Tennessee Women's Basketball Game Notes vs. Texas A&M (1/8/15)

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JAN. 8 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN.

THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE

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TEXAS A&M

THE BASICS 2014-15 RECORD 12-2/2-0 SEC Preseason Rank: #4/4 2013-14 Record: 29-6 Conf. Rec./Finish: 13-3/2nd Starters Back/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 8/1 Newcomers: 5

2014-15 RECORD 14-2/2-0 SEC Preseason Rank: #5/5 2013-14 Record: 27-9 Conf. Rec./Finish: 13-3/t2nd Starters Back/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 6/2 Newcomers: 3

STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING #5 Ariel Massengale (11.8 ppg)

SCORING #33 Courtney Walker #1 Courtney Williams (14.6 ppg.)

REBOUNDING #20 Isabelle Harrison (8.3 rpg.) ASSISTS #0 Jordan Reynolds (2.8 apg.)

REBOUNDING #35 Achiri Ade (8.0 rpg.) ASSISTS #24 Jordan Jones (6.8 apg.)

STEALS #14 Andraya Carter (2.8 spg.)

STEALS #24 Jordan Jones (1.9 spg.)

BLOCKS #20 Isabelle Harrison (1.2 bpg.)

BLOCKS #23 Rachel Mitchell (1.3 bpg.)

INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: UT, 5-1 Home: UT, 1-0 Away: UT, 1-0 Neutral: UT, 3-1 Postseason: UT, 2-1 Overtime: N/A Streak: UT, 2 games

Last Meeting: #6/6 UT def. #15/14 Texas A&M in the SEC tourney semifinals, 86-77, on March 8, 2014. All-Time Record: 1,259-281 in 70th season

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GAME 15 SET-UP  #7/9 Tennessee (12-2, 2-0 SEC) plays host to another undefeated team in league play, as #9/8 Texas A&M (14-2, 2-0 SEC) comes to Thompson-Boling Arena for a Thursday night showdown at 7 p.m. ET.  This is the seventh meeting between these schools, with UT holding a 5-1 record in the series and a 1-0 mark in Knoxville.  The game will be televised on the SEC Network, with Paul Sunderland and Carolyn Peck on hand to call the action and Steffi Sorensen providing sideline reports.  The contest also can be seen online via WatchESPN. A “Watch Live” link can be found on the Lady Vol Hoops Central page on UTSports.com.  Mickey Dearstone’s Lady Vol Network call can be heard on the radio on network stations statewide in Tennessee and via audio stream worldwide on UTSports.com.  The Lady Vols bring an eight-game winning streak into Thursday night’s match-up after going on the road and securing a 5749 win over Vanderbilt at Memorial Gym on Monday night.  Tennessee has not lost since dropping back-to-back road games at Chattanooga (67-63) on Nov. 26 and #6/9 Texas (72-59) on Nov. 30.  Tennessee has been victorious in 13 straight games at Thompson-Boling Arena, including nine in a row this season.  The Lady Vols also have won nine-consecutive contests over SEC opponents, dating back to last season.  Texas A&M brings its own streak into Thursday’s tussle with Tennessee, winning its last three after dropping back-to-back contests vs. #3/3 Texas (67-65) and Washington (70-49) on Dec. 21 and 29, respectively.  On Sunday, the Aggies went on the road to Arkansas and escaped with a narrow, 5250 victory over the Razorbacks to remain unscathed in league play at 2-0.  Prior to that, A&M defeated UT’s last opponent, Vanderbilt, at home on Jan. 2, 75-61.

ANOTHER TOP-10 FOE FOR UT  Tennessee will face its fourth top-10 opponent of the season when #9/8 Texas A&M comes to town.  UT is 2-1 vs. top-10 foes this season, including 2-0 at home and 0-1 on the road.  The Lady Vols defeated #7/7 Stanford and #10/12 Oregon State at home on Dec. 20 (59-40) and Dec. 28 (74-63) and fell to #6/9 Texas on the road (72-59) on Nov. 30 while Isabelle Harrison was out with a knee injury.

WHAT’S THE PROMOTION? utsports.com

 The Texas A&M game is part of the Coke SEC 5-Pack, which includes the five marquee

2014-15 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD

#7/9 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS (12-2/2-0) vs. #9/8 TEXAS A&M AGGIES (14-2/2-0)

OVERALL RECORD:

12-2

SEC NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

2-0 10-2 9-0 3-2 0-0

 THE SCHEDULE DATE NOV. 9 NOV. 14 NOV. 17 NOV. 21 NOV. 24 Nov. 26 Nov. 30 DEC. 3 Dec. 7 Dec. 14 DEC. 16 DEC. 20 DEC. 28 JAN. 2 Jan. 5 JAN. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 15 Jan. 19 JAN. 22 JAN. 25 Jan. 29 FEB. 1 Feb. 8 Feb. 12 FEB. 15 FEB. 19 Feb. 23 Feb. 26 MAR. 1 Mar. 4-8 Mar. 20-23 Mar. 27-30 Apr. 5 & 7

OPPONENT (TV/WEB) TIME/RESULT CARSON-NEWMAN ^ (SECN+) W, 90-57 (Exhib.) PENN (SECN+) W, 97-52 ORAL ROBERTS (SECN+) W, 91-39 WINTHROP (SECN+) W, 81-48 TENNESSEE ST. (SECN+) W, 97-46 at Chattanooga (SoCon Digital Network) L, 63-67 at #6/9 Texas (FOX Sports 1) L, 59-72 SAINT FRANCIS (SECN+) W, 111-44 at Lipscomb (ESPN3) W, 85-51 at #17/19 Rutgers (ESPN2) W, 55-45 WICHITA STATE (SEC NETWORK) W, 54-51 #7/7 STANFORD (SEC NETWORK) W, 59-40 #10/12 OREGON ST. (SEC NETWORK) W, 74-63 MISSOURI * (SEC NETWORK) W, 63-53 at Vanderbilt * (SEC Network) W, 57-49 #9/8 TEXAS A&M * (SEC NETWORK) 7 P.M. at #RV/NR Arkansas * (ESPNU) 3 p.m. at Auburn * (Fox Sports Net) 8 p.m. at Notre Dame (ESPN2) 7 p.m. LSU * (SEC NETWORK) 7 P.M. GEORGIA * (SEC NETWORK) 2 P.M. at Kentucky * (SEC Network) 7 p.m. MISSISSIPPI ST. * (SEC NETWORK) 3 P.M. at Florida * (ESPNU) 2 p.m. at Ole Miss * (SECN+) 7 p.m. KENTUCKY * (ESPN2) 3 P.M. ALABAMA * (FOX SPORTS NET) 7 P.M. at South Carolina * (ESPN2) 9 p.m. at Georgia * (SEC Network) 9 p.m. VANDERBILT * (SEC NETWORK) 5 P.M. SEC Tournament (TBA) TBA NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds (TBA) TBA NCAA Regionals (TBA) TBA NCAA Final Four (TBA) TBA

^ Exhibition Game, * SEC Game, All Times Eastern

 ON THE AIR TELEVISION  SEC Network  Paul Sunderland (play-by-play)  Carolyn Peck (analyst)  Steffi Sorensen (sideline)

ONLINE WatchESPN  Paul Sunderland (play-by-play)  Carolyn Peck (analyst)  Steffi Sorensen (sideline)

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

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