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TENNESSEE VS. AUBURN - GAME NOTES
January 25, 2002 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 25, 2002
| TENNESSEE LADY VOLS  16-1, 5-0 SEC | ? vs. ? ? | AUBURN TIGERS  14-5, 2-4 SEC |
| Sunday, January 27, 2002 Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | ||
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TODAY'S GAME REPORT
THE RANKINGS:
UT is 2nd in AP & USA TODAY/ESPN
AU is 22nd in AP & USA TODAY/ESPN
RECENT RESULTS:
1-20-02 #2/3 UT def. Alabama, 82-57
1-24-02 Alabama def. #22 Auburn, 78-70
UPCOMING GAMES:
1-31 #18 Florida at #2 UT, 7:00 p.m. FOX SNS
1-31 Ole Miss at #22 Auburn
COACHES RECORDS:
UT's Pat Summitt is 775-154 (28 yrs)
AU's Joe Ciampi is 561-185 (25 yrs)
UT vs. Auburn: UT leads 21-8
In Knoxville: UT is 11-2
Away: UT is 5-3
Neutral: UT is 5-3
Overtime: UT is 1-0
Postseason: UT is 8-3
LAST MEETING: 1-10-02 in Knoxville
#2 UT def. #19/22 Auburn, 71-50
MEDIA COVERAGE
RADIO-WNOX-AM/FM (990/99.1) with Mickey Dearstone and the 28-station Lady Vol Radio Network, utladyvols.com
TELEVISION-none
LADY VOL HOTLINE: (865) 974-8700
WEBSITE: utladyvols.com
PROBABLE UT STARTERS
13- GWEN JACKSON, F, 6-2, Jr., 11.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg
33- ASHLEY ROBINSON, F-C, 6-5, So., 6.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg
00- MICHELLE SNOW, C, 6-5, Sr., 14.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg
21- LOREE MOORE, G, 5-9, Fr., 5.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg
20- KARA LAWSON, G, 5-9, Jr., 12.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg
OFF THE BENCH
3- TASHA BUTTS, F, 5-11, So., 4.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg
4- LATOYA DAVIS, F, 6-0, So., 5.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg
10- APRIL McDIVITT, G, 5-8, Jr., 5.3 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., 5.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg
25- BRITTANY JACKSON, G-F, 6-0, Fr., 6.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg
42- COURTNEY McDANIEL, F, 6-1, So., 3.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg
43- SHYRA ELY, F, 6-2, Fr., 7.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg
50- SHALON PILLOW, C, 6-3, Sr., 2.8 ppg, 0.9 rpg
TODAY'S GAME
The #2-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols return to the road as the SEC league-leaders traveling into dangerous territory at #22 Auburn on Sunday, Jan. 27. The Lady Vols faced the Tigers just four games ago and handed #19/22 Auburn a 71-50 loss.
IN OUR LAST GAME
The #2/3-ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers easily handled visiting Alabama, 82-57, in Thompson-Boling Arena on Jan. 20, 2002. This game was all about UT's bench as the starters combined for a total of 33 points with no starting Lady Vol reaching double-figures. In a slow-starting game, UT crept out to a 16-7 lead with eight minutes gone in the first half. Alabama used a 9-0 run to tie UT at 16-16 with 7:18 showing in the opening stanza. Coach Pat Summitt inserted freshman Michelle Munoz into the contest and the rookie got her team going. In two minutes time, Munoz scored seven points to give her team a 25-21 lead. Fellow rookie Brittany Jackson nailed a trey to give UT a 33-23, 10-point lead with 1:34 left before halftime. At the break, Tennessee led 40-24 behind nine points from Munoz. Alabama came out hitting three-pointers to open the second half and shaved the Lady Vol lead to nine points, 45-36 with 14:24 to play. UT then went on an 18-3 run to comfortably put the game out of reach, 63-39, after April McDivitt came off the bench to nail a three with 6:38 to play. UT's largest lead of the game with 27 points (80-53). On the afternoon, three Lady Vol reserves scored in double-figures led by a perfect Munoz with 14 points (3-3 FG, 8-8 FT) in 15 minutes of action. Also in extra digits were McDivitt with 13 points (3-4 treys) and Brittany Jackson 12 points (3-5 treys). Michelle Snow grabbed six rebounds to pace UT on the boards. Snow also led the Lady Vol starting five with nine points. UT connected on 44% of their field goals, 50% three-pointers (7-14) and an amazing 95% from the charity stripe (19-20 - Snow went 3-4). Tennessee controlled the boards with a 40-30 advantage. UT committed just 16 turnovers on 10 Alabama steals while forcing 22 miscues on 11 UT thefts. The Lady Vols logged 23 points off of turnovers while Alabama only capitalized on UT's mistakes fir nine points. Lady Vol reserves tallied 49 of UT's 82 points.
