TENNESSEE VS. LSU - GAME NOTES - University of Tennessee Athletics

Jan. 12, 2002

Louisiana State Lady Tigers 8-5 Overall, 1-1 SEC	vs.	Tennessee Lady Vols 13-1 Overall, 2-0 SEC
Sunday, January 13, 2002 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee

TODAY'S GAME REPORT
THE RANKINGS:
UT is 2nd in AP & 3rd USA TODAY/ESPN
LSU is not ranked in AP & USA TODAY/ESPN

RECENT RESULTS:
1-10-02 #2/3 UT def. #19/22 Auburn, 71-50
1-10-02 LSU def. #18/15 Florida, 84-59

UPCOMING GAMES:
1-17 #2/3 UT at #9/10 S. Carolina, 7 p.m. CSS
1-17 LSU at Ole Miss

COACHES RECORDS:
UT's Pat Summitt is 772-154 (28 yrs)
LSU's Sue Gunter is 641-289 (38 yrs)

UT vs. LSU: UT leads 28-5
In Knoxville: UT is 14-0
Away: UT is 9-4
Neutral: UT is 5-1
Overtime: UT is 1-1
Postseason: UT is 5-1

LAST MEETING: 2-18-01 in Baton Rouge
#2 UT def. #13/12 LSU, 75-73

MEDIA COVERAGE
RADIO-WNOX-AM/FM (990/99.1) with Mickey Dearstone and the 28-station Lady Vol Radio Network, utladyvols.com
TELEVISION-FOX SNS, Ron Thulin with Van Chancellor.
LADY VOL HOTLINE: (865) 974-8700
WEBSITE: utladyvols.com

PROBABLE UT STARTERS
13- GWEN JACKSON, F, 6-2, Jr., 12.7 ppg, 7.7 rpg
43- SHYRA ELY, F, 6-2, Fr., 8.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg
00- MICHELLE SNOW, C, 6-5, Sr., 14.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg
3- TASHA BUTTS, F, 5-11, So., 5.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg
20- KARA LAWSON, G, 5-9, Jr., 12.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg

OFF THE BENCH
4- LATOYA DAVIS, F, 6-0, So., 5.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg
10- APRIL McDIVITT, G, 5-8, Jr., 5.2 ppg, 1.8 rpg
11- AMANDA CANON, F, 5-11, Sr., 0.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg
14- MICHELLE MU?OZ, F, 6-1, Fr., 4.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg
21- LOREE MOORE, G, 5-9, Fr., 5.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg
25- BRITTANY JACKSON, G-F, 6-0, Fr., 6.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg
33- ASHLEY ROBINSON, C, 6-5, So., 5.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg
42- COURTNEY McDANIEL, F, 6-1, So., 3.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg
50- SHALON PILLOW, C, 6-3, Sr., 2.6 ppg, 1.0 rpg

TODAY'S GAME
The #2/3-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols continue a steady diet of Southeastern Conference foes taking on LSU today in Thompson-Boling Arena. The Lady Tigers will be coming to town hot off an impressive 84-59 victory over #18/15-ranked Florida on Thursday night.

IN OUR LAST GAME
The #2/3-ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers shook off the ODU cobwebs from the Tuesday night contest to soundly defeat #19/22-ranked Auburn, 71-50, on Jan. 10. The two teams traded baskets throughout the early going as the score was tied at 6-all with five minutes played. At that point, the Lady Vols went on one of their little 13-0 scoring runs over the next five minutes to quickly take a 19-6 lead with 10:30 left in the first half. Tennessee was jump-started during that span by sophomores Ashley Robinson, LaToya Davis and Courtney McDaniel who turned into little scoring/rebounding/assist machines. Senior Shalon Pillow gave the Lady Vols their biggest lead of the half, 23-points (40-17), after hitting a10-foot jumper with 37 seconds on the clock before the half. At the break, the Lady Vols led 40-20. In all, 13 UT players found their way on the court in the first half as senior Michelle Snow led the way with nine points. Tennessee slowed its scoring production down in the second half (just 31 points) as Auburn never got closer than 14 points, 52-38, with 9:17 to go. Rookie Loree Moore gave UT its biggest lead of the game, 66-41 (25 points) with her third trey of the game. On the night, only two Lady Vols were in double-figures led by Snow's 18 points. Also in extra digits was Gwen Jackson with 11 points. Snow and McDaniel led on the boards with five each. Moore tallied five assists to lead UT. The Lady Vols connected on just 40% of their field goals (for the second consecutive game), 35% three-pointers (a solid 5-14) and 80% of all free throws (20-25). Auburn controlled the boards with a 48-39 advantage. The Lady Tigers grabbed 22 offensive boards and limited the Lady Vols to just a dozen. Best for Auburn was Tia Miller who recorded a double-double of 15 points and a dozen boars. Tennessee registered just 13 turnovers on eight Auburn steals while forcing 20 miscues on 10 UT thefts.

