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LADY VOL BASKETBALL VS. STANFORD - GAME NOTES
December 13, 2001 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 13, 2001
| STANFORD GAME REPORT | ||
| December 16, 2001 | ||
 STANFORD CARDINAL | ? vs. ? |  TENNESSEE LADY VOLS |
| Palo Alto, California | ||
THE RANKINGS:
UT is 2nd in AP & USA TODAY/ESPN
Stanford is 6th in AP & 5th USA TODAY/ESPN
RECENT RESULTS:
12-05-01 #2 UT def. Boston College, 75-66
12-02-01 #7 Stanford def. Santa Clara, 94-62
UPCOMING GAMES:
12-19 #2 UT at DePaul, 7:00 p.m. CT
12-19 #6/5 Stanford at Arizona
COACHES RECORDS:
UT's Pat Summitt is 765-153 (28 yrs)
SU's Tara VanDerveer is 524-153 (23 yrs)
UT vs. Stanford: UT leads 12-4
In Knoxville: UT is 6-1
Away: UT is 3-3
Neutral: UT is 3-0
Overtime: UT is 2-0
Postseason: UT is 1-0
LAST MEETING: 12-17-2000 in Knoxville,
#2 UT def. #15/22 Stanford, 63-58
MEDIA COVERAGE
RADIO-WNOX-AM/FM (990/99.1) with Mickey Dearstone and the 28-station Lady Vol Radio Network, utladyvols.com
TELEVISION-FOX
LADY VOL HOTLINE: (865) 974-8700
WEBSITE: utladyvols.com
PROBABLE UT STARTERS
13- GWEN JACKSON, F, 6-2, Jr., 13.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg
43- SHYRA ELY, F, 6-2, Fr., 10.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg
00- MICHELLE SNOW, C, 6-5, Sr., 13.5 ppg, 6.7 rpg
10- APRIL McDIVITT, G, 5-8, Jr., 8.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg
20- KARA LAWSON, G, 5-9, Jr., 14.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg
OFF THE BENCH
3- TASHA BUTTS, F, 5-11, So., 5.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg
4- LATOYA DAVIS, F, 6-0, So., 6.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg
11- AMANDA CANON, F, 5-11, Sr., 0.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
14- MICHELLE MU?OZ, F, 6-1, Fr., 5.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg
21- LOREE MOORE, G, 5-9, Fr., 7.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg
25- BRITTANY JACKSON, G-F, 6-0, Fr., 8.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg
33- ASHLEY ROBINSON, C, 6-5, So., 8.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg (00-01)
42- COURTNEY McDANIEL, F, 6-1, So., 4.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg
50- SHALON PILLOW, C, 6-3, Sr., 3.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg
TODAY'S GAME
The #2 ranked Tennessee Lady Vols return to action after an 11-day break for final exams traveling to a sold-out Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto, Calif., to face a red-hot #6/5 ranked Stanford Cardinal team who has been off for two weeks for final exams. The game with Stanford is UT's fourth stop on an eight-game month-long road trip.
