2 .250 2-2 .000 0-0 .333 0-1 .429 7-8 .600 2-2 .000 2-4 .000 1-2 .333 0-0 .400 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .571 2-2 .286 3-4 .320 58-80

.750 .833 .000 .000 .714 .500 .500 .333 .000 .667 .000 .875 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .667 .667 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .875 1.000 .500 .500 .000 .000 .500 .000 .000 1.000 .750 .725

off

0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18

Rebounds def tot

3 4 1 1 1 1 2 5 4 2 0 3 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 4 0 0 1 2 1 53

3 4 1 3 1 1 3 6 4 2 0 4 2 2 1 2 3 5 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 5 2 4 0 0 1 2 1 71

avg

pts

avg

3.0 3 1 2 1 0 13 3.5 0 3 2 0 1 18 2.7 2 0 4 1 0 3 2.8 1 3 1 0 2 2 2.4 1 2 2 0 2 5 2.2 1 1 0 1 2 10 2.3 2 2 4 0 2 9 2.8 2 1 3 1 0 13 2.9 0 3 3 1 1 18 2.8 0 4 4 0 0 13 2.5 3 1 2 0 1 12 2.7 0 2 5 0 1 20 2.6 1 2 0 2 0 10 2.6 3 1 0 0 0 10 2.5 1 1 3 0 0 7 2.4 2 1 0 0 0 3 2.5 2 1 1 1 3 10 2.6 3 4 5 0 2 19 2.6 1 0 2 0 0 13 2.5 2 0 1 0 0 9 2.4 1 1 3 0 0 9 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.3 2 1 2 0 2 13 2.2 1 1 1 0 1 20 2.2 1 3 4 1 2 25 2.2 1 2 3 0 0 6 2.3 1 1 1 0 0 9 2.3 2 2 4 0 0 7 2.3 2 0 4 0 1 12 2.2 1 0 1 1 2 11 2.2 0 1 1 0 1 5 2.1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 20 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 13 2.1 44 46 70 11 29 371

a t/o blk stl

13.0 15.5 11.3 9.0 8.2 8.5 8.6 9.1 10.1 10.4 10.5 11.3 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.4 10.4 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.6 11.0 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.1 10.9 10.6 10.8 10.9 10.9

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

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4-9 5-11 1-7 1-12 0-7 3-11 4-7 4-12 8-14 5-12 5-13 6-15 4-14 3-11 2-9 1-6 4-13 6-16 5-15 3-8 3-8 2-8 6-9 5-11 10-17 2-9 4-13 3-5 5-9 5-10 2-4 0-3 7-13 4-11 132-352

3-Pointers pct 3fg-fga pct

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

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20 36 21 16 21 18 20 40 39 37 20 37 24 29 20 24 30 38 28 13 38 24 22 25 35 21 22 15 28 20 9 14 21 21 846

Total fg-fga

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

min

NCAA HISTORY

PLAYER CAPSULES

Date

SEASON STATISTICS

Opponent

GAME NOTES

SIMMONS’ 2011-12 SEASON STATISTICS

Rebounds/game: 2.1 Assists/game: 1.4 Turnovers/game: 2.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 Steals/game: 0.9 Blocks/game: 0.3

Games played: 34 Minutes/game: 24.9 Points/game: 10.9 FG Pct: 37.5 3FG Pct: 32.0 FT Pct: 72.5

DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING 2011-12 Career

20 47

25 pts. vs. Kentucky (2/13)

DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDING 2011-12 Career

DOUBLE FIGURE ASSISTS 2011-12 Career

Alabama (2010-11)

DOUBLE-DOUBLES 2011-12 Career

Points / Assists Dbl-Dbl

20+ POINT GAMES 2011-12 Career

4 9

UTM, Auburn, Vandy, UK

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JUNIOR

TABER SPANI

6-1 /// Forward/Guard Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Homeschooled)

2012 NCAA Tournament

 BY THE NUMBERS

• First Round: Came off the bench to see 16 minutes against UT Martin (3/17); scored three points and added four rebounds in the win • Second Round: Contributed a rebound, an assist and a steal in 14 minutes versus DePaul (3/19)

2011-12 SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

22 5 5 3 2 8 4 4 42

Virginia, 11/20/11 Mississippi State, 2/16/12* Pepperdine, 11/13/11 Ole Miss, 2/19/12 Pepperdine, 11/13/11 Virginia, 11/20/11 UCLA, 12/17/11* Arkansas, 2/23/12* Virginia, 11/20/11

CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

22 12 5 3 2 8 4 7 42

Virginia, 11/20/11* ETSU, 12/22/10 Pepperdine, 11/13/11* Ole Miss, 2/19/12 Pepperdine, 11/13/11* Virginia, 11/20/11 UCLA, 12/17/11* Alabama, 1/6/11 Virginia, 11/20/11

NCAA TOURNAMENT HIGHS

2012 SEC Tournament • Collected two points and a rebound in nine minutes against South Carolina (3/3) • Came off the bench in the second round of the SEC Tournament versus Vanderbilt (3/2), logging seven minutes in the win

In SEC Play • Tallied seven points in 32 min against Arkansas (2/23) • Played 19 minutes in the win over Ole Miss (2/19), tallying eight points, two assists and three steals • Tied her season best with five boards in the start at Mississippi State (2/16), playing 12 minutes in the start • Had a rounded performance versus Kentucky (2/13), contributing six points, three boards, two assists, a steal and a block in the win • Returned to the starting lineup at Vanderbilt (2/9) for the first game since Stanford (12/20) • Clocked 21 minutes against Auburn (2/5); put up nine points in the win • Played 31 minutes off the bench against South Carolina (2/2), scoring eight points for UT • Saw 21 minutes off the bench at Georgia (1/29); hit a trey and dished out a pair of assists in the win

rebounds and an assist in the win • Tied her season-high rebound total against #21/22 Texas (12/4), pulling down five boards; came up with an assist and a block to go with her four-point outing • Versus Middle Tennessee (11/29), went 2-3 from behind the arc and 2-2 from the charity stripe to contribute eight points; came up with four boards and two assists against the Blue Raiders • Played 31 minutes agains #1 Baylor (11/27), chipping in 10 points and two rebounds against the Lady Bears • Tied a career high with 22 points against Virginia (11/20), going 8-17 from the floor, hitting four from long range; added two rebounds and a block in a career-high 42 minutes of action • Put up a team-high 20 points against #7 Miami (11/15) dropping four of eight shots from behind the arc; contributed five boards and three assists in 39 minutes • Was productive on both sides of the ball against Pepperdine (11/13), notching 11 points, five assists and four rebounds; tacked on two blocks and two steals in the winning effort

Versus Non-Conference Opponents • Returned to action versus Notre Dame (1/24) • Used 3-6 shooting against #4 Stanford (12/20) to tally nine points in the start; came up with five rebounds and dished out two assists against the Cardinal • Logged 29 minutes in the start against UCLA (12/17), putting up 14 points and tying her season high for treys, hitting 4-6; distributed the ball, tallying four helpers in the win • Against #11 Rutgers (12/13). went 3-5 from behind the arc, totaling 13 points; tied a season high with five rebounds in the contest • Went 4-9 from the floor against #20/21 DePaul (12/11), tallying eight points in 30 minutes of action; tacked on four

Points 17 Dayton, 3/22/10 Rebounds 7 Notre Dame, 3/28/11 Assists 2 Ohio State, 3/26/11* Steals 2 Baylor, 3/27/10 Blocks 1 Stetson, 3/19/11* Field Goals 7 Dayton, 3/22/10 3-Pointers 3 Notre Dame, 3/28/11* Free Throws 2 Notre Dame, 3/28/11* Minutes 28 Notre Dame, 3/28/11 *indicates most recent occurrence

STAT FILE // BREAKING IT DOWN

 CAREER STATS

09-10 10-11 2011-12 TOTAL

GP 33 37 25 95

GS 16 26 15 57

MIN/AVG 615-18.6 842/22.8 540/21.6 2027/21.3

FG 69 108 60 237

 CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS Opponent GP GS Min FG Austin Peay 1 0 20 4 Dayton 1 0 16 7 Baylor 1 0 18 2 2010 3 0 54 13 Stetson 1 1 19 3 Marquette 1 1 17 3 Ohio State 1 0 18 3 Notre Dame 1 1 28 4 2011 4 3 82 13 UT Martin 1 0 16 1 DePaul 1 0 14 0 2012 2 0 30 1 Career 9 3 166 27

FGA 167 250 159 576

FGA 7 8 5 20 5 3 6 9 23 3 3 6 49

PCT .413 .432 .377 .411

Pct .571 .875 .400 .650 .600 1.000 .500 .444 .565 .333 .000 .167 .551

3FG 26 35 33 94

3FGA 71 95 81 247

PCT .366 .368 .407 .381

3FG FGA Pct 1 2 .500 3 3 1.000 2 5 .400 6 10 .600 0 1 .000 1 1 1.000 0 1 .000 3 6 .500 4 9 .444 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 1 5 .200 11 24 .458

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

FT 28 44 21 93

FTA 37 55 28 120

PCT .757 .800 .750 .775

OFF 41 51 24 116

DEF 49 102 43 194

FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0 2 .000 2 1 3 0 0 .000 2 0 2 0 2 .000 5 2 7 2 2 1.000 1 8 9 0 0 .000 2 1 3 0 0 .000 1 3 4 2 2 1.000 3 4 7 4 4 1.000 7 16 23 0 0 .000 1 3 4 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 0 .000 2 4 5 4 6 .667 14 21 35

TOT/AVG 90-2.7 153-4.1 67/2.7 310-3.3

PF-FO 40-0 44-0 19-0 103-0

Avg PF-FO A 2.0 2-0 2 2.5 0-0 2 2.3 3-0 0 2.3 5-0 4 9.0 0-0 2 6.0 1-0 1 5.3 0-0 2 5.8 2-0 1 5.8 3-0 6 4.0 0-0 1 2.5 0-0 1 2.5 0-0 2 3.9 8-0 12

AST 43 51 32 126

TO BLK 41 8 51 8 38 6 130 22

TO Blk 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 2

Stl 1 1 2 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 7

STL 11 17 11 39

PTS-AVG 192-5.8 295-8.0 174-7.3 661-7.0

Pts 9 17 6 32 8 7 6 13 34 3 0 3 69

Avg 9.0 13.0 10.7 10.7 8.0 7.5 7.0 8.5 8.5 3.0 1.5 1.5 7.7

11/13/11 11/15/11 11/20/11 11/27/11 11/29/11 12/04/11 12/11/11 12/13/11 12/17/11 12/20/11 01/23/12 01/29/12 02/02/12 02/05/12 02/09/12 02/13/12 02/16/12 02/19/12 02/23/12 02/26/12 03/02/12 03/03/12 03/04/12 03/17/12 03/19/12

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27 39 42 31 18 26 30 31 29 25 9 21 31 21 17 22 12 19 32 9 7 9 13 16 14 550

4-11 7-14 8-17 4-12 2-4 1-4 4-9 5-12 5-7 3-6 0-2 1-5 3-9 3-7 1-4 2-6 1-3 2-8 1-4 0-2 0-1 1-2 1-4 1-3 0-3 60-159

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Games played: 25 Minutes/game: 22.0 Points/game: 7.0 FG Pct: 37.7 3FG Pct: 40.7 FT Pct: 75.0

.364 .500 .471 .333 .500 .250 .444 .417 .714 .500 .000 .200 .333 .429 .250 .333 .333 .250 .250 .000 .000 .500 .250 .333 .000 .377

3-5 4-8 4-10 2-5 2-3 1-2 0-3 3-5 4-6 1-3 0-0 1-2 1-1 1-3 0-2 1-3 0-1 2-6 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-3 1-3 0-2 33-81

Free throws ft-fta pct

.600 0-1 .500 2-3 .400 2-2 .400 0-1 .667 2-2 .500 1-2 .000 0-0 .600 0-0 .667 0-0 .333 2-2 .000 0-0 .500 0-0 1.000 1-3 .333 2-2 .000 2-2 .333 1-2 .000 0-0 .333 2-2 .500 4-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .333 0-0 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .407 21-28

.000 .667 1.000 .000 1.000 .500 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .333 1.000 1.000 .500 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .750

off

1 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 24

Rebounds def tot

3 4 2 2 4 2 3 2 0 3 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 43

4 5 3 2 4 5 4 5 0 5 2 1 4 2 3 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 67

avg

a t/o blk stl

4.0 0 5 3 4.5 1 3 2 4.0 2 0 2 3.5 3 0 1 3.6 1 2 2 3.8 1 1 1 3.9 0 1 3 4.0 2 3 1 3.6 1 4 3 3.7 1 2 2 3.5 0 1 1 3.3 1 2 1 3.4 1 1 3 3.3 1 0 0 3.3 1 0 1 3.3 0 2 0 3.4 0 0 2 3.3 1 2 2 3.1 0 0 4 3.0 0 1 1 2.9 0 0 2 2.8 0 0 0 2.7 2 0 0 2.8 0 1 1 2.7 0 1 0 2.7 19 32 38

pts

avg

2 2 11 0 1 20 1 0 22 0 0 10 0 1 8 1 0 4 0 0 8 0 0 13 0 0 14 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 8 0 1 9 0 0 4 1 1 6 0 0 2 0 3 8 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 6 11 174

11.0 15.5 17.7 15.8 14.2 12.5 11.9 12.0 12.2 11.9 10.8 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.5 9.3 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.3 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.0 7.0

Rebounds/game: 2.7 Assists/game: 1.3 Turnovers/game: 1.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 Steals/game: 0.4 Blocks/game: 0.2

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

PEPPERDINE #7/7 MIAMI at Virginia #1/1 BAYLOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE #21/22 TEXAS vs #20/21 DePaul at #11/11 Rutgers at UCLA at #4/4 Stanford at #2/2 Notre Dame at #17/15 Georgia SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN at #rv/25 Vanderbilt #7/7 KENTUCKY at Mississippi State at Ole Miss ARKANSAS FLORIDA vs VANDERBILT vs #25/rv SOUTH CAROLI vs Louisiana State vs UT Martin at #rv/23 DePaul Totals

3-Pointers pct 3fg-fga pct

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

Total fg-fga

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

min

NCAA HISTORY

PLAYER CAPSULES

Date

SEASON STATISTICS

Opponent

GAME NOTES

SPANI’S 2011-12 SEASON STATISTICS

Spani missed eight games (12/28 v. Old Dominion through 1/19 v. LSU) after suffering from a bone bruise to her knee. She returned to action Jan. 23 at Notre Dame; that game proved to be the first game of 2011-12 where all 11 Lady Vols took to the floor.

DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING 2011-12 Career

6 22

HIgh 22 pts. v. Virginia

DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDING 2011-12 Career

ETSU 2010

DOUBLE FIGURE ASSISTS 2011-12 Career

DOUBLE-DOUBLES 2011-12 Career

ETSU 2010

20+ POINT GAMES 2011-12 Career

2 3

Miami, Virginia

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SENIOR

SHEKINNA STRICKLEN 6-2 /// Guard Morrilton, Ark. (Morrilton H.S.)

• First Round: Played 31 minutes in the start versus UT Martin (3/17); scored seven points and tallied six rebounds • Second Round: Let UT in scoring in the win over DePaul (3/19) with 27 points on 6-13 shooting

2011-12 SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

27 14 3 3 3 10 5 6 43

2012 SEC Tournament

Stanford, 12/20/11 Virginia, 11/20/11 Georgia, 1/5/12* Auburn, 1/1/12* Texas, 12/4/11 Stanford, 12/20/11 Texas, 12/4/11 DePaul, 12/11/11 Virginia, 11/20/11

• Scored 16 points against LSU (3/4) en route to All-Tournament honors • Scored 16 points on a 5-10 effort from the floor against South Carolina (3/3), all points coming in the second half • Started in the second round of the SEC Tournament versus Vanderbilt (3/2); led UT with 18 pts on 6-11 shooting

In SEC Play • Went 5-12 from the floor against Florida (2/26), contributing 15 points and five boards in the win • Led UT with 17 points against Arkansas (2/23), and added eight rebounds in the OT loss • Went 5-9 from the floor, scoring 12 points in 36 m inutes in the win over Ole Miss (2/19) • Put up her fourth double-double of the year with 22 points and 12 boards in 25 minutes at MSU (2/16) • Went 8-12 from the floor against Kentucky (2/13), tallying 18 points and seven points in 25 minutes • Put up 17 points in 34 minutes at Vanderbilt (2/9) • Recorded a double-double against Auburn (2/5), totaling 11 points and 10 rebounds in the win • Logged 35 minutes in the start against South Carolina (2/2) and recorded eight points in the loss • Led the team in scoring for the second-consecutive game, with 24 points on a 9-18 showing at UGA (1/29) • Led UT in scoring off the bench at Alabama, scoring 14 points on a 5-9 shooting effort • Scored 20 points on 8-15 shooting against Vanderbilt (1/15), adding two steals and two assists in the win • Led UT in scoring against Arkansas (1/8), putting up 19 points and adding eight boards in the trip • Against Georgia (1/5), rode 5-15 shooting to collect 12 points in addition to pulling down eight rebounds; tied a season high with three assists • Scored 17 points in 36 minutes against Auburn (1/1), including a perfect 5-5 showing from the charity stripe; tied season highs in steals and assists with three each

CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

27 16 12 5 5 10 6 11 43

Notre Dame (1/24) • Missed double-digit scoring for the first time in 201112 against Old Dominion (12/28), tallying 8 points on 3-7 shooting; pulled down four boards in the win • Set a career high with 27 points against #4 Stanford (12/20), tying a career high with 10 field goals; played all 40 minutes of the contest where she dished out two assists and came up with two steals • Against UCLA (12/17), kept her double-digit scoring streak alive, contributing 11 points despite missing portion of the first half due to illness; went 5-6 from the floor in the win over the Bruins • Put up 22 points on #11 Rutgers (12/13) on 8-18 scoring in 40- minutes; fell a rebound shy of a double-double, pulling down nine rebounds in the winning effort and tied a season high with three steals • Entered double digit scoring again against #20/21 DePaul (12/11), putting up 12 points; went a perfect 6-6 from the line and tallied eight rebounds and a season-high three assists in the win • Scored a team-high 20 points against #21/22 Texas (12/4) on a season-best five treys; also set season highs in assists and blocks, coming up with three of each • Versus Middle Tennessee (11/29), recorded her fifth double-digit scoring effort in only the fifth game of the season, putting up 12 points; added five boards, two blocks and two steals in the win • Led the team in scoring against #1 Baylor (11/27) with her headlining double-double performance; contributed 25 points and 12 boards on the night • Recorded a double-double against Virginia (11/20), contributing 16 points and a team-high 14 rebounds; snagged two steals and dished out an assist in a career-high 43 minutes • Made her 105th consecutive start and played 30 minutes against #7 Miami (11/15), scoring 15 points; pulled down seven boards and tacked on a steal and an assist • Made the start against Pepperdine (11/13) and broke into double digit scoring with 13 points against the Waves; tacked on six rebounds and two assists in 27 minutes of action in the win

2012 NCAA Tournament

 BY THE NUMBERS

Stanford, 12/20/11 South Carolina, 1/20/11 Oklahoma, 1/3/10 Oklahoma, 2/2/09* Marquette, 3/21/11 Stanford, 12/20/11* Arkansas, 1/30/11 Rutgers, 12/13/09 Virginia, 11/20/11

NCAA TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points 20 Ohio State, 3/26/11 Rebounds 10 Marquette, 3/21/11 Assists 4 DePaul, 3/19/12* Steals 3 Dayton, 3/22/10 Blocks 5 Marquette, 3/21/11 Field Goals 8 Ball State, 3/22/09 3-Pointers 2 Stetson, 3/19/11 Free Throws 5 Ohio State, 3/26/11 Minutes 40 Baylor, 3/27/10 *indicates most recent occurrence

Versus Non-Conference Opponents • Pulled down seven rebounds and tallied five points at

 CAREER STATS 20 08-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 TOTAL

GP GS 32 32 35 35 37 37 33 32 137 136

MIN/AVG 1009-31.5 1046-29.9 1104-29.8 1052-31.9 4211-30.7

FG 153 164 177 185 679

FGA 392 373 362 417 1544

PCT .390 .440 .489 .444 .440

3FG 32 33 42 52 159

3FGA 110 103 109 145 467

PCT .291 .320 .385 .359 .340

FT 86 84 78 79 327

FTA 113 102 103 107 445

PCT .761 .824 .757 .738 .735

OFF 79 76 91 81 327

DEF 111 137 179 131 558

TOT/AVG 190-5.9 213-6.1 270-7.3 212 -6.4 885-6.5

PF-FO 92-3 52-0 71-0 75-0 290-3

AST 95 135 75 66 371

TO BLK 105 21 87 25 64 20 70 22 326 88

STL 58 43 46 43 190

PTS-AVG 424-13.3 445-12.7 474-12.8 501-15.2 1844-13.5

STAT FILE // BREAKING IT DOWN

 CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS

Opponent GP GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct Ball State 1 1 35 8 20 .400 0 7 .000 2009 1 1 35 8 20 .400 0 7 .000 Austin Peay 1 1 20 4 7 .571 0 3 .000 Dayton 1 1 24 3 7 .429 0 1 .000 Baylor 1 1 40 7 17 .412 1 5 .200 2010 3 3 84 14 31 .452 1 9 .111 Stetson 1 1 18 6 8 .750 2 4 .500 Marquette 1 1 35 3 10 .300 0 2 .000 Ohio State 1 1 36 7 12 .583 1 1 1.000 Notre Dame 1 1 33 6 14 .429 1 4 .250 2011 4 4 122 22 44 .500 4 11 .364 UT Martin 1 1 31 3 12 .250 1 4 .250 DePaul 1 1 35 6 13 .462 1 5 .200 2011-12 2 2 66 9 25 .360 2 9 .222 Career 10 ///10 53 120 SUPPLEMENT .442 7 36 .194 LADY VOL BASKETBALL 2012307 POSTSEASON

FT 1 1 4 1 3 8 1 4 5 0 10 0 4 4 23

FTA 2 2 6 1 6 13 1 6 6 0 13 0 6 6 34

Pct .500 .500 .667 1.000 .500 .615 1.000 .667 .833 .000 .769 .000 .666 .666 .676

Off 3 3 4 2 2 8 0 2 2 3 7 2 4 6 24

Def 5 5 2 4 3 9 1 8 5 3 17 4 5 9 40

Tot 8 8 6 6 5 17 1 10 7 6 24 6 9 15 64

Avg 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 1.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.5 7.5 6.4

PF-FO 4-0 4-0 0-0 1-0 3-0 4-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 6-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 16-0

A 2 2 4 4 4 12 2 4 1 1 8 4 4 8 30

TO 3 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 2 2 9

Blk 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 5 2 1 3 10

Stl 1 1 2 3 1 6 0 2 2 0 4 0 2 2 13

Pts 17 17 12 7 18 37 15 10 20 13 58 7 17 24 136

Avg 17.0 17.0 12.0 9.5 12.3 12.3 15.0 12.5 15.0 14.5 14.5 15.1 12.0 12.0 13.6

27 5-13 30 6-13 43 7-15 39 9-22 21 5-7 37 6-14 34 3-11 40 8-18 33 5-6 40 10-17 24 3-7 36 5-18 21 2-7 36 5-15 34 8-12 31 3-12 35 8-15 28 2-10 15 5-9 * 40 9-18 * 35 3-7 * 27 4-14 * 34 7-13 * 25 8-12 * 29 8-18 * 36 5-9 * 35 6-14 * 29 5-12 * 24 6-11 * 34 5-10 * 34 5-13 * 31 3-12 * 35 6-13 32 1052 185-417

Free throws ft-fta pct

.385 3-4 .750 0-2 .462 2-4 .500 1-1 .467 0-6 .000 2-3 .409 4-9 .444 3-4 .714 2-2 1.000 0-0 .429 5-9 .556 3-4 .273 0-2 .000 6-6 .444 3-5 .600 3-5 .833 1-2 .500 0-0 .588 3-8 .375 4-6 .429 0-3 .000 2-2 .278 2-9 .222 5-5 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 .333 0-3 .000 2-3 .667 2-6 .333 1-2 .250 1-4 .250 4-4 .533 1-5 .200 3-3 .200 1-3 .333 0-0 .556 1-3 .333 3-4 .500 1-4 .250 5-7 .429 0-2 .000 2-4 .286 0-4 .000 3-5 .538 3-6 .500 0-0 .667 0-1 .000 2-2 .444 1-2 .500 5-6 .556 2-3 .667 0-0 .429 3-6 .500 2-6 .417 3-5 .600 2-4 .545 3-5 .600 3-4 .500 2-4 .500 4-4 .385 1-5 .200 5-5 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 .462 1-5 .200 4-6 .444 52-145 .359 79-107

.000 1.000 .667 .750 .000 .750 1.000 .600 .000 .667 1.000 1.000 .000 .667 .500 1.000 1.000 .000 .750 .714 .500 .600 .000 1.000 .833 .000 .333 .500 .750 1.000 1.000 .000 .667 .738

off

Rebounds def tot

1 5 6 2 5 7 6 8 14 6 6 12 2 3 5 3 5 8 2 7 9 3 6 9 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 2 4 1 0 1 2 3 5 2 6 8 3 5 8 2 3 5 2 1 3 3 4 7 0 4 4 4 3 7 3 7 10 4 6 10 1 1 2 1 5 6 5 7 12 2 1 3 5 3 8 2 3 5 1 6 7 2 3 5 1 2 3 2 4 6 4 5 9 81 131 212

avg

pts

avg

6.0 4 2 1 1 0 13 6.5 3 1 0 0 1 15 9.0 3 1 4 1 2 16 9.8 4 1 4 2 0 25 8.8 1 0 2 2 2 12 8.7 2 3 2 0 3 20 8.7 0 3 3 1 2 12 8.8 1 2 3 0 3 22 7.9 3 1 3 0 1 11 7.4 4 2 3 0 2 27 7.1 2 0 1 1 2 8 6.6 1 3 0 0 3 17 6.5 2 3 2 0 0 4 6.6 1 3 2 0 3 12 6.7 3 3 4 1 1 19 6.6 3 3 5 0 2 11 6.4 4 2 1 0 2 20 6.4 2 3 3 0 1 5 6.3 2 0 0 0 1 14 6.3 2 2 1 1 2 24 6.5 3 2 0 1 0 8 6.6 4 2 3 1 3 11 6.4 4 2 2 1 1 17 6.4 2 3 1 2 0 18 6.6 1 0 3 1 2 22 6.5 0 1 4 0 0 12 6.6 2 0 2 1 0 17 6.5 3 1 5 0 1 15 6.5 3 3 1 0 0 18 6.5 1 0 2 1 0 16 6.4 3 2 1 1 1 16 6.3 0 4 0 2 0 7 6.4 2 4 2 1 2 17 6.4 75 62 70 22 43 501

a t/o blk stl

13.0 14.0 14.7 17.3 16.2 16.8 16.1 16.9 16.2 17.3 16.5 16.5 15.5 15.3 15.5 15.3 15.5 14.9 14.9 15.4 15.0 14.8 14.9 15.0 15.3 15.2 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.4 15.4 15.1 15.2 15.2

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3-Pointers pct 3fg-fga pct

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

11/13/11 11/15/11 11/20/11 11/27/11 11/29/11 12/04/11 12/11/11 12/13/11 12/17/11 12/20/11 12/28/11 01/01/12 01/03/12 01/05/12 01/08/12 01/12/12 01/15/12 01/23/12 01/26/12 01/29/12 02/02/12 02/05/12 02/09/12 02/13/12 02/16/12 02/19/12 02/23/12 02/26/12 03/02/12 03/03/12 03/04/12 03/17/12 03/19/12

Total fg-fga

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

PEPPERDINE #7/7 MIAMI at Virginia #1/1 BAYLOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE #21/22 TEXAS vs #20/21 DePaul at #11/11 Rutgers at UCLA at #4/4 Stanford OLD DOMINION at Auburn CHATTANOOGA #16/15 GEORGIA at Arkansas at #9/8 KENTUCKY #25/24 VANDERBILT at #2/2 Notre Dame at Alabama at #17/15 Georgia SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN at #rv/25 Vanderbilt #7/7 KENTUCKY at Mississippi State at Ole Miss ARKANSAS FLORIDA vs VANDERBILT vs #25/rv SOUTH CAROLI vs Louisiana State vs UT Martin at #rv/23 DePaul Totals

min

NCAA HISTORY

PLAYER CAPSULES

Date

SEASON STATISTICS

Opponent

GAME NOTES

STRICKLEN’S 2011-12 SEASON STATISTICS

Rebounds/game: 6.4 Assists/game: 1.9 Turnovers/game: 2.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 Steals/game: 1.3 Blocks/game: 0.7

Games played: 33 Minutes/game: 31.9 Points/game: 15.2 FG Pct: 44.4 3FG Pct: 35.9 FT Pct: 73.8

DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING 2011-12 Career

27 72

DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDING 2011-12 Career

5 24

DOUBLE FIGURE ASSISTS 2011-12 Career

Oklahoma, 2009-10

DOUBLE-DOUBLES 2011-12 Career

4 22

20+ POINT GAMES 2011-12 Career

7 18

High 27 pts. vs. Stanford

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JUNIOR

KAMIKO WILLIAMS 5-11 /// Guard Clarksville, Tenn. (Northeast H.S.)

2012 NCAA Tournament

 BY THE NUMBERS

• First Round: Came off the bench to see 17 minutes versus UT Martin (3/17); collected six boards and four points • Second Round: Played four minutes off the bench against DePaul (3/19), pulling down a rebound in the win

2011-12 SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

10 5 5 2 2 4

Alabama, 1/26/12 Miss. State, 2/16/12* Alabama, 1/26/12 Kentucky, 2/13/12* Kentucky, 2/13/12 Alabama, 1/26/12

2 25

Georgia, 1/5/12 Miss. State, 2/16/12

2012 SEC Tournament • Came off the bench to see nine minutes versus LSU in the tournament title game; contributed two blocks in the win • Saw five minutes of action against South Carolina (3/3) • Came off the bench in the second round of the SEC Tournament versus Vanderbilt (3/2), putting up two points in 15 minutes

In SEC Play • Recorded eight points and five rebounds in the win over Mississippi State (2/16) • Went 3-5 for six points and five rebounds versus Kentucky (2/13); added two blocks and two steals in 17 minutes • Saw six minutes off the bench at Vanderbilt (2/9); recorded three points in the appearance • Logged 18 minutes of action against Auburn (2/5), scoring four points in the win • Saw 17 minutes off the bench versus South Carolina (2/2) and put up seven points • Played a season-high 19 minutes versus Alabama (1/26), scoring a season-best 10 points in the win • Came off the bench to play two minutes versus LSU (1/19) • Saw 12 minutes against Vanderbilt (1/15) • Logged a season-high 17 minutes at Kentucky (1/12), contributing a season high four points and three rebounds • Came off the bench to play seven minutes against Arkansas (1/8) where she collected a rebound and dished out an assist • Saw her second action of 2011-12 against Georgia (1/5/11), recording two points, two rebounds and two assists in nine minutes

CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Field Goals 3-Pointers Free Throws Minutes

17 9 6 4 4 7 2 6 37

South Carolina, 1/31/10 Alabama, 1/6/11 Old Dominion, 12/30/09 San Francisco, 12/22/09 Ole Miss, 1/9/11* Kentucky, 2/7/11* Vanderbilt, 1/15/11* Virginia, 11/18/10 Texas, 12/12/10

NCAA TOURNAMENT HIGHS Points 6 Ohio State, 3/26/11* Rebounds 6 UT Martin, 3/17/12 Assists 3 Stetson, 3/19/11 Steals 1 Marquette, 3/21/11* Blocks 1 Marquette, 3/21/11 Field Goals 3 Ohio State, 3/26/11* 3-Pointers 0 Free Throws 1 Notre Dame, 3/28/11 Minutes 20 Notre Dame, 3/28/11 *indicates most recent occurrence

Versus Non-Conference Opponents • Saw three minutes of action off the bench versus Notre Dame (1/24) • Made her first appearance of 2011-12 against Chattanooga (1/3) after rehabbing from ACL surgery this summer; dished out a team-high four assists in her debut

STAT FILE // BREAKING IT DOWN

 CAREER STATS

20 09-10 2010-11 2011-12 TOTAL

GP 34 37 20 91

GS 2 4 0 6

MIN/AVG 436-12.8 664/17.9 237/11.9 1337/14.7

FG 58 107 25 190

FGA 137 230 60 427

PCT .423 .465 .417 .445

3FG 1 9 0 10

3FGA 3 25 7 35

PCT .333 .360 .000 .286

FT 20 28 8 56

FTA 27 40 9 76

PCT .741 .700 .889 .737

OFF 13 48 21 61

DEF 51 72 16 123

TOT/AVG 64/1.9 120/3.2 37/1.9 221/2.4

PF-FO 44-0 49-0 15-0 108-0

AST 55 59 25 139

TO BLK 42 18 54 22 13 9 109 49

STL 25 28 11 64

PTS-AVG 137-4.0 251-6.8 58-3.0 446-4.9

 CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS Opponent Austin Peay Dayton Baylor 2010 Stetson Marquette Ohio State Notre Dame 2011 UT Martin DePaul 2012 Career

GP 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 9

GS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Min 19 12 1 32 15 13 10 20 58 17 4 21 111

FG FGA 2 5 3 7 0 1 5 13 1 3 3 4 3 6 2 9 9 22 2 3 0 1 2 4 16 39

Pct 3FG FGA Pct .400 0 0 .000 .429 0 1 .000 .000 0 0 .000 .385 0 1 .000 .333 0 1 .000 .750 0 0 .000 .500 0 0 .000 .222 0 1 .000 .409 0 2 .000 .667 0 1 . 000 .000 0 0 .000 .500 0 1 .000 .410 0 2 .000

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

FT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1

FTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2

Pct .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .500 . 000 .000 .000 .500

Off 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 3

Def 1 2 0 3 4 0 2 1 7 5 1 6 16

Tot 1 2 0 3 4 0 3 2 9 6 1 7 19

Avg 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 6.0 3.5 3.5 2.1

PF-FO 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 6-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 10-0

A 2 1 0 3 3 1 0 2 6 3 0 3 12

TO 1 1 1 3 0 3 0 4 7 1 0 1 11

Blk 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2

Stl 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

Pts 4 6 0 10 2 6 6 5 19 4 0 4 33

Avg 4.0 5.0 3.3 3.3 2.0 4.0 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.0 2.0 2.0 3.7

16 9 7 17 5 2 3 19 17 18 6 17 25 7 19 15 5 9 17 4 237

1-2 0-5 0-0 2-8 0-0 0-0 0-1 4-7 3-3 2-5 1-3 3-5 4-7 0-0 2-5 1-3 0-0 0-2 2-3 0-1 25-60

.500 .000 .000 .250 .000 .000 .000 .571 1.000 .400 .333 .600 .571 .000 .400 .333 .000 .000 .667 .000 .417

0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-7

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Free throws ft-fta pct

0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-9

.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .500 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .889

off

3 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 21

Rebounds def tot

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 16

3 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 5 5 0 3 1 0 1 6 1 37

avg

a t/o blk stl

3.0 1 4 1 2.5 0 2 0 2.0 1 1 4 2.3 2 1 1 2.0 0 0 1 1.7 0 0 1 1.4 1 0 1 1.4 0 5 0 1.4 0 0 0 1.4 2 2 1 1.4 0 1 0 1.7 2 1 0 1.9 0 2 1 1.8 1 1 0 1.9 2 1 0 1.8 1 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 1.7 0 0 1 1.9 1 3 1 1.9 1 0 0 1.9 15 25 13

0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 11

pts

avg

2 2 0 4 0 0 0 10 7 4 3 6 8 0 6 2 0 0 4 0 58

2.0 2.0 1.3 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.1 2.3 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.9

Rebounds/game: 1.9 Assists/game: 1.3 Turnovers/game: 0.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.9 Steals/game: 0.6 Blocks/game: 0.5

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Games played: 20 Minutes/game: 11.9 Points/game: 2.9 FG Pct: 41.7 3FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 88.9

3-Pointers pct 3fg-fga pct

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

Total fg-fga

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

01/03/12 01/05/12 01/08/12 01/12/12 01/15/12 01/19/12 01/23/12 01/26/12 02/02/12 02/05/12 02/09/12 02/13/12 02/16/12 02/19/12 02/23/12 03/02/12 03/03/12 03/04/12 03/17/12 03/19/12

min

NCAA HISTORY

CHATTANOOGA #16/15 GEORGIA at Arkansas at #9/8 KENTUCKY #25/24 VANDERBILT LOUISIANA STATE at #2/2 Notre Dame at Alabama SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN at #rv/25 Vanderbilt #7/7 KENTUCKY at Mississippi State at Ole Miss ARKANSAS vs VANDERBILT vs #25/rv SOUTH CAROLI vs Louisiana State vs UT Martin at #rv/23 DePaul Totals

PLAYER CAPSULES

Date

SEASON STATISTICS

Opponent

GAME NOTES

WILLIAMS’ 2011-12 SEASON STATISTICS

Williams missed the first part of the 2011-12 season rehabbing from a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) that she suffered over the summer.

DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING 2011-12 Career

1 15

at Alabama (1/26)

DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDING 2011-12 Career

DOUBLE FIGURE ASSISTS 2011-12 Career

DOUBLE-DOUBLES 2011-12 Career

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2011-12 Lady Vol Basketball NCAA Tournament

Tennessee vs. UT Martin, DePaul

Player

gp-gs

Date 03/17/12 03/17/12 03/19/12 03/19/12

UT UT 135 135 67.5 67.5 +19.0 +19.0 50-129 50-129 .388 .388 14-44 14-44 .318 .7.0 318 7.0 21-28 21-28 .750 10.5 .750 103 10.5 51.5 103 +16.5 51.5 24 +16.5 12.0 24 28 12.0 14.0 28 -3.0 14.0 0.9 -3.0 15 0.9 7.5 15 14 7.5 7.0 14 0 7.0 0-0 -0

Home games-Avg/Game

0-0

Neutral site-Avg/Game 1st 2nd Totalscore by Periods ENNESSEE 63 72 135 pponents 49 48 Totals 97 Score by Periods 1st 2nd TENNESSEE Opponents

63 49

72 48

50-129 50-129 39-130 39-130

..338888 14-44 14-44 ..330000 7-37 7-37

OPP OPP 97 97 48.5 48.539-13039-130 .300 .300 7-37 .7-37 189 .13.5 89 3.5 12-13 12-13 .923 .96.0 23 70 6.0 35.0 70 35.02211.0 22 22 11.0 11.0 22 11.01.0 14 1.0 7.0 146 7.0 3.0 70276 3.0 1-2866 7027 1-4161

3fg%

ft-fta

ft%

off

.8.38333 0 0 .6.66767 6 6 .8.58757 1414 1.000 1.000 3 3 1.000 1.000 1 1 .0.0000 0 0 .2.52050 1 1 .0.0000 2 2 .0.0000 1 1 .0.0000 2 2 .0.00000 2 2 33 21-28 .7.57050 3535 .3.31188 21-28 12-13 .9.29323 2323 .1.18899 12-13 Date

pf dq

3 3 3 3 1.51.5 2 2 0 9 9 1515 7.57.5 2 2 0 1919 333316.5 16.5 2 2 0 1111 1414 7.07.0 3 3 0 1 1 2 2 1.01.0 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 0.50.5 1 1 0 3 3 4 4 4.04.0 1 1 0 3 3 5 5 2.52.5 1 1 0 6 6 7 7 3.53.5 2 2 0 3 3 5 5 2.52.5 0 0 0 4 4 6 6 3.03.0 2 2 0 55 8 8 10351.5 51.5 19 19 0 6868103 35.0 26 26 4747 707035.0

0 8 1 3 7 0 0 0 3 2 0

def

tot

avg

pf dq

0 0 0 0 8 2 0 1 9 0 3 3 0 7 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 2428 - 22 2222

Opponent

Opponent vs UT Martin vsatUT Martin #rv/23 DePaul at #rv/23 DePaul

to blk stl

01 23 91 31 51 20 01 32 11 10 13

13 32 12 13 10 01 11 22 10 01 30

333 224 222 321 012 16 13 25 04 13 02

avg

pts

16.516. 33 12.012. 24 11.011. 22 10.5 10. 21 126.0 6. 63.0 3. 33.0 3. 52.5 2. 42.0 2. 31.5 1. 21.0 1.

1 28 14 14 15 15 135 135 67.5 67. 226 14 6 1497 97 48.548. Score

W W W

pts

to blk stl

Score 72-49 72-49 63-48 63-48

Att.

Att. 4161 41612866 2866

* = Conference game *&= =Conference gameClassic (New York, N.Y.) Maggie Dixon &#==Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.) SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) #$==SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) NCAA Tournament

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fg% 3fg-fga

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Rebounds Rebounds def tot avg

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5-6 5-6 4-6 4-6 6-7 6-7 1-1 1-1 4-4 4-4 0-0 0-0 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

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1-0

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AWAY AWAY 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0

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gp-gs

10 SIMMONS, Meighan 0 SIMMONS, Meighan STRICKLEN,Shekinna Shekinna 0 40STRICKLEN, JOHNSON,Glory Glory 5 25JOHNSON, 21BAUGH, BAUGH, Vicki Vicki MASSENGALE,Ariel Ariel 5 05MASSENGALE, 01BASS, BASS, Briana Briana HARRISON,Isabelle Isabelle 0 20HARRISON, 5 15MANNING, MANNING,Alicia Alicia 4 04WILLIAMS, WILLIAMS,Kamiko Kamiko 3 13SPANI, Taber SPANI, Taber Cierra 11BURDICK, BURDICK, Cierra

HOME HOME 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

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OVERALL

OVERALL 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 2-0

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TENNESSEE Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 20, 2012) 2012 NCAA STATISTICS

$ = NCAA Tournament

1-2866 1-4161

135 97

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First Round Baylor UC Santa Barbara

1 Baylor (76-57)

Regionals

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National Semifinals National Championship

National Semifinals

2012 NCAA Division I Women's BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Second Round

Baylor (81-40) 20-Mar

Regionals

Notre Dame (73-62)

25-Mar

24-Mar

Ohio St.

Florida (70-65) Florida

2:32 p.m. ESPN2

Second Round

Notre Dame (74-43)

20-Mar

California (84-74)

20-Mar

Marist (76-70)

Arkansas (72-55)

19-Mar

Texas A&M (69-47)

First Round

1 Notre Dame

8 California

16 Liberty

9 Iowa

5 St. Bonaventure

4 Georgia

12 Fla. Gulf Coast

13 Marist

6 Arkansas

3 Texas A&M

11 Dayton

7 Louisville

15 McNeese St.

2 Kentucky

10 Iowa St.

7 Green Bay

14 Idaho St.

3 Miami (FL)

11 Gonzaga

6 Rutgers

13 UTEP

4 Penn St.

12 San Diego St.

5 LSU

9 Princeton

8 Kansas St.

16 Prairie View

1 Connecticut

15 Navy

2 Maryland

10 Michigan St.

14 Albany (NY)

Louisville (67 (67-55) 55)

Kentucky (68 62) (68-62)

19-Mar

Green Bay (71-57)

Miami (FL) (70-41)

19-Mar

Gonzaga (86-73)

Penn St. (85-77)

20-Mar

LSU (64-56)

Kansas St. (67-64)

19-Mar

Connecticut (83-47)

Maryland (59-44)

19-Mar

25-Mar

Kentucky (65-62)

7 p.m. ESPN2

25-Mar

Gonzaga (65-54)

Penn St. (90-80)

4:34 p.m. ESPN2

25-Mar

Connecticut (72-26)

Maryland (72-68)

12:04 p.m. ESPN

Texas A&M (61-59)

St. Bonaventure (66-63)

St. Bonaventure (72-65) (OT)

2:30 p.m. ESPN

Georgetown (61-56) Georgia Tech (76-64)

20-Mar

Raleigh 27-Mar

Denver April 1

Des Moines 26-Mar

Denver April 1

6 p.m. ESPN

Kingston 27-Mar

8 p.m. ESPN

Fresno 26-Mar

7 p.m. ESPN

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Georgia Tech (76-50)

Kansas (57-49) 20-Mar

Delaware (73-42)

South Carolina (72-61)

St. John's (74-70)

24-Mar 9:04 p.m. ESPN

Duke (96-80)

7 p.m. ESPN

Denver April 3

Fresno St. Georgia Tech

Nebraska 11

Sacred Heart

Kansas

3 24-Mar

11:32 p.m. ESPN2

24-Mar

Stanford (72-55)

Tennessee (63-48)

14 DePaul (59 (59-55) 55)

Duke (82-47) (82 47)

20-Mar

Vanderbilt (60-46)

St. John's (69-67)

20-Mar

Oklahoma (88-67)

Purdue (83-68)

19-Mar

South Carolina (80-48)

West Virginia (68-55)

19-Mar

Stanford (73-51)

Tennessee (72-49)

19-Mar

12:04 p.m. ESPN

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DePaul

Tennessee

BYU

15 1

UT Martin Stanford

16 8

Hampton West Virginia

9 5

Texas South Carolina

12 4

Eastern Mich. Purdue

13 6

South Dakota St. Oklahoma

St. John's (NY)

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2012 NCAA SECOND ROUND Tennessee vs. DePaul DePaul 48 • 23-10 Total ## 05 12 31 34 51 20 21

Player MARTIN,ANNA HRYNKO,BRITTANY PENNY,JASMINE ORTIZ,DEANNA HARRY,KATHERINE REYNOLDS,KELSEY ROGOWSKI,MEGAN TEAM Totals

3-Ptr

Rebounds

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A TO Blk Stl Min 2 3 0 3 28 6 5 0 2 39 1 3 0 3 36 0 1 0 1 26 1 2 2 1 37 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 1 24 0 48 10 14 2 11 201

FG % 1st Half: 10-35 28.6% 2nd Half: 10-29 34.5% Game: 20-64 31.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 3-17 17.6% FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0% 2nd Half: 3-3 100.0% Game: 5-5 100.0%

Deadball Rebounds 0,0

Tennessee 63 • 25-8 Total ## 01 15 21 25 40 04 05 10 11 13

Player BASS,BRIANA MANNING,ALICIA BAUGH,VICKI JOHNSON,GLORY STRICKLEN,SHEKINNA WILLIAMS,KAMIKO MASSENGALE,ARIEL SIMMONS,MEIGHAN BURDICK,CIERRA SPANI,TABER TEAM Totals

3-Ptr

Rebounds

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22-59

4-17

0-0 0-0 0-0 4-4 4-6 0-0 4-4 3-4 0-0 0-0

0 0 1 8 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 15-18 17

1 1 0 0 0 0 8 9 2 13 21 2 5 9 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 3 4 0 34 51 10

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A TO Blk Stl Min 0 2 0 1 10 0 2 0 1 12 0 2 0 1 30 1 5 0 0 36 4 2 1 2 35 0 0 0 0 4 3 5 1 0 30 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 2 0 8 1 0 0 1 14 1 63 9 20 4 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd Half: 12-31 38.7% Game: 22-59 37.3% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 4-17 23.5% FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 9-10 90.0% Game: 15-18 83.3%

Deadball Rebounds 2,0

Officials: Denise Brooks, Wesley Dean, Bob Scofield Technical Fouls: DePaul- None. Tennessee- None. Attendance: 2866 Des Moines Region: Second Round

Score by periods DePaul

1st 23

2nd 25

Tennessee

Total

48 63

Largest lead - DePaul by 1 1st-13:50; Tennessee by 15 2nd-00:22

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Points DePaul Tennessee

In Paint 28 32

Score tied - 0 times Lead changed - 2 times

Off T/O 15 10

2nd Chance 11 11

Fast Break 4 12

Bench 2 19

GAME NOTES

POST-GAME NOTES (Tennessee 63, DePaul 48)

SEASON STATISTICS

Eight-Time National Champions

1987 Â&#x192; 1989 Â&#x192; 1991 Â&#x192; 1996 Â&#x192; 1997 Â&#x192; 1998 Â&#x192; 2007Â&#x192; 2008

Lady Vol Leaders Shekinna Stricklen Glory Johnson Shekinna Stricklen

17 21 4

Blue Demon Leaders

FINAL SCORE: NCAA SECOND ROUND

TENNESSEE DEPAUL

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In the Second Round

20 7 6

Numbers of Interest 0

With the win tonight, Tennessee boasts a blemishless record in the NCAA Tournament Second Round (24-0) and against the Blue Demons of DePaul (20-0).

The win over DePaul pulls head coach Pat Summitt closer to her next win plateau. Three more wins will put her at the 1,100-win milestone.

Johnson collected 21 rebounds in the win. The last time a Lady Vol pulled down 20-plus rebounds in a game was 3/16/91 when Daedra Charles recorded 22 boards.

With the win, Tennessee advances to its 30th Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

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Tennessee has now tallied 111 wins in the NCAA Tournament - the best of any DI program, menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. UNC and UK men are tied with 107 tourney wins each.

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Own the Glass

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t 5IF -BEZ 7PMT MFE %F1BVM BU IBMGUJNF 5FOOFTTFF IBT MFE BU JOUFSNJTTJPO in 25 games. Tennessee has trailed at the half of six contests and has been tied in the other three contests.

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t 5FOOFTTFF JT BMM UJNF JO UIF /$"" 5PVSOBNFOU T TFDPOE SPVOE 0WFSBMM 65 is 48-1 all-time in first and second-round games. t Coming into todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game, Tennessee had scored an average of 22.6 more points than their second round opponents. They won todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game by a margin of 15 points.

Anna Martin Harry, Penny Brittany Hrynko

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In the NCAA Tourney

63 48

Points Rebounds Assists

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Points Rebounds Assists

NCAA HISTORY

NCAA Second Rd. | No. 2 Seed Tennessee (26-8) vs. No. 7 Seed DePaul (23-11) | March 19 |Allstate Arena | Rosemont, Ill.

PLAYER CAPSULES

TENNESSEE POSTGAME NOTES | GAME 34

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POST-GAME QUOTES (Tennessee 63, DePaul 48)

Associate head coach Holly Warlick Opening statement: “First let me start off by saying how wonderful and gracious DePaul has been for us here in this tournament. They’ve been very nice to us and they put on a wonderful job and my hats off to their athletic department. We appreciate your hospitality. To the game, I thought it was a battle. That’s what seems to be surrounded by our team is just a hard-fought battle and Doug’s team, playing us with seven people, is just incredible. I know he calls that team the ‘miracle seven’ and they were. They battled and it took us 10 people to get the job done. But I’m proud of these young ladies. They fought hard. We didn’t have a great shooting night but I thought when we needed stops, we got them. When we needed rebounds, we got them. So it was a great team effort. I’m proud of them and I’m proud that we’re advancing to the Sweet Sixteen.” Senior forward Glory Johnson On the team’s improved defense in the postseason: “I think our defense definitely did a good job and it starts with the senior. I know we try to start off every game a lot stronger than we have. We try to bring the good ‘D’. We start off slow but it’s our responsibility and that’s one thing that we take pride in—our defense and our rebounding—because that’s what the program is based off of and that’s what we’ve learned since we were freshmen coming in. I think that starts all the energy on defense and when our defense is great, that’s when our offense is great as well. We just try to rely on our defense and let our offense come.” On if DePaul’s scrappiness was a surprise: “It was a surprise just how strong each one of their players were. It’s not like you normally expect every game to be physical every time out. DePaul was a scrappy team and don’t let anyone underestimate them just because of their size. They were just as powerful inside as they were out. They were physical with our guards and they were very physical with our post players so hats off to them because they were a lot stronger than we expected them to be. They just made us stronger.” On her rebounding: “My team relies on me to be a presence in the paint and when I’m not scoring offensively, I try to do my best to rebound offensively and defensively. I know that’s something that I can control. That’s effort. That’s heart. So I try to put as much effort and heart into rebounding and playing defense.”

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Senior forward Vicki Baugh On if there was a game-changing moment: “Well we know it’s tournament time and you can’t let up at all. We knew we were going to make runs and we had the answer to their runs. I think we did a good job with that. We just had to stay composed and stay relaxed… Just continue to play Tennessee basketball.” On if Glory’s rebounding could ever surprise her: ”Glory is an incredible player with incredible athletic ability. I said it earlier that there’s nothing she can’t do and I wasn’t worried that she wasn’t scoring points because she’s always going to bring an all-around game—defense, rebounding, pushing the ball, running in transition. She does it all. One thing doesn’t affect her. She’s going to find a way to play strong and get through it and make it work one way or another.” Senior guard Shekinna Stricklen On her mental preparation for the game: “I have to give a lot of credit to my teammates because they know when I just sit there and be quiet, I have too much on my mind and that’s not good. I know Bri was talking to me and messing around with me to just get my mind off things and just have fun. As a team, we came out aggressive, running the

GAME NOTES

PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES (March 18, 2012)

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On taking advantage of a smaller team: “We prefer playing bigger teams with bigger posts. Sometimes it’s just unfortunate. One of the things it reminds me of is just to always keep the ball up high—you can’t have the ball low—and to take advantage of your size. A lot of the times, they’re so low and pushing you out of this part to gain that position but we should definitely be able to take advantage of our post play. I think if we’re just relaxed and stay composed and keep the ball up and don’t look down to their size then

On if the tournament is more physical: “For sure. This last game was great because both teams were being really physical and the refs weren’t blowing the whistle as much. It gave us the opportunity to play and just develop our game a lot more… Are we going to play strong with the ball? Are we going to make great passes under pressure and with contact or are we going to turn the ball over and miss shots? I think that was huge for our game. It helped us develop our game a lot more to help us be stronger with the ball.”