ALL-CONFERENCE
This season, Tennessee will take on teams from 11 different conferences.

LADY VOLS ON TELEVISION
Seventeen Lady Vol regular season games will be on television this year. UT is 6-0 thus far on TV. Upcoming games on TV include LSU (FOX Sports) and South Carolina (CSS).

ON THIS DAY
On Jan. 13th, the Lady Vols have produced a 5-0 record all-time. The Lady Vols are 2-0 at home, 3-0 away and have a 0-0 slate at neutral sites. UT's most recent game on this day was in 1994 when UT defeated Old Dominion in Knoxville, 90-49.

LOOKING BACK
Last year at this time, the Lady Vols were 15-1 overall, 3-0 in the SEC and had just defeated South Carolina, 99-45 in Knoxville.

OUR SCHEDULE THIS WEEK
The Tennessee Lady Vols continue to enjoy its four-game home stand in Thompson-Boling Arena taking on LSU on Jan. 13. It will mark the Lady Vols' fourth game in eight days. UT hits the road next week traveling to a dangerous #9/10-ranked South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 17 in a game televised by Comcast.

LADY VOLS TOP THE RPI The latest WBCA/Summerville RPI has the Lady Vols on top with an RPI of .720. Following Tennessee is: 2. Wisconsin .694, 3. South Carolina .675, 4.Stanford .675 and 5. Connecticut .674. The other SEC schools rank: 10. Vanderbilt .656, 13. Florida .632, 15. Georgia .630, 23. Auburn .618, 43. LSU .583, 47. Miss. State .580, 52. Arkansas .577, 67. Ole Miss .564, 84. Alabama .548, 103. Kentucky .538.

LADY VOLS HAVE THE NATION'S BEST SCHEDULE, TOO
The latest WBCA/Summerville Strength of Schedule rating has the Lady Vols on top with an SS score of .694. The top five also includes: 2. Rutgers .667, 3. Western Kentucky .664, 4. Southwest Missouri State .662 and 5. Syracuse .616. The number one ranked Connecticut Huskies are 72nd in schedule strength with a .562 score. LSU, today's opponent, has a strength of schedule rating of 34.

THE ANNUAL ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE
The Lady Vols have picked right up where they left off the last couple of seasons leading the nation in women's basketball attendance. This week (as of Jan. 11), UT is in first place averaging 15,132 while Texas Tech is in second place with 13,446. Rounding out the top five are: 3. Connecticut 12,116, 4. Iowa State 9,703 and 5. New Mexico 8,653. The crowd of 24,611 at the Tennessee-Connecticut game on Jan. 5, 2002, broke the women's basketball collegiate record for largest attendance. The previous record was 24,597 set on Jan. 3, 1998, when UT defeated UConn, 84-69, in Knoxville.

ADD FLORIDA TO THE TV SCHEDULE
The Tennessee versus Florida match-up from Knoxville on Jan. 31, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. will be televised on FOX Sports Net South.

JUST ONE MORE NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENT
The Feb. 12th game with #16/17 Texas is Tennessee's final non-conference game of the season. The Lady Vols have compiled an 11-1 record this season over non-conference foes. With the exception of the game with Texas, the Lady Vols will be on a steady diet of Southeastern Conference games leading up to the SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 28-Mar. 3.

GOT THE SMARTS
Four Lady Vols earned Dean's List honors in the just-completed Fall semester: Amanda Canon - 3.19 - Nursing, Kara Lawson - 3.54 - Finance, Courtney McDaniel - 3.38 - Psychology and April McDivitt - 3.13 - Education.

