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EIGHT-TIME NCAA CHAMPS 1987 1989 1991 1996 1997 1998 2007 2008 33 COMBINED SEC REGULAR SEASON & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS » 18 NCAA FINAL FOURS » 21 WBCA ALL-AMERICANS » 15 WNBA 1ST-ROUND PICKS #6/6 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS vs. 2013-14 » SCHEDULE & RECORD ALABAMA OR LSU OVERALL RECORD: 24-5 MARCH 7, 2014 » THE ARENA AT GWINNETT CENTER » DULUTH, GA. SEC 13-3 GAME 30 SET-UP NON-CONFERENCE 11-2 POSSIBLE OPPONENTS No. #6/6 Tennessee (24-5/13-3 SEC), HOME 13-3 seeded second, opens play in the 2014 SEC AWAY 9-2 TENNESSEE ALA./LSU Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday NEUTRAL 2-0 vs THE RECORD at 6 p.m. ET at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Ga. THE SCHEDULE The Lady Vols will face the winner of Thursday evening’s game between No. 7 DATE OPPONENT (TV/WEB) TIME/RESULT seed Alabama (14-15/7-9 SEC) and No. 10 NOV. 4 CARSON-NEWMAN ^ (UTSports.com) W, 115-31 Nov. 8 at #RV/RV Middle Tenn. (MyTV30/MT) W, 67-57 LSU (18-11/7-9 SEC) in the quarterfi nal round. Nov. 11 at #12/11 North Carolina (ESPN2) W, 81-65 The game will be televised on Sport- Nov. 14 #RV/NR CHATTANOOGA (UTSports.com) W, 80-56 South, with Dave Baker and Nell Fortner call- NOV. 17 #RV/RV GA. TECH (FSSO/FSTN/MyVLT) W, 87-76 THE BASICS ing the action, and the game will be streamed NOV. 24 OAKLAND (UTSports.com) W, 84-50 on ESPN3. Nov. 28-29 Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) 2013-14 RECORD ALABAMA Nov. 28 vs. Virginia W, 76-67 The winner of Friday’s UT vs. UA/LSU Nov. 29 vs. #NR/RV SMU W, 87-47 24-5/13-3 SEC 2013-14 RECORD contest advances to the semifi nal round and #4/4 DEC. 8 #RV/RV TEXAS (FSSO/FSTN/MyVLT) W, 75-61 Preseason Rank: 14-15/7-9 SEC will play at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU vs. an un- DEC. 14 TROY (SPSO/MyVLT) W, 103-64 2012-13 Record: 27-8 vs. DEC. 17 TENNESSEE STATE (UTSports.com) W, 94-43 Conf. Rec./Finish: 14-2/1st determined opponent. Tennessee enters the SEC Tournament Dec. 21 at #6/5 Stanford (Pac-12 Networks) L, 70-76 Starters Back/Lost: 3/2 LSU DEC. 29 LIPSCOMB (UTSports.com) W, 110-42 Letterwinners Back/Lost: 7/3 2013-14 RECORD playing its best basketball of the season, hav- JAN. 2 #16/16 LSU * (CSS) L, 77-80 Newcomers: 3 18-11/7-9 SEC ing won four straight and 10 of its last 11. Jan. 5 at #19/18 Georgia * (SPSO) W, 85-70 The Lady Vols ascended from #10/9 to JAN. 9 OLE MISS * (CSS) W, 94-70 #6/6 in the rankings this week after closing Jan. 12 at #RV/RV Vanderbilt * (ESPN) L, 63-74 STATISTICAL LEADERS (UT VS. ALA.) out the regular season at home with a 73-61 Jan. 16 at Mississippi State * (CSS) W, 67-63 JAN. 20 #2/2 NOTRE DAME (ESPN2) L, 70-86 victory over SEC champion and (then) #4/4 JAN. 23 FLORIDA * (SPSO) W, 89-69 SCORING SCORING South Carolina. Jan. 26 at #17/15 Texas A&M * (ESPN2) W, 76-55 #10 Meighan Simmons #12 Shafontaye Myers (16.2 ppg) (14.3 ppg.) Tennessee defeated Alabama in Tusca- JAN. 30 ARKANSAS * (SPSO) W, 70-60 loosa during the teams’ only meeting this Feb. 2 at Alabama * (ESPNU) W, 64-54 REBOUNDING REBOUNDING Feb. 6 at Ole Miss * (CSS) W, 77-65 #20 Isabelle Harrison #20 Ashley Williams season, 64-54, on Feb. 2. (6.5 ppg.) FEB. 10 #18/19 VANDERBILT * (ESPN2) W, 81-53 (9.3 rpg.) The Crimson Tide enters Thursday’s FEB. 16 #18/18 KENTUCKY * (ESPN) L, 71-75 ASSISTS ASSISTS game vs. LSU having won three of its past FEB. 20 AUBURN * (CSS) W, 93-63 #5 Ariel Massengale #00 Daisha Williams Feb. 23 at Missouri * (SEC TV) W, 56-50 (5.8 apg.) (4.3 apg.) four games, including a 78-60 home win over the Lady Tigers on Sunday. Feb. 27 at #RV/23 LSU * (CSS) W, 72-67 STEALS STEALS UT split the season series with LSU, drop- MAR. 2 #4/5 SOUTH CAROLINA * (ESPNU) 73-61 #14 Andraya Carter #00 Daisha Williams MAR. 7 vs. Ala./LSU - SEC Quarterfi nals (SPSO) 6:00 p.m. (1.6 spg.) (1.8 apg.) ping its SEC opener to the Lady Tigers in MAR. 22 NCAA FIRST ROUND 4:00 OR 6:30 P.M. BLOCKS BLOCKS Knoxville, 80-77, on Jan. 2 and holding off MAR. 24 NCAA SECOND ROUND 9:00 P.M. #21 Mercedes Russell #13 Nikki Hegstetter the Lady Tigers, 72-67, in Baton Rouge on Mar. 29-Apr. 1 NCAA Regionals (TBA) TBA (1.2 bpg.) (0.8 bpg.) Feb. 27. Apr. 6 & 8 NCAA Final Four (TBA) TBA LSU enters the SEC Tournament on a