IN OUR LAST GAME
 Tasha Butts and Head Trainer Jenny Moshak lead a bench celebration. |
The #2 ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers stayed on the road and traveled to Chestnut Hill, Mass., where they defeated BIG EAST foe Boston College, 75-66 on Dec. 5. The Lady Vols crept out to a seven-point, 13-6 lead with six minutes gone in the game. Sophomore reserve Courtney McDaniel gave the Lady Vols an 11-point lead, 27-16, with 8:30 showing in the first half. UT went cold over the last six minutes of the opening stanza as BC outscored the Lady Vols 13-4 to trail by just four points at the break, 37-33. UT shot a sizzling 63% in the first half connecting on 15-24 shots. The Lady Vols doubled their lead over the Eagles, 43-35 (eight points) when Michelle Snow connected on a couple of charity tosses with 17:12 to go. But BC would not go away. The Eagles closed to within a bucket, 47-45, with 9:17 left but UT hung on to its slim lead and fashioned a 19-5 run over the next four minutes to go up by 16 points (66-50 at 5:04). Undaunted, BC fought back and trailed 64-68 with 1:46 to go and 66-70 with 36.8 ticks left. It took some serious free throw shooting by the Lady Vols in the final minute to seal the win as Kara Lawson and Gwen Jackson combined for seven of eight charity tosses for the victory. For the game, four Lady Vols were in double-figures led by Lawson's game high 16 points. Joining her in double-digits were Jackson with 15 points, Michelle Snow with 14 points and Brittany Jackson with 11 points. Snow led all UT rebounders with nine boards. The key stat of the game for the Lady Vols was converting 20-23 free throws (87%). Tennessee committed 26 turnovers on 16 Boston College steals. Snow hammered four BC shots. In her UT starting debut, rookie Loree Moore was credited with three steals while handing out six assists. The Lady Vols connected on just 44% of their field goals but found the range for 54% of three-pointers. BC became the first team to out-rebound UT in the 2001-02 season taking a 37-35 advantage.
CONFERENCE CALL
This season, Tennessee will take on teams from 11 different conferences.
LADY VOLS ON TELEVISION
Eighteen Lady Vol regular season games will be on television this year. Upcoming games on TV in 2001-02 include Stanford and Duke (FOX).
ON THIS DAY
On Dec. 16th, the Lady Vols have produced a 7-1 record all-time. The Lady Vols have a 1-0 record at home, a 3-1 record away and 3-0 slate at a neutral site. UT's most recent game on this day was a 90-72 loss at Stanford during the 1995-96 season.
LOOKING BACK
Last year at this time, the Lady Vols were 8-0 and had just defeated Memphis, 98-60, in Knoxville.
TIMES HAVE CHANGED
Back on Dec. 16, 1977, the Lady Vols played back-to-back games against Pitt and Tennessee Tech in the Miss. Univ. for Women Xmas Tourney. UT won both games.
OUR SCHEDULE THIS WEEK
After an 11-day hiatus for final exams, the Lady Vols return to the court this week traveling to #6/5 Stanford (Dec. 16) and DePaul (Dec. 19). Tennessee began its month of traveling on the "Big Cities Tour" at the end of November. UT first visited Washington, D.C., where the Lady Vols defeated #21/20 George Washington Univ., 88-57, in a sold-out Charles E. Smith Center on Nov. 27. Tennessee returned home briefly before traveling to Orlando, Fla., for the Honda Elite Four on Dec. 2 at Disney World and hung a 93-56 loss on the #8/9 N.C. State Wolfpack on ESPN. UT then traveled "back east" for a hard-fought 75-66 victory over BIG EAST foe Boston College.
OUR BAGS ARE STILL PACKED
The Tennessee Lady Vols will be on the road for eight consecutive games traveling to Washington, D.C., Orlando, Chestnut Hill, Mass., Palo Alto, Calif., Chicago, Atlanta, Memphis and Gainesville, Fla., before finally returning home on Jan. 5, 2002, to face top-ranked Connecticut in Thompson-Boling Arena. Thus far, Tennessee is 3-0 on the "Big Cities Tour."
WELCOME BACK ASHLEY AND SUSAN KING, TOO
Today's contest at Stanford will be a welcome back to the court for two of the top sophomores in the country. Tennessee's Ashley Robinson and Stanford's Susan King were both victims of torn anterior cruciate ligaments in the last year. A little over a week after putting up a career high 21 points against Tennessee in Knoxville, King tore her right ACL on Dec. 27, 2000, in a game at Oklahoma and missed the remainder of her rookie campaign. Robinson's ACL injury was to her left knee and occurred on June 30, 2001, while she was completing a drill in basketball camp.
FLORIDA HAS BEEN SET
The Tennessee at Florida women's basketball game has been finally set for Jan. 3 at 6:00 p.m. Florida officials wanted to wait until bowl bids had been extended.