UT- LSU All-Time Series Meetings
UT leads 28-5

DATE	SITE	W/L	SCORE
Dec. 17, 1977	N15	W	72-63
Jan. 9, 1978	A	L	62-72
Feb. 6, 1978	H	W	86-68
Jan. 24, 1979	A	L	80-85*
Jan. 29, 1979	H	W	92-48
Jan. 28, 1980	H	W	96-73
Dec. 10, 1980	A	W	88-73
Dec. 17, 1982	A	W	83-73
Feb. 3, 1984	H	W	82-80
Feb. 27, 1985	H	W	85-78
Jan. 20, 1986	H	W	60-50
Mar. 22, 1986	N48	W	67-65
Feb. 7, 1987	A	W	84-73
Mar. 5, 1987	N51	W	64-63
Feb. 13, 1988	H	W	89-82
Feb. 10, 1989	A	W	89-65
Feb. 10, 1990	H	W	86-60
Jan. 21, 1991	A	W	79-77
Mar. 4, 1991	N51	L	75-80
Jan. 8, 1992	H	W	85-69
Mar. 7, 1992	N51	W	70-65
Jan. 7, 1993	A	W	95-61
Jan. 9, 1994	H	W	91-69
Jan. 7, 1995	A	W	102-68
Feb. 22, 1996	H	W	88-75
Feb. 22, 1997	A	L	78-83
Mar. 1, 1997	N65	W	100-99*
Feb.22, 1998	H	W	90-58
Feb. 28, 1999	A	L	72-69
Jan. 6, 2000	A	W	86-50
Feb. 20, 2000	H	W	80-48
Jan. 4, 2001	H	W	89-70
Feb. 18, 2001	A	W	75-73

*denotes OT

THE LSU SERIES
This marks the 34th meeting between the two schools dating back to the 1977-78 season with the Lady Vols holding a 28-5 advantage. The two teams began the series at the Mississippi University for Women Christmas Tournament and have played every year since that time. None of LSU's series victories have ever come in Knoxville. The five LSU wins have occurred in the following fashion: Win 1- in 1978, the Lady Tigers took a 72-62 win in Baton Rouge, Win 2-in 1979, LSU claimed an 85-80 OT win in the Bayou in a shortened, Dale Brown-inspired running clock overtime, Win 3-in 1991, LSU won the SEC Tourney with an 80-75 win over UT, Win 4-in the final 1997 regular season game in Baton Rouge, Sue Gunter grabbed her second win (ever) over UT with an 83-78 victory and Win 5-in 1999, the Lady Tigers upset #1 UT 72-69 in the final game of the regular season.

AVERAGE SCORE
The average score of all UT-LSU games is 82.4 (UT) and 69.2 (LSU).

GAME REPORT 15 - LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
The upset-minded LSU Lady Tigers will travel to Thompson-Boling Arena fresh off a big win in the Bayou on Thursday night of the #18/15-ranked Florida Lady Gators, 84-59. LSU has been ranked as high as 18th in the AP poll this season before falling out of the rankings this past week. Florida was the first ranked team LSU has defeated in six tries this season.

LSU'S PROBABLE STARTERS
1-Ke-Ke Tardy, F, 6-1, Jr., 9.5 ppg, 6.6 rpg
5-Roneeka Hodges, F, 5-11, So., 10.2 ppg, 6.3 rpg
31-Aiysha Smith, C, 6-2, Jr., 14.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg
2-Temeka Johnson, G, 5-3, So., 7.6 ppg, 3.6 ppg
4-Doneeka Hodges, G, 5-9, So., 15.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg

LADY VOLS VS. LADY TIGERS STAT COMPARISON

	Tennessee	LSU
OVERALL RECORD	13-1	8-5
SCORING	84.5	74.8
SCORING DEFENSE	64.4	58.5
POINT MARGIN	+20.1	+16.3
REBOUNDS	45.2	38.5
OPP. REBOUNDS	36.6	39.0
REBOUND MARGIN	+ 8.6	- 0.5
FG%	.461	.458
OPPONENT FG%	.380	.387
THREE POINT FG%	.378	.311
OPPONENT 3FG%	.285	.309
FT%	.709	.684
OPPONENT FT%	.611	.572
BLOCKS AVERAGE	3.9	4.2
STEALS AVERAGE	12.6	11.3
TURNOVER AVERAGE	18.9	14.5

