Tennessee Women's Basketball Game Notes vs. SMU (11/29/13)

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NOV. 29 » ST. GEORGE’S H.S. GYM »FREEPORT, BAHAMAS

THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE

JUNKANOO JAM

SMU

vs

LUCAYA DIVISION Tennessee Virginia Kansas State SMU

THE BASICS 2013-14 RECORD 2013-14 RECORD 6-0 7-0 Preseason Rank: #4/4 Preseason Rank: NR/RV 2012-13 Record: 27-8 2012-13 Record: 21-10 Conf. Rec./Finish: 14-2/1st Conf. Rec./Finish: 12-4/1st Starters Back/Lost: 3/0 Starters Back/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 7/3 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 7/5 Newcomers: 2 Newcomers: 3

STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING #10 Meighan Simmons (14.3 ppg)

SCORING #23 Keena Mays (19.3 ppg.)

REBOUNDING #12 Bashaara Graves (8.8 rpg.)

REBOUNDING #5 Akil Simpson (8.1 rpg.)

ASSISTS #5 Ariel Massengale (6.8 apg.)

ASSISTS #23 Keena Mays (5.6 apg.)

STEALS #5 Ariel Massengale (2.2 spg.)

STEALS #23 Keena Mays (2.0 apg.)

BLOCKS #20 Isabelle Harrison (1.3 bpg.)

BLOCKS #31 Destynee Hives-McCray (0.7 bpg.)

INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: First Meeting Knoxville: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral Site: 0-0 Postseason: 0-0 Overtime: 0-0 Streak: 0-0

Last Meeting: This is the first meeting between these two schools in women’s basketball. All-Time Record: 1,224-273 in 69th season

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GAME SEVEN SET-UP  Tennessee (6-0) will meet SMU (7-0) on Friday night in a battle of undefeated teams vying for the championship of the Lucaya Division at the 11th-annual Junkanoo Jam in Freeport, Bahamas.  Tip time is slated for 8 p.m. Eastern, and this will mark the first meeting between these two schools in women’s basketball.  The Lady Vols advanced to the title game by defeating Virginia, 76-67, in game one of the Lucaya Division bracket on Thursday.  The Mustangs, meanwhile, toppled Kansas State, 68-57, in the second game of the day to earn a date with the Big Orange.  Games are being played at the St. George’s High School gymnasium, and there are no live stream and television broadcasts from the tournament.  Mickey Dearstone’s call of the game can be heard on Lady Vol Radio Network stations, beginning at 7:30 p.m., and the broadcast also can be picked up via audio stream on UTSports.com.  The Lady Vols are trying to win their first holiday tournament since capturing the 2005 Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands over Thanksgiving that season.  The contest features a pair of 2013 conference champions, as the Lady Vols won the SEC crown, and SMU claimed the C-USA trophy in its final season in that league.  The game will feature a matchup of playmakers UT’s Ariel Massengale and SMU’s Keena Mays. Massengale enters the contest averaging 6.8 assists per outing, while Mays checks in at 5.6 per game.

2013-14 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD

#3/4 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS vs. NR/RV SMU MUSTANGS

OVERALL RECORD:

6-0

SEC NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

0-0 6-0 3-0 2-0 1-0

 THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV/WEB) TIME/RESULT NOV. 4 CARSON-NEWMAN ^ (UTSports.com) 115-31 Nov. 8 at #RV/RV Middle Tenn. (MyTV30/MT stream) 67-57 Nov. 11 at #12/11 North Carolina (ESPN2) 81-65 Nov. 14 #RV/NR CHATTANOOGA (UTSports.com) 80-56 NOV. 17 #RV/RV GEORGIA TECH (FSSO/FSTN) 87-76 NOV. 24 OAKLAND (UTSports.com) 84-50 Nov. 28-29 Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) Nov. 28 vs. Virginia 76-67 Nov. 29 vs. NR/RV SMU 8 p.m. DEC. 8 TEXAS (FSSO/FSTN) 1 P.M. DEC. 14 TROY (SPSO) 2 P.M. DEC. 17 TENNESSEE STATE (UTSports.com) 7 P.M. Dec. 21 at Stanford (PAC-12 TV) 4:30 p.m. DEC. 29 LIPSCOMB (UTSports.com) 2 P.M. JAN. 2 LSU * (CSS) 7 P.M. Jan. 5 at Georgia * (SPSO) 4 p.m. JAN. 9 OLE MISS * (CSS) 7 P.M. Jan. 12 at Vanderbilt * (ESPN2) 4 p.m. Jan. 16 at Mississippi State * (CSS) 9 p.m. JAN. 20 NOTRE DAME (ESPN2) 7 P.M. JAN. 23 FLORIDA * (SPSO) 6:30 P.M. Jan. 26 at Texas A&M * (ESPN2) 4 p.m. JAN. 30 ARKANSAS * (SPSO) 7 P.M. Feb. 2 at Alabama * (ESPNU) 4:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at Ole Miss * (CSS) 9 p.m. FEB. 10 VANDERBILT * (ESPN2) 9 P.M. FEB. 16 KENTUCKY * (ESPN) 1 P.M. FEB. 20 AUBURN * (CSS) 7 P.M. Feb. 23 at Missouri * (SEC TV) 2 p.m. Feb. 27 at LSU * (CSS) 9 p.m. MAR. 2 SOUTH CAROLINA * (ESPNU) 2:30 P.M. Mar. 5-9 SEC Tournament (TBA) TBA MAR. 22-25 NCAA 1ST & SECOND ROUNDS (TBA) TBA Mar. 29-Apr. 1 NCAA Regionals (TBA) TBA Apr. 6 & 8 NCAA Final Four (TBA) TBA ^ Exhibition Game, * SEC Game, All Times Eastern

 ON THE AIR TELEVISION  None

FIRST MEETING WITH SMU  The Lady Vols and Mustangs have never met in women’s basketball.  SMU is a member of the new American Athletic Conference and is the first opponent the Lady Vols have played from that league.  The Mustangs are led by Rhonda Rompola, who is in her 23rd season at the school.

ONLINE  None

RADIO

A WIN WOULD...  Push UT’s season record to 7-0, marking the first time the Big Orange women have started in that fashion since 2009-10.

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

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