TONIGHT S GAME REPORT. COACHES RECORDS: UT s Pat Summitt is (30 yrs) TCU's Jeff Mittie is (12 yrs)

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1 10 TONIGHT S GAME REPORT THE RANKINGS: UT is 5th in AP & USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA TCU is 19th AP & USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA RECENT RESULTS: #5 UT def. George Washington, #19 TCU def. North Texas, UPCOMING GAMES: Old Dominion at #5 UT, 3:00 p.m New Mexico State at #19 TCU COACHES RECORDS: UT s Pat Summitt is (30 yrs) TCU's Jeff Mittie is (12 yrs) UT vs. TCU: UT leads 2-0 In Knoxville: UT is 1-0 Away: UT is 1-0 Neutral: UT is 0-0 Overtime: UT is 0-0 Postseason: UT is 0-0 GAME 10: TENNESSEE vs. TCU LADY VOLS (8-1 OVERALL, 0-0 SEC) vs. LADY FROGS (10-1 OVERALL, 0-0 C-USA) Jan. 2, :00 P.M. CT Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 7,201 Ft. Worth, Texas LAST MEETING: in Knoxville #3 UT def. TCU, MEDIA COVERAGE RADIO WNOX-AM/FM and the 28-station Lady Vol Radio Network; utladyvols.com TELEVISION none LADY VOL MEDIA RELATIONS ASSOCIATE AD FOR MEDIA RELATIONS Basketball Contact: Debby Jennings OFFICE PHONE: (865) FAX: (865) djennings@utk.edu ASST. MEDIA RELATIONS BASKETBALL Asst. Basketball Contact: Rob Turner OFFICE PHONE: (865) FAX: (865) rturner5@utk.edu LADY VOL HOTLINE: (865) WEBSITE: utladyvols.com PROBABLE UT STARTERS 3- TASHA BUTTS, F, 5-11, Sr., 8.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg 43- SHYRA ELY, F, 6-2, Jr., 14.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg 33- ASHLEY ROBINSON, C, 6-5, Sr., 10.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.9 bpg 21- LOREE MOORE, G, 5-9, Jr., 8.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.2 apg 25- BRITTANY JACKSON, G-F, 6-0, Jr., 7.7 ppg, 1.8 rpg OFF THE BENCH 1- SIDNEY SPENCER, F-C, 6-3, Fr., 2.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg 4- LATOYA DAVIS, G-F, 6-0, Sr., 1.4 ppg, 1.3 rpg 5- SHANNA ZOLMAN, G, 5-10, So., 12.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg 13- DOMINIQUE REDDING, F, 6-1, Fr., 2.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg 34- COURTNEY McDANIEL, F, 6-1, Sr., 1.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg 50- TYE SHA FLUKER, C, 6-5, So., 5.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg TONIGHT S GAME The #5-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols (8-1) will be playing their third opponent this week traveling to the #19-ranked TCU Lady Frogs (10-1). TCU is off to the best start in school history. IN OUR LAST GAME Nationally ranked fifth, after suffering its first loss of the season, the Tennessee Lady Vols traveled to George Washington University and hung a loss on the Colonials on Dec. 30, A near-capacity crowd (4,327) saw a new UT line-up take the court as LaToya Davis and Brittany Jackson replaced Shanna Zolman and Tasha Butts in the starting five. Interestingly enough, Jackson (who replaced Butts as a starter) and Butts paced the Lady Vols in scoring chipping in 16 points each. Butts 16 point outburst tied her career high. The duo were the only UT players in doublefigures as junior forward Shyra Ely, UT s leading scorer, failed to post double-digit scoring for the first time this season and tallied just a single point in 22 minutes. Junior guard Loree Moore had the best all-around performance for the Lady Vols tossing in seven points, grabbing a teamhigh eight rebounds while snagging four steals. The game started slowly with the Lady Vols edging out to a five point, 14-9 lead with 12 minutes to play in the opening stanza. A couple of treys by Butts advanced UT s lead to 10 points, with four minutes to play before the half. At the break, UT led UT led comfortably in the second half and held a commanding lead with 10:23 to play after another Butts trey. On the night, UT shot just 42 percent but connected on 53 percent of threepointers (8-15) and hit 75 percent of its charity tosses. UT also outrebounded GWU, Ashley Robinson rejected three shots on the night. TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

2 SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE OPPONENT RESULT NOV. 9 WEST COAST ALL-STARS ATHLETES IN ACTION CHATTANOOGA #17 NOTRE DAME DEC. 7 #10/11 LOUISIANA TECH #25 RUTGERS at #6/5 Stanford (FOX) OT at DePaul OT at #13/15 Oklahoma (ESPN2) #5 TEXAS at George Washington JAN. 2 at #19 TCU 7 PM CT 4 OLD DOMINION 3 PM 8 ARKANSAS 7 PM 11 at Mississippi State 2 PM CT 15 at South Carolina 7 PM 18 ALABAMA 3 PM 22 #24/23 VANDERBILT (FOX) 7 PM 24 #4 Duke (ESPN2) 6 PM 29 at Kentucky (CSS) 7 PM FEB. 1 #21 AUBURN 3 PM 5 #1CONNECTICUT(ESPN2) 7 PM 8 SOUTH CAROLINA (CSS) 4:30 PM 12 at #12/11 Georgia (FOX) 7 PM 15 at #24/23 Vanderbilt (CSS) 4 PM CT 19 at Florida 7 PM 22 at Mississippi 2 PM CT 26 at Arkansas (CSS) 7 PM CT 29 #17/18 LSU (FOX) 3 PM MAR. 4-7 SEC Tournament Nashville, TN NCAA First Round NCAA Second Round NCAA REGIONALS (East-Hartford, CT; Mideast-Norfolk, VA; Midwest-Norman, OK; West-Seattle, WA) APRIL 4&6 FINAL FOUR New Orleans, LA