University of Tennessee Athletics
Lady Vols Head West
November 24, 1999 | Women's Basketball
TENNESSEE LADY VOLS
1-1 OVERALL, 0-0 SEC
vs. STANFORD CARDINAL
2-0 OVERALL, 0-0 PAC 10
Nov. 26, 1999, 7:30 p.m. PT, Fox Sports Maples Pavilion (7,391) Stanford, California
PROBABLE UT STARTERS20- KARA LAWSON, F-G, 5-9, Fr., 16.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg24- TAMIKA CATCHINGS, F, 6-1, Jr., 15.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg50- SHALON PILLOW, C, 6-3, So., 4.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg33- KRISTEN "ACE" CLEMENT, G, 5-11, Jr., 7.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 5.5 apg21- SEMEKA RANDALL, G, 5-10, Jr., 14.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg UT RESERVES 00- MICHELLE SNOW, C, 6-5, So., 7.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg 3- NIYA BUTTS, G, 6-0, Sr., 11.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg 5- KYRA ELZY, G, 6-1, Sr/Jr., 7.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg10- APRIL McDIVITT, G, 5-8, Fr., 3.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg11- AMANDA CANON, G/F, 5-11, So., 2.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg12- TASHEIKA MORRIS, F, 6-0, Fr., 8.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg13- GWEN JACKSON, C/F, 6-2, Fr., 11.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg31- SARAH EDWARDS, G/F, 5-11, So., 6.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg34- LASHONDA STEPHENS, C, 6-3, Sr/Jr., 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg
TONIGHT'S GAME
The Lady Vols travel to the west coast for a two-game stand versus #22/23 Stanford and #4 UCLA. Tennessee's PAC 10 adventure starts out at Maples Pavilion on the Stanford campus where the Lady Vols have won one game in four meetings on the spring-loaded floor.
IN OUR LAST GAME
The #5 ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers notched its first win of the 1999-2000 season with a record-setting, 133-60, victory over Tennessee-Martin on Nov. 19 in Knoxville. The Lady Vols broke the 14-year old school record of 130 points versus Hawaii Pacific on Dec. 20, 1985 tallying a mind boggling 133 points. UT rookie Kara Lawson, in her first career start, broke the freshman record for most three-pointers in a game with five. The game was barely five minutes old when UT took a 17-2 lead over its cross-state sister school. Tennessee expanded its lead to 34-points, 41-7 with 7:21 showing on the clock in the first half. The Skyhawks trimmed UT's lead to just 58-26 at the half. After halftime, Tennessee exploded for a school-record 75 points in the second stanza eclipsing the old record of 71 points previously accumulated against UT-Martin on Feb. 13, 1979. All 13 players who dressed for the Lady Vols scored in the game led by Lawson's career high 23 points. Also in double-digits were Tamika Catchings with 15 points, Gwen Jackson 14 points, Semeka Randall 13 points, Michelle Snow a dozen points, and Niya Butts with 11 points. Snow paced UT's rebounders with nine boards. The Lady Vols connected on 58.8% of its shots and 50% of its treys. UT outrebounded Martin, 55-25, and claimed 19 steals while forcing 35 turnovers. UT scored a gaudy 84 points in the paint while the Skyhawks managed just 36.
1999-2000 TENNESSEE LADY VOLSGAME-BY-GAMEDATE OPPONENT TIME or RESULTNOV. 2 HUNGARY 82-63 7 U.S. NATIONAL 65-6414 #6 LOUISIANA TECH 64-6919 UT-MARTIN 133-6026 #22/23 at Stanford 7:30 p.m. PT
LADY VOLS ON TELEVISION
Eighteen Lady Vol regular season games will be on television this year. Previously, UT appeared in a then-school record 17 regular season television appearances and 22 TV games overall during the 1996-97 season. Upcoming TV games include both contests on the West Coast swing to Stanford and UCLA. UT is 0-1 on TV this season.
