Tennessee vs. Baylor game notes

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Game Notes • Tennessee at Baylor • Dec. 14, 2010

2010-11 TENNESSEE LADY VOL BASKETBALL 2010-11 TENNESSEE LADY VOLUNTEERS No. 1 4 5 10 12 13 15 20 21 25 33 40 52

Name Yr. Ht. Pos. Briana Bass Jr. 5-2 PG Kamiko Williams So. 5-11 G Angie Bjorklund Sr. 6-0 G-F Meighan Simmons Fr. 5-9 G Lauren Avant Fr. 5-9 PG Taber Spani So. 6-1 F-G Alicia Manning Jr. 6-1 F Sydney Smallbone Sr. 5-10 G Vicki Baugh RS-Jr. 6-4 F Glory Johnson Jr. 6-3 F Alyssia Brewer Jr. 6-3 F Shekinna Stricklen Jr. 6-2 PG-F Kelley Cain RS-Jr. 6-6 C

Ppg Rpg Notes 1.9 0.7 Experienced point guard back-up 9.4 3.3 Stat strong; she has picked up her level of play 11.7 3.6 Crushing UT 3-point records; 6 vs. UVa 16.9 2.9 Speedy has 10 consecutive dbl-figure games 1.0 0.5 Saw first action at Texas since opener 7.5 3.9 UT is undefeated when she scores 10+ pts. 3.6 4.1 Blue collar; tough and gritty 2.0 0.7 Solid on perimeter 2.3 3.8 Back after 2 ACL surgeries; played 6 games 9.4 9.7 Rebounding machine; Explosive at times 0.0 0.0 Left achilles surgery; cleared to play 12/6 11.1 6.5 Consistent play from point to post 7.2 4.1 Can be an imposing post; limited minutes

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

Pat Summitt (Tennessee-Martin ‘74) 37th season at UT Holly Warlick (Tennessee ‘81) 26th season at UT Dean Lockwood (Spring Arbor College [Mich.] ‘82) 7th season at UT Mickie DeMoss (Louisiana Tech ‘77) 19th season at UT; First since 2003 Daedra Charles-Furlow (Tennessee ‘91) 3rd season at UT Kathy Harston (Wayland Baptist ‘80) 3rd season at UT Dustin Edwards (Carson-Newman ‘03) 1st season at UT Corinne Milien (Bemidji State ‘10) 1st season at UT

How To Say It

Briana/Bree-ah-na; Kamiko/Ka-MEE-ko; Bjorklund/BEE-YORK-lund; Avant/A-VANT; Taber Spani/Tay-burSpain-ee; Baugh/BAW; Alyssia/A-lee-see-uh; Shekinna/Shuh-KEE-na

Probable Tennessee Starters

Glory Johnson - Starts at post ... 13 pts./5 stls at Texas...12 rbs vs. Lamar...SEC Player of the Week (11/30)... All-Tourney team - Paradise Jam...13 pt/12 rb vs. Georgetown in loss...Career high 18 rbs/15 pts vs. Ga Tech...Big vs. Arizona St. w/ 14 pts & 15 rbs...Foul-plagued vs. UVa...UTC 10 pts/8 rbs/4 stls in 17 min...Missed a dunk attempt vs. UTC...Tough night at Louisville... Led UT in preseason exhib. games with 23.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg....As a sophomore, she played in all 35 games and started 25.... Averaged 10.1 ppg and 7.7 rpg....Has 38 career games in dbl-figure scoring...Has 13 career dbl-dbls... Kelley Cain - Starts at center... Intimidating at 6’6”... 8 pts in 9 min at Texas...Suffered hip contusion...8 pts/3 blks vs. ODU in 11 min... Missed Lamar...Limited minutes at P-Jam 6 pts/6 rbs vs. G’town in 15 min... 6 pts/6 rbs vs. Az State in 15 min....8 pts/7 rbs vs. UVa...Started vs. UTC--kicked out 4 assists led to 4 treys... Off the bench 18 minutes vs. Louisville and yielded 8 pts., 7 rbs and 2 blks... Averaged a career best 10.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg and 3.4 bpg as a sophomore...School record/career high 12 blks vs. LSU in 2010... Has 28 dbl-fig scoring games, 9 dbl-fig rebounding games and six career dbl-dbls... Meighan Simmons- Starts at point guard...Nickname “Speedy”...Pat Summitt, “Fastest player I have coached”...18 pts at Texas...14 pts vs. ODU...SEC Rookie of the Week (Dec. 6)... 10 consecutive dblfig games... Career high 28 pts & school record 8 treys vs. Lamar...Paradise Jam All-Tourney team & led UT w/13.0 ppg avg...10 vs. Arizona St...12 pts. vs. UVa...First career start vs. UTC -- the 60th Lady Vol rookie to earn a starting nod...Dropped in 26 pts/4 asts/3 stls in 17 min. as she made 10-of-16 shots vs.UTC ...Off the bench in her freshman debut at Louisville --22 pts/8 rbs/3 asts. in 31 min...