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. 27th, the Lady Vols have produced a 3-2 record all-time. The Lady Vols are 2-0 at home, 1-2 away and have a 0-0 slate at neutral sites. UT's most recent game on this day was in 2001 when Tennessee Kentucky, 83-39, in Knoxville.
LOOKING BACK
Last year at this time, the Lady Vols were 20-1 overall, 8-0 in the SEC and had just defeated Kentucky, 83-39, in Knoxville.
OUR SCHEDULE THIS WEEK
After today's game with #22 Auburn, the Tennessee Lady Vols will have a jam-packed week facing #18 Florida on Thurs., Jan. 31 in Knoxville before traveling to #6/5 Vanderbilt for a rare Saturday contest in Nashville on Feb. 2 (ESPN2).
2001-02 TENNESSEE LADY VOL OPPONENTS
The 2001-02 Tennessee Lady Vols will play 18 games versus ranked teams out of a total of 27 regular season opponents. Six other UT opponents have received votes in either the Associated Press or USA TODAY/ESPN top 25 polls. Only three opponents on this season's schedule have not been ranked at all. Furthermore, the Lady Vols will have faced six of the top 10 teams (in seven games) of the current WBCA/Summerville RPI top 10. It's no wonder that the Lady Vols lead the nation in strength of schedule and RPI.
| OPPONENT (Rank at time of meeting) | BEST AP/ESPN -USA TODAY RANK | RPI/SS | |
| at UT-Chattanooga | 97-57 | RV | 105/208 |
| SOUTHERN CAL | 106-66 | RV | 83/91 |
| #5 LOUISIANA TECH | 90-75 | 5/5 | 27/99 |
| at #22/21 GWU | 88-57 | 18/20 | 61/100 |
| vs. #8/9 N.C. State | 93-56 | 8/9 | 40/7 |
| at Boston College | 75-66 | 24/23 | 24/119 |
| at #6/5 Stanford | 68-62 | 3/3 | 9/64 |
| at DePaul | 80-66 | RV | 52/51 |
| vs. #9 Duke | 89-68 | 5/4 | 8/14 |
| at Memphis (The Pyramid) | 92-66 | NR | 139/96 |
| at #15/16 Florida | 88-64 | 12/12 | 18/20 |
| #1 CONNECTICUT | 72-86 | 1/1 | 3/45 |
| #25 OLD DOMINION | 74-62 | 17/16 | 32/38 |
| #19/22 AUBURN | 71-50 | 17/20 | 21/68 |
| LOUISIANA ST | 79-67 | 18/15 | 23/12 |
| at #8 South Carolina | 80-61 | 7/7 | 5/18 |
| ALABAMA | 82-57 | RV | 71/87 |
| at #22 Auburn | 17/20 | 21/68 | |
| #18 FLORIDA | 12/12 | 18/20 | |
| at #6/5 Vanderbilt | 3/3 | 7/13 | |
| ARKANSAS | RV | 60/48 | |
| at #17/16 Georgia | 8/7 | 15/24 | |
| #13/12 TEXAS | 12/12 | 6/5 | |
| at Mississippi State | RV | 45/69 | |
| #6/5 VANDERBILT | 3/3 | 7/13 | |
| at Ole Miss | NR | 78/27 | |
| KENTUCKY | NR | 100/37 |
SUMMITT ON SEC TELECONFERENCE ON MONDAY
Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt will be on the SEC Teleconference on Monday, Jan. 28 in the 11:28-11:35 a.m. ET time slot previewing UT's upcoming games with #18 Florida (Jan. 31) and #6/5 Vanderbilt (Feb. 2). The SEC media teleconference will take the place of Summitt's weekly teleconference. The next UT conducted Summitt teleconference will be on Feb. 6 at 11:00 a.m.