GIMME A BREAK OR TWO
With the Stanford game, the Lady Vols will begin a stretch of eight out of 10 games versus ranked opponents over the next 31 days. DePaul and Memphis are the only unranked foes appearing on the schedule until after Jan. 20, 2002. Along the way UT will face #1 UConn, #6/5 Stanford, #8 Duke, #20 Florida, #21 LSU, #23/24 South Carolina, #24/25 Old Dominion and #25 Auburn.
UCONN DUCAT STOCKING STUFFERS
As of Dec. 12, 19,346 tickets have been snapped up for the showdown between top-ranked Connecticut and second-ranked Tennessee on Jan. 5, 2002, in Knoxville, Tenn. Capacity at the Thompson-Boling Arena is listed as 24,535 leaving 5,189 tickets as wonderful stocking stuffers. Don't delay! The holidays are right around the corner!
UT-STANFORD
| All-Time Series Meetings | |||
| UT leads 12-4 | |||
| DATE | SITE | W/L | SCORE |
| 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 OT |
| Dec. 6, 1992 | N56 | W | 74-73 OT |
| 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 | 88-70 |
| Dec. 19, 1998 | H | W | 98-62 |
| Nov. 26, 1999 | A | W | 79-73 |
| Dec. 17, 2000 | H | W | 63-58 |
THE SERIES
UT leads the series with Stanford, 12-4. 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 at Maples Pavilion on the Stanford campus on Dec. 3, 1993, 81-75. Last year, UT had to rally in the final five minutes of the game for the 63-58 victory in Knoxville.
VERSUS THE PAC 10
Tennessee has taken on nine teams from the PAC 10 Conference all-time and sports a 42-12 record. Only three teams have claimed victories over UT - Southern Cal (seven times), Stanford (four times) and UCLA (once).
LAST TIME AT MAPLES
 Loree Moore goes up for a shot under a George Washington defender. |
Fifth-ranked Tennessee recorded a tough, 79-73 win over #22/23 Stanford on Nov. 26, 1999 in Palo Alto, Calif. It marked just the second time (ever) that UT claimed a win in the Maples Pavilion. Tennessee jumped out to an early 11-point lead, 19-8, with 11:57 showing in the first half. SU chipped away at UT, and tied the score at 31-all at the 3:29 mark. UT went into the locker room trailing at the half, 41-39. In the second stanza, the Cardinal quickly led by four points (45-41 at 8:20). The Lady Vols grabbed the lead back with 11:49 showing, 54-52, and engaged in a tug-of-war with Stanford down the stretch. SU broke free of the Lady Vols with 3:03 left and extended its lead to five points, 73-68. But solid defense, rebounding and free throws (6-6) proved to be the difference for UT in the final minutes of the game. The Lady Vols turned a five-point deficit into a six-point victory in three minutes as Semeka Randall, Kara Lawson, Tamika Catchings and Michelle Snow all made big plays down the stretch en route to the win. Four UT players reached double-figures led by Snow's 18 points off of the bench. Also in extra digits were Catchings 17 points, Randall 16 points and Lawson 14 points. UT outrebounded the Cardinal 40-26. and claimed 13 steals off of 18 Stanford TO's.
GAME REPORT 7 - STANFORD
The Stanford Cardinal are off to a terrific 8-0 start behind the solid play of 6-1 senior forward Lindsey Yamasaki (18.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg) and 6-2 sophomore forward Nicole Powell (16.6 ppg, 9.6 rpg). Yamasaki has led the team in scoring in five games erupting for 27 points against Indiana while Powell has paced SU's scoring efforts in three games. The last time out, she blasted Santa Clara for 29 points and 15 rebounds.