LAST TIME VERSUS LSU
The #2 ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers traveled into traditionally dangerous territory in Baton Rouge, La., on Feb. 18, 2001, and came away with a last second basket to win the game, 75-73, over the #13/12-ranked LSU Lady Tigers. The victory moved UT's record to a perfect 12-0 on the season and guaranteed the Lady Vols at least a share of the SEC crown. The game was a typical UT-LSU dual in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center as both teams held their ground in the opening minutes of play. UT jumped out by five points, 13-8 at the 15:09 mark but LSU returned the favor and grabbed a five point lead of its own, 21-16, with 9:25 to play in the first half. UT evened the score at 30-all with 3:27 to play as rookie Ashley Robinson scored seven UT points to take a 39-34 lead into the locker room at the half. The second stanza found 23 ties/lead changes as the teams sparred like heavy weight fighters. UT led by five at 18:52, LSU grabbed the lead back until 15:05, UT led again by five at 12:57, 10:42, 10:08, LSU got it back at 5:57. With 56 ticks left, the teams were knotted at 73-all. Two missed LSU charity tosses with 30 seconds left gave UT the opportunity for the last shot. A Semeka Randall pass found Michelle Snow eight-feet from the basket for a jumper which she drained as the horn sounded. The officials reviewed the television monitors and called the shot good. On the afternoon, a balanced attack found five UT players in double-figures led by sophomore Gwen Jackson's 16 points. Also in extra digits were Snow and Randall with 14 points, Robinson with 11 points and Kara Lawson with 10. Snow pulled down a team-leading nine boards, as UT won the rebounding battle, 41-33. Key stat for UT - connecting on 75% (12-16 FT) of its free throws and 48% of its field goals.

UT & LSU RANKING OUR OPPONENTS IN 2001-02
The #2/3 ranked Tennessee Lady Vols have faced nine ranked teams in 14 games (64% of its opponents) while LSU has taken on six ranked teams in 13 games (46% of its opponents). After the LSU game, UT will see eight more ranked teams.

TENNESSEE vs. ranked	LSU vs. ranked
#5 Louisiana Tech, W, 90-75, H	#21 Texas, L, 63-65, A
#22/21 George Washington, W, 88-57, A	#7 Purdue, L, 54-70, H
#8/9 N.C. State, W, 93-56, N	#14 Michigan, L (2 OT), 81-86, H
#6/5 Stanford, W, 68-62, A	#18 Colorado, L, 65-86, N
#9 Duke, W, 89-68, N	#8 Georgia, L, 56-72, A
#15/16 Florida, W, 88-64, A	#18/15 Florida, W, 84-59, H
#1 Connecticut, L, 72-86, H
#25 Old Dominion, W, 74-62, H
#19/22 Auburn, W, 71-50, H

THE TOP 25 POLLS

ASSOCIATED PRESS (Jan. 7)
1.	Connecticut
2.	TENNESSEE
3.	Oklahoma
4.	Stanford
5.	Wisconsin
6.	Iowa State
7.	Duke
8.	Vanderbilt
9.	South Carolina
10.	Texas Tech
11.	Louisiana Tech
12.	Baylor
13.	Purdue
14.	Kansas State
15.	Georgia
16.	Texas
17.	North Carolina
18.	Florida
19.	Auburn
20.	Tulane
21.	Colorado
22.	Michigan
23.	Colorado St.
24.	Boston College
25.	Old Dominion

ESPN/USA TODAY (Jan. 7)
1.	Connecticut
2.	Oklahoma
3.	TENNESSEE
4.	Stanford
5.	Iowa State
6.	Vanderbilt
7.	Duke
8.	Georgia
9.	Wisconsin
10.	South Carolina
11.	Baylor
12.	Texas Tech
13.	Louisiana Tech
14.	Purdue
15.	Florida
16.	North Carolina
17.	Texas
18.	Kansas State
19.	Colorado
20.	Michigan
21.	Tulane
22.	Auburn
23.	Colorado State
24.	Virginia Tech
25.	Cincinnati

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 291 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.