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Senior guard Vicki Baugh On the physicality of a game being beneficial: “It just keeps us smarter. Me, as a post player, I know that [UT Martin] was a really scrappy team and we knew we couldn’t bring the ball down. Also, I was very excited about how we handled not getting in foul trouble because often you do, just because you’re oversized compared to who is guarding you. I think we are used to that play and it does help us prepare for physical teams who are going to be bigger than us in the future.”

Senior forward Glory Johnson On the finesse in her game: “Whenever I’m on the floor I just try to play as hard as I can and sometimes it’s taken the wrong way, but I just try to play as hard as I can. If the game gets physical, that is probably when you see me play a lot more physical because if not, I would just get taken advantage inside the paint. When you try to dominate the paint, that’s when you have to be physical back. I try to relax with my teammates and my coaches also help me to relax. The refs will take care of the care so that’s when I try to calm down and let the games take care of themselves.”

NCAA HISTORY

On the physicality of yesterday’s game and in the tournament: “Our team, we are a physical team. The SEC is a physical conference and that’s how we play. I think basketball is a contact sport and that’s how we play. Yes, they did let things go more than they do in the regular season and I don’t know if that’s how they feel in the tournament, if that’s what they decide to call, but we’re prepared to play either way. Sometimes we tell our kids they’re playing with too much finesse, shying away from the basket or on a layup so we really work a lot on drills, on getting fouled, and-one plays. When the game is physical, that is too our advantage because that’s how we play.”

On playing with Glory Johnson: “I’m just happy to be on Glory’s team. I would hate to have to guard anyone like her. She’s a tremendous athlete with incredible jumping ability. There is nothing that she can’t do and especially when she challenged herself, she can really do anything. She’s been incredible and I was just proud of her in the SEC Tournament when she even started hitting that outside jumper. It was nothing other than confidence. She’s not hesitating on her shot. It’s something that we knew she that could do and I’m just proud that she’s taking it.”

PLAYER CAPSULES

On Glory Johnson’s growth and maturity: “I totally agree with you. She’s a great athlete and she had not been playing basketball until eighth grade and so she had to refine her skills. Glory has been a very mature young lady and I think she got in the gym, got extra work, really focused on her game, you could see her develop get better. As a freshman, we relied so much on her and I don’t think her skill level was quite there for us to really lean on her but I think now she’s obviously mature off the floor but she’s brought a really good maturity to court and work ethic that this team needs. She’s really carried the load for us. She’s been a leader and she’s stepped up and accepted that. I’m just proud of her and how she’s handled every situation that’s been thrown at her.”

we should be fine.”

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Associate head coach Holly Warlick Opening statement: “As I said last night, we’ve got one game behind us and we’re looking forward to Monday against DePaul. This group has been really good about taking it one game at a time and keeping their focus which as a coach you love. We did some good things yesterday. We can improve on things but it’s about surviving and advancing. That’s what we did and we’re excited that we’re in the situation that we’re playing Monday.” On how the game changes when Glory Johnson gets in foul trouble... “I think as you see, Glory is the glue to our team and her teammates feel that way. Glory is just a tremendous competitor and when she’s competing and doing well, it gives her other teammates energy. So when she gets in early foul trouble in games past, it has hurt. It slowed down our offense. It slowed down our defense. So it’s a concern to the point where if she gets a quick foul, we’re probably going to get her out of the game quickly because we don’t want her to pick up her second foul. We just can’t afford her sitting on the bench long in the first half. She’s that valuable to us.”

On taking advantage of a smaller team: “I think one thing that we have to watch out for are charges. Smaller players, when you don’t know where they are and they’re playing behind you, they’ll take charges and that’s huge. We don’t want to get in foul trouble and it’s also turnovers and they get the ball. It’s tough for us when we play smaller players but at the same time, we’ve been working on that and have been working on our pickup game this season.” Senior guard Shekinna Stricklen On if she plays better under pressure: “To me it’s about this team and about the win. I felt like my offense wasn’t working [on Saturday] but I felt like I made a difference on defense and I focused on the defense. You have other players that are going to step up and Meighan [Simmons] stepped up big yesterday. You had Ariel [Massengale].” On playing with Glory Johnson: “I definitely don’t want to play against her. She has improved her game to another level especially with that outside shot she has now. She’s really going to make teams really step up. With her quickness and her athletic ability, her whole game has come complete. That’s something this team really needed and she has stepped up big for us.”

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2012 NCAA FIRST ROUND Tennessee vs. UT Martin UT Martin 49 • 23-8 Total ## 11 12 20 34 45 14 15 32 33 40 42

Player BUTLER,HEATHER NEWSOME,JASMINE HAISLIP,JACLISSA CRAWFORD,SHELBY REEDY,AUBREY HALL,TAYLOR SMITH,PAIGE WHITE,MEGAN BRYANT,RICKIESHA GLENN,PERICA HAWN,BETH TEAM Totals

3-Ptr

Rebounds

FG-FGAFG-FGAFT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

g g g f g

5-25 3-18 5-8 1-2 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-1 0-0

1-8 0-5 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

3-4 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

19-66

4-20

7-8

3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 13

4 7 1 6 6 0 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 3 9 0 26 39 12

TP 14 10 12 2 2 3 0 0 6 0 0

A TO Blk Stl Min 2 1 0 1 40 5 4 1 0 40 1 0 0 2 34 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 1 0 21 4 2 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 24 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 12 8 4 3 199

FG % 1st Half: 9-32 28.1% 2nd Half: 10-34 29.4% Game: 19-66 28.8% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 4-20 20.0% FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd Half: 2-2 100.0% Game: 7-8 87.5%

Deadball Rebounds 1,0

Tennessee 72 • 24-8 Total ## 01 15 21 25 40 04 05 10 11 13 20

Player BASS,BRIANA MANNING,ALICIA BAUGH,VICKI JOHNSON,GLORY STRICKLEN,SHEKINNA WILLIAMS,KAMIKO MASSENGALE,ARIEL SIMMONS,MEIGHAN BURDICK,CIERRA SPANI,TABER HARRISON,ISABELLE TEAM Totals

3-Ptr

Rebounds

FG-FGAFG-FGAFT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

g g c f f

1-7 2-6 2-5 6-10 3-12 2-3 3-6 7-13 0-3 1-3 1-2

1-5 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-1 2-4 4-7 0-0 1-3 0-0

0-0 0-0 1-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-4

28-70 10-27 6-10

0 2 2 6 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 18

0 0 3 5 3 5 6 12 4 6 5 6 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 2 4 34 52

1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 9

TP 3 5 5 14 7 4 8 20 0 3 3

A TO Blk Stl Min 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 2 1 11 3 1 1 2 20 0 4 1 2 29 4 0 2 0 31 3 1 1 0 17 4 0 0 0 17 0 0 1 2 21 0 0 1 0 15 1 1 0 0 16 0 0 1 1 11 0 72 15 8 10 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 15-38 39.5% 2nd Half: 13-32 40.6% Game: 28-70 40.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 4-16 25.0% 2nd Half: 6-11 54.5% Game: 10-27 37.0% FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 5-6 83.3% Game: 6-10 60.0%

Deadball Rebounds 2,0

Officials: Bob Scofield, Wesley Dean, Pualani Spurlock Technical Fouls: UT Martin- None. Tennessee- None. Attendance: 0

Score by periods UT Martin

1st 26

2nd 23

Tennessee

Total

49 72

Largest lead - UT Martin by 2 1st-16:39; Tennessee by 25 2nd-01:39

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Points UT Martin Tennessee

In Paint 24 28

Score tied - 0 times Lead changed - 2 times

Off T/O 5 8

2nd Chance 10 10

Fast Break 2 6

Bench 9 38

GAME NOTES

POST-GAME NOTES (Tennessee 72, UT Martin 49)

SEASON STATISTICS

Eight-Time National Champions

ย ย 1991 ย 1996 ย 1997 ย ย 2007ย

Lady Vol Leaders Meighan Simmons Glory Johnson Massengale/Stricklen

20 12 4

FINAL SCORE: NCAA FIRST ROUND

TENNESSEE UT MARTIN

Tournament Tidbits

72 49

Points Rebounds Assists

Heather Butler Heather Butler Jasmine Newsome

14 7 5

Numbers of Interest 4

The win over UT Martin pulls head coach Pat Summitt closer to her next win plateau. Four more wins will put her at the 1,100-win milestone.

Tennessee matched a season low with eight turnovers. The Lady Vols also turned it over just eight times at Alabama (Jan. 26).

Tennessee has now won the last 22 games in which it take the lead into intermission. UT boasts a 23-1 record in all games leading at the half this season.

The Lady Vol program stands alone as the only team in the country to be selected to every NCAA Tournament there has been -- a total of 31 trips.

1972

The last time Tennessee-Martin claimed a victory in the series was March 3, 1972. At that time, UT head coach Pat Summitt played for UT Martin.

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In the NCAA Tourney

Skyhawk Leaders

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Points Rebounds Assists

NCAA HISTORY

No. 2 Tennessee (25-8, 15-4 SEC) vs. No. 15 UT Martin (23-9, 15-1 OVC)| March 17 |Allstate Arena | Rosemont, Ill.

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TENNESSEE POSTGAME NOTES | GAME 33

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POST-GAME QUOTES (Tennessee 72, UT Martin 49)

Associate head coach Holly Warlick Opening statement: “I would like to congratulate UT-Martin on just a great year. It shows the quality of basketball in the state of Tennessee. My hat is off to them and I hate that we had to play them, but it is what it is. I am proud of what that team has done and how hard they played. Tennessee I thought today we started off a little slow but when I think we needed to hit shots, we hit shots. Anytime you see Tennessee only have eight turnovers, it’s a good day. I thought we took care of the ball we limited our turnovers and we really crashed the boards. Our strength was obviously the bench play. I think when you get 38 bench points, that’s a positive for us, and we preach our depth, and today we needed our depth so today I am proud of everyone who contributed today and I am proud to get the win.” On getting the ball inside during the game: “We tried to get the ball inside but if you watch they were not defending our point guard, they were not extending their defense, they were really packing it in, so it was really difficult to get the ball inside and credit to them they were physical, they played very tough, so we had to hit shots to open up the inside, and I think the first half we didn’t hit some open shots we needed to. Credit to Meighan, she hit some big shots, some big threes, which really opened up the inside for us.” On the mood of Pat Summit after beating her alma mater: “Pat’s a competitor so she plays her mother in checkers and she’s going to want to beat Miss Hazel. Pat has a love for UT- Martin, but she is a competitor and wants to win. I don’t think it crossed Pat’s mind that we are worried about UT-Martin; she was totally focused on us, and how we were playing, and what kind of game, and what kinds of things we were doing, really focusing on us today.” On Ariel Massengale’s impact coming off the bench: “Ariel came in and gave us a lift. She had those two quick fouls that got her in some trouble and we had to sit her but she is just a smart point guard. We were excited to come to Chicago, but she was thrilled. I am happy for her, I am happy for her to come and play for her own town, and she is an exceptional player and point guard for us, and we are thrilled she is at Tennessee.” On what Pat Summit was yelling to the players throughout the game: “Well, I don’t know the particular situation, but Pat Summit has not quit coaching, and so she is just more focused on one-on-one, individual help, so I am sure she was trying to get a couple kids’ attention. So you don’t have to worry about Pat not coaching and getting the point across, whether it is praise or giving them a swift kick in the butt. She is very good at letting players know they are doing a good job, so I am sure that is what you saw, and it is nice to see her open and still coaching. On forcing the ball to Glory in the post and drawing fouls in the first half: “We face double teams, we face teams sagging off us, but Glory is our go-to player and we rely on her to make plays and she has the ability to go up and get the ball with two, three people on her. We want Glory to make plays and we want her involved in the offense. Any great post player, if they don’t touch the ball a few times down the floor, then post players may tend to quit working, but Glory keeps working. She is the exception to that rule. So, we are going to try our best to get her the ball because she makes things happen. She draws a foul she makes a play, she gets a rebound and a put back, so we want Glory involved in the offense as much as possible.” 92

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Senior forward Glory Johnson On whether or not she reminded fellow teammates to get the ball inside: “I think we all were talking, but the coach especially was talking about using the post to our advantage. We had size, and I think after a while we started using it, they started double teaming, and we had to look at the kick out, and then hit shots, and we started hitting shots. So we started playing in side, and we eventually started hitting shots like the Tennessee team we know we are. And I think a lot of it speaks to being successful.” On UT Martin’s play in the first half: “They came out fighting and they were a really, really, physical team, and that is probably something we weren’t expecting. We were expecting three point shots and that was about it, and working out on the perimeter. But when they came in trying to beat our post on the inside, it was something we did not expect. They did not have the size but they were a lot stronger so we realized it was not going to be easy for us, we have to get going, and finish after contact.” Sophomore guard Meighan Simmons On end of first half momentum used to pick up at the second half: “I think it’s just about our feet, and staying poised. There were a couple shots I took too early, and I got beat on a couple of backdoor cuts by number 11, she’s an amazing player, but I think coming out of the second half I had to keep my legs fresh and make sure I was focused on what was going on out there on the court.” On UT Martin’s first half: “I think it was the size of their hearts that kept them in the game. Size does not matter in the game of basketball if you play with heart; size, height, none of that matters.” Junior guard Kamiko Williams On being proud what they did defensively.: “No. We can play better defense than what we did. Like you said they just weren’t making shots. They’re a shooting team and were getting shots off they just weren’t falling for them.” On Simmons getting 20 points: “You know Meighan is an awesome shooter. I mean once the girl is on she’s on. We just kept giving the ball to her and she kept knocking them down.” Freshman guard Ariel Massengale On coming home to play near her hometown: “It’s a great feeling. My parents were able to come down. A lot of friends and some high school coaches. I mean anytime you are able to play in your hometown is a blessing.” On playing.: “To be the best you have to play the best. I feel being in a top program gives you that night in and night out. “ On advice for her Bolingbrook high school team... “Just keep working. This year didn’t end the way you wanted to but you just have to get back to work.”

GAME NOTES

PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES (March 16, 2012)

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

Senior forward Vicki Baugh On the danger of overlooking a No. 15 v No. 2 seed: “We’ve had some lapses in the past, and we just have to take it a game at a time and focusing on who we are playing tomorrow. That could be our last game, we know that. We’ve matured greatly as a program, especially the seniors. We’re realizing this could be our last chance.”

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Senior forward Glory Johnson On the emotional difficulty during the season with Coach Summitt’s health problems: “It has been extremely difficult. We’ve taken some losses we didn’t expect. We’ve had some lapses during the season and it’s just our job to keep working hard, and keeping finding ways to make things happen, just rely on our coaches that lead the way, and keep working for them. It’s been hard, but no way are we going to give up that easy.”

On whether her health issues have given the team more of an incentive: “It’s even more of a motivation, we want to play hard for and win games for her, and the rest of the coaches. Now that she’s dealing with this it’s even more of a motivation for us as you just never know what is going to happen next.”

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On the UT coaching staff familiarity with the UT Martin team: “We better know a lot, we better know a bunch. You’re playing a team that is leading the nation in scoring, so they are doing something right. They’re very well coached. Butler is a great shooter—I shouldn’t say shooter, she’s a great scorer. There’s a difference. She puts up a lot of points and they have a great point guard. We have a tremendous amount of respect for them. They shoot a lot of three’s. We have not been known to defend the three-ball very well, so it’s going to be a huge challenge for us. We are not taking this game lightly. We are preparing for UT Martin like we would for anyone. It’s an NCAA game and we are taking one game at a time. We’re really focused on them and making sure our team stays focused on the as well.”

On looking to utilize their depth and length: “It’s definitely our strength. A lot of people play a lot of different roles on our team. All the big players that have come to the program and have done a lot for the program, so you do have to look at that and realize if one person goes down then so many other people can pick up their game, that other teams have to be prepared for.”

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On Coach Summitt’s thoughts when she saw the UT-Martin matchup: “She was thrilled. She was excited. It’s not too often you get to play your alma mater. She’s obviously very familiar with UT Martin, as we all are. It’s just kind of funny that two Tennessee teams have to come to Chicago to play. She has a lot of respect for them, the school, the university. She helped start that program and has a lot of ties there. We’re excited to play UT Martin.”

On not reaching the Final Four for the last few years: “It’s been extremely tough, we have expectations. The school has a great tradition and we just try and carry it on. If we don’t make it as far as we could, it’s just really hard. Making the Final Four is something that we would love to do, but we have to take one game at a time and cannot look too far forward.”

PLAYER CAPSULES

On the confidence of the coaching staff going into the tournament: “We’ve seen two aspects of this team. They played pretty much up and down at the beginning of the year and I think losing two home games to South Carolina and Arkansas really got their attention. From that point on they had a different perspective in practice. They came in with a different attitude. We got on them and we’re trying to get them to focus and play 40 minutes of basketball. It kind of turned on for them. We didn’t have to motivate practice as we did any more. They came in with a great attitude and went to work. I think a lot of it has to do with starting our five seniors; we put a lot of pressure on them. This is their team. This is their last go around. As Vicki said, it’s taken a while for them to buy into certain things—the value of the practice and how hard they play. When we put the five seniors in as starters, it really clicked for them and they’ve taken ownership. As long as they take ownership and play how they’ve been playing we’re excited about our chances.”

way, and we treat every team the same way, and we try and bring our A game no matter who we are playing, whoever that opponent is and try and play as hard as we can and be ready for whatever may bring.”

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Associate head coach Holly Warlick Opening statement: “Obviously we’re excited to be here. We are coming off a great SEC tournament win for us. Proud of our young ladies, they put us in a great position to win those three games. We’re just looking forward to the tournament. We’ve had two weeks to prepare and these guys have just done everything we’ve asked them to do. We’ve played some great practices pretty tough. They’ve been very focused. We’ve taken some time off so we can try to give them a break but keep our intensity and keep what we’ve been doing. I think they’re anxious to play as well as the coaches.”

On not reaching the Final Four for the last few years: “What was extremely frustrating was everyone saw the potential, with the depth we had in this team. It wasn’t a team that wasn’t capable. We’ve had to mature and grow up and buy into the philosophy of defensive rebounding, cause ultimately that’s what wins the game.” On a “Winning for Pat” mentality: “It’s like that every year. It’s definitely our goal and motivation. We are fortunate to play for such a legendary coach, one of the best coaches, the best coach in the nation. We definitely want that for her, and all that takes is pride and all she wants is us to play 40 minutes and she does not need to coach effort. We’ve had to mature and grow up and learn that and we’ve done that just in time.” On how much they know about the UT Martin program and players: “We’ve been concentrating on that in the last practices and that’s been our focus since we found out who we were playing. It’s just great to get back and play Coach Summitt’s alma mater. We’re extremely focused, we know their style of ball. We’re going to need to be prepared for their shooters and folks stepping out on the perimeter.”

On the danger of overlooking a No. 15 v No. 2 seed: “Not at all with our team. We’ve been through the tournament and have let up pretty easy in the beginning. We take every game the same FOLLOW ON TWITTER @LADYVOL_HOOPS /// WWW.UTLADYVOLS.COM

SELECTION MONDAY (COACH & PLAYER QUOTES)

Head Coach Pat Summitt On playing her alma mater in the opening round: “How about UT-Martin? I would have never thought about it, but that’s kind of neat. Obviously I loved being at UT-Martin. Honestly I’m not very excited about anything except we want to go win.I like my alma mater but I like winning and moving on.”

On the regional sites: “We have incentive to play regardless of who we play. Baylor has beaten us and so that’s an incentive to try to get there. It’s going to be hard because we’ve played DePaul. Everything is a challenge for us. We really just have to stay one game at a time and not look ahead. That’s going to be key for this team.”

On reacting to the region: “It is tough, but everybody has a tough region. You take it one game at a time and not look ahead and make sure this team stays focused. Holly, Mickie, Dean and I understand that.”

Senior forward Alicia Manning On the NCAA Tournament bracket: “I’m really excited about it. I like how they did the brackets this year. I feel really confident and like the teams we’re going against, just ready to get things started.”

On starting the senior class: “I would anticipate that that would be the way we would start. It has worked well for us. If it aint broke, don’t fix it. Just go on and do what you have to do.” On the chemistry of the senior class igniting the group: “I think because this is it for them [they are igniting the team]. It is a group that we have really liked having those seniors on the floor. They have gotten us out to a great start and we just have to continue to do that.” On Ariel Massengale playing in her hometown: “Well let’s hope she gets ready to go play.” On finally having a bracket: “It is great to have a bracket. Now all of our coaches can try to get a game plan.” Associate Head Coach Holly Warlick On reacting to the region: “We take it one game at a time. This group is familiar with that when we played Ball State and lost in the first game [in 2009]. I think this group is going to be focused and I hope eventually we get a shot at Baylor. But we have a tough first and second round. First we are worried about UT-Martin, then we have to scout BYU and DePaul. We are familiar with DePaul because we played them. This group has to stay focused and concentrate on who we are playing at the moment.” On starting the seniors being a turning point in the season: “I think for this group it has been [a turning point]. I think if the seniors are going to go out on top the way they want to -- like at the SEC Tournament, it was in their hands. I think as a coaching staff we said that we are going to start you and get us off to a great start. And they have. As Pat said, if it’s not broken, you don’t have to fix it. We are going to continue to start those young ladies and hope they get us off to a good start. And then we have a great support staff coming in.” On Ariel Massengale playing in her hometown: “She has won a couple state championships there so I think she is pretty comfortable with it. I’m glad she screamed - she’s excited.” On being in the Des Moines region with Baylor: “Obviously Baylor is the number one team in the country. If we get to play them - everybody’s tough so eventually you are going to have to play somebody really well to get to the Final Four. We just hope that at some point we get the opportunity to play them. You can’t dodge anything and we can’t go back and change what they put in the bracket. It’s going to be a challenge no matter who we play.”

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On the role of the senior class down the stretch: “It’s the coaches’ decision, we always respect the coaches’ decisions and we came out really strong in all the games we started. Defense was our top priority and that really helped us in the (SEC) Tournament.” On whether she expects the team to build on the momentum of the SEC Tournament Championship: “I’m really excited, I think we built a lot of confidence and consistency and I think that’s what we need. Hopefully we can carry that over (to the NCAA Tournament).” Senior guard Briana Bass On the final NCAA Tournament bracket release of her career: “Today was definitely an emotional day, not in a bad way, but just excited knowing that this is the last time, the last go around, so it’s definitely an exciting experience. We’ve got to go in there focused.” On the role of the senior class down the stretch: “I think that us (the seniors) coming in together and going through so much, the highs and the lows, and just being able to go out there and have the chemistry on the court. I think that’s definitely an important aspect for this team.” On whether the team is peaking at the right time: “Absolutely. The seniors, we know that this is all or nothing, so we’ve got to leave it all out on the floor.” On Chicago playing host to the First and Second Rounds: “I’m excited. Chicago is a big city and I used to want to live in Chicago when I was younger. I don’t know about now, because the traffic is terrible, but it’s going to be an exciting experience and I’m looking forward to it.” Freshman guard Ariel Massengale On playing in her first NCAA Tournament: “I’m looking forward to it, being able to go back to Chicago. Playing in front of friends and family is always a great opportunity and I’m just excited.” On her role on the team as an on-court leader as a freshman: “That was something the coaches talked to me about coming in as a freshman. The upperclassmen were there for me, they had my back, and helped me out along the way. I feel like the seniors have really stepped up lately and, bringing what I can bring, I feel like this team is ready to make a run.”

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

On the role of the seniors: “We definitely need that, their leadership is incredible, it brings such an asset to the floor. They flow so well because they’ve been playing together so long. It’s great that they can get us off right and hopefully they can continue that as we go in to the tournament.”

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

On the importance of defense: “We have to commit to defense and communicate. Teams are go on runs but we need to be able to make stops when we need it and be able to and execute our offense and score when we need it.”

NCAA HISTORY

On what it’s like to be a part of something she’s only seen on TV before: “It’s surreal, but this is what I’ve dreamed of, so it’s just awesome to come closer and closer to my dreams. Hopefully, we can just play as hard as we’re capable of and get the National Championship.”

PLAYER CAPSULES

On her role down the stretch for Tennessee: “You know, the midrange shot is a lost art in the game so I love the mid-range jumper, that’s my game. Anything within the three-point line, that’s what I love, so I was just thankful that my team got me the ball when I was open and I was able to hit the shots.”

Senior guard Shekinna Stricklen On carrying over the success from the SEC Tournament into NCAAs: “Winning those three games in the SEC Tournament was great. We needed that as it was like confidence. The reason why we won it was because of our defense and everyone committing to defense and it controlled the game. With that, we really learned that we had to commit to defense every game, no matter what. That is what we have been working on in practice and that is something we have to carry over into the tournament.”

SEASON STATISTICS

Freshman forward Cierra Burdick On what she’s looking forward to in the NCAA Tournament: “I’m excited just to get out there and play in my first NCAA Tournament. I think we’re capable of doing great things if we play to our fullest potential and I’m looking forward to seeing where we go.”

On how winning the SEC Tournament will benefit the team in the NCAA Tournament: “It gives us a lot of confidence knowing we’ve gone in with a threegame win streak. We kind have started to gel as a team, obviously with the seniors out there and the underclassmen filling in with their roles. We feel good about it, we are really coming together and it is going to be exciting.”

GAME NOTES

On the confidence level of the team going into the NCAA Tournament: “We showed some really good signs (in the SEC Tournament) and I think it’s time for us to peak. There’s no other time in the season that we want to peak other than right now.”

Sophomore guard Meighan Simmons On Tennessee being a No. 2 seed: “I thought the seeding was good. I really do like our bracket. We have some amazing teams like DePaul, Delaware and Baylor of course. I think we just have to go out there and play Tennessee basketball, like I always say, and try to take it one game at a time instead of looking at the future.” On being prepared for the first game: “I really just think we need to work on us, you know building our team camaraderie. Like I said, throughout the year we have been trying to do that and its starting to get better and better. I just think we need to focus on us, focus on our offense, focus on our defense and make sure we are all in sync before we set foot on the court before the First Round.” On what the team needs to do to be successful: “We just have to be consistent, it’s all about consistency and making sure we come out there and are mentally and physically ready. You know getting a lot of rest, making sure we are eating right, being able to watch film and things like that.” Junior guard Taber Spani On the tournament field being announced: “It’s always exciting to find out where we are going to play and who we are going to play. We are excited and looking forward to it. Right now it is one game at a time, so we have to prepare for UT-Martin and have a great week of preparation.” On the key to Tennessee’s success: “I think we kind of got a jump start off of our SEC Tournament. For us, it’s all about focus and it’s all about want to. We are going to go in and hopefully have more heart than every opponent we are going to face and that is really what is going to put us over the top.”

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RETURNEES IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

RETURNEES IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT  BRIANA BASS’ CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS Opponent GP GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct Ball State 1 0 18 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 2009 1 0 18 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 Austin Peay 1 0 19 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 Dayton 1 0 18 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 2010 2 0 37 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 Stetson 1 0 9 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 2011 1 0 9 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 Career 4 0 64 1 8 .125 0 6 .000

FT FTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pct .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Off Def Tot 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4

Avg PF-FO 1.0 0-0 1.0 0-0 3.0 0-0 1.5 2-0 1.5 2-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 1.0 2-0

A 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 6

TO Blk 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

Stl 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2

Pts 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2

Avg 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.5

 VICKI BAUGH’S CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS Opponent GP GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct Oral Roberts 1 0 20 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 Purdue 1 0 12 6 7 .857 0 0 .000 Notre Dame 1 0 5 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 Texas A&M 1 0 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 LSU 1 0 14 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 Stanford 1 0 13 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 2008 6 0 71 12 18 .667 0 0 .000 Stetson 1 0 7 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 Marquette 1 0 7 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 Ohio State 1 0 11 2 8 .250 0 0 .000 Notre Dame 1 0 18 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 2011 4 0 43 9 21 .429 0 0 .000 Career 10 0 114 21 39 .538 0 0 .000

FT FTA 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 3 8 11

Pct .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .750 .000 .000 .000 .667 .667 .727

Off Def Tot 3 2 5 1 4 5 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 4 5 3 1 4 10 12 22 3 1 4 1 2 3 3 2 5 1 4 5 8 9 17 18 21 39

Avg PF-FO 5.0 2-0 5.0 5-1 4.3 2-0 3.3 1-0 3.6 5-1 3.7 2-0 3.7 17-2 4.0 1-0 3.5 0-0 4.0 1-0 4.3 2-0 4.3 4-0 3.9 21-2

A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TO Blk 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 7 2 10 6

Stl 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2

Pts 8 12 0 0 2 8 30 6 2 4 8 20 50

Avg 8.0 10.0 6.7 5.0 4.4 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0

 GLORY JOHNSON’S CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS Opponent GP GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Ball State 1 1 27 1 6 .167 0 0 2009 1 1 27 1 6 .167 0 0 Austin Peay 1 0 22 2 8 .250 0 0 Dayton 1 0 21 3 6 .500 0 0 Baylor 1 0 20 1 3 .333 0 0 2010 3 0 63 6 17 .353 0 0 Stetson 1 1 18 5 6 .833 0 0 Marquette 1 1 28 7 10 .700 0 0 Ohio State 1 1 24 3 10 .300 0 0 Notre Dame 1 1 24 4 9 .444 0 0 2011 4 4 94 19 35 ,543 0 0 Career 8 5 184 26 58 .448 0 0

Pct .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot 2 2 1.000 4 3 7 2 2 1.000 4 3 7 4 4 1.000 4 4 8 2 4 .500 0 1 1 2 3 .667 4 3 7 8 11 .727 8 8 16 4 8 .500 3 7 10 2 4 .500 0 6 6 3 6 .500 6 5 11 4 6 .667 8 6 14 13 24 .542 17 24 41 23 37 .622 29 35 64

Avg PF-FO A 7.0 2-0 0 7.0 2-0 0 8.0 1-0 2 4.5 3-0 1 5.3 1-0 1 5.3 5-0 4 10.0 2-0 1 8.0 2-0 2 9.0 2-0 3 10.3 5-1 2 10.3 11-1 8 8.0 18-1 12

TO Blk 3 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 3 0 7 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 7 0 14 1

Stl 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 5 7

Pts 4 4 8 8 4 20 14 16 9 12 51 75

Avg 4.0 4.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 14.0 15.0 13.0 12.8 12.8 9.4

 ALICIA MANNING’S CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS Opponent GP GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct Ball State 1 0 8 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2009 1 0 8 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 Austin Peay 1 1 19 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 Dayton 1 1 34 8 16 .500 0 0 .000 Baylor 1 1 24 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 2010 3 3 77 11 26 .423 0 0 .000 Stetson 1 0 15 2 3 .667 0 1 .000 Marquette 1 0 20 4 7 .571 1 1 1.000 Ohio State 1 0 6 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 Notre Dame 1 0 16 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 2011 4 0 57 7 16 .438 1 3 .333 Career 8 3 142 18 43 .418 1 3 .333

FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1 1 1.000 2 8 10 1 1 1.000 2 4 6 2 2 1.000 5 14 19 0 0 .000 2 4 6 2 2 1.000 3 4 7 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0 0 .000 1 3 4 2 2 1.000 7 12 19 4 4 1.000 13 26 39

Avg PF-FO A 1.0 0-0 0 1.0 0-0 0 3.0 5-1 1 6.5 0-0 7 6.3 0-0 1 6.3 5-1 9 6.0 0 3 6.5 1-0 2 5.0 1-0 1 4.8 1-0 0 4.8 3-0 6 4.9 8-1 15

TO Blk 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 2

Stl 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 2 5 7

Pts 0 0 2 17 5 24 4 11 2 0 17 41

Avg 0.0 0.0 2.0 9.5 8.0 8.0 4.0 7.5 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.1

 MEIGHAN SIMMONS’ CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS Opponent GP GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Stetson 1 1 17 4 10 .400 1 3 Marquette 1 1 35 7 10 .700 2 4 Ohio State 1 1 40 7 13 ..538 2 4 Notre Dame 1 1 19 1 11 .091 0 5 2011 4 4 111 19 44 .432 5 16 Career 4 4 111 19 44 .432 5 16

FT FTA 0 0 2 3 2 4 0 0 4 7 4 7

Off Def Tot 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 5 5 0 1 1 1 8 9 1 8 9

Avg PF-FO A 1.0 2-0 2 1.5 2-0 3 2.7 0-0 5 2.3 3-0 1 2.3 7-0 11 2.3 7-0 11

TO Blk 0 0 1 0 2 2 4 0 7 2 7 2

Stl 0 0 2 1 3 3

Pts 9 18 18 2 47 47

Avg 9.0 13.5 15.0 11.8 11.8 11.8

FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0 2 .000 2 1 3 0 0 .000 2 0 2 0 2 .000 5 2 7 2 2 1.000 1 8 9 0 0 .000 2 1 3 0 0 .000 1 3 4 2 2 1.000 3 4 7 4 4 1.000 7 16 23 4 6 .667 12 18 30

Avg PF-FO A 2.0 2-0 2 2.5 0-0 2 2.3 3-0 0 2.3 5-0 4 9.0 0-0 2 6.0 1-0 1 5.3 0-0 2 5.8 2-0 1 5.8 3-0 6 4.3 8-0 10

TO Blk 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 9 2

Stl 1 1 2 4 0 1 1 0 2 6

Pts 9 17 6 32 8 7 6 13 34 66

Avg 9.0 13.0 10.7 10.7 8.0 7.5 7.0 8.5 8.5 9.4

 TABER SPANI’S CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS Opponent GP GS Min FG FGA Pct Austin Peay 1 0 20 4 7 .571 Dayton 1 0 16 7 8 .875 Baylor 1 0 18 2 5 .400 2010 3 0 54 13 20 .650 Stetson 1 1 19 3 5 .600 Marquette 1 1 17 3 3 1.000 Ohio State 1 0 18 3 6 .500 Notre Dame 1 1 28 4 9 .444 2011 4 3 82 13 23 .565 Career 7 3 136 26 43 .605

Pct .333 .500 .500 .000 .313 .313

3FG FGA Pct 1 2 .500 3 3 1.000 2 5 .400 6 10 .600 0 1 .000 1 1 1.000 0 1 .000 3 6 .500 4 9 .444 10 19 .526

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

Pct .000 .667 .500 .000 .571 .571

Avg 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 1.0 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1

PF-FO A 4-0 2 4-0 2 0-0 4 1-0 4 3-0 4 4-0 12 0-0 2 2-0 4 2-0 1 1-0 1 6-0 8 14-0 22

TO Blk 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 3 5 7 7

Stl 1 1 2 3 1 6 0 2 2 0 4 11

Pts 17 17 12 7 18 37 15 10 20 13 58 112

Avg 17.0 17.0 12.0 9.5 12.3 12.3 15.0 12.5 15.0 14.5 14.5 14.0

FT FTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0

Pct .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .500 .000

Off 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2

Def Tot 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 3 4 4 0 0 2 3 1 2 7 9 10 12

Avg 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.7

PF-FO 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 6-0 8-0

TO Blk 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 7 1 10 1

Stl 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2

Pts 4 6 0 10 2 6 6 5 19 29

Avg 4.0 5.0 3.3 3.3 2.0 4.0 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.1

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

TEAM RECORDS MOST FG: 44, Appalachian St., 3-13-99, First Round, UT 113-54 MOST FGA: 84, Radford, 3-16-96, First Round, UT 97-56 BEST FG%: .609 (39-64), Tennessee Tech, 3-1587, Second Round, UT 95-59 MOST 3pt FG: 12, Oral Roberts, 3-23-08, First Round, UT 94-55 MOST 3pt FGA: 29, Oral Roberts, 3-23-08, First Round, UT 94-55 BEST 3pt FG%: .800 (4-5), Florida A&M, 3-1695, First Round, UT 95-69

MOST FT: 38, Long Beach St., 3-25-89, ERC, UT 94-80 MOST FTA: 48, Long Beach St., 3-25-89, ERC, UT 94-80 BEST FT%: 1.000 (9-9), USC, 4-1-84, FF Championship, USC 72-61 MOST REBOUNDS: 64, South Carolina St., 3-19-83, First Round, UT 86-51 MOST FOULS: 30, Mississippi, 3-22-85, MERS, Mississippi, 63-60 MOST POINTS: 113, Appalachian St., 3-13-99, First Round, UT 113-54 MOST ASSISTS: 31, Florida A&M, 3-16-95, First Round, UT 96-59 MOST TURNOVERS: 29, Grambling St., 3-1797, First Round, UT 91-54 MOST BLOCKS: 12, Colgate, 3-20-04, First Round, UT 77-54 MOST STEALS: 23, Radford, 3-16-96, First Round, UT 97-56 FEWEST FG: 13, Rutgers, 3-29-05, PRC, UT 59-49 FEWEST FGA: 41, Texas A&M, 4-1-08, OKCC, UT 53-45 LOWEST FG%: .270 (17-63), North Carolina, FF Semifinal, 4-1-07 UT 56-50 FEWEST 3pt FG: 0, against 13 opponents FEWEST 3pt FGA: 0, against four opponents LOWEST 3pt FG%: .000, against 13 opponents FEWEST FT: 2, LSU, 4-6-08, FF Semifinals, UT 47-46 FEWEST FTA: 6, USC, 3-28-86, FF Semifinals, USC, 83-59 LOWEST FT%: .222 (2-9), Virginia Tech, 3-2099, ERS, UT 68-52 FEWEST REBOUNDS: 29, Rutgers, 3-26-06, CRS, UT 76-69; 29, Old Dominion, 3-30-97, FF Championship, UT 68-59 FEWEST FOULS: 5, Villanova, 3-31-03, MERC, UT 73-49 FEWEST POINTS: 46, La. Tech, 3-26-82, FF Semifinal, La. Tech 69-46 FEWEST ASSISTS: 4, LSU, 4-4-04, FF Semifinals, UT 52-50 FEWEST TURNOVERS: 5, Villanova, 3-31-03, MERC, UT 73-49 FEWEST BLOCKS: 0, against 17 opponents FEWEST STEALS: 2, Stanford, 3-30-91, FF Semifinal, UT 68-60

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS MOST FG: 14, Nicole Powell, Stanford, 3-30-04, MWRC, UT 62-60; Tanya Hansen, Rutgers, 3-21-92, Second Round, UT 97-56 MOST FGA: 30, Cheryl Taylor, Tennessee Tech, 3-15-87, Second Round, UT 95-59 FG%: (min. 10 att) .733 (11-15), Tracey Sneed, LaSalle, 3-18-89, Second Round, UT 91-61 MOST 3pt FG: 6, Sharon Wilkerson, Liberty, 3-14-98, Second Round, UT 102-58 MOST 3pt FGA: 18, Erin Thorn, Brigham Young, 3-23-02, MWRS, UT 68-57 3pt FG%: .800 (4-5), Nykesha Sales, Connecticut, 3-29-96, FF Semifinal, UT 88-83 MOST FT: 12, Pam Kelly, Louisiana Tech, 3-2682, FF Semifinal, La. Tech 69-46 MOST FTA: 14, Pam Kelly, Louisiana Tech, 3-26-82, FF Semifinal, La. Tech 69-46 FT%: 1.000 (9-9), Carolyn Jones, Auburn, 3-2391, MWRC, UT 69-65 MOST REBOUNDS: 20, Sylvia Fowles, LSU, 4-6-08, FF Semifinal, UT 47-46 MOST POINTS: 37, Teresa Edwards, Georgia, 3-20-86, MERS, UT 85-82 MOST ASSISTS: 11, Corrie Mizusawa, St. Mary’s, 3-18-01, Second Round, UT 92-75 MOST BLOCKS: 10, Brittney Griner, Baylor, 3-27-10, MRS, BU 77-62 MOST STEALS: 8, Tisha Penicheiro, ODU, 3-3097, FF Championship, UT 68-59

TEAM RECORDS MOST FG: 35, Long Beach State, 3-25-89, ERC, UT 94-80 MOST FGA: 82, Cheyney State, 3-30-84, FF Semifinal, UT 82-73 BEST FG%: .536, Louisiana Tech, 3-24-94, MERS, Louisiana Tech 71-68 MOST 3pt FG: 10, Connecticut, 4-8-03, FF Championship, Connecticut 73-68 MOST 3pt FGA: 27, DePaul, 3-22-04, Second Round, UT 79-59; Brigham Young, 3-2302, MWRS, UT 68-57 BEST 3pt FG%: .500 (7-14), Connecticut, 4-6-04, Championship, Connecticut 70-61; .500 (6-12), Rutgers, 3-26-06, CRS, UT 76-69 MOST FT: 28, Iowa, 3-27-93, MERC, Iowa 72-56 MOST FTA: 34, Iowa, 3-27-93, MERC, Iowa 72-56 BEST FT%: 1.000 (7-7), Penn State, 3-29-03, MWRS, UT 86-58 MOST REBOUNDS: 48, Connecticut, 3-24-97, MWRC, UT 91-81

MOST FOULS: 33, Long Beach State, 3-25-89, ERC, UT 94-80 MOST POINTS: 90, Southern California, 3-2182, MERC, UT 91-90 MOST ASSISTS: 22, North Carolina, 3-28-06, CRC, North Carolina 75-63 MOST TURNOVERS: 33, Appalachian State, 3-13-99, First Round, UT 113-54 MOST BLOCKS: 13, Baylor, 3-27-10, MRS, BU 77-62 MOST STEALS: 19, Virginia, 3-16-85, First Round, UT 65-55 FEWEST FG: 12, Drake, 3-18-07, First Round, UT 76-37; Stetson, 3-19-11, First Round, UT 99-34 FEWEST FGA: 45, Vanderbilt, 3-25-02, MWRC, UT 68-63 LOWEST FG%: .182 (12/66), Stetson, 3-19-11, First Round, UT 99-34 FEWEST 3pt FG: 0, (6 times) FEWEST 3pt FGA: 0, Wake Forest, 3-19-88, Second Round, UT 94-66 LOWEST 3pt FG%: .000 (6 times) FEWEST FT: 0, Villanova, 3-31-03, MERC, UT 73-49 FEWEST FTA: 1, Villanova, 3-31-03, MERC, UT 73-49 LOWEST FT%: .000 (0-1), Villanova, 3-31-03, MERC, UT 73-49 FEWEST REBOUNDS: 17, Villanova, 3-31-03, MERC, UT 73-49 FEWEST FOULS: 10, Connecticut, 4-6-04, FF Championship, Connecticut 70-61 FEWEST POINTS: 34, Stetson, 3-19-11, First Round, UT 99-34 FEWEST ASSISTS: 2, Middle Tennessee State, 3-17-84, First Round, UT 70-52 FEWEST TURNOVERS: 7, Villanova, 3-31-03, MERC, UT 73-49 FEWEST BLOCKS: 0, (10 opponents) FEWEST STEALS: 2, Baylor, 3-27-10, MRS, BU 77-62 ; 2, Drake, 3-18-07, First Round, UT 76-37; Boston College, 3-15-99, Second Round, UT 89-62

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

MOST FG: 15, Chamique Holdsclaw, Boston College, 3-15-99, Second Round, UT 89-62 MOST FGA: 27, Candace Parker, LSU, 4-6-08, FF Semifinal, UT 47-46; Chamique Holdsclaw, W.Kentucky, 3-16-98, Second Round, UT 82-62 FG%: (min. 10 att) .827 (14-17), Dana Johnson, Fla. A&M, 3-16-95, First Round, UT 96-59 MOST 3pt FG: 5, Shanna Zolman, Rutgers, 3-26-06, CRS, UT 76-69 and Army, 3-19-06, First Round, UT 102-54 and Western Carolina, 3-20-05, First Round, UT 94-43 MOST 3pt FGA: 13, Shanna Zolman, George Washington, 3-21-06, Second Round, UT 66-53 3pt FG%: .800 (4-5), Kellie Jolly, La. Tech, 3-2998, FF Championship, UT 93-75; Shanna Zolman, DePaul, 3-22-04, Second Round, UT 79-59; Angie Bjorklund, Stetson, 3-1911, UT 99-34 MOST FT: 17, Bridgette Gordon, Long Beach St., 3-25-89, ERC, UT 94-80 MOST FTA: 20, Bridgette Gordon, Long Beach St., 3-25-89, ERC, UT 94-80 FT%: 1.000 (8-8), Kristen “Ace” Clement, St. Mary’s, 3-18-01, Second Round, UT 92-75 MOST REBOUNDS: 22, Daedra Charles, SW Missouri, 3-16-91, Second Round, UT 55-47 MOST POINTS: 39, Chamique Holdsclaw, Boston College, 3-15-99, Second Round, UT 89-62 MOST ASSISTS: 12, Dawn Marsh, Georgia, 3-20-86, MERC, UT 85-82 MOST BLOCKS: 7, Michelle Snow, Rutgers, 3-31-00, FF Semifinal, UT 64-54 MOST STEALS: 8, Alexis Hornbuckle, Purdue 3-25-08, Second Round, UT 78-52

 UT OPPONENT RECORDS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

 LADY VOL NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORDS

A 2 1 0 3 3 1 0 2 6 9

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

Def Tot 5 8 5 8 2 6 4 6 3 5 9 17 1 1 8 10 5 7 3 6 17 24 31 49

NCAA HISTORY

Off 3 3 4 2 2 8 0 2 2 3 7 18

PLAYER CAPSULES

Pct .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Pct .500 .500 .667 1.000 .500 .615 1.000 .667 .833 .000 .769 .679

SEASON STATISTICS

 KAMIKO WILLIAMS’ CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS Opponent GP GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Austin Peay 1 0 19 2 5 .400 0 0 Dayton 1 0 12 3 7 .429 0 1 Baylor 1 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 2010 3 0 32 5 13 .385 0 1 Stetson 1 0 15 1 3 .333 0 1 Marquette 1 0 13 3 4 .750 0 0 Ohio State 1 0 10 3 6 .500 0 0 Notre Dame 1 0 20 2 9 .222 0 1 2011 4 0 58 9 22 .409 0 2 Career 7 0 90 14 35 .400 0 2

FT FTA 1 2 1 2 4 6 1 1 3 6 8 13 1 1 4 6 5 6 0 0 10 13 19 28

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 SHEKINNA STRICKLEN’S CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS Opponent GP GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct Ball State 1 1 35 8 20 .400 0 7 .000 2009 1 1 35 8 20 .400 0 7 .000 Austin Peay 1 1 20 4 7 .571 0 3 .000 Dayton 1 1 24 3 7 .429 0 1 .000 Baylor 1 1 40 7 17 .412 1 5 .200 2010 3 3 84 14 31 .452 1 9 .111 Stetson 1 1 18 6 8 .750 2 4 .500 Marquette 1 1 35 3 10 .300 0 2 .000 Ohio State 1 1 36 7 12 .583 1 1 1.000 Notre Dame 1 1 33 6 14 .429 1 4 .250 2011 4 4 122 22 44 .500 4 11 .364 Career 8 8 241 44 95 .463 5 27 .185

ERS- East Regional Semifinals ERC- East Regional Championship MERS- Mideast Regional Semifinals MERC- Mideast Regional Championship MRS - Memphis Regional Semifinals MWRS- Midwest Regional Semifinals MWRC- Midwest Regional Championship PRC- Philadelphia Regional Championship CRS- Cleveland Regional Semifinals CRC- Cleveland Regional Championship OKCC- Oklahoma City Championship

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SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS (as of March 21)

Contact: Tammy Wilson March 21, 2012 Week 19

2011-2012 Women’s Basketball Conference Standings Kentucky Tennessee Georgia LSU Arkansas South Carolina Vanderbilt Florida Auburn Mississippi State Alabama Ole Miss

SEC 13-3 12-4 11-5 10-6 10-6 10-6 9-7 8-8 5-11 4-12 2-14 2-14

Pct. .813 .750 .688 .625 .625 .625 .563 .500 .313 .250 .125 .125

Home 8-0 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 7-1 6-2 3-5 2-6 1-7 1-7

Away 5-3 6-2 5-3 4-4 4-4 4-4 2-6 2-6 2-6 2-6 1-7 1-7

All Pct. 27-6 .818 26-8 .765 22-9 .710 23-11 .676 24-9 .727 25-9 .735 23-10 .697 20-13 .606 13-17 .433 14-16 .467 12-19 .387 12-18 .400

Home 18-0 12-3 13-2 13-4 14-2 12-3 18-2 13-3 8-6 10-6 8-7 8-8

Away 6-5 8-5 7-3 8-6 6-5 9-5 4-7 3-7 3-9 4-8 2-10 4-9

Neutral 3-1 6-0 2-4 2-1 4-2 4-1 1-1 4-3 2-2 0-2 2-2 0-1

Last 5 4-1 5-0 2-3 3-2 3-2 4-1 3-2 2-3 2-3 0-5 1-4 0-5

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NCAA Tournament

DES MOINES REGION Saturday, March 17 • First Round • Chicago, Ill. #2 Tennessee 72, #15 UT-Martin 49 [ESPN2] Sunday, March 18 • First Round • Bowling Green, Ohio #9 Florida 70, #8 Ohio State 65 [ESPN2] Monday, March 19 • Second Round • Chicago, Ill. Tennessee 63, DePaul 48 [ESPN2] Tuesday, March 20 • Second Round • Bowling Green, Ohio Baylor 76, Florida 57 [ESPN2] Saturday, March 24 • Regional Semifinals • Des Moines, Iowa Kansas vs. Tennessee [ESPN2] 12:04 pm Monday, March 26 • Regional Finals • Des Moines, Iowa Kansas/Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech/Baylor [ESPN2] 7:00 pm

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FRESNO REGION Saturday, March 17 • First Round • West Lafayette, Ind. #5 South Carolina 80, #12 Eastern Michigan48 [ESPN2] Sunday, March 18 • First Round • Nashville, Tenn. #7 Vanderbilt 60, #10 MTSU 46 [ESPN2] Monday, March 19 • Second Round • West Lafayette, Ind. South Carolina 72, Purdue 61 [ESPN2] Tuesday, March 20 • Second Round • Nashville, Tenn. Duke 96, Vanderbilt 80 [ESPN2] Saturday, March 24 • Regional Semifinals • Fresno, Calif. South Carolina vs. Stanford [ESPN2] 11:32 pm M d M h 26 • R i l Fi l • F C lif LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

RALEIGH REGION Saturday, March 17 • First Round • College Station, Texas #6 Arkansas 72, #11 Dayton 55 [ESPN2] Sunday, March 18 • First Round • Tallahassee, Fla. #13 Marist 76, #4 Georgia 70 [ESPN2] Monday, March 19 • Second Round • College Station, Texas Texas A&M 61, Arkansas 59 [ESPN2] KINGSTON REGION Saturday, March 17 • First Round • Ames, Iowa #2 Kentucky 69, #15 McNeese State 62 [ESPN2] Sunday, March 18 • First Round • Baton Rouge, La. #5 LSU 64, #12 San Diego State 56 [ESPN2] Monday, March 19 • Second Round • Ames, Iowa Kentucky 65, Green Bay 62 [ESPN2] Tuesday, March 20 • Second Round • Baton Rouge, La. Penn State 90, LSU 80 [ESPN2] Sunday, March 25 • Regional Semifinals •Kingston, R.I. Gonzaga vs. Kentucky [ESPN2] 6:30 pm Tuesday, March 27 • Regional Finals • Kingston, R.I. Gonzaga/Kentucky vs. Penn State/UConn [ESPN2] 7:00 pm All Times Eastern

2012 SEC TOURNEY NOTEBOOK

Home 9-0 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 7-1 6-2 3-5 2-6 1-7 1-7

Away 4-3 6-2 5-3 4-4 4-4 4-4 2-6 2-6 2-6 2-6 1-7 1-7

Neutral 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

 First Team All-SEC: C’eira Ricketts, Ark., Jennifer George, Fla., Anne Marie Armstrong, Ga., A’dia Mathies, UK, LaSondra Barrett, LSU, Glory Johnson, Tennessee, Shekinna Stricklen, Tennessee, Christina Foggie, VU.