LADY VOLS ON TV Twelve regular season games are slated for television this season. Upcoming game on TV: Vanderbilt. ON THIS DAY The Lady Vols have produced a 12-0 all-time record on Jan. 2. Tennessee is 7-0 at home, 3-0 on the road and 2-0 at neutral sites. Last time out on this day, UT defeated Rutgers, 58-51, at Madison Square Garden in LOOKING BACK Last year at this time, UT was 9-2, and had just defeated Notre Dame, in Indianapolis, Indiana , ALREADY Seems like it was just yesterday, well, Jan. 14, 2003, that we were celebrating Coach Pat Summitt s 800th collegiate victory. The win over GWU this season was victory number 829 for Summitt UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LADY VOL BASKETBALL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 1 SIDNEY SPENCER F-C 6-3 FR HOOVER, AL/HOOVER 3 TASHA BUTTS G 5-11 SR MILLEDGEVILLE, GA/BALDWIN CO. 4 LATOYA DAVIS F 6-0 SR FORSYTH, GA/MARY PERSONS 5 SHANNA ZOLMAN G 5-10 SO SYRACUSE, IN/WAWASSE 13 DOMINIQUE REDDING C-F 6-1 FR CLEARWATER, FL/CLEARWATER 21 LOREE MOORE G 5-9 JR LAKEWOOD, CA/NARBONNE 25 BRITTANY JACKSON G-F 6-0 JR CLEVELAND, TN/BRADLEY CENTRAL 33 ASHLEY ROBINSON C 6-5 SR GRAND PRAIRIE, TX/S.GRAND PRAIRIE 34 COURTNEY McDANIEL F 6-1 SR BRISTOL, TN/TENNESSEE 43 SHYRA ELY F 6-2 JR INDIANAPOLIS, IN/BEN DAVIS 50 TYE SHA FLUKER C 6-5 SO PASADENA, CA/JOHN MUIR HEAD COACH: PAT SUMMITT ( in 30 years) ASSISTANTS: HOLLY WARLICK, NIKKI CALDWELL, GREG BROWN DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: DANIELLE DONEHEW ADMINISTRATIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANTS: KATHY ALLEN AND DAVID HEAD LADY VOL WEEKLY GAMES, RECORD,POLLS WEEK OF/GAMES PLAYED RECORD AP/USA TODAY NOV. 3/WEST COAST ALL-STARS (EX.) 0-0 4TH /4TH NOV. 10/NO GAMES 0-0 4TH /4TH NOV. 17/ATHLETES IN ACTION (EX), CHATTANOOGA 1-0 3RD /3RD NOV. 24/#17/20 NOTRE DAME 2-0 3RD /3RD DEC. 1/#10/11 LOUISIANA TECH 3-0 3RD /3RD DEC. 8/#25 RUTGERS, #6/5 STANFORD 5-0 2ND /2ND DEC. 15/ DEPAUL, #13/16 OKLAHOMA 7-0 2ND /2ND DEC. 22/ #5 TEXAS 7-1 2ND /2ND DEC. 29/ GEORGE WASHINGTON, #19 TCU, ODU 8-1 5TH /5TH TENNESSEE LADY VOL LINE-UP COMBINATIONS During the season, Tennessee has used two starting lineups -- Game Record Line-up (F-F-C-G-G) Ely, Butts, Robinson, Zolman, Moore Ely, Davis, Robinson, Jackson, Moore WON-LOSS DIFFERENTIAL Wins: +31 (1), +24 (1), +20 (1), +16 (1), +14 (1), +10 (1), +7 (1), +4 (1) Losses: -10 (1) UT S OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER In all games, this is how Tennessee has shot from the field: 60%: none 50%FG: DePaul (.534), 40%FG: UTC (.476), LaTech (.457), Notre Dame (.439), GWU (.421), Rutgers (.418) 30%FG: Stanford (.397), Texas, (.394), Oklahoma (.377). DEEE FENSE In all games, this is how the opposition has shot from the field: 50%FG: Texas (.519), 40%FG: DePaul (.448), Stanford (.415), 30%FG: Notre Dame (.393), GWU (.392), LaTech (.343), Rutgers (.367), Oklahoma (.338), 20%FG: UTC (.292) BACK ON THE ROAD After a brief pit stop at home where the Lady Vols suffered their first loss of the season to #5- ranked Texas (60-70) on Dec. 28, the team is back on the road for a pair of games. On Tues. Dec. 30, UT defeated George Washington Univ., 65-51, and close-out the road swing at #19- ranked TCU on Jan. 2, SEC JUST A WEEK AWAY After a rough non-conference schedule to open the season including upcoming games at #19 TCU (Jan. 2) plus a home visit from Old Dominion on Jan. 4, the Lady Vols are now a week away from the gauntlet-like Southeastern Conference schedule. Tennessee takes on Arkansas in Knoxville on Jan. 8 and travels to Mississippi State for a Jan. 11 tilt in the first week of action. TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

3 UT- TCU All-Time Series Meetings UT leads 2-0 DATE SITE W/L SCORE Nov. 27, 2000 A W Feb. 11, 2003 H W TCU SERIES This marks the third meeting with TCU. The series was started to enable thensenior Tamika Catchings and thenrookie Ashley Robinson to play in front of the home folks. AVERAGE SCORE WITH TCU The average score of a UT-TCU game is 84.5 for UT and 66.5 for TCU. VERSUS THE C-USA Tennessee has taken on nine teams from Conference USA all-time and sports a 51-4 record. Only two teams have claimed victories over UT Cincinnati (three times) and Memphis (once). Tennessee traveled to C-USA member DePaul on Dec. 17, 2003, and came away with a OT victory. DePAUL IS FOR REAL The Lady Vols had their collective hands full on Dec. 17, 2003, when Tennessee met C-USA bully DePaul in Chicago, Ill. The Blue Demons led at the half and had led by as many as nine points, before the Lady Vols prevailed in overtime, C-USA AND SUMMITT TIED IN HISTORY TOGETHER Last season, Pat Summitt was in line for victory number 800 when Doug Bruno brought his C-USA DePaul team to Knoxville. UT recorded a win over #25 DePaul for Summitt s 800 th win. A gracious Bruno and his team posed for pictures with Summitt and her Lady Vols in celebration of the milestone victory. CAREER STATS VS. TCU Ashley Robinson leads the Lady Vols in career scoring average against TCU with 10.0 ppg. Next on the list is Shanna Zolman with 9.0 ppg. Robinson and Tasha Butts are the rebounding leaders with 6.0 rpg, Returning Lady Vol career statistics versus TCU can be found on p. 75 in the Tennessee media guide. GAME REPORT 10 TCU The #19-ranked TCU Lady Frogs (10-1) are off to the best start in school history. Their only loss came at the hands of then #25-ranked Rutgers, on Dec. 14. The Lady Vols also faced Rutgers the same week (on Dec. 11) and took a tough decision at home. TCU S PROBABLE STARTERS 3 Amy Pack, F, 6-0, Sr., 9.