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

Jan. 19, 2002

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 11-6 Overall, 1-3 SEC	vs.	TENNESSEE LADY VOLS 15-1 Overall, 4-0 SEC
January 20, 2002 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tenn.

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

RECENT RESULTS:
1-17-02 #2/3 UT def. #8 South Carolina, 80-61
1-17-02 #7/5 Vandy def. Alabama, 69-46

UPCOMING GAMES:
1-27 #2/3 UT at #19/22 Auburn, 2:00 p.m. CT
1-24 #19/22 Auburn at Alabama

COACHES RECORDS:
UT's Pat Summitt is 774-154 (28 yrs)
UA's Rick Moody is 264-124 (13 yrs)

UT vs. ALABAMA: UT leads 31-2
In Knoxville: UT is 13-0
Away: UT is 10-0
Neutral: UT is 8-2
Overtime: UT is 0-0
Postseason: UT is 9-1

LAST MEETING: 1-11-01 in Knoxville
#2 UT def. USC, 99-45

MEDIA COVERAGE

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PROBABLE UT STARTERS
13- GWEN JACKSON, F, 6-2, Jr., 12.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg
43- SHYRA ELY, F, 6-2, Fr., 8.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg
00- MICHELLE SNOW, C, 6-5, Sr., 14.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg
4- LATOYA DAVIS, F, 6-0, So., 5.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg
20- KARA LAWSON, G, 5-9, Jr., 13.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg

OFF THE BENCH
3- TASHA BUTTS, F, 5-11, So., 5.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg
10- APRIL McDIVITT, G, 5-8, Jr., 4.8 ppg, 1.6 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, 3.0 rpg
25- BRITTANY JACKSON, G-F, 6-0, Fr., 5.9 ppg, 1.7 rpg
33- ASHLEY ROBINSON, C, 6-5, So., 6.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg
42- COURTNEY McDANIEL, F, 6-1, So., 3.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg
50- SHALON PILLOW, C, 6-3, Sr., 2.8 ppg, 1.0 rpg

TODAY'S GAME
The #2/3-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols return home as the SEC league-leaders after knocking off eighth-ranked South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., on Thursday night. Today, the Alabama Crimson Tide rolls into town hoping to derail the Lady Vols in Thompson-Boling Arena.

IN OUR LAST GAME
The #2/3-ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers traveled to #8-ranked South Carolina on Jan. 17 in a battle of the only undefeated teams in SEC league play. In front of an advance sell-out crowd of 12,168, the Lady Vols turned the Lady Gamecocks back, 80-61, to break USC's 12-game winning streak. UT senior center Michelle Snow put an exclamation point on the win with a one-handed dunk with 1:51 left in the game. The teams traded leads in the early going before South Carolina grabbed a 10-7 lead with 15:36 showing. The Gamecocks then fashioned a 10-0 run to lead 20-10 with 11:10 to go. Over the next six minutes, UT went on a 15-4 run to take the lead back, 25-24, at 5:27. Carolina closed the gap just before the half as the Lady Vols took a 35-34 advantage into the locker room. In the second half, the two teams traded early leads before Carolina looked like it was going to start pulling away as USC grabbed a 45-42 lead with 14:39 left. That would be USC's final lead of the game. The Lady Vols' switch to a 3-2 zone caused USC to miss 12 of its next 13 shots. In the meantime, UT's defense recorded back-to-back steals and buckets to go ahead 49-45 at 12:38. Momentum lifters of the bench - Loree Moore and Ashley Robinson - got the Lady Vols going down the stretch as UT's lead ballooned by as many as 20 points. For the game, five Lady Vols scored in double-figures led by Kara Lawson's 19 points (15 in the second half). Also in extra digits were Gwen Jackson with 17 points, Snow with 14 points, and Loree Moore and Ashley Robinson with 11 each of the bench. Jackson grabbed nine rebounds to pace UT on the boards. UT connected on 51% of their field goals (first time over 50% since Memphis), 40% three-pointers and 69% from the charity stripe. Tennessee controlled the boards with a 39-25 advantage. UT committed a miserable 22 turnovers on 18 USC steals while forcing 21 miscues on 14 UT thefts. One-half (40) of UT's points were scored in the paint while USC managed 32 in the key.