Home 18-0 12-3 13-2 12-3 14-2 12-3 17-1 13-3 8-6 10-6 8-7 8-8

Away 6-5 8-5 7-3 8-6 5-4 8-5 4-7 3-7 3-9 4-8 2-10 4-9

Neut. Streak 1-1 L1 3-0 W3 2-3 L1 2-0 W2 3-2 L1 3-1 L1 1-1 L1 3-2 L1 2-2 L1 0-2 L5 2-2 L4 0-1 L12

 Second Team All-SEC: Sarah Watkins, Ark., Jasmine Hassell, Ga., La’Keisha Sutton, USC, Jasmine Lister, VU, Tiffany Clarke, VU, Ieasia Walker, USC, Markeshia Grant, USC, Valencia McFarland, Ole Miss, Diamber Johnson, MSU.  All-Freshman Team: Calli Berna, Ark., Hasina Muhammad, Auburn, Erika Ford, Ga., Bria Goss, UK, Martha Alwal, MSU, Aleighsa Welch, USC, Ariel Massengale, Tennessee, Kady Schrann, VU.  All-Defensive Team: Anne Marie Armstrong, Ga., Porsha Porter, MSU, Glory Johnson, Tennessee, A’dia Mathies, UK, La’Keisha Sutton, USC.  Coach of the Year: Tom Collen, Arkansas  Player of the Year: A’dia Mathies, Kentucky  Freshman of the Year: Bria Goss, Kentucky  Defensive Player of the Year: Glory Johnson, Tennessee  6th Woman of the Year: Deana Allen, Fla., Keyla Snowden, UK  Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Blanche Alverson, Auburn

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2012 SEC Women’s Basketball Awards

Pct. .806 .741 .733 .709 .700 .718 .709 .612 .433 .467 .387 .400

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

three Tennessee Lady Vols earned honors.  In a vote by the league’s 12 coaches, Lady Vol graduate student and post Glory Johnson (Knoxville, Tenn.) was selected as the SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Johnson was also named to the eight player SEC First Team and was the SEC Community Service representative from UT.  Senior forward/guard Shekinna Stricklen (Morrilton, Ark.) was selected along with Johnson to the eight player SEC First Team while rookie guard Ariel Massengale (Bolingbrook, Ill.) was placed on the eight player SEC All-Freshman squad.  This marks Johnson’s second appearance on the All-SEC First Team after also earning the same honor in 2011. Last season, she was a member of the five player 2011 SEC All-Defensive team for the first time. As a rookie, she was named to the 2009 SEC All-Freshman Team. The 6’3” leaper was UT’s second leading scorer in SEC games at 13.9 ppg while posting 9.7 rpg.  Johnson, who graduated in just three years in global studies, is now in graduate school pursuing a master’s in communication and information studies. Despite her demanding schedule and maintaining a 3.6 GPA, she also made time to be involved in the community.  This year, she has read to youngsters at a day care center... found time to volunteer at Children’s Hospital...been involved with West New Elementary School, Habitat for Humanity and the Knoxville “Extreme Home Makeover.” She also assisted with the Knoxville Humane Society’s Adopt-a-Pet drive and the UT FCA Girls Night Out.  Stricklen, a 6’2” guard/forward/center for the Lady Vols, was the 2011 SEC Player of the Year. This year, she earned All-SEC First Team honors for the second time (2012, 2011) after placing on the Second Team in 2009 and 2010 and AllFreshman team in 2009. Stricklen led her 2012 Tennessee team in SEC scoring (15.8 ppg) while adding 6.1 rpg.  The 5’6” Massengale has been a dynamic quarterback for the Lady Vols. She has run the team as the rookie point guard from day one and along the way broke the Lady Vol freshman assist record with 137 helpers on the season.  She averaged 7.7 ppg in both SEC and overall play while grabbing 2.7 rpg (SEC) and dishing out over five assists per contest.

ALL 25-6 23-8 22-8 22-9 21-9 23-9 22-9 19-12 13-17 14-16 12-19 12-18

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

Three Lady Vols are Named  The Southeastern Conference announced its annual women’s basketball awards on Feb. 29 and

Pct. .813 .750 .688 .625 .625 .625 .563 .500 .313 .250 .125 .125

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SEC ANNOUNCES 2012 HONORS

SEC 13-3 12-4 11-5 10-6 10-6 10-6 9-7 8-8 5-11 4-12 2-14 2-14

PLAYER CAPSULES

Lady Vol Revenge Tour Turns into Family Feud  The 2012 SEC Tournament first two rounds pitting Tennessee against teams who claimed wins over the Lady Vols in 2011-12.  In the second round on Mar. 2, Tennessee avenged a Feb. 9 93-79 defeat at #25 Vanderbilt by taking a 68-57 win over the Commodores in the SEC tourney.  In the 2012 SEC semifinals, No. 25/rv-ranked South Carolina was the next foe UT faced who had beaten the Lady Vols earlier, 64-60, in Knoxville on Feb. 2.  UT also avenged that loss with a 74-58 semifinal win over the Gamecocks on Mar. 3.  Tennessee now takes on LSU in the title game staffed by four folks with Lady Vol connections -- head coach Nikki Caldwell and Tasha Butts were Lady Vol players while assistant coach Tony Perotti was a Tennessee practice player and Angel Elderkin collected a couple of championship rings while serving as UT’s video coordinator. Worth Noting about Tonight’s Game  In UT’s 2008 SEC Tournament run, right here in Nashville at the Bridgestone Arena, the Lady Vols’ 61-55 win over LSU in the title game on Mar. 9 ignited the fuse for the NCAA Tournament.  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. Facing LSU in the Tourney  When the Lady Vols face the Lady Tigers in the SEC Tournament Championship game tonight, it will mark the 12th meeting in the conference event. UT sports a 7-4 record all-time and 3-2 in the SEC title game with LSU.  2/27/85 #18 UT 85, LSU 78, 2nd R, Knoxville  3/5/87 #8 UT 64, #14 LSU 63, 2nd R, Albany, Ga.  3/4/91 #10 LSU 80, #3 UT 75, Finals, Albany, Ga.  3/7/92 #2 UT 70, LSU 65, 2nd Round, Albany, Ga.  3/1/97 #8 UT 100, #9 LSU, 99 OT, 2R, Chattanooga  3/2/02 LSU 81, #3 UT 80, Semis, Nashville  3/9/03 #6 LSU 78, #3 UT 62, Finals, N. Little Rock  3/6/05 #5 UT 67, #1 LSU 65, Finals, Greenville, S.C.  3/5/06 #8 UT 63, #3 LSU 62, Finals, N. Little Rock  3/3/07 #11 LSU 63, #2 UT 54, Semis, Duluth, Ga  3/9/08 #3 UT 61, #7 LSU 55, Finals, Nashville Weather Delays  Never having experienced much in weather issues in her 38 years of coaching, UT coach Pat Summitt has seen rain and severe tornadic weather halt or delay games over the last year.  A freak rainstorm caused a leak in the roof at Ole Miss last year and the game was called with 5:24 to go.  In the 2012 SEC second round game versus Vanderbilt on Mar. 2, a 32-minute weather delay sent the teams to the locker room in an extended halftime. Kudos to the SEC for their quick actions in keeping fans and players safe at the Bridgestone Arena.  A Tennessee game at Ohio State in 1978 was cancelled due to a snowstorm in the Columbus, Ohio, area.

Kentucky TENNESSEE Georgia LSU Arkansas South Carolina Vanderbilt Florida Auburn Mississippi State Alabama Ole Miss

SEASON STATISTICS

TENNESSEE IN THE SEC

GAME NOTES

SEC FINAL STANDINGS /// OVERALL GAMES

2012 SEC TOURNAMENT In Our Half of the Bracket

 In Tennessee’s half of the 2012 SEC Tournament bracket are #3 seed Georgia, #6 seed South Carolina, #7 seed Vanderbilt, #10 seed Mississippi State and #11 seed Alabama.  Tennessee posted a 5-2 mark against these squads. The Lady Vols were 7-2 in contests with the teams from the other half of the bracket.  vs. #3-seed Georgia 1-5-12 in Knoxville #6/7 UT def. #16/15 Georgia, 80-51 1-29-12 in Athens # 7/9 UT def. #17/15 Georgia, 67-50  vs. #6-seed South Carolina 2-2-12 in Knoxville, USC def. #8/8 UT, 64-60  vs. #7-seed Vanderbilt 1-15-12 in Knoxville, #6/7 UT def. #25/24 VU, 87-64 2-9-12 in Nashville, #rv/25 VU def. #11/11 UT, 93-79  vs. #10-seed Mississippi State 2-16-12 in Starkville, #13/10 UT def. MSU, 57-41  vs. #11-seed Alabama 1-26-12 in Tuscaloosa, #7/9 UT def. Alabama, 86-56

UT SEC TOURNAMENT HISTORY 33 SEC Appearances

 The Tennessee Lady Vols’ 2012 appearance in the SEC Tournament is the school’s 33rd time to the mini-Final Four.  This season marks the 31st time that UT has received a first round bye and the eighth trip as the No. 2 seed.  The Lady Vols have fared pretty well from the No. 2 tournament seeding winning the SEC Tournament in six of the previous seven appearances-- 2008, 2006, 2005, 1992, 1989 and 1988.  In 1984, UT bowed out in the quarterfinals as the No. 2 seed. The Lady Vols redeemed the

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LADY VOLS’ SUCCESS IN THE SEC TOURNAMENT Florida Kentucky

LSU Arkansas LSU

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South Carolina South Carolina

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SEC TOURNAMENT, Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena)

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

 THURSDAY (3/1) FIRST ROUND #8 Florida def. #9 Auburn, 70-60 #7 Vanderbilt def. #10 Miss. St., 67-51 #5 Arkansas def. #12 Ole Miss, 67-47 #6 South Carolina def. #11 Alabama, 57-38  FRIDAY (3/2) SECOND ROUND #1 Kentucky def. Florida, 71-67 #2 Tennessee def. Vanderbilt, 68-57 #4 LSU def. Arkansas, 41-40 #6 South Carolina def. #3 Georgia, 59-55  SATURDAY (3/3) SEMIFINALS #4 LSU def. #1 Kentucky, 72-61 #2 Tennessee def. #6 South Carolina, 74-58  SUNDAY (3/4) CHAMPIONSHIP #2 Tennessee def. #4 LSU, 74-58 postseason at the Final Four in Los Angeles as the NCAA runner-up.  The Lady Vols have appeared as the No. 1 seed in the SEC tourney 16 times.  UT has been seeded lower than the second spot just six times -- No. 3 (1991, 1985), No. 4 (2009-tie, 1987) and No. 5 (1997, 1986).

UT’s SEC Tournament W-L Record

 Since the tourney began in 1980, the Lady Vols sport the best overall record in the tournament.  UT has produced a 68-17 (.796) record which breaks down this way: vs. Alabama (9-2), vs. Auburn (9-4), vs. Florida (8-0), vs. Georgia (9-3), vs. Kentucky (5-1), vs. LSU (7-4), vs. Ole Miss (5-1), vs. Miss St. (4-0), vs. South Carolina (3-0), and vs. Vanderbilt (9-2).  The Lady Vols have never faced Arkansas.  The SEC Office record indicates that UT is 67-17

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 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 7771 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 85 all-time SEC Tournament games, Tennessee and Auburn have battled in over onesixth of the contests or 13 games.  The Lady Vols sport an 9-4 record in SEC Tournament action against the team from The Plains.

Just Three Meetings with South Carolina

 Tennessee has faced South Carolina the least number of times (three games, 3-0) 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 at 29-10 overall.

Closing in on 70 Wins

 If the Lady Vols are lucky enough to win the 2012 tournament, UT will be within one win of 70 all-time SEC Tournament victories.  Tennessee recorded its 60th win all-time in the SEC Tournament with the triumph 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 alltime SEC Tournament wins with 44 (27 losses) and Georgia stands third with 41 wins all-time (29 losses).

21 Times in the Finals

 The Championship game against LSU in the 2012 SEC Tournament marked the Lady Vols 21st incredible trip to the final round of the na-

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

 SEC TOURNAMENT: UT ROUND-BY-ROUND SEC FIRST ROUND GAMES 1997: UT def. South Carolina,75-48 2009: UT def. Alabama, 68-49 SEC SECOND ROUND GAMES 2012: UT def. Vanderbilt, 68-57 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 2012: UT def. South Carolina, 74-58 2011: UT def. 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 2012: UT def. LSU, 70-58 2011: UT def. Kentucky, 90-65 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

SEC Notebook

Sweet Home Tennessee  Since Tennessee began contesting games with SEC opponents, the Lady Vols have produced a

Preseason Predictions SEC Coaches Tab Lady Vols  The Southeastern Conference unveiled its eighth annual women’s basketball preseason All-SEC first and second teams, to tip off the 2011-12 season of SEC women’s basketball.  Tennessee was predicted to win the SEC regular season championship with 120 votes.  Kentucky, Georgia, LSU, Florida and Vanderbilt round out the top half of the league with South

The Naismith Player of the Century and fourtime Kodak All-American, Chamique Holdsclaw led the Lady Vols to a 131-17 overall record and three consecutive national championships from 1996-98. She is the program’s all-time leader in scoring (3,025 points) and rebounds (1,295). The NCAA Tournament most outstanding player in 1997 and 1998, she still holds the record for points (479 points, 21.8 ppg) and rebounds (198 rebounds, 9.0 rpg) accumulated in tournament games. The first two-time winner of the Associated Press Player of the Year Award, Holdsclaw garnered 34 individual awards during her career, including 21 player of year honors from a variety of organizations. In 2006, she was named to the NCAA 25th Anniversary Team after being named to the Kodak 25th Anniversary Team in 1999.

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

 In 33 years and 85 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 100-99 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.

Lady Vol Basketball -- 1995-1999

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

SEC Overtime Tournament Games

TENNESSEE 2012 SEC GREAT Chamique Holdsclaw

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

 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 (1997), the Lady Vols scored 100 on LSU in an overtime affair.  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 coached by UT assistant head coach Mickie DeMoss.

NCAA HISTORY

Century Mark in the SEC Tourney

PLAYER CAPSULES

 In 2011, UT pulled of the “daring double” by winning both the SEC regular season and SEC Tournament titles.  It marked the first back-to-back daring double years in over a decade.  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 the last two seasons, previously UT accomplished the double in the 1999-2000 campaigns when UT won its sixth all-time D-D.  Years when the Lady Vols won dual crowns were 1980, 1985, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2010 and 2011.  Only three other SEC schools have ever won both titles: Georgia (1983, 1984 and 1986), Auburn (1981 and 1987) and Kentucky (1982).

SEASON STATISTICS

Daring Doubles

192-14 record in home games.  Eight SEC teams have managed victories over the Lady Vols in Knoxville – Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss and South Carolina. Items of Interest  Since Pat Head Summitt arrived as head coach at UT in 1974, the other 11 Southeastern Conference schools have seen a total of 69 coaches at the helm of their women’s basketball programs.  Over the last 38 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 38 year span -just four each 1996.  Tennessee owns a 460-70 record all-time record vs. 12 teams from the SEC. UT maintains a winning record against every team in the SEC.  UT owns a league best record of 317-44 (.884) against all SEC teams dating back to the 198283 season. SEC Regular Season Story  UT’s last SEC win at home: Florida, 75-59, 2-26-12  UT’s last SEC win away: Ole Miss, 66-56, 2-19-12  UT’s last SEC loss at home: Arkansas, 72-71 OT, 2-23-12  UT’s last SEC loss away: Vanderbilt, 93-79, 2-9-12 Conference Call  Tennessee practically holds a winning streak over every SEC team. The Lady Vols sport 30plus game winning streaks over two SEC teams -- Alabama 38 and Mississippi State 33.  Tennessee had a 40-game streak snapped against South Carolina when the Gamecocks won 64-60 on Feb. 2, 2012, and an 18-game winning streak against Arkansas went by the wayside on Feb. 23, 2012 with a 72-71 overtime win in Knoxville. School Win Streak and last loss Alabama 38 in a row, since 3-3-1984 Arkansas no streak, since 2-23-2012 Auburn 4 in a row, since 3-7-2009 Florida 7 in a row, since 2-8-2009 Georgia 4 in a row, since 1-21-2010 Kentucky 1 in a row, since 2-12-2012 LSU 5 in a row, since 2-26-2009 Mississippi 23 in a row, since 2-4-1996 Mississippi St. 33 in a row, never lost to MSU South Carolina 1 in a row, since 3-3-2012 Vanderbilt 1 in a row, since 3-2-2012 Found SEC Success  All-time, the Lady Vols have registered doubledigit victories in conference play an incredible 18 times.  Since the 1991-92 season when SEC play first 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, 2006-11, 2007-14, 2008-13, 2010-15, 2011-16 and 2012-12 wins.

GAME NOTES

tion’s toughest conference tournament.  UT is 15-5 in all-time SEC Championship game meetings.  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, 6763, 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 2011, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1989, 1988, 1985, and 1980.  UT 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 four SEC Championships in Nashville, UT has taken two titles home in 2008 and 2011.

•All-America, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 •National Champion, 1996, 1997, 1998 •NCAA Final Four MVP, 1997, 1998 •All-SEC, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 •SEC Rookie of the Year, 1996 •SEC Tournament MVP, 1998, 1999 •SEC Player of the Year, 1998, 1999 •SEC Female Athlete of the Year, 1998, 1999 •Associated Press Player of the Year, 1998, 1999 •Naismith Player of the Year, 1998, 1999 •Naismith Player of the Century for the 1900’s •ESPY Award, Women’s Basketball Player of the Year, 1998, 1999 •ESPY Award, Female Athlete of the Year, 1999 •ESPY Award, Co-Team of the Decade for the 1990’s •Honda-Broderick Cup, Athlete of the Year, 1998 •Sullivan Award, 1999 •Tennessee Record Holder in Career Points, 3,025 •Tennessee Record Holder in Career Rebounds, 1,295 •NCAA and Kodak 25th Anniversary Teams •U.S.A. Olympic Team, Gold Medalist, 2000 •Tennessee Jersey Retired, 2001

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Carolina, Arkansas, Auburn, Alabama, Mississippi State and Ole Miss rounding out the lower half.  Joining Stricklen, on the All-SEC First Team were teammates Glory Johnson and Meighan Simmons, Arkansas’ C’eira Ricketts, Georgia’s Jasmine James, Kentucky’s A’dia Mathies, LSU’s LaSondra Barrett and Vanderbilt’s Stephanie Holzer.  Second team consists of Alabama’s Ericka Russell, Arkansas’ Sarah Watkins, Georgia’s Jasmine Hassell, LSU’s Adrienne Webb, Ole Miss’ Valencia McFarland, South Carolina duo La’Keisha Sutton and Ieasia Walker and Vanderbilt’s Tiffany Clarke. School POINTS 1. Tennessee 120 2. Kentucky 100 3. Georgia 98 4. LSU 96 5. Florida 92 6. Vanderbilt 85 7. South Carolina 62 8. Arkansas 57 9. Auburn 39 10. Alabama 29 11. Mississippi State 25 12. Ole Miss 16 FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC Shekinna Stricklen, Tennessee LaSondra Barrett, LSU A’dia Mathies, Kentucky Glory Johnson, Tennessee C’iera Ricketts, Arkansas Stephanie Holzer, Vanderbilt Meighan Simmons, Tennessee Jasmine James, Georgia SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC La’Keisha Sutton, South Carolina Ieashia Walker, South Carolina Adrienne Webb, LSU Valencia McFarland, Ole Miss Ericka Russell, Alabama Jasmine Hassell, Georgia Tiffany Clarke, Vanderbilt Sarah Watkins, Arkansas PLAYER OF THE YEAR POINTS Shekinna Stricklen, Tennessee 6 Glory Johnson, Tennessee 3 Meighan Simmons, Tennessee 1 Lasondra Barrett, LSU 1 A’dia Mathies, Kentucky 1 Lady Vols Picked #1 by SEC Media  Tennessee was predicted to win the 2012 South eastern Conference women’s basketball championship in a voting of a select panel of both SEC and national media members.  Tennessee topped the order of finish with 264 points, with Georgia (228), Kentucky (212), LSU (189), Vanderbilt (172) and Florida (151) rounding out the top half of the league. Arkansas (142), South Carolina (107), Auburn (94), Alabama (55), Mississippi State (54) and Ole Miss (48) round out the bottom half.  Tennessee’s Shekinna Stricklen was the overwhelming choice of the media for SEC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year with 16 votes, the remaining votes were for Georgia’s Jasmine James,  LSU’s LaSondra Barrett and Tennessee’s Glory Johnson.  Stricklen, a 2011 State Farm All-American and SEC MVP averaged 12.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game last season.  UT sophomore Meighan Simmons, the 2011 SEC Rookie of the Year, was selected to the second team. Simmons is the Lady Vols returning scorer at 13.5 ppg. 104

 Joining Stricklen on the All-SEC First Team are Georgia’s Jasmine James, Kentucky’s A’dia Mathies, LSU’s LaSondra Barrett and Tennessee’s Glory Johnson.  Second Team included Arkansas’ C’eira Ricketts, Ole Miss’ Valencia McFarland, Simmons, and Vanderbilt’s Stephanie Holzer.

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TENNESSEE’S SEC FINISHES THROUGH THE YEARS Year 2012 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 12-4 Second SEC Champs 16-0 First SEC Champs 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

MUSIC CITY HAS BEEN A SWELL VENUE

 Recently, the Music City has been a swell SEC tourney venue for the Lady Vols posting an 11-2 overall record.  It didn’t start out that way in the first two tourneys.  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).  Third time was the charm in 2008 when Candace Parker and company went for the extended stay plan sweeping Florida (92-61), Vanderbilt (63-48) and LSU (61-55) en route to the title  Last year, a sea of orange greeted the Lady Vols and swept them to the 2011 SEC Championship.  UT defeated Florida (92-75), Georgia (82-58) and #16-ranked Kentucky (90-65) to win title number 15.  Tennessee took no prisoners in 2011 outscoring the opposition 88.8 to 66.0 for a +22.0 winning advantage. Big Orange Tailgate Tour  In Nashville, Lady Vol fans congregated at B.B. King’s Restaurant and Blues Club (152 2nd Ave.) for the Big Orange Tailgate Tour (BOTT).  A BOTT pep rally at B.B.’s was held before each Lady Vol game in Nashville.

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2011-12 Lady Vol Basketball SEC REGULAR SEASON STATS TENNESSEE Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 27, 2012)

(CONFERENCE GAMES, REGULAR SEASON) Conference games OVERALL 12-4 12-4 0-0

HOME 6-2 6-2 0-0

AWAY 6-2 6-2 0-0

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

40 25 10 05 21 11 13 04 15 20 01

STRICKLEN, Shekinna JOHNSON, Glory SIMMONS, Meighan MASSENGALE, Ariel BAUGH, Vicki BURDICK, Cierra SPANI, Taber WILLIAMS, Kamiko MANNING, Alicia HARRISON, Isabelle BASS, Briana Team Total.......... Opponents......

15-14 16-16 16-14 16-15 16-3 16-3 9-5 13-0 16-8 13-0 14-2

477 462 421 504 284 242 184 168 239 83 161

39-55 48-86 31-39 38-49 24-32 18-23 12-15 8-9 10-15 13-25 3-4

16 16

3225 3225

Score by Periods TENNESSEE Opponents

1st 2nd 527 632 434 484

UT 1168 73.0 +15.0 430-962 .447 64-222 .288 4.0 244-352 .693 15.3 674 42.1 +7.9 246 15.4 252 15.8 +1.8 1.0 132 8.3 71 4.4 122796 8-15350 OT 9 10

89-198 87-153 65-167 39-107 39-65 36-71 14-48 21-48 23-54 12-32 5-19

.449 20-63 .569 0-0 .389 22-72 .364 7-36 .600 0-0 .507 2-6 .292 7-21 .438 0-4 .426 2-5 .375 0-0 .263 4-15

430-962 .447 64-222 348-946 .368 78-281 OPP 928 58.0 348-946 .368 78-281 .278 4.9 154-239 .644 9.6 547 34.2 176 11.0 281 17.6 0.6 105 6.6 55 3.4 46835 8-5854 0-0

.317 .000 .306 .194 .000 .333 .333 .000 .400 .000 .267

Rebounds def tot avg

pf dq

37 55 92 6.1 35 46 109 155 9.7 39 11 24 35 2.2 24 7 36 43 2.7 28 33 63 96 6.0 27 18 38 56 3.5 21 10 11 21 2.3 5 17 8 25 1.9 10 21 33 54 3.4 18 12 13 25 1.9 16 1 6 7 0.5 6 32 33 65 .288 244-352 .693 245 429 674 42.1 229 .278 154-239 .644 211 336 547 34.2 302

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

.709 .558 .795 .776 .750 .783 .800 .889 .667 .520 .750

Date 01/01/12 01/05/12 01/08/12 01/12/12 01/15/12 01/19/12 01/26/12 01/29/12 02/02/12 02/05/12 02/09/12 02/13/12 02/16/12 02/19/12 02/23/12 02/26/12

Opponent at Auburn #16/15 GEORGIA at Arkansas at #9/8 KENTUCKY #25/24 VANDERBILT LOUISIANA STATE at Alabama at #17/15 Georgia SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN at #rv/25 Vanderbilt #7/7 KENTUCKY at Mississippi State at Ole Miss ARKANSAS FLORIDA

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

to blk stl

27 19 21 90 13 15 8 17 25 0 11

9 27 2 0 10 10 2 6 2 3 0

33 39 37 37 32 21 14 9 14 11 4 1 2 246 252 - 176 281

W W W L W W W W L W L W W W Lot W

pts

avg

237 222 183 123 102 92 47 50 58 37 17

15.8 13.9 11.4 7.7 6.4 5.8 5.2 3.8 3.6 2.8 1.2

71 132 1168 55 105 928

73.0 58.0

21 25 12 22 9 3 6 8 14 2 10

Score 73-52 80-51 69-38 60-61 87-64 65-56 86-56 67-50 60-64 82-61 79-93 91-54 57-41 66-56 71-72 75-59

Att. 4269 13721 5258 7961 17879 13107 2049 10523 15021 16361 12034 14807 1965 2776 13337 18563

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

31.8 28.9 26.3 31.5 17.8 15.1 20.4 12.9 14.9 6.4 11.5

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Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

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gp-gs

NCAA HISTORY

Player

NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0

PLAYER CAPSULES

SEASON STATISTICS

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

* = Conference game & = Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.)

Totals 1168 928

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2011-12 Lady Vol Basketball TENNESSEE Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 06, 2012) SEC Tournament

SEC TOURNAMENT STATS March 2-4, 2012

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

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Player

25 40 21 05 10 15 11 20 13 01 04

JOHNSON, Glory STRICKLEN, Shekinna BAUGH, Vicki MASSENGALE, Ariel SIMMONS, Meighan MANNING, Alicia BURDICK, Cierra HARRISON, Isabelle SPANI, Taber BASS, Briana WILLIAMS, Kamiko Team Total.......... Opponents......

OVERALL 3-0 0-0 3-0

HOME 0-0 0-0 0-0

AWAY 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

3-3 3-3 3-3 3-0 3-0 3-3 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-3 3-0

100 92 96 67 43 72 31 6 29 35 29

33.3 18-36 30.7 16-34 32.0 12-20 22.3 3-6 14.3 7-17 24.0 6-14 10.3 5-7 2.0 3-4 9.7 2-7 11.7 2-7 9.7 1-5

21-30 12-13 0-2 12-14 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

.700 .923 .000 .857 .500 .000

3 3

600 600

75-157 63-169

.350 48-63 .250 32-42

.762 .762

gp-gs

UT 212 70.7 +13.0 75-157 .478 14-40 .350 4.7 48-63 .762 16.0 116 38.7 +10.7 27 9.0 40 13.3 -3.3 0.7 12 4.0 10 3.3 0 0-0 -

Score by Periods TENNESSEE Opponents

Totals 212 173

1st 2nd 98 114 79 94

.500 .471 .600 .500 .412 .429 .714 .750 .286 .286 .200

1-1 6-14 0-0 0-1 1-7 3-5 1-2 0-0 1-5 1-4 0-1

.478 14-40 .373 15-60

OPP 173 57.7 63-169 .373 15-60 .250 5.0 32-42 .762 10.7 84 28.0 22 7.3 30 10.0 0.7 11 3.7 5 1.7 32064 0-0 3-10688

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1.000

.429 .000 .000 .143 .600 .500 .000 .200 .250 .000

# # #

Date 03/02/12 03/03/12 03/04/12

1.000

.000 .000 .000 .000

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Rebounds def tot avg

12 4 9 0 0 7 3 0 0 1 0 5 41 34

18 30 10.0 11 15 5.0 16 25 8.3 6 6 2.0 1 1 0.3 10 17 5.7 2 5 1.7 0 0 0.0 2 2 0.7 3 4 1.3 2 2 0.7 4 9 75 116 38.7 50 84 28.0

NEUTRAL 3-0 0-0 3-0

pf dq

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 5 3 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 1

43 50

0 -

27 22

Opponent vs VANDERBILT vs #25/rv SOUTH CAROLINA vs Louisiana State

* = Conference game & = Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.) # = SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.)

9 7 9 5 1 6 1 0 2 2 1

W W W

to blk stl

pts

avg

6 0 1 58 4 2 1 50 3 4 2 24 9 0 2 18 4 1 3 16 3 0 0 15 3 0 0 13 0 1 0 6 2 0 0 5 4 0 2 5 1 2 1 2 1 40 10 12 212 30 5 11 173

19.3 16.7 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 2.0 1.7 1.7 0.7

Score 68-57 74-58 70-58

70.7 57.7

Att. 8594 11029 12441

HISTORY LADY VOL

ALL-TIME TOP PERFORMERS  SINGLE GAME RECORDS -- INDIVIDUAL  FIELD GOALS MADE 1 24 2 19 3 18 18 5 17 17 7 16 16 16 16

Patricia Roberts Patricia Roberts Patricia Roberts Patricia Roberts Tanya Haave Sue Thomas Sheila Frost Tanya Haave Patricia Roberts Patricia Roberts

11/13/76 Kentucky 1/24/77 East Tennessee State 3/24/77 vs. Kansas State 1/6/77 Marshall 12/11/82 at Stephen F. Austin 1/14/76 at Western Carolina 1/17/88 Vanderbilt 2/9/83 at Kentucky 3/3/77 vs. Middle Tenn. State 1/14/77 at Western Carolina

 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 1 31 31 31 4 29 5 28 28 28 28 9 27 27 27

Jill Rankin Patricia Roberts Sue Thomas Cindy Brogdon C. Holdsclaw Shelia Collins Cindy Brogdon Cindy Brogdon Candace Parker C. Holdsclaw Shelia Collins

1/4/80 North Carolina State 11/13/76 Kentucky 1/14/76 at Western Carolina 1/28/78 at Kentucky 12/15/96 Stanford 3/3/85 at Mississippi 3/23/79 vs. Louisiana Tech 2/12/78 Memphis State 4/6/08 vs. Louisiana State 3/16/98 Western Kentucky 2/2/85 Georgia

 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1 1.000 Gwen Jackson (14-14) 11/29/02 at PR-Mayaguez 2 1.000 Gwen Jackson (9-9) 11/25/00 vs. Illinois 1.000 Nikki McCray (9-9) 1/22/94at Mississippi State 1.000 Sheila Frost (9-9) 12/16/87 at Oregon State 1.000 Lynne Collins (9-9) 12/17/82at Louisiana State 1.000 Jerilynn Harper (9-9) 1/29/79 Louisiana State 7 1.000 ARIEL MASSENGALE (6-6) 1/3/12 CHATTANOOGA 1.000 KAMIKO WILLIAMS (6-6) 11/15/10 CHATTANOOGA 1.000 Kelley Cain (6-6) 12/6/09 Texas 1.000 Nicky Anosike (6-6) 11/26/07 Louisiana Tech 1.000 Loree Moore (6-6) 11/29/02 at PR-Mayaguez

 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 1 8 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

MEIGHAN SIMMONS Angie Bjorklund Angie Bjorklund Angie Bjorklund Angie Bjorklund Shanna Zolman Shekinna Stricklen Angie Bjorklund Angie Bjorklund Angie Bjorklund Angie Bjorklund Angie Bjorklund Angie Bjorklund Shannon Bobbitt Shannon Bobbitt Tasha Butts Kara Lawson Kara Lawson Kara Lawson Kara Lawson Kara Lawson Abby Conklin

12/1/10 LAMAR 3/6/11 vs. Kentucky 1/24/08 Arkansas 1/5/08 Notre Dame 12/16/07 Gonzaga 2/19/06 at Alabama 1/30/11 at Arkansas 11/18/10 Virginia 11/15/10 Chattanooga 2/14/10 Florida 1/28/10 Auburn 3/6/09 vs. Florida 12/18/08 at Old Dominion 11/15/07 vs. Oklahoma 1/28/07 at Alabama 2/15/04 at Vanderbilt 3/08/03 Mississippi State 2/27/03 Vanderbilt 1/12/03 Auburn 12/21/02 at Texas 1/30/00 Kentucky 12/18/96 at Texas Tech

 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 1 2 3 4

16 15 14 13 13 6 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 108

Angie Bjorklund MEIGHAN SIMMONS MEIGHAN SIMMONS Shanna Zolman Angie Bjorklund Angie Bjorklund Angie Bjorklund Angie Bjorklund Angie Bjorklund Angie Bjorklund Angie Bjorklund Angie Bjorklund Shanna Zolman

1/24/08 Arkansas 12/1/10 LAMAR 1/15/11 VANDERBILT 3/21/06 vs. G. Washington 3/6/10 vs. Vanderbilt 1/15/11 Vanderbilt 11/15/10 Chattanooga 3/20/10 Austin Peay 2/14/10 Florida 1/28/10 Auburn 2/8/09 at Florida 12/16/07 Gonzaga 2/19/06 at Alabama

 THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000

Tasha Butts (6-6) 2/15/04 Kara Lawson (6-6) 2/27/03 Sidney Spencer (5-5) 1/7/06 Kara Lawson (5-5) 2/2/03 Ariel Massengale (4-4) 1//3/12 Angie Bjorklund (4-4) 2/27/11 Angie Bjorklund (4-4) 1/6/11 Sidney Spencer (4-4) 2/2/06 Laurie Milligan (4-4) 12/4/94 Jody Adams (4-4) 2/13/91

at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Connecticut at Vanderbilt Chattanooga LSU Alabama at Mississippi at Maryland DePaul

 FREE THROWS MADE 1 17 17 3 16 4 15 15 6 14 7 13 13 13 13 13

Candace Parker 12/13/07 Middle Tennessee Bridgette Gordon3/25/89 vs. Long Beach State Shelia Collins 1/25/85 at Old Dominion C. Holdsclaw 2/12/98 at Memphis Shelia Collins 2/27/85 Louisiana State Shelia Collins 3/25/84 Georgia C. Holdsclaw 3/23/98 vs. North Carolina Tonya Edwards 3/24/90 vs. Virginia Bridgette Gordon 3/6/89 vs. Auburn Gail Dobson 3/1/75 vs. Union (Tenn.) Gail Dobson 2/14/75 vs. Appalachian State

 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 1 2 3 4 5

21 20 19 18 17 17 7 16 16 16 16 16

Candace Parker 12/13/07 Middle Tennessee Bridgette Gordon 3/25/89 vs. Long Beach State Shelia Collins 1/25/85 at Old Dominion Tonya Edwards 3/24/90 vs. Virginia Candace Parker 3/30/08 vs. Notre Dame C. Holdsclaw 2/12/98 at Memphis Glory Johnson 3/4/11 vs. Florida Candace Parker 2/26/06 Florida Daedra Charles 3/2/91 vs. Vanderbilt Shelia Collins 2/27/85 Louisiana State Shelia Collins 3/25/84 Georgia

 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1 2 3 4

1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000

Gail Dobson (13-13) 3/1/75 Gail Dobson (12-12) 2/27/75 Debbie Groover (11-11) 11/23/77 SHEKINNA STRICKLEN (10-10)1/15/09 Shanna Zolman (10-10) 1/7/06 Laurie Milligan (10-10) 1/19/97 Tiffany Woosley (10-10) 3/6/94 Tiffany Woosley (10-10) 2/5/94 Sheila Frost (10-10) 1/23/89 Tonya Edwards (10-10) 1/7/87

vs. Union (Tenn.) vs. Union (Tenn.) Miami (Ohio) AT MISSISSIPPI ST. Connecticut at Vanderbilt vs. Alabama Alabama Southern Illinois at Old Dominion

 POINTS 1 51 2 43 43 4 40 40 6 39 39 39 9 38 38

Patricia Roberts 11/13/76 Kentucky Tanya Haave 12/11/82 at Stephen F. Austin Patricia Roberts 1/24/77 East Tennessee State Shelia Collins 3/3/85 at Mississippi Patricia Roberts 3/26/77 vs. Immaculata C. Holdsclaw 3/15/99 Boston College C. Holdsclaw 2/14/98 Auburn Gail Dobson 3/1/75 vs. Union (Tenn.) Tamika Catchings 2/26/99 vs. Florida Patricia Roberts 1/6/77 Marshall

 REBOUNDS 1 24 2 22 22 4 21 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

Patricia Roberts 2/19/77 vs. Anderson J.C. Daedra Charles 3/16/91 Southwest Missouri St. Karla Horton 11/24/85 East Carolina GLORY JOHNSON 3/19/12 DEPAUL Sheila Frost 12/20/87 Northern Illinois Debbie Groover 1/27/79 Valdosta State Cindy Brogdon 2/12/78 at Kentucky Patricia Roberts 3/10/77 vs. Clemson Patricia Roberts 3/3/77 vs. Middle Tenn. State Patricia Roberts 2/12/77 at Eastern Kentucky Patricia Roberts 11/13/76 Kentucky

Dawn Marsh Holly Warlick

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Shannon Bobbitt 12/16/07 Dawn Marsh 1/11/87 ARIEL MASSENGALE 1/15/12 SHEKINNA STRICKLEN 1/3/10 Michelle Marciniak 2/25/95 Dawn Marsh 1/17/88 Dawn Marsh 3/20/86 Lea Henry 2/28/82 Holly Warlick 3/5/80

Gonzaga Kentucky VANDERBILT OKLAHOMA Georgia Vanderbilt vs. Georgia at Kentucky Clemson

 BLOCKED SHOTS 1 12 2 8 8 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Kelley Cain 2/22/10 Kelley Cain 2/4/10 Ashley Robinson 12/11/03 Kelley Cain 2/25/10 Kelley Cain 2/14/10 Kelley Cain 3/5/09 Candace Parker 11/28/06 Candace Parker 11/24/05 Michelle Snow 3/31/00 Cindy Noble 3/21/81

LSU Arkansas Rutgers Kentucky Florida vs. Alabama at Louisiana Tech vs. Michigan State vs. Rutgers Illinois State

 STEALS 1 2 3 4

11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Michelle Marciniak 1/14/96 Shelia Collins 2/8/85 Holly Warlick 1/24/79 Alexis Hornbuckle 3/25/08 Alberta Auguste 11/28/06 Loree Moore 11/19/04 Tamika Catchings 2/16/99 Nikki McCray 2/12/95 Nikki McCray 1/20/94 Nikki McCray 1/7/94 Nikki McCray 12/9/92 Nikki McCray 2/19/92

at Kentucky at Florida State at Louisiana State at Purdue at Louisiana Tech at Chattanooga Memphis Vanderbilt Virginia Tech at Notre Dame UNC-Charlotte at Memphis State

 SINGLE GAME RECORDS --TEAM  FIELD GOALS MADE 1 2 3 4 5 6

58 57 55 53 52 50 50 8 48 48 10 47

at Hawaii Pacific at Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Tennessee-Martin Marshall Chattanooga State J.C. Tennessee-Martin vs. Tenn.-Chattanooga at Memphis State Stetson Shorter

12/20/85 11/29/02 2/13/79 1/6/77 1/29/76 11/19/99 2/28/75 2/19/92 11/26/89 1/11/75

 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 1 2 3 4 5 6

98 97 96 92 91 90 90 8 88 9 87 87

at Youngstown State Stetson Chattanooga State J.C. Tennessee State Providence vs. Ohio State at Kentucky vs. Memphis State vs. George Mason Vanderbilt

2/9/93 11/26/89 1/29/76 2/27/88 1/25/93 12/17/81 1/28/78 3/2/78 12/6/97 1/17/88

 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6

.721 .717 .716 .692 .691 .673 .673 8 .672 .663 10 .662

at Old Dominion (44-61) vs. Valdosta State (43-60) at Hawaii Pacific (58-81) at UCLA (36-52) St. Joseph’s (38-55) at Purdue (37-55) at Notre Dame (37-55) Old Dominion (43-64) at Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (57-86) at Memphis State (43-65)

1/4/89 11/29/80 12/20/85 12/17/11 11/16/98 12/2/95 1/7/94 12/30/09 11/29/02 2/24/86

 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE

 ASSISTS 1 18 2 14

3 13 13 5 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

3/6/88 2/12/78

vs. Georgia Memphis State

1 16 2 15

vs Kentucky Lamar

3/6/11 12/1/10

12/1/10 11/15/10 1/15/11 1/24/08 3/23/08 3/17/12 2/6/05 12/18/96 2/12/09 1/26/03 11/27/11 11/20/11 1/7/10 12/16/07 11/26/07 11/21/05

 THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

.875 .857 .833 .762 .733 .727 .714 .714 .714 .714 .714

at Notre Dame (7-8) vs. Vanderbilt (6-7) DePaul (5-6) vs. Kentucky (16-21) Princeton (11-15) vs. Ole Miss (8-11) Kentucky (5-7) Vanderbilt (5-7) Stanford (5-7) at Memphis State (5-7) Florida Atlantic (5-7)

1/7/94 2/28/98 2/13/91 3/6/11 12/20/05 3/27/07 2/11/07 2/18/99 12/1/94 2/19/92 1/21/92

 FREE THROWS MADE 1 2 3 4 5 6

40 38 37 36 35 34 34 8 33 9 32 32 32

at Florida vs. Long Beach State at Vanderbilt Long Beach State Southern California vs. Alabama vs. Georgia at Old Dominion Connecticut Florida at Memphis

2/3/05 3/25/89 1/19/97 12/3/88 3/21/82 3/6/94 3/5/94 1/7/87 1/7/06 2/19/04 2/12/98

 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 1 2 3 4 5

53 48 47 46 45 45 45 8 44 9 43 43

Long Beach State vs. Long Beach State Tennessee State at Florida Memphis UCLA at Vanderbilt vs. Alabama at Chattanooga vs. Stanford

12/3/88 3/25/89 2/17/86 2/3/05 2/16/99 12/21/98 1/19/97 3/6/94 11/21/08 12/1/94

 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1 1.000 LSU (10-10) 1.000 vs. Southern California (9-9) 1.000 Tenn.-Chattanooga (6-6)

2/22/10 4/1/84 12/5/84

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

136 133 130 125 124 119 118 118 9 115 10 114

at Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Tennessee-Martin at Hawaii Pacific at DePaul Tennessee-Martin Mississippi at Memphis State Florida Eastern Kentucky Tennessee State

11/29/02 11/19/99 12/20/85 1/20/98 2/13/79 2/8/01 2/19/92 2/8/80 12/19/87 2/17/86

 REBOUNDS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

76 72 71 70 66 65 64 64 64 64

Tennessee State Belmont at Youngstown State Tennessee State Virginia vs. Marquette San Francisco vs. George Mason South Carolina State vs. Washington State

2/27/88 3/1/79 2/9/93 2/17/86 11/19/95 11/23/96 11/15/08 12/6/97 3/19/83 12/16/81

 ASSISTS 1 2 3 4 5 6

41 36 35 33 32 31 31 31 31 31

at Hawaii Pacific East Tennessee State Kansas State vs. Valdosta State at Fullerton State Stetson Tennessee Tech at Memphis State Tennessee State at San Jose State

12/20/85 2/5/80 1/7/82 11/29/80 12/16/79 11/26/89 3/15/87 2/24/86 2/17/86 12/15/79

 BLOCKED SHOTS 1 2 3 4

15 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Kentucky LSU Eastern Kentucky Alabama Alabama Florida Louisville Auburn Notre Dame vs. Colgate

2/25/10 2/22/10 12/19/87 1/15/11 1/6/11 2/14/10 12/16/09 1/10/08 12/30/06 3/20/04

 STEALS 1 38 2 27 3 24 24 24 24 7 23 23 23 23

at Hawaii Pacific Louisiana State at Tennessee-Martin Providence North Carolina-Charlotte Mississippi State at George Washington Radford at Notre Dame Kentucky

12/20/85 2/22/98 11/23/97 1/25/93 12/9/92 2/21/87 11/27/01 3/16/96 1/7/94 2/17/79

 SINGLE SEASON RECORDS -- INDIVIDUAL  GAMES PLAYED 1 39 39 39 39 39 39 39 39

Tamika Catchings Teresa Geter Chamique Holdsclaw Kellie Jolly LaShonda Stephens Kyra Elzy Chamique Holdsclaw Brynae Laxton

1997-98 1997-98 1997-98 1997-98 1997-98 1996-97 1996-97 1996-97

Cindy Brogdon Susan Clower Debbie Groover Kathy O’Neil Holly Warlick

1978-79 1978-79 1978-79 1978-79 1978-79

 GAMES STARTED 1 39 39 39 39 5 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38

Chamique Holdsclaw Cindy Brogdon Debbie Groover Holly Warlick Nicky Anosike Shannon Bobbitt Gwen Jackson Kara Lawson Loree Moore Tamika Catchings Kellie Jolly Chamique Holdsclaw Pashen Thompson Cindy Noble Jill Rankin Holly Warlick

1997-98 1978-79 1978-79 1978-79 2007-08 2007-08 2002-03 2002-03 2002-03 1997-98 1997-98 1996-97 1996-97 1979-80 1979-80 1979-80

 FIELD GOALS MADE 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10

428 370 344 332 300 300 296 294 289 286

Trish Roberts Chamique Holdsclaw Cindy Brogdon Chamique Holdsclaw Candace Parker Bridgette Gordon Jill Rankin Chamique Holdsclaw Bridgette Gordon Cindy Brogdon

1976-77 1997-98 1978-79 1996-97 2007-08 1988-89 1979-80 1998-99 1987-88 1977-78

 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

693 678 667 662 593 567 563 560 536 534

Cindy Brogdon Chamique Holdsclaw Chamique Holdsclaw Trish Roberts Cindy Brogdon Chamique Holdsclaw Bridgette Gordon Candace Parker Jill Rankin Bridgette Gordon

1978-79 1997-98 1996-97 1976-77 1977-78 1998-99 1988-89 2007-08 1979-80 1987-88

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

Lamar Chattanooga Vanderbilt Arkansas vs. Oral Roberts Tennessee-Martin Mississippi at Texas Tech Alabama Mississippi State BAYLOR AT VIRGINIA South Carolina Gonzaga Louisiana Tech Chattanooga

 POINTS

39 39 39 39 39

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

36 35 32 30 29 27 27 8 26 9 25 25 11 24 24 24 24 24 24

2/27/03 2/13/85 3/19/88 1/12/06 1/2/0/02 11/24/06 2/22/04 2/17/00

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

1 2 3 4 5 6

Vanderbilt (23-24) at Kentucky (23-24) Wake Forest (22-23) Georgia (19-20) Alabama (19-20) Stanford at Ole Miss (18-19) at Mississippi State (18-19)

NCAA HISTORY

 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED

4 .958 .958 6 .956 7 .950 .950 9 .947 .947 .947

PLAYER CAPSULES

11/15/10 1/28/10 1/24/08 2/6/05 11/30/02 3/23/08 2/8/01 12/4/11 11/15/11 1/5/08 12/20/05 12/1/05 3/20/05 2/15/04 2/2/03 1/19/03 11/29/02 12/18/96

SEASON STATISTICS

Chattanooga Auburn Arkansas Mississippi vs. Army vs. Oral Roberts Mississippi Texas Miami Notre Dame Princeton Texas Western Carolina at VanderbilT at Vanderbilt at Florida at Puerto Rico-Mayaguez at Texas Tech

GAME NOTES

15 4 13 13 13 13 8 12 12 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (min. 250 attempts) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

.679 .647 .615 .614 .607 .600 .597 .590 .586 .582

Cindy Noble (266-392) Trish Roberts (428-662) Sheila Frost (208-338) Dana Johnson (215-350) Kelley Cain (148-244) Michelle Snow (117-195) Cindy Noble (178-298) Sheila Frost (161-273) Mary Ostrowski (190-324) Cindy Noble (170-292)

1979-80 1976-77 1987-88 1994-95 2009-10 1998-99 1980-81 1986-87 1982-83 1978-79

 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

103 102 79 78 77 73 69 68 68 10 63

Shanna Zolman Angie Bjorklund Kara Lawson Shannon Bobbitt Kara Lawson Angie Bjorklund Shannon Bobbitt Angie Bjorklund Shanna Zolman Meighan Simmons

2005-06 2009-10 1999-2000 2007-08 2002-03 2010-11 2006-07 2007-08 2004-05 2010-11

 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 1 2 3 4 5 6

239 238 195 187 185 181 171

Angie Bjorklund Shanna Zolman Shannon Bobbitt MEIGHAN SIMMONS Angie Bjorklund Kara Lawson Kara Lawson

2009-10 2005-06 2007-08 2010-11 2007-08 1999-2000 2002-03

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8 167 9 162 10 156 156

Shannon Bobbitt Angie Bjorklund Sidney Spencer Shanna Zolman

2006-07 2010-11 2006-07 2004-05

 THREE POINT FG PERCENTAGE (min. 50 attempts) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

.490 .455 .451 .450 .436 .436 .434 .433 .427 .426

Dena Head (25-51) Tiffany Woosley (46-101) Angie Bjorklund (73-162) Kara Lawson (77-171) Shanna Zolman (68-156) Kara Lawson (79-181) Sidney Spencer (53-122) Shanna Zolman (103-238) Angie Bjorklund (102-239) Shanna Zolman (58-136)

1990-91 1993-94 2010-11 2002-03 2004-05 1999-2000 2005-06 2005-06 2009-10 2003-04

 FREE THROWS MADE 1 201 2 166 166 4 165 5 159 6 155 7 147 8 145 9 138 10 137

Candace Parker Candace Parker Chamique Holdsclaw Tamika Catchings Candace Parker Semeka Randall Dana Johnson Cindy Noble Jill Rankin Shelia Collins

2007-08 2006-07 1997-98 1997-98 2005-06 1997-98 1994-95 1979-80 1979-80 1984-85

 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 1 2 3 4 5

288 232 227 218 217 217 7 213 8 208 9 205 205

Candace Parker Candace Parker Glory Johnson Candace Parker Tamika Catchings Chamique Holdsclaw Semeka Randall Daedra Charles Dana Johnson GLORY JOHNSON

2007-08 2006-07 2010-11 2005-06 1997-98 1997-98 1997-98 1990-91 1994-95 2011-12

 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (min. 50 attempts) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

.957 .944 .900 .892 .884 .880 .879 .864 .862 .857

Shanna Zolman (88-92) Shanna Zolman (85-90) Sidney Spencer (54-60) Shanna Zolman (58-65) Kara Lawson (99-112) Tiffany Woosley (110-125) Latina Davis (51-58) Cindy Brogdon (102-118) Shanna Zolman (75-87) Kara Lawson (60-70)

2003-04 2005-06 2006-07 2002-03 2002-03 1993-94 1993-94 1977-78 2004-05 2000-01

 POINTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

987 915 809 803 784 735 730 724 711 706

Trish Roberts Chamique Holdsclaw Candace Parker Chamique Holdsclaw Cindy Brogdon Bridgette Gordon Jill Rankin Chamique Holdsclaw Tamika Catchings Candace Parker

1976-77 1997-98 2007-08 1996-97 1978-79 1988-89 1979-80 1998-99 1997-98 2006-07

 SCORING AVERAGE 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10

29.9 23.5 21.7 21.3 21.3 20.8 20.6 20.4 20.1 19.6

Trish Roberts Chamique Holdsclaw Cindy Brogdon Candace Parker Chamique Holdsclaw Bridgette Gordon Chamique Holdsclaw Bridgette Gordon Cindy Brogdon Candace Parker

1976-77 1997-98 1977-78 2007-08 1998-99 1987-88 1996-97 1988-89 1978-79 2006-07

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 467 2 367 3 359 110

Trish Roberts Chamique Holdsclaw GLORY JOHNSON

1976-77 1996-97 2010-11

Candace Parker Debbie Groover GLORY JOHNSON Chamique Holdsclaw Chamique Holdsclaw Candace Parker Daedra Charles

2006-07 1978-79 2011-12 1997-98 1995-96 2007-08 1990-91

 REBOUND AVERAGE 1 14.2 Trish Roberts 2 9.8 Candace Parker 9.8 GLORY JOHNSON 4 9.7 GLORY JOHNSON 5 9.4 Chamique Holdsclaw 9.4 Lisa Harrison 9.4 Sheila Frost 9.4 Shelia Collins 8 9.2 Karla Horton 9.2 Daedra Charles

1976-77 2006-07 2011-12 2010-11 1996-97 1992-93 1985-86 1984-85 1985-86 1990-91

 ASSISTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

243 225 204 193 192 181 165 158 156 155

Dawn Marsh Holly Warlick Michelle Marciniak Dawn Marsh Dawn Marsh Holly Warlick Lea Henry Lea Henry ARIEL MASSENGALE Holly Warlick

1987-88 1979-80 1994-95 1986-87 1985-86 1978-79 1980-81 1981-82 2011-12 1977-78

 ASSIST AVERAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

7.1 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.5

Dawn Marsh Dawn Marsh Holly Warlick Michelle Marciniak Dawn Marsh Lea Henry ARIEL MASSENGALE Holly Warlick Lea Henry Holly Warlick Laurie Milligan Lea Henry

1987-88 1986-87 1979-80 1994-95 1985-86 1980-81 2011-12 1977-78 1981-82 1978-79 1996-97 1982-83

 BLOCKED SHOTS 1 113 2 99 3 90 90 5 86 6 77 7 70 8 66 9 63 10 60

Kelley Cain Candace Parker Candace Parker Teresa Geter Candace Parker Sheila Frost Ashley Robinson Kelley Cain Ashley Robinson Sheila Frost

2009-10 2006-07 2007-08 1997-98 2005-06 1985-86 2003-04 2010-11 2002-03 1987-88

 STEALS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

141 114 113 110 109 105 104 102 101 100

Holly Warlick Alexis Hornbuckle Shelia Collins Chamique Holdsclaw Holly Warlick Bridgette Gordon Alexis Hornbuckle Semeka Randall Michelle Marciniak Tamika Catchings

