Tennessee vs. Auburn - Post Game Notes - University of Tennessee Athletics

March 4, 2005

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Auburn Notes

Auburn ends its 2004-05 season loosing to #2 seeded Tennessee 54-64.
Junior center Marita Payne fouls out with 1:18 left to play.
Auburn was led by senior guards Natasha Brackett and Nicole Louden with 18 and 15 points respectively.
Despite having the lead for the first 8:35 of the contest, (8-7), the Tigers could not hold on the rest of the way.
Auburn's finishes the season with an overall record of 16-13.

Tennessee Notes

Tennessee advances to the SEC Tournament semifinals for the 12th consecutive year.
The .284 shooting percentage for the Lady Vols was the team's lowest for the season.
Tennessee took its first lead of the game (9-8) at the 12:25 mark of the first half, a lead they did not surrender the rest of the way.
Freshman center Nicky Anosike earned her second career double-double by posting 15 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
After nailing two threes today, junior guard Shanna Zolman has connected from behind the arc in 14 of the last 15 games.
Zolman's 10 points put her in double figures for the 10th time in the last 11 games.
With today's win, Tennessee Head Coach Pat Summitt has tied legendary Kentucky men's coach Adolph Rupp for second on the all-time NCAA wins list with 879.
Summitt now needs just four wins to surpass Dean Smith as the winningest coach in NCAA basketball.
With the victory, the Lady Vols have won six games in a row.
Tennessee's all-time record in the SEC Tournament now stands at 49-15, including a 22-4 mark in the second round.
The Lady Vols hold a 28-8 all-time record against the Tigers, with their first-ever meeting coming in the inaugural SEC Tournament in 1980.
Tennessee has won the last 12 meetings with Auburn and 20 of the last 21.
UT is 8-3 against AU in the SEC Tournament and 2-0 against the Tigers in the SEC second round.

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