UT- AUBURN
All-Time Series Meetings
UT leads 21-8
| DATE | SITE | W/L | SCORE |
| Feb. 9, 1980 | H | W | 72-61 |
| Mar. 6, 1983 | H | W | 83-75 |
| Mar. 4, 1985 | N44 | W | 63-60 |
| Feb. 8, 1986 | H | L | 60-66 |
| Jan. 14, 1987 | A | L | 69-75 |
| Mar. 6, 1987 | N51 | L | 96-102 |
| Mar. 21, 1987 | H | W | 77-61 |
| Jan. 9, 1988 | H | L | 68-71 |
| Mar. 7, 1988 | N51 | W | 73-70 |
| Jan. 7, 1989 | A | L | 59-67 |
| Mar. 6, 1989 | N51 | W | 66-51 |
| Apr. 2, 1989 | N55 | W | 76-60 |
| Feb. 3, 1990 | H | W | 76-65 |
| Mar. 5, 1990 | N51 | L | 77-78 |
| Jan. 19, 1991 | A | L | 65-70 |
| Mar. 3, 1991 | N51 | W | 70-62 |
| Mar. 23, 1991 | H | W | 69-65 |
| Jan. 30, 1992 | H | W | 69-54 |
| Jan. 12, 1993 | A | W | 70-59 |
| Jan. 15, 1994 | H | W | 58-46 |
| Jan. 14, 1995 | A | W | 68-43 |
| Feb. 18, 1996 | H | W | 72-67* |
| Feb. 15, 1997 | A | W | 76-63 |
| Mar. 2, 1997 | N65 | L | 59-61 |
| Feb. 14, 1998 | H | W | 79-63 |
| Feb. 14, 1999 | A | W | 71-63 |
| Feb. 27, 2000 | H | W | 76-61 |
| Feb. 25, 2001 | A | W | 63-49 |
| Jan. 10, 2002 | H | W | 71-50 |
*denotes overtime
THE AUBURN SERIES
Tennessee leads the series with Auburn, 21-8. The two teams began their series during the 1980 season in the SEC Tournament. UT has won the last five meetings and 13 of the last 14 games overall dating back to the 1991 SEC Tournament.
KEY TIDBIT IN THE SERIES
UT assistant Mickie DeMoss was on AU's staff from 1983-85. It was on The Plains that DeMoss gained her reputation as one of the finest recruiters in the women's game.
Winning at Auburn for just the first and second times in 1993 and 1995, might have cost the Lady Vols two NCAA titles. Sound farfetched? UT had never won at Auburn until the 70-59 decision on Jan. 12, 1993, and later the 68-43 victory on Jan. 14, 1995. Prior to those wins, three Lady Vols teams had tried their luck on The Plains and came away losers to the Tigers at the Beard-Eaves Coliseum. Those three teams managed to bounce back from the late season losses at Auburn and each won NCAA titles in 1987, 1989 and 1991. The 1997 team defied all the odds and the superstitions winning at Auburn for just the third time ever and then went on to win the 1997 NCAA title. The spell was finally broken.
GAME REPORT 18 AUBURN
Since facing the Lady Vols four games ago, Auburn has added two more wins and losses to their overall season totals. Additionally, the Tigers have lost two key players to injury. Leading AU scorer, 6-2 sophomore center Tia Miller (12.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg) tore the ACL in her left knee against UT and the next day, the Tigers lost Brandi Hillman (4.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg) to a broken left foot.