STANFORD'S PROBABLE STARTERS
14-Nicole Powell, F, 6-2, So., 16.6 ppg, 9.6 rpg
25-Lindsey Yamasaki, F, 6-1, Sr., 18.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg
51-Cori Enghusen, C, 6-7, Sr., 7.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg
22-Enjoli Izidor, G, 6-0, Sr., 5.9 ppg, 3.6 ppg
5-Kelley Suminski, G, 5-9, Fr., 9.1ppg, 2.1 rpg
LADY VOLS VS. CARDINAL STAT COMPARISON
| Tennessee | Stanford | |
| OVERALL RECORD | 6-0 | 8-0 |
| SCORING | 91.5 | 87.9 |
| SCORING DEFENSE | 62.8 | 65.8 |
| POINT MARGIN | +28.7 | +22.1 |
| REBOUNDS | 46.8 | 43.9 |
| OPP. REBOUNDS | 35.8 | 32.3 |
| REBOUND MARGIN | +11.0 | +11.6 |
| FG% | .484 | .495 |
| OPPONENT FG% | .367 | .371 |
| THREE POINT FG% | .418 | .418 |
| OPPONENT 3FG% | .309 | .386 |
| FT% | .685 | .672 |
| OPPONENT FT% | .615 | .711 |
| BLOCKS AVERAGE | 4.2 | 7.1 |
| STEALS AVERAGE | 15.3 | 6.0 |
| TURNOVER AVERAGE | 19.7 | 16.0 |
OUR LAST MEETING WITH STANFORD
The #2 ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers allowed the #15/22 Stanford Cardinal to control 35 minutes of play on Dec. 17, 2000, in Thompson-Boling Arena, before the Big Orange claimed a 63-58 decision in the final minutes of play. The Lady Vol faithful stood and clapped for UT's first basket until the 16:29 mark in the first half as Stanford jumped out 5-2. UT inched out to a five-point, 17-12 lead at the 10:17 mark but the Cardinal reclaimed the lead just three minutes later (21-19 at 7:27). While UT committed miscues and fouls, Stanford grabbed a seven-point advantage (31-24) with two minutes before the half. UT cut the deficit to 31-28 at the break - it marked the first time of the 2000-01 season that UT had not led at the half. Tennessee recorded icy 27% shooting from the field to open the game. In the second stanza, Stanford maintained its lead all the way to the 2:32 mark. The Cardinal pushed its advantage over the Lady Vols to eight points four times in the second half (last at 10:09). However, after a media time out with 5:33 showing and Stanford leading 58-51, UT's defense finally shut the door on the California visitors. A Michelle Snow basket with 2:31 to go gave UT its first lead of the second half, 59-58. Free throws and defense provided the win. On the afternoon, just two Lady Vols reached double-figure scoring led by Snow with 18 points off the bench. Also in extra digits was Tamika Catchings with 11. Catchings with a dozen and Snow with 11 led all UT rebounders. UT shot 32% FG and a horrible 57% FT while missing 17 charity tosses. UT outrebounded Stanford, 48-41. Rookie Ashley Robinson was credited with five blocked shots.
AVERAGE SCORE
The average score of all UT-Stanford games is 81.5 (Tennessee) and 74.3 (Stanford). At Maples, the Cardinal average is 83.8 to Tennessee's 79.6 in five games
UT PLAYER AVERAGES IN GAMES VS. STANFORD
Senior center Michelle Snow leads the Lady Vols with an average of 14.3 ppg and 6.7 rpg in three games versus Stanford. Junior Kara Lawson is the only other Lady Vol averaging double-figures against the Cardinal as she averages 10.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg. Junior forward Gwen Jackson is next best with 6.0 ppg and 6.0 rpg.
THE TOP 25 POLLS
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AP POLL NOTES
The Associated Press women's Top 25 basketball poll released on Jan. 1, 2001, marked the 400th appearance by the Tennessee Lady Vols. Since the poll was started in 1976, UT has failed to appear in just 14 polls through the years. Currently, UT has been ranked in 287 consecutive polls and since the 1986-87 season, the Lady Vols have been in the top 10 for all but one poll. UT is the only team to have been ranked every year for the last 26 years in the AP poll. UT has appeared at least once per season over the poll's history.