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 10-1 thus far on TV. Upcoming games on TV include Florida (FOX Sports) and Vanderbilt (ESPN2).

ON THIS DAY
On Jan. 20th, the Lady Vols have produced a 6-1 record all-time. The Lady Vols are 2-0 at home, 4-1 away and have a 0-0 slate at neutral sites. UT's most recent game on this day was in 1998 when Tennessee throttled DePaul, 125-46, a day after the team met Michael Jordan at his offices in Chicago.

LOOKING BACK
Last year at this time, the Lady Vols were 17-1 overall, 5-0 in the SEC and had just defeated Georgia, 85-69, in Knoxville.

OUR SCHEDULE THIS WEEK
After today's game with Alabama, the Tennessee Lady Vols have a rare week off before heading back into SEC play next Sunday, Jan. 27 at #19/22 Auburn. Following the Auburn game, UT will have a jam-packed week facing #18 Florida on Jan. 31 in Knoxville before traveling to #7/5 Vanderbilt for a rare Saturday contest in Nashville on Feb. 2.

ANOTHER SELL-OUT -- IT MUST BE THE ORANGE
Another school has joined the ranks of producing a sold-out arena when the Lady Vols came to call during the 2001-02 season as South Carolina announced an advance sell-out on Jan. 15 for its Jan. 17 game with the Lady Vols. A total of 12,168 clicked through the turnstiles at Carolina Coliseum. Earlier this season, the game with DePaul attracted an over-capacity crowd of 3,025. Prior to that, Stanford made the announcement on Monday, Dec. 10 (six days before tip-off) that the game with Tennessee was an advance sell-out (7,391). UT's game with George Washington (Nov. 27) was also an advance sell-out (5,252) while the Lady Vols and UT-Chattanooga attracted the largest crowd ever to watch the Mocs play, 9,113. And of course, the Tennessee vs. Connecticut game in Knoxville attracted the largest crowd in collegiate women's basketball history with 24,611 in attendance. The game was also an advance sell-out.

SUMMITT GOES FOR WIN #775 TODAY
The victory over South Carolina was Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt's 774th of her 28-year career. Now with 774 wins, she currently ranks eighth among all coaches (men's or women's) in all-time victories. She is just behind Bob Knight and Jody Conradt. The only woman Summitt trails behind is Conradt of the University of Texas who started this season in her 33rd year of coaching with 766 wins. Conradt is off to a 13-3 start on the year and currently has 779 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	818-477
(2-13 this season)
5.	Jerry Johnson	LeMoyne-Owen*	793-376
(8-4 this season)
6.	Jody Conradt	Texas	779-251
(13-3 this season)
7.	Bob Knight	Texas Tech	777-293
(14-3 this season)
8.	Pat Summitt	Tennessee	774-154
(15-1 this season)
9.	Lefty Driesell	Georgia State	771-385
(9-8 this season)
	Jerry Tarkanian	Fresno State	771-193
(12-6 this season)

*Division II coaches

UT- ALABAMA
All-Time Series Meetings
UT leads 31-2

DATE	SITE	W/L	SCORE
Jan. 22, 1977	H	W	83-57
Feb. 11, 1978	A	W	72-53
Jan. 17, 1979	H	W	85-52
Jan. 10, 1980	A	W	88-68
Nov. 28, 1980	N29	W	74-62
Jan. 30, 1981	N31	L	71-77
Feb. 8, 1981	H	W	68-54
Mar. 4, 1983	H	W	91-73
Mar. 3, 1984	N40	L	66-85
Mar. 23, 1984	H	W	65-58
Jan. 18, 1986	H	W	89-71
Feb. 25, 1987	A	W	108-77
Jan. 23, 1988	H	W	97-70
Feb. 26, 1989	A	W	81-65
Mar. 4, 1989	N51	W	89-61
Feb. 24, 1990	H	W	80-65
Jan. 9, 1991	A	W	86-61
Jan. 26, 1992	H	W	82-72
Jan. 23, 1993	A	W	86-74
Feb. 5, 1994	H	W	85-69
Mar. 6, 1994	N65	W	72-56
Feb. 5, 1995	A	W	95-44
Mar. 5, 1995	N65	W	84-70
Jan. 28,1996	H	W	81-69
Mar. 4, 1996	N65	W	64-60
Jan. 26, 1997	A	W	63-60
Feb. 1, 1998	H	W	73-66
Mar. 1, 1998	N82	W	67-63
Jan. 31,1999	A	W	85-73
Feb. 27, 1999	N65	W	90-69
Feb. 6, 2000	H	W	65-47
Feb. 4, 2001	A	W	97-75
Mar. 2, 2001	N94	W	82-52