AUBURN'S PROBABLE STARTERS
43-Le'Coe Wilingham, F, 6-0, So., 10.9 ppg, 8.0 rpg
31-LaKeisha Johnson, F, 5-10, Jr., 9.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg
55-Crispina Correia, C, 6-4, Jr., 5.2 ppg, 3.1 ppg
2-Carol Smith, G, 5-5, Sr., 11.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg
12-Nancy Derrick, G, 5-9, So., 5.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg
LADY VOLS VS. TIGER STAT COMPARISON
| Tennessee | AU | |
| OVERALL RECORD | 16-1 | 14-5 |
| SCORING | 83.8 | 71.7 |
| SCORING DEFENSE | 63.9 | 58.2 |
| POINT MARGIN | +19.9 | +13.5 |
| REBOUNDS | 44.5 | 41.8 |
| OPP. REBOUNDS | 35.2 | 33.9 |
| REBOUND MARGIN | + 9.4 | + 7.9 |
| FG% | .460 | .430 |
| OPPONENT FG% | .385 | .384 |
| THREE POINT FG% | .381 | .306 |
| OPPONENT 3FG% | .302 | .322 |
| FT% | .720 | .693 |
| OPPONENT FT% | .634 | .649 |
| BLOCKS AVERAGE | 3.8 | 1.8 |
| STEALS AVERAGE | 12.6 | 10.4 |
| TURNOVER AVERAGE | 18.4 | 16.6 |
LAST TIME VERSUS AUBURN
The #2/3-ranked Lady Vols 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. UT 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 left on the clock. 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 boards. Tennessee registered just 13 turnovers on eight Auburn steals while forcing 20 miscues on 10 UT thefts.
UT & AUBURN RANKING OUR OPPONENTS IN 2001-02
The #2 ranked Tennessee Lady Vols have faced 10 ranked teams in 17 games (59% of its opponents) while #22 Auburn has taken on four ranked teams in 19 games (22% of its opponents). After the Auburn game, UT will see five more ranked teams.
| TENNESSEE vs. ranked | Auburn vs. ranked |
| #5 Louisiana Tech, W, 90-75, H | #25 Florida State, W, 71-59, H |
| #22/21 George Washington, W, 88-57, A | #5 Iowa State, L, 75-80, OT, N |
| #8/9 N.C. State, W, 93-56, N | #15/16 Florida, L, 61-70, H |
| #6/5 Stanford, W, 68-62, A | #2/3 Tennessee, L, 50-71, A |
| #9 Duke, W, 89-68, N | #16/14 Georgia, L, 49-60, H |
| #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
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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 293 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.
AVERAGE SCORE
The average score of all UT-Auburn games is 70.7 (UT) and 63.3 (AU).
CAREER STATS VS. AUBURN
Returning Lady Vol career statistics versus Auburn can be found on p. 132 in the 2001-02 Tennessee media guide. Junior guard Kara Lawson leads the Lady Vols against Auburn with 9.3 ppg in four meetings. Senior center Michelle Snow averages 5.0 rebounds per game versus Auburn.
IN COMMON
Outside of the SEC play, UT and Auburn share no common opponents in 2001-02.
THOSE DARN CATS
Auburn is one of just six teams who have ever recorded a win over the Lady Vols in Thompson-Boling Arena. The Tigers defeated UT on Jan. 9, 1988, 71-68. The five other teams with wins over UT since the team moved to TBA in 1987 includes: Texas (78-97), Louisiana Tech (58-59 and 64-69), Georgia (74-81, 93-94 OT), Connecticut (53-59, 67-74 and 72-86) and Stanford (65-82).
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 (Huntsville) spent the 1999-2000 season at UT.