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.

34 CONSECUTIVE SEC WINS
The Tennessee Lady Vols, the 2001 Southeastern Conference Champs with a perfect 14-0 record, opened 2002 SEC play with an 88-64 win at Florida on Jan. 3. UT now has a 15-game SEC road-winning streak. The last time UT lost an SEC road game was to Georgia, 78-51, on Jan. 17, 2000. With the victory over Auburn, Tennessee currently has won 34 consecutive SEC games at home. The last SEC loss at home was to Georgia on Dec. 8, 1996, 94-93 (OT).

SUMMITT CLASSIFIEDS-- STARTERS WANTED
Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt has been mixing the line-up of late after indicating that she might not stick with the veteran line-up she has employed the last few games. Sophomore Tasha Butts and junior Kara Lawson are in the backcourt, senior Michelle Snow is at center and rookie Shyra Ely and junior Gwen Jackson are at the forward slots. Summitt has started six different line-ups in the 14 games played thus far.

IT'S VUJA DE
Last year, the Lady Vols were rolling along with an 11-0 overall record before the #1 Connecticut Huskies dropped the Lady Vols, 81-76, on Dec. 30, 2000 in Hartford, Conn. This year, Tennessee was also 11-0 before facing the Huskies on Jan. 5, 2002 and suffering an 86-72 setback. Better check the schedule next year before penciling in the Huskies in the 12th game of the season.

86 POINTS --- WOW
When Connecticut lit-up the scoreboard for 86 points against Tennessee on Jan. 5. 2002, it didn't make the Lady Vol top 10 list for most points scored by an opponent. However, it stacks right up there with the most points scored on a Lady Vol team in recent years. Last season, Connecticut tallied 88 points versus Tennessee in Knoxville on Feb. 1, 2001. However, the Lady Vols scored 92 points to win that contest. On Mar. 1, 1997, LSU rang-up 99 points on the Lady Vols in the SEC Tournament. Alas, Tennessee scored 100 points to claim an overtime victory. The last time a team scored at least 86 points and defeated UT was on Feb. 24, 1997 when Louisiana Tech burned UT for 98 points in a 98-80 romp in Ruston.

AUBURN WAS WIN #771
The victory over Auburn was Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt's 772nd of her 28-year career. Now with 772 wins, she currently ranks eighth among all coaches (men's or women's) in all-time victories. She is just ahead of Lefty Driesell and Jerry Tarkanian. 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 an 11-2 start on the year and currently has 777 victories.

THE TOP 10 ALL-TIME COACHES BY VICTORIES

1.	Dean Smith	North Carolina	879-254
2.	Adolph Rupp	Kentucky	876-190
3.	Clarence Gaines	Winston-Salem*	828-447
4.	Jim Phelan	Mount. St. Mary's	817-475
(1-11 this season, next 1/12 at FDU)
5.	Jerry Johnson	LeMoyne-Owen*	790-376
(5-4 this season, next 1/12 at Kentucky St.)
6.	Jody Conradt	Texas	777-250
(11-2 this season, next 1/13 vs. Texas Tech
7.	Bob Knight	Texas Tech	776-291
(12-1 this season, next 1/12 at Oklahoma)
8.	Pat Summitt	Tennessee	772-154
(12-1 this season, next 1/13 vs. LSU)
9.	Lefty Driesell	Georgia State	771-382
(9-5 this season, next 1/12 vs. Jax State)
10.	Jerry Tarkanian	Fresno State	770-192
(11-5 this season, next 1/12 at Nevada)

*Division II coaches

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, 2001. The Lady Vols now stand 307-125 (.710) overall against ranked foes since the polls began in 1976.

STOP THIEF
Kara Lawson eclipsed 100 career thefts against Florida.

BEST SHOOTERS VS. UT
Connecticut holds the distinction of having the best field goal percentage against the Lady Vols this season connecting on 57% of their shots.

GOT A LITTLE ROAD STREAK
The last time UT lost a regular season game on the road was on Jan. 17, 2000, at Georgia, 78-51, since then the team has won 23 consecutive road games.

WOW, THE LADY VOLS AT FULL-STRENGTH
The contest versus Duke in the ACC/SEC Shootout marked the first time in the 2001-02 season that the Tennessee Lady Vol basketball team was at full-strength. The game against #15/16 Florida was the first time that the entire 14-woman roster was employed in a game. Thirteen players scored in the win.

