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EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPS 1987 1989 1991 1996 1997 1998 2007 2008 32 COMBINED SEC REGULAR SEASON & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS » 18 NCAA FINAL FOURS » 21 WBCA ALL-AMERICANS » 15 WNBA 1ST-ROUND PICKS #9/9 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS vs. 2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD #RV/RV VANDERBILT COMMODORES OVERALL RECORD: 15-3 JAN. 24 » MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM » NASHVILLE, TENN. SEC 6-0 GAME 19 SET-UP NON-CONFERENCE 9-3 THE MATCHUP #9/9 Tennessee (15-3/6-0 SEC) and #RV/ HOME 9-1 RV Vanderbilt (13-5/3-2 SEC) will face off AWAY 6-2 TENNESSEE vs VANDERBILT NEUTRAL 0-0 Thursday night at Memorial Gymnasium in the THE RECORD 69th meeting between the programs at 8:05 p.m. Central (9:05 p.m. ET). The game will be THE SCHEDULE televised by SportSouth and available online DATE OPPONENT (TV/WEB) TIME/RESULT on ESPN3. Nov. 1 Carson-Newman ^ (UT) W, 104-44 UT will get back to work following a 96- Nov. 4 Coker ^ (UT) W, 118-44 69 home win over Alabama on Sunday in the Nov. 9 at Chattanooga (GoMocs.com) L, 71-80 Lady Vols’ “We Back Pat” home game. Nov. 11 at #22/20 Georgia Tech (ESPN3) W, 71-54 Nov. 15 Rice (UT) W, 101-48 Vanderbilt was on the road at LSU on Nov. 18 at #23/23 Miami (UM) W, 79-67 Thursday night, dropping a 54-51 decision in THE BASICS Nov. 25 Alcorn State (UT) W, 90-37 Baton Rouge after leading by as many as 10 Nov. 28 Middle Tennessee (UT) W, 88-81 (OT) 2012-13 RECORD 2012-13 RECORD points in the second half. Dec. 2 #22/RV No.Carolina (FSS/MyVLT) W, 102-57 15-3/6-0 SEC 13-5/3-2 SEC The Lady Vols enter the contest on an Dec. 16 at #18/20 Texas (FSN/SPSO) W, 94-75 Preseason Rank: #20/16 Preseason Rank: #16/17 eight-game winning streak, defeating David- Dec. 18 at #3/3 Baylor (ESPN) L, 53-76 2011-12 Record: 27-9 2011-12 Record: 23-10 Dec. 22 #1/1 Stanford (SPSO/MyVLT) L, 60-73 Conf. Rec./Finish: 12-4/2nd Conf. Rec./Finish: 9-7/7th son, #NR/RV Rutgers, #18/15 South Carolina, Dec. 28 Davidson (UT) W, 75-40 Starters Back/Lost: 0/5 Starters Back/Lost: 5/0 #10/11 Georgia, Missouri, Florida, Auburn and Dec. 30 NR/RV Rutgers (SPSO) W, 66-47 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 6/5 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 10/1 Alabama during that spree. Jan. 3 at #18/15 South Carolina* (SPSO/ESPN3) W, 73-53 Newcomers: 5 Newcomers: 6 That streak is the team’s longest of the Jan. 6 #10/11 Georgia * (SPSO/ESPN3) W, 79-66 season and is the best by UT since the 2010- Jan. 10 Missouri * (SPSO/ESPN3) W, 84-39 Jan. 13 at Florida * (ESPNU/WatchESPN.com) W, 78-75ot 11 squad had a 25-game run of wins from a STATISTICAL LEADERS Jan. 17 at Auburn * (CSS/ESPN3) W, 75-66 Dec. 19 overtime victory over Stanford until Jan. 20 Alabama * (CSS/ESPN3) W, 96-69 the Elite Eight loss in Dayton, Ohio, to Notre Jan. 24 at Vanderbilt * (SPSO/ESPN3) 9:00 p.m. SCORING SCORING Jan. 28 Notre Dame (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. #10 Meighan Simmons #34 Tiffany Clarke Dame on March 28. (17.3 ppg) (15.8 ppg.) Tennessee has won its last 10 games vs. Jan. 31 Mississippi State * (CSS) 7:00 p.m. Feb. 3 at Missouri * (CSS) 2:00 p.m. REBOUNDING REBOUNDING SEC foes, dating back to last season, including #12 Bashaara Graves #34 Tiffany Clarke Feb. 7 at LSU * (CSS) 9:00 p.m. (8.9 rpg.) (8.1 ppg.) its last fi ve league road games. Feb. 10 Ole Miss * (UT) 2:00 p.m. ASSISTS ASSISTS The last time UT lost to an SEC foe on the Feb. 17 Vanderbilt * (ESPN2) 2:30 p.m. #5 Ariel Massengale #11 Jasmine Lister road was on Feb. 9, 2012, at Vanderbilt. Feb. 21 Auburn * (UT) 7:00 p.m. (4.2 apg.) (6.2 apg.) Vanderbilt enters the game having lost Feb. 24 at Arkansas * (SEC Network) 2:00 p.m. STEALS STEALS Feb. 28 Texas A&M * (CSS) 7:00 p.m. #10 Meighan Simmons #10 Christina Foggie two of its past three games, falling at South (1.7 spg.) (1.9 apg.) March 3 at Kentucky * (ESPNU) 3:30 p.m. Carolina, 64-48, on Jan. 10 and dropping the March 6-10 SEC Tournament TBA BLOCKS BLOCKS contest at LSU (54-51) on Sunday. #20 Isabelle Harrison #34 Tiffany Clarke (2.3 bpg.) (1.9 bpg.) The Commodores, though, sport an 8-0 ^ Exhibition Game (UT) UTSports.com record at home this season, and have seven * SEC Game straight SEC wins on their home fl oor, includ- All Times Eastern ing two this season. INSIDE THE SERIES Tennessee owns a 6-2 record on the road Overall: UT, 60-8 Last Meeting: #13/10 UT in 2012-13, with its losses coming at the hands ON THE AIR Home: UT, 