1978-79 2006-07 1984-85 1997-98 1979-80 1988-89 2007-08 1997-98 1995-96 1997-98

 CAREER GAMES PLAYED Rk/147 1 2 3 4 6

 REBOUNDS

352 338 334 328 326 322 322

8 10

Gms. 148 146 144 143 143 141 141 140 140 139 139

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

Player Chamique Holdsclaw Nicky Anosike Shanna Zolman Kara Lawson Abby Conklin Tasha Butts Holly Warlick Tye’sha Fluker Semeka Randall GLORY JOHNSON Shyra Ely

Years 96-97-98-99 2005-06-07-08 03-04-05-06 2000-01-02-03 94-95-96-97 2001-02-03-04 77-78-79-80 2003-04-05-06 98-99-2000-01 2009-10-11-12 2002-03-04-05

139 139 139 139 138 138 137 137 137 137 137 137 136 136 135 134 134 133 133 132 132 132 132 132 130 130 130 129 128 128 128 128 127 127 127 126 125 125 125 125 121 118 117 116 116 113 112 112 110 110 109 109 108 107 107 106 105 105 104 104 104 103 102 101 100 99 99 97 95 94 92 92 91 87 82 82 75 74 71 70 70 69 67 65 64 63 62 58 51 50 44 42 42 42 39 39 38 38 37

Alex Fuller Melissa McCray Susan Clower Debbie Groover Alexis Hornbuckle Sheila Frost Gwen Jackson SHEKINNA STRICKLEN ALICIA MANNING Michelle Snow Bridgette Gordon Kathy O’Neil Kristen Clement Latina Davis Dena Head Brittany Jackson Lea Henry Sidney Spencer Dana Johnson Angie Bjorklund Ashley Robinson Kellie Jolly Dawn Marsh Pam Marr Dominque Redding Pashen Thompson Lisa Harrison Kelli Casteel LaToya Davis Tanya Haave Pat Hatmaker Cindy Ely Tamika Catchings Kyra Elzy Nikki McCray Nikki Caldwell Vonda Ward Kathy Spinks Mary Ostrowski Lynne Collins Tonya Edwards Loree Moore Cheryl Littlejohn Paula Towns BRIANA BASS Lisa Webb Niya Butts Shelley Sexton Candace Parker Tiffani Johnson VICKI BAUGH Regina Clark Shalon Pillow Jody Adams Debbie Hawhee Sydney Smallbone Daedra Charles Shelia Collins April McDivitt Michelle Marciniak Tiffany Woosley Cindy Noble Laurie Milligan Courtney McDaniel Carla McGhee Brynae Laxton Karla Horton Jennifer Tuggle TABER SPANI Peggy Evans Kelley Cain LaShonda Stephens KAMIKO WILLIAMS Alyssia Brewer Misty Greene Sherri Fancher Alberta Auguste Shannon Bobbitt MEIGHAN SIMMONS Debbie Scott Cindy Brogdon Susie Davis Teresa Geter Zandra Montgomery Suzanne Barbre Rochone Dilligard Sybil Dosty Valerie Freeman Sherry Bostic Lisa McGill Cait McMahan Amy Gamble Tammy Larkey Amanda Canon Tanika Smith Pearl Moore Michelle Johnson Jill Rankin Jerilynn Harper

2006-07-08-09 86-87-88-89 79-80-81-82 78-79-80-81 2005-06-07-08 86-87-88-89 2000-01-02-03 2009-10-11-12 2009-10-11-12 99-2000-01-02 86-87-88-89 77-78-79-80 98-99-2000-01 93-94-95-96 89-90-91-92 2002-03-04-05 80-81-82-83 2004-05-06-07 92-93-94-95 2008-09-10-11 2001-02-03-04 96-97-98-99 85-86-87-88 83-84-85-86 2004-05-06-07 94-95-96-97 90-91-92-93 89-90-91-92 2001-02-03-04 81-82-83-84 81-82-83-84 78-79-80-81 98-99-2000-01 97-98-2000-01 92-93-94-95 91-92-93-94 92-93-94-95 85-86-87-88 81-82-83-84 81-82-83-84 87-88-89-90 2002-03-04-05 84-85-86-87 81-82-83-84 2009-10-11-12 84-85-87-88 97-98-99-2000 84-85-86-87 2006-07-08 95-96-97 2008-09-11-12 89-90-91-92 99-2000-01-02 90-91-92-93 89-90-91-92 2008-09-10-11 89-90-91 82-83-84-85 2000-01-02 94-95-96 92-93-94-95 79-80-81 95-96-97-98 2001-02-03 87-89-90 96-97-98 85-86-87 85-86-87-88 2010-11-12 91-92-93 2009-10-11 97-98-2000 2010-11-12 2009-10-11 96-97-98 77-78-79 2007-08 2007-08 2011-12 89-90 78-79 77-78-79 98-99 78-79 **-**-77-78 92-93-94 2005-06 84-85 85-86 77-79 2007, 09 84-85 82-83 99-2000-01-02 94-95 88-90 93-95 80 79

Years 96-97-98-99 2000-01-02-03 2009-10-11-12 2005-06-07-08 98-99-2000-01 80-81-82-83 86-87-88-89 2005-06-07-08 98-99-2000-01 2009-10-11-12 2008-09-10-11 89-90-91-92 81-82-83-84 2006-07-08 99-2000-01-02 86-87-88-89 92-93-94-95 2002-03-04-05 2000-01-02-03 81-82-83-84 2002-03-04-05 89-90-91 85-86-87 **-79-80-81 2003-04-05-06 96-97-98-99 79-80-81 86-87-88-89 85-86-87-88 81-82-83-84 2001-02-03-04 92-93-94-95 2001-02-03-04 84-85-86-87 94-95-96-97 90-91-92-93 82-83-84-85 81-82-83-84 **-**-79-80 94-95-96 2007-08 2004-05-06-07 92-93-94-95 93-94-95-96 87-88-89-90 91-92-93-94 94-95-96-97 89-90-91-92 98-99-2000-01 91-92-93 2009-10-11 2011-12 2010-11-12 95-96-97 92-93-94-95 90-91-92-93

 CAREER FG MADE Rk/143 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Made 1233 1017 797 760 754 746 731 687 679 675 671 630 626 622 617 614 594 585 567 560 554 551 544 529 518 509 492 464 462 458 454 440 428 396 392 386 379 379 378 374 371 359 357 348 343

Player Chamique Holdsclaw Bridgette Gordon Candace Parker Tamika Catchings Sheila Frost Tanya Haave Semeka Randall Mary Ostrowski SHEKINNA STRICKLEN Kara Lawson Shyra Ely Cindy Brogdon Nikki McCray Dana Johnson Debbie Groover Cindy Noble Daedra Charles Michelle Snow Shanna Zolman GLORY JOHNSON Gwen Jackson Shelia Collins Dena Head Angie Bjorklund Lea Henry Alexis Hornbuckle Lisa Harrison Abby Conklin Paula Towns Tonya Edwards Latina Davis Peggy Evans Patricia Roberts Sidney Spencer Shelley Sexton Holly Warlick Tiffani Johnson Melissa McCray Ashley Robinson Karla Horton Suzanne Barbre Nicky Anosike Tye’sha Fluker Michelle Marciniak Kelley Cain

Years 96-97-98-99 86-87-88-89 2006-07-08 98-99-2000-01 86-87-88-89 81-82-83-84 98-99-2000-01 81-82-83-84 2009-10-11-12 2000-01-02-03 2002-03-04-05 78-79 92-93-94-95 92-93-94-95 78-79-80-81 79-80-81 89-90-91 99-2000-01-02 2003-04-05-06 2009-10-11-12 2000-01-02-03 82-83-84-85 89-90-91-92 2008-09-10-11 80-81-82-83 2005-06-07-08 90-91-92-93 94-95-96-97 81-82-83-84 87-88-89-90 93-94-95-96 91-92-93 77 2004-05-06-07 84-85-86-87 77-78-79-80 95-96-97 86-87-88-89 2001-02-03-04 85-86-87 **-**-77-78 2005-06-07-08 2003-04-05-06 94-95-96 2009-10-11

89-90-91-92 92-93-94-95 94-95-96-97 2011-12 96-97-98-99 2002-03-04-05 84-85-87-88 80 2006-07-08-09 92-93-94-95 77-78-79-80 2002-03-04-05 2001-02-03-04 85-86-87-88 78-79 98-99-2000-01 2008-09-11-12 2009-10-11 78-79-80-81 2009-10-11-12 91-92-93-94 2010-11-12 90-91-92-93 87-89-90 81-82-83-84 2007-08 85-86-87-88 97-98-2000-01 85-86-87-88 2010-11-12 **-**-**-77 81-82-83-84 2001-02-03-04 2000-01-02 79-80-81-82 2004-05-06-07 98-99 84-85 89-90-91-92 79 2007-08 89-90 2001-02-03-04 89-90-91-92 77-79 95-96-97-98 99-2000-01-02 84-85-86-87 97-98-2000 83 96-97-98 88-89 97-98-99-2000 96-97-98 2008-09-10-11 83-84-85-86 2012 2009-10-11-12 **-**-**-77 82-83 2005-06 201285-86 84-85 77-78-79 92-93-94 2007, 09 77-78-79 88-90 93-95 83 2002 2005-06 2012 91-92 77 2009 **-77 2006 81 2000 99-2000-01 96 80-81 90 2011 94-95 82-83-84-85 80 78 99-2000-01-02 82-83-84-85 82 80 87 2007 91 78 2001

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TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

Player Chamique Holdsclaw Kara Lawson SHEKINNA STRICKLEN Nicky Anosike Tamika Catchings Lea Henry Bridgette Gordon Alexis Hornbuckle Semeka Randall GLORY JOHNSON Angie Bjorklund Dena Head Mary Ostrowski Candace Parker Michelle Snow Sheila Frost Nikki McCray Shyra Ely Gwen Jackson Tanya Haave Loree Moore Daedra Charles Karla Horton Debbie Groover Shanna Zolman Kellie Jolly Cindy Noble Melissa McCray Dawn Marsh Paula Towns Tasha Butts Dana Johnson Ashley Robinson Shelley Sexton Pashen Thompson Lisa Harrison Shelia Collins Pat Hatmaker Holly Warlick Michelle Marciniak Shannon Bobbitt Sidney Spencer Tiffany Woosley Latina Davis Tonya Edwards Nikki Caldwell Abby Conklin Kelli Casteel Kristen Clement Peggy Evans Kelley Cain Meighan Simmons Taber Spani Tiffani Johnson Vonda Ward Jody Adams

Kelli Casteel Tiffany Woosley Pashen Thompson MEIGHAN SIMMONS Kellie Jolly Brittany Jackson Lisa Webb Jill Rankin Alex Fuller Vonda Ward Kathy O’Neil Loree Moore Tasha Butts Dawn Marsh Zandra Montgomery Kristen Clement VICKI BAUGH Alyssia Brewer Cindy Ely ALICIA MANNING Nikki Caldwell TABER SPANI Jody Adams Carla McGhee Lynne Collins Shannon Bobbitt Kathy Spinks Kyra Elzy Jennifer Tuggle KAMIKO WILLIAMS Sue Thomas Pat Hatmaker LaToya Davis April McDivitt Susan Clower Dominique Redding Teresa Geter Valerie Freeman Regina Clark Jerilynn Harper Alberta Auguste Debbie Scott Courtney McDaniel Debbie Hawhee Lisa McGill Laurie Milligan Shalon Pillow Cheryl Littlejohn LaShonda Stephens Karen Morton Misty Greene Kris Durham Niya Butts Brynae Laxton Sydney Smallbone Pam Marr ARIEL MASSENGALE BRIANA BASS Jackie Watson Tammy Larkey Sybil Dosty CIERRA BURDICK Sherry Bostic Amy Gamble Susie Davis Rochone Dilligard Cait McMahan Sherri Fancher Pearl Moore Michelle Johnson Pam Cook Michelle Munoz Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood ISABELLE HARRISON Marlene Jeter Emily Roberts Amber Gray Fonda Bondurant Lindsey Moss Mina Todd Tasheika Morris Sarah Edwards Kim Smallwood Susan Foulds Melissa Smith Lauren Avant Tanika Smith Sonya Cannon Bev Curtis Leanne Hance Amanda Canon Linda Ray Gina Bozeman Becky Clark Gay Townson Nicci Moats Tamara Carver Liza Graves Elizabeth Curry

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

Starts 147 137 136 133 126 123 121 119 119 116 113 111 110 109 105 104 101 96 94 94 92 91 91 91 89 89 89 87 85 85 84 84 80 80 79 78 78 77 77 76 74 73 70 69 69 67 63 63 61 61 59 58 57 53 49 48

342 340 323 315 308 307 296 296 293 289 283 280 278 266 252 252 250 246 246 245 240 237 231 228 227 222 209 197 197 190 171 170 166 165 162 161 161 159 156 152 147 143 130 123 118 113 106 102 96 95 94 94 93 92 85 82 72 71 70 69 66 63 59 53 50 49 47 47 44 43 37 36 35 32 31 31 28 22 19 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 11 10 8 8 7 7 5 4 3 2 2 2 1

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

Rk/105 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

85-86-87-88 2003-04-05-06 87-89-90 79-80-81-82 84-85-87-88 2009-10-11-12 **-79 97-98-2000-01 83-84-85-86 80 87-88-89-90 **-79-80-81= 2002-03-04-05 **-**-79-80 97-98-2000 2006-07-08-09 2008-09-11-12 98-99 2012 95-96-97-98 84-85 **-79 2009-10-11-12 2001-02-03-04 2009-10 89-90 2000-01-02 96-97-98 81-82-83-84 85-86-87-88 2009-10-11 96-97-98 92-93-94 89-90-91-92 2005-06 84-85-86-87 83 2007, 09 2010-11-12 99-2000-01-02 82-83 20122004-05-06-07 89-90-91-92 84-85 97-98-99-2000 99-2000-01-02 91-92 83 82-83-84-85 79

NCAA HISTORY

 CAREER GAMES STARTED

Kathy Spinks Tye’sha Fluker Carla McGhee Susan Clower Lisa Webb ALICIA MANNING Cindy Brogdon Kyra Elzy Pam Marr Jill Rankin Tonya Edwards Cindy Ely Brittany Jackson Kathy O’Neil LaShonda Stephens Alex Fuller VICKI BAUGH Teresa Geter Ariel Massengale Laurie Milligan Valerie Freeman Zandra Montgomery BRIANA BASS LaToya Davis Alyssia Brewer Debbie Scott April McDivitt Misty Greene Lynne Collins Jennifer Tuggle Sydney Smallbone Brynae Laxton Rochone Dilligard Debbie Hawhee Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood Cheryl Littlejohn Karen Morton Cait McMahan Kamiko Williams Shalon Pillow Tammy Larkey Cierra Burdick Dominique Redding Regina Clark Amy Gamble Niya Butts Amanda Canon Marlene Jeter Pam Cook Sonya Cannon Jerilynn Harper

PLAYER CAPSULES

44 44 43 42 41 39 39 38 38 38 35 35 32 32 32 31 28 26 24 24 23 22 21 21 20 20 18 13 13 11 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1

99-2000-01 88-89 2012 77 **-**-**-77 **-**-**-77 2012 2012 **-77 91-92 80-81 2006 2009 2002 83 90 77 2000 2005-06 82-83-84-85 96 83 82-83-84-85 11 2007 78 78 87 87 80 2007 81 2005 82 2005 84 80 91 86 78

SEASON STATISTICS

Sarah Edwards Kris Durham CIERRA BURDICK Patricia Roberts Sue Thomas Jackie Watson ARIEL MASSENGALE ISABELLE HARRISON Fonda Bondurant Marlene Jeter Susan Foulds Lindsey Moss Amber Gray Michelle Munoz Pam Cook Melissa Smith Emily Roberts Tasheika Morris Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood Sonya Cannon Kim Smallwood Karen Morton Linda Ray Lauren Avant Elizabeth Curry Liza Graves Leanne Hance Sabrina Mott Gay Townson Becky Clark Nicci Moats Mina Todd Aubrey Guastalli Gina Bozeman Abby Canon Kristie Snyder Bev Curtis Tamara Carver Lesia Cecil Jan Seay

GAME NOTES

36 36 34 33 33 33 31 30 30 29 29 28 27 27 26 25 25 23 22 22 21 21 21 19 14 14 14 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 4 4 3

111

1 1

Lesia Cecil Jan Seay

256 246 244 221 220 202 187 187 181 173 171 151 149 140 137 137 135 133 111 103 102 101 87 87 78 76 70 62 61 54 51 44 43 38 38 37 35 34 33 30 21 20 20 15 14 11 7 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 1

86 78

 CAREER FG ATTEMPTED Rk/145 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

112

FGA 2419 1985 1590 1544 1506 1482 1475 1456 1404 1308 1306 1286 1280 1277 1273 1272 1250 1164 1149 1149 1132 1132 1111 1083 1077 1072 1057 1042 989 982 920 897 871 867 864 839 837 834 830 814 802 790 781 747 747 743 741 698 684 662 646 640 637 636 633 630 623 622 576 572 570 566 563 561 536 534 522 515 513 471 460 459 457 436 427 421 420 403 401 386 377 374 357 340 318 311 301 297 279 279 278 271 271

Player Chamique Holdsclaw Bridgette Gordon Semeka Randall SHEKINNA STRICKLEN Tamika Catchings Candace Parker Kara Lawson Tanya Haave Shyra Ely Shanna Zolman Angie Bjorklund Cindy Brogdon Shelia Collins Sheila Frost Nikki McCray Mary Ostrowski Debbie Groover Alexis Hornbuckle GLORY JOHNSON Dena Head Dana Johnson Lisa Harrison Lea Henry Gwen Jackson Daedra Charles Abby Conklin Michelle Snow Tonya Edwards Latina Davis Cindy Noble Sidney Spencer Holly Warlick Paula Towns Melissa McCray Peggy Evans Tiffany Woosley Shelley Sexton Brittany Jackson Ashley Robinson Nicky Anosike Michelle Marciniak MEIGHAN SIMMONS Karla Horton Tasha Butts Suzanne Barbre Tye’sha Fluker Tiffani Johnson Kellie Jolly Nikki Caldwell Patricia Roberts Loree Moore Kathy O’Neil Vonda Ward Kelli Casteel Alex Fuller Pashen Thompson Kristen Clement Lisa Webb TABER SPANI Shannon Bobbitt Dawn Marsh Kelley Cain ALICIA MANNING Jody Adams Jill Rankin Cindy Ely Zandra Montgomery Kyra Elzy Alyssia Brewer Lynne Collins Carla McGhee VICKI BAUGH Susan Clower Kathy Spinks KAMIKO WILLIAMS Pat Hatmaker Dominique Redding Jennifer Tuggle April McDivitt Regina Clark LaToya Davis Alberta Auguste Sue Thomas Valerie Freeman Teresa Geter Laurie Milligan Debbie Scott LaShonda Stephens Debbie Hawhee Lisa McGill Misty Greene Brynae Laxton Jerilynn Harper

Years 96-97-98-99 86-87-88-89 98-99-2000-01 2009-10-11-12 98-99-2000-01 2006-07-08 2000-01-02-03 81-82-83-84 2002-03-04-05 2003-04-05-06 2008-09-10-11 78-79 82-83-84-85 86-87-88-89 92-93-94-95 81-82-83-84 78-79-80-81 2005-06-07-08 2009-10-11-12 89-90-91-92 92-93-94-95 90-91-92-93 80-81-82-83 2000-01-02-03 89-90-91 94-95-96-97 99-2000-01-02 87-88-89-90 93-94-95-96 79-80-81 2004-05-06-07 77-78-79-80 81-82-83-84 86-87-88-89 91-92-93 92-93-94-95 84-85-86-87 2002-03-04-05 2001-02-03-04 2005-06-07-08 94-95-96 2011-12 85-86-87 2001-02-03-04 **-**-77-78 2003-04-05-06 95-96-97 96-97-98-99 91-92-93-94 77 2002-03-04-05 77-78-79-80 92-93-94-95 89-90-91-92 2006-07-08 94-95-96-97 98-99-2000-01 84-85-87-88 2010-11-12 2007-08 85-86-87-88 2009-10-11 2009-10-11-12 90-91-92-93 80 78-79-80-81 78-79 97-98-2000-01 2009-10-11 81-82-83-84 87-89-90 2008-09-11-12 79-80-81-82 85-86-87-88 2010-11-12 81-82-83-84 2004-05-06-07 85-86-87-88 2000-01-02 89-90-91-92 2001-02-03-04 2007-08 **-**-**-77 84-85 98-99 95-96-97-98 89-90 97-98-2000 89-90-91-92 77-79 96-97-98 96-97-98 79

Courtney McDaniel Sydney Smallbone BRIANA BASS Cheryl Littlejohn Pam Marr Kris Durham ARIEL MASSENGALE Niya Butts Shalon Pillow Jackie Watson Karen Morton Tammy Larkey Amy Gamble Susie Davis Sherri Fancher Sherry Bostic Cait McMahan CIERRA BURDICK Sybil Dosty Rochone Dilligard Michelle Johnson Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood Pearl Moore ISABELLE HARRISON Marlene Jeter Pam Cook Emily Roberts Michelle Munoz Amber Gray Lindsey Moss Tasheika Morris Fonda Bondurant Susan Foulds Melissa Smith Mina Todd Kim Smallwood Tanika Smith Sarah Edwards Lauren Avant Amanda Canon Sonya Cannon Bev Curtis Leanne Hance Linda Ray Becky Clark Gina Bozeman Nicci Moats Liza Graves Elizabeth Curry Abby Canon Aubrey Guastalli Tamara Carver Kristie Snyder Lesia Cecil Jan Seay

2001-02-03-04 2008-09-10-11 2009-10-11-12 84-85-86-87 83-84-85-86 88-89 2012 97-98-99-2000 99-2000-01-02 **-**-**-77 83 82-83 84-85 77-78-79 77-78-79 85-86 2007, 09 2012 2005-06 92-93-94 93-95 2005-06 88-90 2012 91-92 83 77 2002 2009 2006 2000 **-77 80-81 90 81 96 94-95 99-2000-01 2011 99-2000-01-02 82-83-84-85 80 78 82-83-84-85 80 82 2007 78 2007 2005 2005 91 84 86 78

 CAREER FG PCT. (200 ATT.) Rk/96 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

FG% .647 .625 .606 .591 .561 .553 .5522 .5520 .549 .545 .540 .538 .538 .536 .513 .513 .512 .512 .511 .510 .509 .508 .506 .505 .497 .4957 .494 .492 .490 .489 .487 .4828 .482 .480 .480 .479 .479 .479 .478 .4774 .475

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

Player (FGM-FGA) Years Trish Roberts (428-662) 77 Cindy Noble (614-982) 79-80-81 Kelley Cain (343-566) 2009-10-11 Sheila Frost (754-1276) 86-87-88-89 Jerilynn Harper (152-271) 79 Michelle Snow (585-1057) 99-2000-01-02 Jill Rankin (296-536) 80 Daedra Charles (594-1077) 89-90-91 Dana Johnson (622-1132) 92-93-94-95 VICKI BAUGH (250-459) 2008-09-11-12 Mary Ostrowski (687-1272) 81-82-83-84 Candace Parker (797-1482) 2006-07-08 Kelli Casteel (342-636) 89-90-91-92 Paula Towns (466-870) 81-82-83-84 Pashen Thompson (323-630) 94-95-96-97 Bridgette Gordon (1012-1974) 86-87-88-89 Gwen Jackson (554-1083) 2000-01-02-03 Tanya Haave (746-1459) 81-82-83-84 Tiffani Johnson (379-741) 95-96-97 Chamique Holdsclaw (1233-2419) 96-97-98-99 Peggy Evans (440-864) 91-92-93 Courtney McDaniel (130-256) 2001-02-03-04 Teresa Geter (161-318) 98-99 Tamika Catchings (760-1506) 98-99-2000-01 Suzanne Barbre (371-747) **-**-77-78 Carla McGhee (228-460) 87-89-90 Debbie Groover (617-1250) 78-79-80-81 Nikki McCray (626-1273) 92-93-94-95 Cindy Brogdon (630-1286) 78-79 Jennifer Tuggle (186-378) 85-86-87-88 GLORY JOHNSON (560-1149) 2009-10-11-12 Zandra Montgomery (252-522) 78-79 Lynne Collins (227-471) 81-82-83-84 Tye’sha Fluker (357-743) 2003-04-05-06 Alyssia Brewer (246-513) 2009-10-11 Karla Horton (374-779) 85-86-87 Kathy Spinks (209-436) 85-86-87-88 Sue Thomas (171-357) **-**-**-77 Shyra Ely (671-1404) 2002-03-04-05 Lisa Webb (296-620) 84-85-87-88 Debbie Scott (142-298) 89-90

.474 CIERRA BURDICK (63-133) 2012 .473 Dena Head (544-1149) 89-90-91-92 .468 Shelley Sexton (392-835) 84-85-86-87 .468 Valerie Freeman (159-340) 84-85 .467 Dawn Marsh (266-567) 85-86-87-88 .466 Lea Henry (518-1111) 80-81-82-83 .463 Alex Fuller (293-633) 2006-07-08-09 .462 Cheryl Littlejohn (102-211) 84-85-86-87 .461 Cindy Ely (246-534) 78-79-80-81 .460 Semeka Randall (731-1590) 98-99-2000-01 .459 Latina Davis (454-989) 93-94-95-96 .458 Kara Lawson (675-1475) 2000-01-02-03 .455 Ashley Robinson (378-830) 2001-02-03-04 .454 Vonda Ward (289-637) 92-93-94-95 .445 KAMIKO WILLIAMS (190-427) 2010-11-12 .442 Kathy O’Neil (283-640) 77-78-79-80 .4412 Kellie Jolly (308-698) 96-97-98-99 .441 Nicky Anosike (359-814) 2005-06-07-08 .441 Debbie Hawhee (123-279) 89-90-91-92 .440 SHEKINNA STRICKLEN (679-1544)2009-10-11-12 .440 LaToya Davis (166-377) 2001-02-03-04 .440 Tonya Edwards (436-988) 87-88-89-90 .437 Alexis Hornbuckle (509-1164) 2005-06-07-08 .437 Melissa McCray (377-859) 86-87-88-89 .435 ALICIA MANNING (245-563) 2009-10-11-12 .435 Lisa Harrison (492-1126) 90-91-92-93 .434 Michelle Marciniak (348-802) 94-95-96 .433 Shanna Zolman (567-1308) 2003-04-05-06 .433 Loree Moore (280-646) 2002-03-04-05 .433 Abby Conklin (464-1072) 94-95-96-97 .430 Sidney Spencer (396-921) 2004-05-06-07 .430 Shelia Collins (551-1280) 82-83-84-85 .430 Holly Warlick (386-897) 77-78-79-80 .423 Lisa McGill (118-279) 77-79 .412 Jody Adams (231-560) 90-91-92-93 .411 TABER SPANI (237-576) 2010-11-12 .411 April McDivitt (167-403) 2000-01-02 .405 Angie Bjorklund (529-1306) 2008-09-10-11 .405 Tiffany Woosley (340-839) 92-93-94-95 .404 Kristen Clement (252-623) 98-99-2000-01 .404 Regina Clark (156-386) 89-90-91-92 .404 Pat Hatmaker (170-421) 81-82-83-84 .399 MEIGHAN SIMMONS (315-790) 2011-12 .393 Alberta Auguste (147-374) 2007-08 .388 Shannon Bobbitt (222-572) 2007-08 .385 Ariel Massengale (72-187) 2012 .383 Dominique Redding (161-420) 2004-05-06-07 .383 Kyra Elzy (197-515) 97-98-2000-01 .373 Pam Marr (182-220) 83-84-85-86 .372 Tasha Butts (278-747) 2001-02-03-04 .368 ISABELLE HARRISON (32-87) 2012 .368 Brittany Jackson (307-834) 2002-03-04-05 .363 Laurie Milligan (113-311) 95-96-97-98 .355 Susan Clower (162-457) 79-80-81-82 .351 Nikki Caldwell (240-684) 91-92-93-94 .346 Sydney Smallbone (85-246) 2008-09-10-11 .339 Brynae Laxton (92-271) 96-97-98 .338 Misty Greene (94-278) 96-97-98 .325 LaShonda Stephens (96-295) 97-98-2000 150-199 ATTEMPTS (inactive) .586 Shalon Pillow (106-181) 99-2000-01-02 .556 Karen Morton (95-171) 83 .497 Niya Butts (93-187) 97-98-99-2000 .465 Kris Durham (88-186) 88-89 .457 Tammy Larkey (69-150) 82-83 .404 Jackie Watson (70-173) **-**-**-77 100-149 ATTEMPTS (inactive) .595 Sybil Dosty (66-111) 2005-06 .476 Rochone Dilligard (49-103) 92-93-94 .431 Sherry Bostic (59-136) 85-86 .422 Michelle Johnson (43-102) 93-95 .356 Amy Gamble (53-148) 84-85 .357 Susie Davis (50-140) 77-78-79 .347 Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood (35-101) 2005-06 .343 Sherri Fancher (47-137) 77-78-79 50-99 ATTEMPTS (inactive) .581 Michelle Munoz (36-62) 2002 .506 Pearl Moore (44-86) 88-90 .487 Pam Cook (37-76) 83 .459 Amber Gray (28-61) 08 .443 Emily Roberts (31-70) 77 .397 Marlene Jeter (31-78) 91-92 .353 Tasheika Morris (18-51) 2000 .352 Lindsey Moss (19-54) 2006 1-49 ATTEMPTS (inactive) 1.000 Jan Seay (1-1) 78 .500 Sarah Edwards (17-34) 99-2000-01 .500 Tamara Carver (2-4) 91 .500 Gay Townson (3-6) 87 .500 Lesia Cecil (1-2) 86 .500 Mina Todd (19-38) 81 .500 Fonda Bondurant (22-44) **-77 .476 Sonya Cannon (10-21) 82-83-84-85 .467 Linda Ray (7-15) 82-83-84-85 .455 Gina Bozeman (5-11) 82 .432 Kim Smallwood (16-37) 96 .400 Bev Curtis (8-20) 80 .400 Leanne Hance (8-20) 78 .368 Melissa Smith (14-38) 90

80-81 78 94-95 2007 80 99-2000-01-02 2007 2005 2005 84

 CAREER THREE-POINT FG MADE

Rk/76 1 2 3 4 5 6

3PA 738 626 617 467 443 368

Player Angie Bjorklund Shanna Zolman Kara Lawson SHEKINNA STRICKLEN Brittany Jackson Nikki Caldwell

Years 2008-09-10-11 2003-04-05-06 2000-01-02-03 2009-10-11-12 2002-03-04-05 91-92-93-94

TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

 CAREER THREE-POINT FG ATTEMPTED

.363 Brittany Jackson (161-443) 2002-03-04-05 .359 Jody Adams (103-287) 90-91-92-93 .357 Alexis Hornbuckle (86-241) 2005-06-07-08 .355 Tasha Butts (103-290) 2001-02-03-04 .355 Abby Conklin (124-349) 94-95-96-9 .348 Nikki Caldwell (128-368) 91-92-93-94 .341 Loree Moore (56-164) 2002-03-04-05 .340 SHEKINNA STRICKLEN (159-467)2009-10-11-12 .333 Tamika Catchings (122-366) 98-99-2000-01 .332 Sydney Smallbone (61-184) 2008-09-10-11 .329 MEIGHAN SIMMONS (112-340) 2011-12 .323 Alex Fuller (51-158) 2006-07-08-09 20 .318 Kristen Clement (56-176) 98-99-2000-01 .302 Dominique Redding (51-169) 2004-05-06-07 .269 Misty Greene (45-167) 96-97-98 .298 Latina Davis (36-121) 93-94-95-96 .283 Michelle Marciniak (66-233) 94-95-96 .282 Briana Bass (49-174) 2009-10-11-12 .250 Chamique Holdsclaw (36-144) 96-97-98-99 50-99 ATTEMPTS (inactive) .430 Dena Head (40-93) 89-90-91-92 .361 Tonya Edwards (22-61) 87-88-89-90 .339 Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood (20-59) 2005-06 .329 Laurie Milligan (23-70) 95-96-97-98 .283 Candace Parker (17-60) 2006-07-08 .209 Semeka Randall (14-67) 98-99-2000-01 1-49 ATTEMPTS (inactive) 1.000 Sarah Edwards (1-1) 99-2000-01 1.000 Debbie Scott (1-1) 89-90 .500 Bridgette Gordon (5-10) 86-87-88-89 .440 Jennifer Tuggle (11-25) 85-86-87-88 .405 Lindsey Moss (15-37) 2006 .381 Michelle Johnson (8-21) 93-95 .353 Kris Durham (6-16) 88-89 .350 LaToya Davis (7-20) 2001-02-03-04 .308 Michelle Munoz (4-13) 2002 .296 Shyra Ely (8-27) 2002-03-04-05 .286 Courtney McDaniel (2-7) 2001-02-03-04 .286 Tasheika Morris (6-21) 2000 .263 Kyra Elzy (5-19) 97-98-2000-01 .250 Amber Gray (3-12) 09 .250 Regina Clark (2-8) 89-90-91-92 .231 Tiffani Johnson (3-14) 95-96-97 .229 Alberta Auguste (8-35) 2007-08 .182 Tye’sha Fluker (2-11) 2003-04-05 .182 Amanda Canon (2-11) 99-2000-01-02 .182 Melissa McCray (2-10) 86-87-88-89 .154 Nikki McCray (4-24) 92-93-94-95 .111 Lisa Harrison (1-7) 90-91-92-93 .077 Ashley Robinson (1-13) 2001-02-03-04 .000 Abby Canon (0-5) 2005 .000 Aubrey Guastalli (0-5) 2005 .000 Niya Butts (0-6) 97-98-99-2000 .000 Brynae Laxton (0-6) 96-97-98 .000 Debbie Hawhee (0-4) 89-90-91-92 .000 Michelle Johnson (0-3) 93 .000 Dawn Marsh (0-3) 85-86-87-88 .000 Vonda Ward (0-2) 92-93-94-95 .000 Peggy Evans (0-1) 91-92-93 .000 Marlene Jeter (0-1) 91-92 .000 Michelle Snow (0-1) 99-2000-01-02 .000 Teresa Geter(0-1) 98-99 .000 LaShonda Stephens (0-1) 97-98-2000 .000 Pashen Thompson (0-1) 94-95-96-97

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

Years 2008-09-10-11 2003-04-05-06 2000-01-02-03 2002-03-04-05 2009-10-11-12 2007-08 2004-05-06-07 92-93-94-95 91-92-93-94 94-95-96-97 98-99-2000-01 2011-12 2001-02-03-04 90-91-92-93 2000-01 96-97-98-99 2010-11-12 2005-06-07-08 94-95-96 2008-09-10-11 2002-03-04-05 98-99-2000-01 2000-01-02-03 2006-07-08-09 2004-05-06-07 2009-10-11-12 96-97-98 89-90-91-92 96-97-98-99 93-94-95-96 2009-10-11-12 2012 95-96-97-98 87-88-89-90 2005-06 2006-07-08 2006 98-99-2000-01 85-86-87-88 2007, 09 2010-11-12 2007-08 2002-03-04-05 93-95 2001-02-03-04 2000 88-89 97-98-2000-01 86-87-88-89 2012 2002 92-93-94-95 2009 95-96-97 11 2003-04-05-06 2001-02-03-04 99-2000-01-02 89-90-91-92 86-87-88-89 2009-10-11-12 2008-09-11-12 2001-02-03-04 99-2000-01 90-91-92-93 89-90

98-99-2000-01 2007-08 94-95-96-97 2011-12 92-93-94-95 2004-05-06-07 2001-02-03-04 90-91-92-93 96-97-98-99 2010-11-12 2000-01-02 2005-06-07-08 94-95-96 2008-09-10-11 98-99-2000-01 2009-10-11-12 2004-05-06-07 96-97-98 2002-03-04-05 2006-07-08-09 96-97-98-99 2000-01-02-03 93-94-95-96 89-90-91-92 2009-10-11-12 2012 95-96-97-98 98-99-2000-01 87-88-89-90 2006-07-08 2005-06 2007, 09 2006 2007-08 2010-11-12 2002-03-04-05 92-93-94-95 85-86-87-88 2000 93-95 2001-02-03-04 97-98-2000-01 88-89 2001-02-03-04 2002 95-96-97 2012 2009 2003-04-05-06 99-2000-01-02 86-87-88-89 86-87-88-89 90-91-92-93 89-90-91-92 2001-02-03-04 97-98-99-2000 96-97-98 2005 2009-10-11-12 89-90-91-92 11 2005 85-86-87-88 2010 92-93-94-95 2009-10-11 99-2000-01-02 99-2000-01 97-98-2000 98-99 94-95-96-97 91-92-93 91-92 89-90

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

Player Angie Bjorklund Shanna Zolman Kara Lawson Brittany Jackson SHEKINNA STRICKLEN Shannon Bobbitt Sidney Spencer Tiffany Woosley Nikki Caldwell Abby Conklin Tamika Catchings MEIGHAN SIMMONS Tasha Butts Jody Adams April McDivitt Kellie Jolly TABER SPANI Alexis Hornbuckle Michelle Marciniak Sydney Smallbone Loree Moore Kristen Clement Gwen Jackson Alex Fuller Dominique Redding BRIANA BASS Misty Greene Dena Head Chamique Holdsclaw Latina Davis ALICIA MANNING ARIEL MASSENGALE Laurie Milligan Tonya Edwards Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood Candace Parker Lindsey Moss Semeka Randall Jennifer Tuggle Cait McMahan KAMIKO WILLIAMS Alberta Auguste Shyra Ely Michelle Johnson LaToya Davis Tasheika Morris Kris Durham Kyra Elzy Bridgette Gordon Cierra Burdick Michelle Munoz Nikki McCray Amber Gray Tiffani Johnson Lauren Avant Tye’sha Fluker Courtney McDaniel Amanda Canon Regina Clark Melissa McCray Glory Johnson Vicki Baugh Ashley Robinson Sarah Edwards Lisa Harrison Debbie Scott

Tamika Catchings Shannon Bobbitt Abby Conklin MEIGHAN SIMMONS Tiffany Woosley Sidney Spencer Tasha Butts Jody Adams Kellie Jolly TABER SPANI April McDivitt Alexis Hornbuckle Michelle Marciniak Sydney Smallbone Kristen Clement BRIANA BASS Dominique Redding Misty Greene Loree Moore Alex Fuller Chamique Holdsclaw Gwen Jackson Latina Davis Dena Head ALICIA MANNING ARIEL MASSENGALE Laurie Milligan Semeka Randall Tonya Edwards Candace Parker Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood Cait McMahan Lindsey Moss Alberta Auguste KAMIKO WILLIAMS Shyra Ely Nikki McCray Jennifer Tuggle Tasheika Morris Michelle Johnson LaToya Davis Kyra Elzy Kris Durham Ashley Robinson Michelle Munoz Tiffani Johnson CIERRA BURDICK Amber Gray Tye’sha Fluker Amanda Canon Melissa McCray Bridgette Gordon Lisa Harrison Regina Clark Courtney McDaniel Niya Butts Brynae Laxton Aubrey Guastalli GLORY JOHNSON Debbie Hawhee Lauren Avant Abby Canon Dawn Marsh Faith Dupree Vonda Ward Alyssia Brewer Michelle Snow Sarah Edwards LaShonda Stephens Teresa Geter Pashen Thompson Peggy Evans Marlene Jeter Debbie Scott

NCAA HISTORY

3PM 305 266 256 161 159 147 133 132 128 124 122 112 103 103 101 99 94 86 66 61 56 56 55 51 51 49 45 40 36 36 28 23 23 22 20 17 15 14 11 10 10 8 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

366 362 349 340 338 336 290 287 272 247 245 241 233 184 176 174 169 167 164 158 144 140 121 93 81 71 70 67 61 60 59 44 37 35 35 27 26 25 21 21 20 19 17 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

PLAYER CAPSULES

Rk/60 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

7 8 9 10

SEASON STATISTICS

Susan Foulds (15-43) Liza Graves (2-6) Tanika Smith (11-35) Nicci Moats (2-7) Becky Clark (4-14) Amanda Canon (7-30) Elizabeth Curry (1-5) Abby Canon (0-5) Aubrey Guastalli (0-5) Kristie Snyder (0-3)

GAME NOTES

.349 .333 .314 .286 .286 .233 .200 .000 .000 .000

 CAREER FT MADE Rk/141 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

FTM Player Years 526 Candace Parker 2006-07-08 523 Chamique Holdsclaw 96-97-98-99 484 GLORY JOHNSON 2009-10-11-12 471 Tamika Catchings 98-99-2000-01 439 Semeka Randall 98-99-2000-01 423 Bridgette Gordon 86-87-88-89 381 Nicky Anosike 2005-06-07-08 377 Dana Johnson 92-93-94-95  CAREER THREE-POINT FG PCT. (100 ATT.) 371 Tonya Edwards 87-88-89-90 Rk/26 3P% Player (3PM-3PA) Years 356 Debbie Groover 78-79-80-81 1 .425 Shanna Zolman (266-626) 2003-04-05-06 355 Dena Head 89-90-91-92 2 .415 Kara Lawson (256-617) 2000-01-02-03 355 Mary Ostrowski 81-82-83-84 3 .413 Angie Bjorklund (305-738) 2008-09-10-11 345 Gwen Jackson 2000-01-02-03 4 .412 April McDivitt (101-245) 2000-01-02 344 Kara Lawson 2000-01-02-03 5 .406 Shannon Bobbitt (147-362) 2007-08 335 Cindy Noble 79-80-81 6 .396 Sidney Spencer (133-336) 2004-05-06-07 327 Michelle Snow 99-2000-01-02 7 .393 Gwen Jackson (55-140) 2000-01-02-03 327 SHEKINNA STRICKLEN 2009-10-11-12 8 .391 Tiffany Woosley (132-338) 92-93-94-95 323 Shyra Ely 2002-03-04-05 9 .381 TABER SPANI (94-247) 2010-11-12 321 Shelia Collins 82-83-84-85 10 .364 Kellie Jolly (99-272) 96-97-98-99 318 Pashen Thompson 94-95-96-97 FOLLOW ON TWITTER @LADYVOL_HOOPS /// WWW.UTLADYVOLS.COM

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316 316 307 306 284 282 279 257 249 242 233 229 215 213 198 196 182 180 179 174 171 164 164 163 162 159 156 154 153 151 150 147 144 141 138 135 132 131 130 129 128 125 125 120 118 117 114 112 107 106 105 104 100 98 93 92 92 90 88 88 86 84 83 79 75 75 73 72 68 65 64 62 62 61 59 56 56 55 46 45 43 42 39 39 38 36 35 114

Latina Davis Nikki McCray Daedra Charles Shanna Zolman Tiffany Woosley Sheila Frost Tanya Haave Vonda Ward Tasha Butts Michelle Marciniak Kristen Clement Alexis Hornbuckle Tiffani Johnson Dawn Marsh Cindy Brogdon Peggy Evans Karla Horton Paula Towns Kellie Jolly Abby Conklin Shelley Sexton Kyra Elzy Kathy Spinks Sidney Spencer Ashley Robinson Tye’sha Fluker Carla McGhee Kelli Casteel Brittany Jackson Kathy O’Neil Lisa Harrison Zandra Montgomery Cindy Ely Jody Adams Jill Rankin Lynne Collins Lisa Webb Patricia Roberts VICKI BAUGH MEIGHAN SIMMONS Alex Fuller Nikki Caldwell Holly Warlick Suzanne Barbre Laurie Milligan LaToya Davis Melissa McCray Pat Hatmaker Alyssia Brewer Angie Bjorklund Loree Moore Kelley Cain Shannon Bobbitt ALICIA MANNING TABER SPANI Courtney McDaniel Lea Henry Pam Marr April McDivitt Teresa Geter Susan Clower Brynae Laxton Alberta Auguste Debbie Hawhee Shalon Pillow Niya Butts Regina Clark LaShonda Stephens Cheryl Littlejohn Jennifer Tuggle Tammy Larkey ARIEL MASSENGALE BRIANA BASS Jerilynn Harper Lisa McGill KAMIKO WILLIAMS Karen Morton Dominique Redding Sherri Fancher Rochone Dilligard Debbie Scott Valerie Freeman Sybil Dosty Sherry Bostic Misty Greene ISABELLE HARRISON CIERRA BURDICK

93-94-95-96 92-93-94-95 89-90-91 2003-04-05-06 92-93-94-95 86-87-88-89 81-82-83-84 92-93-94-95 2001-02-03-04 94-95-96 98-99-2000-01 2005-06-07-08 95-96-97 85-86-87-88 78-79 91-92-93 85-86-87 81-82-83-84 96-97-98-99 94-95-96-97 84-85-86-87 97-98-2000-01 85-86-87-88 2004-05-06-07 2001-02-03-04 2003-04-05-06 87-89-90 89-90-91-92 2002-03-04-05 77-78-79-80 90-91-92-93 78-79 78-79-80-81 90-91-92-93 80 81-82-83-84 84-85-87-88 77 2008-09-11-12 2011-12 2006-07-08-09 91-92-93-94 77-78-79-80 **-**-77-78 95-96-97-98 2001-02-03-04 86-87-88-89 81-82-83-84 2009-10-11 2008-09-10-11 2002-03-04-05 2009-10-11 2007-08 2009-10-11-12 2010-11-12 2001-02-03-04 80-81-82-83 83-84-85-86 2000-01-02 98-99 79-80-81-82 96-97-98 2007-08 89-90-91-92 99-2000-01-02 97-98-99-2000 89-90-91-92 97-98-2000 84-85-86-87 85-86-87-88 82-83 2012 2009-10-11-12 79 77-79 2010-11-12 83 2004-05-06-07 77-78-79 92-93-94 89-90 84-85 2005-06 85-86 96-97-98 2012 2012

35 33 32 32 29 29 25 24 24 23 22 22 21 19 19 19 19 18 15 11 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1

Sydney Smallbone Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood Marlene Jeter Sue Thomas Pearl Moore Kris Durham Michelle Munoz Michelle Johnson Pam Cook Amy Gamble Sarah Edwards Jackie Watson Lauren Avant Cait McMahan Amanda Canon Tanika Smith Fonda Bondurant Susie Davis Amber Gray Kim Smallwood Linda Ray Tasheika Morris Emily Roberts Becky Clark Bev Curtis Sabrina Mott Melissa Smith Elizabeth Curry Kristie Snyder Sonya Cannon Nicci Moats Lindsey Moss Gay Townson Mina Todd Susan Foulds Lesia Cecil Leanne Hance

2008-09-10-11 2005-06 91-92 **-**-**-77 88-90 88-89 2002 93-95 83 84-85 99-2000-01 **-**-**-77 11 2007, 09 99-2000-01-02 94-95 **-77 77-78-79 2009 96 82-83-84-85 2000 77 80 80 87 90 2007 84 82-83-84-85 2007 2006 87 81 80-81 86 78

 CAREER FT ATTEMPTED Rk/141 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

FTA 784 738 731 618 611 610 586 584 539 512 492 491 483 476 460 457 451 448 439 425 436 425 411 406 377 362 358 348 342 334 334 324 314 308 308 283 277 272 271 260 258 250 249 249 246 237 236

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

Player GLORY JOHNSON Candace Parker Chamique Holdsclaw Semeka Randall Tamika Catchings Bridgette Gordon Nicky Anosike Dana Johnson Daedra Charles Michelle Snow Dena Head Mary Ostrowski Tonya Edwards Shyra Ely Gwen Jackson Debbie Groover Sheila Frost Nikki McCray Shelia Collins SHEKINNA STRICKLEN Cindy Noble Pashen Thompson Latina Davis Kara Lawson Vonda Ward Ashley Robinson Kristen Clement Tiffany Woosley Tanya Haave Alexis Hornbuckle Shanna Zolman Michelle Marciniak Tasha Butts Tiffani Johnson Peggy Evans Kyra Elzy Karla Horton Dawn Marsh Kathy Spinks Shelley Sexton Paula Towns Tye’sha Fluker Carla McGhee Kathy O’Neil Lisa Harrison Kellie Jolly Cindy Brogdon

Years 2009-10-11-12 2006-07-08 96-97-98-99 98-99-2000-01 98-99-2000-01 86-87-88-89 2005-06-07-08 92-93-94-95 89-90-91 99-2000-01-02 89-90-91-92 81-82-83-84 87-88-89-90 2002-03-04-05 2000-01-02-03 78-79-80-81 86-87-88-89 92-93-94-95 82-83-84-85 2009-10-11-12 79-80-81 94-95-96-97 93-94-95-96 2000-01-02-03 92-93-94-95 2001-02-03-04 98-99-2000-01 92-93-94-95 81-82-83-84 2005-06-07-08 2003-04-05-06 94-95-96 2001-02-03-04 95-96-97 91-92-93 97-98-2000-01 85-86-87 85-86-87-88 85-86-87-88 84-85-86-87 81-82-83-84 2003-04-05-06 87-89-90 77-78-79-80 90-91-92-93 96-97-98-99 78-79

233 229 228 223 219 216 212 197 196 191 186 184 182 180 177 176 175 172 172 169 159 159 158 152 151 146 142 135 135 132 127 126 126 125 125 120 120 116 114 114 112 100 92 88 87 87 84 81 78 77 76 75 73 72 70 69 59 58 52 47 46 45 43 43 40 39 38 38 37 36 34 34 32 31 29 28 27 24 21 20 20 15 13 12 10 10 10

Kelli Casteel Cindy Ely Kelley Cain Lynne Collins Abby Conklin Holly Warlick Zandra Montgomery Brittany Jackson Suzanne Barbre Sidney Spencer Lisa Webb Alyssia Brewer Nikki Caldwell VICKI BAUGH Jody Adams MEIGHAN SIMMONS Patricia Roberts LaToya Davis Jill Rankin Alex Fuller Loree Moore Laurie Milligan Pat Hatmaker Melissa McCray Brynae Laxton Lea Henry ALICIA MANNING Angie Bjorklund Courtney McDaniel Niya Butts Alberta Auguste Shalon Pillow Teresa Geter Shannon Bobbitt Pam Marr TABER SPANI April McDivitt LaShonda Stephens Debbie Hawhee Regina Clark Susan Clower Cheryl Littlejohn Tammy Larkey Rochone Dilligard Jennifer Tuggle Lisa McGill Jerilynn Harper Ariel Massengale Sybil Dosty BRIANA BASS KAMIKO WILLIAMS Valerie Freeman Dominique Redding Debbie Scott Sherri Fancher Karen Morton Pearl Moore ISABELLE HARRISON Sherry Bostic Marlene Jeter CIERRA BURDICK Misty Greene Jackie Watson Sydney Smallbone Sue Thomas Susie Davis Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood Kris Durham Lauren Avant Pam Cook Michelle Johnson Amy Gamble Cait McMahan Michelle Munoz Tanika Smith Sarah Edwards Amanda Canon Fonda Bondurant Amber Gray Kim Smallwood Linda Ray Tasheika Morris Emily Roberts Melissa Smith Nicci Moats Sabrina Mott Becky Clark

89-90-91-92 78-79-80-81 2009-10-11 81-82-83-84 94-95-96-97 77-78-79-80 78-79 2002-03-04-05 **-**-77-78 2004-05-06-07 84-85-87-88 2009-10-11 91-92-93-94 2008-09-11-12 90-91-92-93 2011-12 77 2001-02-03-04 80 2006-07-08-09 2002-03-04-05 95-96-97-98 81-82-83-84 86-87-88-89 96-97-98 80-81-82-83 2009-10-11-12 2008-09-10-11 2001-02-03-04 97-98-99-2000 2007-08 99-2000-01-02 98-99 2007-08 83-84-85-86 2010-11-12 2000-01-02 97-98-2000 89-90-91-92 89-90-91-92 79-80-81-82 84-85-86-87 82-83 92-93-94 85-86-87-88 77-79 79 2012 2005-06 2009-10-11-12 2010-11-12 84-85 2004-05-06-07 89-90 77-78-79 83 88-90 2012 85-86 91-92 2012 96-97-98 **-**-**-77 2008-09-10-11 **-**-**-77 77-78-79 2005-06 88-89 11 83 93-95 84-85 2007, 09 2002 94 99-2000-01 99-2000-01-02 **-77 2009 96 82-83-84-85 2000 77 90 2007 87 80

80 2006 82-83-84-85 2007 80-81 84 86 81 78 87 78

Rk/145 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Points 3025 2462 2137 2113 1950 1915 1844 1790 1771 1729 1706 1673 1621 1606 1580 1572 1563 1508

87 84 2005-06 96-97-98 2002 80 80 **-**-**-77 **-77 99-2000-01 88-89 2009 93, 95 99-2000-01-02 87 91-92 77 84-85 2007 83 81 94-95 2000 96 **-**-**-77 90 82-83-84-85 82-83-84-85 77-78-79 80-81 2006 86 78 2007 78

Player Years Chamique Holdsclaw 96-97-98-99 Bridgette Gordon 86-87-88-89 Candace Parker 2006-07-08 Tamika Catchings 98-99-2000-01 Kara Lawson 2000-01-02-03 Semeka Randall 98-99-2000-01 SHEKINNA STRICKLEN 2009-10-11-12 Sheila Frost 86-87-88-89 Tanya Haave 81-82-83-84 Mary Ostrowski 81-82-83-84 Shanna Zolman 2003-04-05-06 Shyra Ely 2002-03-04-05 Dana Johnson 92-93-94-95 GLORY JOHNSON 2009-10-11-12 Debbie Groover 78-79-80-81 Nikki McCray 92-93-94-95 Cindy Noble 79-80-81 Gwen Jackson 2000-01-02-03 FOLLOW ON TWITTER @LADYVOL_HOOPS /// WWW.UTLADYVOLS.COM