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg 34 Ashley Davis, F, 6-0, Fr., 7.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg 50 Sandora Irvin, C, 6-4, Jr., 15.6 ppg, 10.8 rpg 30 Ebony Shaw, G, 5-10, Sr., 10.2 ppg, 4.9 ppg 11 Natasha Lacy, G, 5-10, Fr., 5.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg LADY VOLS VS. HORNED FROGS STAT COMPARISON TENNESSEE TCU OVERALL RECORD SCORING SCORING DEFENSE POINT MARGIN REBOUNDS OPP. REBOUNDS REBOUND MARGIN FG% OPPONENT FG% THREE POINT FG% OPPONENT 3FG% FT% OPPONENT FT% BLOCKS AVERAGE STEALS AVERAGE TURNOVER AVERAGE OUR LAST MEETING WITH TCU An upset was brewing as the #3 Tennessee Lady Vols fought off a tough challenge from its last regular-season non-conference foe of the year, the TCU Lady Horned Frogs, in posting an victory on Feb. 11, 2003, at the Thompson-Boling Arena. With the win, UT moved its overall mark to 21-3 on the season.. The Lady Vols controlled the boards on this night 38-32, dished out 22 assists, including seven by senior Kara Lawson, and shot 45.2% from the field. Lawson led four Tennessee players in double figures with 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting, while Gwen Jackson posted 14 tallies and Tasha Butts and Courtney McDaniel each totaled 11 points. Butts tallied the second double-double of both the season and her career with an 11-point, 11-rebound, five-assist performance in 26 minutes of action. To open the contest, it looked like a Lady Vol rout in the making as a UT long-range assault behind two Lawson threes, a Loree Moore trey and a Butts triple boosted Tennessee to an early 14-2 lead with 16:19 to play in the opening half. However, TCU was here to play as a 12-2 run over the next 4:19 drew the Lady Frogs back to within UT extended the advantage back to seven points twice in the first half at following two McDaniel free throws, and at after a McDaniel lay-in, before a late 8-2 run drew TCU to within only one point at the break. To open the second frame, Gwen Jackson and Lawson, who each accounted for 12 second-half points, scored as UT took a lead with 18:08 remaining. The Lady Vol advantage grew to as many as eight before TCU cut the gap down to only three at That s when a key 7-0 Tennessee run behind two consecutive Lawson buckets extended UT s advantage to with 12:02 to play. The Lady Frogs wouldn t go away and managed to cut the deficit to only four at after a Candace Baldwin lay-in with 6:04 left. However, a 12-2 UT run, mostly from the free throw line, helped the Orange & White outlast the stubborn TCU squad, Tennessee forced 22 TCU turnovers, shot 51.6% from the field in the second half and won the game at the free throw line by hitting 24 free throws in 33 attempts, while TCU went 15-of-19. TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

4 THE TOP 25 POLLS ASSOCIATED PRESS (Dec. 29) 1. Connecticut 2. Texas Tech 3. Texas 4 Duke 5. TENNESSEE 6. Minnesota 7. Purdue 8. Louisiana Tech 9. Stanford 10. Penn State 11. Kansas State 12. Georgia 13. Colorado 14. North Carolina 15. Oklahoma 16. Virginia Tech 17. LSU 18. Ohio State 19. TCU 20. DePaul 21. Auburn 22. Boston College 23. Michigan State 24. Vanderbilt 25. Utah ESPN/USA TODAY/WBCA (Dec.29) 1. Connecticut 2. Texas Tech 3. Texas 4. Duke 5. TENNESSEE 6. Minnesota 7. Stanford 8. Purdue 9. Penn St. 10. Louisiana Tech 11. Georgia 12. Kansas State 13. Colorado 14. North Carolina 15. Virginia Tech 16. Oklahoma 17. Ohio State 18. LSU 19. TCU 20. Boston College 21. DePaul 22. Michigan State 23. Vanderbilt 24. Utah 25. Arizona AP POLL NOTES The Associated Press women s Top 25 basketball poll released on Jan. 1, 2001, marked the 400th appearance by the Lady Vols. Since the poll was started in 1976, UT has failed to appear in just 14 polls through the years. Currently, UT has been ranked in 326 consecutive polls and since the season and the Lady Vols have been in the top 10 for all but one poll. UT is the only team to have been ranked every year for the last 28 years of the poll. UT has appeared at least once per season over the poll's history. LAST TIME WE PLAYED AT TCU, WE SLEPT ON THE FLOOR IN THE MAUI AIRPORT CONCOURSE Rambling musings It was Nov. 25, 2000, and the Lady Vol travel party was ready to head back to the Mainland after a successful stint at the Maui Invitational. Tennessee had demolished Illinois, , earlier that afternoon. Junior center Michelle Snow had the women s basketball world buzzing after performing the first