"THE BIG CITIES TOUR"
The Tennessee Lady Vols were on the road for eight consecutive games and 43 days 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. 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. After an 11-day break for final exams, the Lady Vols pulled out a big win at #6/5 Stanford, 68-62, in front of a sold-out Maples Pavilion crowd. A sold-out house in Chicago saw the Lady Vols defeat DePaul, 80-66 on stop number five on Dec. 19. On Dec. 27, the Lady Vols faced rival #9 Duke in the ACC/SEC Shootout in the Philips Arena in Atlanta and came away with an impressive 89-68 victory despite 26 miscues. Stop number seven found UT in Memphis where the Lady Vols dropped the University of Memphis, 92-66. The final game of the road trip was the SEC opener in Gainesville that resulted in an 88-64 win over the #15/16 Florida Lady Gators. Tennessee finished with a 8-0 record on the "Big Cities Tour."

JANUARY SUCCESS
The Tennessee Lady Vols have enjoyed a great deal of success in the month of January over the years. UT has produced a 216-44 all-time record during the first and busiest month of the year. The Lady Vols are 117-12 at home, 95-31 away and 4-1 at neutral sites.

JUST THE FIFTH TIME
The Lady Vols entered the January portion of their schedule undefeated for only the fifth time in Coach Pat Summitt's 28-years at the helm. With the victory over Memphis on Dec. 29, UT had a 10-0 record. The last time a Lady Vol team began January undefeated was the perfect 1997-98 season when the team went 39-0.

LOTS 'O RANKED TEAMS IN JANUARY
In the month of January, the Lady Vols will face a stretch of eight ranked opponents out of nine games. LSU and Alabama are the only teams on the schedule in January who currently are not ranked. LSU has been ranked all season but fell out of the polls on Jan. 7.

THE CHALLENGE
The Lady Vols participated in their "first challenge" format with the ACC and recorded an 89-68 win over Duke. Previously, the Lady Vols had appeared as a part of the SEC/Big 10 Challenge. The Lady Vols won games versus Illinois and Purdue in those Challenges.

WELCOME BACK ASHLEY
UT sophomore center Ashley Robinson appeared on the court for the first time this season in the game against DePaul. In 13 minutes of action, she scored eight points, grabbed a rebound and dished out an assist. She did not post a turnover. Robinson suffered a torn ACL on June 30, 2001, and had reconstructive surgery on July 12, 2001.

CONGRATS K-LAW
Junior guard Kara Lawson joined the Lady Vol 1,000 career point club when she hit a lay-up with 5:15 to go in UT's game at DePaul on Dec. 19. Lawson becomes the 26th member of the Lady Vols' 1000-point club.

THE IRON PILLS MUST HAVE WORKED
Prior to UT's win at DePaul, the Lady Vols rebounding had been extremely anemic but particularly so on the offensive end. UT was out-rebounded by both Boston College (37-35) and Stanford (42-33) and managed a scant total of just 15 offensive rebounds out of their 72 missed shots in both games (just 19%). Against DePaul, things picked up as UT ruled the boards, 50-36 and grabbed 13 offensive rebounds. In the Lady Vols most recent games versus Duke and Memphis, the team collected a total of 33 offensive boards.

CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME
When the action down the stretch got tight at both Stanford and Boston College, the Lady Vols finally showed some spunk at the free throw line canning 19-27 (71%) against Stanford and 20-23 tosses (.870) versus Boston College. 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.

SELL-OUT CITY
Another school has joined the ranks of producing a sold-out arena when the Lady Vols came to call. The game with DePaul attracted an over-capacity crowd of 3,025. Prior to that, Stanford made the announcement 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.

PRESTO-CHANGE-O
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.

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.

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. Fellow junior Kara Lawson followed up with one of her own versus DePaul tossing in 14 points and grabbing 13 rebounds (career high) for her first career double-double. Against Duke, two players doubled-up with Jackson recording a 20-point and 10-rebound night while rookie Shyra Ely turned in an 11-point and 10-rebound outing.

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.

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.