THE ALABAMA SERIES
This marks the 34th meeting between the two schools dating back to the 1976-77 season with Tennessee holding a 31-2 advantage.

KEY TIDBIT IN THE SERIES
Tennessee has won 24 consecutive games against Bama. The last Alabama victory was in 1984 at the SEC Tournament in Athens, Georgia, taking an 85-66 opening round win over UT. Tennessee's winning streak over the Tide started two games later with UT winning, 65-58, in the 1984 NCAA Mideast Regional semis.

NARY A WIN IN KNOXVILLE
The closest Alabama has come to claiming a win in Knoxville was a pair of seven-point losses in 1998 and 1984.

SUCCESS IN COLEMAN
If you asked most Lady Vol fans, they would tell you that games have been close between UT and Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Not so. In 10 trips to the Bama campus, UT has won by an average of 21 points. The high? a 51- point blowout in 1995. The closest game was a narrow three-point win for the Lady Vols in 1997.

GAME REPORT 17 ALABAMA
Alabama comes to town hoping to snap the Lady Vols 13-game home court winning streak over the Crimson Tide dating back 25 years ago. Overall, UT has won the last 24 consecutive over the Tide. It is the Lady Vols' second longest winning streak over an SEC opponent - UT has now won 26 consecutive over South Carolina

BAMA'S PROBABLE STARTERS

11-Shun Hunter, F, 5-11, Jr., 5.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg
21-Shondra Johnson, F, 5-9, Sr., 14.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg
45-LaNisha Cartwell, C, 6-2, Sr., 12.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg
20-Beth Vice, G, 5-11, Jr., 11.5 ppg, 3.6 ppg
25-Katie Sipe, G, 5-10, Fr., 8.3 ppg, 0.9 rpg

LADY VOLS VS. CRIMSON TIDE STAT COMPARISON

	Tennessee	UA
OVERALL RECORD	15-1	11-6
SCORING	83.9	76.1
SCORING DEFENSE	64.3	66.3
POINT MARGIN	+19.6	+ 9.8
REBOUNDS	44.8	40.3
OPP. REBOUNDS	35.5	33.9
REBOUND MARGIN	+ 9.3	+ 6.4
FG%	.461	.473
OPPONENT FG%	.385	.398
THREE POINT FG%	.373	.389
OPPONENT 3FG%	.290	.318
FT%	.709	.652
OPPONENT FT%	.634	.653
BLOCKS AVERAGE	3.9	2.5
STEALS AVERAGE	12.8	7.8
TURNOVER AVERAGE	18.5	19.7

LAST TIME VERSUS ALABAMA
The #1 ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers opened played in impressive fashion at the 2001 Southeastern Conference Tournament on March 2, laying claim to an 82-52 victory over unranked Alabama in second round action at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tenn. Top-seeded UT sizzled the nets by shooting 57 percent in the first stanza to forge a 42-32 halftime advantage. Semeka Randall connected on five of seven field opportunities and April McDivitt came off the bench to hit three of five, including two from three-point range. The duo's 11 and 10 points, respectively, led Tennessee at the break. Alabama on the other hand was paced by a strong opening 20 minutes by Shondra Johnson, who canned five of six shots from the field and led all scorers with 17 points. Her efforts at the free throw line also kept the Crimson Tide close as she nailed seven of eight charity tosses and fueled a 10 of 12 team total. For the Big Orange, the second half key was to deny Johnson the ball, and that they did, utilizing a relentless rotation of Ace Clement and Kyra Elzy to limit the Crimson Tide star to only two shots and two points. The duo also forced Johnson into seven miscues on the day. While allowing Bama only 20 points in frame two, Tennessee doubled that total and led by as many as 34 before finally seizing a 30-point victory. Randall, who was UT's top scorer with 16, was the catalyst for a 9-2 run immediately after intermission, contributing six points during the spree to catapult the Lady Vols to a 17-point cushion and send them on their way to win number 29 on the season. Joining Randall in double figures were Kara Lawson with 13, Ashley Robinson with 11 and Michelle Snow and McDivitt with 10 apiece. Snow also had a game-high nine boards.

