Tennessee Women's Basketball Game Notes (2-28-13 vs. Texas A&M)

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

THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE

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THE BASICS 2012-13 RECORD 2012-13 RECORD 22-5/13-1 SEC 21-7/11-3 SEC Preseason Rank: #20/16 Preseason Rank: #15/12 2011-12 Record: 27-9 2011-12 Record: 24-11 Big 12 Conf. Rec./Finish: 12-4/2nd Conf. Rec./Finish: 11-7/t2nd Starters Back/Lost: 0/5 Starters Back/Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 6/5 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 8/5 Newcomers: 5 Newcomers: 6

STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING #10 Meighan Simmons (17.8 ppg)

SCORING #3 Kelsey Bone (17.6 ppg.)

REBOUNDING #12 Bashaara Graves (8.7 rpg.)

REBOUNDING #3 Kelsey Bone (9.9 ppg.)

ASSISTS #5 Ariel Massengale (4.8 apg.)

ASSISTS #32 Adrienne Pratcher (4.4 apg.)

STEALS #10 Meighan Simmons (1.6 spg.)

STEALS #5 Kristi Bellock #33 Courtney Walker (1.6apg.)

BLOCKS #20 Isabelle Harrison (2.0 bpg.)

BLOCKS #5 Kristi Bellock (1.0 bpg.)

INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: UT, 2-0 Home: N/A Away: N/A Neutral: UT, 2-0 Postseason: UT, 1-0 Overtime: N/A Streak: UT, two games

Last Meeting: #3/3 UT def. #8/9 Texas A&M, 53-45, on April 1, 2008, in Oklahoma City Regional Champ. Game. UT All-Time Record: 1,213-207 in 68th season

GAME 28 SET-UP  #8/8 Tennessee (22-5/13-1 SEC) and #13/15 Texas A&M (21-7/11-3 SEC) meet on Thursday at 7:05 p.m. ET at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn. This marks only the third time these programs have gotten together.  The game will be televised on CSS, and ESPN3 will provide online coverage.  The Lady Vols have clinched at least a share of their 17th regular-season SEC championship, but they could win it outright with a victory Thursday night vs. A&M or a win Sunday at #10/10 Kentucky.  Texas A&M, Kentucky and Georgia are tied for second place in the SEC with identical 11-3 records in league play.  UT is coming off a victory at Arkansas on Sunday, where the Big Orange overcame an 11-point deficit to win their fifth game in a row (60-54).  Tennessee now has triumphed in 17 of its last 18 games vs. SEC foes, dating back to last season, including eight in a row at home and eight of its last nine on the road.  Texas A&M, meanwhile, has dropped two of its last three contests, including a 61-51 setback at Vanderbilt on Sunday.  The Aggies boast one of the nation’s top players in 6-4 junior Kelsey Bone, who is averaging 17.6 points and 9.9 rebounds.  Tennessee has built a 13-2 record at Thompson-Boling Arena this season, including 7-0 in league play.  A&M is 6-3 on the road in 2012-13, including a 5-2 record in league games.  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.  Texas A&M finished in a tie for second in the Big 12 last season (24-11/11-7) and was predicted to place fifth by the media and third by the coaches in the SEC race this season.  Tennessee is 479-71 (.871) all-time vs. schools who are current members of the Southeastern Conference, including 330-45 (.880) in the regular season.

2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD

#8/8 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS vs. #13/15 TEXAS A&M AGGIES

OVERALL RECORD: SEC NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

22-5 13-1 9-4 13-2 9-3 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, 78-75 OT at Auburn * (CSS/ESPN3) W, 75-66 Alabama * (CSS/ESPN3) W, 96-69 at #RV/RV Vanderbilt * (SPSO/ESPN3) W, 83-75 #2/3 Notre Dame (ESPN2/WatchESPN.com) L, 67-77 Mississippi State * (CSS/ESPN3) W, 88-45 at Missouri * (CSS/ESPN3) L, 63-80 at LSU * (CSS/ESPN3) W, 64-62 Ole Miss * (UT) W, 97-68 Vanderbilt * (ESPN2/WatchESPN.com) W, 83-64 Auburn * (UT) W, 83-61 at Arkansas * (SEC Network/ESPN3) W, 60-54 Texas A&M * (CSS/ESPN3) 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  CSS  Bernie Guenther (play-by-play)  Maria Taylor (color analyst)

SENIOR NIGHT FOR TABER, KAMIKO

 STAY UPDATED @LadyVol_Hoops www.facebook.com/BallWithTheLadyVols utsports.com

 Thursday night marks the final regularseason home appearance for two Lady Vol seniors who will be honored prior to the game.  Fans should be in their seats 20 minutes before tip-off to enjoy the ceremony.  Taber Spani and Kamiko Williams will be recognized, as will UT’s senior managers and student athletic trainer.  Spani and Williams have helped UT win three regular season SEC championships and three SEC Tournament championships.

ONLINE  ESPN3

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

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