153 WINS IN OUR LAST 164 GAMES
The Lady Vols have won an amazing 153 games in their last 164 basketball contests (.932 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 an 13-1 mark in 2001-02.

LADY VOL STREAKS
The last time the Lady Vols lost at home was against Connecticut, 86-72, on Jan. 5, 2002 -- since then, the team has won two games. The last time UT lost on the road was on Jan. 17, 2000, at Georgia, 78-51, since then the team has won 23 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 two games on a neutral court.

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.

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
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 203-10 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 home court-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.

154 OF 160 AT HOME
The Lady Vols have won 154 of their last 160 games in Thompson-Boling Arena dating back to Feb. 1, 1991. UT's six losses were to Louisiana Tech, Connecticut (three times), 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	7-0	2ND/2ND
DEC. 17/DEPAUL	8-0	2ND/2ND
DEC. 24/#8 DUKE, MEMPHIS	10-0	2ND/2ND
DEC. 31/#15/16 FLORIDA, #1 CONNECTICUT	11-1	2ND/2ND
JAN. 7/#25 ODU, #19/22 AUBURN, LSU	13-1	2ND/3RD

2001-02 TENNESSEE LADY VOL LINE-UP COMBINATIONS
During the 2001-02 season, Tennessee has used six starting lineups --

Game	Record	Line-up (F-F-C-G-G)
1-3, 9	4-0	Ely, Butts, Snow, Lawson, McDivitt
4-5, 14	3-0	Ely, G. Jackson, Snow, Lawson, Butts
6	1-0	Ely, G. Jackson, Snow, Lawson, Moore
7-8	2-0	G. Jackson, Butts, Snow, Lawson, McDivitt
10-12	2-1	Ely, G. Jackson, Snow, Lawson, McDivitt
13	1-0	Ely, G. Jackson, Snow, Lawson, Davis

UT'S OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER
In all games, this is how Tennessee has shot from the field:
50%FG: Southern Cal (.557), Chattanooga (.528), Memphis (.516), 40%FG: N.C. State (.493), DePaul (.475), Florida (.471), Duke (.465), GWU (.458), Boston College (.444), Stanford (.415), ODU (.412), LaTech (.409) Auburn (.404), 30%FG: Connecticut (.375).

DEEE ----- FENSE
In all games, this is how the opposition has shot from the field: 50%FG: Connecticut (.571), 40%FG: Memphis (.431), Boston College (.406), 30%FG: ODU (.397), La Tech (.391), GWU (.388), Stanford (.383), Florida (.368), Chattanooga (.359), DePaul (.353), Duke (.338), Southern Cal (.333), N.C. State (.320), Auburn (.306), 20%FG: none

2001-02 WON-LOSS DIFFERENTIAL
Wins: +40 (2), +37 (1), +31 (1), +26 (1), +24 (1), +21 (2), +15 (1), +14 (1), +12 (1), +9 (1), +6 (1)
Losses: -14 (1)

TBA STREAK BROKEN AT 26 GAMES
Tennessee's 26-game home court winning streak in Thompson-Boling Arena was broken on Jan. 5, 2002 by Connecticut. It ranked as the fourth longest home court-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 156 consecutive games at home dating back to March 16, 1991.

HOME SWEET HOME
All-time at home UT is 355-34 (.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 10 in Thompson-Boling Arena since 1987.

SEC STANDINGS (as of 1/11/02)

	SEC	Pct.	All	Pct.
South Carolina	3-0	1.000	15-1	.937
Tennessee	2-0	1.000	13-1	.928
Miss. State	2-1	.667	11-5	.687
Georgia	1-1	.500	12-2	.857
Vanderbilt	1-1	.500	15-3	.833
Alabama	1-1	.500	11-4	.733
LSU	1-1	.500	8-5	.615
Ole Miss	1-1	.500	9-6	.600
Florida	1-2	.333	11-5	.687
Kentucky	1-2	.333	8-7	.533
Auburn	0-2	.000	12-3	.800
Arkansas	0-2	.000	9-5	.642

UPCOMING GAMES:
(Jan. 13) Arkansas @ South Carolina, Auburn @ Kentucky, Georgia @ Miss. State, LSU @ UT, Ole Miss @ Vandy, Alabama @ Florida.