dunk in a televised game. Senior Tamika Catchings (Duncanville, Texas) and rookie Ashley Robinson (Grand Prairie, Texas) were anxious to board the American Airlines flight to Dallas, Texas. A game on Nov. 27 at TCU was next up and the Texas girls were looking forward to playing in front of family and friends. After a 16-hour delay leaving Maui and sleeping all over the concourse/floor, the weary Tennessee team finally arrived at the DFW Airport in the wee hours of Monday morning. Tickets for family and friends were hard to come by as the contest was sold-out in advance and tickets were tighter than a Final Four match-up between Tennessee and UConn. OUR ONLY MEETING AT TCU A road-weary #2 ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball team woke-up midway through the opening minutes of their game on Nov. 27, 2000, in a jam-packed Daniel-Meyer Coliseum in Ft. Worth, Texas, and downed the home standing Texas Christian University Horned Frogs, UT had arrived in town in the wee hours of Sunday night/monday morning after being stranded in the Maui airport overnight. TCU didn t care as they opened the game with a threepointer much to the delight of the 7,262 fans who set a new TCU attendance record bettering the old mark of 7,260 set in 1983 when the #1 Houston Cougar men s team came to town. The Frogs and Lady Vols traded baskets in the first 10 minutes of the game before TCU edged out to a lead with 8:58 to go. Fortunately, the Lady Vols got a wake-up call from sophomore April McDivitt. In a little over three minutes, McDivitt scored 11 points (including three treys) as UT forged a turnaround with 2:39 left in the opening stanza. UT led at the half but shot a dismal 39% from the field. In the second stanza, the homecoming queens Tamika Catchings and Ashley Robinson put on a show for the home folks. TCU cut the lead to eight (56-48 with 12:36 to go) but a flurry of buckets quickly gave UT an 18 point lead (66-48) with under 10 minutes to go. On the evening, four Lady Vols reached double-figure scoring led by McDivitt s 14 points off the bench. Also in extra digits were Catchings with 13 points, Robinson and Semeka Randall with 11 each. Catchings just missed a triple-double with nine rebounds and nine assists. The Lady Vols had their worst shooting night of the season connecting on just 38% of their field goal tries. UT outrebounded TCU AGAINST SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS--- Tennessee has taken on five teams all-time from the state of Texas and produced a overall record. Previously, Tennessee has faced Stephen F. Austin, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech. The Lady Vols have a 3-3 record all-time against SFA and faced them last in The two UT s in orange and white have battled to a record over the years with Tennessee holding the upper hand against the Lady Longhorns from Texas. The two schools met first in 1978 and have played every year since. Tennessee dropped another heartbreaker to Texas on Dec. 28, 2003, The Lady Vols have faced the Aggies from Texas A&M just once, back 1997 in the Northern Lights Invitational in Anchorage, Alaska. One of the more recent opponents from the state of Texas has been Texas Tech. UT has a 4-0 record over the Red Raiders and last met TTU on Mar. 27, 2000, to earn a trip to the NCAA Final Four. In the championship game of the NCAA Mideast Regionals, Tennessee turned Texas Tech back, 57-44, to earn the trip to Philadelphia, Pa. SUMMITT MAKES A STOP AT THE SMITHSONIAN Tennessee Head Coach Pat Summitt had a Tues., Dec. 30, 2003, morning meeting with Dr. Brent D. Glass, Director of the Smithsonian s National Museum of American History (Behring Center) in Washington, D.C. Summitt is being considered for a position on the Smithsonian s Board. HOME, SWEET, HOME? The Tennessee Lady Vols rarely lose at home. In fact, since moving to the Thompson-Boling Arena for the season, UT has lost two games in one season just four times. UT lost two games in TBA during the inaugural campaign, the season, the season, and the season. The 12 all-time losses at Thompson-Boling Arena have come at the hands of just six teams: Connecticut (2002, 2000, 1996), Louisiana Tech (1999, 1989), Georgia (1996, 1991), Texas (2003, 2002, 1987), Stanford (1996) and Auburn (1988). LADY VOLS STREAK STOPPED AT 24 IN A ROW In the loss against Texas on Dec.28, 2003, the Lady Vols were attempting to extend their home court winning streak to 25 games which would have tied for the fifth longest in Tennessee history. Ironically, UT s most recent win streak began after Texas defeated the Lady Vols on Feb. 12, However, on Dec. 28, the then-fifth-ranked Longhorns once again snapped the Lady TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

