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LADY VOLS BASKETBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 18 NCAA FINAL FOURS | 8 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS | 35 COMBINED SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 21 WBCA ALL-AMERICANS | 47 WNBA PLAYERS | 14 OLYMPIANS | 12 WBHOF INDUCTEES GAME 30 THE MATCHUP 2018-19 SCHEDULE NO. 8 SEED TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NO. 9 SEED LSU LADY TIGERS vs 18-11 | 7-9 SEC 16-12 | 7-9 SEC RECORD 18-11 Head Coach: Holly Warlick Head Coach: Nikki Fargas SEC 7-9 Record at Tennessee: 171-65 (.725) / 7th year Record at LSU: 148-105 (.585) / 8th year NON-CONFERENCE 11-2 Career Record: 171-65 (.725) / 7th year Career Record: 221-131 (.628) / 11th year HOME 10-7 Last Game: W at Ole Miss, 81-56, on March 3 Last Game: L vs. Auburn, 46-56, on March 3 AWAY 6-4 NEUTRAL 2-0 LSU VS. TENNESSEE - MARCH 7, 2019 | 12:02 P.M. ET | BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA | GREENVILLE, S.C. DATE OPPONENT (TV/ONLINE) TIME/RESULT N5 Carson-Newman [Exhib.] (SECN+) W, 128-59 BROADCAST INFORMATION N11 Presbyterian (SECN+) W, 97-49 N14 UNC Asheville (SECN+) W, 73-46 TV/ONLINE | SEC NETWORK RADIO | LADY VOL NETWORK N18 Florida A&M (SECN+) W, 96-31 Courtney Lyle (PxP) Mickey Dearstone (PxP) JUNKANOO JAM (BIMINI, BAHAMAS) Tamika Catchings (Analyst) N22 vs. Clemson (FloHoops.com) W, 78-66 Steffi Sorensen (Sideline) SATELLITE RADIO | SIRIUS XM N24 vs. UAB (FloHoops.com) W, 73-69 (OT) MOBILE/ONLINE Sirius 138, XM 191, SiriusXM App 962 D2 @NR/RV Okla. St.--SEC/Big 12 Challenge (FS1) W, 76-63 D5 Stetson (SECN+) W, 65-55 UTsports.com - Free audio stream only D9 @#12/12 Texas (ESPN2) W, 88-82 UTSPORTS.COM LSUSPORTS.NET WatchESPN.com - Video for registered cable subscribers D18 #8/9 Stanford (SEC Network) L, 85-95 D21 East Tennessee State (SECN+) W, 80-61 D28 Murray State (SECN+) W, 98-77 PROBABLE STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) D30 Belmont (SECN+) W, 84-76 Tennessee Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other J3 @Auburn* (SECN+) W, 78-69 J6 Missouri* (ESPN2) L, 64-66 F 15 Cheridene Green 6-3 R-Sr. London, England 9.2 7.6 55% FG J10 #16/16 Kentucky* (SEC Network) L, 71-73 F 0 Rennia Davis 6-2 So. Jacksonville, Fla. 14.5 7.9 87% FT J13 @Georgia* (ESPN) L, 62-66 F 4 Mimi Collins 6-3 Fr. Waldorf, Md. 5.1 3.6 51% FG J17 @Alabama* (SEC Network) L, 65-86 G/F 10 Meme Jackson 5-11 Sr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 10.9 2.9 48 3FGs J21 Arkansas*--We Back Pat (SEC Network) L, 79-80 G 2 Evina Westbrook 6-0 So. Salem, Ore. 14.9 3.6 5.3 APG J24 #1/1 Notre Dame --We Back Pat (ESPN) L, 62-77 LSU Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other J27 LSU*--Live Pink, Bleed Orange (SEC Network) W, 74-65 J31 Florida* (SECN+) W, 67-50 F 5 Ayana Mitchell 6-2 Jr. Conyers, Ga. 13.4 10.5 56% FG F3 @Vanderbilt* (ESPN2) W, 82-65 C 15 Yasmine Bidikuindila 6-6 Jr. Montreal, Quebec, Canada 0.8 1.3 42% FG F10 @#6/6 Mississippi State* (ESPN) L, 63-91 G 1 Jailin Cherry 5-9 So. Pascagoula, Miss. 4.7 1.8 36% FG F14 Auburn* (SECN+) W, 73-62 G 2 Shanice Norton 5-8 Sr. London, England 7.1 3.8 83% FT F17 @RV/RV Missouri* (ESPN2) W, 62-60 G 3 Khayla Pointer 5-7 So. Kennesaw, Ga. 12.2 4.0 4.5 APG F21 @#21/22 Texas A&M* (SEC Network) L, 79-62 F24 #13/13 South Carolina* (ESPN2) L, 67-82 F28 Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) L, 69-76 M3 @OleMiss* (SECN+) W, 81-56 KEY STORYLINES SEC TOURNAMENT (GREENVILLE, S.C.) M7 LSU (SEC Network) 12:02 p.m. NCAA FIRST & SECOND ROUNDS (TBD) LADY VOL NOTABLES BIG ORANGE NUGGETS DID YOU KNOW? M22-25 TBD TBD NCAA REG. (ALBANY/CHICAGO/GREENSBORO/PORTLAND) • RELIABLE RENNIA: Rennia Davis is a • WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN: Tennessee • JORDY'S NAISMITH WATCH: Jordan M29-A1 TBD TBD consistent scorer, hitting double fig- has allowed only 61.0 ppg. in its seven Horston, the nation's No. 1 guard, No. NCAA FINAL FOUR (TAMPA, FLA.) ures a team-high 23 times, including SEC wins this season and is surren- 2 overall player and a 6-foot-1 Lady A5&7 TBD TBD the past 10 games. She's also solid dering 77.7 ppg. in its league losses. Vol signee, has been named one of on the boards, leading the team in UT is standing at +13.0 in rebounding five finalists for 2019 Naismith High Schedule Key rebounds on 14 occasions (2nd on the and shooting .763 at the free throw School Girls Player of the Year. She'll - SECN+ games are online broadcasts and are available team) and tallying a team-high eight line in conference victories while pos- play in the McDonald's All-America only on WatchESPN via