Postgame Notes: #6/5 Stanford 76, #3 Tennessee 70

Dec. 21, 2013

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THE SERIES

FOR STARTERS

The starting lineup included sophomore Bashaara Graves, junior Isabelle Harrison, redshirt freshman Andraya Carter, junior Ariel Massengale and senior Meighan Simmons.
It is the second time UT has utilized that starting five, and the Big Orange is now 1-1 with the quintet.

END OF A STREAK, DEJA VU

UT entered the game with a 10-game winning streak. In 2007-08, the season of Tennessee's most recent NCAA title, the #4/4 Cardinal ended a 10-game Big Orange win streak with a 73-69 upset of #1/1 Lady Vols in overtime at Maples on Dec. 22, 2007.
The Lady Vols have lost four-straight games at Maples Pavilion. The last victory at Stanford was Dec. 4, 2005, when #2/1 UT triumphed #12/11 SU, 74-67.

AGAINST THE RANKS

The Lady Vols faced their second ranked foe of the season after beating No. 12/11 North Carolina, 81-65, in Chapel Hill in the second game of the season on Nov. 11.
Holly Warlick is 8-7 against ranked teams.

PLAY THAT "D", TENNESSEE

After only allowing opponents to shoot only 31.1 percent from the field and 25.6 percent on three-point attempts heading into today's game, Stanford finished the contest shooting 42.2 percent (28-66) from the field and 63.6 percent (7-11) from the three-point zone.
Heading into the matchup, UT was only allowing only 58.6 points per contest. Stanford's 76 points ties an opponent team-high this year, which Georgia Tech also scored.

DOUBLING UP

With 10 points and 13 rebounds, junior Isabelle Harrison notched her third-straight double-double and fourth of the season.
Along with Harrison, junior Ariel Massengale (17 points), sophomore Bashaara Graves (14 points) and senior Meighan Simmons (15 points) all hit double figures in scoring.
It is Massengale's eighth game this season in double digits, and 31st of her career.
Harrison has now had double figure scoring outings in nine of UT's 11 games this season.

REBOUNDING

Stanford outrebounded Tennessee 43-40, marking the first time this season the Big Orange has been outrebounded.
Ogwumike had a game-best 20 rebounds. Last year against UT, Ogwumike grabbed 19 boards.

AT THE HALF

At the halfway mark, UT trailed 37-29. It marked the third time this season that the Lady Vols have been behind at the halfway point.
Tennessee trailed by 12 points at Middle Tennessee State and by four to Virginia at the Junkanoo Jam.
The Lady Vols shot just 31.3 percent in the first 20 minutes of action compared to Stanford's 47.1 percent.
The Big Orange forced 12 SU turnovers in the first half of play, while giving up 10.

UP NEXT

Tennessee returns to Rocky Top for the final home game of the 2013 year against Lipscomb on Dec. 29 for a 2 p.m. ET matchup.

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