5 Vols homecourt winning streak at 24- games with a win. It marked UT s 12th all-time loss in Thompson-Boling Area with three of the defeats coming at the hands of Texas. OK SOLD-OUT, TOO The Tennessee vs. Oklahoma game became an official sell-out on Dec. 18 at 5 p.m. The 12,080 who showed up went into the record books as the largest crowd ever to gather for an OU women s basketball game, replacing the old record of 10,713 established during the season when the Sooners hosted Connecticut. It was also the largest crowd ever to witness a women s game in the State of Oklahoma. That distinction formerly belonged to the 2002 NCAA Tournament game in which OU hosted Villanova. Some 11,245 attended that game. BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK Tennessee s game at Stanford was a standing room sold-out crowd of 7,391 on Dec. 14. The Lady Vols followed that game with an advance sold-out, SRO crowd at DePaul of 3,500 and concluded the road swing with an advance sell-out at Oklahoma with 12,080. WHAT HONEYMOON? The Tennessee Lady Vols opened the home portion of the schedule taking on four consecutive teams in Thompson-Boling Arena. Chattanooga visited on Nov. 23 and was dealt an loss. Number 17-ranked Notre Dame arrived a week later and lost, 83-59, while #10/11 Louisiana Tech followed the following Sunday and lost Number 25-ranked Rutgers concluded UT s home stand honeymoon with a loss. The Lady Vols are concluded its first road swing of the season traveling to #6/5 Stanford (70-66 OT win), DePaul (96-89 OT win) and #13/15 Oklahoma (71-55 win). BACK-TO-BACK HEART ATTACKS Tennessee s back-to-back overtime wins over Stanford, 70-66, and DePaul, 96-89, on the current road trip have occurred before. Back-to-back OT wins that is --- In 1996, Tennessee recorded consecutive overtime wins on Feb. 15 at South Carolina, a OT victory and in the next game on Feb. 18, a OT triumph over Auburn in Knoxville. Tennessee has played in a total of 33 overtime games all-time and sports a record in extra stanza affairs. UT WAS DEMONIZED DePaul s stingy first half defense prevented Tennessee from gaining any kind of first half lead against the Blue Demons. Thusly, DU is the first team in the season to keep the Lady Vols out of the leaders column in the opening stanza. DO THE MATH Against Stanford on Dec. 14, Tennessee produced its worst field goal shooting game of the season (.397). Three nights later, against DePaul, the Lady Vols knocked in 54 percent of its shots the best field goal totals of the season. In the very next game against Oklahoma, UT recorded a new season low FG% of.377. BROKE THEIR WIN STREAK Tennessee broke DePaul s 18-game home court winning streak which was tied for fifthlongest currently. The Lady Vols had their 24-game home court winning streak broken by Texas. LADY VOLS HAVE DEALT FIRST LOSSES This season the Lady Vols have handed five teams their first defeat of the campaign: UT-C, La Tech, Stanford, DePaul and Oklahoma. WON YA OVER In the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls the weeks of Dec. 15 and Dec. 22, the Lady Vols snagged some first place votes away from top-ranked Connecticut. UT grabbed two first place votes in the AP poll and one in the Coaches poll after the win at Oklahoma. MORE FROM MOORE Junior point guard Loree Moore turned in the first double-double of her career with an 11- point and 10-rebound performance against DePaul on Dec. 17. Moore also added five assists and two steals in 35 minutes. DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS Besides Louisiana Tech, with 17 wins over UT, only three other teams have recorded double-digit victories against the Lady Vols during the Pat Summitt era of Lady Vol basketball. Georgia has claimed 13 wins in 44 meetings, Connecticut has registered 11 wins in 17 meetings, and Texas 10 wins in 25 meetings with the Lady Vols. HOW MANY TIMES HAS TENNESSEE GIVEN UP OVER 80 POINTS??? Fortunately, not too often. DePaul s 89 points tallied on Dec. 17, 2003, was the highest point total scored on the Tennessee Lady Vols since Mar. 1, UT and LSU were in a basket-for-basket shoot-out in the SEC Tournament semifinals as the Lady Vols won in overtime. Since 1999, the Lady Vols have been tagged for 80+ points by the opposition on just eight occasions (including DePaul). Connecticut leads the scoring fest with four games in the 80s, while DePaul, LSU, Florida and Xavier have turned in one 80+ game each. In these games, UT was 4-4 when the opposition scored 80+ points. Points Opponent Date UT W/L SCORE 89 DePaul W Connecticut W Connecticut L LSU L Connecticut L Connecticut W Xavier L Florida W 92-80) HIT A RANKED STRETCH Tennessee hit a stretch of games against ranked teams, as the Lady Vols took on seven ranked opponents over a grueling nine-game stretch. The line-up included: #17 Notre Dame (83-59 win), #10/11 Louisiana Tech (85-65 win), #25 Rutgers (59-49 win), #6/5 Stanford (70-66 OT win), at #13/15 Oklahoma (71-55 win), #5 Texas (60-70 loss), and at #19 TCU on Jan. 2. The only non-ranked teams were road games at always-dangerous and upsetminded DePaul (96-89 OT win) on Dec. 17 and George Washington on Dec. 30 (a win). The Blue Demons are now ranked #20 while the Colonials have received votes in the top 25 polls this season. LUGGAGE LIZARDS UT s continuous 10-day road swing Dec was the longest continental United States junket in Lady Vol history. It is two days longer than a Dec.-Jan trip. TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

