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 #3/3 MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (19-0/5-0 SEC) 2017-18 » SCHEDULE & RECORD vs. #6/7 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS (16-2/4-1 SEC) OVERALL RECORD: 16-2 JAN. 21, 2018 » THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA » KNOXVILLE, TENN. » 3:02 P.M. ET SEC 4-1 NON-CONFERENCE 12-0 GAME 19 HOME 9-0 AWAY 4-2 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS vs THE RECORD NEUTRAL 3-0 QUICK COMPARISON 83.9 ppg Points Per Game 86.4 ppg THE SCHEDULE 64.3 ppg Points Allowed Per Game 56.3 ppg DATE OPPONENT (TV/ONLINE) TIME/RESULT 47.4 rpg Rebounding Per Game 39.7 rpg N7 Carson-Newman [Exhib.] (SECN+) W, 121-76 N12 ETSU (SECN+) W, 87-49 36.1 rpg Rebounding Defense 31.8 rpg N15 James Madison (SECN+) W, 89-60 .480 Field Goal Pct. .485 N20 Wichita State (SECN+) W, 68-56 .355 Field Goal Pct. Defense .386 N23 vs. #20/20 Marquette% (CBS College Sports Live) W, 101-99 OT UTSPORTS.COM HAILSTATE.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 MISSISSIPPI STATE QUICK FACTS D3 Alabama State (SECN+) W, 104-51 Head Coach: Holly Warlick Head Coach: Vic Schaefer D6 Troy (SECN+) W, 131-69 Record at Tennessee: 144-48 / 6th year Record at School: 143-51 / 6th year D10 #2/4 Texas (ESPN2) W, 82-75 Overall Record: 144-48 / 6th year Overall Record: 223-161 / 13th 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: Teaira McCowan (20.9 ppg) D31 at Kentucky* @ Rupp Arena (SEC Network) W, 63-49 Rebounds Leader: Mercedes Russell (8.7 rpg) Rebounds Leader: Teaira McCowan (12.9 rpg) J4 Auburn* (SECN+) W, 70-50 Assists Leader: Evina Westbrook (4.8 apg) Assists Leader: Morgan William (4.5 apg) J7 Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) W, 86-73. J11 at #17/16 Texas A&M* (SEC Network) L, 76-79 OT J14 at #9/8 South Carolina* (ESPN2) W, 86-70 J18 at #5/5 Notre Dame (ESPN) L, 70-84 QUICK NOTES J21 #3/3 Mississippi State* (ESPN2) 3:02 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 got out to a Improve Holly Warlick’s Tenn., 37-3 F4 at Vanderbilt* (ESPNU) 2:00 p.m. Overall: F8 at Arkansas* (SECN+) 8:00 p.m. 27-10 first quarter lead vs. overall record in six seasons Tenn., 16-1 Notre Dame, pushing UT's as the Lady Vols' head Home: F11 Georgia* (SEC Network) 3:00 p.m. Tenn., 17-1 F15 Alabama* (SEC Network) 6:30 p.m. opening stanza scoring coach to 145-48. Away: F18 at Missouri* (ESPNU/ESPN2) 2:00/5:00 p.m. edge to 410-236 this year. Give UT a 2-2 record to Neutral: Tenn., 4-1 F22 at Florida* (SECN+) 7:00 p.m. cap a difficult four-game Against No. 9/8 South Postseason: Tenn., 4-1 F25 South Carolina* (ESPNU/ESPN2) Noon/4:00 p.m. Carolina and No. 5/5 Notre stretch of ranked foes. F28-M4 SEC Tournament (SEC Network/ESPNU/ESPN2) TBD Dame, the Lady Vols shot Improve UT's record vs. Overtime: MSU, 1-0 M16-19 NCAA First/Second Rounds (TBD) TBD 56.4 and 56.9 percent in ranked teams to 5-2 this Streak: Tenn., 1 M23-26 NCAA Regionals (TBD) TBD back-to-back games. season, including 3-1 vs. M30-A1 NCAA Final Four (TBD) TBD Last Meeting: On Feb. 26, UT is shooting 49.1 percent those in the top 10. 2017, unranked Tennessee up- Schedule Key from the field and averaging Lift Tennessee’s all-time SECN+ games are online broadcasts and are available 88.2 points in home games set #3/2 Mississippi St., 82-64, - record to 1,336-314 since on senior day in Starkville. only on WatchESPN via computers, smartphones and this season. 1902-03. 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 8.4 83% FT % Cancun Challenge F 0 Rennia Davis 6-2 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. 11.1 7.6 49% FG * Southeastern Conference Game C 21 Mercedes Russell 6-6 R-Sr. Springfield, Ore. 16.9 8.7 64% FG # SEC Tournament at Nashville, Tenn. G 2 Evina Westbrook 6-0 Fr. Salem, Ore. 10.2 3.2 4.8 APG ! NCAA Tournament G 10 Meme Jackson 5-11 Jr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 8.1 4.4 40% 3FG All Times Eastern Mississippi State Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other C 15 Teaira McCowan 6-7 Jr. Brenham, Texas 20.9 12.9 65% FG Are you viewing these game notes on a wifi- enabled mobile device? If so, click on any G 35 Victoria Vivians 6-1 Sr. Carthage, Miss. 19.3 6.0 36 3FGs game’s opponent above to view the video G 11 Roshunda Johnson 5-7 R-Sr. Little Rock, Ark. 11.7 3.2 38 3FGs highlights from that contest. G 1 Blair Schaefer 5-7 Sr. Starkville, Miss. 9.0 1.9 46 3FGs G 2 Morgan William 5-5 Sr. Birmingham, Ala. 7.5 1.6 4.5 APG EXPERIENCE THE ACTION TV BROADCAST RADIO ONLINE/MOBILE TICKETS/FAN ESPN2 Lady Vol Network UTsports.com ENGAGEMENT Paul Sunderland (PxP) Mickey Dearstone (PxP) Free audio stream only ALLVOLS.com Kara Lawson (Analyst) 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: 437-35 (.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.