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 CAREER POINTS

83 2004-05-06-07 85-86 85-86-87-88 79 82-83 77-79 77-78-79 89-90 84-85 92-93-94 2005-06 88-90

99-2000-01-02 89-90-91 89-90-91-92 2008-09-10-11 78-79 82-83-84-85 2005-06-07-08 87-88-89-90 93-94-95-96 94-95-96-97 90-91-92-93 80-81-82-83 81-82-83-84 2005-06-07-08 92-93-94-95 2004-05-06-07 91-92-93 94-95-96 77 95-96-97 94-95-96-97 84-85-86-87 85-86-87 2002-03-04-05 2001-02-03-04 2001-02-03-04 77-78-79-80 96-97-98-99 2003-04-05-06 86-87-88-89 2011-12 **-**-77-78 89-90-91-92 92-93-94-95 98-99-2000-01 2009-10-11 2006-07-08-09 85-86-87-88 91-92-93-94 80 84-85-87-88 2002-03-04-05 77-78-79-80 90-91-92-93 2007-08 2010-11-12 78-79 78-79-80-81 2008-09-11-12 87-89-90 2009-10-11-12 2009-10-11 81-82-83-84 85-86-87-88 97-98-2000-01 2000-01-02 2001-02-03-04 81-82-83-84 85-86-87-88 2010-11-12 2004-05-06-07 98-99 79-80-81-82 89-90-91-92 2007-08 **-**-**-77 95-96-97-98 79 84-85 2001-02-03-04 89-90 89-90-91-92 77-79 99-2000-01-02 84-85-86-87 96-97-98 96-97-98 2008-09-10-11 97-98-2000 97-98-99-2000 83-84-85-86 2009-10-11-12 83 2012 88-89 82-83 2005-06

ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS

Player (FTM-FTA) Years Shanna Zolman (306-334) 2003-04-05-06 Sidney Spencer (163-191) 2004-05-06-07 Kara Lawson (344-406) 2000-01-02-03 Cindy Brogdon (198-236) 78-79 Tiffany Woosley (284-348) 92-93-94-95 Tanya Haave (279-342) 81-82-83-84 Jill Rankin (138-172) 80 Jody Adams (141-177) 90-91-92-93 Abby Conklin (174-219) 94-95-96-97 Tasha Butts (249-314) 2001-02-03-04 Dawn Marsh (213-272) 85-86-87-88 Debbie Groover (356-457) 78-79-80-81 Brittany Jackson (153-197) 2002-03-04-05 Tamika Catchings (471-611) 98-99-2000-01 SHEKINNA STRICKLEN (327-425)2009-10-11-12 Latina Davis (316-411) 93-94-95-96 Cindy Noble (335-436) 79-80-81 Tonya Edwards (371-484) 87-88-89-90 Alex Fuller (128-169) 2006-07-08-09 Kellie Jolly (179-237) 96-97-98-99 Gwen Jackson (345-460) 2000-01-02-03 Melissa McCray (114-152) 86-87-88-89 Patricia Roberts (131-175) 77 Pashen Thompson (318-425) 94-95-96-97 Michelle Marciniak (242-324) 94-95-96 Laurie Milligan (115-159) 95-96-97-98 Meighan Simmons (129-176) 2011-12 Shelia Collins (321-439) 82-83-84-85 Mary Ostrowski (355-491) 81-82-83-84 Dena Head (357-494) 89-90-91-92 VICKI BAUGH (130-180) 2008-09-11-12 Chamique Holdsclaw (523-731) 96-97-98-99 Candace Parker (526-738) 2006-07-08 Semeka Randall (439-618) 98-99-2000-01 Lisa Webb (132-186) 84-85-86-87 Pat Hatmaker (112-158) 81-82-83-84 Nikki McCray (316-448) 92-93-94-95 Tiffani Johnson (215-308) 95-96-97 Paula Towns (182-259) 81-82-83-84 Bridgette Gordon (421-608) 86-87-88-89 Zandra Montgomery (147-212) 78-79 Nikki Caldwell (125-182) 91-92-93-94 Alexis Hornbuckle (229-334) 2005-06-07-08 Vonda Ward (257-379) 92-93-94-95 LaToya Davis (117-172) 2001-02-03 Shyra Ely (323-476) 2002-03-04-05 Kelli Casteel (154-233) 89-90-91-92 Loree Moore (105-159) 2002-03-04-05 Shelley Sexton (170-260) 84-85-86-87 Karla Horton (182-277) 85-86-87 Kristen Clement (233-358) 98-99-2000-01# Nicky Anosike (381-586) 2005-06-07-08 Dana Johnson (377-584) 92-93-94-95 Michelle Snow (327-512) 99-2000-01-02 Tye’sha Fluker (159-250) 2003-04-05-06 Peggy Evans (196-308) 91-92-93 Cindy Ely (144-229) 78-79-80-81 Carla McGhee (156-249) 87-89-90 Sheila Frost (282-452) 86-87-88-89 GLORY JOHNSON (484-784) 2009-10-11-12 Suzanne Barbre (120-196) **-**-77-78 Lisa Harrison (150-246) 90-91-92-93 Kathy O’Neil (151-249) 77-78-79-80 Kathy Spinks (164-271) 85-86-87-88 Lynne Collins (135-223) 81-82-83-84 Alyssia Brewer (107-184) 2009-10-11 Kyra Elzy (164-281) 97-98-2000-01 Holly Warlick (125-216) 77-78-79-80 Daedra Charles (307-539) 89-90-91 Brynae Laxton (84-151) 96-97-98 Kelley Cain (104-228) 2009-10-11 Ashley Robinson (162-362) 2001-02-03-04

Michelle Snow Daedra Charles Dena Head Angie Bjorklund Cindy Brogdon Shelia Collins Alexis Hornbuckle Tonya Edwards Latina Davis Abby Conklin Lisa Harrison Lea Henry Paula Towns Nicky Anosike Tiffany Woosley Sidney Spencer Peggy Evans Michelle Marciniak Patricia Roberts Tiffani Johnson Pashen Thompson Shelley Sexton Karla Horton Brittany Jackson Ashley Robinson Tasha Butts Holly Warlick Kellie Jolly Tye’sha Fluker Melissa McCray MEIGHAN SIMMONS Suzanne Barbre Kelli Casteel Vonda Ward Kristen Clement Kelley Cain Alex Fuller Dawn Marsh Nikki Caldwell Jill Rankin Lisa Webb Loree Moore Kathy O’Neil Jody Adams Shannon Bobbitt TABER SPANI Zandra Montgomery Cindy Ely VICKI BAUGH Carla McGhee Alicia Manning Alyssia Brewer Lynne Collins Kathy Spinks Kyra Elzy April McDivitt LaToya Davis Pat Hatmaker Jennifer Tuggle KAMIKO WILLIAMS Dominique Redding Teresa Geter Susan Clower Regina Clark Alberta Auguste Sue Thomas Laurie Milligan Jerilynn Harper Valerie Freeman Courtney McDaniel Debbie Scott Debbie Hawhee Lisa McGill Shalon Pillow Cheryl Littlejohn Misty Greene Brynae Laxton Sydney Smallbone LaShonda Stephens Niya Butts Pam Marr Briana Bass Karen Morton ARIEL MASSENGALE Kris Durham Tammy Larkey Sybil Dosty

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC

7 8 9 10

FT% .916 .853 .847 .839 .816 .816 .802 .797 .795 .793 .783 .779 .777 .771 .769 .769 .768 .768 .757 .755 .750 .750 .749 .748 .747 .742 .733 .731 .723 .722 .722 .715 .713 .710 .710 .709 .705 .698 .698 .693 .693 .687 .686 .682 .680 .679 .661 .660 .658 .657 .651 .650 .646 .639 .636 .636 .629 .627 .625 .617 .612 .610 .606 .605 .605 .582 .580 .579 .570 .556 .456 .448

1497 1495 1483 1469 1458 1423 1333 1309 1260 1226 1135 1128 1104 1099 1096 1088 1076 1004 987 976 964 955 930 928 919 908 897 894 875 874 871 862 838 835 793 790 765 745 733 730 724 721 717 706 691 661 651 636 631 612 616 599 589 582 563 519 456 452 448 446 428 410 410 387 385 374 367 365 360 354 330 325 295 287 272 271 268 266 264 261 254 253 246 229 223 202 171

NCAA HISTORY

Rk/70 1 2 3 4 5

2007-08 79-80-81-82 2000-01-02 83-84-85-86 98-99 89-90-91-92 2001-02-03-04 84-85-86-87 2007-08 89-90-91-92 80-81-82-83 97-98-2000 99-2000-01-02 97-98-99-2000

PLAYER CAPSULES

 CAREER FT PCT. (150 ATT.)

100-149 ATTEMPTS (inactive) .800 Shannon Bobbitt (100-125) .768 Susan Clower (86-112) .733 April McDivitt (88-120) .720 Pam Marr (90-125) .698 Teresa Geter (88-126) .693 Debbie Hawhee (79-114) .681 Courtney McDaniel (92-135) .680 Cheryl Littlejohn (68-100) .654 Alberta Auguste (83-127) .640 Regina Clark (73-114) .630 Lea Henry (92-146) .621 LaShonda Stephens (72-116) .595 Shalon Pillow (75-126) .568 Niya Butts (75-132) 50-99 ATTEMPTS (inactive) .812 Karen Morton (56-69) .753 Dominique Redding (55-73) .750 Sherry Bostic (39-52) .747 Jennifer Tuggle (65-87) .726 Jerilynn Harper (61-84) .696 Tammy Larkey (64-92) .678 Lisa McGill (59-87) .657 Sherri Fancher (46-70) .597 Debbie Scott (43-72) .560 Valerie Freeman (42-75) .511 Rochene Dilligard (45-88) .500 Sybil Dosty (39-78) .492 Pearl Moore (29-59) 1-49 ATTEMPTS (inactive) 1.000 Gay Townson (2-2) 1.000 Kristie Snyder (4-4) .868 Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood (33-38) .844 Misty Greene (38-45) .806 Michelle Munoz (25-31) .800 Becky Clark (8-10) .800 Bev Curtis (8-10) .800 Sue Thomas (32-40) .792 Fonda Bondurant (19-24) .786 Sarah Edwards (22-28) .763 Kris Durham (29-38) .714 Amber Gray (15-21) .706 Michelle Johnson (24-34) .704 Amanda Canon (19-27) .700 Sabrina Mott (7-10) .681 Marlene Jeter (32-47) .692 Emily Roberts (9-13) .676 Amy Gamble (23-24) .667 Elizabeth Curry (4-6) .667 Pam Cook (24-36) .667 Mina Todd (2-3) .655 Tanika Smith (19-29) .600 Tasheika Morris (9-15) .550 Kim Smallwood (11-20) .512 Jackie Watson (22-43) .500 Melissa Smith (6-12) .500 Linda Ray (10-20) .500 Sonya Cannon (4-8) .462 Susie Davis (18-39) .400 Susan Foulds (2-5) .333 Lindsey Moss (3-9) .333 Lesia Cecil (1-3) .333 Leanne Hance (1-3) .300 Nicci Moats (3-10) .000 Liza Graves (0-2)

SEASON STATISTICS

Bev Curtis Lindsey Moss Sonya Cannon Elizabeth Curry Susan Foulds Kristie Snyder Lesia Cecil Mina Todd Leanne Hance Gay Townson Liza Graves

GAME NOTES

10 9 8 6 5 4 3 3 3 2 2

115

165 162 157 143 140 129 123 123 118 118 117 101 100 98 94 74 71 63 57 56 51 49 43 41 40 35 34 32 24 24 24 17 16 10 8 7 7 6 4 4 4 3 2

CIERRA BURDICK Jackie Watson Sherry Bostic Rochone Dilligard Sherri Fancher Amy Gamble Cait McMahan Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood Michelle Johnson Susie Davis Pearl Moore Michelle Munoz ISABELLE HARRISON Pam Cook Marlene Jeter Amber Gray Emily Roberts Fonda Bondurant Sarah Edwards Lindsey Moss Tasheika Morris Lauren Avant Kim Smallwood Tanika Smith Mina Todd Amanda Canon Melissa Smith Susan Foulds Sonya Cannon Bev Curtis Linda Ray Leanne Hance Becky Clark Gina Bozeman Gay Townson Nicci Moats Sabrina Mott Elizabeth Curry Tamara Carver Kristie Snyder Liza Graves Lesia Cecil Jan Seay

2012 **-**-**-77 85-86 92-93-94 77-78-79 84-85 2007, 09 2005-06 93-95 77-78-79 88-90 2002 2012 83 91-92 2009 77 **-77 99-2000-01 2006 2000 2011 96 94-95 81 99-2000-01-02 90 80-81 82-83-84-85 80 82-83-84-85 78 80 82 87 2007 87 2007 91 84 78 86 78

 CAREER SCORING AVG. (MIN. 30 GAMES) Rk/114 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

116

PPG 29.9 20.8 20.4 19.4 19.2 18.0 16.6 15.2 14.2 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.0 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.1 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.3 8.9

Player Trish Roberts Cindy Brogdon Chamique Holdsclaw Candace Parker Jill Rankin Bridgette Gordon Tamika Catchings Cindy Noble Daedra Charles Tanya Haave Mary Ostrowski Semeka Randall Kara Lawson Shelia Collins SHEKINNA STRICKLEN Suzanne Barbre Sheila Frost Nikki McCray MEIGHAN SIMMONS Dana Johnson Shyra Ely Shanna Zolman GLORY JOHNSON Peggy Evans Debbie Groover Sue Thomas Angie Bjorklund Gwen Jackson Dena Head Michelle Snow Tonya Edwards Tiffany Woosley Zandra Montgomery Jerilynn Harper Alexis Hornbuckle Michelle Marciniak Paula Towns Karla Horton Shannon Bobbitt Latina Davis Tiffani Johnson

Years 77 78-79 96-97-98-99 2006-07-08 80 86-87-88-89 98-99-2000-01 79-80-81 89-90-91 81-82-83-84 81-82-83-84 98-99-2000-01 2000-01-02-03 82-83-84-85 2009-10-11-12 **-**-77-78 86-87-88-89 92-93-94-95 2011-12 92-93-94-95 2002-03-04-05 2003-04-05-06 2009-10-11-12 91-92-93 78-79-80-81 **-**-**-77 2008-09-10-11 2000-01-02-03 89-90-91-92 99-2000-01-02 87-88-89-90 92-93-94-95 78-79 79 2005-06-07-08 94-95-96 81-82-83-84 85-86-87 2007-08 93-94-95-96 95-96-97

8.7 Lisa Harrison 8.6 Kelley Cain 8.6 Abby Conklin 8.5 Shelley Sexton 8.4 Lea Henry 8.2 Sidney Spencer 7.5 Nicky Anosike 7.4 ARIEL MASSENGALE 7.4 Pashen Thompson 7.0 TABER SPANI 7.0 Ashley Robinson 6.9 Alyssia Brewer 6.9 Brittany Jackson 6.8 Kellie Jolly 6.6 Jody Adams 6.68 Vonda Ward 6.5 Kelli Casteel 6.41 Lisa Webb 6.4 Tasha Butts 6.36 Holly Warlick 6.3 Tye’sha Fluker 6.3 Melissa McCray 6.2 Kris Durham 6.2 Valerie Freeman 6.1 Teresa Geter 6.1 Loree Moore 6.1 Carla McGhee 5.9 Lisa McGill 5.8 Kristen Clement 5.8 Nikki Caldwell 5.8 VICKI BAUGH 5.6 Dawn Marsh 5.5 Alex Fuller 5.2 Kathy O’Neil 5.1 Alberta Auguste 5.03 April McDivitt 5.0 Cindy Ely 4.9 CIERRA BURDICK 4.9 Kamiko Williams 4.9 Jackie Watson 4.8 Tammy Larkey 4.7 Lynne Collins 4.7 Debbie Scott 4.7 Kathy Spinks 4.6 Jennifer Tuggle 4.5 Alicia Manning 4.4 Kyra Elzy 3.6 LaToya Davis 3.6 Laurie Milligan 3.6 Regina Clark 3.5 Courtney McDaniel 3.5 Pat Hatmaker 3.3 ISABELLE HARRISON 3.3 Dominique Redding 3.3 Misty Greene 3.1 Michelle Johnson 3.1 Sherry Bostic 3.1 Amy Gamble 3.0 Debbie Hawhee 3.0 Pearl Moore 2.95 Susan Clower 2.87 LaShonda Stephens 2.8 Cait McMahan 2.8 Sybil Dosty 2.7 Shalon Pillow 2.7 Brynae Laxton 2.5 Sydney Smallbone 2.31 Cheryl Littlejohn 2.3 Niya Butts 2.3 Rochone Dilligard 2.2 BRIANA BASS 2.1 Fonda Bondurant 1.9 Pam Marr 1.710 Susie Davis 1.707 Sherri Fancher 1.6 Sarah Edwards 1.1 Tanika Smith 0.8 Amanda Canon 1-29 GAMES (inactive) 11.7 Karen Morton 5.6 Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood 4.5 Mina Todd 4.0 Bev Curtis 3.8 Pam Cook 3.7 Michelle Munoz 3.2 Marlene Jeter 2.8 Emily Roberts

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

90-91-92-93 2009-10-11 94-95-96-97 84-85-86-87 80-81-82-83 2004-05-06-07 2005-06-07-08 2012 94-95-96-97 2010-11-12 2001-02-03-04 2009-10-11 2002-03-04-05 96-97-98-99 90-91-92-93 92-93-94-95 89-90-91-92 84-85-87-88 2001-02-03-04 77-78-79-80 2003-04-05-06 86-87-88-89 88-89 84-85 98-99 2002-03-04-05 87-89-90 77-79 98-99-2000-01 91-92-93-94 2008-09-11-12 85-86-87-88 2006-07-08-09 77-78-79-80 2007-08 2000-01-02 78-79-80-81 2012 2010-11-12 **-**-**-77 82-83 81-82-83-84 89-90 85-86-87-88 85-86-87-88 2009-10-11-12 97-98-2000-01 2001-02-03-04 95-96-97-98 89-90-91-92 2001-02-03-04 81-82-83-84 2012 2004-05-06-07 96-97-98 93-95 85-86 84-85 89-90-91-92 88-90 79-80-81-82 97-98-2000 2007, 09 2005-06 99-2000-01-02 96-97-98 2008-09-10-11 84-85-86-87 97-98-99-2000 92-93-94 2009-10-11-12 **-77 83-84-85-86 77-78-79 77-78-79 99-2000-01 94-95 99-2000-01-02 83 2005-06 81 80 83 2002 91-92 77

2.7 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.10 1.1 1.1 1.0 .80 .80 .70 .7 .67 .8 .4 .3

Amber Gray Tasheika Morris Lindsey Moss Kim Smallwood Becky Clark Michelle Johnson Melissa Smith Gina Bozeman Leanne Hance Susan Foulds Sonya Cannon Linda Ray Tamara Carver Gay Townson Lesia Cecil Sabrina Mott Kristie Snyder Jan Seay Nicci Moats Elizabeth Curry Liza Graves

2009 2000 2006 96 80 93 90 82 78 80-81 82-83-84-85 82-83-84-85 91 87 86 87 84 78 2007 2007 78

 CAREER REBOUNDS Rank/143 Rebounds Player 1 1295 Chamique Holdsclaw 2 1197 GLORY JOHNSON 3 1043 Sheila Frost 4 1004 Tamika Catchings 5 994 Mary Ostrowski 6 972 Candace Parker 7 957 Debbie Groover 8 940 Shyra Ely 9 915 Bridgette Gordon 10 914 Nicky Anosike 888 Michelle Snow 885 Shekinna Stricklen 884 Dana Johnson 858 Daedra Charles 816 Pashen Thompson 811 Lisa Harrison 786 Gwen Jackson 766 Karla Horton 753 Tanya Haave 752 Paula Towns 740 Alexis Hornbuckle 740 Tiffani Johnson 730 Cindy Noble 716 Semeka Randall 695 Vonda Ward 671 Nikki McCray 670 Ashley Robinson 640 Dena Head 628 Shelia Collins 621 Kara Lawson 593 Cindy Ely 572 Peggy Evans 570 Kelley Cain 557 Abby Conklin 555 Tye’sha Fluker 550 VICKI BAUGH 547 ALICIA MANNING 545 Latina Davis 540 Tasha Butts 527 Alex Fuller 516 Carla McGhee 501 Sidney Spencer 493 Holly Warlick 482 Kathy O’Neil 467 Patricia Roberts 462 Lisa Webb 448 Loree Moore 434 Kelli Casteel 423 Cindy Brogdon 419 Tonya Edwards 396 Alyssia Brewer 381 Angie Bjorklund 376 Melissa McCray 375 Kyra Elzy 372 Lynne Collins 365 Kathy Spinks 362 Shanna Zolman 330 Kristen Clement 317 Teresa Geter 311 Zandra Montgomery 310 TABER SPANI 283 Shelley Sexton 277 Nikki Caldwell

Years 96-97-98-99 2009-10-11-12 86-87-88-89 98-99-2000-01 81-82-83-84 2006-07-08 78-79-80-81 2002-03-04-05 86-87-88-89 2005-06-07-08 99-2000-01-02 2009-10-11-12 92-93-94-95 89-90-91 94-95-96-97 90-91-92-93 2000-01-02-03 85-86-87 81-82-83-84 81-82-83-84 2005-06-07-08 95-96-97 79-80-81 98-99-2000-01 92-93-94-95 92-93-94-95 2001-02-03-04 89-90-91-92 82-83-84-85 2000-01-02-03 78-79-80-81 91-92-93 2009-10-11 94-95-96-97 2003-04-05-06 2008-09-11-12 2009-10-11-12 93-94-95-96 2001-02-03-04 2006-07-08-09 87-89-90 2004-05-06-07 77-78-79-80 77-78-79-80 77 84-85-87-88 2002-03-04-05 89-90-91-92 78-79 87-88-89-90 2009-10-11 2008-09-10-11 86-87-88-89 97-98-2000-01 81-82-83-84 85-86-87-88 2003-04-05-06 98-99-2000-01 98-99 78-79 2010-11-12 84-85-86-87 91-92-93-94

 CAREER REBOUND AVG. (MIN. 30 GAMES)

LADY VOLS IN THE SEC ALL-TIME TOP-10 LISTS TENNESSEE IN THE NEWS

2.2 Brynae Laxton 96-97-98 2.2 Tiffany Woosley 92-93-94-95 Player Years 2.2 Nikki Caldwell 91-92-93-94 Trish Roberts 77 2.16 LaShonda Stephens 97-98-2000 Candace Parker 2006-07-08 2.1 LaToya Davis 2001-02-03-04 Chamique Holdsclaw 96-97-98-99 1.92 Kellie Jolly 96-97-98-99 GLORY JOHNSON 2009-10-11-12 1.9 Brittany Jackson 2002-03-04-05 Daedra Charles 89-90-91 1.9 Debbie Scott 89-90 Mary Ostrowski 81-82-83-84 1.9 Sherry Bostic 85-86 Tamika Catchings 98-99-2000-01 1.85 Susan Clower 79-80-81-82 Karla Horton 85-86-87 1.83 Lea Henry 80-81-82-83 Sheila Frost 86-87-88-89 1.712 Dawn Marsh 85-86-87-88 Jill Rankin 80 1.7 Rochone Dilligard 92-93-94 Cindy Noble 79-80-81 1.7 Jody Adams 90-91-92-93 Debbie Groover 78-79-80-81 1.7 Debbie Hawhee 89-90-91-92 Shyra Ely 2002-03-04-05 1.51 Susie Davis 77-78-79 Tiffani Johnson 95-96-97 1.5 Shalon Pillow 99-2000-01-02 Dana Johnson 92-93-94-95 1.5 April McDivitt 2000-01-02 Bridgette Gordon 86-87-88-89 1.5 Cheryl Littlejohn 84-85-86-87 Paula Towns 81-82-83-84 1.4 Regina Clark 89-90-91-92 Michelle Snow 99-2000-01-02 1.4 Kris Durham 88-89 SHEKINNA STRICKLEN 2009-10-11-12 1.4 Pat Hatmaker 81-82-83-84 Nicky Anosike 2005-06-07-08 1.3 Dominique Redding 2004-05-06-07 Pashen Thompson 94-95-96-97 1.2 Niya Butts 97-98-99-2000 Kelley Cain 2009-10-11 1.2 Cait McMahan 2007, 09 Lisa Harrison 90-91-92-93 1.1 Misty Greene 96-97-98 Peggy Evans 91-92-93 1.1 Laurie Milligan 95-96-97-98 Sue Thomas **-**-**-77 1.0 Pam Marr 83-84-85-86 Cindy Brogdon 78-79 .96 Sherri Fancher 77-78-79 Shelia Collins 82-83-84-85 0.9 Sydney Smallbone 2008-09-10-11 Tanya Haave 81-82-83-84 0.9 Fonda Bondurant **-77 Gwen Jackson 2000-01-02-03 0.8 Briana Bass 2009-10-11-12 Vonda Ward 92-93-94-95 0.6 Tanika Smith 94-95 Alexis Hornbuckle 2005-06-07-08 0.4 Sarah Edwards 99-2000-01 Nikki McCray 92-93-94-95 0.4 Amanda Canon 99-2000-01-02 Carla McGhee 87-89-90 1-29 GAMES (inactive) Ashley Robinson 2001-02-03-04 5.5 Karen Morton 83 Semeka Randall 98-99-2000-01 2.320 Emily Roberts 77 VICKI BAUGH 2008-09-11-12 2.2 Marlene Jeter 91-92 Zandra Montgomery 78-79 2.1 Pam Cook 83 Teresa Geter 98-99 2.0 Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood 2005-06 Dena Head 89-90-91-92 2.0 Michelle Munoz 2002 Cindy Ely 78-79-80-81 2.0 Mina Todd 81 Alyssia Brewer 2009-10-11 2.0 Bev Curtis 80 Jerilynn Harper 79 1.9 Amber Gray 2009 Lisa McGill 77-79 1.4 Kim Smallwood 96 Kara Lawson 2000-01-02-03 1.2 Melissa Smith 90 Suzanne Barbre **-**-77-78 1.1 Leanne Hance 78 Lisa Webb 84-85-87-88 1.0 Linda Ray 82-83-84-85 Tye’sha Fluker 2003-04-05-06 1.0 Susan Foulds 80-81 Latina Davis 93-94-95-96 1.0 Becky Clark 80 Alicia Manning 2009-10-11-12 .9 Nicci Moats 2007 Abby Conklin 94-95-96-97 .8 Tasheika Morris 2000 Sidney Spencer 2004-05-06-07 .7 Lindsey Moss 2006 Loree Moore 2002-03-04-05 .5 Sonya Cannon 82-83-84-85 Tasha Butts 2001-02-03-04 .5 Liza Graves 78 Jackie Watson **-**-**-77 .400 Sabrina Mott 87 Alex Fuller 2006-07-08-09 .4 Gina Bozeman 82 Tammy Larkey 82-83 .30 Lesia Cecil 86 Kathy O’Neil 77-78-79-80 .3 Kristie Snyder 84 Tonya Edwards 87-88-89-90 .250 Tamara Carver 91 Valerie Freeman 84-85 .200 Gay Townson 87 Holly Warlick 77-78-79-80 .100 Abby Canon 2005 Kelli Casteel 89-90-91-92 .100 Aubrey Guastalli 2005 TABER SPANI 2010-11-12 Amy Gamble 84-85 Lynne Collins 81-82-83-84 Kyra Elzy 97-98-2000-01  CAREER ASSISTS CIERRA BURDICK 2012 Rk/141 Assts. Player Years Angie Bjorklund 2008-09-10-11 1 755 Dawn Marsh 85-86-87-88 Kathy Spinks 85-86-87-88 2 673 Holly Warlick 77-78-79-80 Michelle Johnson 95 3 587 Lea Henry 80-81-82-83 ISABELLE HARRISON 2012 4 503 Alexis Hornbuckle 2005-06-07-08 Melissa McCray 86-87-88-89 5 456 Kara Lawson 2000-01-02-03 Sybil Dosty 2005-06 6 452 Kellie Jolly 96-97-98-99 Courtney McDaniel 2001-02-03-04 7 449 Michelle Marciniak 94-95-96 Pearl Moore 88-90 8 439 Dena Head 89-90-91-92 Alberta Auguste 2007-08 9 429 Kristen Clement 98-99-2000-01 Shanna Zolman 2003-04-05-06 10 422 Loree Moore 2002-03-04-05 Michelle Marciniak 94-95-96 385 Chamique Holdsclaw 96-97-98-99 Shelley Sexton 84-85-86-87 367 SHEKINNA STRICKLEN 2009-10-11-12 Ariel Massengale 2012 365 Tonya Edwards 87-88-89-90 Kamiko Williams 2010-11-12 356 Pam Marr 83-84-85-86 Meighan Simmons 2011-12 338 Tamika Catchings 98-99-2000-01 Kristen Clement 98-99-2000-01 330 Mary Ostrowski 81-82-83-84 Jennifer Tuggle 85-86-87-88 329 Pat Hatmaker 81-82-83-84 Shannon Bobbitt 2007-08 FOLLOW ON TWITTER @LADYVOL_HOOPS /// WWW.UTLADYVOLS.COM

NCAA HISTORY

Rk/116 RPG 1 14.2 2 8.8 8.8 4 8.6 8.2 6 8.0 7 7.9 8 7.7 9 7.6 10 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.65 6.6 6.5 6.5 20 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.06 6.04 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.56 5.4 5.29 5.109 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.79 4.7 4.7 4.63 4.6 4.60 4.58 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3

PLAYER CAPSULES

80 2001-02-03-04 2001-02-03-04 **-**-77-78 94-95-96 79-80-81-82 2002-03-04-05 96-97-98-99 80-81-82-83 85-86-87-88 92-93-94-95 77-79 85-86-87-88 2010-11-12 96-97-98 84-85 **-**-**-77 97-98-2000 2007-08 90-91-92-93 89-90-91-92 84-85-86-87 81-82-83-84 2011-12 79 2004-05-06-07 2005-06 2007-08 99-2000-01-02 2000-01-02 89-90-91-92 82-83 97-98-99-2000 89-90 84-85 83-84-85-86 **-**-**-77 95-96-97-98 83 92-93-94 88-90 93-95 77-78-79 2012 85-86 96-97-98 2009-10-11-12 2008-09-10-11 2012 77-78-79 2012 91-92 77 83 2007, 09 2002 2009 88-89 2005-06 96 90 80-81 **-77 2011 94-95 2006 82-83-84-85 2000 81 99-2000-01-02 99-2000-01 78 82-83-84-85 80 80 2007 78 87 82 87 84 2005 2005 91 86

SEASON STATISTICS

Jill Rankin Courtney McDaniel LaToya Davis Suzanne Barbre Michelle Marciniak Susan Clower Brittany Jackson Kellie Jolly Lea Henry Jennifer Tuggle Tiffany Woosley Lisa McGill Dawn Marsh KAMIKO WILLIAMS Brynae Laxton Valerie Freeman Sue Thomas LaShonda Stephens Alberta Auguste Jody Adams Debbie Hawhee Cheryl Littlejohn Pat Hatmaker MEIGHAN SIMMONS Jerilynn Harper Dominique Redding Sybil Dosty Shannon Bobbitt Shalon Pillow April McDivitt Regina Clark Tammy Larkey Niya Butts Debbie Scott Amy Gamble Pam Marr Jackie Watson Laurie Milligan Karen Morton Rochone Dilligard Pearl Moore Michelle Johnson Susie Davis CIERRA BURDICK Sherry Bostic Misty Greene BRIANA BASS Sydney Smallbone ISABELLE HARRISON Sherri Fancher Ariel Massengale Marlene Jeter Emily Roberts Pam Cook Cait McMahan Michelle Munoz Amber Gray Kris Durham Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood Kim Smallwood Melissa Smith Susan Foulds Fonda Bondurant Lauren Avant Tanika Smith Lindsey Moss Linda Ray Tasheika Morris Mina Todd Amanda Canon Sarah Edwards Leanne Hance Sonya Cannon Bev Curtis Becky Clark Nicci Moats Liza Graves Sabrina Mott Gina Bozeman Gay Townson Kristie Snyder Abby Canon Aubrey Guastalli Tamara Carver Lesia Cecil

GAME NOTES

277 273 269 266 265 257 253 252 245 231 229 229 223 221 214 205 200 199 195 185 180 175 175 172 170 168 168 167 164 151 151 150 136 133 132 131 125 115 115 110 107 106 104 98 98 94 94 93 81 79 74 63 58 55 54 53 51 49 43 30 30 29 26 25 22 20 20 18 18 16 15 15 12 12 10 8 7 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1

117

320 312 295 294 289 288 287 278 271 267 265 264 264 263 261 260 250 247 246 236 225 222 216 214 197 196 194 156 155 150 147 139 137 136 136 131 130 126 124 117 113 111 111 108 103 101 96 93 90 85 82 79 79 76 75 74 71 71 69 69 68 66 66 63 63 59 59 59 59 58 54 54 54 49 43 42 41 41 40 38 38 38 38 37 35 34 34 118

Susan Clower Shanna Zolman Debbie Groover Angie Bjorklund Bridgette Gordon Melissa McCray Candace Parker Shelley Sexton Tanya Haave Shelia Collins Nikki Caldwell Tiffany Woosley Lisa Harrison Jody Adams Cindy Brogdon Latina Davis Tasha Butts Nikki McCray Nicky Anosike Semeka Randall Laurie Milligan Shannon Bobbitt ALICIA MANNING Suzanne Barbre Cindy Ely April McDivitt Shyra Ely ARIEL MASSENGALE Kyra Elzy MEIGHAN SIMMONS Brittany Jackson Kamiko Williams LaToya Davis Sidney Spencer GLORY JOHNSON BRIANA BASS Alex Fuller TABER SPANI Kathy O’Neil Carla McGhee Karla Horton Ashley Robinson Abby Conklin Gwen Jackson Lynne Collins Alberta Auguste Sheila Frost Daedra Charles Regina Clark Kris Durham VICKI BAUGH Cindy Noble Valerie Freeman Debbie Hawhee Peggy Evans Zandra Montgomery Alyssia Brewer Michelle Snow Sydney Smallbone Tiffani Johnson Vonda Ward Debbie Scott Jennifer Tuggle Tye’sha Fluker Pashen Thompson Kelley Cain Cait McMahan Dominique Redding Teresa Geter Lisa Webb Niya Butts Patricia Roberts Jackie Watson Lisa McGill Kathy Spinks Brynae Laxton Misty Greene Dana Johnson Sherri Fancher Kelli Casteel Sherry Bostic Jerilynn Harper Sue Thomas Cheryl Littlejohn Fonda Bondurant CIERRA BURDICK Jill Rankin

79-80-81-82 2003-04-05-06 78-79-80-81 2008-09-10-11 86-87-88-89 86-87-88-89 2006-07-08 84-85-86-87 81-82-83-84 82-83-84-85 91-92-93-94 92-93-94-95 90-91-92-93 90-91-92-93 78-79 93-94-95-96 2001-02-03-04 92-93-94-95 2005-06-07-08 98-99-2000-01 95-96-97-98 2007-08 2009-10-11-12 **-**-77-78 78-79-80-81 2000-01-02 2002-03-04-05 2012 97-98-2000-01 2011-12 2002-03-04-05 2010-11-12 2001-02-03-04 2004-05-06-07 2009-10-11-12 2009-10-11-12 2006-07-08-09 2010-11-12 77-78-79-80 87-89-90 85-86-87 2001-02-03-04 94-95-96-97 2000-01-02-03 81-82-83-84 2007-08 86-87-88-89 89-90-91 89-90-91-92 88-89 2008-09-11-12 79-80-81 84-85 89-90-91-92 91-92-93 78-79 2009-10-11 99-2000-01-02 2008-09-10-11 95-96-97 92-93-94-95 89-90 85-86-87-88 2003-04-05-06 94-95-96-97 2009-10-11 2007, 09 2004-05-06-07 98-99 84-85-87-88 97-98-99-2000 77 **-**-**-77 77-79 85-86-87-88 96-97-98 96-97-98 92-93-94-95 77-78-79 89-90-91-92 85-86 79 **-**-**-77 84-85-86-87 **-77 2012 80

31 26 24 22 21 21 20 19 17 16 15 13 12 12 11 10 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

Sa’de Wiley-Gatewoode Courtney McDaniel Lindsey Moss Paula Towns Michelle Johnson Pam Cook Susie Davis Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood Amy Gamble Sybil Dosty Rochone Dilligard Shalon Pillow LaShonda Stephens Mina Todd Marlene Jeter Tanika Smith Amber Gray Liza Graves Lauren Avant Karen Morton Pearl Moore Leanne Hance Michelle Munoz Amanda Canon Sarah Edwards Susan Foulds Tammy Larkey ISABELLE HARRISON Abby Canon Sonya Cannon Becky Clark Tasheika Morris Melissa Smith Sabrina Mott Linda Ray Kristie Snyder Gina Bozeman Gay Townson Bev Curtis Jan Seay

2005-06 2001-02-03-04 2006 81-82-83-84 93-95 83 77-78-79 2005 84-85 2005-06 92-93-94 99-2000-01-02 97-98-2000 81 91-92 94-95 2009 78 11 83 88-90 78 2002 99-2000-01-02 99-2000-01 80-81 82-83 2012 2005 82-83-84-85 80 2000 90 87 82-83-84-85 84 82 87 80 78

 CAREER ASSIST AVG. (30 GAMES) Rk/112 APG Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

5.7 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.3 3.7 3.64 3.58 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.19 3.16 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.680 2.67 2.61 2.61 2.6 2.59 2.55 2.51 2.48 2.4 2.3 2.22 2.2 2.2 2.17 2.17 2.13 2.11 2.09 2.08 1.96 1.9 1.89 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7

LADY VOL BASKETBALL /// 2012 POSTSEASON SUPPLEMENT

Dawn Marsh ARIEL MASSENGALE Holly Warlick Lea Henry Michelle Marciniak Cindy Brogdon Alexis Hornbuckle Loree Moore Kellie Jolly Dena Head Suzanne Barbre Kara Lawson Kristen Clement Shannon Bobbitt Tonya Edwards Pam Marr Tamika Catchings Mary Ostrowski SHEKINNA STRICKLEN Candace Parker Chamique Holdsclaw Shelia Collins Pat Hatmaker Tiffany Woosley Shelley Sexton Jody Adams Kris Durham Susan Clower Laurie Milligan Angie Bjorklund Bridgette Gordon Meighan Simmons Shanna Zolman Tanya Haave Nikki Caldwell Lisa Harrison Melissa McCray Nikki McCray Latina Davis April McDivitt Tasha Butts Nicky Anosike Semeka Randall Jackie Watson

Years

85-86-87-88 2012 77-78-79-80 80-81-82-83 94-95-96 78-79 2005-06-07-08 2002-03-04-05 96-97-98-99 89-90-91-92 **-**-77-78 2000-01-02-03 98-99-2000-01 2007-08 87-88-89-90 83-84-85-86 98-99-2000-01 81-82-83-84 2009-10-11-12 2006-07-08 96-97-98-99 82-83-84-85 81-82-83-84 92-93-94-95 84-85-86-87 90-91-92-93 88-89 79-80-81-82 95-96-97-98 2008-09-10-11 86-87-88-89 2011-12 2003-04-05-06 81-82-83-84 91-92-93-94 90-91-92-93 86-87-88-89 92-93-94-95 93-94-95-96 2000-01-02 2001-02-03-04 2005-06-07-08 98-99-2000-01 **-**-**-77

1.6 Patricia Roberts 1.6 ALICIA MANNING 1.57 KAMIKO WILLIAMS 1.5 Cindy Ely 1.4 Shyra Ely 1.35 Alberta Auguste 1.3 Cait McMahan 1.3 Valerie Freeman 1.3 TABER SPANI 1.2 Kyra Elzy 1.17 Fonda Bondurant 1.162 Karla Horton 1.158 Carla McGhee 1.15 Sue Thomas 1.14 BRIANA BASS 1.1 Brittany Jackson 1.1 LaToya Davis 1.1 Zandra Montgomery 1.06 CIERRA BURDICK 1.03 Jerilynn Harper 1.02 Sidney Spencer .99 Glory Johnson .96 Debbie Scott .94 Alex Fuller .914 Daedra Charles .905 Kathy O’Neil .9 Jill Rankin .88 Teresa Geter .853 Regina Clark .849 Lynne Collins .84 Ashley Robinson .82 Alyssia Brewer .80 Peggy Evans .79 Gwen Jackson .776 Abby Conklin .767 Cindy Noble .766 Debbie Hawhee .75 Sherry Bostic .738 Vicki Baugh .7 Sheila Frost .68 Jennifer Tuggle .65 Sydney Smallbone .64 Kelley Cain .6 Tiffani Johnson .560 Vonda Ward .552 Michelle Johnson .518 Michelle Snow .5 Pashen Thompson .5 Lisa Webb .48 Misty Greene .47 Niya Butts . .45 Dominique Redding .45 Tye’sha Fluker .43 Brynae Laxton .41 Amy Gamble .36 Cheryl Littlejohn .344 Kathy Spinks .33 Dana Johnson .3 Kelli Casteel .29 Susie Davis .26 Sybil Dosty .26 Courtney McDaniel .26 Tanika Smith .24 Rochone Dilligard .20 Paula Towns .179 Pearl Moore .13 LaShonda Stephens .1 Tammy Larkey .17 Sarah Edwards .14 Amanda Canon .12 Shalon Pillow .103 Isabelle Harrison 1-29 GAMES (inactive) 1.41 Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood 1.333 Mina Todd .86 Lindsey Moss .852 Pam Cook .476 Karen Morton .448 Marlene Jeter .429 Abby Canon .370 Amber Gray .333 Kristie Snyder .333 Jan Seay .300 Becky Clark .250 Gina Bozeman .220 Michelle Munoz .207 Susan Foulds

77 2009-10-11-12 2010-11-12 78-79-80-81 2002-03-04-05 2007-08 2007, 09 84-85 2010-11-12 97-98-2000-01 **-77 85-86-87 87-89-90 **-**-**-77 2009-10-11-12 2002-03-04-05 2001-02-03-04 78-79 2012 79 2004-05-06-07 2009-10-11-12 89-90 2006-07-08-09 89-90-91 77-78-79-80 80 98-99 89-90-91-92 81-82-83-84 2001-02-03-04 2009-10-11 91-92-93 2000-01-02-03 94-95-96-97 79-80-81 89-90-91-92 85-86 2008-09-11-12 86-87-88-89 85-86-87-88 2008-09-10-11 2009-10-11 95-96-97 92-93-94-95 93-95 99-2000-01-02 94-95-96-97 84-85-87-88 96-97-98 97-98-99-2000 2004-05-06-07 2003-04-05-06 96-97-98 84-85 84-85-86-87 85-86-87-88 92-93-94-95 89-90-91-92 77-78-79 2005-06 2001-02-03-04 94-95 92-93-94 81-82-83-84 88-90 97-98-2000 82-83 99-2000-01 99-2000-01-02 99-2000-01-02 2012 2005-06 81 2006 83 83 91-92 2005 2009 84 78 80 82 2002 80-81

 CAREER BLOCKED SHOTS Rk/121 Blocks Player

Years

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

373 336 311 305 289 286 280 278 250 234 227 226 214 213 212 212 208 203 198 196 195 190 179 178 175 174 167 165 154 151 147 135 134 130 130 128 125

Years

Alexis Hornbuckle Bridgette Gordon Tamika Catchings Chamique Holdsclaw Nikki McCray Semeka Randall Loree Moore Shelia Collins Holly Warlick Michelle Marciniak Lea Henry Tonya Edwards Dena Head Nicky Anosike Sheila Frost Mary Ostrowski Candace Parker Debbie Groover Latina Davis Kristen Clement Dawn Marsh SHEKINNA STRICKLEN Daedra Charles Kellie Jolly GLORY JOHNSON Kara Lawson Shyra Ely Lisa Harrison Pat Hatmaker Cindy Noble Kyra Elzy Shelley Sexton Tanya Haave Shanna Zolman ALICIA MANNING Dana Johnson Susan Clower

2005-06-07-08 86-87-88-89 98-99-2000-01 96-97-98-99 92-93-94-95 98-99-2000-01 2002-03-04-05 82-83-84-85 **-**-79-80 94-95-96 80-81-82-83 87-88-89-90 89-90-91-92 2005-06-07-08 86-87-88-89 81-82-83-84 2006-07-08 **-79-80-81 93-94-95-96 98-99-2000-01 85-86-87-88 2009-10-11-12 89-90-91 96-97-98-99 2009-10-11-12 2000-01-02-03 2002-03-04-05 90-91-92-93 81-82-83-84 79-80-81 97-98-2000-01 84-85-86-87 81-82-83-84 2003-04-05-06 2009-10-11-12 92-93-94-95 79-80-81-82

Melissa McCray Tiffany Woosley Angie Bjorklund Shannon Bobbitt Tasha Butts April McDivitt Peggy Evans Carla McGhee Paula Towns LaToya Davis Pashen Thompson Karla Horton Gwen Jackson Pam Marr Cindy Ely Jody Adams Michelle Snow Sidney Spencer Alberta Auguste Ashley Robinson Abby Conklin Cindy Brogdon Alex Fuller Kathy O’Neil Nikki Caldwell Laurie Milligan Lynne Collins Brittany Jackson Lisa Webb Teresa Geter Tiffani Johnson KAMIKO WILLIAMS Tye’sha Fluker Vonda Ward Debbie Scott BRIANA BASS VICKI BAUGH Valerie Freeman MEIGHAN SIMMONS Kathy Spinks Kelli Casteel Regina Clark Zandra Montgomery Kelley Cain Alyssia Brewer ARIEL MASSENGALE Brynae Laxton Jennifer Tuggle Niya Butts Jill Rankin TABER SPANI Courtney McDaniel Sherry Bostic LaShonda Stephens Debbie Hawhee Cheryl Littlejohn Sydney Smallbone Amy Gamble Cait McMahan Jerilynn Harper Dominique Redding Misty Greene Rochone Dilligard Sa’de Wiley-Gatewood Shalon Pillow Karen Morton Sybil Dosty Kris Durham Michelle Johnson Pearl Moore Pam Cook Tammy Larkey Lauren Avant Marlene Jeter CIERRA BURDICK Sherri Fancher Mina Todd ISABELLE HARRISON Michelle Munoz Lisa McGill Amber Gray Amanda Canon Sarah Edwards Tanika Smith Susan Foulds Susie Davis Lindsey Moss

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Offense will need to improve to keep journey moving By John Adams, Knoxville News Sentinel March 20, 2012 ROSEMONT, Ill. — No one can accuse Tennessee of being inconsistent in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. The Lady Vols demonstrated the same qualities, both good and bad, in Monday night’s secondround victory over DePaul as they did in a firstound victory over UT Martin two days earlier at Allstate Arena. UT combined stifling defense with a disjointed offense in a 63-48 victory over DePaul. The same elements were apparent in Saturday’s 72-49 victory over UT Martin. Individual similarities were evident as well. Glory Johnson dominated the rebounding, and Meighan Simmons provided an offensive boost off the bench. Johnson had 21 rebounds against DePaul, and Simmons scored 12 of her 13 points in the first half when the rest of the UT offense was struggling terribly. Johnson had 12 rebounds, and Simmons scored a game-high 20 poiints against UT Martin.

Warlick said. “At the beginning of year, people were setting records scoring 3s against us.” DePaul made just three of 17 3-point attempts against the Lady Vols. UT Martin wasn’t much better (4-for-20). Changing defenses also has worked to UT’s advantage lately. It opened in a man-to-man defense against UT Martin but made a last-minute decision to employ a zone at the outset against DePaul. “When we got to the gym, the coaches talked, and we made a decision to go with (the zone),” Warlick said. The strategy worked. And if UT’s offense had enjoyed anything close to comparable success, the game would have been out of DePaul’s reach by halftime. Instead, the Blue Demons trailed by only five points at the half. UT committed 11 first-half turnovers, but that was hardly its only offensive shortcoming. As in the game against UT Martin, the Lady Vols struggled getting the ball to Johnson inside. And once again, they failed to compensate by hitting from the perimeter. But their defense made up for it.

The opponents accounted for the most obvious differences in the two games. DePaul, which used only seven players, proved to be as tough a team as UT has faced all season. Despite their lack of depth and physical limitations, the Blue Demons trailed by only seven points with 2:21 to play.

They also will have to get more from their offense.

“We didn’t have a great shooting night, but when we needed stops, we got them,” UT associate head coach Holly Warlick said in summing up the outcome.

Lady Vols credit Glory Johnson’s drive By Dan Fleser, Knoxville News Sentinel March 20, 2012

UT’s advantage from start to finish was on defense. The Lady Vols held DePaul to 31.3 percent from the field. Their defensive upgrade is the main reason for them to be confident as the advance to the Sweet 16 round of the tournament.

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Tennessee’s Glory Johnson missed seven of nine shot attempts and committed five turnovers Monday night.

In the last five games — three in the SEC tournament and two in the NCAA tournament — UT opponents have made only 33.4 percent of their shots. That contrasts sharply with their worst outings of the regular season during which inadequate defense was a prime culprit in their downfall.

Yet Lady Vols assistant coach Dean Lockwood thought that the senior forward had a signature game in a 63-48 NCAA women’s basketball tournament victory over DePaul at Allstate Arena. Her 21 rebounds were reason enough to see the bigger picture. But the manner in which she gathered her career-high haul also inspired Lockwood’s depiction.

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“They are a very, very good defensive team,” DePaul coach Doug Bruno said. “For them to continue to (advance in the tournament), they will have to be a signature Tennessee defensive team.”

the Sweet 16 of the Des Moines (Iowa) Regional. UT will face Kansas on Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena at noon (TV: ESPN). The 11th-seeded Jayhawks upset third-seeded Delaware 70-64 on Tuesday night. Johnson’s rebounding total surpassed her previous best by three and was the fourth best single-game effort in program history. Only Patrica Roberts, Daedra Charles and Karla Horton have had more. Roberts grabbed 24 while Charles and Horton each had 22. Charles’ haul against Southwest Missouri State in 1991 was the only other to occur during an NCAA tournament game. Tennessee freshman Cierra Burdick was effusive in referring to Johnson as “a warrior” after Monday’s victory. She was relieved to call her a teammate as well. “I know I’d hate having to go up against her,” Burdick said. She essentially found out what that was like firsthand on Monday. There also were bruises with Johnson’s name on them and Burdick had one. It happened when they both refused to relinquish a rebound and tumbled to the court, resulting in a traveling violation. “We both had the ball,” Burdick said. “I honestly don’t know what happened. I just remember grabbing the ball and falling backward into somebody’s lap.” Johnson was very aware of what was not happening with her offensive game and responded accordingly. “My team relies on me to be a presence in the paint and when I’m not scoring offensively, I try to do my best to rebound offensively and defensively,” she said. “I know that’s something I can control. That’s effort. That’s heart. So I try to put as much effort and heart into rebounding and playing defense.” In so doing, Johnson relied on some advice that Lockwood and the other coaches dispense regularly to players of Johnson’s pedigree. “Great players find a way to impact the game,” Lockwood said. “Glory, I would put in the category of a great player.

“She really, really went up like the ball had her name on it,” he said. “She gets in that zone where she goes after every ball like it’s her ball, like she owns it.”

“Glory is talented enough, skilled enough and good enough that one area can be shut down and she can impact a game in another area.”

Johnson’s effort was vital in steering No. 2 seed Tennessee (26-8) through a physical second-round game and past a stubborn opponent to a place in

Her impact on rebounding was pervasive. She had 13 defensive rebounds and eight on offense. Lockwood was particularly impressed with the work that went into grabbing the offensive boards.

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More Defense: In the last four games, opponents have made only 34.9 percent of their field-goal attempts against the Lady Vols.

Johnson conceded afterward that her struggles combined with the physical nature of Monday’s game might have left her thinking more about retaliation earlier in her career.

By John Adams, Knoxville News Sentinel March 18, 2012

The junior scored 20 points off the bench in a 72-49 victory in the first round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. She helped No. 2 seed Tennessee advance to today’s game against No. 7 DePaul (TV: ESPN2, 9:30 p.m.) “Before I was put in, Holly grabbed me and said, ‘I want you to play inspired defense, your offense will come to you,’ ‘’ Simmons said. Simmons said that such advice helps her overall play, particularly coming from Warlick. “I know she expects a lot from me, as well as the other coaches, but I think she’s the main one who pushes the issue of me playing really good defense,” Simmons said. One good scoring game often has led to another for Simmons. She also had 20 points against Vanderbilt in early February. She followed that up with a season-high 25 points against Kentucky. Simmons had seven consecutive games scoring in double figures in late December and early January. On two other occasions, she had three consecutive games in double figures. No Seconds: UT’s Shekinna Stricklen didn’t continue her torrid second-half scoring against the UT Martin. But she was more pleased with her defense. “My offense wasn’t working, but I feel like I really did good on my defense,” said Stricklen, who didn’t score in the second half and finished with just seven points. “We had other players come in and step up (offensively). “That’s something I’m not worried about.”

