Lady Vol Basketball Game Notes (Miami)

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THE BASICS 2012-13 RECORD 2012-13 RECORD 2-1/0-0 SEC 2-0/0-0 ACC Preseason Rank: #20/16 Preseason Rank: #24/23 2011-12 Record: 27-9 2011-12 Record: 26-6 Conf. Rec./Finish: 12-4/2nd Conf. Rec./Finish: 14-2/2nd Starters Back/Lost: 0/5 Starters Back/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 6/5 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 6/3 Newcomers: 5 Newcomers: 3

TOP 25 SHOWDOWN IN CORAL GABLES  Tennessee will make its first appearance ever in Coral Gables, Fla., as the No. 24/20 Lady Vols square off vs. No. 23/23 Miami on Sunday at 2:05 p.m. at BankUnited Center on the UM campus.  This will mark the second ranked opponent for the Big Orange this season, as the Lady Vols went on the road to knock off No. 22/20 Georgia Tech, 71-54, on Nov. 11.  After dropping its season opener, 80-71, at Chattanooga on Nov. 9, UT has bounced back with a pair of wins to move its record to 2-1 on the young season.  Tennessee and Miami will meet for only the second time in women’s basketball, as the Lady Vols enter ranked 24/20, while Miami comes in at #23/23.  Tennessee is 84-19 all-time vs. schools from the ACC.  The Lady Vols faced ACC foe Georgia Tech last Sunday, winning 71-54, and went 1-1 last season vs. the league, defeating Miami (92-76) and falling to Virginia (69-64, ot).

STATISTICAL LEADERS

LOOKING BACK TO LAST SEASON SCORING #10 Meighan Simmons (18.0 ppg)

SCORING #10 Michelle Woods (19.5 ppg.)

REBOUNDING #20 Isabelle Harrison (9.3 rpg.)

REBOUNDING #32 Morgan Stroman (9.5 rpg.)

ASSISTS #5 Ariel Massengale (3.0 apg.)

ASSISTS #Suriya McGuire (3.0 apg.)

STEALS #10 Meighan Simmons (3.0 spg.)

STEALS #3 Stefanie Yderstro (2.5 spg.)

BLOCKS #20 Isabelle Harrison (1.7 bpg.)

BLOCKS #32 Morgan Stroman #44 Shawnice Wilson (2.0 bpg.)

INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: UT leads, 1-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Postseason: 0-0 Overtime: 0-0 Streak: UT, Won one.

Last Meeting: UT won, 92-76, in Knoxville on Nov. 15, 2011. UT All-Time Record: 1,193-266 in 68th season

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 In the second game of the 2011-12 season for each team, it was (then) No. 3 Tennessee staving off a determined No. 7 Miami squad to claim a 92-76 victory in Knoxville on Nov. 15, 2011.  The teams were knotted up at 42 at the half, but UT outscored Miami, 50-34, in the second 20 minutes to win the first-ever meeting between the programs.  Taber Spani, who hit a game-high four three-pointers against the Hurricanes last season, drained a huge trey with the shot clock winding down with 6:36 remaining to ignite an 11-0 run for the Big Orange. She finished with 20 points.  Returnees Meighan Simmons (18) and Ariel Massengale (11) hit for double figures for UT, as did departed seniors Glory Johnson (16) and Shekinna Stricklen (15).

2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD

#24/20 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS vs. #23/23 MIAMI HURRICANES

OVERALL RECORD:

2-1

SEC NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

0-0 2-1 1-0 1-1 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 Georgia Tech (ESPN3) W, 71-54 Rice (UT) 101-48 at Miami (UM) 2:05 p.m. Alcorn State (UT) 2:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee (UT) 7:00 p.m. North Carolina (SPSO) 1:00 p.m. at Texas (FSN) 2:00 p.m. at Baylor (ESPN) 8:00 p.m. Stanford (SPSO) 4:00 p.m. Davidson (UT) 7:00 p.m. Rutgers (SPSO) 1:00 p.m. at South Carolina * (SPSO) 9:00 p.m. Georgia * (SPSO) 1:00 p.m. Missouri * (SPSO) 8:00 p.m. at Florida * (ESPNU) 11:30 a.m. at Auburn * (CSS) 9:00 p.m. Alabama * (CSS) 1:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt * (SPSO) 9:00 p.m. Notre Dame (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. Mississippi State * (CSS) 7:00 p.m. at Missouri * (CSS) 2:00 p.m. at LSU * (CSS) 9:00 p.m. Ole Miss * (UT) 2:00 p.m. Vanderbilt * (ESPN2) 2:30 p.m. 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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THE SCOOP ON THE ‘CANES  No. 23/23 Miami brings a 2-0 record into Sunday’s contest, claiming a 77-24 home win vs. North Florida on Nov. 9 and a 69-63 road victory at Richmond on Nov. 12.  UM enters the contest with a 41-game home-court winning streak, the second longest active spree in the nation.  The Hurricanes have been led thus far by sophomore guard Michelle Woods, who is averaging 19.5 points per contest this season.  Woods has been deadly from three-point range, knocking down eight of 11 shots for 45-percent marksmanship.  Senior forward Morgan Stroman has

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