Tennessee Women's Basketball Game Notes (2/21/13 - Auburn)

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FEB. 21 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN.

THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE

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THE BASICS 2012-13 RECORD 2012-13 RECORD 20-5/11-1 SEC 14-11/3-9 SEC Preseason Rank: #20/16 Preseason Rank: NR/NR 2011-12 Record: 27-9 2011-12 Record: 13-17 Conf. Rec./Finish: 12-4/2nd Conf. Rec./Finish: 5-11/9th Starters Back/Lost: 0/5 Starters Back/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 6/5 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 7/5 Newcomers: 5 Newcomers: 5

STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING #10 Meighan Simmons (17.5 ppg)

SCORING #00 Hasina Muhammad (15.7 ppg.)

REBOUNDING #12 Bashaara Graves (8.6 rpg.)

REBOUNDING #14 Blanche Alverson (6.0 ppg.)

ASSISTS #5 Ariel Massengale (4.6 apg.)

ASSISTS #3 Najat Ouardad (6.4 apg.)

STEALS #10 Meighan Simmons (1.5 spg.)

STEALS #3 Najat Ouardad (2.7 apg.)

BLOCKS #20 Isabelle Harrison (2.1 bpg.)

BLOCKS #00 Hasina Muhammad (1.3 bpg.)

INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: UT, 37-10 Home: UT, 17-2 Away: UT, 13-4 Neutral: UT, 8-4 Postseason: UT, 11-4 Overtime: 2-0 Streak: UT, five straight

Last Meeting: #9/9 Tennessee def. Auburn, 75-66, on Jan. 17, 2013, at Auburn, Ala. UT All-Time Record: 1,211-207 in 68th season

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GAME 26 SET-UP  #11/10 Tennessee (20-5/11-1 SEC) and Auburn (14-11/3-9 SEC) meet on Thursday at 7:05 p.m. Eastern at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville. This marks the 48th time these programs have gotten together.  The game will not be televised, but it will be streamed on UT Sports.com/AllAccess.  The Lady Vols, who stand alone atop the SEC standings, are coming off an 83-64 home victory over Vanderbilt on Feb. 17, as UT won 20 games in a season for the 37th-straight year and improved to 28-0 vs. Vanderbilt in Knoxville and 62-8 overall.  The UT women have won three straight since being upset at Missouri on Feb. 3.  Tennessee has triumphed in 15 of its last 16 games vs. SEC foes, dating back to last season, including seven in a row at home and seven of its last eight on the road.  Auburn snapped an eight-game losing streak on Sunday, as the Tigers rolled past instate rival Alabama, 70-53, at Auburn Arena.  The Tigers tasted victory for the first time since beating Ole Miss on Jan. 10, 76-52, when they had improved to 13-3 overall and 2-1 in SEC play at that point.  First-year Auburn coach Terry WilliamsFlournoy was previously at Georgetown. Under her direction, the #12/13 Hoyas defeated #4/4 UT in the 2010 Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 69-58 in the first-ever meeting between the schools.  Tennessee was the SEC runner-up a year ago (27-9/12-4 SEC) and was picked to finish fourth this season by the media and fifth by the coaches.  Auburn finished ninth in the SEC last season (13-17/5-11) and was predicted to place 10th by both the media and coaches in the SEC race this season.  Tennessee is 477-71 (.870) all-time vs. schools who are current members of the Southeastern Conference, including 328-45 (.879) in the regular season.

2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD

#11/10 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS vs. AUBURN TIGERS

OVERALL RECORD: SEC NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

20-5 11-1 9-4 12-2 8-3 0-0

 THE SCHEDULE DATE Nov. 1 Nov. 4 Nov. 9 Nov. 11 Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Nov. 28 Dec . 2 Dec. 16 Dec. 18 Dec. 22 Dec. 28 Dec. 30 Jan. 3 Jan. 6 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 17 Jan. 20 Jan. 24 Jan. 28 Jan. 31 Feb. 3 Feb. 7 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 21 Feb. 24 Feb. 28 March 3

OPPONENT (TV/WEB) TIME/RESULT Carson-Newman ^ (UT) W, 104-44 Coker ^ (UT) W, 118-44 at Chattanooga (GoMocs.com) L, 71-80 at #22/20 Georgia Tech (ESPN3) W, 71-54 Rice (UT) W, 101-48 at #23/23 Miami (UM) W, 79-67 Alcorn State (UT) W, 90-37 Middle Tennessee (UT) W, 88-81 OT #22/RV No.Carolina (FSS/MyVLT) W, 102-57 at #18/20 Texas (FSN/SPSO) W, 94-75 at #3/3 Baylor (ESPN) L, 53-76 #1/1 Stanford (SPSO/MyVLT) L, 60-73 Davidson (UT) W, 75-40 #NR/RV Rutgers (SPSO) W, 66-47 at #18/15 South Carolina* (SPSO/ESPN3) W, 73-53 #10/11 Georgia * (SPSO/ESPN3) W, 79-66 Missouri * (SPSO/ESPN3) W, 84-39 at Florida * (ESPNU/WatchESPN.com) W, 78-75 OT at Auburn * (CSS/ESPN3) W, 75-66 Alabama * (CSS/ESPN3) W, 96-69 at #RV/RV Vanderbilt * (SPSO/ESPN3) W, 83-75 #2/3 Notre Dame (ESPN2/WatchESPN.com) L, 67-77 Mississippi State * (CSS/ESPN3) W, 88-45 at Missouri * (CSS/ESPN3) L, 63-80 at LSU * (CSS/ESPN3) W, 64-62 Ole Miss * (UT) W, 97-68 Vanderbilt * (ESPN2/WatchESPN.com) W, 83-64 Auburn * (UT) 7:00 p.m. at Arkansas * (SEC Network) 2:00 p.m. Texas A&M * (CSS) 7:00 p.m. at Kentucky * (ESPNU) 3:30 p.m.

March 6-10 SEC Tournament ^ Exhibition Game * SEC Game All Times Eastern

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FOUR-POINT PLAY TICKET SPECIAL  Four Tickets, Four Hotdogs, Four Drinks!  Purchase a minimum of four tickets. For each ticket purchased, you also will receive a voucher for a hotdog and drink.

TROPHY TRIBUTE CONTINUES  Tennessee’s 2007 NCAA Championship trophy will be on display on the concourse behind section 116 prior to the Auburn game.  During the season’s final eight games, one of Tennessee’s eight NCAA trophies, appearing chronologically, will be on display for fans to photograph.

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

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