2020-21 Schedule
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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 | 48 WNBA PLAYERS | 14 OLYMPIANS | 12 WBHOF INDUCTEES GAME 18 THE MATCH-UP 2020-21 SCHEDULE #21/21 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS #2/3 SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS vs 12-5 | 6-3 SEC 17-2 | 12-0 SEC RECORD 12-5 Head Coach: Kellie Harper Head Coach: Dawn Staley SEC 6-3 Record at Tennessee: 33-15 / 2nd year Record at South Carolina: 322-100 / 13th year NON-CONFERENCE 6-2 Career Record: 318-223 / 17th year Career Record: 494-180 / 21st year HOME 9-2 Last Game: L at #6/5 Texas A&M, 80-70 (Feb. 14) Last Game: W vs. LSU, 66-59 (Feb. 14) AWAY 3-3 NEUTRAL 0-0 SOUTH CAROLINA at TENNESSEE | FEB. 18, 2021 | 7:02 P.M. ET | THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA | KNOXVILLE, TENN. DATE OPPONENT (TV/ONLINE) TIME/RESULT BROADCAST INFORMATION N27 Florida A&M Canceled N28 Western Kentucky (SECN+) W, 87-47 TV/ONLINE | SEC NETWORK RADIO | LADY VOL NETWORK D1 ETSU (SECN+) W, 67-50 Courtney Lyle (PxP) Mickey Dearstone (PxP) D6 @W. Virginia (ESPN+) (SEC/Big 12 Ch.) L, 73-79 (OT) Carolyn Peck (Analyst) Bobby Rader (Studio Host) D10 Furman (SECN+) 1W, 90-53 MOBILE/ONLINE D13 @#23/RV Texas (ESPN) Canceled D17 @#15/15 Indiana (Big Ten Network Plus) W, 66-58 UTsports.com - Free audio stream only UTSPORTS.COM WatchESPN.com - Video for registered cable subscribers GAMECOCKSONLINE.COM D20 Jackson State (SEC Network) Canceled D20 UNCG (SEC Network) W, 66-40 D28 Lipscomb (SEC Network) W, 77-52 STARTERS IN THE LAST GAME J7 #13/13 Arkansas* (SEC Network) W, 88-73 J10 @LSU* (SECN+) W, 64-63 Tennessee Name Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other J14 RV/RV Georgia* (SEC Network) L, 66-67 C 20 Tamari Key 6-5 So. Cary, N.C. 9.5 5.4 69% FG J17 RV/NR @Alabama* (SECN+) W, 82-56 F 11 Kasiyahna Kushkituah 6-4 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. 6.1 5.8 46% FG F 0 Rennia Davis 6-2 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. 15.1 8.6 79% FT J21 #3/5 UConn (ESPN) (We Back Pat) L, 61-67 G 12 Rae Burrell 6-1 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. 17.2 4.2 43% 3FG J24 @Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) Canceled G 25 Jordan Horston 6-2 So. Columbus, Ohio 8.1 4.1 4.2 APG J24 #12/12 Kentucky* (ESPN2) W, 70-53 South Carolina Name Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other J28 Ole Miss* (SECN+) W, 68-67 F 4 Aliyah Boston 6-5 So. St. Thomas, U.S.VI. 13.6 11.6 3.2 BPG J31 Florida* (ESPNU) W, 79-65 F 5 Victaria Saxton 6-2 Jr. Rome, Ga. 9.9 6.3 58% FG F11 @ #20/18 Kentucky* (SECN+) L, 56-71 G 1 Zia Cooke 5-9 So. Toledo, Ohio 15.7 2.8 41% 3FG F14 Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) Canceled G 3 Destanni Henderson 5-7 Jr. Ft. Myers, Fla. 12.0 5.2 5.5 APG G 12 Brea Beal 6-1 So. Rock Island, Ill. 8.5 4.9 46% FG F14 @ #6/5 Texas A&M* (ESPN) L, 70-80 F16 @Mississippi State* (ESPNU) Postponed F18 #2/3 South Carolina* (SEC Network) 7:02 p.m. F21 @ #22/23 Georgia* (SEC Network) Noon KEY STORYLINES F25 @Missouri* (SECN+) 7:00 p.m. CT F28 Auburn* (SEC Network) 2:00 p.m. LADY VOL NOTABLES BIG ORANGE NUGGETS DID YOU KNOW? SEC TOURNAMENT (GREENVILLE, S.C.) • STAR POWER: Rennia Davis (18.1) and • SHARP SHOOTERS: In nine SEC games, • WINNINGEST PROGRAM: The Lady M3-7 TBD (TBD) TBD Rae Burrell (17.7) provide UT one of the Tennessee is shooting 46.3 percent Vols have the most all-time wins by a SEC's two top-10 scoring tandems in from the field, which ranks second. women's basketball program in NCAA * - Denotes SEC game / - All games on league play. The other: Bama's Jasmine • LIMITING GOOD LOOKS: While the Lady Division I history, standing at 1,396-348 ESPN networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and Walker (20.0) and Jordan Lewis (17.6). Vols are No. 2 in shooting percentage through the Texas A&M game. SEC Network) are also available through the • RE DROPS A QUARTER: Rennia Davis vs. league foes, they also are the sec- • THE ONLY TEAM IN ALL 38: Tennessee ESPN App, which is accessible on computers, dropped a game-high 25 points on Tex- ond-toughest to shoot well against, is the only women's basketball program smartphones, tablets and connected devices as A&M on Sunday, marking her fourth surrendering only a 38.2 field goal per- to compete in all 38 NCAA Tourna- nationwide at no additional cost to fans who game of 20+ this season and the 17th of centage to opponents. ments since they were first established receive their high-speed