AUBURN TIGERS (10-3/1-0 SEC) Vs. #7/7 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS
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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 AUBURN TIGERS (10-3/1-0 SEC) vs. 2017-18 » SCHEDULE & RECORD #7/7 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS (13-0/1-0 SEC) OVERALL RECORD: 13-0 JAN. 4, 2018 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 7:02 P.M. ET SEC 1-0 NON-CONFERENCE 12-0 GAME 14 HOME 7-0 AWAY 3-0 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS AUBURN TIGERS vs THE RECORD NEUTRAL 3-0 QUICK COMPARISON 86.4 ppg Points Per Game 65.5 ppg THE SCHEDULE 60.9 ppg Points Allowed Per Game 51.5 ppg DATE OPPONENT (TV/ONLINE) TIME/RESULT 49.9 rpg Rebounding Per Game 36.2 rpg N7 Carson-Newman [Exhib.] (SECN+) W, 121-76 N12 ETSU (SECN+) W, 87-49 37.2 rpg Rebounding Defense 32.5 rpg N15 James Madison (SECN+) W, 89-60 .476 Field Goal Pct. .413 N20 Wichita State (SECN+) W, 68-56 .336 Field Goal Pct. Defense .372 N23 vs. #20/20 Marquette% (CBS College Sports Live) W, 101-99 OT UTSPORTS.COM UKATHLETICS.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 AUBURN QUICK FACTS D3 Alabama State (SECN+) W, 104-51 Head Coach: Holly Warlick Head Coach: Terri Williams-Flournoy D6 Troy (SECN+) W, 131-69 Record at Tennessee: 141-46 / 6th year Record at School: 98-79 / 6th year D10 #2/4 Texas (ESPN2) W, 82-75 Overall Record: 141-46 / 6th year Overall Record: 241-183 / 14th year D17 at Long Beach State (Beach Vision) W, 90-61 D21 at #18/24 Stanford (Pac-12 Networks) W, 83-71 Points Leader: Jaime Nared (17.4 ppg) Points Leader: Janiah McKay (16.0 ppg) D31 at Kentucky* @ Rupp Arena (SEC Network) W, 63-49 Rebounds Leader: Jaime Nared (9.0 rpg) Rebounds Leader: Unique Thompson (9.2 rpg) J4 Auburn* (SECN+) 7:02 p.m. Assists Leader: Evina Westbrook (4.6 apg) Assists Leader: Janiah McKay (5.0 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. Women's basketball brack- Give the Lady Vols their Tenn., 41-11 F4 at Vanderbilt* (ESPNU) 2:00 p.m. Overall: F8 at Arkansas* (SECN+) 8:00 p.m. etologist Charlie Creme first 14-0 start since the Home: Tenn., 20-2 F11 Georgia* (SEC Network) 3:00 p.m. has the Lady Vols listed as 2005-06 season, when UT F15 Alabama* (SEC Network) 6:30 p.m. a No. 2 seed in the Albany won its first 18 games. Away: Tenn., 13-5 F18 at Missouri* (ESPNU/ESPN2) 2:00/5:00 p.m. Region and slated to host Improve Holly Warlick’s Neutral: Tenn., 8-4 F22 at Florida* (SECN+) 7:00 p.m. No. 15 seed South Alabama, overall record in six seasons F25 South Carolina* (ESPNU/ESPN2) Noon/4:00 p.m. with No. 7 Arizona State as head coach to 142-46. Postseason: Tenn., 11-4 F28-M4 SEC Tournament (SEC Network/ESPNU/ESPN2) TBD M16-19 NCAA First/Second Rounds (TBD) TBD and No. 10 South Dakota Raise Tennessee’s record in Overtime: Tenn., 2-0 State being sent here too. M23-26 NCAA Regionals (TBD) TBD SEC games to 62-20 under Streak: Aub., 1 in a row M30-A1 NCAA Final Four (TBD) TBD Creme has UConn picked as Warlick. the No. 1 seed in Albany. Last Meeting: On Jan. 19, Schedule Key Lift Tennessee’s all-time 2017, Auburn defeated #NR/ Tennessee is listed at No. 11 record to 1,333-312 since - SECN+ games are online broadcasts and are available 1902-03. RV UT, 79-61, in Auburn. only on WatchESPN via computers, smartphones and in the NCAA RPI this week. 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. 17.4 9.0 81% FT % Cancun Challenge F 0 Rennia Davis 6-2 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. 11.8 8.4 48% FG * Southeastern Conference Game C 21 Mercedes Russell 6-6 R-Sr. Springfield, Ore. 16.4 8.7 64% FG # SEC Tournament at Nashville, Tenn. G 10 Meme Jackson 5-11 Jr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 8.3 4.3 43% 3FG ! NCAA Tournament G 2 Evina Westbrook 6-0 Fr. Salem, Ore. 9.8 2.9 4.6 APG All Times Eastern Auburn Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other F 15 Jazmine Jones 6-2 Sr. Winston-Salem, N.C. 6.2 3.7 52% FG Are you viewing these game notes on a wifi- enabled mobile device? If so, click on any F 20 Unique Thompson 6-3 Fr. Theodore, Ala. 11.3 9.2 47% FG game’s opponent above to view the video G 5 Emari Jones 5-10 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 5.4 3.6 30% 3FG highlights from that contest. G 14 Tiffany Lewis 5-8 R-Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn. 4.7 1.9 71% FT G 33 Janiah McKay 5-6 Jr. Gainesville, Fla. 16.0 3.4 5.0 APG EXPERIENCE THE ACTION TV BROADCAST RADIO ONLINE/MOBILE TICKETS/FAN SEC Network Lady Vol Network UTsports.com ENGAGEMENT Bob Kesling (PxP) Mickey Dearstone (PxP) Free audio stream only ALLVOLS.com Andraya Carter (Analyst) WatchESPN.com 1-800-332-VOLS (8657) Maddy Glab (Reporter) 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.