Tennessee Women's Basketball Game Notes (1-10-13)

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JAN. 10 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN.

THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE

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THE BASICS 2012-13 RECORD 2012-13 RECORD 11-3/2-0 SEC 12-4/1-1 SEC Preseason Rank: #20/16 Preseason Rank: NR/NR 2011-12 Record: 27-9 2011-12 Record: 13-18 Conf. Rec./Finish: 12-4/2nd Conf. Rec./Finish: 2-16/10th Starters Back/Lost: 0/5 Starters Back/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 6/5 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 5/6 Newcomers: 5 Newcomers: 7

STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING #13 Bri Kulas #30 Morgan Eye (14.2 ppg.)

SCORING #10 Meighan Simmons (15.8 ppg) REBOUNDING #12 Bashaara Graves (8.6 rpg.)

REBOUNDING #13 Bri Kulas (6.5 ppg.)

ASSISTS #5 Ariel Massengale (4.0 apg.)

ASSISTS #1 Lianna Doty (4.9 apg.)

STEALS #10 Meighan Simmons (1.7 spg.)

STEALS #1 Lianna Doty (2.3 apg.)

BLOCKS #20 Isabelle Harrison (2.5 bpg.)

BLOCKS #45 Liz Smith (0.9 bpg.)

INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: UT, 3-0 Home: UT, 1-0 Away: UT, 1-0 Neutral: UT, 1-0 Postseason: 0-0 Overtime: 0-0 Streak: UT, three straight

Last Meeting: #4/4 UT def. MU, 82-44, at the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., on 11/25/10. UT All-Time Record: 1,202-268 in 68th season

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GAME 15 SET-UP  #9/9 Tennessee (11-3/2-0 SEC) and Missouri (12-4/1-1 SEC) will meet for only the fourth time, facing off Thursday at 8:04 p.m. Eastern time in a game that will be televised live on SportSouth and streamed by ESPN3 (subject to blackout).  Tennessee is coming off an impressive 7966 home win over #10/11 Georgia on Sunday that kept UT unbeaten in league play after tough opening games vs South Carolina and UGA.  The Tigers earned their first conference victory as a member of the SEC, defeating Auburn at Mizzou Arena on Sunday, 82-76.  The Lady Vols enter Thursday’s contest on a four-game winning streak, defeating Davidson, #NR/RV Rutgers, #18/15 South Carolina and #10/11 Georgia over a 10-day span.  Mizzou’s win over Auburn halted a twogame losing skid, in which the Tigers fell at Memphis, 72-69, and at Georgia, 77-46.  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.  MU finished 10th in the Big 12 last season (13-18/2-16) and was predicted to place 13th by the media and 12th by the coaches in the SEC race this season in the school’s inaugural year as a member.

DONATE FOOD, GET A FREE TICKET  Fans may donate two non-perishable food items and receive a complimentary 300 level general admission ticket.  All donations will be given to the Second Harvest Food Bank.

STOKELY FAMILY RECOGNITION  Tennessee Athletics will be recognizing the Stokely family for its contributions and dedication to the athletics program at the Jan. 10 Lady Vol game vs. Missouri.  With the closing of Stokely Athletics Center, the department will honor William B. Stokely III and his family for their inspiration and service to Tennessee for many decades.  Stokely Athletics Center served as the home court to Tennessee basketball for 29 years from 1958-87. The facility was initially known as Armory-Fieldhouse until its expansion in 1966, which was spearheaded by the late William B. Stokely, Jr. Stokely’s gift enabled the facility to expand from its original capacity of 7,800 to a final size of 12,700 when the building was rededicated on May 7, 1966.  Stokely Athletics Center was home to

2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD

#9/9 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS vs. MISSOURI TIGERS

OVERALL RECORD:

11-3

SEC NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

2-0 9-3 7-1 4-2 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) 8:00 p.m. at Florida * (ESPNU/WatchESPN.com) 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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 ON THE AIR TELEVISION  SportSouth  Dave Neal (play-by-play)  Debbie Antonelli (color analyst)

ONLINE  ESPN3 (Subject To Blackout)

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

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