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DEC. 16 » FRANK ERWIN CENTER » AUSTIN, TEXAS
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
TEXAS
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THE BASICS 2012-13 RECORD 2012-13 RECORD 6-1/0-0 SEC 6-1/0-0 Big 12 Preseason Rank: #20/16 Preseason Rank: NR/RV 2011-12 Record: 27-9 2011-12 Record: 18-14 Conf. Rec./Finish: 12-4/2nd Conf. Rec./Finish: 8-10/t6th Starters Back/Lost: 0/5 Starters Back/Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 6/5 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 7/3 Newcomers: 5 Newcomers: 7
STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING #10 Meighan Simmons (17.9 ppg)
SCORING #3 Nneka Enemkpali (17.9 ppg.)
REBOUNDING #20 Isabelle Harrison (8.1 rpg.)
REBOUNDING #3 Nneka Enemkpali (12.9 ppg.)
ASSISTS #5 Ariel Massengale (3.9 apg.)
ASSISTS #2 Celina Rodrigo (5.1 apg.)
STEALS #10 Meighan Simmons (2.3 spg.)
STEALS #2 Celina Rodrigo (1.9 apg.)
BLOCKS #20 Isabelle Harrison (2.9 bpg.)
BLOCKS #34 Imani McGee-Stafford (2.7 bpg.)
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Tenn. leads, 21-12 Home: Tenn., 10-5 Away: Tenn., 9-6 Neutral: Tenn., 2-1 Postseason: 0-0 Overtime: Tenn., 1-0
Streak: 3 in a row by Tenn. Last Meeting: No. 8/8 Tenn. won, 73-57, over No. 21/22 Texas in Knoxville on Dec. 4, 2011. UT All-Time Record: 1,197-266 in 68th season
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OLD RIVALS MEET AGAIN No. 13/12 Tennessee will open a two-game road trip in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, Dec. 16, as the Lady Vols take on No. 18/20 Texas in a 1 p.m. Central time (2 p.m. ET) battle of 6-1 teams at the Frank Erwin Center. Fox Sports Network will televise the contest, with coverage on SportSouth, Fox College Sports Atlantic and Fox Sports Southwest. This marks the 34th meeting between these schools. Tennessee enters the contest with a 21-12 all-time record vs. Texas. The Lady Vols bring a 4-0 season record in Sunday afternoon games into the matinee with Texas.
TENNESSEE-TEXAS SERIES HISTORY The series began on Dec. 8, 1978, at the Midwestern Classic in Columbia, Mo. Despite all of the battles through the years, not one of them occurred during the postseason. The Lady Vols have won the last three games in the series and have taken six of the last seven contests. In Austin, the Big Orange has forged a 9-6 all-time mark, having won in two of the past three trips to the Erwin Center. This marks the 30th-consecutive time in the series that both teams have entered the matchup ranked in the top 25. Tennessee owns the higher poll position for the 27th time. The Lady Vols are 51-17 all-time vs. schools from the Big 12.
2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD
#13/12 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS vs #18/20 TEXAS LONGHORNS
OVERALL RECORD:
6-1
SEC NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
0-0 6-1 4-0 2-1 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 #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) 2:00 p.m. at Baylor (ESPN) 8:00 p.m. Stanford (SPSO/MyVLT) 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
THE SET-UP Tennessee enters the contest on a sixgame winning streak, while Texas got back on a positive track vs. Louisiana Monroe (77-49) on Dec. 11 after stumbling in its previous game vs. No. 17/19 UCLA (62-42). The Lady Vols have defeated three ranked foes this season, including No. 22/20 Georgia Tech (71-54), No. 23/23 Miami (79-67) and No. 22/RV North Carolina (102-57). Texas is 1-1 this season vs. ranked foes, defeating No. 14/13 St. John’s (70-60) and falling to No. 17/19 UCLA (62-42). Former Lady Vol Alyssia Brewer had 12 points and 11 rebounds to spur UCLA to the victory over Texas on Dec. 8.
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Clutch three-point shooting and strong rebounding lifted #8/8 Tennessee to a 73-57 home victory over #21/22 Texas in the last meeting between the teams on Dec. 4, 2011. From three-point range Tennessee shot 52.4 percent, making 11 of 21 while being led by Shekinna Stricklen (20 points) and Meighan Simmons (10 points), who combined to make
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