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LADY VOL HOOPS CENTRAL: C-N
November 05, 2016 | Women's Basketball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- No. 13/14 Tennessee plays its lone exhibition game of the 2016-17 preseason on Monday, when the Lady Vols welcome Carson-Newman to Thompson-Boling Arena for a 7 p.m. ET tip on SECN+ (WatchESPN).
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Gameday Time & Broadcast Info
- Opponent: Carson-Newman
- Date: Monday, Nov. 7
- Tipoff: 7 p.m. ET
- Venue: Thompson-Boling Arena
- Watch Online: SEC Network + (WatchESPN)
- Radio: Vol Network
- Online: Live Audio, Live Stats
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Monday's game will not be broadcast on TV, but fans can catch all of the action online through SEC Network + on WatchESPN. Visit WatchESPN.com or download the WatchESPN app to view the game on a computer or mobile device. Roger Hoover (play-by-play), Andraya Carter (analyst) and Maddy Glab (reporter) will call the action.
Fans can also tune into their local Vol Network station to catch Mickey Dearstone describing the action as the Lady Vols take on Carson-Newman.
Tennessee vs. Carson-Newman
- No. 13/14 Tennessee will play its lone exhibition game of the 2016-17 campaign on Monday, facing off vs. NCAA Division II school Carson-Newman at 7 p.m. ET.
- This marks the fifth season of the Holly Warlick era, and the fourth straight year UT embarks on a campaign with one exhibition game on its schedule.
- Following Monday night's encounter with C-N, Tennessee will hit the road for its season-opener at James Madison at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11.
What's The Promotion?
- All tickets to Monday night's game are $5.
Tennessee In Exhibition Games
- UT is 45-4 all-time in preseason exhibition games, with the only losses coming to the Soviet National Team (1979), Athletes in Action (1992) and the USA National Team (1995, 2007).
- Tennessee is 5-0 in preseason exhibition games during the Holly Warlick era, with the Big Orange defeating C-N four times (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) and Coker (2012) on one occasion.
- Including a 14-7 record on international tours, Tennessee is 59-11 overall in exhibition games.
A Look At The Lady Vols
- The Lady Vols return eight players from last season's NCAA Elite Eight squad and have three newcomers for a roster of 11. Nine of those players will see action this season, while two redshirt due to injury.
- Last year's unit finished 22-14 overall and 8-8 in SEC play (t7th) but rallied to earn the program's third NCAA Elite Eight berth in the past four seasons.
- Tennessee has been picked to finish third in the SEC by both the media and the league's coaches, following defending champ South Carolina and 2015-16 runner-up Mississippi State.
- Diamond DeShields (first team) and Mercedes Russell (second team) were named to the 2016-17 Coaches Preseason All-SEC Team.
- DeShields also made the five-player Media Preseason All-SEC Team.
- After ending last season unranked in the AP Poll and 19th in the USA Today Coaches Poll, the Lady Vols open ranked 13th and 14th, respectively.
- In other polls, the U.S. Basketball Writer's Association has UT 12th; AP, Sporting News and Athlon Sports have UT ranked 13th; the Lady Vols are 14th in the USA Today Coaches Poll and the espnW Poll (t14); and Lindy's has the Lady Vols at No. 16.
A Look At The Lady Eagles
- Carson-Newman is coming off a season in which it finished 18-11 overall and 12-10 in the South Atlantic Conference, good for a tie for sixth place.
- C-N is picked to finish fourth this season in the preseason SAC poll.
- Senior guard Kailyn Brooks (Lafayette, Tenn.), a preseason first-team All-SAC pick, leads the charge after tying for the team lead with 13.8 points per game and enters the year with 123 three-pointers, sixth in program history, and 224 points short of 1,000 for her career.
- Head coach Mike Mincey is in his sixth season on the job and has put together an 85-58 record at Mossy Creek.
- On Nov. 2, C-N played at North Carolina, falling to the Tarheels, 96-70, in a game the Lady Eagles led by eight in the second period and by four at the half.
- Mika Wester, a 5-11 sophomore guard/forward who transferred from Western Carolina, tallied 11 points, as did 6-0 senior forward Kaitlyn Cupples.
- Carson-Newman hit five three-pointers in the first half (on 15 shots) to help build the lead but went 1 of 9 in the second half as UNC pulled away.
The Series Vs. C-N
- Monday night's match-up between the Lady Vols and Lady Eagles will be the 29th meeting between the programs with UT holding a 26-2 mark in all contests.
- Tennessee and Carson-Newman have met during the regular season on 16 occasions, with the Lady Vols owning a 14-2 advantage in the series.
- The Lady Vols and Lady Eagles have met on the hardwood in 12 exhibition contests, with UT prevailing in all 12 of them.