“Ever since Coach Summitt’s diagnosis, I don’t know if I’m in denial,” he said. “I kind of refuse to accept it. This is just a great coach to me. She has been in the game forever. “And I just believe she will be in the game forever.” Home Feeling: Although Allstate Arena isn’t DePaul’s home arena, the Blue Demons had a decent turnout for Saturday’s game, drawing a crowd of 4,161. Despite tonight’s late tipoff, they are hoping that not playing on St. Patrick’s Day will help even more. “Our crowd always does a great job of supporting us,” Deanna Ortiz said. “Now, with St. Patrick’s Day behind us, I think we will get even more support.” Sharper Shooting: UT freshman point guard Ariel Massengale hasn’t shot much lately, but her accuracy is improving nonetheless. In her last six games, Massengale has made 10 of 18 field-goal attempts. In the previous four games, she was 2-for-15 from the field. Notebook: Bruno coached UT’s Vicki Baugh in USA Basketball. ... Michael Fahey, the Lady Vols video coordinator, is from Chicago and dates former DePaul player Sam Quigley.

GloJo still fighting for Final Four spot By Mechelle Voepel, ESPN March 18, 2012 ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Tennessee senior forward Glory Johnson doesn’t care what challenge you present her on defense. She’s up for whatever: Go out on the ball and guard smaller players, stay in the paint to wrestle with those as big or bigger than she is, or switch between both. At 6-foot-3, she’s quick and athletic enough -- wow, is she both of those -- to handle any kind of assign-

Johnson’s enthusiasm once she hits the floor has no dimmer, let alone an off switch. She plays every game with the long-limbed energy of a frisky colt just set out to pasture after being cooped up inside. You might want to take your chances guarding a real colt rather than trying to check Johnson. Both will leave you lunging after them and looking for help. You’ll probably be a little worse for wear, too.

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ROSEMONT, Ill. — Tennessee associate head coach Holly Warlick is a former point guard and she deserved an assist for Meighan Simmons’ performance against UT Martin.

Conflicted Feelings: DePaul coach Doug Bruno was asked about Tennessee coach Pat Summitt at Sunday’s press conference and sounded as if he hasn’t come to grips with her being diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type.

“She’s probably the most relentless rebounder in the country,” said coach Doug Bruno, whose No. 7 seed Blue Demons will face No. 2 Tennessee for a trip to the Sweet 16 at AllState Arena (ESPN2 and ESPN3, 9:40 p.m. ET). “She just really pursues the glass with a vigor that is a remembrance of what all the Tennessee players and the program is about. Glory is really active, and we know we have to do everything we can to reduce their second shots, but it’s a lot easier said than done.”

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Holly Warlick’s advice on defense resonated with Meighan Simmons

“I just didn’t want to be a total liability to my team,’’ Burdick said.

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On this occasion, it helped her to achieve some domination and make an impact with her effort.

Freshman Cierra Burdick had one of her worst offensive games against UT Martin, shooting 0 for 3 from the floor. Yet she thought her defensive effort in guarding the Skyhawks’ smaller, quicker guards was her best of the season.

She has plenty of company. Although they may have to deal with it sometimes in practice, teammates Vicki Baugh and Shekinna Stricklen said they want no part in trying to stop Johnson. Likely neither does anyone else. But for DePaul, someone will have to try Monday night.

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“My whole attitude has changed over time,” she said.

UT Martin made just 28.8 percent of its field-goal tries Saturday.

“I wouldn’t want to guard myself,” Johnson said with a chuckle.

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“She’d get side-by-side with players. She did a good job of putting herself in a position (to rebound).” Lockwood also noted that Johnson mitigated some of her shooting woes by hitting all four of her free throw attempts, including two with 1:50 left. She finished with eight points.

There’s only one player, actually, that Johnson doesn’t want to have to defend. Luckily, she’ll never have to.

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In three SEC tournament games, Stricklen had 48 of her 50 points in the second half.

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ment. “She wasn’t accepting that first block-out,” he said. “She’d spin.

“I just try to play as hard as I can, and sometimes it’s taken the wrong way,” Johnson said. “If the game gets physical, that is probably when you see me play a lot more physical. If not, I would just get taken advantage of. People think I’m mean, but I’m not, and I don’t want them to get the wrong idea. I know I look that way, but it’s just that when you step on the court, you have to be serious. “I try to be the ‘beast’ inside in the paint and hold my ground, but I also really do like going out and guarding guards. Whatever my coaches ask me to do. If they say, ‘You need to stop this guard from scoring,’ forget that I’m a post player. I am going to stop that guard as much as possible.” WNBA scouts love to hear that, and the best of Johnson’s basketball is still coming as she’s expected to be a good pro. But, right now, all her focus is on getting Tennessee to what could be the program’s 19th Final Four, and her first. When she joined the Lady Vols as a teenager, Johnson was so polished -- bright and well-spoken with an engaging personality -- that people may not have realized how relatively immature her game still was. She loved soccer and track growing up before settling on basketball as her college sport. Johnson had attended The Webb School in Knoxville, Tenn., and was as familiar with Lady Vols tradition coming into the program as anyone. She saw it all first-hand as a high school student in the city, so the expectations and legacy were nothing new to her once she was part of the program.

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However, it’s one thing to know it, and another to have to live it. And the timing was unfortunate. Candace Parker and Nicky Anosike graduated the season before Johnson came in and had gone on to the WNBA. A year’s mentorship from two such accomplished, cerebral and straight-talking-tothe-point-of-blunt post players would have been helpful to Johnson. As it was, there was only one senior during Johnson’s freshman season, the oftinjured Alex Fuller, and not much in terms of real peer leadership, especially from post players. “If I needed some help on my post moves, who would I go to?” Johnson said of that first year. “That’s where you have to rely on your coaches, but they can’t be on the floor with you all the time.” Johnson was never averse to listening to the Tennessee staff ; but the amount of time away from practice that is needed to improve skills is something older peers can have more influence on than coaches. Johnson had to figure that out more on her own. “We relied so much on her as a freshman,” Tennessee associate head coach Holly Warlick said. “I don’t think her skill level was quite there for us to really lean on her. Now she’s obviously matured. She’s really carried the load for us. I’m just proud of her and how she’s handled every situation that’s been thrown at her.” In her four seasons at Tennessee, Johnson has removed the wasted movement she had as a shooter, both from the floor and on the line. Working alone and with assistant Dean Lockwood refined Johnson’s athleticism from being just that of a naturally gifted leaper to her having the repeatable offensive skills of a basketball player. This season, especially, that’s included a better face-up jumper for Johnson, who is averaging 14.1 points and 9.5 rebounds. None of that happens in practice alone, though. It’s that on-your-own work ethic that Johnson now has helped pass on to the younger players with Tennessee. Cierra Burdick and Isabelle Harrison, both freshmen posts, have the advantage of playing alongside the likes of Johnson and redshirt senior Baugh this year. “I’m excited to see how we have taught the underclassmen and how that’s going to develop in the next few years,” Johnson said, sounding almost like a coach. “I know this: If you’re willing to learn, there’s always something more to learn.” Johnson hopes no Tennessee player in the future will have to learn a hard lesson by losing in the first round of the NCAA tournament, as she experienced as a freshman in 2009. But that is pretty distant in the rearview mirror now. Even though Tennessee hasn’t been to a Final Four with Johnson, her career has been a success.

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cially when she challenges herself, she can really do anything.”

Simmons steps up for Tennessee By Mechelle Voepel, ESPN March 17, 2012

tory over Kentucky on Feb. 13. “I think I came out poised,” said Simmons, who started 21 of 22 games between Dec. 11 and Feb. 23. But after the loss to Arkansas in the second-tolast game of the regular season, Simmons went back to being a reserve.

ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The quick way to describe Meighan Simmons’ two-year journey so far at Tennessee is to say she’s a natural shooter who’s still learning how to be a complete basketball player. The long version would take awhile to tell: how the talented 5-foot-9 guard out of Texas has experienced a lot of ups and downs while trying to reach the potential she clearly has.

“I think it’s fine; it allows me to see what else is going on out there on the floor,” said Simmons, who started all but one game last season as a freshman. “Once I get in, if I’m going to have an open shot, I’m going to take it.” Against the Skyhawks, several of the Lady Vols had open shots on the perimeter, actually. Simmons and freshman guard Ariel Massengale were the ones who made UT-Martin pay the most. Simmons was 4-of-7 on 3-pointers, Massengale 2-of-4.

Saturday, with her 20-point performance against No. 15 seed UT-Martin in a 72-49 NCAA tournament first-round victory, Simmons showed the progress she has made in various aspects of the sport.

Simmons and Massengale at their competitive best both have a spark to them that Tennessee -- even with all its seniors -- really needs.

“All her career, the ball found her,” Tennessee associate head coach Holly Warlick said of Simmons’ scoring proficiency prior to arriving in Knoxville, Tenn. “Now she’s playing with a talented team that has to share the basketball. I think she is understanding better how to play with other people, and she’s really made a commitment to get her defense better. “I thought it was outstanding today. Maybe one or two breakdowns, but for the most part for Meighan, she had a good defensive game as well as offensively.” UT-Martin is, of course, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt’s alma mater. UT-Martin didn’t have women’s athletics scholarships back when Summitt played there in 1970-74. The scrappy, hard-working UTMartin team that took the floor at AllState Arena in suburban Chicago was one that the old-school Summitt surely appreciated and could relate to. UT-Martin, the Ohio Valley Conference champion at 15-1, had a game plan to keep Tennessee out of the paint Tennessee’s Meighan Simmons scored 20 points in 21 minutes off the bench in Saturday’s first-round victory as much as possible. Despite the fact that some of the Skyhawks are about as small as leprechauns, they didn’t do too bad a job limiting the Lady Vols’ looks inside. Tennessee went to the line only 10 times, making six free throws. Both teams had just eight turnovers. “We said this could not be a pickup game,” UT-Martin coach Kevin McMillan said. “If the game turned into that, 10 McDonald’s All-Americans are going to beat 10 little girls out of Western Tennessee just about every time. We told our kids it was going to be an execution basketball game. “You saw us get worn down, and we are a team that lives on the free throw line. We shoot 20 free throws a game, but today we got only eight.”

Tennessee has won three SEC tournament titles, and she was MVP of the most recent league tourney in Nashville. One team will be very glad to pick her next month in the WNBA draft.

No. 2 seed Tennessee won the battle of the boards 52-39, and it had Simmons. Both those things made a big difference in this game.

“There’s nothing she can’t do,” Baugh said. “Espe-

Simmons’ 20 points in her 21 minutes off the bench were the most she has scored since her 25 in a vic-

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“On the court, it’s all about business,” Massengale said. “I love having all these weapons; it’s everything a point guard looks for on a team.” One of the weapons, though, misfired a lot Saturday: senior Shekinna Stricklen. Tennessee’s leading scorer this season, Stricklen was limited to seven points on 3-of-12 shooting. “They played a sagging defense, but certain people they were chasing. I was one of them,” Stricklen said of the Skyhawks. “They came out really scrappy and physical. We adjusted in the second half. “It wasn’t nervousness for me, but I seemed to be fading back on my shots too much. But shooters don’t quit shooting. It helped a lot that Meighan was on. If she hits her first couple of shots, she really gets going.” Senior post Glory Johnson had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Tennessee, which faces seventh-seeded host DePaul on Monday (ESPN2, 9:40 p.m. ET) for what would be the Lady Vols’ 29th trip to the Sweet 16. The Blue Demons survived 59-55 against No. 10 seed BYU. It will be the second meeting this season between Tennessee and DePaul; the Lady Vols won 84-61 at the Maggie Dixon Classic in New York in December. “When your bench can get 38 points, you’ve got a lot of depth,” Warlick said of Simmons, Massengale and the rest of the reserves. “We took care of the ball and defense was good in the second half. We got key rebounds. “Meighan has to play well for us to continue winning. She hit some big shots, and in the second half, she defended. She can play defense when she puts her mind to it. I’m proud of her effort on both ends of the floor.”

March Madness lasts all season for Cierra Burdick By John Adams, Knoxville News Sentinel

Practice was minutes away. The countdown had begun for her first NCAA tournament.

Not just the game — but the basketball itself. And she doesn’t have to shoot it or pass it.

So there’s no drudgery to all the extra work she has put in this season, even though the basketball has sometimes given way to a jump rope. On off days, she works out for two hours. On practice days, she shoots for 30 or 45 minutes afterward. The extra shooting is a continuation of her high school days in Charlotte, N.C. The jump rope is a relatively new prop, designed to improve her footwork and, in turn, her defense. Both regimens appear to be working. Burdick has made 18 of her last 22 field-goal attempts, a demonstration of accuracy that reflects her shot selection as well as her shooting touch. The footwork is coming around, too. UT still will shy away from matching the 6-foot-2 Burdick against the quickest opponents on the perimeter but it no longer regards her as a bane to its defense. “From November and December to now, she has made a lot of headway,” Lockwood said. Imagine how much more improvement she will make in the off-season when her commitment to the game will not only serve her well but also distance from the less-motivated competition. The commitment to sports was founded in childhood when almost every sport was irresistible, and so convenient, too, since she grew up across the street from the YMCA. She played everything — soccer, baseball, basketball and street hockey. She threw a Frisbee, swam and climbed rocks. In middle school, she played tackle football with high school guys.

“They’re boxed up now,” Burdick said. “I’ve got to find a big enough blower to blow them up.”

Baugh had 17 points and 12 rebounds against Baylor. Simmons had 25 points against No. 11 Kentucky. Spani scored 22 on No. 9 Miami. “One of the challenges for this team in the tournament is can you have four, five or six players playing well, as opposed to one, two or three?” Lockwood said. “Or have somebody play well for a half and somebody else play well for another half.

Sounds like another goal for the off-season. “They will all have to play well — not average — as we go deep into the tournament.”

Glory Johnson alone can’t take UT where it wants to go in NCAA By John Adams March 15, 2012 Tennessee’s postseason success in women’s basketball isn’t a mystery. The Lady Vols’ best players have been at their best in their most successful tournament runs. The recent SEC tournament was no different. Senior Glory Johnson averaged 19.3 points and 10 rebounds in UT’s three victories.

Those statistics indicate UT at least has that potential. And the season-long incline in Johnson’s performance level indicates Tennessee has a single player who can take charge with the situation demands it. “You have to be led by your lion,” Lockwood said. “Your best player has to play well in the tournament.” And so does everyone else if the Lady Vols hope to make the Final Four for the first time in four years.

Her tournament wasn’t an aberration. Instead, it provided confirmation to what has been a career year for UT’s four-year starting post player.

Stricklen shoots for half full

The Lady Vols will need more of the same in their NCAA tournament venture, which will begin with a first-round game Saturday in Chicago against UT Martin. But not even Johnson at her best can carry UT through the Des Moines Regional to the Final Four.

There are times when Shekinna Stricklen has left Tennessee fans gasping about a great play she made. But there are also times she left them grasping at straws trying to explain where she disappeared to during games.

“That’s one player I wish we could put in a transfusion and put into our whole team,” UT assistant coach Dean Lockwood said. “From game one through 32 games, not once have we had to talk to her about her effort or competitive level.”

Stricklen, a 6-foot-2 senior, leads Tennessee with 15.4 points per game, and also averages 6.4 rebounds. She’s strong, solidly built and tall, but also quick. The physical package and skills that go with it leave WNBA scouts saying, “Yes, she looks perfect.”

Johnson has been an exception on a team whose level of play has been all over the place in a 24-8 season, which left it with a No. 2 seed for the NCAA tournament. While the team’s worst outings suggest it could stumble early in the tournament, no one can question its huge upside. Every player on UT’s 11-player roster has scored in double figures at least once this season. Individual single-game highs in points, rebounds and assists this season further reflect the team’s depth of talent:

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“I love having a basketball in my hands,” she said with a smile.

Her mother understands that better than anyone, as her last Christmas gift indicates. It’s a pair of inflatable basketball goals, accompanied by a minibasketball. Once inflated, the goals will be about three-feet high, Burdick estimates.

Stricklen scored 27 points against No. 2 Stanford and 25 against No. 1 Baylor, which also is in the Des Moines Regional.

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“You can tell when a player loves the gym or is just putting in time,” UT assistant coach Dean Lockwood said. “She very, very genuinely loves the game.”

Her disinterest in television has carried into young adulthood and evoked kidding from her teammates. She laughs about it and offers as her best explanation: “I’m not like everyone else.”

Those single-game bests weren’t all achieved against the less competent teams on the schedule.

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She doesn’t need a national tournament. She finds the game alluring even in the solitude of a gym with a basketball as her only companion.

“In the fifth grade, my teacher kept talking about ‘American Idol’“ Burdick said. “I was completely lost. So I felt obligated (to watch it).”

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When the Lady Vols take the floor against Tennessee Martin this afternoon, Burdick will step on to the biggest stage of her young career. But you can’t appreciate how excited she is unless you understand how passionate she is about basketball in general.

She even hated watching television as a kid. She only did so out of necessity.

Shekinna Stricklen, 27 points and 15 rebounds; Vicki Baugh, 17 points and 12 rebounds; Meighan Simmons, 25 points and six rebounds; Taber Spani, 22 points and five rebounds; Ariel Massengale, 19 points and nine assists; Alicia Manning, 12 points and 15 rebounds; Cierra Burdick, 15 points and nine rebounds.

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“This is like a dream come true,” said UT’s freshman forward. “I’m just pumped up and ready to go.”

She played and played. And she developed little interest in watching.

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ROSEMONT, Ill. — Cierra Burdick’s legs were moving restlessly as she answered questions in the corner of the Tennessee locker room at Allstate Arena on Friday.

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Well, that’s with one breath. But in the next breath, they’ll say, “But … where was she in the first half the other night?” Stricklen agonizes over it. She knows that how she goes, so usually has gone Tennessee in her four seasons. And now she’s at the point of no return: This is her last NCAA tournament and chance at a Women’s Final Four.

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“Our class has been through every situation, and we’ve just figured out at pressure time how to be leaders,” Stricklen said. “I want to be a decision-maker and playmaker for this team. I feel I can do that because I know the game better now.” That all sounds good, and if you look at the SEC tournament almost two weeks ago, her actions matched those words. But can Stricklen keep it up through the NCAA tournament? Tennessee starts play Saturday (ESPN2, 4 p.m. ET) in Chicago against coach Pat Summitt’s alma mater, Tennessee-Martin. The Lady Vols hope to pick up right where they left off at the SEC tourney in Nashville, Tenn. There, Tennessee avenged two of its regular-season losses by defeating Vanderbilt and South Carolina in the quarterfinals and semifinals. In the championship game, the Lady Vols beat LSU for a second time this season, with Stricklen’s 3-pointer with 58 seconds to go being the dagger in the 70-58 victory. This is an example of the stuff that makes pro scouts smile broadly: Stricklen’s ability to hit a clutch perimeter shot, mixed with her physical skills to play inside and guard foes of any size. The SEC tournament, in which Stricklen combined for 50 point and 15 rebounds in three games, did raise one of her issues, though: In some games, she really doesn’t have a good first half. “I think sometimes, as Shekinna says, she starts off tense, and that’s not good for her game,” associate head coach Holly Warlick said. “We have to get her to where she just plays the game and goes out and competes without worrying. “And when the clock winds down, she has to make plays. I understand she has a lot of pressure on her, but that’s part of being a leader.” We all know, though, that Stricklen had to go through the school of hard knocks about leadership. She came into Tennessee along with current fellow seniors Glory Johnson, Alicia Manning and Briana Bass in the fall of 2008, after a senior class led by Candace Parker had just won back-to-back national championships. A year of mentorship under the likes of Parker, Alexis Hornbuckle and Nicky Anosike no doubt would have helped Stricklen, in particular. Instead, she was asked to play out of position at point guard during her freshman season, which ended with a stunning NCAA first-round loss to Ball State. (You have to figure every once in awhile, the Tennessee seniors still wake up in the middle of the night thinking, “Did that Ball State thing really happen?”) Tennessee advanced to the Sweet 16 and then the Elite Eight in Stricklen’s sophomore and junior years. The Lady Vols now have won three consecutive SEC tournaments. Stricklen will end up being a high WNBA draft pick, despite some of the reservations scouts have about her. She’s just too potentially good to pass up. But sometimes the word “potential” can be a vexing thing. Stricklen’s career has been a very good one. But when she shows those flashes of the po126

tential to be great, you’re left wondering why she isn’t like that all the time.

17 points, all scored after halftime. “I missed four free throws in a row. That won’t happen again.”

Probably because consistency itself is a skill, and it’s the aspect of succeeding that Tennessee as a whole has had some trouble with this season. The Lady Vols’ eight losses give Stricklen 25 for her career. Which is more than a lot of players from Tennessee’s great past are used to.

The rough first-half problem did resurface in the SEC tournament, but Stricklen was nails at the end of those games.

But to be fair, look at what this year’s senior class -- which includes redshirt senior Vicki Baugh, a freshman on the 2008 NCAA title team -- has dealt with. As mentioned, they were too often rudderless in terms of team leadership that first year for Stricklen. Then that summer, one of her fellow sophomoresto-be, Amber Gray, suffered a stroke and never did return to the court for Tennessee, instead transferring to Xavier. Kelley Cain, who would have been a redshirt senior this season, opted to end her college career last April. Yet another player from Stricklen’s original class, Alyssia Brewer, left after three years and transferred to UCLA last fall. And of course, in August, the Tennessee players got the news that Summitt had been diagnosed with early-onset dementia. “She starts off tense, and that’s not good for her game. We have to get her to where she just plays the game and goes out and competes without worrying. And when the clock winds down, she has to make plays.” -- Tennessee associate head coach Holly Warlick on senior Shekinna Stricklen Considering all that, you can see where some of Stricklen’s consistency issues might have come from. “She really has worked on her game,” Warlick said. “And throughout her career, we’ve played her at the 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. She’s handled the ball and posted up. She’s had to do a lot.” Stricklen said that while at times she felt too stretched beyond her comfort zone, it ultimately has helped her. “My freshman year when I had to start at point guard, I just got frustrated because it’s not my spot,” Stricklen said. “But as I grew older, I realized, it’s not about you, it’s about your team. I was blessed with the gifts to play every spot on the court, and I’ve got to use that to my advantage.” You can also add one more factor into bumps in the road that Tennessee had this year: The SEC truly is competitive. Kentucky won the regular-season title and is an NCAA No. 2 seed, like Tennessee. The league has eight teams in the field, including South Carolina and Arkansas, both of whom beat Tennessee in Knoxville this season. That latter loss to the Razorbacks -- 72-71 in overtime Feb. 23 -- really stung for Stricklen, who is from Arkansas. She didn’t come through while on the free throw line during the extra period. “The Arkansas game sticks in my head, when I choked,” said Stricklen, who still led Tennessee with

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That’s exactly what she wants to be for the rest of the time she has in orange.

Tennessee draws No. 2 seed in Women’s NCAA Tournament, to play UT Martin By Associated Press, Washington Post March 12, 2012 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee pledged to return to the Final Four this season. First the Lady Volunteers must get past coach Pat Summitt’s alma mater and a possible rematch with Baylor. The Lady Vols drew a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament on Monday night and will face 15th-seeded Tennessee-Martin, where Summitt played from 1970-74. The teams will meet in Chicago on Saturday and are part of the Des Moines regional along with undefeated No. 1 seed Baylo . “How about UT Martin?” Summitt said after she and the team watched the selection show at her home. “I never would have thought about that, but it’s real neat. “I like my alma mater, but I like winning and moving on better.” Tennessee has played in every NCAA tournament and has only failed to reach the round of 16 once. The current crop of Lady Vols pledged to return to the Final Four this season after a three-year absence and to win a ninth national championship for Summitt, who announced in August that she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type. Summitt hasn’t indicated if this will be her final season coaching, instead pledging to keep coaching as long as she is able. To help with that, the Hall of Fame coach has turned over more of the day-today responsibilities with the team to her longtime assistants. The five Tennessee seniors were part of the team who suffered the program’s only first-round loss in 2009 and have never been to the Final Four. No Lady Vols class has ever graduated without reaching the NCAA national semifinals at least once. “Every game is going to be challenging,” senior forward Glory Johnson said. “Every game is going to be tough for us. We’re going to have to bring our ‘A’ game every game, and we know that. As seniors we’ve been there. We’ve been knocked out early. We’ve made it farther. We’ve just got to try to get to that Final Four. If we don’t get to that Final Four it

Tennessee (24-8) hosted Baylor on Nov. 27 and led the Lady Bears at halftime and through much of the second half only to run out of steam late and lose 76-67.

Stricklen isn’t the only Lady Vol who’s been shoring up her psyche between tournaments. Sophomore guard Meighan Simmons conceded to being anxious during the LSU game and thinking too much, just like Stricklen.

“We just hope at some point we get the opportunity to play Baylor,” associate head coach Holly Warlick said.

Tennessee-Martin (23-8) is making its second consecutive and second overall appearance in the NCAA tournament after winning the Ohio Valley Conference regular season and tournament. The Skyhawks were the No. 15 seed last season, losing to No. 2 Duke. Tennessee holds a 13-2 all-time record against the Skyhawks, with the only two losses coming in 1971 and 1972, during Summitt’s playing career. “We know it’s do-or-die. We’ve got to take it one game at a time. Right now our focus is UT Martin. We’re very hungry,” Tennessee senior forward Shekinna Stricklen. “We haven’t been to a Final Four, and that’s our main goal. We’re going to give it everything we’ve got and that’s starting with our first game against UT-Martin.”

Slow starts a mind game for Stricklen By Dan Fleser, Knoxville News Sentinel March 10, 2012 Shekinna Stricklen can be Tennessee’s best player, provided the Lady Vols’ senior forward avoids being her own worst enemy. “My problem is I think too much,” she said. Her conflicted thought process plays out like a mental matchup: tense versus intense. “Tense is when you’re not sure of yourself,” UT assistant coach Dean Lockwood said. “It’s almost like walking up a blind, dark alley. Whereas intense is when I’m very focused, I’m very confident. If some-

“It’s good to have an awareness level about yourself, if you’re that way,” Lockwood said. “And then you can try to take steps to avert that.” In Nashville, Stricklen embraced the encouragement she received from her teammates. She responded to a second-half pep talk from head coach Pat Summitt during UT’s 68-57 quarterfinal victory over Vanderbilt, scoring 16 points in the last 10 minutes. She also benefitted when UT ran a play for her, converting a driving layup to start the second half against South Carolina. Going forward, Stricklen ought to borrow from the philosophy of fellow senior Alicia Manning. Lockwood said that he noticed three weeks ago how tense Manning looked, as if there were steel cables embedded in her arms. His advice to her was “relax, enjoy it. Go play.” She loosened up enough to hit a 3-pointer in each SEC tournament game and gather 17 total rebounds. “I just made a pact with myself,” Manning said before the tournament. “When you’re out there, have fun. It’s so short now. I made a pact with myself that I’m just going to have fun, play confident and just play my game within the system.” Said Lockwood: “When you want to do well and you’re approaching a big moment, sometimes you almost have to just relax and let it happen. You can’t over-try. In advance of the NCAA tournament, Lockwood said that the coaches will show Stricklen video

This time, glory goes to Summitt By David Climer, Tennessean March 4, 2012 For Tennessee’s Lady Vols, winning the SEC Women’s Tournament has long since become routine. But there is nothing routine about this season.

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They beat fellow two seed Kentucky soundly in Knoxville and blew through the Southeastern Conference tournament, beating LSU in the championship game. They also suffered blowout losses at Stanford and Notre Dame and lost a program-high three games at home this season.

“Before the game, I don’t want to start the game messing up and then I just start stinking,” she said. “I don’t follow through on my shots. I don’t look to attack. I’m just thinking too much.” Stricklen’s play in Nashville called attention to the problem. In three tournament games, she scored a grand total of two points in the first half. Her performance also affirmed that the problem is not insurmountable. She scored 48 points after halftime — including two crunchtime jumpers against LSU — and made the all-tournament team.

“Not only do I appreciate and celebrate her leadership, but I am truly honored to be selected for an award bearing her name.”

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The Lady Vols have had an up-and-down season ever since.

Stricklen has detected a pattern to her mind game.

Summitt Honored: Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt received the Brenda G. Lawson Legacy of Leadership Award on Saturday. The award was presented by the Alliance of Women Philanthropists at its annual symposium, which was held at the Knoxville Marriott. Lawson is a supporter of the university. ”Brenda Lawson is a successful, compassionate and driven business leader who has always shared her time and resources to benefit so many,” Summitt said in a release.

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“I’m not sure we’d be happy with any region. Everything is a challenge for us.”

“Going into the tournament, there can’t be any jitterbugs,” Simmons said. “You have to go out there and play confident.”

“We don’t want her to be fearful of outcomes or consequences,” Lockwood said. “We want her to trust herself and say, ‘I’m a good player. I’m going to take this shot and make it.’ No fear.”

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Lockwood said the difference between the two mindset was the gist of a team talk last Sunday in Nashville before Tennessee’s 70-58 victory over LSU in the SEC women’s basketball tournament championship game. The subject might be worth revisiting during the NCAA tournament. The Lady Vols will receive their marching orders on Monday night, when the 64-team field is revealed.

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The path won’t be an easy one. The winner of the first-round game will go on to face either No. 10 seed BYU or No. 7 DePaul, which the Lady Vols beat 84-61 in the Maggie Dixon Classic in New York. Third-seeded Delaware and sixth-seeded Nebraska are other teams that could prove to be stumbling blocks before a possible meeting with Baylor in the round of eight.

clips of her making good plays and showing exuberance. They also will remind her about playing in the right tense.

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thing happens, I have a plan.”

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will be disappointing for us seniors.”

The Lady Vols have spent the last seven months in uncharted territory. Never before has a team in such a visible sport played a season after being told that its head coach was suffering from early-onset dementia, a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease. And that’s why UT’s 16th SEC Women’s Tournament title, this one secured with a 70-58 victory over LSU on Sunday evening, was special. It was a fitting reward for coaching icon Pat Summitt and the Lady Vols players who have been through so much. Nobody knows if this is part of a going away party for Summitt. Those in positions of authority at UT indicate they do not know if Summitt has made a decision on whether she will attempt to return next year for a 39th season as Lady Vols coach. Summitt has not publicly addressed the issue. For now, she’s coaching one day at a time, thanks to the support of her staff and with the encouragement of her players. “It’s one thing doing it for ourselves, our families, our fans, for God,” said Lady Vols senior Glory Johnson, who was named the tournament’s most valuable player. “But Pat has been through so much. “We want to let her know we’re willing to work for her, to go to bat for her.” Even LSU Coach Nikki Caldwell, a former Lady Vols player and assistant coach, seemed touched by what transpired at Bridgestone Arena the last four days. “I have nothing but love for Coach Summitt and

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her coaches,” Caldwell said. “They coached me and they all have an imprint on who I am as a person and as a coach. They always put the team first. It’s remarkable. “They’ve handled everything that’s been thrown their way. But you wouldn’t expect anything different from them.” When Summitt spoke to reporters at SEC Media Days last October in her first major public appearance after going public with her diagnosis, she repeatedly used the phrase “cut down the nets.” “Back then, she was talking about cutting down the nets at the Final Four, but we all thought it was important to do it here because of what she’s been through and what this team’s been through,” said Holly Warlick, UT’s associate head coach. Urged on by her players and assistant coaches, Summitt scaled three steps of a ladder and snipped the last few strands of material to remove the net at the south end of the court. She then briefly waved it toward cheering UT fans, most of them in orange and many wearing We Back Pat shirts. Summitt is new at this. For all the tournament titles her teams have won over the years, including eight national championships, Summitt usually lets the players do the snipping. But this is different. This particular net, mangled as it might be, is special because of the extraordinary circumstances under which this team has played all season. “When I saw her cut that net down it almost brought tears to my eyes. I was so happy,” said Lady Vols senior Shekinna Stricklen. Warlick joked that Summitt could use some extra practice at the net-cutting procedure. “The only thing I’ll tell you is she’s got to learn to cut nets down a little better,” Warlick said. “She chewed the net up so bad. I don’t think we can put it around the trophy.” It was a rare opportunity for Warlick to relax. Of all the people involved in the Lady Vols program, Summitt’s illness has been hardest on her. She has been forced to take the lead role in practice and during games and even handles most media appearances. On Friday, Warlick worried aloud that people might be critical of her because it looks as if “I’m coaching over Pat” since she is on her feet most of the game. But somebody had to step up. As a former Lady Vols player and Summitt’s assistant for the last 27 years, Warlick was the obvious choice. “Obviously, I’ve been put in a very unique situation, a different kind of spotlight,” Warlick said. “This hasn’t been easy on anybody, but that makes coming here and winning this tournament special.

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utes; she was in for nine, with freshman Ariel Massengale playing 30.

Seniors lead Lady Vols to SEC Finals By Mechelle Voepel, ESPN March 3, 2012 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The tantalizing promise of what Tennessee is “supposed” to look like has bloomed and then withered more than a few times in 201112. But maybe what the Lady Vols are showing now in the SEC tournament really is the full flower and could be here to stay for the postseason. The second-seeded Orange Crush -- backed by a crowd that made Bridgestone Arena here in Music City sound like Thompson-Boling Arena back in Knoxville -- beat No. 6 seed South Carolina 74-58 in Saturday’s second semifinal. It avenged a 64-60 loss to the Gamecocks on Feb. 2, just as Friday’s quarterfinal victory over Vanderbilt was payback for Tennessee’s 93-79 loss to the Commodores on Feb. 9. It sets up a rematch with No. 4 seed LSU, but there’s not really a “revenge” factor there; Tennessee beat the Lady Tigers 65-56 on Jan. 19 in Knoxville. Besides that, Sunday’s final (ESPN2, 6 p.m. ET) matches close friends: LSU coach Nikki Caldwell is a former Tennessee player and assistant. She and Tennessee associate head coach Holly Warlick have that long history, plus their “motorcycle mama” camaraderie. The two have raised more than $250,000 for cancer research with their “Cruisin’ for a Cause” longdistance rides. Caldwell really is about to become a mama; her baby is due March 24. Normally before a game, she and Warlick would chat with each other. But not this time. “It’s going to be different, because I’m not calling her tonight or tomorrow,” Warlick said, smiling. “Nikki has done a great job; she prides herself and her team on defense and rebounding. I love Nikki Caldwell, but she’s not going to be a great friend of mine tomorrow. Maybe after the game.” Of course, Warlick has handled a great deal of the sideline duties this season as head coach Pat Summitt is coping with her battle against dementia. And there have been some trying times on court for the Lady Vols, such as that game last month against South Carolina when Tennessee’s defense wilted and its offense dried up in the final minutes. As recently as Feb. 23, Tennessee lost at home to Arkansas, 72-71 in overtime. The next game, Tennessee’s regular-season finale and senior day, the team’s five seniors -- Glory Johnson, Vicki Baugh, Shekinna Stricklen, Alicia Manning and Briana Bass -- all started. Tennessee won 75-59 and has stuck with that starting lineup through its two games in the SEC tournament as well.

“I’m thrilled we won. And I’m thrilled for Pat.”

Johnson led the way Saturday with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Stricklen had 16 and five, and Baugh eight and 10. Tennessee led by six at halftime, then stayed on the gas pedal throughout the second half.

There is a lot of that going around.

All the seniors except Bass played at least 27 min-

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However, emotionally, all the seniors seem to be equally part of this last big push to make a statement about what type of team Tennessee is as they finish their college careers. “The first half, Vicki Baugh just dominated,” Warlick said. “And Glory continues to amaze me; just when I think she’s played as hard as she can, she keeps taking it to the next level. “I go back to our defensive effort; South Carolina is a very athletic, well-coached team, and we weren’t ready to guard them in Knoxville. We got into foul trouble and just couldn’t get into a rhythm. We’ve gone back and really put in the time with our defense. You’re seeing it pay off.” Familiar foe awaits in the SEC final In LSU, Tennessee will face another team that has focused hard on defense. The Lady Tigers allowed Arkansas 40 points in the quarterfinals and held No. 1 seed Kentucky to 16 points in the first half of their semifinal. The Wildcats finished with 61, but they never seemed in sync offensively all game Saturday. And defensively, Kentucky was just as frustrated, again and again sending LSU to the foul line. The Lady Tigers shot 43 free throws to just 13 for Kentucky. Such a wide disparity likely had more than one Wildcats fan howling mad, but it pointed out how important it is to resist having a game be dictated by LSU’s slowdown pace and physicality. “We have to stay strong with the ball, and try to get to the line,” Johnson said of facing the Lady Tigers. “We’ll have to figure out how LSU will guard us, and focus on the small things.” Small things, though, are rarely “small” in reality for a basketball game or an entire season. Hustle plays, avoiding careless turnovers, setting a tone that doesn’t waiver … all could be labeled as small. But all will make a big difference in Sunday’s showdown for the SEC title. It will be a testament, for sure, to the Tennessee way of doing things, even if one of the practitioners of that is now representing the purple and gold of LSU. “Our ties come back to Tennessee,” said Caldwell about herself and Warlick, both natives of the state. “The dynamics of women’s basketball have been so impacted by Coach Summitt. There’s nothing more remarkable than when you see the lineage that she has, and it will continue to filter throughout this sport.”

Pat Summitt Stare still motivates Tennessee Lady Vols By David Climer, Tennessean March 3, 2012 With 14½ minutes remaining in a close game, Shekinna Stricklen walked toward the Tennessee bench and into harm’s way.

“I got The Stare,” Stricklen said later. “I saw the real Pat.”

Stricklen acknowledged that Summitt no longer uses her eyes as lasers with the regularity she once did. It is one of the concessions to Summitt’s condition.

Then she and Warlick exchanged a brief hug. “It hasn’t been easy, but there have been a lot of rewards,” Warlick said. “Sharing a win with her and with these players and coaches is a great feeling. Pat’s having fun. We’re all having fun.”

It shows. Just as Summitt has made it clear that she wants the focus to be on the team and not on its coach, her players have taken a global view of the situation. “Sure, we’re thinking about Pat and doing everything we can do for her,” said Lady Vols senior Vicki Baugh. “But we’re playing for everybody that has this kind of condition, not just Pat.”

The Stare is still there.

Pat Summitt builds legacy that may never be matched By David Climer, Tennessean March 1, 2012 When Patricia Sue Head was growing up on the family farm, one chore simply could not wait — rain or shine, school or not.

Lessons from her father The day after her 2009 Lady Vols lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament — the only firstround loss in the history of the program — Summitt ordered her players onto the practice floor. There was no upcoming game, no opponent, no strategic reason for the practice.

The cows had to be milked twice daily, at 5 a.m. and 5 p.m.

It was, however, a teachable moment.

“That’s one of the things you notice that is a little bit different now,” Stricklen said.

“Cows don’t take a day off,” she said.

In short, it was the kind of thing Richard Head would have done.

Maybe Summitt is picking her spots. If so, she picked the right spot on Friday.

Live and learn. Now 59 and in her 38th season of coaching Tennessee’s Lady Vols, Pat Summitt remains a creature of habit.

“A lot of people get scared when she stares at them. Not me. It helps me focus,” Stricklen said. “It means a lot because you know how much she cares. I just want to give everything I can for her.

She believes in hard work and dedication. She sweats the small stuff. The next shortcut she takes will be her first.

“She said, ‘We need you and we need you to step up right now.’ I responded.” Moving forward, this is an encouraging sign as the Lady Vols step into postseason play. You never know when a particularly piercing look from Summitt might provide the winning edge. This hasn’t been easy. Thirty games into the season, the Lady Vols remain in uncharted territory. Summitt’s condition is a story line that never goes away. People might not want to talk about it, but it is impossible to ignore.

Even after the daunting diagnosis of earlyonset dementia/Alzheimer’s type last year, she didn’t call in sick. If she considered retiring so she could cope with the disease in private, nobody caught wind of it. Instead, she did what she always does: scout the opponent, formulate a game plan and get to work. “A pity party is a waste of time,” she said. “It doesn’t do any good to feel sorry for yourself.” Her determination has led to some heartening results. While this is not one of Summitt’s best teams, it is one of her most resilient.

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“I was just trying to be aggressive,” she said. “I didn’t want Pat to get on me any more.”

“She’s an inspiration to all of us. These players are seeing the courage it takes to deal with this. They’re learning important lessons that don’t really have anything to do with basketball.”

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Included in Stricklen’s flurry were three 3-pointers that are best described as deep, deeper and deepest.

It did not go unnoticed that as UT pulled away in the last minute, Warlick turned to find Summitt standing next to her. Amateur lip-readers saw Summitt say, “Good job.”

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Appropriately scorched by the glare of her coach’s gaze, Stricklen returned to the court four minutes later and responded with 16 points the rest of the way as the Lady Vols beat Vanderbilt 68-57 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the SEC Women’s Tournament.

Along the way, Summitt has been cheered by fan and foe alike. Her willingness to confront a debilitating, irreversible brain disease in full public view has raised awareness of the condition while also serving as inspiration for those closest to her. “Pat will be the first one to tell you that life isn’t always fair,” said Holly Warlick, UT’s associate head coach. “You don’t want to see this happen to anybody, whether it’s Pat or somebody else. … It’s something you have to fight, and that’s what Pat has done.

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It is in moments like this when you realize that Pat Summitt is still in the game. Clearly, there have been many concessions to her diagnosis of earlyonset dementia. She has turned over much of the in-game strategy to Holly Warlick, her trusted associate head coach. But Summitt can still pick her spots for one-on-one motivation. “That’s a sign Pat is still coaching,” Warlick said. “She is all in it. She knows what’s going on. It was huge when she got on Stricklen like that. It totally turned her game around.”

“There is not a manual for this,” Warlick said with a tired smile. “It’s been difficult, and one of the reasons is that it probably appears to a lot of people that I’m coaching over Pat. But I’m just trying to continue this program. “She’s still there helping me. We have an unbelievable amount of experience on that bench. I turn around and there are all these really good basketball people with all these great ideas. It’s not just me. It’s our whole staff.”

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If you’ve watched very many Lady Vols games over the years, you know about The Stare. For years — decades, really — Pat Summitt has melted metal and parboiled players with The Stare.

It hasn’t been easy. This is a team that lost by 28 at Notre Dame but spanked then-No. 7 Kentucky by 37. After losing four of nine games during one ugly stretch, the Lady Vols closed the regular season with wins in four of their last five games to finish second in the SEC, one game behind Kentucky.

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On her way to a seat on the Lady Vols bench, Stricklen encountered The Stare.

As heavily as all this has weighed on Summitt, there is considerable collateral damage on Warlick. Now in her 27th season as a Lady Vols assistant, she finds herself taking the lead during games and in sessions with the media, filling the role manned for so long by her mentor.

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She had committed her third foul of the game on a foolish push-off and had compounded that mistake by missing a contested shot.

Without a whistle or a dry-erase board, Pat Summitt’s father taught life’s lessons. If a mistake was made, it had to be corrected. Quickly. He never coached, but the tenets of his daughter’s coaching philosophy are based in large part on the things she learned from him. Summitt often has spoken about the challenging relationship she had with her father, who died in 2005. He was a nononsense, taciturn man who believed there was no substitute for hard work. The fourth of five children and the first of two daughters, Pat craved her father’s approval, only to find that he was either unwilling or incapable of expressing his love until late in his life. “While I loved and respected my father, I also feared him,” she wrote in Reach for the Summitt. But there were concessions. When Pat was old

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enough to play high school basketball, he moved the family a few miles down the road to Henrietta, Tenn., so she could play at Cheatham County High, which had a girls team. And then there was the barn. Richard Head put a basketball goal in the hayloft and even strung lights so his children could play at night. Pat spent hour after hour shooting baskets. Sunday afternoon games were legendary, where a young Pat Head was the only girl among the boys. In the barn, there was no need for Title IX. Basketball was a welcome diversion in a life where hard work was expected and even demanded. “All we did with our days was go to school, go to our Methodist church, and work the fields,” she wrote. “We had to make up our own fun — what little my father permitted.” The combination of farm chores and playing against her older brothers forged one tough basketball player. Tall and lean — she was 5-11 when she graduated from Cheatham County High — Pat was a force on the court. In 1970, she enrolled at UT-Martin and expanded her game. Her skill set was impressive. She could defend, rebound, drive to the basket and knock down the outside shot. In 1973, Pat made her first U.S. national team, representing her country in the World University Games in the Soviet Union. She returned to UTMartin with her sights set on making the 1976 U.S. Olympic team. She made it. But not before recovering from a major knee injury and taking her formative steps into a career that would make her a basketball icon. After graduating from UT-Martin in 1974, Pat Head moved to Knoxville to pursue a graduate degree while continuing to rehab her knee. She accepted an offer for a graduate teaching assistantship, assuming she would be associated with the UT women’s program while studying and getting her knee back into shape. It didn’t work out quite that way. Basketball dynasty builds slowly In a letter dated April 30, 1974, Helen B. Watson, then the chairperson of UT’s Physical Education Department, wrote, in part: “We have an excellent potential team, and I believe that they would be happy to have you as their coach.” With that, a 21-year-old Pat Head became a college basketball coach — for $250 a month. By the time the season started, she was 22, just one year older than three members of the team. She was so shy in those days that she didn’t inform her superiors that she had always gone by Trish or Tricia. Instead, they assumed that Patricia had been shortened to Pat. She didn’t correct them, so she has been Pat Head and later, after marriage, Pat 130

Summitt throughout her coaching career. Reflecting on her formative days as coach in an interview in 2009, Summitt recalled her first team meeting. She had circulated word that there would be an open tryout, and she entered the meeting room to find that it was packed. “I wanted to set the tone and let them know what I stood for and what I expected of my players,” she said. “I gave this long speech and told them over and over how tough it was going to be to be a part of the team.” The result? “Most of them never came back,” she said with a laugh. “I guess I was already developing my coaching style.” But those who did return were rewarded. They became part of the foundation upon which Pat Summitt’s record-setting coaching career has been built. The Lady Vols lost her first game as coach, falling to Mercer 84-83 in front of friends and family at old Alumni Gym on the UT campus. After a lengthy holiday break, she secured her first victory as coach on Jan. 10, 1975. Dribble by dribble, a women’s basketball dynasty was under construction. But it took 12 years and seven trips to the Final Four for the Lady Vols to win the first of Summitt’s eight national championships. Her 1987 team lacked star power, but Summitt has referred to it as “perhaps the best role-playing team we’ve ever had at Tennessee.” The victories and trophies have piled up along the way. Summitt has coached 20 All-Americans. A total of 74 of her former players, assistants, graduate assistants, managers and basketball operations directors have coached in the pro, college or high school ranks. Her greatest accomplishment? The one she always notes is that every player who has completed her eligibility at UT has received a college degree or is in the process of completing degree requirements. She also has promoted change in the way the game is played. In 1979, Summitt took a lead role in changing the rules governing girls’ high school basketball in Tennessee. Until then, a six-on-six game was played, with players never crossing the half-court line. Each team had three forwards and three guards. Since the college game was played five-on-five, she felt — correctly — that she was at a recruiting disadvantage because players from her home state grew up playing a different game. “I came out publicly in favor of modernizing the game, scandalizing half the state and enraging a lot of parents,” she wrote. “Fortunately, the game changed.” Huge influence

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The men’s game has the Dean Smith Coaching Tree, the Bob Knight Coaching Tree and various smaller saplings. The women’s game has the Pat Summitt Coaching Forest. There is perhaps no greater testament to Summitt’s influence on the sport than the list of current and former coaches who once were associated with her. Kellie Jolly Harper once said that being able to drop Summitt’s name as a reference “opens a lot of doors that would’ve been closed.” “Just being able to say you played for Pat Summitt means a lot,” she said. After playing for the Lady Vols in 1996-99, Harper moved up the coaching chain, serving as an assistant at Auburn and Chattanooga before being named head coach at Western Carolina. She’s now head coach at North Carolina State. It’s little wonder Nikki Caldwell, a former Lady Vols player and assistant, called Summitt “a movement in women’s basketball.” “There are so many of us who were affiliated with her program, whether as grad assistants, played for her, were a manager there, you were taught the game,” said Caldwell, now head coach at LSU. This week, three Summitt protégés are coaching teams in the SEC Women’s Tournament — Sharon Fanning-Otis at Mississippi State, Matthew Mitchell at Kentucky and Caldwell. Fanning-Otis was a graduate assistant under Summitt in 1975-76, and Mitchell served in a similar capacity in 1999-2000. There also are five former Lady Vols players serving as assistants on SEC staffs — Kyra Elzy and Shalon Pillow at Kentucky, Tasha Butts at LSU, Nikki McCray at South Carolina and Carla McGhee at Auburn. “There are a lot of former Lady Vols in this league coaching at the highest level, head coaches and assistant coaches,” said McCray, who played for Summitt at UT in 1991-95. “There’s a special bond that we have and she creates it. “She sets the tone early. As a freshman you learn the history about the players that have played before you. That’s what we’retrying to do at South Carolina. It’s truly special, the connection that we have. ‘Once a Lady Vol, always a Lady Vol,’ that’s our motto.” Career nears end? When she went public with her diagnosis of advancing dementia on Aug. 23, Pat Summitt said her condition was “not going to keep me from living my life, not going to keep me from coaching.” But how long can she continue to coach? It is a tricky question that nobody seems to want to touch. It is possible that this is her last season as Lady Vols coach. But she might continue.

“When you all let us out of here,” Mulkey told reporters, “I’m going to go out and watch her team play because you never know how many games she’s got left in her to coach. … “She means to the women’s game what John Wooden means to the men’s game. Her presence on that floor and what she means to all of us, I don’t think that anybody will ever have that presence.” Like her longtime boss and friend Joan Cronan, former women’s athletics director at UT, said: “I know what Pat stands for: excellence, strength, honesty and courage.” That about covers it.

Mickie DeMoss dealing with living in the moment with Summitt By Dan Fleser, Knoxville News Sentinel February 18, 2012 OXFORD, Miss. — Mickie DeMoss has joked of writing a book about her late mother, Wilma. The exercise would preserve what the Tennessee assistant coach described as “Wilma-isms.” These morsels of wit and wisdom seemingly filled a sepa-

DeMoss said that she wasn’t sure about the exact nature of her mother’s dementia. DeMoss traced the origins of her mother’s memory loss back to a couple of faintingtype incidents that might have been strokes. She said that Wilma eventually died from a stroke. “My biggest fear is that I’d walk in and she wouldn’t know who I was,” DeMoss said. “I’d always prepare myself, every time I walked into the room, that she might not know who I was. That never happened. It never happened.” Summitt, who spoke at the memorial service for Wilma, recalled the opposite happening when she, Warlick and DeMoss visited Wilma in an assistedliving facility. Since it was early morning they tiptoed into the room, fearful of disturbing her. When Wilma saw them, she threw off the bed covers to reveal that she was fully clothed, right down to her red tennis shoes. She even had her purse in hand. “She said, ‘I’m ready to go. Where are we going?’ “ Summitt recalled. Moment by moment Each day yielded a different narrative. Many weren’t as humorous or lively, however. DeMoss, along with her brother and sister, did the best they could, but had limited resources and information at their disposal.

Being there DeMoss got comfortable with repeating herself. Excursions to places like Natchez, Miss. — one of Wilma’s favorites — became an option rather than a necessity, especially as Wilma’s sense of time faded.

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But like it or not, speculation about her coaching future has been an inescapable subject. After the opening game of a women’s doubleheader at Madison Square Garden in December, Baylor Coach Kim Mulkey acknowledged the possibility that Summitt might be on a farewell tour.

“I think if you’ve been through what she has with her mother, she understands a little bit more of how to handle it,” UT associate head coach Holly Warlick said. “I think she has a little bit more of an understanding of Pat and maybe how to take care of her.”

“So I had to let go of that. I had to just take it one moment at a time, not even one day, just moment to moment. I had to realize that this is the part of the disease you’ve got to understand, you’ve got to know.”

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Asked after UT’s loss at Vanderbilt on Feb. 9 if it might have been Summitt’s last trip to Memorial Gym as Lady Vols coach, Warlick said: “I mean Pat is coaching. She still is coaching, and she’s going to continue to coach. So I hope it’s not the last time, and I have not heard if it is or isn’t. She’s still the head coach of this basketball team.”

Since Summitt announced in August that she has been diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type, DeMoss has drawn on those experiences with Wilma to assist her longtime colleague and friend.

“I could not control her happiness or her mood,” DeMoss said. “Whatever mental state she was in, I had no control over that.

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While Warlick admits her expanded role this season has been a harder balancing act than she expected (“Every day brings a daily challenge,” she said), she leaves the impression she will not be surprised if Summitt continues to coach next season.

When No. 13 Tennessee (19-7, 10-3 SEC) faces Ole Miss (12-14, 2-11) today (TV: MyVLT, 2 p.m.) in an SEC women’s basketball game at Tad Smith Coliseum, DeMoss will take her seat on UT’s bench next to head coach Pat Summitt armed with more than coaching acumen.

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Warlick also handles post-game press conferences, although Summitt continues to do radio interviews with longtime Lady Vols broadcaster Mickey Dearstone after games.

“It’s funny because my mother, of all the people in the world, had the shortest amount of patience of probably anybody that I’ve ever known,” DeMoss said. “What she didn’t teach us about patience, we had to learn through her disease.”

“It totally blew her mind,” DeMoss said. “It just really frustrated her because it was different. She couldn’t remember where her pots and pans were. The thermostat threw her because the thermostat was different than what she had in the house. She kept turning it up the wrong way.” Through various trial-and-error experiences, DeMoss came to some useful conclusions. Time was boiled down to its smallest increments. And the thought of influencing Wilma’s disposition was dismissed as sheer folly.

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Warlick, an All-American at UT in 1980 and an assistant coach for the past 27 years, has taken on the lead role during games.

