7/7 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS (10-0) Vs.LONG BEACH STATE 49ERS
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EIGHT-TIME NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: 1987 » 1989 » 1991 » 1996 » 1997 » 1998 » 2007 » 2008 LADY VOLS BASKETBALL 35 COMBINED SEC REGULAR SEASON & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS » 18 NCAA FINAL FOURS » 21 WBCA ALL-AMERICANS » 16 WNBA 1ST-ROUND PICKS #7/7 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS (10-0) 2017-18 » SCHEDULE & RECORD vs. LONG BEACH STATE 49ERS (2-7) OVERALL RECORD: 10-0 DEC. 17, 2017 » WALTER PYRAMID » LONG BEACH, CALIF. » 2:00 P.M. PT (5 ET) SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 10-0 GAME 11 HOME 7-0 AWAY 0-0 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS LONG BEACH STATE 49ERS vs THE RECORD NEUTRAL 3-0 QUICK COMPARISON 88.7 ppg Points Per Game 61.6 ppg THE SCHEDULE 61.1 ppg Points Allowed Per Game 71.6 ppg DATE OPPONENT (TV/ONLINE) TIME/RESULT 50.2 rpg Rebounding Per Game 35.0 rpg N7 Carson-Newman [Exhib.] (SECN+) W, 121-76 N12 ETSU (SECN+) W, 87-49 37.5 rpg Rebounding Defense 40.9 rpg N15 James Madison (SECN+) W, 89-60 .489 Field Goal Pct. .373 N20 Wichita State (SECN+) W, 68-56 .333 Field Goal Pct. Defense .429 N23 vs. #20/20 Marquette% (CBS College Sports Live) W, 101-99 OT UTSPORTS.COM LONGBEACHSTATE.COM N24 vs. Oklahoma State% (CBS College Sports Live) W, 79-69 N25 vs. South Dakota% (CBS College Sports Live) W, 69-49 N30 Central Arkansas (SECN+) W, 77-34 TENNESSEE QUICK FACTS LONG BEACH QUICK FACTS D3 Alabama State (SECN+) W, 104-51 Head Coach: Holly Warlick Head Coach: Jeff Cammon D6 Troy (SECN+) W, 131-69 Record at Tennessee: 138-46 / 6th year Record at School: 2-7 / 1st year D10 #2/4 Texas (ESPN2) W, 82-75 Overall Record: 138-46 / 6th year Overall Record: 2-7 / 1st year D17 at Long Beach State (Beach Vision) 5:00 p.m. D21 at #18/17 Stanford (Pac-12 Networks) 9:00 p.m. Points Leader: Jaime Nared (17.6 ppg) Points Leader: Shanaijah Davison (14.6 ppg) D31 at Kentucky* @ Rupp Arena (SEC Network) Noon Rebounds Leader: Jaime Nared (9.3 rpg) Rebounds Leader: Cecily Wilson (6.7 rpg) J4 Auburn* (SECN+) 7:00 p.m. Assists Leader: Evina Westbrook (4.9 apg) Assists Leaders: Ma'Qhi Berry (2.9 apg) J7 Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) Noon J11 at Texas A&M* (SEC Network) 7:00 p.m. J14 at South Carolina* (ESPN2) 1:00 p.m. J18 at Notre Dame (ESPN) 7:00 p.m. QUICK NOTES J21 Mississippi State* (ESPN2) 3:00 p.m. J25 Ole Miss* (SECN+) 7:00 p.m. WORTH NOTING A WIN WOULD... INSIDE THE SERIES J28 at LSU* (SEC Network) 1:00 p.m. F1 Texas A&M* (SEC Network) 6:30 p.m. Tennessee has won the Give the Lady Vols their Overall: 3-3 F4 at Vanderbilt* (ESPNU) 2:00 p.m. rebounding battle in all 10 first 11-0 start since the F8 at Arkansas* (SECN+) 8:00 p.m. Home: Tenn., 1-0 F11 Georgia* (SEC Network) 3:00 p.m. games thus far, with a mar- 2005-06 season, when UT F15 Alabama* (SEC Network) 6:30 p.m. gin of 12.7 per contest. won its first 18 games. Away: LBSU, 2-0 F18 at Missouri* (ESPNU/ESPN2) 2:00/5:00 p.m. Rennia Davis leads all fresh- Improve Holly Warlick’s Neutral: Tenn., 2-1 F22 at Florida* (SECN+) 7:00 p.m. F25 South Carolina* (ESPNU/ESPN2) Noon/4:00 p.m. men nationally with four overall record in six seasons NCAA Tourn.: Tenn., 2-0 double-doubles. as head coach to 139-46. F28-M4 SEC Tournament (SEC Network/ESPNU/ESPN2) TBD Overtime: N/A M16-19 NCAA First/Second Rounds (TBD) TBD Mercedes Russell ranks Raise Tennessee’s record in M23-26 NCAA Regionals (TBD) TBD fourth nationally in field non-conference games to Streak: LBSU, 3 games M30-A1 NCAA Final Four (TBD) TBD goal percentage (67.0). 79-20 under Warlick. Last Meeting: On Dec. 19, UT has hit 100 points three Lift Tennessee’s all-time 1989, #8/8 LBSU defeated Schedule Key times, the most in a season record to 1,330-312 since #4/4 UT, 62-58 in Long - SECN+ games are online broadcasts and are available since 2010-11 (3). 1902-03. only on WatchESPN via computers, smartphones and Beach, Calif. tablets. ^ Denotes all of the games included in the ESPN pack- age (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) and the SEC Network will LAST GAME'S STARTERS be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the Tennessee Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other WatchESPN app. F 31 Jaime Nared 6-2 Sr. Portland, Ore. 17.6 9.3 78% FT % Cancun Challenge F 0 Rennia Davis 6-2 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. 12.8 8.2 51% FG * Southeastern Conference Game C 21 Mercedes Russell 6-6 R-Sr. Springfield, Ore. 17.2 8.6 67% FG # SEC Tournament at Nashville, Tenn. G 10 Meme Jackson 5-11 Jr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 8.5 4.3 40% 3FG ! NCAA Tournament G 2 Evina Westbrook 6-0 Fr. Salem, Ore. 8.0 2.7 4.9 APG All Times Eastern Long Beach State Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other C 54 Emma Merriweather 6-5 Fr. Buena Park, Calif. 