6 McDANIEL GRADUATES Tennessee s December schedule was a little crazy as the Lady Vols wrappedup exams for the Fall semester. One Lady Vol grinning large was senior Courtney McDaniel who graduated on Dec. 14, ahead of her class by one semester. She begins work on her master s degree starting in January She missed commencement ceremonies due to the game at #6/5 Stanford as both activities tipped off at 3:00 p.m. ET. McDaniel became the seventh Lady Vol in the last decade to graduate ahead of her classmates and conclude her Lady Vol eligibility in grad school. ELY EARNS SEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Lady Vol junior forward Shyra Ely was named the SEC Player of the Week, Dec In the Lady Vols only game last week, Ely posted her first doubledouble of the season tossing in 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in the win over #10/11-ranked Louisiana Tech. Ely is listed on both the 2004 Wade Trophy and Wooden Award watch lists for 2004 Player of the Year honors. A-ROB ROCKS Lady Vol senior pivot Ashley Robinson has already recorded 26 blocked shots in eight games. The 6 5 center rejected a school-record eight shots versus Rutgers to move past Tamika Catchings (140 blocks) into third place on the career blocked shot list. Robinson has 156 career blocks to date. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, IT WILL BE 1000 Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt will coach in her 1000th career game when Vanderbilt visits Knoxville on Thurs. Jan. 22, LADY VOL STREAKS The last time the Lady Vols lost at home was against Texas, 60-70, on Dec. 28, since then, UT has not played at home. The last time UT lost on the road was on Jan. 4, 2003, at Connecticut, 62-63, since then the team has won 12 road games. The last time the Lady Vols lost on a neutral court was against Connecticut, 68-73, in the NCAA title game on April 8, Since then, UT has not played on a neutral court. 210 WINS IN OUR LAST 229 GAMES The Lady Vols have won an amazing 210 games in their last 229 basketball contests (.910) spanning seven seasons (starting with NCAA Tournament play in 1997). UT was 6-0 in the 1997 NCAA Tourney, ran the table with a 39-0 record in , turned in a 31-3 worksheet in , a 33-4 mark in , a 31-3 overall record in , 29-5 in , 33-5 in and 8-1 in UT S LAST LOSS TO AN UNRANKED TEAM? When is the last time Tennessee lost to an unranked team? That would have been to LSU on Mar. 2, 2002 at the SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee. LSU had been in and out of the Top 25 polls in late January and February. Prior to that, UT s last loss to an unranked team was five years previous (to the day) losing to Auburn on Mar. 2, 1997 at the SEC Tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn. UNTIL RECENTLY AND UCONN LAST SEASON, IT HAD BEEN AWHILE SINCE OT Before the Dec. 14, 2003 over time versus Stanford and the Dec. 17, 2003 OT versus DePaul, the Lady Vols had not been involved in an extra stanza game since the Jan. 4, 2003, overtime contest with Connecticut. Prior to that, the last time Tennessee was involved in an extra stanza game was during the season when the Lady Vols played a record four overtime affairs. IN OVERTIME The Lady Vols are all-time in overtime games. The most OT games in a season was , when the Lady Vols were 3-1 in overtime contests losing to Georgia, 94-93, and defeating Texas, 68-65, Vanderbilt, and LSU, Tennessee's 21 points in the extra stanza against Vanderbilt on Jan.19, 1997, was the most ever scored by the Lady Vols in a single overtime. NEED SOME VITAMINS Tennessee s first half point production of 18 points versus Stanford was the third lowest in school history. FIRST FOR Z Sophomore guard Shanna Zolman led the Lady Vols in scoring for the first time during her Lady Vol career with 18 points versus Stanford on Dec. 14, Five points were scored in the crucial overtime. MORE BRINGING IT FROM THE BENCH The Lady Vols have received key contributions off the bench this season, most notably, in the overtime victory over #6/5 Stanford on Dec. 14. Rookie Dominique Redding nailed a huge three-pointer with 5:50 to go in the game after Stanford had extended its lead to 11 points. Her trey started the Lady Vols final run in the contest. Senior LaToya Davis sealed the deal with a half court pick with 21 seconds left in regulation and converted the theft into a lay-up with 19 ticks left to tie the score at 56-all. TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

