Tennessee Women's Basketball Notes

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JAN. 28 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN.

THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE

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THE BASICS 2012-13 RECORD 2012-13 RECORD 16-3/7-0 SEC 18-1/7-0 BIG EAST Preseason Rank: #20/16 Preseason Rank: #7/6 2011-12 Record: 27-9 2011-12 Record: 35-4 Conf. Rec./Finish: 12-4/2nd Conf. Rec./Finish: 15-1/1st Starters Back/Lost: 0/5 Starters Back/Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 6/5 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 8/4 Newcomers: 5 Newcomers: 3

STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING #10 Meighan Simmons (17.6 ppg)

SCORING #4 Skylar Diggins (15.5 ppg.)

REBOUNDING #12 Bashaara Graves (8.8 rpg.)

REBOUNDING #11 Natalie Achonwa (9.3 ppg.)

ASSISTS #5 Ariel Massengale (4.3 apg.)

ASSISTS #4 Skylar Diggins (5.6 apg.)

STEALS #10 Meighan Simmons (1.6 spg.)

STEALS #4 Skylar Diggins (3.0 apg.)

BLOCKS #20 Isabelle Harrison (2.2 bpg.)

BLOCKS #44 Ariel Braker (1.5 bpg.)

INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: UT, 20-2 Home: UT, 8-0 Away: UT, 8-1 Neutral: UT, 4-1 Postseason: UT, 3-1 Overtime: N/A Streak: ND, Two in a row

Last Meeting: #2/2 ND def. #7/9 UT, 72-44, in South Bend, Ind., on Jan. 23, 2012. UT All-Time Record: 1,207-268 in 68th season

GAME 20 SET-UP  #9/9 Tennessee (16-3/7-0 SEC) and #2/3 Notre Dame (18-1 /7-0 BIG EAST) will take the court Monday night at Thompson-Boling Arena in the 23rd meeting between the programs at 7:02 p.m. Eastern time. The game will be televised by ESPN2 and available online via WatchESPN.com.  The Lady Vols are coming off an 83-75 road victory at Vanderbilt on Thursday, improving to 7-0 in the SEC and moving into first place in the league standings after Kentucky’s loss at South Carolina the same night.  Notre Dame enters on the heels of an 8944 home triumph over Providence on Saturday afternoon, improving to 7-0 in the BIG EAST.  The Lady Vols enter the contest on a ninegame winning streak, including five in a row at home, defeating Davidson, #NR/RV Rutgers, #18/15 South Carolina, #10/11 Georgia, Missouri, Florida, Auburn, Alabama and Vanderbilt during that spree.  That streak is the team’s longest of the season and is the best by UT since the 201011 squad had a 25-game run of wins from a Dec. 19 overtime victory over Stanford until the Elite Eight loss in Dayton, Ohio, to Notre Dame on March 28.  Tennessee has won its last 11 games vs. SEC foes, dating back to last season, including its last six league road games.  The last time UT lost to an SEC foe on the road was on Feb. 9, 2012, at Vanderbilt.  Notre Dame enters the game on a 13game winning streak, last losing on Dec. 5 in a home matchup with Baylor, 73-61.  Tennessee owns a 6-2 record on the road in 2012-13, with its losses coming at the hands of unranked Chattanooga, 80-71 in the season opener, and vs. No. 1 Baylor, 76-53, on Dec. 18.  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.

2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD

#9/9 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS vs. #2/3 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH

OVERALL RECORD: SEC NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

16-3 7-0 9-3 9-1 7-2 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) W, 84-39 at Florida * (ESPNU/WatchESPN.com) W, 78-75ot at Auburn * (CSS/ESPN3) W, 75-66 Alabama * (CSS/ESPN3) W, 96-69 at Vanderbilt * (SPSO/ESPN3) W, 83-75 Notre Dame (ESPN2/WatchESPN.com) 7:00 p.m. Mississippi State * (CSS/ESPN3) 7:00 p.m. at Missouri * (CSS/ESPN3) 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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 UT will hang its 11th banner of honor in Thompson-Boling Arena prior to the start of the Notre Dame game, adding Pat Summitt to that esteemed club.  Gates open an hour and a half before tipoff, and fans should be in their seats 20-25 minutes before tip to see the ceremony.  Previous Lady Vol player honorees include Holly Warlick (No. 22 -- Feb. 18, 1980), who has followed in her mentor’s footsteps as Tennessee’s head coach, Bridgette Gordon (No.

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

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