8.6 6.4 45% FG Are you viewing these game notes on a wifi- enabled mobile device? If so, click on any G 0 Ma'Qhi Berry 5-8 Fr. Irving, Texas 8.9 3.0 52% FG game’s opponent above to view the video G 5 Mason VanHouten 5-8 Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. 3.1 1.5 43% FG highlights from that contest. G 21 Shanaijah Davison 5-8 Fr. Woodland, Calif. 14.6 3.0 71% FG G 23 Cecily Wilson 5-8 Sr. Gilbert, Ariz. 7.1 6.7 2.3 SPG EXPERIENCE THE ACTION ONLINE BROADCAST RADIO ONLINE/MOBILE TICKETS/FAN Beach Vision Lady Vol Network UTsports.com ENGAGEMENT Jay Holloway (PxP) Mickey Dearstone (PxP) Free audio stream only ALLVOLS.com (Audio from LBSU Radio Broadcast) WatchESPN.com 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) Free video stream to regis- tered cable subscribers 2017-18 LADY VOLS BASKETBALL | UTSPORTS.COM | @LADYVOL_HOOPS LADY VOLS BASKETBALL INSIDE TENNESSEE QUICK FACTS THE BASICS Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Founded: 1794 Conference: Southeastern Enrollment: 28,321 Colors: Orange & White Nickname: Lady Volunteers Mascot: Smokey Band: Pride of the Southland University President: Dr. Joe DiPietro Knoxville Chancellor: Dr. Beverly J. Davenport Faculty Representative: Dr. Donald Bruce Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics: John Currie Senior Woman Administrator: Donna Thomas Athletic Department Phone: 865-974-1220 Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) COURT FACTS Thompson-Boling Arena / The Summitt Capacity: 21,678 Record in Arena: 435-35 (.926), 31st season Front Row (L-R): Anastasia Hayes, Kortney Dunbar, Jaime Nared, Meme Jackson. Largest Crowd: 24,653 vs. Connecticut (1/7/06) Back Row(L-R): Evina Westbrook, Rennia Davis, Cheridene Green, Mercedes Russell, Kasiyahna Kushkituah, Kamera Harris. 2017-18 ROSTER & CLASSROOM NOTES No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown | Previous School(s) MEDIA INFORMATION 0 Rennia Davis 6-2 G/F FR Jacksonville, Fla. | Ribault H.S. Note: Majoring in business administration...Interested in owning a restaurant some day...Earned associate's degree while in H.S. CREDENTIALS 1 Anastasia Hayes 5-7 G FR Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Riverdale H.S. Outlets interested in obtaining credentials to cover Tennessee basketball home games must apply for Note: Majoring in pre-dentistry...Interested in becoming an orthodontist. credentials via Sports Systems. 2 Evina Westbrook 6-0 G FR Salem, Ore. | South Salem H.S. Note: Majoring in communication studies...Interested in a career in sports broadcasting or with a major sports apparel/shoe company. Link: www.sportssystems.com/clients/seccredentials/ 5 Kamera Harris 6-3 C SO Hampton, Ga. | Dutchtown H.S. Applications for single-game credentials should Note: Majoring in recreation and sport management...Named to 2016-17 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll. be submitted at least one week in advance of the 10 Meme Jackson 5-11 G/F JR Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Blackman H.S. game(s) one plans to cover. Note: Majoring in communication studies. COVERING PRACTICE 11 Kasiyahna Kushkituah 6-4 C FR Atlanta, Ga. | St. Francis H.S. Only select Tennessee women’s basketball practices are open to the media. Contact women’s basketball Note: Majoring in business administration. SID Eric Trainer ([email protected]) for dates and 13 Kortney Dunbar 6-2 F SR Edwardsville, Ill. | Edwardsville H.S. times. If you would like to cover an upcoming open Note: Majoring in recreation and sport management...Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. practice session, please contact Trainer to learn the date of the next availability. 15 Cheridene Green 6-3 F R-JR London, Eng. | Beckenham Acad. 6th Form | ASA College Note: Majoring in communication studies WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCES 21 Mercedes Russell 6-6 C R-SR Springfield, Ore. | Springfield H.S. During SEC play, Holly Warlick will host weekly media press conferences in either the Ray and Lucy Hand Note: Earned degree in communication studies in May 2017...Is continuing undergraduate studies...Made SEC First-Year Academic Digital Studio or at the practice venue. Call the Media Honor Roll in 2013-14. Relations Office (865-974-8173) for information. 31 Jaime Nared 6-2 G/F SR Portland, Ore. | Westview H.S. PHOTOGRAPHER CREDENTIALS Note: Earned degree in communication studies in Aug. 2017...Is pursuing graduate studies in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Credentials will be issued only to accredited photog- Communications...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2014-15 and 2015-16.