OLD HOME WEEK
It will be catch-up time for a number of Tennessee Lady Vols and Stanford Cardinal. This past summer, UT's Loree Moore and SU's Nicole Powell were members of the bronze medallist USA entry at the FIBA Junior Women's World Championship team in the Czech Republic. In late August, Tennessee's Kara Lawson was the team captain of the gold medallist USA squad at the World University Games in Beijing, China. She was joined on that squad by Cardinal standouts Lindsey Yamasaki and Cori Enghusen.
OLYMPIC GOLD & HALL OF FAME
Tennessee's Pat Summitt and Stanford's Tara VanDerveer share a lot in common. Both have brought home gold medals as USA Olympic coaches - Summitt in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and VanDerveer in the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Both are Hall of Famers as well. Summitt was inducted in the inaugural class of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999, while VanDerveer is among eight inductees of the Class of 2002.
TITLE TIME
All-time, just twenty NCAA women's basketball titles have been handed out and the Tennessee and Stanford programs have collected eight championships. UT won in 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997 and 1998 while SU won in 1990 and 1992. The first Cardinal title came in UT's Thompson-Boling Arena as Stanford rolled over Virginia and Auburn.
SELL-OUT CITY
Stanford announced on Monday, Dec. 10 that the game with Tennessee was an advance sell-out. UT's game with George Washington (Nov. 27) was also an advance sell-out while the Lady Vols and UT-Chattanooga attracted the largest crowd ever to watch the Mocs play, 9,113. Look for all of UT's all-time sold-out appearances to be a new newsy note real soon.
LADY VOL WATCH BOX
Kara Lawson needs just 24 points to become the 26th member of the Lady Vols' 1000-point club.
OUR CALIFORNIA GIRL
Lady Vol rookie Loree Moore (Carson, CA/Narbonne H.S.) is Tennessee's first player from the state of California.
GOT A LITTLE ROAD STREAK
The last time UT lost on the road was on Jan. 17, 2000, at Georgia, 78-51, since then the team has won 19 consecutive road games.
WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS, WE'LL HAVE 5 STARTERS
Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt has indicated that she might tinker with the starting line-up for the Stanford game. Look for sophomore LaToya Davis to be a potential player in the starting five replacing rookie Shyra Ely or possibly April McDivitt.
CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME
When the action down the stretch got tight at Boston College, the Lady Vols finally showed some spunk at the free throw line canning 20-23 tosses (.870). Tennessee has been plagued by charity stripe defense intermittently during the early going - 15 misses against George Washington, 11 vs. Southern Cal, 10 each against Louisiana Tech and N.C. State.
THROUGH DECEMBER:
A GRUELING STRETCH
Traditionally, Tennessee teams take most of its losses in the month of December when Coach Pat Summitt loads up on some tough non-conference opposition to prepare the team for the rigors of March and the postseason. Last year, the Lady Vol team carried one blemish into January following its late December loss to Connecticut.
Records over the years including games played through the month of December:
2001-02: 6-0
2000-01: 11-1 lost to Connecticut
1999-00: 9-1 lost to La Tech
1998-99: 10-1 lost to Purdue
1997-98: 13-0 undefeated
1996-97: 9-4 lost to Arkansas, Stanford, Georgia, La Tech
1995-96: 10-1 lost to Stanford
1994-95: 11-0 undefeated
1993-94: 9-0 undefeated
1992-93: 7-1 lost to Maryland
1991-92: 6-1 lost to Stanford
1990-91: 8-2 lost to N.C. State, Vandy
1989-90: 4-3 lost to La Tech, Stanford, Long Beach
1988-89: 7-0 undefeated
1987-88: 7-1 lost to Texas
1986-87: 8-1 lost to Texas
1985-86: 8-2 lost to Texas, Southern Cal
1984-85: 6-4 lost to Texas, Georgia, NE LA, Cincinnati
1983-84: 6-4 lost to Southern Cal (2x), Texas, Long Beach
1982-83: 6-4 lost to ODU, Texas, La Tech, Southern Cal
1981-82: 5-5 lost to SF Austin, ODU, Ohio St., Colorado, Southern Cal
DECEMBER SUCCESS
The Tennessee Lady Vols have enjoyed a great deal of success in the month of December over the years. UT has produced a 140-38 all-time record during the 12th month of the year. The Lady Vols are 45-8 at home, 51-22 away and 44-8 at neutral sites
WHAT'S UP WITH #43 AND #33?
