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JAN. 28 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN.
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
NOTRE DAME
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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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