Interestingly, one of the most poignant chapters would involve patience, a subject for which Wilma had little use and likely coined few saucy quips. Still, she produced volumes through an extended struggle with dementia.

Even common sense wasn’t always an effective guide. For example, they initially moved their mother into a one-bedroom apartment, thinking that less space would be more manageable for her. Instead, the move created an unwanted sense of unfamiliarity.

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Mindful of her condition and her limitations, Summitt has delegated more responsibility to her assistant coaches than ever before.

rate vocabulary created by the feisty woman from small-town Tallulah, La.

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When informed of her illness in August, UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek issued a statement saying the university “will stand behind her and support her in every way possible,” leaving the impression that it is her decision to make. First-year UT Athletics Director Dave Hart has been largely silent on the matter.

A weekend trip wasn’t going to fix things, especially if that’s not what she wanted to do. “If Mom was happy just sitting at home for three hours watching the news, I wasn’t going to say, ‘let’s go out,’ “ DeMoss said. “If she’s happy and she’s content, be OK with it. It’s OK. It’s OK.” As DeMoss relates these experiences, the tone of her voice takes on that of a coach trying to steer players through a difficult game. Or she could be advising a colleague. Returning to her place on Tennessee’s bench, where she spent 18 seasons before departing in 2003 to become the head coach at Kentucky, wasn’t necessarily by design. DeMoss said that she didn’t think of her coaching career in those terms. At the same time, she doesn’t consider her presence to be a coincidence. When Summitt called in the spring of 2010, DeMoss didn’t hesitate to leave an assistant’s position at Texas and rejoin the Lady Vols’ staff. “I thought, ‘She needs me back there,’ “ said DeMoss, who has 35 seasons of coaching experience. “Whether it’s for her personal comfort and security, I didn’t know exactly. But I knew I wanted to come back here. I thought that I’ll help Pat finish out her career.” She couldn’t have envisioned the accompanying circumstances. Yet she couldn’t be much better prepared for them. DeMoss’ sister, Susie, doesn’t think that the correlation is a coincidence, either.

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“I think God has her there,” she said. “I think she’s supposed to be there for Pat at this time in her life.”

The Lady Vols’ 2-3 alignment was a catalyst for a rousing 91-54 SEC women’s basketball victory over Kentucky.

Simplification DeMoss said that she is cognizant of simplifying things and not being concerned if certain details become, in her words, “a little muddied.” She described Summitt as observant and aware of the game’s ebb and flow. Conversely, Summitt no longer thrives in the midst of the rapid-fire exchange of ideas and strategy that typify a timeout. She’s better served by oneon-one conversations and concentrating on the basics, both in games and at practice. “These are things she always emphasized,” DeMoss said. “So it’s not some new whim. It’s a fundamental that has to be there every night in order for us to have a chance to win. Simplify and let her focus on things that I know are important to her.” DeMoss has noticed how Summitt now gathers her thoughts and measures her words before speaking. She’s also doing something that DeMoss could never convince her to do before, namely speak to players individually rather than rely on confrontation. “She was all about in front of the whole team, put peer pressure on them,” DeMoss said. “And now it’s all about pulling them over to the side. She does that more now and it’s been very effective.” Handling the situation DeMoss has been impressed with how Summitt has stayed positive and avoided frustration. She also won’t let those around her be saddened by the situation. “Right now, she’s real lighthearted about it,” DeMoss said. “What else can you be? If you sit around and worry, worry, worry that’s not going to change anything.” In that sense, Summitt might be assisting DeMoss, who described what she went through with her mother as “probably the hardest thing that I’ve ever had to go through.” Going down this coaching path with her friend, DeMoss has relied on what essentially has become a “Mickie-ism.” She has stayed in the moment and tried to appreciate every one of them. “I really try to focus on day to day,” she said, “and enjoy every day I get to spend around Pat.”

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Led by Meighan Simmons’ 25 points, No. 13 Tennessee (18-7, 9-3 SEC) led from start to finish and by as many as 40 points before a crowd of 14,807 at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Lady Vols shot 59 percent from the floor (36-for-61) and amassed a 45-27 edge in rebounds. Shekinna Stricklen added 18 points and Glory Johnson scored 10. “Just continued to keep our pedal to the metal,’’ Simmons said.

“Usually Glory is the one who’s our competitor,” Warlick said. “Tonight we all competed.” Stricklen said that the Lady Vols covered for Johnson’s absence by trying to be Johnson. “Being physical like her,’’ she said. “When she goes out, you have to rebound, you have to be physical.” Vicki Baugh did a decent impression of Johnson when she Saul after her missed free throw and curled to the basket for a layup, turning a trip to the free throw line into a 3-point play. Kamiko Williams’ rebound basket gave UT its biggest first-half lead, 45-22.

The resounding victory buoyed UT associate head coach Holly Warlick’s greatest hopes for this team.

Simmons reprised her role of last season, hitting 10 of 17 shots and swishing three 3-pointers. Yet Warlick said that the sophomore guard also recast herself as a better defender.

“That’s the type of team that we know can come out on the court every night,’’ she said.

“She played probably the best defensive basketball since she’s been here,’’ Warlick said.

In this case, the Lady Vols also calmed her biggest fear regarding the choice of defense.

The Wildcats found some gaps in Tennessee’s zone but didn’t hit enough shots to exploit their forays, shooting 33.3 percent from the floor (21-for-63). They also weren’t effective from long range, shooting 4 for 19 on 3-pointers.

“The last couple games we wanted to start in a zone,’’ she said. “We didn’t know if they’d be aggressive enough.” After more than a month of uneven play, beginning with a 61-60 loss at Kentucky on Jan. 12 and continuing with a 93-79 loss at Vanderbilt last Thursday, the Lady Vols appeared hungry to make any strategy work. They even managed to beat No. 7 Kentucky (21-4, 10-2) at its own game, holding a decided edge in points off turnovers (32-15) and fast-break points (22-4). Bria Goss led the Wildcats with 15 points. A’dia Mathies, who scored a career-high 34 in the first game, was held to 12 on 5-for-13 shooting from the floor. The junior guard departed in the second half after being hit in the face during a rebound scramble by what Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell described as “a flying elbow.” “Hopefully, she’ll be able to bounce back,’’ he said. “She’s a pretty tough kid.” He hopes the same for his team after what he said was “a tough night.” “I don’t know, probably should count as more than one loss,’’ he said. “But it only counts as one.” The Lady Vols, who took the court through the stands and were wearing pink uniforms as part of the “Play for Kay” promotion, bolted from the opening tip, hitting eight of their first 10 shots to build an 18-6 lead. Not even the temporary loss of Johnson slowed them down. The senior forward sat down with 12:56 left in the first half after picking up two fouls. The second was a technical foul after she tried to bounce the ball off a fallen Kentucky player along the sideline.

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“When we were communicating, and we had our hands high and quick feet … I think it was hard for them to set up their offense,’’ Johnson said. “They didn’t really know what to do.” The Lady Vols had no such problem. They were in a zone.

Fast start, strong finish for Lady Vols to build on By John Adams, Knoxville News Sentinel February 13, 2012 Tennessee couldn’t take back first place in the SEC on Monday night, but it did the next best thing. It regained its status — albeit for just one evening. The Lady Vols looked exactly like what they were supposed to be in preseason: the dominant women’s basketball program in the conference. They started fast and finished strong in a 91-54 victory over conference-leading Kentucky. The Wildcats left Thompson-Boling Arena still in first place, though perhaps not nearly as sure of themselves after being rendered virtually helpless by an energized Tennessee team. The game was an about face from Kentucky’s 61-60 victory in Lexington, Ky., a month ago. UT lost that one in the final seconds. It had a 22-point grip on this one by halftime. The contrast was just as striking between this victory and recent losses to Vanderbilt and South Carolina that dropped the Lady Vols to 13th nationally. Their higher energy was as noticeable as their sharper shooting against the Wildcats. So was a sustained effort that didn’t ebb when the game was safely tucked away.

“But we have to move forward. We have a lot to play for.”

that shouldn’t have (or) people were getting middle drives on people. They were like: it happened.”

Tennessee’s Glory Johnson sacrificed time and sleep to get over Thursday’s upset loss to South Carolina.

After the loss, Johnson said that she told the players she expected more from them and that they weren’t playing up to their potential.

Tennessee’s Meighan Simmons hasn’t looked faster all season. Neither the ball nor the Wildcats could slow her down as she dribbled at a sprinter’s pace while driving UT’s transition game.

Quantifying her investment was easier than qualifying the results.

“She’s still there, don’t get me wrong, it still happens, it’s just not as often,’’ Johnson said. “We know there’s certain things we’re doing wrong. We try to hold each other accountable but it’s not the same thing as Pat holding you accountable. It’s a whole other level of respect.”

“That’s really something I have to do every game,” Stricklen said. “I feel like that’s something where I have let this team down.” The turnaround against Kentucky was team-wide. The Lady Vols had 18 more rebounds, outshot the Wildcats 59 to 33.3 percent from the field and even had fewer turnovers against a team that leads the conference in forcing turnovers. UT associate head coach Holly Warlick’s face reflected the one-sided victory as obviously as the stats. She was as happy on this evening as she was distraught after the losses to South Carolina and Vanderbilt. “We couldn’t transfer to the game what we did in practice (against South Carolina and Vanderbilt),” she said. “Tonight, we were focused. I don’t think we were focused (against) South Carolina and I don’t think we were focused at Vanderbilt. “I think our young ladies wanted to make a statement.” It’s a statement that will have to be repeated if the Lady Vols are to win a third consecutive SEC championship. Even so, they will need help. Monday night’s game was an indicator they might get it. While Kentucky still has one fewer loss than Tennessee, it has lost back-to-back SEC games – to LSU and Tennessee – by double-digit margins. “It was embarrassing tonight,” Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell said. “We feel terrible.

“It’s fixable,’’ she said. “It’s just the mentality that people have to have individually. The coaches can’t do it. The players that do have it can’t instill that in other players. You can either follow our lead and jump on the train or you cannot care for the rest of the season.” After the 64-60 loss to the Gamecocks, No. 8 Tennessee (16-6, 7-2), the two-time defending conference champion, sits closer to third place in the conference standings than first. They have as many losses as the past two seasons combined. Thursday’s performance featured 11 missed layups by the Lady Vols, including a crucial one by Johnson in the final minute. They also were torched by South Carolina guard Markeshia Grant’s 27 points. She became the seventh player to either tie or set a personal scoring record against UT this season. Johnson imagines what opponents are thinking.

Johnson added: “When Pat says it, that’s the end of the story. That’s it. If she says it, you’ve got to do it.” UT assistant Dean Lockwood said the staff has tried channeling their inner Summitt along with an assortment of motivational ploys in trying to coax a more consistent effort out of the team. Their efforts are ongoing but it’s getting late. “If you’ve got to talk about those things in February, you’ve got a lot more problems than just: Can you make layups or can you get (defensive) stops?’’ he said. In the meantime, Lockwood holds on to the good he has seen in this team. “They’re capable of it,’’ he said. “They’ve shown they have it but the consistency with which they display it has not been there. And that’s what’s frustrating to all of us.” Despite her frustrations, Johnson is taking a similar approach. In the wake of Thursday’s loss she reached to out to her fellow seniors and said, “This is our last chance, our last opportunity, and we have to go to work.”

“I think they look at us like we’re beatable, of course,’’ she said. “Every team should. At our weakest points, we are beatable.”

On Saturday. she spoke of herself and the entire team in saying, “I know personally, I expect a lot out of myself and our team. I know we can do a lot more than we did.”

Johnson thinks that one of the biggest weaknesses revolves around attitude, or lack thereof. She stressed the need to “get on the same page” and supplied a scathing context for the stock reply.

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“When everyone cares, everyone cares that they’re getting scored on and everyone cares that they’re not playing good defense and everyone cares that they’re missing layups, free throws, whatever it is,’’ she said. “When it bothers them, I think that’s when we’ll get on the same page. “... It bothered me that I missed that last layup, but for some people it doesn’t even bother them that their man had 27 points or people were scoring

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UT’s Skekinna Stricklen wasn’t far behind Simmons’ energized lead, especially in the first half when the game was determined. Strangely listless at times during the second half of the season, Stricklen scored 12 of her 18 points in the first half while reminding fans why she was honored as a preseason All-American.

The operative phrase of her anger management recap might have been “kind of.” Her assessment of the Lady Vols’ wobbly state heading into an SEC women’s basketball game against Auburn (11-12, 3-7 SEC) today (TV: MyVLT, 2 p.m.) at ThompsonBoling Arena still had plenty of bite.

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Simmons made 10-of-17 field-goal tries in scoring a game-high 25 points and further distancing herself from a shooting slump that has sullied much of her sophomore season. In the last three games, Simmons has hit 21 of 37 field-goal attempts.

“I just let it all out that night and kind of got over it,’’ the senior forward said. “Now it’s back to work. It took like a full day and night to kind of get over it.”

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Aside from the overwhelming score, the lasting memory for UT fans will be the blur with No. 10 on her back.

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By Dan Fleser, Knoxville News Sentinel February 4, 2012

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Glory Johnson wants teammates to ‘jump on the train’

They worked over Kentucky in the process.

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Not only were the Lady Vols unfazed by Kentucky’s pressure defense that thwarted them repeatedly in Lexington. They actually thrived in the full-court game, outscoring Kentucky 32-15 off turnovers.

Johnson’s candor had a Pat Summitt ring to it. Johnson seemed almost surprised to say that she’s missed the regular tongue-lashings from UT’s head coach. She thinks that the team does, too. Healthwise, it’s not advisable for Summitt to crack the verbal whip as often as before. Since being diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type, she’s better served by picking her spots. Thursday was one of those moments.

So do the Lady Vols.

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“We went on the floor (in the second half ) like it was 0-0,” said UT’s Glory Johnson. “We weren’t worrying about how many points we were beating a team by. We were working on us.”

By Dan Fleser, Knoxville News Sentinel February 11, 2012 Holly Warlick can’t reach for a book or a manual. There are limits to the experience from which she draws. So perhaps it stands to reason then that Tennessee’s associate head coach couldn’t foresee the Lady Vols’ women’s basketball season taking such a calamitous turn. In advance of its showdown with

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No. 7 Kentucky (21-3, 10-1 SEC) at Thompson-Boling Arena on Monday (TV: ESPN2, 7 p.m.), No. 11 Tennessee (17-7, 8-3) still is coming to grips with the latest broadside — a 93-79 thrashing at the hands of Vanderbilt on Thursday in Nashville. “I never thought it would play out like this, not one bit’’ Warlick said. In the next breath, she added: “But you never imagine Pat getting a sickness either.” The reference was to UT head coach Pat Summitt, who announced last August that she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type, but would continue coaching. As Summitt’s right-hand woman, Warlick braced for a change in her role. Nearly six months later, Warlick concedes: “It’s been a lot harder than I anticipated, but I’m OK.” Other than Summitt, no one on Tennessee’s staff is more familiar with the program’s history and traditions than Warlick. She was an All-American point guard from 1976-80 and has been an assistant coach since 1985. She’s been through everything from 11-loss seasons to all eight national championships. She has assumed more responsibility the past few seasons pertaining to practice, strategy and game management. But nothing she’s experienced in the past four decades could prepare her for the seismic shift in Summitt’s situation this season. Incorporating such extraordinary circumstances into a daily routine has been an undertaking for which there is no blueprint. “There’s not a leadership book that has been written (for this),’’ Warlick said. “It’s a day-to-day thing. Every day brings a daily challenge.” And one of the biggest might be the one thing that technically hasn’t changed. Despite her diminished role, Summitt still is the head coach. “I’m still working for Pat Summitt,’’ Warlick said. “And I’m going to put forth my best effort to work for her. Hopefully things can stay afloat.” Before leaving UT in 2003 to become the head coach at Kentucky, Lady Vols assistant Mickie DeMoss sat in Warlick’s chair as the associate head coach. She has reflected back to those days and wondered: “If all of a sudden Pat needed me to step up and be in the forefront, to be the face of the program, the voice of the program, would I have been ready for that?” “It’s almost like Holly’s learning on the job,” DeMoss said.

more. And then days when Pat is not as engaged, then she has to step up more. I think we all feel that to a certain degree but it falls a little harder on Holly’s shoulders.” Despite Warlick’s responsibilities, she said that the coaches have tried to make the shift in roles work with a team-like approach. DeMoss and fellow assistant Dean Lockwood both have been head coaches and have a combined 65 seasons of coaching experience. “We’re trying to make sure everyone has a voice, everyone has a say,’’ Warlick said. “Pat still has her voice and it’s still big. We’re all in this.” Since the season’s start, Warlick has had the biggest say as a spokesperson. She has handled media obligations on a regular basis, including all post-game interview sessions. Even after victories, she’s occasionally looked as if she played in the game. The season’s strain, however, has been more evident in the past month. Four times in that span, Warlick has had to answer for a loss. At Notre Dame, she apologized for the team’s play after a 72-44 rout. When the Lady Vols blew a seven-point lead in the final five minutes and were upset by South Carolina, 64-60, Warlick seemed bewildered and said, “We were just flat and I don’t have an answer for it.” There was a hint of anger in her voice on Thursday as she detailed how Vanderbilt had trampled two of Tennessee’s program staples, defense and rebounding. As if that wasn’t tough enough, Warlick also had to field an awkward question Thursday about Summitt’s future, specifically whether she thought this was the last game Summitt will coach at Memorial Gymnasium. “I don’t think so,” Warlick said. “I mean Pat is coaching. She still is coaching and she’s going to continue to coach. So I hope it’s not the last time and I have not heard if it is or isn’t. She’s still the head coach of this basketball team.” Warlick realizes how difficult the season has been on everyone involved. She empathizes with the players in acknowledging, “They’re still kids.” She lauds the ongoing support of the university administration by saying, “It’s amazing how positive they’ve been.” And Monday night, no matter the degree of difficulty, Warlick will enter an interview room and offer further explanation about how this unusual season continues to play out.

And the job changes on a regular basis. “I know Holly has the utmost respect for Pat,’’ DeMoss said. “She never wants to feel like she oversteps her boundaries, but she also has to feel like every ship has got to have a captain. “I think that at times when Pat is more involved than others, then Holly probably has to pull back 134

28 and done: South Carolina ends Lady Vols’ SEC home win streak, 6460 By Dan Fleser, Knoxville News Sentinel February 2, 2012 Leading by seven points with under five minutes to play against South Carolina, Glory Johnson

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thought she had it all figured out. “I felt like it was our game’’ Tennessee’s senior forward said. “We just have to play good defense. We just have to score every once and awhile and keep the lead and it’s our game.” She had the right idea but the wrong team in mind. The Gamecocks made the key defensive plays and hit the big shots down the stretch. La’Keisha Sutton’s two free throws with 12 seconds left completed a poised rally and a stunning 64-60 SEC women’s basketball victory Thursday night before a crowd of 15,021 at Thompson-Boling Arena. For No. 8 Tennessee (16-6, 7-2 SEC), the loss ended its 28-game home winning streak in conference play, a streak that began after a 78-62 loss to LSU on Feb. 14, 2008. For South Carolina (18-5, 7-3), the victory was its first against UT since 1980 and its first in Knoxville ever. “I really can’t put it into words right now,’’ said Sutton, who scored 12 points. “It hasn’t hit me yet.” The result felt like a wicked slap in the face to Johnson. “We have home-court advantage,’’ she said. “We’re sleeping in our own beds before the game. We’re having a great pregame meal. We’re completely prepared with the scouting report from our coaches. So this loss is on us. There are no excuses.” There was a big reason, however. South Carolina guard Markeshia Grant scored a game-high 27 points, connecting on all seven of her team’s 3-pointers. The 5-foot-6 senior got the upset bid rolling with 15 first-half points. And she kept the dream alive by hitting a transition trey with 3:57 left, which cut UT’s advantage to 57-55. The basket was her first in nearly 10 minutes. “I was just confident in my shot and I knocked it down,’’ Grant said. The Lady Vols had no defensive answer for Grant until they reached down the bench for reserve Kamiko Williams. The junior guard face-guarded Grant and chased her all over the court, even blocking one of her jumpers. But she lost Grant in transition for the aforementioned trey, which gave the Gamecocks new life. “I was trying to get to the deepest person,’’ Williams said. “I kind of lost track of her.” Even when she missed, Grant helped South Carolina’s comeback. Her air-ball jumper was caught by Ashley Bruner, who scored a rebound basket to keep the deficit at three, 60-57, with 3:20 left. “A player like that can’t come to Tennessee and have 27 points on our floor,’’ Johnson said. “She basically led her team to victory tonight.

Conversely, Johnson had a big miss right at the rim inside the final minute, failing to convert a shot that would’ve tied the score.

South Carolina shows Lady Vols how to play catch-up By John Adams, Knoxville News Sentinel February 2, 2012 The game unfolded like so many others in the storied history of Tennessee women’s basketball. Then South Carolina suddenly and dramatically altered the course of the game and its basketball history Thursday night. Until the last five minutes, UT’s two-time defending SEC champions seemingly had summoned enough resolve to weather another underdog’s charge, just as they have so many times at Thompson-Boling Arena.

The feel-good start was followed by a hard, abrupt twist. South Carolina immediately demonstrated a couple of traits that were prominent in Kentucky’s lastsecond victory over UT three weeks ago. Like Kentucky, it made the Lady Vols uncomfortable with an aggravating defense. And like Kentucky, it had one very hot shooter. Grant played the role of Kentucky A’dia Mathies, hitting seven of 12 3s, including one with 3:57 to play when Tennessee lost her in transition. Losing good shooters: That has become an unflattering, repetitive theme for this UT team. So have crucial turnovers, which contributed significantly to a limited Gamecocks offense. “South Carolina is a pressure team, so you can’t turn the ball over,” Warlick said. “The turnovers for us resulted in layups for them.” The Lady Vols know what their problems are. They just can’t fix them.

The eighth-ranked Lady Vols had overcome a career game from South Carolina guard Markeshia Grant and taken a seven-point lead with just under five minutes to play against a team they had beaten 40 consecutive times.

They have little tolerance for adversity. They miss too many easy baskets. They have gone dreadfully cold from 3-point range (1-for-8 against South Carolina). And aside from Glory Johnson, individual play vacillates wildly from one game to the next.

That’s when the Gamecocks gave the Lady Vols and history a resounding comeback kick. They rallied down the stretch, making the kind of clutch plays championship teams usually make and pulled off a 64-60 victory that coach Dawn Staley called the “biggest of my career.”

Even Johnson had her awkward moments against South Carolina. She fouled out with 12 seconds to play. Her foul trouble wasn’t happenstance.

“We didn’t have an answer for them the last four minutes of the game,” UT associate head coach Holly Warlick said. “We didn’t have an answer for their runs.”

This was as much about game execution as pregame preparation. And the resulting defeat was the most glaring of UT’s six losses — because it didn’t come against a top-10 team on the road and because of its impact on the SEC standings.

“We needed Glory not to play as many minutes,” Staley said. “We wanted to go at her and get fouls.”

And the Lady Vols’ associate head coach only had gotten through her team’s first-half play on defense. She’ll be hard pressed to be as comprehensive about Tennessee’s offense. The points added up to the lowest single-game total in program history, setting the stage for the second-biggest margin of defeat. At any rate, Warlick is determined to get as much out of the one-sided outcome as possible. “This game is not going to die,” she said. “(The players) are going to be reminded of it on a daily basis. It’s an embarrassment to our program and our tradition.”

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“To say we didn’t play particularly well for 40 minutes tonight would be an understatement, but you have to credit Carolina for that’’ she said. “They executed a great game plan from start to finish and showed it over and over for 40 minutes.”

South Carolina presented a check for $20,000 to Summitt’s son, Tyler. The check will go to the national Alzheimer’s association.

By the time Tennessee’s charter flight reached Knoxville on Monday night, Holly Warlick had compiled 1½ pages worth of notes regarding Tennessee’s 72-44 loss to Notre Dame.

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Drawing Johnson fouls with shot fakes was part of a South Carolina plan that drew a nod of respect from UT coach Pat Summitt.

The pregame was altogether different. It was another tribute to UT coach Pat Summitt, who is battling early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type.

By Dan Fleser January 24, 2012

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Although Johnson led UT with 13 points, she was limited to 26 playing minutes by foul trouble.

Afterward, South Carolina players joined their 50-or-so fans sitting behind the goal closest to their bench. The crowd included South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier, who has a history of leaving Knoxville with a victory in tow.

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“I thought they had big plays when they needed to, hit big shots,’’ UT associate head coach Holly Warlick said.

They didn’t have to watch South Carolina’s La’Keisha Sutton hit two free throws after a timeout to give her team a four-point lead with 12 seconds to play. They also missed a rare, unseemly sight: opposing SEC players celebrating on UT’s home floor.

At least, South Carolina showed them how it’s done.

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Sutton closed out the victory by hustling for an offensive rebound, which forced Tennessee to foul.

Those early departing fans apparently knew what they were doing.

The Lady Vols now have two more conference losses than first-place Kentucky. Even a UT home victory over the Wildcats wouldn’t boost them back atop the SEC. So they’re playing catch-up.

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The Gamecocks stole a pass by Tennessee’s Ariel Massengale to set up another transition basket and pull within a point. After a defensive stop, Ieasia Walker, Carolina’s other double-figure scorer with 11 points, waited for UT’s Meighan Simmons to fly by on defense before driving for a layup and the lead for good at 61-60 with 2:04 left.

for the clinching points. Maybe they had a premonition based on how confidently and determinedly South Carolina played down the stretch.

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But she needed some followers at the end.

Warlick realizes that some observers will see the rout in relation to coach Pat Summitt, who has ceded considerable responsibilities to Warlick and her assistants as she deals with early onset dementia. Warlick conceded to the challenge of this situation at the season’s start and doesn’t characterize it any differently now. But she doesn’t think that present circumstances, no matter how unusual or unfortunate, explain why the players didn’t sprint back on defense right from the very first Notre Dame possession. “When it comes down to it, you’ve got to play,” Warlick said. “You’ve got to respect what’s written across your chest. You have to respect yourself. We don’t have a lot of trust in each other. “(The players) can’t use the excuse of Pat’s situation. It comes down to playing hard with high energy. It’s not a laid-back sport.” “If anything, you’d think (Pat’s situation) would boost team effort. This has been a recurring situation for four years. I don’t think we’ve played up to our ability for going on to four years.” Monday’s unraveling had a familiar pattern. Missed shots begot low energy and wayward focus. Senior forward Glory Johnson said that the team didn’t follow the scouting report defense and teammate Meighan Simmons backed her contention with details.

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“We didn’t bring everything over into the game that we did in practice,” the sophomore guard said. “We worked on back screens and they kept back screening us and getting Skylar (Diggins) open when we know that they were going to do that. We didn’t execute like we were supposed to.”

a No. 2 team in the first half. It repeatedly missed open shots and committed 10 turnovers.

For their part, Warlick said that the coaches are in the process of reviewing their approach. They’re considering meeting with players in smaller groups. More sprinting drills and dialing up the practice tempo are under consideration, too.

The Fighting Irish looked so dominant against the Lady Vols, one media-type asked coach Muffet McGraw if she were concerned that her team might have peaked too soon.

“We’re going to step back and look at how we can do things differently,” she said. “We’ll learn from it, but (the players) have to learn from it, too. “It’s motivated us as coaches. Hopefully it motivates them.” Johnson and Simmons indicated that the players need to spend more time individually, working on their games. Said Warlick: “We’ve got to figure it out.”

Lady Vols balance bad offense with bad defense By John Adams, Knoxville News Sentinel January 23, 2012 SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Tennessee seemed bewildered by the outcome Monday night at Purcell Pavilion. It shouldn’t have been.

“I don’t think we’ve painted our masterpiece yet,” she said. That was a polite way of saying, “we don’t have to play our best game to beat UT.” Its best player actually got off to a slow start. AllAmerican point guard Skylar Diggins, who tormented the Lady Vols in Notre Dame’s Elite Eight victory last March, missed four of her first five shots and committed three early turnovers. That fazed neither the player nor her coach.

How bad was it? Connecticut never beat the Lady Vols this bad. Neither did anyone else except Texas 28 years ago. How bad was it? In the first half, UT missed 28 of 35 field-goal attempts, hit only four of 10 free throws and gave up seven layups. That qualified as its good half. And it still trailed by 10 points. Never mind the lead. Notre Dame hardly resembled

By John Adams, Knoxville News Sentinel January 12, 2012

But you didn’t have to wait that long to see what sixth-ranked Tennessee was up against. You saw that in the first four seconds.

Even when Diggins was at her worst, she looked more confident than any Lady Vol on the floor.

UT point guard Ariel Massengale tracked down the opening tipoff as it was deflected deep into her backcourt. Just as she secured the ball, she turned and found Kentucky guard Kastine Evans.

“In the first half, we got the shots we normally make,” she explained. “They weren’t falling.”

Notre Dame followed with four consecutive layups for an 18-point lead before the half was three minutes old.

“I don’t understand,” she said. “It’s the No. 2 team in the nation. The arena is sold out. And we don’t fight.”

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The turnaround was reflected in Diggins’final stat line: 27 points, five assists, five rebounds, four steals and 5-for-7 shooting from 3-point range.

It was as bad on offense as it was on defense.

Those served as previews for a disastrous showing that associate head coach Holly Warlick never saw coming.

The Lady Vols are better at Thompson-Boling Arena. They’re better against teams that don’t play relentless defense like Notre Dame and Kentucky. They’re better against teams that can’t move the ball as effectively as Stanford and Notre Dame. But they’re not good enough to reach their goal, to make the Final Four. In fact, if they can’t play better away from their home floor, they might not make the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The game took a final turn Kentucky’s way on a driving basket by star guard A’dia Mathies with four seconds to play Thursday night at Memorial Coliseum.

Translation: No problem.

The defense was overwhelmed in a 17-point setback against Stanford last month.

“We’re a better team than how we played,” Johnson added.

“I trust her implicitly,” McGraw said. “I know she is going to get going. She can turn it around instantly.”

No. 2 Notre Dame just did a better job of exploiting the Lady Vols’ shortcomings than their previous opponents. All UT achieved in a humiliating 72-44 defeat was balance.

The offense was jittery and out of sync in a onepoint loss to Kentucky 11 days earlier.

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Yet its superiority was established nonetheless. So was its confidence. Notre Dame reminds you of UT’s best teams by the way it plays and talks.

ingly exerted the most effort in an overall lifeless performance, were remorseful in the interview session.

Diggins started the second-half onslaught with an unguarded 3-pointer from the corner.

This isn’t the first time UT’s defense has been baffled. But Notre Dame’s precise passing and crisp ball movement exposed its deficiency in more glaring fashion. The Irish scored with almost laughable ease, converting 14 second-half layups. UT’s defense was so inept in the first half, it might have succeeded in throwing the Irish off. Once, forward Devereaux Peters received a pass in the post and turned to execute a move on whatever defender might come her way. Instead, she found herself unguarded beneath the basket. Apparently mystified by the absence of defense, she missed the shot. But you can’t heap all the blame on the defense for this debacle. The Lady Vols made only 27.9 percent of their field-goal tries and fewer than 50 percent of their free throws. Some of their misses were so flagrant they might show up in a basketball blooper video. Warlick apologized for the performance. Players Meighan Simmons and Glory Johnson, who seem-

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The ninth-ranked Wildcats never got out of the Lady Vols’ way in a 61-60 victory. They pressed and pestered and finally prevailed. The Lady Vols have played bigger, more athletic and better shooting teams this season. But they haven’t played a more committed team. The Wildcats are committed to aggressive, in-yourface defense from one end of the court to the other. They shot almost as poorly as UT during that last 10-minute stretch of the first half, but they never wavered in their approach. “I’m extremely proud of our players,” said Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell, a former graduate assistant on UT head coach Pat Summitt’s staff. “They could not have played any harder.” Mitchell thanked the Lady Vols before he beat them. He thanked Summitt for hiring him. And he thanked UT assistant coach Mickie DeMoss, who hired him as an assistant when she became the head coach at Kentucky. “I told (DeMoss) before the game, tonight wouldn’t have happened without her,” Mitchell said of the top-10 matchup. “She started it all. “It was tough when we showed up here. She taught me how to be a head coach. She had a big hand in building this program.”

After beating Kamiko Williams off the dribble, Mathies released her shot over Glory Johnson, who was hesitant to contest the shot.

Kentucky was never hesitant to challenge UT’s shots. In fact, it seemingly challenged almost every pass and dribble. “They made us play fast at times,” Warlick said. “They made us rush.” Despite all their problems, the Lady Vols still had the wherewithal to overcome a 12-point deficit and take a three-point lead. But with the game on the line, they couldn’t overcome Mathies.

With maturity comes composure for Johnson By John Adams, Knoxville News Sentinel January 5, 2012 Glory Johnson’s body language was out of sync with the scoreboard in the last eight minutes Thursday evening at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tennessee’s senior forward first dove on the floor for a loose ball. Moments later, her facial expression suggested the game was hanging in the balance as she rushed to cut off a Georgia pass to the post.

Those aren’t new developments for an All-SEC player who has averaged better than 10 points and eight rebounds for her career. But UT associate head coach Holly Warlick noticed something else, too. “I can’t say enough about Glory Johnson,” Warlick said. “I think she was everywhere. She was rebounding at the offensive end and at the defensive end. And she kept her composure.” Composure is the most recent addition to Johnson’s game. It didn’t come naturally. “Most of the time, I used to get really frustrated when I was getting beat up in the paint or calls weren’t going my way,” Johnson said. “And I would react by fouling. “Now that I’m a senior, you can’t do that. “I try to hold my composure and let the refs handle it.” Having at least temporarily quelled her inner referee, Johnson has been freed to do what she does best, score inside and rebound at both ends of the court. Her recent statistics indicate she has improved more than her composure. Johnson began the season as a 61.2 percent freethrow shooter. Since going 5-for-13 at the foul line in a loss to Virginia, Johnson has made 76 percent of her foul shots during an 11-game stretch. She also has responded well to a 97-80 loss to Stanford two weeks ago. Johnson played harder than any Lady Vol against Stanford while managing 18 points and six rebounds. Yet she couldn’t compete with Stanford All-American Nnemkadi Ogwumike, who had a career-high 42 points and 17 rebounds. Johnson has followed that up with four consecutive games of double-figure points and rebounds. And her effort has been as noteworthy as her stats.

Neither the dive nor the rush was reflective of a game that had turned the sixth-ranked Lady Vols’ way early in the second half. They were on their way to an 80-51 victory over the 16th-ranked Lady Bulldogs.

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Johnson’s effort and numbers (22 points and 13 re-

By John Adams, Knoxville News Sentinel December 21, 2011

You can waste possessions and suffer defensive breakdowns when you are making 69.2 percent of your shots and beating UCLA by 21 points, as UT did Saturday afternoon. But it paid for every lapse against fourth-ranked Stanford. “Tennessee is a good team,” Warlick said. “Stanford is a great team.” You were reminded of that almost every time Stanford forward Nnemkadi Ogwumike touched the basketball. She scored a career-high 42 points and had 17 rebounds. “She was a woman with girls,” Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. “She dominated. This is one of the most incredible performances I’ve ever seen on our court.” Ogwumike was so dominant, the Lady Vols probably wished Stanford would have replaced her with Baylor All-American Brittney Griner. As outstanding as Griner has been against UT, she has never made them look as inadequate as Ogwumike did.

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“I figured they would call a foul,” Johnson said. “The majority of the game they had called quick fouls. So I just tried to go straight up.”

Or, in Landers’ words: “She goes to the offensive boards (and) manhandles whoever is there. If you try and guard her, she comes right at you and makes you foul her.”

Inconsistency is their most obvious shortcoming. Or, as associate head coach Holly Warlick put it, “We played in spurts. Stanford played for 40 minutes. “We’re not at Stanford’s level right now.”

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But the last shot was the memorable one.

Landers pulled back from the stinging assessment of his team’s play long enough to point out the specific damages inflicted by Johnson. She pursued rebounds with a vengeance and repeatedly drew contact and fouls at the other end.

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“It was a great player making a great play,” UT associate head coach Holly Warlick said of her gamewinning basket. “We didn’t have an answer for her tonight. It didn’t start with the last shot.”

“That’s what she does. We didn’t resist.”

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While Kentucky’s defense could be traced all the way down its bench, Mathies carried the offense, scoring 34 points on a variety of shots.

The Lady Vols’ strengths were evident in previous road victories over DePaul, Rutgers and UCLA. Their weaknesses were glaring on Tuesday night in a 9780 loss to Stanford.

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He also has sold the program to someone as talented as Mathies. Ten years ago, Kentucky didn’t attract those kind of players.

“She does what she does,” said Georgia coach Andy Landers, who viewed her dominance as another example of his team’s incompetence. “She didn’t do anything that you probably haven’t seen 30 times.

STANFORD, Calif. — Tennessee will remember its back-to-back road trips as being one game too long.

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Salesmanship has a lot to do with his success. He has sold the Wildcats on playing a relentless, fullcourt style that requires hustle and depth. He used 11 players against UT and forced the Lady Vols to extend their bench early to avoid fatigue.

bounds) would have been noticeable on any night. They were glaring in the face of an uncharacteristically lackluster performance by Georgia.

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Mitchell has elevated the program by winning 53 games the last two seasons and 15 of his first 17 this season. Now, the Wildcats have emerged as the biggest threat to Tennessee’s SEC domination.

Watching Ogwumike score with ease or difficulty brought back memories of UT’s best players. When the Lady Vols had Chamique Holdsclaw, they won three national championships. When they had Candace Parker, they won two more national titles. The Lady Vols have good players now. They don’t have anyone who can take over a game the way Holdsclaw or Parker did. Or the way Ogwumike did. You have to offset that with exceptional team play. And the exceptional play can’t come and go in spurts. Shekinna Stricklen, who had 27 points, and Glory Johnson, who had 18, played well offensively. But Johnson had little help inside against Ogwumike or her sister, Chiney Ogwumike, who had 14 points. Stanford’s sterling post play illuminated Vicki Baugh’s lack of production. She had more fouls (four) than rebounds (three) and managed only two points in 16 minutes. Warlick said she didn’t have an explanation for how poorly Baugh competed against Stanford. “Vicki just wasn’t on her game,” Warlick said. “We need Vicki Baugh to compete every game, especially in the big games like this. When she doesn’t,

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we struggle.” The struggles extended to the perimeter. Understandably concerned about Stanford’s 3-point shooting, UT didn’t collapse its defense around Stanford’s sister act. Yet it repeatedly and inexplicably lost Stanford’s 3-point shooters, who made nine of 21 attempts. Guard Toni Kokenis made five of 10 3-pointers and scored a career-high 26 points. That’s two players who had career games against UT. So you can guess what the point of emphasis will be when the Lady Vols return to practice. As poorly as UT performed against Stanford, it still had a successful road trip, winning three of four games and beating two top-25 teams. Moreover, it accomplished that without injured guards Kamiko Williams and Ariel Massengale. Massengale made her return against Stanford, playing 11 minutes in the second half. Williams might be ready to play in January, when UT begins SEC play. But they can’t bolster UT’s post game. Baugh will have to do that. And the entire team will have to realize that — despite all they accomplished in winning three consecutive road trips — more is required against a team of Stanford’s caliber.

Stanford’s sister act is big threat to Lady Vols By Dan Fleser, Knoxville News Sentinel December 19, 2011 STANFORD, Calif. — Tennessee’s Glory Johnson knows Stanford’s sister act better than most Lady Vols. Not only has Johnson played against Nnemkadi and Chiney Ogwumike, she was their teammate last summer on the U.S. World University Games team. Chiney was Johnson’s roommate. UT’s senior forward described her Cardinal counterpart “as really goofy and really friendly.” Together, the Ogwumikes are really good, too. They present quite the challenge for No. 6 Tennessee (72) in its women’s basketball showdown with No. 4 Stanford (6-1) at Maples Pavilion tonight (TV: FSTN, 10 p.m.).

“They cover for each other; they kind of have each other’s back,’’ DeMoss said. “Chiney misses a shot and it’s like big sis says, ‘Don’t worry. I’ve got your rebound.’ And then vice versa.” DeMoss said that Chiney’s knack for rebounding has been enhanced by knowing her sister so well. “She knows when (Nnemkadi) is getting ready to shoot and she’s already gotten rebound position,’’ DeMoss said. For Tennessee, the Ogwumikes put a greater premium on such traditional values as defense and rebounding, not to mention a real golden oldie: post play. “Other than playing Baylor,’’ Johnson said, “we don’t really play teams that have a huge post presence in comparison to ours.” After Monday’s practice, DeMoss was stressing rebounding and drawing a battle line over secondchance points. Another important variable will be fouls. Along with clearing her memory of UT’s 69.2 percent field goal shooting in Saturday’s 85-64 victory at UCLA, Johnson wasn’t expecting another game with just 18 total fouls either. “I think I’m just going to go in playing my game,’’ she said. “Just like we have to worry about fouls, they have to worry about fouls.” The worry might be greatest for fellow UT post player Vicki Baugh. The coaches have been pulling the 6-4 senior after an early foul. On Saturday, she came out inside the first three minutes after one of her dribbling dashes culminated with a charging call. DeMoss said that the coaches have talked to Baugh about her full-court forays, specifically about being more careful when trying to pull off what DeMoss described as “a wow play.” “I’d say one out of seven (times), she can get all the way to the basket,’’ DeMoss said. “But that one, in her mind, makes up for the six she doesn’t get there.”

“They work very well together,’’ Johnson said. “They’re actually very positive together.”

Those odds don’t add up against the Ogwumikes.

They work wonders for Stanford. Nnemkadi, a 6-foot-2 senior forward, is a returning All -American who’s averaging a whopping 23.7 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.

Massengale Update: Point guard Ariel Massengale (left-hand injury) practiced Monday and DeMoss indicated that the freshman’s availability tonight would be a game-time decision.

Younger sister Chiney, a 6-3 sophomore, backs her up with 15.6 points and 10.4 rebounds on average.

“She’s got to be healthy to play her in a game like this,’’ DeMoss said.

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the scouting report, has watched the Ogwumikes since they played together in high school in Cypress, Texas. DeMoss has always sensed an intuitive quality to their play.

Pat Summitt faces down Alzheimer’s by fighting and laughing By Sally Jenkins, Washington Post

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December 17, 2011 Pat Summitt and the Tennessee Lady Vols travel with an uninvited guest. Alzheimer’s crouches in a corner of the locker room, and sits at the end of the bench. Everyone wants to know, How is she doing with it? I’ll tell you: She refuses to be a good hostess. She’s ignoring the guest. Pat is still Pat. She gets tired more easily than she used to, but frankly, as a friend who talks with her almost daily, I can report that what really wears her out is all the premature sympathy. She’s still here, and still coaching, and when you ask her why she doesn’t take a day off from work, here’s what she says: “I don’t want to be a sissy.” On the court, she’s enjoying one of her fightingest teams in some time. Last week, the No.6 Lady Vols beat two ranked opponents away from home in the space of four days: No. 20 DePaul at Madison Square Garden by double digits, followed by a bruising comeback victory at No.11 Rutgers. In the same exhausting week she also power-shopped at Macy’s, ran up a couple of impressive tabs at Manhattan restaurants, and accepted Sports Illustrated’s Sportswoman of the Year award. The last was a lovely honor, but it was not the most solemn occasion of her life. Her staff begged her to give the following acceptance speech: “When I got the call that Sports Illustrated wanted to photograph me, I was so excited and so honored to think that I finally made the swimsuit issue.” Pat giggled at the idea, but was too well-mannered to say it. So Tennessee’s director of basketball operations, Kathy Harston, doctored a copy of the magazine by superimposing a swimsuit model reclining in a thong, and pasted Pat’s head on it. She showed it to the entire squad on the team plane. There was a momentary shocked silence: Harston’s artwork was so good they thought it was real. Then came the shrieks and squeals and stamping feet. “We busted out,” guard Shekinna Stricklen says. Summitt threw back her head and laughed helplessly as a schoolgirl. Assistant Holly Warlick said, “You need to get that framed, Summitt.” Pat replied: “I think I will. I never looked so good in a bathing suit.” Not every day is a comedy, of course. There are undeniable difficulties, and obvious changes, times when their hearts feel like anvils. Back in August when Pat first accepted the diagnosis, she realized she needed to redistribute her in-game coaching duties. She struggles to follow rapid shifts in schemes, and her perceptions are a beat slower. “She doesn’t multitask like she used to,” Warlick says. In practices, Warlick handles the defense, while Pat and her assistant of 28 years, Mickie DeMoss, handle the offense, and third assistant Dean Lockwood manages the post players. During games they consult in timeouts, and Warlick delivers the instructions to players with the clipboard. It’s an ex-

“She’s fighting, and she stands strong,” Stricklen says. “And the best thing we can do for her is go out there and play hard like that, play the way she wants us to.” Pat is always tearing down with one hand and building up with another. She has always torn down conventions, ideas of appropriate conduct for women, and built up a different version with her other hand. Now she’s tearing down the stereotype of what it is to have Alzheimer’s and building up a new version and the new version is that you don’t crawl into a hole. You don’t disappear from public view. You don’t be afraid of somehow looking less than totally in command. You don’t retire and go to bed and act sick. You live and you work and you fight. And you laugh.

“Pat had a lot to do with those shots,” Spani says. The light went on for Simmons just in time. “Hallelujah,” Pat says.

Assistants play even bigger roles

Yet, these Lady Vols are one of Pat’s most characteristic teams in the way they battle, too. After they overcame a five-point deficit in the final minutes in front of a roaringly hostile crowd, Rutgers Coach C. Vivian Stringer remarked ruefully, “They’re playing in her image.”

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- It will occur to Holly Warlick some evenings as she’s driving home from the always-busy Tennessee women’s basketball office. It’s then that the thoughts to which she doesn’t want to give airtime in her mind sometimes sneak in anyway.

It was a gratifying comment. Pat has worked for four years to instill her brand of fight in the senior class, a group led by Stricklen that has failed to reach a Final Four, and in the past exhibited a lazybones quality, but no more. Pat used to tease Stricken about her lack of intensity and complained she would rather sit by a pond with a fishing pole back in Arkansas. But against Rutgers, Stricklen went 40 minutes without a blow, led the team in scoring, provided lockdown defense grabbing three steals, and played so hard her calves cramped in the final minute.

One of the most important, influential, beloved people in her life -- her coach for four years and her mentor/boss for more than a quarter-century -- is facing an opponent that defies any scouting report and is considered to be, ultimately, unbeatable. At least for now.

“I love who they’ve become,” Pat says. “We were on our toes instead of our heels. Aggressive. I haven’t always seen that from them.”

But she is also a rock-solid reliable, down-to-earth friend. A beacon of strength. A font of advice. Even a needed shelter. She means so much to so many people who don’t even actually know her. And she

By Mechelle Voepel, ESPN December 11, 2011

How can that be? Pat Summitt isn’t just a great basketball coach, a monumental figure in American sports history, and a towering legend in her state. That all would be more than enough to make any threat to her seem surreal.

Warlick has been inducted into various halls of fame, ridden a motorcycle all over the country to raise funds for charity, knows the ins and outs of everything Summitt’s program has done and is doing -- from the smallest to largest details. She is quite the impressive, accomplished figure herself. But she now has these uninvited moments of unprecedented concern. Summitt, 59, has early-onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type, and publicly announced it in August. Her coaching staff knew a few months before that, when Summitt was initially diagnosed. Initial, inevitable denial is past. Yet Warlick sometimes still finds herself thinking, “Is this real? What will things be like in six months? Or a year? Or two years?” Soon she shakes herself out of it, irritated. You can’t sit here and be scared or sad or melancholy, she thinks. Dammit, you just can’t. Is there a more disrespectful thing to do than to feel that way when the woman who’s actually grappling with the monster refuses to succumb to any of those goblins? Warlick then puts her mind back again to where it needs to be.

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It was Pat, the Lady Vols say, who restored the confidence of Simmons, a frenetic young guard who was in the grip of a bad slump. In the days before the Rutgers game, Pat corrected her shooting motion in individual teaching sessions and kept a consistently comforting arm around her — while refusing to tolerate any pouting. The result was a timely, explosive performance.

Pat’s way of going about this will disconcert some. It’s not comfortable. There are those who wish she was frozen in time, 20 years younger, her eyes flashing bright as her diamond championship rings, her high heels clattering on the hard wood like machine guns, her mouth open and shouting fire. But Pat is 59, and she’s been doing this for 38 years, and with or without Alzheimer’s, she was going to experience some diminishment. We all do. It’s our fate.

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Now it’s Pat who is the softer presence. “More motherly,” Spani says. “Obviously she still gives us the stare when we need it, but she’s had a very calming effect.”

Spani says, “She’s not making light of it. But she’s making it something positive.”

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The demeanor, partly a result of the need to manage stress for her health, is a startling role reversal. It used to be that Pat was the most intense member of the bench and her assistants softened her blows.

Warlick was born and raised in Knoxville, then played for Summitt from 1976 to 1980. She went away for four years to start her coaching career, came back home, and was there at Summitt’s side on the bench for every one of the eight NCAA basketball titles Tennessee’s women have won.

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Pat, by contrast, was uncharacteristically cool. When sophomore guard Meighan Simmons nailed consecutive three-pointers to finally put the Lady Vols ahead, Pat merely leaned over and said with a sardonic mildness to her staff, “That helps.”

“It’s become a part of our lives,” sports information director Debby Jennings says. But they can try to chase the intruder into a corner with winning, and laughter.

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Just because Pat doesn’t hold the clipboard, it would be a mistake to suppose that she is not an acute presence. “She still has a huge imprint on this team,” junior forward Taber Spani says. But it’s in a different way. In certain respects, she is as perceptive on the floor as ever. In the pressured final minutes against Rutgers she was intensely aware, not without amusement, that Warlick was sweating so hard it soaked her blond hair dark. Pat watched the droplets trickle down her neck.

means just as much -- in the most individual, personal ways -- to those who know her best.

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“The only thing that’s different is the messenger,” Warlick says. “The message hasn’t changed.”

The uninvited guest that is Pat’s diagnosis isn’t going away, and the Lady Vols know that.

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periment that could work only on a staff made up of the closest friends, and it’s not without problems and glitches. But for the most part, it’s operating well enough.

“There are times I get emotional,” Warlick said. “But you look at Pat, and she’s like, ‘What’s the problem?’ She gives me strength. “But it hits you at weird times. Somebody stopped me in the grocery store the day before Thanksgiving, and this lady was just like …” Warlick pauses and sighs. She fully appreciates that people want to express their concern and their support, but when they start tearing up, it’s hard for her to want to do anything but flee. “I was just thinking, ‘Oh, my gosh, I’ve got to get out of here,’” Warlick said. Yet it’s a testament to human adaptation just how well each one of the many cogs in the Tennessee women’s basketball machine has adjusted. If at first Summitt’s diagnosis sparked disbelief, fear and grief, it quickly turned into something galvanizing. “We’re the inner shell,” assistant Dean Lockwood said of Summitt’s coaches. “But all of the support staff is aware this is a family time and a family issue. As families do, you come together, protect, rally, unite. They all feel that investment.” That’s especially because so many people affiliated with Tennessee women’s basketball have been on the job so long. In fact, there are decades worth of investment for some, who in essence bought “stock” a long time ago in what Summitt was building.

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“Those people can appreciate the struggle and the way the program climbed, because they were here to see it,” Lockwood said. “Pat started in Alumni Gym, driving vans and washing uniforms. And if you were around for part of that or close to it -- or even if you weren’t, but have taken the time to learn about it -- you have an appreciation for the journey. Instinctively, you respect it, you honor it, and you’re going to protect it.”

have not been great; my mom went through it. It is very difficult sometimes, and you can really get sad about it. “But we try to make Pat’s days as stress-free as we can make them. And in turn, she has a much lighter attitude about things. She is not as serious. Which I guess makes it a little bit easier for us.” It was DeMoss who really noticed last season that something had changed about Summitt.