six- ^ Exhibition Game, * SEC Game, All Times Eastern STATISTICAL LEADERS (UT VS. LSU) game losing streak and has dropped seven of its last eight. SCORING SCORING #10 Meighan Simmons #55 Theresa Plaisance UT’S SEC TOURNEY HISTORY (16.2 ppg) (15.6 ppg.) Tennessee enters the 2014 tournament REBOUNDING REBOUNDING with a 70-18 (.795) all-time record and 16 #20 Isabelle Harrison #55 Theresa Plaisance ON THE AIR (9.3 rpg.) (7.6 ppg.) titles in the previous 34 years of the event. UT has fi nished second fi ve other times. ASSISTS ASSISTS TELEVISION #5 Ariel Massengale #5 Jeanne Kenney The Big Orange women are 15-2 in SEC (5.8 apg.) (3.4 apg.) Tournament play since 2007-08, winning SportSouth STEALS STEALS three of the past four trophies and four of Dave Baker (play-by-play) #14 Andraya Carter #11 Raigyne Moncrief the past six. Nell Fortner (color analyst) (1.6 spg.) (1.9 apg.) Tennessee has fi nished second in the SEC BLOCKS BLOCKS #21 Mercedes Russell #55 Theresa Plaisance regular-season race eight times and on all (1.2 bpg.) (1.4 bpg.) eight occasions has bounced back to win the SEC Tournament championship. ONLINE ESPN3 INSIDE THE SERIES (ALA. & LSU) Of the 17 regular-season titles Tennessee has won, they followed those up eight times Dave Baker (play-by-play) VS. ALABAMA VS. LSU with tourney championships. Nell Fortner (color analyst) Overall: UT, 47-2 Overall: Tenn., 45-13 There have been 14 regular-season/tour- Home: UT, 20-0 Home: Tenn., 19-3 nament sweeps in SEC history, and Tennes- Away: UT, 18-0 Away: Tenn., 15-6 see has eight of those. RADIO UT, 9-2 Tenn., 11-4 Neutral: Neutral: Lady Vol Network Postseason: 10-1 Postseason: Tenn., 12-4 Since 2000, there have been only three Overtime: N/A Overtime: 1-1 regular-season/tournament sweeps, and UT Mickey Dearstone (play-by-play) Streak: UT, 40 in a row Streak: UT, 1 game has all three of those. 2012-13 LADY VOL BASKETBALL » UTSPORTS.COM » @LADYVOL_HOOPS MEDIA INFORMATION COVERING PRACTICE Please contact Eric Trainer at the Media Relations Offi ce at least a week in advance to arrange player or coach feature interviews. If you plan to cover a scheduled open practice session, please contact UT Media Relations Offi ce 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 UT Media Relations Offi ce. Generally, the best time to conduct an interview is during a designated day with an open portion FRONT ROW (L-R): Jordan Reynolds, Andraya Carter, Ariel Massengale, Meighan Simmons. of practice and pre-practice media BACK ROW (L-R): Bashaara Graves, Cierra Burdick, Isabelle Harrison, Mercedes Russell, Nia Moore, Jasmine Jones. opportunity. The UT Media Relations Offi ce will help with all requests. TENNESSEE ROSTER MEDIA CREDENTIALS No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown/Previous School Media outlets interested in obtaining 0 Jordan Reynolds 5-11 G FR Portland, Ore./Central Catholic H.S. credentials to cover Lady Vol basketball home games must apply for those online 1 Nia Moore 6-3 C SO Chicago, Ill./Bolingbrook H.S. via Sports Systems. To apply, please 2 Jasmine Jones 6-2 F SO Madison, Ala./Bob Jones H.S. visit: http://www.sportssystems.com/ 4 Jannah Tucker 6-0 G FR Baltimore, Md./New Town H.S. seccredentials. Applications for single- 5 Ariel Massengale 5-7 PG JR Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook H.S. game credentials should be submitted fi ve 10 Meighan Simmons 5-9 G SR Cibolo, Texas/Byron P. Steele H.S. days prior to a game. Once you receive 11 Cierra Burdick 6-2 F JR Charlotte, N.C./Butler H.S. your approval letter via email, you will be provided options for credential pick-up. 12 Bashaara Graves 6-2 F SO Clarksville, Tenn./Clarksville H.S. 14 Andraya Carter 5-9 G R-FR Flowery Branch, Ga./Buford H.S. PHOTOGRAPHER CREDENTIALS 20 Isabelle Harrison 6-3 C JR Nashville, Tenn./Hillsboro H.S. Credentials will be issued only to 21 Mercedes Russell 6-6 C FR Springfi eld, Ore./Springfi eld H.S. 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 fl oor opposite the team benches. Special Record at Tennessee (Years) 51-13 (2nd) arrangements for strobes or catwalk Overall Record 51-13 (2nd) access must be made through the UT Media Relations and Arena Management Assistant Coach Kyra Elzy Offi ces no later than one week in advance Assistant Coach Jolette Law of the game.