computers, smartphones and double-doubles this season. sessing a +4.4 board edge and a .673 Game on March 27 in Atlanta. tablets. • DISHIN' & SWISHIN': Evina Westbrook free throw rate in SEC losses. • TAMARI IS AN ALL-STAR: Another ^ Denotes all of the games included in the ESPN package is tops in leading her team in scoring • STRONG ON THE BOARDS: UT has signee, 6-foot-5 Tamari Key, has been (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) and the SEC Network will be (12 times) and in assists (22 times). won the rebounding battle in 24 of named to play in the 2019 Carolinas available through WatchESPN, accessible online at She has tallied five or more dimes in 29 games, including 14 of 16 SEC con- Classic (N.C. vs. S.C.) All-Star Basket- WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the 18 games, including a total of nine in tests (MSU, VU). ball Game on March 23 in Wilming- WatchESPN app. * Southeastern Conference Game the win vs. Ole Miss on Sunday. • SO MUCH BETTER AT THE LINE: UT ton, N.C. • LONDON RISING: Cheridene Green has improved its free throw shooting • WINNINGEST PROGRAM: The Lady All Times Eastern has doubled her scoring and re- so much this year, hitting at a .675 Vol program has the most wins in bounding averages in all games from rate in the non-conference schedule NCAA history, standing at 1,362-331 4.1 and 3.7 last year to 9.2 ppg. and and warming up to a .717 percentage through the Ole Miss game. 7.6 rpg. this season. She's been even in league play. • IN ELITE COMPANY: Only three better in SEC games, producing 10.3 • THREE-POINT BARRAGE: Tennessee schools have reached the Elite Eight ppg. and 8.8 rpg. hit eight threes vs. Ole Miss, its first more than UT (three times) the past • STEPPING UP TO SCORE: UT has had game with six or more since Jan. 3 six years (UConn 6, N.D. 5, Baylor 4). five different players lead the team in at Auburn. Meme Jackson was a big • 100 PERCENT GRAD. RATE: Every scoring in five of its past six games. part of Sunday's long-range success, Lady Vol who has completed her el- Zaay Green, Evina Westbrook (twice), knocking down five on six shots for igibility at UT (136) has gotten a de- Rennia Davis, Cheridene Green and her biggest game since that Jan. 3 Au- gree and earned the right to sign the Meme Jackson have answered the call. burn contest. It ignited UT's offense. “Graduation Pole” in the locker room. 2018-19 LADY VOLS BASKETBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @LADYVOL_HOOPS LADY VOLS BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS THE BASICS Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Founded: 1794 Conference: Southeastern Enrollment: 28,894 Colors: Orange & White Nickname: Lady Volunteers Mascot: Smokey Band: Pride of the Southland Interim President: Randy Boyd Interim Chancellor: Wayne T. Davis Faculty Representative: Dr. Donald Bruce Director of Athletics: Phillip Fulmer Senior Woman Administrator: Donna Thomas WBB Administrator: Angie Boyd Keck Athletic Department Phone: 865-974-1220 Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) COURT FACTS THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA / THE SUMMITT Front Row (L-R): Rae Burrell, Zaay Green, Meme Jackson, Evina Westbrook, Jazmine Massengill. Current Capacity: 21,678 Lou Brown, Kamera Harris, Kasiyahna Kushkituah, Cheridene Green, Mimi Collins, Rennia Davis. Record in Arena: 452-45 (.909), 32nd season- Back Row(L-R): Largest Crowd: 24,653 vs. Connecticut (1/7/06) 2018-19 ROSTER & CLASSROOM NOTES No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown | Previous School(s) MEDIA INFORMATION 0 Rennia Davis 6-2 G/F SO Jacksonville, Fla. | Ribault H.S. Note: Majoring in hotel, restaurant and tourism management....Interested in owning a restaurant some day...Earned associate's CREDENTIALS degree from Florida State College while in high school. Outlets interested in obtaining credentials to 2 Evina Westbrook 6-0 G SO Salem, Ore. | South Salem H.S. cover Tennessee basketball home games must Note: Majoring in journalism and electronic media...Interested in a career in sports broadcasting or with a major sports apply for credentials via Sports Systems: apparel/shoe company. www.sportssystems.com/clients/seccredentials/ 4 Mimi Collins 6-3 F FR Waldorf, Md. | Paul VI Catholic H.S. (Fairfax, Va.) Note: Majoring in public relations. Applications for single-game credentials 5 Kamera Harris 6-3 C JR Hampton, Ga. | Dutchtown H.S. should be submitted at least one week in Note: Majoring in recreation and sport management with anticipated graduation in summer 2019...Named to 2016-17 SEC advance of the game(s) one plans to cover.