ON THIS DAY
On Nov. 26th, the Lady Vols have produced a 5-2 record all-time. The Lady Vols are 4-1 when playing at home and 1-1 at neutral sites. Tennessee has never played an away game on this date. In the most recent game on Nov. 26, Tennessee defeated Wisconsin-Green Bay, 71-36 in Knoxville.
OUR SCHEDULE THIS WEEK
UT travels to Palo Alto, Calif., on Nov. 24 and will spend Thanksgiving Day dining in the Bay Area and practicing at #22/23 Stanford. The Lady Vols will meet the Cardinal on Nov. 26 at Maples Pavilion in a 7:30 p.m. PT tip-off on Fox Sports. The game will be aired in Knoxville on Fox Sports (Cable channel 19). Tennessee then travels to Los Angeles on Sat., Nov. 27, and plans to practice at Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus. The Lady Vols face the fourth-ranked Bruins on Sun., Nov. 28 in a 2:00 p.m. PT tip-off. Fox will once again have the telecast. Tennessee returns home late on Nov. 29 and will begin preparations to face the defending 1999 NCAA Champion Purdue Boilermakers in Knoxville on Dec. 2.
ROOKIES RISING
Already this season, two of the Lady Vols four rookies have found themselves in the starting line-up. Forward Gwen Jackson became just the seventh player all-time to earn a starting role in her very first game as a Lady Vol. Jackson responded with eight points and five rebounds in the season-opening loss to Louisiana Tech. Rookie guard Kara Lawson got the starting nod one game later and turned in a team high 23-point performance against UT-Martin. While having not started yet, rookies April McDivitt and Tasheika Morris have played some solid minutes for the Lady Vols.
ELITE COMPANY
When Pat Summitt started freshman forward Gwen Jackson against La Tech, it marked only the seventh time in her coaching career that a freshman started her very first game at Tennessee. The list of opening day rookie starters: Semeka Randall 1997, Kyra Elzy 1996, Chamique Holdsclaw 1995, Tiffani Johnson 1994, Bridgette Gordon and Sheila Frost 1985.
SEEMS LIKE WE DID THIS LAST YEAR
Last season, the Lady Vols played Stanford and UCLA in back-to-back games in Thompson-Boling Arena just before the Christmas holidays. The two PAC 10 teams drew a total of 37,389 spectators with 17,667 fans in the stands to see UT defeat Stanford, 98-62, and a crowd of 19,722 to see the Lady Vols beat UCLA, 100-77. In the game against UCLA, former Lady Vol All-American Chamique Holdsclaw went over 2500 career points and 1100 career rebounds.
TENNESSEE vs. STANFORD SERIES (UT leads 10-4)Dec. 18, 1988 H W 83-60 Dec. 15, 1989 A L 71-85 Nov. 25, 1990 H W 95-80 Dec. 30, 1990 N58 W 84-77 Mar. 30, 1991 N59 W 68-60 Dec. 14, 1991 A L 95-96*Dec. 6, 1992 N56 W 74-73*Dec. 21, 1992 H W 84-79 Dec. 3, 1993 A W 81-75 Dec. 1, 1994 H W 105-69 Dec. 16, 1995 A L 72-90 Dec. 15, 1996 H L 65-82 Nov. 29, 1997 N79 W 88-70Dec. 19, 1998 H W 98-62*denotes overtime
THE SERIES
UT leads the series with Stanford, 10-4. Some of the classic clashes include: the Cardinal winning a one-point overtime affair in Palo Alto in Dec. 1991 (96-95); UT returning the favor on a neutral court in Hawaii in Dec. 1992 in a 74-73 overtime, and two weeks later (Dec.21), the Lady Vols recording a 84-79 victory in Knoxville. UT won for the first (and only time) at Maples Pavilion on the Stanford campus on Dec. 3, 1993, 81-75, and followed up that win a year later in Knoxville crushing the Cardinal, 105-69.