UT & BAMA RANKING OUR OPPONENTS IN 2001-02
The #2/3 ranked Tennessee Lady Vols have faced 10 ranked teams in 16 games (63% of its opponents) while Alabama has taken on two ranked teams in 17 games (11% of its opponents). After the Alabama game, UT will see six more ranked teams.

TENNESSEE vs. ranked	Alabama vs. ranked
#5 Louisiana Tech, W, 90-75, H	#18/15 Florida, L, 77-83, A
#22/21 George Washington, W, 88-57, A	#7/5 Vanderbilt, L, 46-69, H
#8/9 N.C. State, W, 93-56, N
#6/5 Stanford, W, 68-62, A
#9 Duke, W, 89-68, N
#15/16 Florida, W, 88-64, A
#1 Connecticut, L, 72-86, H
#25 Old Dominion, W, 74-62, H
#19/22 Auburn, W, 71-50, H
#8 South Carolina, W, 80-61, A

THE TOP 25 POLLS

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

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

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 292 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.

LAST YEAR VS. BAMA -- IN THE REGULAR SEASON
The #3 ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers traveled to Alabama on Feb. 4, 2001, and came away with a 97-75 victory in front of the second largest gathering, ever, of Tide fans - 7,647. The victory was UT's ninth consecutive in the SEC this season. The two teams stayed close throughout the first five minutes of play before UT pulled away to grab a 17-10 lead with 11:52 to play in the opening stanza. A Gwen Jackson jumper at 9:37 extended the Lady Vols' lead to a dozen, 24-12. At the break, UT held a 41-30 advantage despite some spotty play. In the second stanza, a three-point play by Tasha Butts gave the Lady Vols a 59-40 lead with just over 13 minutes to play. Bama could not close the gap (trailed by 12, 87-75, with 2:14 to go) before the Lady Vols won going away by 22 points. On the afternoon, a balanced six UT players tossed in double-figures led by Kara Lawson's 17 points. Also in extra digits were Butts with a career-high 16 points, Jackson and McDivitt with 11 points, Semeka Randall and Ashley Robinson with 10 points each. Jackson and Michelle Snow grabbed six rebounds as UT lost the rebounding battle again, 41-37. Snow blocked four shots as UT rejected eight shots on the afternoon. Key stat for UT - committing only 13 turnovers. The Lady Vols connected on 53% of its field goals (after hitting for 56% in the second half), 30% of its treys and hit 30-42 (71%) from the charity stripe.

AVERAGE SCORE
The average score of all UT-UA games is 80.7 (UT) and 64.4 (UA).

UT CAREER STATS VS. BAMA
Returning Lady Vol career statistics versus South Carolina can be found on p. 132 in the 2001-02 Tennessee media guide. Junior guard Kara Lawson leads the Lady Vols against Alabama with 14.3 ppg in three meetings. Also in double-figures are Tasha Butts (11.0 ppg) and Ashley Robinson (11.0). Snow averages 5.6 rebounds per game versus Alabama.

IN COMMON
Outside of the SEC play, Tennessee and Alabama share no common opponents this season.

HAILING FROM ALABAMA
Gwen Jackson (Eufaula, Ala.) is the Lady Vols' second-ever player from the state of Alabama and the first to become a starter. Tasheika Morris of Huntsville spent the 1999-2000 season at UT before transferring.