Internet connection her career. That's seventh all-time at UT. • SHOOT AT YOUR OWN PERIL: Tennes- in 1982. or video subscription from an affiliated ser- • DON'T YOU DARE: Tamari Key has see ranks second in SEC play at 5.8 • 100 PERCENT GRAD. RATE: Every Lady vice provider. Institutions can produce for blocked 17 shots the past three games blocks per contest. The Lady Vols have Vol who has completed her eligibility SEC Network+ (SECN+) any conference and and ranks third for blocks averaged in swatted 28 shots (14 vs. UF, 11 vs. UK, 3 at UT (139) has gotten a degree and non-conference games that are not other- league games at 3.1. vs. A&M) the past three games. earned the right to sign the “Tradition wise televised. Those will be available on the • LOOK AT JORDY: Jordan Horston is • STRONG ON THE BOARDS: UT ranks Pole” in the locker room. ESPN app and SECSports.com. the only sophomore or freshman in the fifth nationally and second in the SEC • LADY VOLS IN THE WNBA: Tennessee league's top 15 for assists averaged in in rebound margin (+14.0). UT is second has had 48 players all-time reach the SEC games, ranking fourth at 4.6 apg. in league games in both off. rebs. per WNBA. In 2020, seven players were on • HOT SHOTS: Tamari Key (67.6), Rennia game (14.7) and def. boards (29.6). rosters inside the "Wubble" in Braden- Davis (51.8) and Rae Burrell (46.6) rank • UNSELFISH BASKETBALL: The Lady ton, Fla., including Cierra Burdick (L.V.), first, sixth and 10th in field goal pct. Vols rank first in league play with 15.3 Diamond DeShields (Chi.), Isabelle in league games, making UT the only assists per game and are third in assist/ Harrison (Dal.), Glory Johnson (Atl.), school with three in the top 10. turnover ratio at 1.0. Candace Parker (L.A.), Mercedes Rus- • BULLIES ON THE BOARDS: Davis (9th, • PAINT PRODUCTIVITY: Tennessee sell (Sea.) and Shekinna Stricklen (Atl.). 9.0) and Kasi Kushkituah (14th, 7.4) outscores opponents by an average of Russell picked up her second title in make UT one of three schools with two 39.9-22.1 in the paint, winning that bat- three seasons with the Storm, as Seat- top-15 rebounders in SEC games. tle in 15 of 17 contests this season. tle beat Las Vegas for the crown. 2020-21 LADY VOLS BASKETBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @LADYVOL_HOOPS LADY VOLS BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS THE BASICS Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Founded: 1794 Conference: Southeastern Enrollment: 29,460 Colors: Orange & White Nickname: Lady Volunteers Mascot: Smokey Band: Pride of the Southland President: Randy Boyd Chancellor: Dr. Donde Plowman Faculty Representative: Dr. Donald Bruce Vice Chancellor/Dir. of Athletics: Dr. Danny White Senior Woman 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): Jessie Rennie, Rennia Davis, Rae Burrell, Destiny Salary, Jordan Horston, Jordan Walker. Current Capacity: 21,678 Record in Arena: 474-50 (.905), 34th season Back Row(L-R): Keyen Green, Jaiden McCoy, Emily Saunders, Tamari Key, Kasiyahna Kushkituah, Marta Suárez, Tess Darby. Largest Crowd: 24,653 vs. Connecticut (1/7/06) 2020-21 ROSTER & CLASSROOM NOTES No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown | Previous School(s) MEDIA INFORMATION 0 Rennia Davis 6-2 G/F SR Jacksonville, Fla. | Ribault H.S. Note: Graduated with a degree in hotel, restaurant & tourism management with a minor in bus. admin. in spring 2020...Pursuing MEDIA CREDENTIALS a master's in agricultural leadership, education and communications...Two-Time SEC Academic Honor Roll member. 2 Destiny Salary 6-0 G FR Jonesboro, Ark. | Jonesboro H.S. Media outlets interested in obtaining credentials to cover Tennessee women’s Note: Majoring in communication studies. basketball home games must apply for 4 Jordan Walker 5-8 G R-JR Muskegon, Mich. | Mona Shores H.S. | Western Michigan credentials online via Sports Systems (the Note: Graduated from WMU in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in political science and a minor in communications...Pursuing same system used for Tennessee football a master's in business administration (MBA) at Tennessee with a concentration in entrepreneurship and innovation. credentialing and several SEC events). There will be no “full season” credentials 10 Jessie Rennie 5-8 G SO Bendigo, Australia | Bendigo Senior Secondary School issued this year, as attending media will be Note: Majoring in nutrition with a concentration in dietetics...Member of 2020 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.