LAST MEETING AT STANFORD
The Tennessee Lady Vols traveled to San Jose, Calif., for a neutral --really home-away-from-home court meeting with the #11/10 ranked Stanford Cardinal on Nov. 29, 1997, and came away with an 88-70 victory. The game at the San Jose Arena, site of the 1999 NCAA Final Four, was a classic matchup of two old rivals. Stanford held the hot hand early and led by three points four times during the first half (last at 4:33, 37-34). The Lady Vols, despite missing a bunch of easy shots and lay-ups, led by as many as five points in the opening stanza. At the break, the Cardinal held a 45-44 lead after connecting on 57% of its shots. In the second half, UT's defense shut down the Stanford attack as the Lady Vols outscored the Cardinal 14-0 (58-45) in the first five minutes of the second stanza. UT's defense allowed Stanford just 25-second half points on 5-29 shooting. On the afternoon, UT was led in scoring by the Meeks as Chamique Holdsclaw tossed in 25 points, Tamika Catchings 20 points, and Semeka Randall 17 points and a then-career high 11 rebounds. UT outrebounded Stanford 53-34 and avenged losses from the last two seasons to the Cardinal.
GAME REPORT 3 - STANFORD
Tennessee and Stanford are meeting in Maples Pavilion for just the fifth time in the 14-game series. The two universities began playing the mutual admiration society games on Dec. 18, 1988 with Tennessee drawing the first blood, 83-60, in Knoxville.
STANFORD'S PROBABLE STARTERS41-Bethany Donaphin, F, 6-2, So., 17.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg33-Sarah Dimson, F, 6-0, Jr., 3.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg53-Carolyn Moos, C, 6-6, Jr., 10.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg20-Milena Flores, G, 5-6, Sr., 12.5 ppg, 4.5 ppg11-Jamie Carey, G, 5-6, Fr., 8.0 ppg, 1.5 rpgTENNESSEE vs. STANFORD STAT COMPARISON TENNESSEE STANFORDOVERALL RECORD 1-1 2-0SCORING 98.5 85.0SCORING DEFENSE 64.5 73.0POINT MARGIN +34.0 +12.0REBOUNDS 52.5 45.5OPP. REBOUNDS 35.5 33.5REBOUND MARGIN +17.0 +12.0FG% .475 .463OPPONENT FG% .408 .416THREE POINT FG% .452 .333OPPONENT 3FG% .280 .500FT% .710 .688OPPONENT FT% .585 .618BLOCKS AVERAGE 3.5 5.5STEALS AVERAGE 15.5 5.0TURNOVER AVERAGE 20.5 13.0
LAST SEASON'S MEETING AGAINST STANFORD
The number two-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols returned home after a 16-day absence and hung a 98-62 defeat on the Stanford Cardinal in Knoxville, Tenn., on Dec. 19, 1998. From the opening tip, one could tell that these Lady Vols were glad to be playing in front of the home folks. UT jumped out to a 27-4 lead in the first 12 minutes of the game while the Lady Vol defense was causing Stanford to miss 15 of its first 16 shots. When UT hit a first half lull, sophomore Kristen Clement jump-started the offense to a 36-6 lead with six minutes left in the first half. Finally, after leading by as many as 40 points in the first half, Tennessee took a comfortable 53-15 lead into the locker room at the break. Stanford made up some ground in the second half and outscored UT, 47-45. However, the Lady Vols 17-4 spurt midway through the second half led to an 84-37 lead for UT. On the afternoon, four players reached double-figures including a 23 point effort from Tamika Catchings, a 17 point and 10 rebound afternoon from Chamique Holdsclaw, 16 points from Semeka Randall, and 14 points from Clement. UT shot 56% from the field and outrebounded Stanford by a 41-33 margin. The 36-point margin of victory for UT over Stanford matched a similar margin in 1994.
