Game Notes • Tennessee vs. Georgia • Feb. 21, 2011
2010-11 TENNESSEE E LADY VOL BASKETBALL ALL ALL 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 1.1 0.7 Appeared in 18 games; 9.4 mpg 7.7 3.6 11 games of double figure scoring 11.3 3.1 Might play; missed last 6 games; rt. foot sprain 14.3 2.9 Leading scorer fighting out of a rookie slump 3.1 1.2 Back after dealing with illness/injuries 8.4 4.1 UT is undefeated when she scores 10+ pts. 4.5 3.7 Menace on defensive; Blue collar,tough 1.3 0.8 Has contributed in 8 of 13 SEC games 2.5 2.9 Back after 2 ACL surgeries; minutes improving 11.3 9.4 Last 10 games--13.2 ppg, 10.3 rpg 1.5 2.5 Achilles surgery; cleared 12/6; 11 games 12.2 7.7 Best LV over last 8 games-- 16.7 ppg, 8.1 rpg 7.4 6.1 Can be a dominating presence inside
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
Alyssia Brewer - Starts in the post...Expected to start vs. Georgia...Earned a late season starting assignment against South Carolina after her play off the bench at Vanderbilt on Feb. 17...Has worked her way back from Achilles tendon surgery on Sept. 10, 2010...Cleared to practice on Dec. 6, a month earlier than anticipated...Has played 11 games in 2010-11 and the last seven consecutive SEC contests...Scored a season best seven points and grabbed 10 rebounds vs. South Carolina...Coming off a sensational sophomore season earning SEC Sixth Player of the Year and 2010 SEC Tournament MVP Taber Spani - Starts at forward...A solid lefty w/ middle linebacker instincts... Been in a scoring rut last 4 games... Just 5 vs. USC & Fla. ...18 vs. Ark...18 birthday pts. vs. Miss. St...9 pts/5 rbs at USC...O-fer vs. Vandy...14 pts vs. Ole Miss...15 pts/5 asts vs. Bama...Career hi 22 vs. Rutgers...1st career dbl-dbl vs. ETSU 15 pts/12 rbs...10 pts vs. Stanford...Exceeded rookie dbl-fig scoring games w/11 as a soph...14 vs. Virginia/UTC... Over turf toe which limited her last season...As a rookie, she played in 33 games/ started 16...4 games in dbl-figures as a frosh...Averaged 5.8 ppg and 2.7 rpg...13th LV freshman to start Meighan Simmons- Guard...“Speedy”...Summitt, “Quickest player I’ve coached”...17 pts vs USC...9 key pts. at Vandy...SEC Rookie of the Week (2/13, 12/13 & 12/6)...4 vs. Fla...clutch 3FG & FTs at Kentucky + 15 pts... Bounced back after 0-fer at Ark... 12 pts vs Miss St...16 pts/4 ast at USC...17 vs. Vandy...14 at Fla...18 pts vs. Ole Miss...15 pts & UT frosh record 11 asts vs. Bama...13 consecutive dbl-fi g games snapped w/7 vs. Rutgers...23 vs. Stanford....22 at Baylor...18 pts at Texas...Career 28 pts & UT record 8 treys vs. Lamar...P-Jam All-Tourney...1st start vs. UTC -- 60th LV rookie to start- 26 pts/4 asts...Sub at Louisville --22 pts/8 rbs/3 rbs/3 Glory Johnson - Starts in the post ... SEC Player of the Week (11/30, 1/3, 1/31)... Started last 6 games...10 pts/11 rbs at Vandy...16 pts. va. Fla...10/10 at Kentucky...14 rbs at Arkansas...career hi 22 pts/18 rbs vs. Miss. St...16 pts/13 rbs at Auburn...19 pts vs. Bama...19 pts/15 rbs at LSU...15 pts vs. ETSU...8 rbs & 2 key OT steals vs. Stanford...13 pts./5 stls at Texas...12 rbs vs. Lamar...All-Tourney - Paradise Jam...13 pt/12 rb vs. Georgetown...18 rbs/15 pts vs. Ga Tech...vs. Ariz. St. 14 pts & 15 rbs...UTC 10 pts/8 rbs/4 stls in 17 min...Missed a dunk attempt vs. UTC...51 career games in dbl-fi gure scoring..19 career dbl-dbls...
Shekinna Stricklen- Forward...12/10 vs. USC...14/9 at Vandy...SEC Player of the Week 2/13...17 vs. Fla...20 pts/12 rbs at Kentucky...Tied career hi 26 at Ark...10/10 vs. Miss. St...18 at Auburn...18 pts/career high 16 rbs at USC...Dbl-dbl at Florida- 11 pts/12 rbs & Ole Miss 18 pts/13 rbs...13 career dbl-dbls..12 pts vs. Rutgers...15 pts/Stanford...11 rbs vs. Baylor...10 pts/11 rbs at Texas...11 pts vs. ODU...14pts/12 rbs vs. Lamar...Injured vs. G’town...18 vs. Az State....Louisville 14 pts/12 rbs....Started all gms as a soph--12.7 ppg/6.1 rpg...62 gms in dbl-digit scoring...Leading pts/asts/stls as a rookie...2009 Freshman of the Year by the USBWA...
GAME #28 NOTES “LIVE PINK...BLEED ORANGE” Tennessee (25-2, 13-0 SEC) Georgia (20-6, 10-3 SEC) Date: Feb. 21, 2011 Time: 7:00 p.m. Site: Knoxville, Tennessee Arena: Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) TV: ESPN2; Pam Ward (PbP) and Stephanie White (color). Radio: The Sports Animal, WNML (990 AM, 99.1 and 99.3 FM). Mickey Dearstone calls the action. Internet: www.utladyvols.com; espn3.com Records: Tennessee is 25-2 after defeating South Carolina, 82-60, on Feb. 17 in Knoxville Georgia is 20-6 after defeating #19 Kentucky, 69-51, on Feb. 17 in Athens, Ga. National Rankings: UT is ranked No. 4 in the AP and No. 4 in USA Today/ESPN polls. UGA is ranked not ranked in the AP and USA Today/ESPN polls. UT Coach Pat Summitt is 1,062-198 (.843) overall in her 37th season, all at UT. USC Coach Andy Landers is 852-275 (.756) overall in his 36th season Upcoming Games: Feb. 24 #4/4 UT at Ole Miss, 7 pm CT, SportSouth Feb. 24 Auburn at Georgia
Series History All-Time: Tennessee leads 40-15 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads 16-4 Away: Tennessee leads 11-8 At Neutral Sites: Tennessee leads 13-3 Post Season: Tennessee leads 12-3 Overtime: Georgia leads 2-1 Last Meeting: #8 Georgia 53, #3 Tennessee 50, on Jan. 21, 2010, in Athens, Ga.
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