Lady Vol fans might be confused when they see #43 step onto the court this season. Sophomore Ashley Robinson is #43, right? Well, Robinson was #43 as a rookie but switched to her favorite number, 33, after Kristen "Ace" Clement graduated last season. Rookie Shyra Ely will don number 43 this season.
HOW 'BOUT THAT. . .
ROOKIES REPRESENT
Freshman forward Shyra Ely was joined in the starting line-up for the Boston College game by fellow rookie, Loree Moore who started at point guard.
GOOD NEWS
Senior center Shalon Pillow, who injured her left knee midway through practice on Thurs., Nov. 29, was cleared to play on Dec. 3. Team orthopaedist Dr. William T. Youmans cleared Pillow after reading her MRI and re-evaluating her knee on Dec. 3. Pillow suffered a bone bruise to the left knee. Lady Vol starting guard/forward Tasha Butts underwent an MRI of her left knee on Dec. 3 to determine the cause of her knee pain. Butts' pain is a result of degenerative changes in the knee. She was cleared to play as well.
DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE
Junior forward Gwen Jackson turned in the first Lady Vol double-double of the season with a 14-point and 12-rebound performance against #8/9 N.C. State.
BENCH INTENSITY
UT's bench did not find a match in the N.C. State reserves. UT's bench accounted for 35 points, 12 assists and 14 steals while the NCSU subs added 12 points, 10 rebounds and 12 miscues.
GOT OUR 300TH VICTORY AGAINST A RANKED TEAM
The Tennessee Lady Vols recorded their 300th all-time win versus a ranked team with the victory over fifth-ranked Louisiana Tech, 90-75, on Nov. 23. The Lady Vols now stand 302-124 (.709) overall against ranked foes since the polls began in 1976.
BC WAS 765
The victory over Boston College was Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt's 765th of her 28-year career. With 765 wins, she currently ranks 10th among all coaches (men's or women's) in all-time victories. She will move into ninth place and pass the legendary Hank Iba (Oklahoma State) with three more wins. Iba was 767-338 during his career.
The only woman Summitt trails behind is Jody Conradt of the University of Texas who started this season in her 33rd year of coaching with 766 wins. Conradt is off to a 6-1 start on the year and currently has 772 victories.
ELITE COMPANY
When Pat Summitt started freshman forward Shyra Ely against Tennessee-Chattanooga on Nov. 16, 2001, it marked only the ninth time in her coaching career that a freshman started her very first game at Tennessee. The list of opening day rookie starters: Ashley Robinson 2000, Gwen Jackson 1999, Semeka Randall 1997, Kyra Elzy 1996, Chamique Holdsclaw 1995, Tiffani Johnson 1994, Bridgette Gordon and Sheila Frost 1985.
146 WINS IN OUR LAST 156 GAMES
The Lady Vols have won an amazing 146 games in their last 156 basketball contests (.935 winning percentage) spanning five seasons (starting with NCAA Tournament play in 1997). UT was 6-0 in the 1997 NCAA Tourney, ran the table with a 39-0 record in 1997-98, turned in a 31-3 worksheet in 1998-99, a 33-4 mark during the 1999-2000 season, a 31-3 mark last season and a 6-0 mark in 2001-02.