Angie Bjorklund - Starts at shooting guard... UT’s most experienced player...Passed Kara Lawson is 7 treys away from the school record (266)...Holds SR 3 FGA with 646...Played in 111 games --98 career starts... 20 pts/4asts at Texas...Avg. 6.0 ppg in the P-Jam....Dropped in 26 vs. UVa with 6 treys... 20 pts on 6 treys vs. Chattanooga...DNP first exhibition game due to missed class policy...Avg. a career-best 13.9 ppg as a junior...Hit 42.7% of her treys and dished 100 assists...Averaged 12.3 ppg and 3.0 rpg as a sophomore... 2008 SEC Rookie of the Year and started as a frosh on the 2008 NCAA Championship team... Shekinna Stricklen- Starts at guard or forward... 10 pts/11 rbs at Texas -- 9th career dbl-dbl...11 pts vs. ODU...vs. Lamar 14pts/12 rbs...Injured vs. G’town...18 vs. Az State...15 pts vs. UVa...Early fouls vs. UTC...At Louisville 14 pts/12 rbs.... Started all 35 games as a soph... Averaged 12.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg and dished 135 apg.. Has 50 career games in dbl-digit scoring and 34 in her last 48 games... Was UT’s leading scorer as a rookie -- with 13.3 ppg, assist leader with 3.0 apg and leading steals queen with 1.8 spg... Was named the 2009 Freshman of the Year by the U.S..Basketball Writers Association... Averaged a UT rookie record 31.5 mpg...

GAME #11 NOTES Tennessee (9-1/0-0 SEC) Baylor (9-1/0-0 Big 12) Date: Dec. 14, 2010 Time: 6:00 p.m. CT Site: Waco, Texas Arena: Ferrell Center (10,284) TV: ESPN2: Pam Ward (PbP) and Carolyn Peck (color) Radio: The Sports Animal, WNML (990 AM, 99.1 and 99.3 FM). Mickey Dearstone calls the action. Internet: www.utladyvols.com Records: Tennessee is 9-1 after defeating #21/24 Texas, 92-77, on Dec. 12 in Austin, Texas Baylor is 9-1 after defeating Minnesota, 103-56, on Dec. 5 in Waco, Texas National Rankings: UT is ranked No. 8 in the AP and No. 7 in USA Today/ESPN polls. Baylor is ranked No. 2 in the AP and No. 3 in the USA Today/ESPN polls. UT Coach Pat Summitt is 1,046-197 (.841) overall in her 37th season, all at UT. Baylor Coach Kim Mulkey is 273-77 (.780) in her 11th season. Upcoming Games: Dec. 19 #3/2 Stanford at #8/7 UT, 7 p.m. ESPN2 Dec. 20 #2/3 Baylor vs. Clemson

Series History All-Time: Tennessee leads 2-1 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads 1-0 Away: First meeting At Neutral Sites: Tied 1-1 Post Season: Tied 1-1 Overtime: None Last Meeting: #14/18 Baylor 77, #3 Tennessee 62, on Mar. 27, 2010, in Memphis, Tenn., NCAA Sweet 16

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LADY VOL BASKETBALL • EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPIONS (1987-89-91-96-97-98-2007-08)


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