ONLY ONE WIN -- EVER - IN MAPLES PAVILION
Number one-ranked Tennessee claimed its only win ever at #9 ranked Stanford on Dec. 3, 1993, in Palo Alto, 81-75. Five Lady Vols tallied double-digits led by a pair of Nikki's -- then-junior Nikki McCray tossed in 18 points while senior Nikki Caldwell added 16 points. Triple additions of 13 points were delivered by Dana Johnson, Latina Davis, and Michelle Marciniak. UT shot a sizzling 62% in the first half and followed with an equally impressive 55% in the second stanza for a two-year high of 58% field goal shooting. The surprise of the game for the Lady Vols was a 7-11 night from three-point land (64%). Before this game, the Lady Vols had connected on only 1-20 three-pointers for the season. UT canned its first six treys before Tiffany Woosley missed midway through the second half. Stanford was led by Rachel Hemmer and Anita Kaplan's 16 points.
THE TOP 25 POLLSASSOCIATED PRESS (Nov. 22)1. Connecticut2. Louisiana Tech 3. Georgia4. UCLA5. TENNESSEE6. Notre Dame7. N.C. State8. Rutgers9. Penn State10. North Carolina11. Auburn12. Santa Barbara13. Iowa State14. Old Dominion15. Illinois16. Oregon17. Texas Tech18. Boston College19. Kansas20. Purdue21. Virginia Tech22. LSU23. Stanford24. Arizona25. WisconsinESPN/USA TODAY (Nov. 22)1. Connecticut2. Louisiana Tech3. Georgia4. UCLA5. TENNESSEE6. Notre Dame7. Rutgers8. Penn State9. N.C. State10. Santa Barbara11. North Carolina12. Auburn13. Iowa State14. Oregon 15. Illinois16. Old Dominion17. Texas Tech18. Boston College19. Purdue20. Virginia Tech21. Kansas22. Stanford23. Arizona24. LSU25. Duke
AP POLL NOTES
Tennessee is the only team to have been ranked every year for the last 24 years in the AP poll. Tennessee has appeared at least once per season over the poll's history.
LOOKING BACK A YEAR AGO
Last year at this time, the Lady Vols were 2-1 and had just defeated St. Joseph's, 108-63, in Knoxville.
COUNTDOWN TO 700 --
Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt is just four wins away from her 700th collegiate career victory. When she hits that magical mark, she will be just the second women's coach (ever) to record 700 wins. Hall of Famer Jody Conradt of Texas enters this season with 725 victories.
BROKE THE STREAK AT HOME
The Lady Vols 40-game consecutive home court winning streak which dated back to January 12, 1997 was snapped with the loss to Louisiana tech on Nov. 14.
SUMMITT'S WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE
The next coach Pat Summitt weekly teleconference (highlighting the upcoming games against Big 10 foes #19/20 Purdue and #25 Wisconsin) will be on Wed., Dec. 1 at 11:00 a.m. The media dial-in number is (865) 974-1000. Ask to be connected to the Pat Summitt teleconference. Her weekly teleconference will typically be held in this time slot unless there are travel conflicts. Please call the UT Media Relations Office weekly to confirm the teleconference.
LATE START
The late start of the game with the University of Tennessee at Martin, on Nov. 19 at 9:30 p.m. in the Thompson-Boling Arena, was necessitated due to the Southeastern Conference Volleyball Championships also being held on campus up the road at the Stokely Athletics Center. Although 15,606 tickets were sold to the event, only 6,386 fans managed to click through the turnstiles. The game was over at 11:15 p.m. - a little late for the tikes.
EARLY SIGNEES
The Tennessee Lady Vols completed a recruiting haul in the NCAA early signing period inking four players. Tennessee won an intense recruiting battle when they landed Ashley Robinson, the top post prospect in the nation. The Lady Vols signed its first in-state player, Courtney McDaniel from Bristol, Tenn., since the signing of home-grown recruits Kellie Jolly, Misty Greene and Brynae Laxton in 1995. The Lady Vols also dipped into Georgia for prized standouts LaToya Davis and Latasha Butts. Interestingly enough, Butts' aunt, Valerie Freeman, played for the Lady Vols from 1983-85. The signees: Courtney McDaniel, 6-1, C-F, Bristol, Tenn./Tennessee High (2,038 career points, 1,230 career rebounds), LaToya Davis, 6-0, F, Forsyth, Ga./Mary Persons H.S. (Career Avg. 28.1 ppg and 20.6 rpg), Ashley Robinson, 6-5, C, Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie H.S. (Career Avg. 31.3 ppg and 18.7 rpg) and Latasha Butts, 5'11", G-F, Milledgeville, Ga./Baldwin Co. H.S. (Career highs: 37 points, 20 rebounds, 10 blocks, 10 assists).