Making up their own instruction book Warlick could have been a head coach a long time ago at any number of schools. But she stayed put. She loves Knoxville not just because it has been her near-lifelong home, but also because it’s an epicenter for women’s basketball in particular, and women’s sports in general. When you’re living at an oasis, why wander into the desert? That said, her friend and fellow Lady Vols assistant, Mickie DeMoss, did wander a bit. What she found wasn’t necessarily the equivalent of unending sand and intense heat … but it also wasn’t the happiness and fulfillment she has had at Rocky Top, either. DeMoss actually began her coaching career at the other end of the state as an assistant at Memphis State in 1977. In 1979, she became head coach at Florida. She moved back to an assistant’s role at Auburn in 1983, then came to Tennessee as an assistant in 1985, the same time as Warlick. After 18 seasons and six NCAA championship teams in Knoxville, she decided it was time to try being a head coach again, and went to Kentucky in 2003. She had a brief “retirement” in 2007, followed by another assistant’s role at Texas. But in the back of her mind, DeMoss said, “I always knew Pat was going to be there for me.” Summitt asked DeMoss to return to Knoxville in 2010. “If it had been anybody else who had called me, I’d still be at Texas or I’d be done, at least with college coaching,” DeMoss said. “A lot of people want to be their own boss, and run their own program. My path took some curves.” Warlick teased, “We thought she lost her mind for a while.” “If you watch other people’s benches, there are some head coaches that don’t use their assistants much at all in games. And that works fine for some people. But we’ve always shared the responsibilities. So what we’re doing now is indicative of what Pat’s done for her whole career here.” -- Holly Warlick And, yeah, it’s still OK to make jokes like that. Summitt, in fact, would be the first to do so. Everyone fully grasps the gravity of what she is facing, but they’ve taken their lead from her that humor is not just allowed but strongly encouraged. “There are moments you stop and think, ‘This is some serious stuff,’ and it’s happening to someone who is so dear to you,” DeMoss said. “And you don’t know how it’s going to turn out. The results 140

“Being gone seven years and coming back, it was clearer to me that things were different,” DeMoss said. “I think Holly and Dean had seen a more gradual disengagement. But to me, it was just evident, when I got back. Pat was still involved, but not quite like I had remembered her being involved seven years before.” It was challenging to talk about. But all three assistants began to take on bigger roles, to pick up on whatever they saw needed more attention. There was no drop-off with anything about the program; the Lady Vols still won the SEC regular-season and tournament titles, then made it to the NCAA tournament Elite Eight, where they fell to a Notre Dame team that went on to make the national championship game. The diagnosis came in late spring, and was very jarring for the assistants. But it wasn’t until after Summitt told her players in August that a finality -- the differences were permanent -- fully hit Warlick, DeMoss and Lockwood. “She made the announcement to the kids, and then we went over to her house,” Warlick said. “And she explained more things to us. I think that was the reality for us that things had truly changed.” There wasn’t a specific road map for any of them to follow. “We didn’t know,” DeMoss said. “There’s no instruction book on how you handle dementia with a basketball coach.” But they began to think of it in another way. Summitt was still in charge, but she needed more help. Others had to take on bigger roles, be ready to do things they hadn’t before. So was that really different than what coaches ask of their teams if a star player is not at 100 percent? Hadn’t they spent their careers teaching that everyone had to stretch themselves to prove what “team” really is?

There it was: The closest thing to an “instruction book” was simply in remembering all the lessons they’d given their players about unifying in adverse circumstances. Now, they had to apply it to themselves.

Adjustments have been made this season. Staff member and former Lady Vol standout Daedra Charles-Furlow, whose official title is director of character development, has been authorized to help with recruiting since Summitt’s travel has been curtailed. Recruiting would seem like a very touchy subject. Yet Tennessee has handled it head on. “We are straightforward and honest with recruits,” Lockwood said. “There’s no attempt to push that to the side. Pat set that tone with her announcement. When she was dealing with the diagnosis, and getting feedback from her inner circle, some were saying, ‘Wait a year to tell people.’ “She said, ‘That’s not who I am. I would feel like a complete phony if I didn’t look people in the eye and say, ‘This is what’s happened; this is what I’m going to do.’ That very same line of thinking carries over into our recruiting.” The first calls that the coaches made after Summitt’s public announcement were to the recruits who’d already pledged to come to Tennessee. “Pat was on the phone with the parents and the kids right away,” DeMoss said. “And they said, ‘We’re still on board.’ “With recruits we’re trying to get, we say, ‘This is what we have today.’ We are concerned about parents saying, ‘I want to know who my daughter’s going to play for.’ We have to say, ‘There are no guarantees,’ and sell them on what we have.” Which is substantial, as one glance at all the hardware in Tennessee’s office proves. They also can assure young women of this, Warlick says: “The foundation that Pat has built here, and the core values, are still in place. “I tell them, ‘I plan on being here, Mickie plans on being here, Dean plans on being here.’ So we’re part of that foundation as well.” In games, you will typically see Warlick take the lead in huddles, although DeMoss and Lockwood can also draw up plays and Summitt is always consulted. Warlick handles most of the formal media responsibilities with press conferences. Each assistant, with input from Summitt, helps with the decision-making in all things every day. “You look at football staffs, and that’s basically how they operate,” DeMoss said. “We know intuitively when to stay quiet and when to speak up. We may not always agree, which is good, I think. We bring in new ideas and ways to do things. But as far as the respect factor for each other, I don’t think that’s ever wavered here. That trumps over everything.

Maintaining the foundation that Pat built It’s a dreary-looking morning, as soft but steady rain falls, making thousands of tiny splashes in the Tennessee River that winds along outside Thompson-Boling Arena. Inside the women’s basketball office, everyone is already submersed in work.

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“We’re not going to argue about, ‘Do we trap on ball screens or not?’ during a timeout. We all have the same intent: We want what’s best for this team and Pat. So we know that the three of us can’t be in the huddle screaming, and the kids are sitting there with their eyes rolling back in the heads, like,

Lockwood is the Northerner of the group, a native of Michigan. His personality is like a bag of popcorn that magically never runs out of kernels, symbolic of the bursts of enthusiasm, inspiration and ideas that keep coming from him. He at times slaps his palms together or on a table before him, smiling, as he emphasizes a point. His emotional baseline runs the gamut from upbeat to super-upbeat. Lockwood spent the first 22 years of his career coaching men’s basketball, including five years as an assistant with Tennessee’s men. During that time, 1986-91, he watched as the Tennessee women won the program’s first three NCAA titles. “One of the things I found out about Pat is that as competitive as she is -- and she is ultra-competitive -- she is most passionate about mentoring young women to be leaders,” Lockwood said. “To be highly effective, to be difference-makers in their worlds, whatever their pursuits may be when they leave here. “I coached at West Point for three years, and only one of those was a winning season. But I can’t tell you how special it was to know you had an opportunity to impact people who would be leading and doing unbelievably significant things later in their

DeMoss was raised in rural northeast Louisiana by a strong-willed, hard-working mother. But she barely knew her father. Summitt wrote of finding out that DeMoss never had a Christmas tree growing up, and how she went out to buy DeMoss her first when she came to work at Tennessee. Summitt also told of how Warlick’s father had died when she was a sophomore in high school, so she’d had to take care of herself and things around the house as her mother worked 12-hour shifts. You can see where after all these years -- even with their time apart -- Warlick and DeMoss have a natural kind of yin and yang about them. DeMoss seems more often the joker, Warlick the worrier. Yet there are times when those roles are reversed. They’ve both brought things individually to Tennessee and to Summitt that are enhanced by their mutual devotion to her. “I was always amazed at Pat’s resolve to every day come in and work at this level,” DeMoss said. “Eddie Fogler, when he was coaching at South Carolina, came here to see our locker room and offices, and he said, ‘Y’all know you don’t really live in reality, right?’ Because he knew we were just so accustomed every year to going to the Final Four. “It hit me when I left here: It’s special that the program has been able to withstand the test of time. And so much of it has been Pat’s leadership.” DeMoss thinks she returned to Tennessee at exactly the right time. “I am so glad to be back here,” she said, “during what’s a pretty rough time for Pat.”

Wynn has been like a “point guard” for Summitt when it comes to her prodigious off-court scheduling, which she has had to scale back some. Jennings is the premier historian among all women’s basketball SIDs, long the trend-setter in running the most professional and thorough media-relations organization in women’s college sports. Cronan is of the pioneer generation of women’s athletic administrators. She coached women’s basketball at Tennessee from 1968 to 1970, then went to the College of Charleston as its women’s athletics director before returning to Knoxville. One of Cronan’s biggest supporters was her late husband, Tom, who passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2006. Now she’s dealing with a serious illness striking Summitt, who has become a close friend over the decades.

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A close-knit staff

In the insightful, personally revealing books “Reach for the Summit” and “Raise the Roof” that Summitt co-authored with Sally Jenkins in the late 1990s, there were several hilarious stories about DeMoss … but also some poignant ones, too.

“I’ve been out of school for 12 years, and I go back and it’s the same people,” said Holdsclaw, the program’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder who has a street near the arena named after her. “It’s like I haven’t even been gone for a day. You still feel that support you felt when you were a student there.”

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“Sometimes I think if it had to happen, this was the group to best deal with it,” DeMoss said. “There have been some teams here that maybe had more of an edge, and they won a lot of games … but I don’t think they cared as much about each other. In one sense, it’s good that this is the team that’s been dealt this hand. Can this team take this adverse situation and still develop that edge it needs? I don’t know yet. I just know they’ve done a good job handling the emotional end of it.”

DeMoss has been one of the most effective recruiters in the women’s game for many years. She can seem like a character out of a sitcom like “Designing Women:” The zany Southerner who cracks up everyone when it’s most needed. But that sharp wit can sometimes be a mask for DeMoss.

During that time, Summitt has had one secretary: Katie Wynn. She has had one sports information director: Debby Jennings. She has had the same women’s athletics director since 1983: Joan Cronan.

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The staff thinks this particular group of Lady Vols -- including a senior class of Glory Johnson, Shekinna Stricklen, Alicia Manning, Briana Bass, and redshirt Vicki Baugh that has been through some rough patches competitively -- is emotionally wellequipped to have made the adjustments they have.

All but Rankin won national championships at Tennessee. In other words, those five players represent the amazing breadth of Summitt’s career.

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Lockwood added, “I think all of us have been in coaching long enough that we know there are certain points in a game where the kids need to hear only one voice, and one voice alone. And there are other moments when each of us can interject something. We just feed off of each other; we are very much in sync.”

“As competitive as [Pat] is -- and she is ultra-competitive -- she is most passionate about mentoring young women to be leaders. To be highly effective, to be difference-makers in their worlds, whatever their pursuits may be when they leave here.” -Dean Lockwood

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“If you watch other people’s benches, there are some head coaches that don’t use their assistants much at all in games,” Warlick said. “And that works fine for some people. But we’ve always shared the responsibilities. So what we’re doing now is indicative of what Pat’s done for her whole career here.”

ended her career there in 2008. Frost played in the 1980s, Marciniak and Holdsclaw in the 1990s.

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Warlick said that Summitt’s longstanding practice of empowering her assistants to handle significant duties has made this transition much more fluid than if she’d always kept an iron grip on all aspects of coaching.

lives. I come here and get the same feeling, being around this program.”

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‘What the heck are they talking about?’”

“The personal part is really tough,” Cronan said. “But the way she’s handling it is encouraging for the world. When Pat was first diagnosed, from everywhere on Earth, I heard from everybody who claimed to have a cure. “Now I’m getting letters from all over saying that Pat coming forward has made a difference in their mother, their brother, their dad, their aunt, their sister -- whoever in their family is battling this disease. I had a young lady who told me her mother was diagnosed and then went into a shell. She said when Pat came out and said she had dementia, her mother changed her whole outlook on life. We’re hoping we can make a difference, not only with Pat as a role model, but raising money to find a cure.” The Pat Summitt Foundation, dedicated to that cause, was officially announced at the Baylor game. Tyler Summitt, whom DeMoss and Warlick saw born in a Knoxville hospital room 20 years ago, is standing tall alongside his mother in hopes that the foundation will help lead to a major breakthrough.

Far-reaching impact It was the last Sunday in November, a huge crowd, and No. 1-ranked Baylor in Thompson-Boling Arena. Among the fans were former Tennessee standouts Jill Rankin, Sheila Frost, Michelle Marciniak, Chamique Holdsclaw and Alexis Hornbuckle. Rankin started at Tennessee in 1979; Hornbuckle

“When I first played for Pat, she wasn’t a known coach,” Warlick said. “I didn’t come here to play for Pat Head [Summitt’s maiden name] specifically, although I’d heard good things about her. I came to play for the University of Tennessee. But what an impact she made on us, when we didn’t even come realizing she was this great coach. “Now I look at it and here is Pat with this disease,

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and she’s still making an impact.” The solid sequoia Summitt was honored with the Maggie Dixon Courage Award on Sunday, when the Lady Vols beat DePaul 84-61 at Madison Square Garden in New York to move to 5-2 in a season with, as always, a very difficult schedule. On March 19, 2006, Army -- having won that school’s first NCAA tournament berth that had jubilant cadets giving coach Dixon a ride on their shoulders -- faced Tennessee in the first round in Knoxville. The Lady Vols won 102-54, and Summitt congratulated the young coach on what appeared to be just the start of a meteoric career. Eighteen days later, Dixon died suddenly of a heart ailment. She was 28. “I’d love to write the end where we win a couple more championships, but there’s no guarantee of anything. … It’s like all we can do is help make this as good as it can be for Pat. We want there to be a big smile on her face, a great feeling in her heart about what her program is, what it has done, and where it will go.” -- Dean Lockwood In 2007 and ‘08, Summitt won her seventh and eighth NCAA titles. In 2009, she got her 1,000th career victory. Who knew how big that total would get? What would stop Summitt? “This disease is a reminder that, ultimately, all of us will not be what we once were,” Lockwood said. “For everyone, things will change. It does make it hard when you see that someone who has accomplished so much, they’re vulnerable, too, just like every human being. It shakes us all at our core. But what’s really important is how you respond to that. That’s certainly what all of us have been processing.” When it’s mentioned to Summitt’s staff that she is like a sequoia, the towering tree that gives everyone a sense of immense and comforting solidity, of lasting permanence, they gravitate to that image and smile. “For 38 years, she’s been this giant in the game, with success year after year,” Lockwood said. “Then this disease hits, and to use that analogy, for the first time, you can see that sequoia bend a little. “I’d love to write the end where we win a couple more championships, but there’s no guarantee of anything. I drove to Indianapolis recruiting recently, and I had 11 hours in the car. I was thinking about so much stuff. And at the end, it’s like all we can do is help make this as good as it can be for Pat. We want there to be a big smile on her face, a great feeling in her heart about what her program is, what it has done, and where it will go.”

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Baylor dressed the part for Sunday’s “We Back Pat” promotion, wearing purple warmup T-shirts that honored Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt. Lady Bears coach Kim Mulkey said that she waited a few weeks after Summitt announced in August that she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type before calling her former Olympic coach. “It wasn’t a long conversation,’’ Mulkey said, “because I guess I’m menopausal and getting old and she’s getting old. And I didn’t want to cry and she didn’t want to cry. “I just said a few things. The bottom line is I wanted her to understand how much I love her. I’m not afraid to tell her that I love her. ... I wanted her to make sure she had people that would protect her and she does. This university should protect her until the day she wants to step off that floor.” Matter Of Choice: Tennessee associate head coach Holly Warlick didn’t indicate that the Lady Vols were sending a message to guard Meighan Simmons by playing her just one minute in the second half. Simmons followed up a 1-for-7 shooting performance against Virginia last week by coming off the bench to go 1 for 12 in the first half against Baylor. Instead, Warlick said that they were deferring to Taber Spani and Shekinna Stricklen, who combined for 35 points and six of UT’s eight 3-pointers. “Meighan just wasn’t making plays and it’s hard to take out Taber Spani and Shekinna when they’re just making plays,’’ Warlick said. “ ... I think it’s a matter of we weren’t sure where we were going to put Meighan in that spot when the other two were producing.” Spanning The Years: Lady Vols past and future were in attendance on Sunday. The alums included Chamique Holdsclaw, Alexis Hornbuckle, Michelle Marciniak, Jill Rankin, Sheila Frost, Shelia Collins and Liza Graves. Notebook: Vicki Baugh’s double-double was the fourth of her career and the first since she scored 12 points and grabbed 15 rebounds against Gonzaga on Dec. 30, 2008. ... Tennessee is 14-29 against No. 1 ranked teams and 3-10 in Knoxville. ... Baylor hadn’t been outrebounded since a 56-45 loss at Texas Tech on Feb. 9.

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It may take being “little more unconventional” By Dan Fleser, Knoxville News Sentinel November 26, 2011 Tennessee center Vicki Baugh doesn’t have much of a history with her Baylor counterpart, Brittney Griner. Just four playing minutes to be exact. No matter how brief, Griner didn’t waste the chance to make a lasting impression last December in Waco, Texas. Although the 6-foot-4 Baugh has uncommon speed and dexterity for a women’s

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basketball post player, the Lady Bears’ 6-foot-8 AllAmerican chased her down on a transition play. Griner timed Baugh’s takeoff and swatted away her layup attempt from behind. The block was one of nine by Griner in the game. She has 19 total in her last two games against Tennessee. Baugh and No. 6 Tennessee (2-1) can neither run nor hide from another Griner encounter when No. 1 Baylor (5-0) visits Thompson-Boling Arena today (TV: ESPN, 2 p.m.), Baugh said all the right things this week about giving 100 percent, going hard and “just playing basketball.” But four minutes was enough for her size up the challenge that looms today. “It is unusual, though, playing against someone taller than you,’’ said Baugh, who’s Tennessee tallest post player. “That doesn’t happen (often), especially being 6-4.” Griner’s stature only begins to describe her gamechanging dimensions. Her mobility and athleticism has enabled her in the last two UT-Baylor meetings to stalk shots as far as the 3-point line. Her skill set also has translated into a 24 points-per-game scoring average. Griner is giving everyone Tennessee-type treatment so far this season, averaging 24.4 points and 11.8 rebounds per game. Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said Griner has packed on 20 pounds, which has enhanced her strength. An autumn stint with USA Basketball playing in Europe has boosted her confidence. “She is our leader; she embraces that role,’’ Mulkey said. “She wants to be the best player. She wants to be on a team that wins a national championship.” UT assistant coach Dean Lockwood paid Griner the ultimate compliment in talking about “certain concessions” that are necessary when playing her. “Be wise when you challenge,’’ he cautioned. “To just pin her, seal her in the low block and try to go over her is probably not going to happen a lot,’’ Lockwood said. “You have to be a little more unconventional in how you attack her.” Even with the return of Baugh, who missed last Sunday’s game at Virginia with tightness in her left leg, Tennessee won’t be deploying as much overall size against Griner. Kelley Cain, a 6-6 center who played 25 minutes against Baylor last season and gathered nine rebounds, didn’t return this season because of health issues, including the sore right hip that had her lying on the floor in discomfort after that game. Instead, the Lady Vols will rely on greater mobility and some youthful desire. Isabelle Harrison, a 6-4 freshman, has shown a willingness to compete so far. She waded into Virginia’s zone defense to score six points, which comprised the entirety of UT’s meager bench scoring. She also grabbed seven rebounds, the second most on the team. Furthermore, she was undeterred by her three turnovers. Harrison’s desire to produce can’t hurt against Gri-

“I call it raw, honest effort,’’ Lockwood said of Harrison. “What she had in her, she gave us.”

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That’s your cue to say: “What junior class?” It’s easily forgotten on a Lady Vols team with two All-SEC seniors, a sophomore who was the SEC freshman of the year, and three heralded freshmen. In fact, it’s not really a class. While junior guard Kamiko Williams is recovering from knee surgery, it has been reduced to a single player: Taber Spani. But what a player she was in No. 3 Tennessee’s 9276 victory over No. 7 Miami on Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena. Spani had a team-high 20 points, five rebounds and three assists. The stat line didn’t surprise Miami coach Katie Meier. “We saw that exhibition game (against Union last week),” Meier said. “So she was pretty high on our list. “She is going to have a special season. She’s a great one.”

Spani made four of eight 3-point shots against the Hurricanes. None was bigger than the one she hit in the face of a Miami defender just before the shot clock expired with 6:32 to play. It upped UT’s lead from five to eight points and triggered a closing 19-8 run. “The thing that got us was how quickly she gets rid of the ball,” Meier said. “We talk about recovering to shooters. But you can’t recover to Spani. You just have to be on her the whole time.” That wasn’t easy in a game played as fast as this one. “As quick as we are, teams are going to collapse (on defense),” Warlick said. “And that’s going to give Taber Spani a lot of looks from 3-point range.” Not only did Spani deliver a pivotal 3-pointer, she provided a passing highlight to match it. Her overhead, two-thirds-of-the-court-length pass hit Meighan Simmons in stride just ahead of the Miami defense for a layup as UT increased its lead to 16 points. The football-like throw would have made her father proud. Gary Spani is a former NFL linebacker. “I was thinking, ‘Please get over that safety,’ “ she said with a laugh. “No, just kidding.” The game was already decided when she uncorked that pass. Her 3s were more crucial and were magnified when contrasted with Miami’s 0-for-9, 3-point shooting in the second half. Not many teams are capable of matching UT in as many areas as Miami did. It forged a first-half tie at 42, outrebounded the Lady Vols for the game and embraced the fullcourt, up-tempo game they prefer. It also demonstrated enough depth and size to be regarded as a strong Final Four contender.

“It was definitely something I wouldn’t give up for the world,’’ said Johnson, oblivious to her pun. “I’ve never been to China, let alone been around that many people, different cultures, all sharing the same thing and that’s playing a sport.” Johnson and Stricklen joined four other Lady Vols — Vicki Baugh, Taber Spani, Cierra Burdick and Ariel Massengale — in winning gold with a U.S. team. They’ve all faced international competition in faraway places. They’ve had to secure roles on talented teams and adapt to different coaching styles. Along with leaving the country, they got out of their comfort zones. Offseason diligence, no matter how useful, doesn’t compare. “Any time they’re learning basketball or thinking basketball, it can only help them,’’ UT assistant coach Dean Lockwood said. Despite being Tennessee freshmen, Burdick and Massengale are U.S. veterans, having won the past two summers. Tennessee practices have reminded Burdick of how much running she did in U.S. practices and how it’s helped. Massengale, who’s sidelined by concussion symptoms, might owe her presence here to her play with the U17 World Championship team two summers ago in France. As the team’s starting point guard, she directed the U.S. to eight consecutive victories, amassing 43 assists while committing just 16 turnovers. She scored a team-high 20 points in a 92-62 championship victory over host France and added six assists. Her performance was witnessed by UT coach Pat Summitt and assistant coach Mickie DeMoss. Massengale thought that her play in France was a key factor in the recruiting process, which played out in uneven fashion with her and UT.

Such glowing assessments were usually reserved for All-SEC players Shekinna Stricklen or Glory Johnson last season. Yet no Lady Vol has played better than Spani through two exhibitions and two regular-season games this month.

But on a mid-November evening, more than three months ahead of March Madness, it couldn’t keep up with UT’s junior class.

“Taber has probably been our most consistent player,” UT associate head coach Holly Warlick acknowledged.

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Spani has averaged 17.5 points per game if you count the two exhibitions, which include a 25-point game against Union when she made seven of 10 3-point attempts.

USA Basketball ought to be flattered.

Johnson and Stricklen both played reserve roles this summer, supporting such players as Stanford’s Nnemkadi and Chiney Ogwumike and Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins. Still, practicing against these players and then competing with them reinforced some valuable knowledge.

When Tennessee’s Shekinna Stricklen was hesitant about playing for the World University Games team this summer for fear of missing classes, Lady Vols

Stricklen, who’s never been known for her defense, became a greater proponent for one of its fundamentals.

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Let’s hear it for Tennessee’s junior class.

Warlick, who played on the first U.S. junior national team in 1977 and has played everywhere from Mexico to Bulgaria to South Korea, knew from experience that she wanted Stricklen to have her own experience. She and Lady Vol teammate Glory Johnson were U.S. teammates and have a better appreciation for Warlick’s endorsement. The most obvious example was the gold medals they brought home as members of the U.S. squad, which went 6-0 in winning the 15-team competition in Shenzhen, China.

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Taber Spani steps up in class

The way she’s shooting, maybe she should forgo the extra work for the rest of the season.

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“You can’t be gun shy about getting your shot blocked,’’ he said. “I think that’s so important to realize mentally. Some players are fine. But some players that can do something to (them). You’ve got to be able to play through that.”

Since Stricklen was on schedule to graduate and was only going to miss a few days of classes, Warlick flipped the Lady Vols’ usual script.

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Whatever the shot, Lockwood advised Baugh and Co. to be ready to block out Griner’s blocks.

Spani underwent surgery on her left (shooting) elbow Oct. 4. That has prevented her from working overtime on her shot as she usually does.

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“Teams are going to expose that if we don’t shoot it and they are going to test us to shoot it,’’ she said. “We just need to be able to knock it down. We’ve been working on it all the time. I don’t think we’ve ever really shot the high-post shot.”

associate head coach Holly Warlick urged the senior forward to put women’s basketball ahead of books.

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Baugh thinks that UT’s post players can give more and offered a specific suggestion: high-post jump shots.

The numbers reflect what has been evident on the court. She seemingly has improved every aspect of her game. And she’s not even at full strength.

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ner and the Lady Bears.

“She cemented herself as the point guard in that class,’’ Lockwood said.

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“You really have to talk; we weren’t used to each other’s games,’’ she said. “You had to talk and communicate very well. I think that’s helped me out a lot because it’s still my weakness here, really talking and communicating.” Johnson, meanwhile, was impressed by her team’s collective confidence, realizing the trait would be useful to the Lady Vols. The veteran team, despite its postseason failings the past three seasons, will be on the short list of national championship contenders this season. “I guess some people call it a swagger of your team,’’ she said. “Kind of having the confidence, having the attitude ‘OK I’m better and I’ll show you that I’m better.’ “ Stricklen wasn’t a good teammate only when it came to sampling other cuisine. Rather than indulge in U.S. fast food, she broke ranks and discovered some dishes that she liked and one that she didn’t. “I think it was like goat meat,’’ she said. “I tried it but I spit it out.” Johnson made contacts with athletes from different countries and took advantage of the shopping. She found a real bargain: HP tablets priced at $60. Just another reason to consider the trip priceless.

Meet the Lady Vols: Isabelle Harrison By Dan Fleser, Knoxville News Sentinel October 8, 2011 Ballet didn’t suit Isabelle Harrison. The frills gave her the chills. “The tutus and all the pink and all the frilly stuff,’’ the Tennessee women’s basketball freshman said. “I just never liked that kind of stuff.”

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played football at Vanderbilt as well as 10 seasons as a defensive end with four NFL teams, making the Pro Bowl in 1981. Her older brothers David and D.J. play basketball professionally overseas. As for DeeDee, Isabelle still is sort of tagging along. DeeDee is a redshirt junior on Tennessee’s volleyball team. Q: What’s it like growing up in such a large family? A: You never get bored. We always had something to do, even if it was like going outside and throwing a ball around. Or if it was playing hide and seek — for hours until it was super late at night. Dinner time was fun. It took a long time to cook all the food and stuff. I remember my mom had these trays for us and each section you put the food in like a cafeteria tray. You’d wait in line and get food. Q: Given the age range, is it harder to be close with everyone? A: It’s only hard for me with some of them because I don’t see them as much. It’s not so much the age. It’s just because they’re not around as much as they used to be. I used to be super close to my brother D.J. before he left and went to California. Q: When the family gets together, what’s it like? A: We usually do have like a yearly family reunion. We all meet up in Nashville again. We cook. Stories, oh my God, stories on end. We usually play kickball. That’s the game we always play. Go swimming. Cook out. Have fun until everyone has to leave again. Q: To whom are you the closest? A: I’d have to say of my brothers it would be Isaiah. I remember I was crying because I couldn’t be in the same grade with Isaiah so he stayed back for a year with me so we could be in the same year. Q: Where’s he going to school? A: Freed-Hardeman. He plays basketball there.

Doing baton wasn’t much better. She didn’t always catch on.

Q: Are you close with DeeDee? A: I got close to DeeDee in high school. We shared the same room together and we started playing sports together.

“I got hit in the face one time, the end of (the baton),’’ Harrison said. “This was when they didn’t have the black things on the end. It was just straight rubber, right on the face. I was doing a move. I guess I turned too late and it hit me right in the face. That wasn’t too fun.”

Q: You never get your own room with a family that size do you? A: I had my own room the last two years of high school. My sister is 12 and she has her own room now. I’m like if only you knew how many years I had to share a room.”

These activities weren’t Harrison’s idea of a good time but rather her mother’s. She wanted her young daughter to be doing something. Harrison unwittingly offered an alternative by tagging along with older sister DeeDee to play basketball. “She loves it if I can be with a family member,’’ Harrison said. “Whatever I’m doing, if I’m with somebody, she’s fine with it.”

Q: Does it help having a sister who also plays a Division I sport? A: I compare myself to DeeDee so much because we have the same body type and the same mentality. She said, ‘Don’t get frustrated’ because she knows I get frustrated a lot. I hate messing up. I tend to get down on myself and she’s the same way, too. So she’s like that’s one thing you need to work on.

While DeeDee gets the credit for saving her sister from leg kicks and headaches, it easily could’ve been somebody else. Harrison, a 6-foot-3 forward from Hillsboro High in Nashville, has 11 siblings, ranging in age from 32 to 12. Her father, Dennis,

Q: Your father played football at Vanderbilt and in the NFL, does he still tell a lot of stories? A: He’s like even to this day — he’s 55 — he said he still has (tough) days. Comparing myself to him, I’m younger. I still have a lot more time, I guess you

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would say. So I can improve myself and challenge myself. He’s encouraging me every day. Q: So you can relate to his stories? A: Imagine those big ol’ (football) dudes beating up on him every day. I can get through it if he can get through all of that.

Kara Lawson fighting Alzheimer’s with her coach By Kara Lawson, ESPN September 29, 2011 Text message, Pat Summitt: “Call me” Missed Call: Pat Summitt Voicemail, Pat Summitt: “Hey Kara. Give me a call.” It wasn’t really unusual for Coach Summitt to call or text, even though it was close to midnight. But it was unusual for her to do both. I called her back, but got no answer. Then I started to get nervous. I went to bed that night wondering why my coach had tried to reach me, leaving messages saying nothing more than “call me.” Connecticut Sun coach Mike Thibault had given us Tuesday, Aug. 23, off. After a brutal stretch of six games in 11 days, I planned to sleep in. I was sleeping pretty lightly when another text message came across my phone around 8 a.m., this time from Tennessee assistant coach Mickie DeMoss. The message was different, yet very much the same, “I need to talk to you today.” At this point, I was really concerned, and I knew that something was wrong. I called Mickie back and again, no one answered. After Mickie didn’t answer, I knew I had to find out what was happening. I called the one person who I knew would tell me what’s going on. I won’t say the person’s name but I promise you, anyone who knows Coach Summitt knows when you need to know something, this is the person you call. That person filled me in on all the details. Mickie DeMoss called me shortly afterward and a day filled with every kind of emotion you can imagine began. I’m not sure if I was angry or sad first. I think it was a combination of both with a little fear mixed in. I didn’t necessarily fear the disease, I feared why Pat chose to make the announcement at that point. My husband and I had been in Knoxville with Pat and Tyler preparing for the WNBA season when Coach made her trip to the Mayo Clinic. She returned with a hopeful perspective about what was ahead without even a small inclination that something was seriously wrong. Did something change? Did her condition worsen? Did something happen that was prompting this sudden announcement? It turns out nothing really changed. Pat just wanted us to know. She wanted her friends to know, her family to know. She wanted the media, her players and her colleagues all to know. It wasn’t the disease she wanted us to know about. It was the fact that she was going to be OK. Those close to her knew something was wrong. We didn’t know how serious; but we knew there was something. Now we know.

Not only is he running in the prestigious 26.2-mile race, I’ll be running in the 5K celebration the day before. And we’re doing it all for Pat. We’re running for the Alzheimer’s Association and we’ll be taking donations in an effort to help this organization and all of the research it does. You can find out much more on my website (http://www.alznyc.org/ karalawson/). Pat Summitt has meant so much to so many of us. Whether you’re a former player like myself or a fan who follows women’s basketball, we all owe Coach Summitt a debt of gratitude. In some way, shape or form, we are where we are because of her. Just as she is there for me every time I need someone to turn to, I will be there for her now. We will be there for her now.

“Everyone is born with a hole in their heart, but it closes up as you get older,’’ Burdick said. “But mine never closed up.” Burdick said that her condition was detected when she was being examined for a possible ear infection. “They say it looks like a little bread tie,’’ Burdick said. “And that’s what’s keeping my heart closed up.” By all appearances, Burdick hasn’t been slowed by the experience. She’s progressed from chomping on gum to becoming a high school All-American and USA Basketball gold medalist in hoops as well as a North Carolina state high jump champion at Butler High in suburban Charlotte. “When I look at the (surgical) scars, I just think I’m really blessed that a nurse at a family practice even heard the heart murmur,’’ the 6-foot-2 Burdick said. “Because if not, I probably wouldn’t be here today. Q: Would you still like to do track? A: Here? That’s a lot of work. Even in high school it was a bunch of work. Although sometimes when I’m walking to Thornton past the track, I look at the high jump mat and I kind of want to go jump on it. But then I’m like: Nah, let me just stay on the court. Q: Did you play any musical instruments? A: I tried the trombone, and music and I just don’t get along. Reading music was tough for me and then the trombone hurt my cheeks so I had to stop playing. Q: I was reading, did you have a job making funnel cakes? A: It was in the past two years. My best friend, who plays at Gardner-Webb, her grandmother, she makes funnel cakes. She travels and goes to carnivals, festivals and she makes funnel cakes, fried pickles, which is a Southern thing, and homemade lemonade. Gotta love it. Q: So do you still like funnel cakes even though you had to make them? A: I tried not to eat them while I was making them. Because that would just lead to me never wanting to eat funnel cakes again. And I don’t want that.

Q: Was it fun riding or was it a little scary at age 7 to be in the back of a police car? A: I thought it was pretty fun, actually. I was kind of embarrassed I was in the back of it. I’d much rather be in the front. I thought it was pretty cool.

Tyler Summitt stands tall for his mother By Diamond Leung, ESPN August 24, 2011 A couple years ago, Tyler Summitt posted this heartfelt tribute video, reminding all who know Pat Summitt as a coach that she is a great mom, too. Tyler, a walk-on guard on Tennessee’s men’s basketball team, was raised with basketball in his blood. As the story goes, Pat completed a recruiting visit in Pennsylvania with her water broken in 1990 and still made it back home to give birth so that her son would be born in Tennessee.

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Now that my season is over, it’s time to make it about her again. We’ve been trying to come up with a way to honor Pat and let her know we will fight this disease with her. Last week, Damien was approached about running in the New York City Marathon, set for Nov. 6. That’s when the wheels started turning.

Burdick said that she underwent an ASD repair. The procedure closed an opening between the upper chambers of the heart.

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The conversation never approached the day’s events. She asked how I was doing, how my health was, and how I felt the WNBA season was going. She talked to me about the Connecticut Sun and what she had seen from me and what I needed to do better. Essentially -- perhaps predictably -- she was coaching me. When the conversation should’ve been about her, she made it about me.

“After my surgery was over and she was allowed to come in, I was sitting up in my seat, smiling and smacking on some bubble gum,’’ Burdick said. “So I seemed to be OK.”

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As my husband and I were talking I realized I still hadn’t talked to Pat. It turns out Pat and members of her staff were together, so Kathy Harston, Tennessee’s director of basketball operations, told us to give her a call. Finally, around 7 p.m. that night I talked to my coach. Was she down? Nope. Worried? Not a bit. Relieved? Perhaps. In true Summitt fashion she was celebrating the 91st birthday of a dear friend.

What’s surprising is her mother Lisa’s account of first seeing her daughter afterward.

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The call came from “SportsCenter” at the top of the hour and Linda gave me a quick rundown of what we would do. She asked the first question about what my thoughts were and I nearly cracked. It took every bit of emotional strength I had to get through that two-minute interview. I hung up the phone, sat down and began to cry. The day had finally caught up with me.

Cierra Burdick has no memories of undergoing heart surgery, which is understandable since the Tennessee women’s basketball freshman was 2 years old at the time.

Q: Tell me about the ride in a police car that you were talking about? A: I was like 6 or 7 and my dog, Chester (beagle mix), who I still have with me, he decided he wanted to go on a little stroll and I didn’t agree with that. So I chased him, trying to get him back into the house. We ended up in a completely different neighborhood after we went under some fences and over some fences. Finally, once I caught him after he got tired, I didn’t know where the heck I was. I went up to the mailman and I was like ‘I need to find my mommy.’ I knew the (phone) number to call my mom. I guess he called 911 and my mom had already put in a report that I was missing. She was mad that she couldn’t go pick me up herself. The police had to go get me.

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I had been getting interview requests from the moment the news broke. Damien (my husband) had been fielding all the phone calls and dealing with the emails. The AP called, the New York Times and papers from Knoxville and Connecticut all wanted to talk. I couldn’t do it. I decided to do one interview; the 6 p.m. “SportsCenter” with Linda Cohn. That’s it.

By Dan Fleser, Knoxville News Sentinel September 9, 2011

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It was that “we will survive this” spirit that ultimately turned my day around.

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And that’s that. “No pity party,” Pat said. And she meant it. Don’t even try it.

He played four games this past season, making the only shot he attempted all season -- a 3-pointer. He joined the team knowing he’d have to be a celebrity walk-on. And now with the spotlight on his mother following Tuesday’s announcement that Pat had been diagnosed with early onset dementia, it’s become clear he will be very much a visible figure in her fight. He sat by her during interviews, and according to Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post, after accompanying his mom to the Mayo Clinic to receive the diagnosis, Tyler and Pat perhaps need each other now more than ever. When everyone departs the Summitt household there are two people left, gazing at each other with a deep, indestructible understanding. Suddenly, something becomes clear: Summitt’s qualities and legacy have been vastly underrated. All these years, while she was coaching basketball and teaching other people’s daughters, she very quietly and without any fanfare, did a stupendous job of mothering her son. “I followed her everywhere growing up,” Tyler says. “I followed her on bus rides, airplanes, in gyms and in locker rooms all over the country, and I thought she taught me everything she had. But she saved

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this lesson, to always come out and be open, to not be scared, to have the courage to face the truth like she’s doing.” The boy, you realize with a start, is looking more like her all the time. He has the same scotch-red coloring, the same uplifted chin. The eyes are slightly different, a milder more limpid blue. But there is the same look in them, a quality. A candle. On Tuesday, Tyler reminded everyone again what his mom means to him. “Pat Summitt is not only my mom, but also an incredible role model and mentor for me,” he said in a statement. “It seems like she teaches me something new every day, and she is currently giving me one of the best life lessons of all: to have the courage to be open, honest, and face the truth. “This will be a new chapter for my mom and me, and we will continue to work as a team like we always have done. We both appreciate the continued support of the Lady Vol family. Our faith is in the Lord and we trust that God has a plan for us. Looking forward, nobody is as ready for the 2011-12 basketball season to start as much as the Summitt family. God Bless.”

Summitt again fighting an uphill battle By Mechelle Voepel, ESPN August 23, 2011 A doctor friend has some patients who are, to say the least, rather annoying hypochondriacs. One in particular, after some routine tests, said to her, “Tell me the truth: Am I dying?” She replied, “Yes … eventually. So am I. So is everybody ever born. But you’re not anywhere near dying now.” I cackled upon hearing that. “Really?” I asked. “You said that?” Indeed she had. “It was what he needed,” she said. “He had to stop feeling sorry for himself and start living.” There are some people like that: Those who are so obsessed with what might happen, they never seem to experience what is happening. Those who turn every headache into a potential brain tumor, every cough into lung cancer, every setback into the end of the world. Then there are the majority of us. We worry, but we overcome it. We slump into self-pity, but we gradually pull ourselves out. We are afraid, but we comfort ourselves by thinking of who we can count on. And there are those in a relatively small group who basically put everybody to shame: The harder things get, the tougher they become. The bigger the obstacle, the more determined they are to scale it. The greater the fear, the braver they grow. Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt is one of those people. In fact, she’s pretty much 146

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From elevating an entire sport to juggling motherhood and a career, Pat Summitt has a knack for overcoming adversity.

Conklin was one of those players who just always cracked me up. A 6-foot-3 forward from Charlestown, Ind., she has this no-nonsense way of putting things that made her seem like she could have been the wisecracking country girl in a Robert Altman movie.

Summitt has now revealed publicly the diagnosis that she has had a little time to come to terms with: early-onset dementia. Most of the rest of the world is finding out about it today, and many are struggling with it. They’re feeling sick to their stomachs; their eyes are watering; they are in disbelief. And those are just the UConn fans. You don’t even want to know how hard the people in Rocky Top are taking this. Yes, it’s OK to chuckle a bit at that. There has never been a celebrated women’s sports rivalry that has grown as fiercely hostile as that between Tennessee and UConn in basketball, and yet today the Orangebloods and the Bluebloods are in the same foxhole. What does that say about a person’s stature? When your absolute rivals -- people who’ve been madder than hell at you -- are not just sending good wishes so as not to appear gauche, but truly are stricken and want you to know they care. Summitt is going to fight this monstrous illness with humor, with an iron will, with everything she can symbolically get her hands on to throw at it. When she says she’s not going to allow there to be a pity party for her, you better believe it. What she means is, “I’ll kick your &$$ if you try to feel sorry for me.” Far-reaching, long-lasting impact Some of the greatest players in women’s basketball have worn Tennessee orange and played for Summitt. That includes one of the current contenders for MVP of this WNBA season: Indiana’s Tamika Catchings. The most spectacular Lady Vols career was that of Chamique Holdsclaw. The biggest news of the past week in the WNBA was the return from injury of Candace Parker, who led Tennessee to back-to-back NCAA titles in 2007-08. Two current Tennessee players, Shekinna Stricklen and Glory Johnson, were on the U.S. team that just won the World University Games gold medal in China. And when you consider coaches who either played for or worked with Summitt, you’re not looking at a coaching “tree.” You’re talking about a coaching forest. She has touched so many lives, shaped so many careers, mentored so many to be better than they ever thought they would be. You could pick up the phone today and start calling people who’ve been impacted by Summitt. You could do it 12 hours a day, every day. A year from now, you’d still be calling, with no end in sight. But it just hit me, when I heard the news about Summitt’s condition, that I wanted to talk to Abby Conklin. She finished her Tennessee career in 1997, when Tennessee won one of its more improbable titles -- if you could say that about any of the cham-

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Pat Summitt has touched so many lives, shaped so many careers, mentored so many to be better than they ever thought they would be. Tennessee was the defending national champion, but lost 10 games in 1996-97 and dealt with a crisis in confidence. The Lady Vols finished fifth in the Southeastern Conference. After one very tough loss in January 1997, in a tearful locker room, the undaunted Summitt told her players: If you keep giving this kind of effort, I promise you it will pay off. The scene in a very different locker room after Tennessee’s NCAA title victory over Old Dominion in Cincinnati on March 30, 1997, was not one of wild celebration. It was serene. Pashen Thompson, happy but worn out, munched on pizza. Fellow senior starter Conklin, just as tired and just as happy, was reflective. “There’s something about that woman,” Conklin said of Summitt. “She gets things out of you that you never knew were in you.” Conklin has subsequently coached, too. Now she’s in San Francisco, going to school for graphic design. Like other former players, she is reeling after finding out about Summitt’s condition. I asked her about her memory of what she’d said on her last night as a Lady Vols player 14 years ago. “Yes, she totally pushed me beyond where I would have pushed myself,” Conklin said. “I was a good player in high school, one of the best in my state. But you don’t understand what it’s like to play at the next level at that age. I worked harder playing in her program than I ever had in my life.” I asked Conklin if there were any particular moments since her days in Knoxville during which the strength she built from playing for Summitt had been of great help to her. Conklin began to cry. Then she said, “Hang on a second. I’ll get it together, I promise.” She did, and then explained what 2011 has been like for her family. In January, Conklin’s father, Harlo, collapsed at home. He was, at one point, clinically dead. He underwent quadruple-bypass surgery and is still recovering. Then this summer, Conklin’s mother, Frances, fell ill. “She’s been diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer,” Conklin said. “It’s terminal.” Conklin recently went home to Indiana to spend time with her parents. The moment she walked in, a nurse was there changing her mother’s colostomy bag. Very late the next night, the bag began to leak and needed to be changed again.

By Graham Hays, ESPN August 23, 2011 If you ask someone to close their eyes and tell you what mental image appears when they hear Pat Summitt’s name, you’re likely to get almost as many answers as she has wins.

A master at making it work

Eventually, everyone faces those moments when life can be messy and sad and demand things of us that we don’t think we can handle. The luckiest among us will have someone like Pat Summitt in our past whose words echo in our brains. Summitt has won more than a thousand games. She has eight NCAA titles. She has done a remarkable job of keeping up with every player who has been a part of that mammoth success over a nearly four-decade span. But Summitt can’t possibly know all the times when a woman was confronted with a sick child, or a crumbling relationship, or a frail parent, or a job loss, or a frightening X-ray … then remembered being a girl who cursed under her breath after an exhausting workout in Knoxville. And thought, “I got through that. I’ll get through this. Pat wouldn’t expect anything less of me.” Summitt is a great storyteller. When she won her last championship, in 2008, she recalled the day when she was about 12, and her father took her to a hayfield to do work she’d never done before. It was an all-hands-on-deck existence for the family. Richard Head would barely coddle a newborn, much less a strong girl he knew could think for herself. He gave her no encouragement. Just an order: “When I come back to get you at the end of the day, this work better be done.” Of course, she figured it out. Just as she would later figure out how to coach when there were so few female role models. How to overcome multiple knee surgeries. How to build a national-championship program. How to elevate an entire sport. How to

Smiling, one arm raised toward the crowd as she cuts down the net after one of those many championships. Pat Summitt’s name evokes a lot of images -- but perhaps the most memorable is her determined look and soulpenetrating glare. The glare -- that infamous, soul-penetrating, confess-your-sins-and-take-cover look of disapproval. There are probably a hundred more, each going at least a thousand words toward defining her, and each leaving at least as much unsaid. Like the smirk on Babe Ruth’s face, the bat in Ted Williams’ follow through or the space between the bottom of Michael Jordan’s sneakers and the court, the images are of someone larger than life. They don’t represent a moment in time as much as transcend it. Strange as it might sound, Summitt herself doesn’t even appear in the one that filled my mind today upon learning she has been diagnosed with earlyonset dementia. Instead, it’s a snapshot image of a blisteringly hot late spring day in Knoxville, Tenn., long after basketball season had come to a close. There’s a tiny grandstand of unconvincing sturdiness sitting behind a softball field tucked away beneath a busy highway, a net behind the left-field fence to protect the passing cars from home runs. It’s a picture of what Knoxville was before Summitt. It’s a picture of what women’s sports might still be without her. Tennessee’s softball team now plays in one of the nicest facilities ever constructed solely for the sport, Sherri Parker Lee Stadium, located a short drive around a bend in the Tennessee River from Thompson-Boling Arena. The women’s soccer team has the same kind of arrangement next door -- at a school that doesn’t field a varsity men’s soccer team, Regal Soccer Stadium is as good as facilities get on the college level. To suggest both fit snugly within Summitt’s legacy is to take nothing away from the work co-coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly have done building the

Watching Shanna Zolman shoot the ball or watching the thousands of eyes that followed Candace Parker, even as she prepared to redshirt her first season on campus, was to watch the end product. Watching Monica Abbott pitch at Tyson Park a year later was to catch a glimpse of the peril and possibility of a program’s adolescence. It was to look at a child and see in them the parent.

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Arms folded, weight offset ever so slightly on one leg, face a picture of consternation as she stands on the sideline.

The first time I ever visited Knoxville was for a basketball game at Thompson-Boling, but by then Summitt had long since staked her claim as the second-most important coach on campus (or perhaps the first, if the football team lost a few too many games). All the season-ticket holders, all the orange in the stands, all the media, all the star power -- those were already on display by that point. Seeing it all, it was difficult to imagine there was ever a time when the coach didn’t enter to a standing ovation, when she had to fight for practice space amidst physical education classes.

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“I remember thinking, ‘Yeah, I can do this,’ because I played for Pat. I can be my mom’s rock. I can face this, because that’s what you have to do as a Lady Vol. You rise to the occasion.”

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Without the culture Summitt created, Weekly might not have had the chance to build a program. The softball team might still be playing at Tyson Park, the public field with the rickety stands and the big net in left field, with little reason for any stranger to be in Knoxville to see them there on that hot afternoon more than four years ago.

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“And I got my dad calmed down,” Conklin said. “I said, ‘It’s going to be OK.’ I’d seen part of the process. I called one of my family members who’d gotten instructions on doing it, and she explained the rest to me. And my mom said, ‘I knew you would figure it out.’

And isn’t the ability to stand up when you most feel like falling down the lesson she has been teaching all along?

They built the programs and the facilities, literally and figuratively. Summitt built the world in which they became possibilities.

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Abby! Abby Conklin! What on earth are you doing? Your mother needs you! You’re going to let a little bag of crap scare you? Take care of this! Now! You can do it!

Summitt is now facing a challenge that no one has really figured out. It seems so grossly unfair, so cruel, so wrong. Yet hasn’t she been running uphill her entire life?

softball program into a national power or what Angela Kelly has done with the soccer program, nor for that matter to detract from the generosity of the donors who funded the facilities.

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But in her head, immediately, Conklin could hear what Summitt might be saying.

juggle motherhood with an all-consuming career.

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“My mom was freaking out, my dad was upset,” Conklin said. “These are things I’d never dealt with before. Heck, I’d never even changed a baby’s diaper.”

There is something that always leaves me a little squeamish about the distinct line drawn between men’s and women’s sports at the University of Tennessee, from the distinct athletic departments right down to the “Lady” in the nickname. But where it would be a vestige of inferiority anywhere else, it’s almost a tribute at Tennessee. The court at Thompson-Boling Arena is named after Pat Summitt, but her efforts and women’s basketball success extend to every other women’s program in Knoxville. This is a place where women’s sports are secure, an entire athletic department long ago made equal by one woman. Made equal not by fiat but by win after win, championship after championship. Without Title IX, there would be no Pat Summitt. But on almost any given day of any given month in Knoxville, the sights and sounds of sport suggest Title IX would not be what it is without Summitt. There were others. Many others. But what she built on a basketball court radiated out to soccer, softball and volleyball fields and courts throughout Tennessee and beyond, stopping only when it bumped up against the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. That Summitt has not gone unappreciated proves only that we do not always fail to recognize genius in our own time. Much as each and every tribute must make her face flush with the discomfort of someone raised to shun such things, she thankfully

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has experienced the love and respect universally directed her way. Long may that continue because she is not saying goodbye. Long may her legacy continue to grow anywhere there is a scoreboard when she eventually does.

Pat Summitt diagnosed with early onset dementia Lady Vols basketball coach has no plans to step down By Dan Fleser, Knoxville News Sentinel August 23, 2011 For such a strong figure, Pat Summitt was feeling almost helpless. Months of erratic behavior had left the Tennessee women’s basketball coach bewildered, scared and asking herself “What’s wrong with me?” Summitt went to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., in May. She underwent a series of tests and received a stunning answer. The diagnosis was early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type. Her initial reaction to learning she had a progressive condition that could impair her mental acuity was one of anger and denial. Since then, she’s moved forward in more Summitt-like fashion, formulating a plan involving medication and mental activities, such as reading and doing puzzles at night before going to sleep. She’s also taken a hopeful stance about her future. The 59-year-old Summitt, who has 1,071 career victories and has led UT to eight national championships, is determined to continue coaching and is planning for her 38th season at UT. She has the support of the University administration. She’s also feeling confident enough to go public with her condition. She spoke Monday night with the News Sentinel and the Washington Post and did a video for the Lady Vols’ website. She was to tell the players in a team meeting Tuesday afternoon, waiting until Glory Johnson and Shekinna Stricklen returned from the World University Games in China. She sounded like herself in saying: “There’s not going to be any pity party and I’ll make sure of that.” According to the Mayo Clinic, Alzheimer’s is caused by the destruction of brain cells. It usually progresses slowly, causing a gradual decline in cognitive abilities. Summitt said that her grandmother — “Granny Head” — had severe dementia. No matter how grim the prognosis, Summitt seems relieved to have a definitive answer. Small wonder, considering how low she felt at times last season. She confessed to not being as confident on the court and second guessing some of her decisions. “There were some mornings I would wake up and think I don’t even want to go in,” she said. “That didn’t last long but it was like ‘What’s wrong with 148

me? What’s going on with me?’ ” Summitt also has rheumatoid arthritis and there was some question as to whether her medication for that condition was the root cause of her problems. The series of tests she underwent at the Mayo Clinic, particularly a spinal tap, served to flush an unknown opponent out into the open. “She’s always better when she knows what she’s fighting against,’’ said Summitt’s son, Tyler. “She had recommendations, what to do and what routine to get into and she’s going to prepare just like a game for her health.” Tyler, who’s a junior at UT and a walk-on on the men’s basketball team, accompanied his mother to Minnesota and has watched her sort through her responses. Despite being the offseason, Summitt’s calendar still was crowded with SEC meetings, summer camps and July recruiting. Tyler said that the sadness and anger lingered for at least a month. “Nobody accepts this,’’ Tyler said. “And there was anger. “Why me?” was a question she asked more than once. But then, once she came to terms with it, she treated it like every other challenge she ever had, and is going to do everything she possibly can to keep her mind right and stay the coach.” Summitt said that she didn’t consider retirement. She has been buoyed by the encouragement received from Dr. Ronald Petersen, the director of the Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. “He’s the one who told me you can coach as long as you want to coach and no one else had said anything like that to me,’’ Summitt said, “I haven’t talked to him (lately) and I even thought about calling him sometime soon and telling him where I am with this. He was so positive (saying) ‘You can work through this.’ ” No amount of optimism, though, can diminish the uncertainty related to Summitt’s intentions. Tennessee interim athletic director Joan Cronan has considered the circumstances, acknowledging that the program could take a hit in recruiting but noting that Summitt’s coaching staff of Mickie DeMoss, Holly Warlick and Dean Lockwood has 89 years worth of coaching experience with which to assist their boss. In the end, she came back to her nearly three decades worth of experience with Summitt. “I’m comfortable because I know her as a person and I know her as a coach,’’ Cronan said. “And I feel like if it wasn’t the right thing for her or us she wouldn’t be going forward.” As if for emphasis, Cronan added: “We’re in uncharted waters, but we certainly have a great captain.” Summitt has progressed from feeling helpless to being resolved. “I feel better just knowing what I’m dealing with,’’ she said. “And as far as I’m concerned it’s not going to keep me from living my life, not going to keep me from coaching.”

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