SUMMITT GOES FOR WIN #776 TODAY
The victory over Alabama was Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt's 775th of her 28-year career. Now with 775 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 14-3 on the year and has 780 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 | 818-478 |
| (2-14 this season) | |||
| 5. | Jerry Johnson | LeMoyne-Owen* | 793-379 |
| (8-7 this season) | |||
| 6. | Jody Conradt | Texas | 780-251 |
| (14-3 this season) | |||
| 7. | Bob Knight | Texas Tech | 777-293 |
| (14-3 this season) | |||
| 8. | Pat Summitt | Tennessee | 775-154 |
| (16-1 this season) | |||
| 9. | Jerry Tarkanian | Fresno State | 773-193 |
| (14-6 this season) | |||
| 10. | Lefty Driesell | Georgia State | 772-385 |
| (10-8 this season) | |||
*Division II coaches
JACKSON'S JERSEY RETIRED
On Tues., Jan. 22, Lady Vol rookie Brittany Jackson's number 25 jersey was retired at Bradley Central H.S. Jackson was a high school All-America and recipient of the prestigious Class 3-AAA Miss Tennessee basketball award as a senior last year. The Bearettes' number 25 jersey has a long history in Brittany's family. Jackson's aunt, Rita Hannah, first wore the #25 jersey at BCHS and it was retired following her playing days. The jersey came out of retirement so that Brittany's mom, Liz Hannah (Jackson) could wear it. It was retired once again after Liz's outstanding high school career. Years later, #25 became Brittany's number at BCHS. It was retired and now hangs alongside the #25 jersies of her mom, Liz and her aunt Rita in the rafters of the Bradley Central gym. Oh, number 25 has been unretired once again. Brittany's, younger sister Lindsay, a BCHS freshman now sports #25.
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.
36 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 Alabama, Tennessee currently has won 36 consecutive SEC games at home. The last SEC loss at home was to Georgia on Dec. 8, 1996, 94-93 (OT).
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.
UT GOES OVER 100,000
The Tennessee Lady Vols have gone over the 100,000 mark in home attendance for the eighth consecutive season with at least five more games to play. Last season, Tennessee attracted 232,646 patrons to 15 home games.
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.
SELL-OUTS -- 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.
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 four games prior to the win at South Carolina (beginning with the loss to Connecticut), the Lady Vols 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. In the four anemic games since the loss to UConn, the Lady Vols were shooting .458 FG, .372 3FG but raised their free throw percentage to .711.
LADY VOLS TOP THE RPI
The latest WBCA/Summerville RPI has the Lady Vols on top with an RPI of .736. Following Tennessee is: 2. Oklahoma (.681), 3. Connecticut (.675), 4. Wisconsin (.670) and 5. South Carolina (.668). Other SEC schools rank: 7. Vanderbilt .663, 15.. Georgia .627, 18. Florida .618, 21. Auburn .609, 23. LSU .609, 45. Miss. State .580, 60. Arkansas .566, 71. Alabama .558, 78. Ole Miss .549, 100. Kentucky .536.
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 .720. The top five also includes: 2. Texas Tech .660, 3. Rutgers .654, 4. Iowa State .651 and 5. Texas .643. The number one ranked Connecticut Huskies are 45th in schedule strength with a .571 score. Auburn, today's opponent, has a strength of schedule rating of 68.
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. 21, UT is in first place averaging 14,866 while Texas Tech is in second place with 13,391. Rounding out the top five are: 3. Connecticut 12,437, 4. Iowa State 10,086 and 5. New Mexico 8,435. 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.
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 in most games. Summitt has started seven different line-ups in the 17 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.
UCONN GOT 86
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.
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 219-44 all-time record during the first and busiest month of the year. The Lady Vols are 119-12 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.
RANKED TEAMS IN JANUARY
In the month of January, the Lady Vols will face a stretch of eight ranked opponents out of nine games. Alabama was the only team on the schedule in January who was not ranked. LSU has been ranked all season but fell out of the polls on Jan. 7 and returned on Jan. 14.
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.
156 WINS IN OUR LAST 167 GAMES
The Lady Vols have won an amazing 156 games in their last 167 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 16-1 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 four games. The last time UT lost on the road was on Jan. 17, 2000, at Georgia, 78-51, since then the team has won 25 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 205-10 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.