TOUGH OFF THE BENCH
In the 97-75 win over Alabama during the 2000-01 regular season, the Lady Vols demonstrated their overall depth by outscoring the Crimson Tide, 51-18. Freshman Tasha Butts led the bench scorers with 16 points, April McDivitt posted 11 and Ashley Robinson 10.

SNOW ADDS ONE TO HER NCAA RECORD DUNK TOTAL
When 6'5" Lady Vol senior center Michelle Snow threw down a one-handed dunk with 1:51 left in the game at #8 South Carolina, it was the third dunk of her career and the first of the season. As a junior, Snow recorded dunks against Illinois (in Maui) and Vanderbilt (in Nashville) of the two-handed slamming variety. Her latest dunk was her first one-handed jam. Lady Vol fans are still waiting to see Snow dunk in Thompson-Boling Arena.

ADVANCE SELL-OUT AT CAROLINA
The #8-ranked South Carolina women's basketball team recorded their first pre-game sell-out in school history and broke the all-time Carolina Coliseum women's basketball attendance record when the Lady Vols rolled into town on Jan. 17. The crowd of 12,168 broke the previous Coliseum record set on January 15, 1981 when 6,219 fans attended the South Carolina-UCLA contest. All tickets for the UT-USC game were only $1 and fans snapped up all of the ducats by 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15. Previously, the all-time largest crowd at Carolina for the Tennessee vs. USC game was 5,000 on Jan. 23, 1980, when the eighth-ranked Lady Gamecocks prevailed 56-52 over the fourth-ranked Lady Vols.

LONGEST STREAK
The win over South Carolina extended Tennessee's streak over the Lady Gamecocks to 26 games. It's the longest winning streak UT has over an opponent. Lady Vol senior Amanda Canon was the only Lady Vol born (12-8-79) the last time South Carolina defeated the Lady Vols (1-23-80).

TRIBUTE TO DAVE THOMAS
Clara, of Wendy's hamburger commercial fame, barked out "Where's the Beef?" Recently, UT coach Pat Summitt has been barking, "where's the offense?" In the last four games prior to the win at South Carolina (beginning with the loss to Connecticut), the Lady Vols have scored in the 70's - averaging 74.0 ppg -- about 16 points below their average before the skid. Entering the game with top-ranked Connecticut on Jan. 5, the Lady Vols had been averaging 90.7 ppg while giving up 63.9 ppg. The team was shooting .478 from the field, .687 from the free throw line and .385 from the three-point arc. Since the loss to UConn, the Lady Vols are now shooting .458 FG, .372 3FG but are up to .711 on free throws. UT averages 84.1 ppg while giving up 64.5 ppg.

LADY VOLS TOP THE RPI
The latest WBCA/Summerville RPI has the Lady Vols on top with an RPI of .730. Following Tennessee is: 2. South Carolina (.682), 3. Wisconsin (.678), 4. Connecticut (.678), and 5. Oklahoma (.677). Other SEC schools rank: 10. Vanderbilt .663, 16. Georgia .621, 18. Florida .619, 24. Auburn .611, 30. LSU .599, 32. Miss. State .596, 53. Arkansas .576, 62. Ole Miss .565, 71. Alabama .557, 83. Kentucky .547.

LADY VOLS HAVE THE NATION'S BEST SCHEDULE
The latest WBCA/Summerville Strength of Schedule rating has the Lady Vols on top with an SS score of .710. The top five also includes: 2. Texas Tech .661, 3. Iowa State .653, 4. Rutgers .648 and 5. N.C. State .640. The number one ranked Connecticut Huskies are 59th in schedule strength with a .572 score. Alabama, today's opponent, has a strength of schedule rating of 150.

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. As of Jan. 14, UT is in first place averaging 14,867 while Texas Tech is in second place with 13,446. Rounding out the top five are: 3. Connecticut 12,437, 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 #12 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 2001 Fall semester: Amanda Canon - 3.19 - Nursing, Kara Lawson - 3.54 - Finance, Courtney McDaniel - 3.38 - Psychology and April McDivitt - 3.13 - Education.

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.

35 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 16-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 LSU, Tennessee currently has won 35 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 16 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.

