Tennessee Women's Basketball Game Notes -- Arkansas (1/30/14)

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JAN. 30, 2014 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN.

THE MATCH-UP TENNESSEE

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THE BASICS 2013-14 RECORD 2013-14 RECORD 16-4/5-2 SEC 15-5/2-5 SEC Preseason Rank: #4/4 Preseason Rank: NR/NR 2012-13 Record: 27-8 2012-13 Record: 20-13 Conf. Rec./Finish: 14-2/1st Conf. Rec./Finish: 6-10/t8th Starters Back/Lost: 3/2 Starters Back/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 7/3 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 5/7 Newcomers: 3 Newcomers: 6

STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING #10 Meighan Simmons (14.8 ppg)

SCORING #00 Jessica Jackson (16.7 ppg.)

REBOUNDING #20 Isabelle Harrison (8.8 rpg.)

REBOUNDING #00 Jessica Jackson (6.0 rpg.)

ASSISTS #5 Ariel Massengale (5.8 apg.)

ASSISTS #11 Calli Berna (7.6 apg.)

STEALS #14 Andraya Carter (1.5 spg.)

STEALS #11 Calli Berna (2.1 spg.)

BLOCKS #21 Mercedes Russell (1.4 bpg.)

BLOCKS #00 Jessica Jackson (1.6 bpg.)

INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: UT, 24-2 Home: UT, 11-1 Away: UT, 12-1 Neutral: UT, 1-0 Postseason: UT, 1-0 Overtime: 1-0 Streak: UT, 1 game

Last Meeting: The #11/10 Lady Vols overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to win at Arkansas, 60-54, on Feb. 24, 2013. All-Time Record: 1,234-277 in 69th season

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GAME 21 SET-UP  The #10/10 Lady Vols (16-4/5-2 SEC) are back in Thompson-Boling Arena on Thursday night, as they play host to Arkansas (15-5/2-5 SEC) at 7:04 p.m. ET.  The game will be carried live on SportSouth, with Dave Baker and LaChina Robinson calling the action, and it will be streamed live via ESPN3.  Tennessee enters the game on the heels of a strong showing on Sunday, when it cruised past #17/15 Texas A&M in College Station, 76-55, ending the Aggies’ 10-game home winning streak and nine-game overall winning spree, and handing Gary Blair’s squad its first SEC loss of the season.  The Lady Vols are seeking their fourthstraight win in conference action, their thirdconsecutive win overall and their fifth triumph in the last seven games.  Arkansas started the campaign at 130, and has gone 2-5 in league play thus far, dropping a 68-58 decision to (then) #9/8 Kentucky on Sunday.  The Razorbacks pushed SEC co-leader (then) #13/12 South Carolina to the brink in Fayetteville on Jan. 2, dropping a 55-51 nailbiter to the Gamecocks.  Tennessee and Arkansas have four common foes this season, and UT is 5-0 vs. those squads and UA is 2-3.  The Lady Vols beat Middle Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi State, Georgia and Ole Miss, while the Razorbacks defeated Middle Tennessee and Ole Miss, and fell to Florida, Mississippi State and Georgia.  UT is 9-2 at home this season, while UA is 2-3 in road games.  The Lady Vols are tied for third place in the SEC thus far, while the Hogs are tied for ninth.  Tennessee is the No. 1 scoring team in SEC games, averaging 78.7, while Arkansas is No. 3 on defense, allowing only 61.0 to league teams.  In all games, the Lady Vols are No. 2 in scoring offense (81.8), while the Razorbacks are No. 1 in scoring defense (50.3).

A WIN WOULD...  Lift the UT program’s all-time record to 1,235-277 in its 69th season.  Improve Holly Warlick’s record as head coach to 44-12 overall and 26-4 in Knoxville. She is 18-8 away from home.  Push the Big Orange’s all-time SEC regular season record to 337-48 and its league ledger under Holly Warlick to 20-4.  Boost Tennessee’s record to 487-75 alltime vs. schools who are current members of the Southeastern Conference, including 33748 during the regular season.  Improve the Lady Vols to 186-12 in SEC regular-season play since 2000-01.

2013-14 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD

#10/10 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS vs. ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS

OVERALL RECORD: SEC NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

16-4 5-2 11-2 9-2 5-2 2-0

 THE SCHEDULE DATE NOV. 4 Nov. 8 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 NOV. 17 NOV. 24 Nov. 28-29 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 DEC. 8 DEC. 14 DEC. 17 Dec. 21 DEC. 29 JAN. 2 Jan. 5 JAN. 9 Jan. 12 Jan. 16 JAN. 20 JAN. 23 Jan. 26 JAN. 30 Feb. 2 Feb. 6 FEB. 10 FEB. 16 FEB. 20 Feb. 23 Feb. 27 MAR. 2 Mar. 5-9 MAR. 22 MAR. 24 Mar. 29-Apr. 1 Apr. 6 & 8

OPPONENT (TV/WEB) TIME/RESULT CARSON-NEWMAN ^ (UTSports.com) W, 115-31 W, 67-57 at #RV/RV Middle Tenn. (MyTV30/MT) at #12/11 North Carolina (ESPN2) W, 81-65 #RV/NR CHATTANOOGA (UTSports.com)W, 80-56 #RV/RV GA. TECH (FSSO/FSTN/MyVLT) W, 87-76 OAKLAND (UTSports.com) W, 84-50 Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) vs. Virginia W, 76-67 vs. #NR/RV SMU W, 87-47 #RV/RV TEXAS (FSSO/FSTN/MyVLT) W, 75-61 TROY (SPSO/MyVLT) W, 103-64 TENNESSEE STATE (UTSports.com) W, 94-43 at #6/5 Stanford (Pac-12 Networks) L, 70-76 LIPSCOMB (UTSports.com) W, 110-42 #16/16 LSU * (CSS) L, 77-80 at #19/18 Georgia * (SPSO) W, 85-70 OLE MISS * (CSS) W, 94-70 at #RV/RV Vanderbilt * (ESPN) L, 63-74 at Mississippi State * (CSS) W, 67-63 #2/2 NOTRE DAME (ESPN2) L, 70-86 FLORIDA * (SPSO) W, 89-69 at #17/15 Texas A&M * (ESPN2) W, 76-55 ARKANSAS * (SPSO) 7 P.M. at Alabama * (ESPNU) 4:30 p.m. at Ole Miss * (CSS) 9 p.m. VANDERBILT * (ESPN2) 9 P.M. KENTUCKY * (ESPN) 1 P.M. AUBURN * (CSS) 7 P.M. at Missouri * (SEC TV) 2 p.m. at LSU * (CSS) 9 p.m. SOUTH CAROLINA * (ESPNU) 2:30 P.M. SEC Tournament (TBA) TBA NCAA FIRST ROUND 4:00 OR 6:30 P.M. NCAA SECOND ROUND 9:00 P.M. NCAA Regionals (TBA) TBA NCAA Final Four (TBA) TBA

^ Exhibition Game, * SEC Game, All Times Eastern

 ON THE AIR TELEVISION  SportSouth  Dave Baker (play-by-play)  LaChina Robinson (color analyst)

ONLINE  ESPN3  Dave Baker (play-by-play)  LaChina Robinson (color analyst)

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

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