LADY VOL SEC INDIVIDUAL

Scoring
12.	Michelle Snow	14.7 ppg
19.	Gwen Jackson	12.7 ppg
Rebounding
5.	G. Jackson	7.7 rpg
15.	Snow	6.7 rpg
Field Goal Percentage
5.	Snow	.550
Three point Field Goal Percentage
8.	Brittany Jackson	.410
Free Throw Percentage
1.	Lawson	.884
8.	G. Jackson	.788
Assists/Turnover Ratio
9.	Kara Lawson	1.31
Steals
6.	Moore	2.64
Assists
10.	Moore	3.57
Blocked Shots
7.	Snow	1.64

LADY VOL SEC TEAM STATS

Scoring	1st
Scoring Margin	1st
Scoring Defense	9th
Rebound Avg.	3rd
Opp. Rebounds	5th
Rebound Margin	3rd
FG %	4th
Opp. FG%	4th
3FG%	3rd
Opp. 3FG	2nd
FT %	3rd
Assists	6th
Blocks	6th
Steals	3rd
Turnover Margin	6th
Asst/Turnover Ratio	9th

TENNESSEE'S SEC FINISHES THROUGH THE YEARS

Year	Regular	Season/Finish	Tournament
2002-	2-0	In progress
2001-	14-0	First	Lost in semis
2000-	13-1	First (tie)	SEC Champs
1999-	13-1	First	SEC Champs
1998-	14-0	First	SEC Champs
1997-	8-4	Fifth	Lost in semis
1996-	9-2	First	SEC Champs
1995-	11-0	First	Lost in finals
1994-	11-0	First	SEC Champs
1993-	11-0	First	Lost in quarters
1992-	10-1	Second	SEC Champs
1991-	6-3	Third	Lost in final
1990-	8-1	First	Lost in final
1989-	8-1	Second	SEC Champs
1988-	8-1	Second	SEC Champs
1987-	6-3	Fourth	Lost in semis
1986-	5-4	Fifth	Lost in quarters
1985-	4-4	Third (E)	SEC Champs
1984-	7-1	Second (E)	Lost in quarters
1983-	7-1	First (E)	Lost in semis
1982-		no standings	Lost in final
1981-		no standings	Lost in quarters
1980-		no standings	SEC Champs

SEC HOMECOURT WINNING STREAK IS ALIVE
The Lady Vols have won 34 consecutive SEC home games dating back to Jan. 12, 1997. UT's streak started after an OT loss to Georgia, 94-93,on Dec. 8, 1996.

SEC LEAGUE PLAY
The Lady Vols own a league best record of 175-28 against all SEC teams in league play dating back to the 1983 season.

AGAINST THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Tennessee owns a 290-49 record all-time record vs. 12 teams from the Southeastern Conference. The Lady Vols maintain a winning record against every team in the SEC.

THE SEC REGULAR SEASON STORY
UT's last SEC win at home: Auburn, 71-50,1-10-02 UT's last SEC win away: Florida, 88-64, 1-3-02 UT's last SEC loss at home: Georgia, 94-93 OT, 12-8-96 UT's last SEC loss away: Georgia, 78-51, 1-17-00 UT's 2001-02 SEC home record: 1-0 UT's 2001-02 SEC away record: 1-0 UT's current SEC home streak: won 34 UT's current SEC away streak: won 15

UT IS AMAZING AT HOME VERSUS THE SEC
Since Tennessee began contesting games with Southeastern Conference opponents, the Lady Vols have produced a 119-9 record in all games played at home. Only four SEC teams have ever managed a victory over the Lady Vols in Knoxville - Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky and Ole Miss. Georgia has won three games on UT's turf while Auburn, Kentucky and Ole Miss have registered two wins each. Georgia is the only team to defeat UT at home in the 1990s - the Lady Bulldogs turned the trick in 1991 and 1996.

EIGHT SEASONS OF 10 SEC VICTORIES
The Lady Vols have registered double-digit victories in conference play eight times. Since the 1991-92 season when SEC play expanded, the Lady Vols have won at least 10 games in the following years: 1992-10 games, 1993-11 games, 1994-11 games, 1995-11 games, 1998-14 games, 1999-13 games, 2000-13 games and 2001- 14 games.

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