WBJ Announces 1999 Coaches Survey Results
The Women's Basketball Journal recently asked 75 of the top Division I head coaches a series of questions, and their responses definitely had a Big Orange flavor. Tennessee was tabbed as the top contender for the 2000 NCAA championship, UT's Mickie DeMoss was named the top assistant coach in the country, and the one coach our respondents most wanted to converse with was Lady Vol leader Pat Summitt.
Even more impressively, the 1997-98 edition of the Lady Vols was chosen as the greatest collegiate women's basketball team ever. Tennessee has won six NCAA titles under Summitt, and three of her teams received votes as the best squad ever. The 1997-98 Lady Vols, however, stood above the crowd.
SEC Standings ( as of 11/21/99)SEC Pct. All Pct. Georgia 0-0 0.000 3-0 1.000 Arkansas 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 Auburn 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 Florida 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 Kentucky 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 Ole Miss 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 Mississippi St. 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 South Carolina 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 Alabama 0-0 0.000 1-1 .500 Tennessee 0-0 0.000 1-1 .500 Vanderbilt 0-0 0.000 1-1 .500 LSU 0-0 0.000 0-1 .000
LADY VOLS PICKED TO REPEAT
At the annual SEC Basketball Media Days in Birmingham, Ala., the defending women's SEC champion UT Lady Vols were selected to repeat as conference champions. The media poll taken at the SEC's "Tipoff 2000," revealed that the Lady Vols were selected to win their ninth overall SEC women's title in 2000. Tennessee received 214 votes with Georgia receiving 199 and Auburn 179.
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH -- SEC WOMEN
1. Tennessee (16) 214, 2. Georgia (4) 199, 3. Auburn 179, 4. LSU 161, 5. Florida 125, 6. Alabama 112, 7. Kentucky 105, 8. Vanderbilt 88, 9. Mississippi St. 76, 10. Arkansas 58, 11. Ole Miss 36 and 12. South Carolina 21.
ALL-SEC TEAMG - Kelly Miller, Georgia G - Semeka Randall, Tennessee F - Tamika Catchings, Tennessee F - Tonya Washington, Florida C - Conswella Sparrow, Auburn
SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tamika Catchings, Tennessee
ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-AMERICANS
When the five-player preseason Associated Press All-America team was announced on Nov. 9, 40 percent of the team represented the University of Tennessee. Juniors Tamika Catchings and Semeka Randall were selected to the team along with Kelly Miller (Georgia), Svetlana Abrosimova (Connecticut), and Maylana Martin (UCLA).
Each head coach in the WBJ survey was asked to name the nation's top two assistant coaches. Here is a listing of the assistants who rated as America's finest:
"I will say that it's special to have other coaches recognize that team. That type of honor, coming from the Division I coaches, gives that team even more prestige."
Greatest Teams, Year Pts. 1. Tennessee, 1997-98 85 2. Connecticut, 1994-95 42 3. Texas, 1985-86 37 4. So. California, 1983-84 20 5. Tennessee, 1996-97 14 6. Louisiana Tech, 1981-82 10 Old Dominion, 1979-80 10 8. Old Dominion, 1984-85 6 9. Texas Tech, 1992-93 5 Stanford, 1989-90 5 Immaculata, 1973-74 5
WBJ SURVEY CONT.
Others Receiving Votes: Delta State (1976-77), Louisiana Tech (1987-88 & 1980-81), Southern California (1983-84), Tennessee (1998-99) and Old Dominion (1978-79).