ICE CAPADES
The Tennessee Lady Vols have compiled a 17-7 all-time record when they play over ice. This season, UT is 2-0 over ice having collected wins at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga., home to the NHL's Thrashers, and the Conte Forum at Boston College, home of the reigning NCAA hockey champs - the BC Eagles.

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 308-125 (.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 25 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 218-44 all-time record during the first and busiest month of the year. The Lady Vols are 118-12 at home, 96-31 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.

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.

155 WINS IN OUR LAST 166 GAMES
The Lady Vols have won an amazing 155 games in their last 166 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 15-1 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 three games. The last time UT lost on the road was on Jan. 17, 2000, at Georgia, 78-51, since then the team has won 24 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 204-10 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.

155 OF 161 AT HOME
The Lady Vols have won 155 of their last 161 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	14-1	2ND/3RD
JAN. 14/#8 SOUTH CAROLINA, ALABAMA	15-1	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, 14-15	4-0	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
13,16	2-0	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), South Carolina (.519), Memphis (.516), 40%FG: N.C. State (.493), DePaul (.475), Florida (.471), Duke (.465), GWU (.458), Boston College (.444), LSU (.423), 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: LSU (.455), Memphis (.431), Boston College (.406), 30%FG: ODU (.397), La Tech (.391), South Carolina (.390), 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), +19 (1), +15 (1), +14 (1), +12 (2), +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 157 consecutive games at home dating back to March 16, 1991.

HOME SWEET HOME
All-time at home UT is 356-34 (.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 1/19/02)

	SEC	Pct.	All	Pct.
Tennessee	4-0	1.000	15-1	.938
South Carolina	4-1	.800	16-2	.889
Vanderbilt	3-1	.750	17-3	.850
Miss. State	3-1	.750	12-5	.706
Georgia	2-2	.500	13-3	.813
Florida	2-2	.500	12-5	.706
LSU	2-2	.500	9-6	.600
Auburn	1-3	.250	13-4	.765
Alabama	1-3	.250	11-6	.647
Arkansas	1-3	.250	10-6	.625
Ole Miss	1-3	.250	9-8	.529
Kentucky	1-4	.200	8-9	.471

Upcoming Games:
(Jan. 20) Alabama @ Tennessee, Arkansas @ LSU, Kentucky @ South Carolina, Miss. St. @ Auburn, Vandy @ Georgia, Ole Miss @ Florida

LADY VOL SEC INDIVIDUAL

Scoring
13.	Michelle Snow	14.6 ppg
16.	Kara Lawson	13.2
20.	Gwen Jackson	12.7 ppg
Rebounding
5.	G. Jackson	7.7 rpg
Field Goal Percentage
6.	Snow	.554
Three point Field Goal Percentage
5.	Brittany Jackson	.425
Free Throw Percentage
1.	Lawson	.887
9.	Snow	.787
10.	G. Jackson	.772
Assists/Turnover Ratio
8.	Kara Lawson	1.32
Steals
6.	Moore	2.56
Assists
9.	Moore	3.75
Blocked Shots
8.	Snow	1.56

LADY VOL SEC TEAM STATS

Scoring	1st
Scoring Margin	1st
Scoring Defense	8th
Rebound Avg.	3rd
Opp. Rebounds	5th
Rebound Margin	1st
FG %	5th
Opp. FG%	4th
3FG%	4th
Opp. 3FG	3rd
FT %	3rd
Assists	5th
Blocks	4th
Steals	2nd
Turnover Margin	4th
Asst/Turnover Ratio	8th

TENNESSEE'S SEC FINISHES THROUGH THE YEARS

Year	Regular	Season/Finish	Tournament
2002-	4-0	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 35 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 177-28 against all SEC teams in league play dating back to the 1983 season.

AGAINST THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Tennessee owns a 292-49 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: LSU, 79-67, 1-13-02
UT's last SEC win away: South Carolina, 80-61, 1-17-02
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: 2-0
UT's 2001-02 SEC away record: 2-0
UT's current SEC home streak: won 35
UT's current SEC away streak: won 16

UT IS AMAZING AT HOME VERSUS THE SEC
Since Tennessee began contesting games with Southeastern Conference opponents, the Lady Vols have produced a 120-9 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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