7 SEC STANDINGS (Overall won-lost record current 12/31) SCHOOL SEC W-L PCT. Vanderbilt Tennessee LSU Auburn Georgia Arkansas Florida South Carolina Alabama Kentucky Mississippi St Ole Miss SEC STATISTICS (12/31) SCORING OFFENSE 5.Tennessee 74.7 SCORING DEFENSE 7.Tennessee 61.8 SCORING MARGIN 5.Tennessee FREE THROW PERCENTAGES 8.Tennessee.679 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES 7.Tennessee.436 FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE 9.Tennessee POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 2.Tennessee POINT FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE 1.Tennessee.226 REBOUNDING OFFENSE 5.Tennessee 43.3 REBOUNDING DEFENSE 8.Tennessee 37.9 REBOUNDING MARGIN 5.Tennessee +5.4 BLOCKED SHOTS 4.Tennessee 4.4 ASSISTS 8.Tennessee 14.1 STEALS 9.Tennessee 8.9 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO 7. Tennessee 0.84 INDIVIDUAL SCORING 13.Shyra Ely 14.3 INDIVIDUAL REBOUNDING 14. Shyra Ely 7.5 INDIVIDUAL FIELD GOAL PCT No one INDIVIDUAL ASSISTS No one INDIVIDUAL FREE THROW PCT 1. Shanna Zolman.923 INDIVIDUAL STEALS 4.Loree Moore 2.89 INDIVIDUAL 3-POINT FG PCT 1. Shanna Zolman.485 INDIVIDUAL BLOCKED SHOTS 1.Ashley Robinson 2.8 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO No one TENNESSEE S SEC FINISHES THROUGH THE YEARS Year Regular Season/Finish Tournament First Lost in finals First Lost in semis First Lost in semis First (tie) SEC Champs First SEC Champs First SEC Champs Fifth Lost in semis First SEC Champs First Lost in finals First SEC Champs First Lost in quarters Second SEC Champs Third Lost in final First Lost in final Second SEC Champs Second SEC Champs Fourth Lost in semis Fifth Lost in quarters Third (E) SEC Champs Second (E) Lost in quarters First (E) Lost in semis no official standings Lost in final no official standings Lost in quarters no official standings SEC Champs 47 CONSECUTIVE SEC HOME WINS With the victory over Vanderbilt on , the Lady Vols have now won 47 consecutive SEC home games. The last SEC loss at home was to Georgia on Dec. 8, 1996, (OT). THIS IS AMAZING From , the Lady Vols claimed a total of six SEC regular season titles in 17 years. Since 1998, Tennessee has captured the last six consecutive SEC regular season crowns producing an amazing 80-3 record. UT s only league losses have been to Vandy, Georgia and LSU during this stretch. SEC LEAGUE PLAY UT owns a league best record of against all SEC teams dating back to AGAINST THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE Tennessee owns a record all-time record vs. 12 teams from the Southeastern Conference. The Lady Vols maintain a winning record against every team in the SEC. THE SEC REGULAR SEASON STORY UT s last SEC win at home: Vanderbilt, 91-71, UT s last SEC win away: Kentucky, 84-69, UT s last SEC loss at home: Georgia, OT, UT s last SEC loss away: Vanderbilt, 76-59, UT s SEC home record: 7-0 UT s SEC away record: 7-0 UT s current SEC home streak: won 47 UT s current SEC away streak: won 10 UT IS AMAZING AT HOME VERSUS THE SEC Since Tennessee began contesting games with Southeastern Conference opponents, the Lady Vols have produced a record in all games played at home. Only four SEC teams have ever managed a victory over the Lady Vols in Knoxville Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky and Ole Miss. Georgia has won three games on UT s turf while Auburn, Kentucky and Ole Miss have registered two wins each. Georgia is the only team to defeat UT at home in the 1990s the Lady Bulldogs turned the trick in 1991 and SIXTH TIME PITCHED A SHUT-OUT Tennessee s 14-0 slate during the 2003 season marked the sixth time that the Lady Vols pitched a shut-out to win the regular season SEC title. Previously, the Lady Vols were undefeated in 2001 (14-0), 1998 (14-0), 1995 (11-0), 1994 (11-0) and 1993 (11-0). TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

8 THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA 200 WINS IN THE BAG Tennessee recorded its 200 th win in Thompson-Boling Arena when the Lady Vols defeated the University of Southern California Women of Troy on Nov. 18, 2001, UT has now amassed a (.950) record since the Orange and White moved into the Thompson-Boling Arena to start the season 16-years ago. Along the way, the Lady Vols have produced eight flawless home records in (15-0), (14-0), (13-0), (15-0), (15-0), (16-0), (14-0), (15-0) and (16-0). UT also registered an NCAA record 69-game home court-winning streak from Feb. 1, 1991 thru Jan. 2, JUST 12 LOSSES The Tennessee Lady Vols rarely lose at home. In fact, since moving to the Thompson-Boling Arena for the season, UT has lost two games in one season just four times. UT lost two games in TBA during the inaugural campaign, , and the season. The 12 alltime losses at Thompson-Boling Arena have come at the hands of just six teams: Connecticut (2002, 2000, 1996), Louisiana Tech (1999, 1989), Georgia (1996, 1991), Texas (2003, 2002, 1987), Stanford (1996) and Auburn (1988). 