LADY VOL STREAKS
The last time the Lady Vols lost at home was against Connecticut, 74-67, on Jan. 8, 2000 -- since then, the team has won 26 consecutive home games. The last time UT lost on the road was on Jan. 17, 2000, at Georgia, 78-51, since then the team has won 19 consecutive road games. The last time the Lady Vols lost on a neutral court was against Xavier, 80-65, in the 2001 NCAA Mideast Regional semifinals on Mar. 24, 2001. Since then, UT has won one game on a neutral court.
UT'S LAST LOSS TO AN UNRANKED TEAM...?
When is the last time Tennessee lost to an unranked team? That would have been to Auburn on Mar. 2, 1997 at the SEC Tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn.
WHO'S THAT LADY (VOL)?
The thousands of Lady Vol fans who were in attendance at The McKenzie Arena on Nov. 16th - opening night of the 2001-02 season - in Chattanooga, witnessed the debut of another outstanding Tennessee rookie class. Shyra Ely became a rare Lady Vol rookie starter playing in place of injured junior Gwen Jackson - Ely scored a team-leading 16 points and grabbed six offensive boards. Point guard Loree Moore logged 24 minutes and added 15 points and snagged five steals. Forward Michelle Munoz calmly nailed a trey for her first bucket and finished with 13 points and six rebounds. Finally, Brittany Jackson scored seven points to go along with three steals. In all, the rookie crew was responsible for 51 of UT's 97 points and 20 of the Lady Vols' 54 rebounds.
THE POLLING PLACE
In the first Associated Press and USA TODAY/ESPN polls of the year on Nov. 5, the Tennessee Lady Vols began the 2001-02 season as the number three (AP) and number two (USA TODAY/ESPN) ranked team in the country. It marked the sixth time that UT has started the season in the second spot in at least one of the polls.
IS IT TOUGH ENOUGH?
The Lady Vols 2001-02 schedule is littered with teams who were ranked in the preseason Associated Press and ESPN/USA TODAY Top 25 polls. The Lady Vols will face #1/1 UConn, #3/3 Vanderbilt (twice), #5/4 Duke, #6/6 Louisiana Tech, #9/9 Stanford, #10/11N.C. State, #13/13 Florida (twice), #16/15 Georgia, #18/18 Old Dominion, #20/22 George Washington and #21 Louisiana State.
AT SEC MEDIA DAYS
The Lady Vols were declared the top vote getters to nab the SEC crown at SEC Media Days held on Nov.1 in Birmingham, Ala. Additionally, Kara Lawson and Gwen Jackson earned spots on the preseason All-SEC Team. Vanderbilt was predicted to finish second to UT in the SEC this season.
BROGDON TO JOIN WBHOF
Former Lady Vol Olympian and All-American Cindy Brogdon will be inducted into the Class of 2002 in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Brogdon, who was an All-American and Olympian at Tennessee from 1977-79, will be inducted as a player. She becomes the fifth University of Tennessee product to be enshrined in the WBHOF joining Pat Summitt and former Lady Vol players Trish Roberts, Cindy Noble-Hauserman and Holly Warlick.
ORIGINAL NAISMITH LIST
Tennessee placed senior Michelle Snow and juniors Kara Lawson and Gwen Jackson on the initial ballot for the Naismith Player of the Year Award. players in the nation.
LADY VOL SIGNEES
Tennessee signed two outstanding players during the 2001 early signing period-- Shanna Zolman, a 5-9 guard from Syracuse, Ind. (Wawasee H.S.) and Tye'sha Fluker, a 6-5 center from Pasadena, Calif. (John Muir H.S.). Entering her senior season, Zolman averaged 32.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 4.5 apg and 5.0 spg as a high school All-American. Fluker, also a high school All-America, tossed in over 26 points and grabbed 18.7 rpg as a junior last year.