* * * * * *ASSISTANT COACHES1.Mickie DeMoss (Tennessee)2.Chris Dailey (Connecticut)3.Kim Mulkey-Robertson (La Tech)4.Amy Tucker (Stanford)5.Holly Warlick (Tennessee)* * * * * *
Coaches are mainly interested in winning championships, so it isn't surprising that Pat Summitt and John Wooden were the top two vote-getters when WBJ asked the coaches, "If you could sit down and talk basketball for one hour with any coach in the country, which coach would you choose?"
Here are the results:COACHES1. Pat Summitt (Tennessee)2. John Wooden (retired- UCLA)3. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke)4. Phil Jackson (L.A. Lakers)
OUR MEEK STORY
In 72 of Tennessee's last 75 games, one of the original Three Meeks (Chamique Holdsclaw, Tamika Catchings and Semeka Randall) was either the top scorer or rebounder for the Lady Vols. The three exceptions were: Nov. 19 versus UT-Martin (Kara Lawson 23 points and Michelle Snow nine rebounds), Dec. 6, 1998 versus Duke (Teresa Geter, 17 points and nine rebounds) and Dec. 7, 1997 versus Manhattan (Kyra Elzy 12 points and Geter 11 rebounds).
CATCHINGS HONORED IN BOSTON
Junior All-American forward Tamika Catchings, who is hearing impaired, was honored by the Reynolds Society of the world-famous Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary on Nov. 5 in Boston. Catchings was a recipient of the Reynolds Society Achievement Award which annually goes to an individual who has overcome hearing, vision or voice loss and who has distinguished themselves and provided inspiration to others. Catchings received her award based on her strength of character and outstanding achievements as a scholar and an athlete. The awards ceremony also recognized the 175th anniversary of the Infirmary.
OUR HEISMAN WINNER
Lady Vol sophomore guard Sarah Edwards has been invited to the New York Downtown Athletic Club for the Heisman presentation on Dec. 10. Edwards is a past recipient (1997) of the Wendy's High School Heisman for scholastic excellence. She'll be on hand this year to help present that award.
IN OVERTIME
The Lady Vols are 20-10 all-time in overtime games. The most OT games in a season was 1996-97, when the Lady Vols were 3-1 in overtime contests losing to Georgia, 94-93, and defeating Texas, 68-65, Vanderbilt, 92-79 and LSU, 100-99. Tennessee's 21 points in the extra stanza against Vanderbilt on Jan.19, 1997, was the most ever scored by the Lady Vols in a single overtime. The previous high-water mark was 18 points versus Colorado on Dec. 20, 1993.
100 POINT GAMES
Since 1974, the Lady Vols have gone over the century mark 59 times. Last season, UT recorded five 100-point games against St. Joseph's, UCLA, Georgia (1), Memphis, and Appalachian St.. Tennessee went over 100 points in an NCAA play-off game for the first time ever in 1993-94 with the win over North Carolina A&T, 111-37. The 1987-88 team hit triple digits in seven games leading the NCAA.
CURRENT LADY VOL STREAKS
The last time the Lady Vols lost at home was against Louisiana Tech, 69-64, on Nov. 14, 1999 -- since then, the team has won one home game. The last time UT lost on the road was on Feb. 21, 1999 at LSU, 72-69, since then the team has not played a road game. The last time the Lady Vols lost on a neutral court was against Duke, 69-63, in the NCAA East Regional finals on Mar. 22, 1999. Since then, UT has not played on a neutral court.
LADY VOL HOTLINE
For up-to-date information on all Lady Vol teams, call (865) 974-8700, 24-hours a day.
RECORD VS. RANKED TEAMS
The opening game against #6 Louisiana Tech was the Lady Vols 385th game against a ranked opponent all-time. UT sports a 267-118 (.695) overall record against ranked foes since the polls began in 1976.
UT HOLDS THE LONGEST POLL RANKING STREAK
Tennessee currently has the longest ranking streak in the AP Top 25 polls with 245 consecutive rankings. Tennessee has the most weekly rankings ever in the AP poll (388 weeks). According to hoops guru Mel Greenberg, UT is the only school to remain consistently in the poll during its 24 years.
AT LEAST 5000 IN THE HOUSE
The Lady Vols have played in front of at least 5000 fans in 124 consecutive games at home dating back to March 16, 1991.