27-0 def. #25/NR VU, 68-57, of unranked Chattanooga, 80-71 in the season Away: UT, 23-6 at Nashville in the SEC opener, and vs. No. 1 Baylor, 76-53, on Dec. 18. TELEVISION Neutral: UT, 10-2 Tournament second round on 3/2/12. Tennessee was the SEC runner-up a year UT, 10-2 CSS Postseason: ago (27-9/12-4 SEC) and was picked to fi nish Overtime: UT, 1-0 UT All-Time Record: Dave Neal (play-by-play) Streak: UT, one game 1,206-268 in 68th season fourth this season by the media and fi fth by Maria Taylor (color analyst) the coaches. Vanderbilt fi nished seventh in the SEC STAY UPDATED last season (23-10/9-7) and was predicted to place third in the 2012-13 league standings by ONLINE the media and fourth by the coaches. ESPN3 @LadyVol_Hoops COMMON FOES www.facebook.com/BallWithThe- The only common opponent Tennessee LadyVols and Vanderbilt have had thus far is South RADIO Carolina. Lady Vol Network Mickey Dearstone (play-by-play) utsports.com Tennessee defeated the Gamecocks in Co- lumbia in the SEC opener on Jan. 3, 73-53. 2012-13 LADY VOL BASKETBALL » UTSPORTS.COM » @LADYVOL_HOOPS MEDIA INFORMATION COVERING PRACTICE Please contact Eric Trainer or Cassandra Novy at the Media Relations Offi ce at least a week in advance to arrange player or coach feature interviews. If you plan to cover an open practice session, please contact the Media Relations Offi ce on a daily basis to check about changes in the schedule. PLAYER AND COACH INTERVIEWS Media wishing to interview coaches or players are encouraged to set up interviews in advance with the Media Relations Offi ce. Generally, the best time to conduct an interview is following a FIRST ROW (L-R): Kamiko Williams, Andraya Carter, Ariel Massengale, Meighan Simmons, Jasmine Phillips. designated day with an open portion SECOND ROW (L-R): Taber Spani, Nia Moore, Bashaara Graves, Isabelle Harrison, Cierra Burdick, Jasmine Jones. of practice and pre-practice media opportunity. The Media Relations Offi ce will help with all requests. TENNESSEE ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown/Previous School MEDIA CREDENTIALS 1 Jasmine Phillips G 5-10 So. Hartsville, S.C./Louisburg (N.C.) College Media outlets interested in obtaining credentials to cover Lady Vol basketball 2 Jasmine Jones F 6-2 Fr. Madison, Ala./Bob Jones H.S. home games must apply for those online 4 Kamiko Williams G 5-11 Sr. Clarksville, Tenn./Northeast H.S. via Sports Systems. To apply, please 5 Ariel Massengale PG 5-6 So. Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook H.S. visit: http://www.sportssystems.com/ 10 Meighan Simmons G 5-9 Jr. Cibolo, Texas/Byron P. Steele H.S. seccredentials. Applications for single- 11 Cierra Burdick F 6-2 So. Charlotte, N.C./Butler H.S. game credentials should be submitted fi ve 12 Bashaara Graves F/C 6-2 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn./Clarksville H.S. days prior to a game. Once you receive your approval letter via email, you will be 13 Taber Spani G/F 6-1 Sr. Lee’s Summit, Mo./Home Schooled/Metro Academy provided options for credential pick-up. 14 Andraya Carter PG/G 5-9 Fr. Flowery Branch, Ga./Buford H.S. 20 Isabelle Harrison C 6-3 So. Nashville, Tenn./Hillsboro H.S. PHOTOGRAPHER CREDENTIALS 21 Nia Moore C 6-3 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Bolingbrook H.S. Credentials will be issued only to accredited photographers or those individuals on special assignment. During regular season games, work area includes COACHING STAFF the fl oor area at both ends of the court Head Coach Holly Warlick and alongside the corners of the playing Record at Tennessee (Years) 15-3 fl oor opposite the team benches. Special Overall Record Same arrangements for strobes or catwalk access must be made through the Media Head Coach Emeritus Pat Summitt Relations and Arena Management Offi ces Assistant Coach Kyra Elzy no later than one week in advance of the game. UT’s arena security policy requires Assistant Coach Jolette Law that all photographers placing strobes Assistant Coach Dean Lockwood will go through a screening process and Director of Basketball Operations Michael Beaumont must be accompanied by a UT police Assistant to the Head Coach Janet McGee offi cer or representative when placing Graduate Assistant Josh Baney strobes. Video Coordinator Michael Fahey MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Location: Brenda Lawson Center Addi- tion, Ground Level PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Phone: (865) 974-1212 Andraya Carter on-DRAY-uh Fax: (865) 974-9496 Bashaara Graves buh-SHAR-uh Mailing Address: P.O.