200 WINS IN THE BAG
 Coach Summitt tries to keep her team focused during a game earlier this season. |
Tennessee recorded its 200th win in Thompson-Boling Arena when the Lady Vols defeated the University of Southern California Women of Troy on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2001, 106-66. UT has now amassed a 201-9 record since the Orange and White moved into the Thompson-Boling Arena to start the 1987-88 season 14-years ago. Along the way, the Lady Vols have produced eight flawless home records in 1988-89 (15-0), 1991-92 (14-0), 1992-93 (13-0), 1993-94 (15-0), 1994-95 (15-0), 1997-98 (16-0), 1998-99 (14-0) and 2000-01 (15-0). UT also registered an NCAA record 69-game homecourt-winning streak from Feb. 1, 1991thru Jan. 2, 1996.
NOTEWORTHY
The Lady Vols won their 100th game in Thompson-Boling Arena with the victory over Stanford on 12-1-94.
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.
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 1999-2000, UT was 13-2 with losses to Louisiana Tech and Connecticut.
152 OF 157 AT HOME
The Lady Vols have won 152 of their last 157 games in Thompson-Boling Arena dating back to Feb. 1, 1991. UT's five losses were to Louisiana Tech, Connecticut (twice), Stanford, and Georgia (OT).
LADY VOL WEEKLY GAMES, RECORD,POLLS
| WEEK OF/GAMES PLAYED | RECORD | AP/USA TODAY |
| OCT. 29/REMUS AUSTRIA POWERBASKET | 0-0 | --- |
| NOV. 5/NO GAMES | 0-0 | 3RD/2ND |
| NOV. 12/UT-CHATTANOOGA, SOUTHERN CAL | 2-0 | 2ND/2ND |
| NOV. 19/#5 LOUISIANA TECH | 3-0 | 2ND/2ND |
| NOV. 26/#21/22 GWU, #8/9 N.C. STATE | 5-0 | 2ND/2ND |
| DEC. 3/BOSTON COLLEGE | 6-0 | 2ND/2ND |
| DEC. 10/#6/5 STANFORD | 2ND/2ND | |
| DEC. 17/DEPAUL |
2001-02 TENNESSEE LADY VOL LINE-UP COMBINATIONS
During the 2001-02 season, Tennessee has used three starting lineups --
| Game | Record | Line-up (F-F-C-G-G) |
| 1-3 | 3-0 | Ely, Butts, Snow, Lawson, McDivitt |
| 4-5 | 2-0 | Ely, Jackson, Snow, Lawson, Butts |
| 6 | 1-0 | Ely, Jackson, Snow, Lawson, Moore |
UT'S OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER
In all games, this is how Tennessee has shot from the field:
50%FG: Southern Cal (.557), Chattanooga (.528) 40%FG: N.C. State (.493), GWU (.458), Boston College (.444), LaTech (.409), 30%FG: none
DEEE ----- FENSE
In all games, this is how the opposition has shot from the field: 50%FG: none, 40%FG: Boston College (.406), 30%FG: La Tech (.391), GWU (.388), Chattanooga (.359), Southern Cal (.333), N.C. State (.320), 20%FG: none
2001-02 WON-LOSS DIFFERENTIAL
Wins: +40 (2), +37 (1), +31 (1), +15 (1), +9 (1)
Losses:
TBA STREAK AT 26 GAMES
Tennessee has won 26 consecutive games in Thompson-Boling Arena that ranks as the fourth longest homecourt winning streak in Lady Vol history.
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 67 times - and once so far in the 2001-02 season. Noteworthy: Tennessee went over 100 points in an NCAA playoff 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.
AT LEAST 5000 IN THE HOUSE
The Lady Vols have played in front of at least 5000 fans in 153 consecutive games at home dating back to March 16, 1991.
HOME SWEET HOME
All-time at home UT is 354-33 (.914) -- 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 nine in Thompson-Boling Arena since 1987.