156 OF 162 AT HOME
The Lady Vols have won 156 of their last 162 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 | 16-1 | 2ND/3RD |
| JAN. 21/#22 AUBURN | 2ND/2ND |
2001-02 TENNESSEE LADY VOL LINE-UP COMBINATIONS
During the 2001-02 season, Tennessee has used seven 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 |
| 17 | 1-0 | Robinson, G. 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), South Carolina (.519), Memphis (.516), 40%FG: N.C. State (.493), DePaul (.475), Florida (.471), Duke (.465), GWU (.458), Alabama (.444), 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), Alabama (.400), 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), +25 (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 158 consecutive games at home dating back to March 16, 1991.
HOME SWEET HOME
All-time at home UT is 357-34 (.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 1/25/02)
| SEC | Pct. | All | Pct. | |
| Tennessee | 5-0 | 1.000 | 16-1 | .941 |
| South Carolina | 5-1 | .833 | 17-2 | .895 |
| Vanderbilt | 4-2 | .667 | 18-4 | .818 |
| Florida | 4-2 | .667 | 14-5 | .737 |
| Miss. State | 4-2 | .667 | 13-6 | .684 |
| LSU | 4-2 | .667 | 11-6 | .647 |
| Georgia | 3-3 | .500 | 14-4 | .778 |
| Auburn | 2-4 | .333 | 14-5 | .737 |
| Alabama | 2-4 | .333 | 12-7 | .632 |
| Arkansas | 1-5 | .167 | 10-8 | .556 |
| Ole Miss | 1-5 | .167 | 9-10 | .474 |
| Kentucky | 1-6 | .143 | 8-11 | .421 |
Upcoming Games:
(Jan. 27) Alabama @ Kentucky, Miss. State @ Ole Miss, South Carolina @ Arkansas, Tennessee @ Auburn, Vandy @ LSU, Georgia @ Florida
LADY VOL SEC INDIVIDUAL
| Scoring | ||
| 15. | Michelle Snow | 14.3 ppg |
| 17. | Kara Lawson | 12.8 |
| Rebounding | ||
| 6. | G. Jackson | 7.5 rpg |
| 15. | Snow | 6.6 |
| Field Goal Percentage | ||
| 10. | Snow | .538 |
| Three point Field Goal Percentage | ||
| 4. | April McDivitt | .471 |
| 6. | Brittany Jackson | .444 |
| Free Throw Percentage | ||
| 1. | Lawson | .887 |
| 8. | Snow | .785 |
| 10. | G. Jackson | .776 |
| Assists/Turnover Ratio | ||
| 9. | Kara Lawson | 1.34 |
| 10. | Moore | 1.29 |
| Steals | ||
| 4. | Moore | 2.65 |
| Assists | ||
| 8. | Moore | 3.88 |
| Blocked Shots | ||
| 7. | Snow | 1.53 |
LADY VOL SEC TEAM STATS
| Scoring | 1st |
| Scoring Margin | 1st |
| Scoring Defense | 7th |
| Rebound Avg. | 1st |
| Opp. Rebounds | 5th |
| Rebound Margin | 1st |
| FG % | 5th |
| Opp. FG% | 4th |
| 3FG% | 3rd |
| Opp. 3FG | 4th |
| FT % | 3rd |
| Assists | 5th |
| Blocks | 4th |
| Steals | 2nd |
| Turnover Margin | 4th |
| Asst/Turnover Ratio | 7th |
TENNESSEE'S SEC FINISHES THROUGH THE YEARS
| Year | Regular Season | Finish | Tournament |
| 2002- | 5-0 | 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 36 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 178-28 against all SEC teams in league play dating back to the 1983 season.
AGAINST THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Tennessee owns a 293-49 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: Alabama, 82-57, 1-20-02
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: 3-0
UT's 2001-02 SEC away record: 2-0
UT's current SEC home streak: won 36
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 121-9 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.
