Tennessee vs. Chattanooga Game Notes

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Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Chattanooga • Nov. 15, 2010 0

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 ----- 4 assists in two exhib. games 2.0 3.0 11 solid minutes vs. Louisville 6.0 5.0 Ready to crush UT 3-point records 22.0 8.0 Speedy exploded in college debut w/ 22 pts 2.0 1.0 True point guard ability 0.0 1.0 Back from turf toe 2.0 2.0 Blue collar; tough and gritty exhib. dbl-dbl ----- Solid on perimeter 2.0 7.0 Back after 2 ACL surgeries 5.0 7.0 Dominant in exhib.; Explosive at times ----- Left achilles surgery; back in December 14.0 12.0 Consistent play from point to post 8.0 7.0 Imposing post shot 75% in exhib.

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

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

How To Say It

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

Probable Tennessee Starters

Glory Johnson - Starts at center or forward ... Tough night getting it going at Louisville after a great preseason... Managed just four shots and scored five points while grabbing seven boards... Led UT in the exhibition 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....Enters the season with 33 career games in dbl-figure scoring...Has five career dbl-dbls... As a freshman, she played in all 33 games and started 28... Averaged 10.2 ppg and 7.2 rpg as an All-SEC Rookie Teamer...

Taber Spani - Starts at forward...A solid lefty with middle linebacker instincts on the basketball court... Couldn’t get in a rhythm at Louisville and played just 12 minutes...Averaged 16.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg in the warm-up slate...Finally over turf toe which limited her late last season...As a rookie, she played in 33 games and started 16...Four games in dbl-figures...Averaged 5.8 ppg and 2.7 rpg...Last year, she became the 13th Lady Vol freshman to start her very first game on Rocky Top... Very versatile, she can play all three positions if needed... Alicia Manning- Forward... Definition of a “blue collar” player... Solid “D” at Louisville...Won her starting assignment through sheer hustle and relentless defense...Averaged 14.0 ppg and a teamleading 10.5 rpg and 4.0 apg in the two exhibition contests...Grabbed 5.5 offensive boards per game and shot 61% from the field in the warm-ups...Continuing with the momentum she picked up in the 2010 SEC Tourney...As a sophomore, she played in all 35 games and had 14 starts... Averaged 5.4 ppg , 5.1 rpg and 2.4 apg... Angie Bjorklund - Starts at shooting guard... Returns as UT’s most experienced player... Played in 102 games with 90 career starts... Couldn’t get her shot going at Louisville but solid D...Did not play in first exhibition game due to missed class policy and pressed against Union connecting on just 2-10 shots... Ready to break a slew of three-point marks at UT... Averaged a career-best 13.9 ppg as a junior...Hit 42.7% of her treys and dished 100 assists...Averaged 12.3 ppg and 3.0 rpg as a sophomore... Was the 2008 SEC Rookie of the Year... Started in 30 games as a frosh on the 2008 NCAA Championship team... Shekinna Stricklen- Starts at point guard or forward... Solid in opener with seventh career dbl-dbl w/ 14 pts. and 12 rbs....Averaged 12.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg in 16.5 mpg in the preseason warm-ups... Played and started all 35 games as a sophomore... Averaged 12.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg and dished 135 helpers...Has 46 career games in dbl-digit scoring and 30 in her last 40 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 TWO NOTES

HOME OPENER Tennessee (1-0/0-0 SEC) Chattanooga (0-1/0-0 SoCon) Date: Nov. 15, 2010 Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: Knoxville, Tennessee Arena: Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) TV: SportSouth; Bob Kesling (PbP) and Debbie Antonelli (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 1-0 after defeating Louisville, 63-50, on Nov. 12 on the road Chattanooga is 0-1 after losing to ETSU, 7760, on Nov. 12 at home National Rankings: UT is ranked No. 4 in the AP and No. 4 in USA Today/ESPN polls. Chattanooga is not ranked in the AP and the USA Today/ESPN polls. UT Coach Pat Summitt is 1,038-196 (.841) overall in her 37th season, all at UT. UTC Coach Wes Moore is 490--142 (.775) in his 22nd season. Upcoming Games: Nov. 18 Virginia at #4 UT, 7 pm SS Nov. 19 Chattanooga at #19 Georgia

Series History All-Time: Tennessee leads 23-6 In Knoxville: Tennessee is 11-4 Away: Tennessee is 8-1 At Neutral Sites: Tennessee is 4-1 Post Season: Tennessee is 3-2 Overtime: Tennessee is 0-0 Last Meeting: #5/13 Tennessee 66, Chattanooga 63, Nov. 21, 2008 in Chattanooga

UT Media Relations Associate A.D. for Media Relations and Basketball Contact: Debby Jennings Jennings’ Email: djennings@utk.edu Asst. BB Contact: Zach Stipe Stipe’s Email: zstipe@utk.edu

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