123 OF 127
The Tennessee Lady Vols have won 122 of its last 126 games at home in Thompson-Boling Arena dating back to Feb. 1, 1991. UT's four losses were to Louisiana Tech, Connecticut, Stanford, and Georgia (OT).
HOME SWEET HOME
All-time at home UT is 324-32 (.910) -- since the 1974-75 season. All-time home losses (in the Summitt era) include: six in Alumni Gym from 1974-76; 18 in Stokely Athletics Center from 1976-87; and eight in Thompson-Boling Arena since 1987.
ON OUR WAY TO 200 WINS IN THOMPSON-BOLING
In 12 seasons since moving to TBA, the Lady Vols are 171-8 (.960) overall. The Lady Vols won their 100th game in Thompson-Boling Arena with the victory over Stanford on 12-1-94. The Lady Vols have rarely lost at home in the past decade. UT suffered two losses the first year in the new arena (12-2 overall), a 97-78 defeat to Texas on Dec. 9, 1987 and a 71-68 loss to Auburn exactly one month later on Jan. 9, 1988. The Lady Vols enjoyed a flawless home slate in 1988-89 with a 15-0 record. UT almost duplicated the record a year later but dropped a one-point decision to Louisiana Tech, 59-58 (again on Dec. 9), and turned in a 14-1 showing in 1989-90. In 1990-91, the Lady Vols (15-1 at home) went down in defeat to Georgia, 81-74 on Jan. 28, 1991. From that point, until UT lost to Connecticut on Jan. 6,1996 (59-53), the Lady Vols won a NCAA record 69 consecutive games. From 1991 until 1996, the team turned in records of 7-0 (remainder of 1991 season), 14-0 in 1991-92, 13-0 in 1992-93, 15-0 in 1993-94, 15-0 in 1994-95, and 14-1 in 1995-96. In 1996-97, the Lady Vols went 13-2 at home after losing back-to-back games to Georgia and Stanford in December. It marked the first time the team had lost consecutive games in the Arena. In the flawless 1997-98 campaign, the Lady Vols were 16-0 at home. Tennessee finished with a 14-0 mark at home in 1998-99. This year, UT is 1-1 with a loss to Louisiana Tech.
THE ORIGINAL NAISMITH LIST
The University of Tennessee placed two players on the initial ballot for the Naismith Award - juniors Tamika Catchings and Semeka Randall. The Atlanta Tip-Off Club annually presents the award to the top male and female players in the nation. UT rookie Kara Lawson won the 1999 Naismith High School Player of the Year Award.
THE RADIO
The Lady Vols can be heard on flagship station WNOX-AM 990 with Mickey Dearstone calling the action. The broadcast network includes 36 stations across the state of Tennessee. LADY VOL WEEKLY GAMES, RECORD,POLLS
RankingWEEK OF/GAMES PLAYED RECORD AP/USA TODAYNOV. 1/FTC-DIEGO-BUDAPEST 0-0 ---NOV. 7/USA, #6 LA TECH 0-1 2ND/2NDNOV. 15/UT-MARTIN 1-1 5TH/2NDNov. 22/STANFORD,#4 UCLA 5TH/5TH
UT'S OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER
In all games, this is how Tennessee has shot from the field: 50%FG: UT-Martin (.588), 40%FG: none; 30%FG: La Tech (.304)
DEFENSE
In all games, this is how the opposition has shot from the field: 50%FG: none; 40%FG: UT-Martin (.434); 30%FG: La Tech (.388); 20%FG: none
1999-2000 WON-LOSS DIFFERENTIALWins: +73 (1)Losses: -5 (1)1999-2000 UT RECORD BOOK UPDATEThe Lady Vols have amended the following records this season:TEAMMost points in a game: 133 vs. UT-Martin, 11-19-99Most points in the second half: 75 vs. UT-Martin, 11-19-99
INDIVIDUAL
Most three-pointers by a freshman in a game: 5, Kara Lawson, UT-Martin, 11-19-99