181 OF 189 AT HOME UT has won 181 of their last 189 games in Thompson-Boling Arena dating back to UT s seven losses have been to Louisiana Tech, UConn (three times), Stanford, Texas (three times) and Georgia (OT). HOME SWEET HOME UT is (.912) at home since the season. Home losses (in the Summitt era) include: six in Alumni Gym from ; 18 in Stokely Athletics Center from ; and 12 in Thompson-Boling Arena since POINT GAMES Since 1974, the Lady Vols have gone over the century mark 69 times. Noteworthy: Tennessee went over 100 points in an NCAA playoff game for the first time ever in with the win over North Carolina A&T, The team hit triple digits in seven games leading the NCAA. ALL-TIME BEST WOMEN¹S BASKETBALL HOME COURT AND HOME CITY RECORDS UT AMONG LEADERS! (through season) Cities (Program) Record (%) Conference 1. Ruston, La. (Louisiana Tech) (94.3%) WAC 2. Knoxville, Tenn. (Tennessee) (91.6%) Southeastern 3. Missoula, Mt. (Montana) (90.2%) Big Sky 4. Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah) (89.2%) Mountain West 5. Austin, Texas (Texas) (86.3%) Big State College, Penn. (Penn State) (84.9%) Big Norfolk, Va. (Old Dominion) (83.6%) Colonial 8. Bowling Green, Kent. (W. Kentucky) (82.9%) Sun Belt 9. Lubbock, Texas (Texas Tech) (82.8%) Big Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peters) (82.4%) Metro Atl. Arenas (Active) (Must have played at least 50 games in the arena) 1. Thompson-Boling Arena (Tennessee: 1987-present) (95.4%) 2. Thomas Assembly Center (La Tech: 1982 to present) (94.6%) 3. Gampel Arena (Connecticut: 1989-present) (93.1%) 4. Dahlberg Arena (Montana: 1978-present) (91.5%) 5. United Spirit Arena (Texas Tech: 1999-present) 56-6 (90.3%) 6. Jon M. Huntsman (Utah: 1975-present) (88.9%) 7. Frank Erwin Center (Texas: 1977-present) (86.5%) 8. Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum (Auburn: 1979-present) (85.6%) 9. Golden Panther Arena (Fla. International: 1985-present) (83.4%) 10. Bryce Jordan Center (Penn State: 1996-present) (83.2%) Arenas (All-time) (Must have played at least 50 games in the arena) 1. Thompson-Boling Arena (Tennessee: 1987-present) (95.1%) 2. Thomas Assembly Center (La Tech: 1982 to present) (94.6%) 3. Memorial Gym (Louisiana Tech: ) 84-6 (93.3%) 4. Gampel Arena (Connecticut: 1989-present) (93.1%) 5. Dahlberg Arena (Montana: 1978-present) (91.5%) 6. United Spirit Arena (Texas Tech: 1999-present) 56-6 (90.3%) 7. Jon M. Huntsman (Utah: 1975-present) (88.9%) 8. Stokely Athletics Center (Tennessee: ) (88.4%) 9. Frank Erwin Center (Texas: 1977-present) (86.5%) 10. Rec Hall (Penn State: ) (85.7%) ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE The Tennessee Lady Vols have dropped to number two behind UConn (13,231)in the attendance challenge. UT is in second place with an average of 11,380 fans per home game. Following Tennessee is: 3. Texas Tech 10,871, 4. New Mexico 10,349, and 5. Penn State 10,320. THE NATION S BEST SCHEDULE/RPI The WBCA/Summerville preseason overall Strength of Schedule rating had the Lady Vols on top with a score of.707. The top 10 include: 1. TENNESSEE.707, 2. Florida.636, 3. Kentucky.636, 4. Alabama.630, 5. Penn State.629, 6. Rutgers.625, 7. Connecticut.617, 8. Illinois.615, 9. Duke.613 and 10. Oklahoma.612. The Summerville- WBCA RPI also looked at each school s non-conference strength of schedule. The Lady Vols were also on top with an index of.777. Following UT: 2. Old Dominion.728, 3. Penn State.710, 4. Duke.706, and 5. Southern.693. TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

9 AWARDVILLE NAISMITH AWARD NOMINEES Thirty outstanding collegiate women s basketball players headline the list of women s pre-season candidates for the Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year Award including Tennessee s Shyra Ely and Loree Moore. The Naismith Awards program, now in its 36 th year, honors the outstanding college basketball players in the United States. The awards program was founded by the Atlanta Tip-off Club, an organization dedicated to recognizing the achievements of student-athletes in basketball. The women s pre-season candidates for the Naismith Awards, listed in alphabetical order, are as follows: Seimone Augustus, LSU, Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame, Alana Beard, Duke, Jenni Benningfield, Vanderbilt, Tera Bjorklund, Colorado, Rebakkah Brunson, Georgetown, Jamie Carey, Texas, Shameka Christon, Arkansas, Shyra Ely, Tennessee, Trina Frierson, LA Tech, Ebony Hoffman, USC (CA), Temeka Johnson, LSU, Chandi Jones, Houston, Kelly Mazzante, Penn State, Loree Moore, Tennessee, Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State, Jia Perkins, Texas Tech, Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers, Nicole Powell, Stanford, Heather Schreiber, Texas, Stacy Stephens, Texas, Ann Strother, UConn, Diana Taurasi, UConn, Christi Thomas, Georgia, Iciss Tillis, Duke, Kendra Wecker, Kansas State, Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota, Tan White, Mississippi State, Shereka Wright, Purdue, and Tanisha Wright, Penn State. WADE TROPHY The State Farm Wade Trophy, now in its 27th year and named after the late, legendary three-time national champion Delta State University coach, Lily Margaret Wade, debuted in 1978 as the first-ever women's national player of the year award in college basketball. The highly regarded award is organized by the WBCA in conjunction with the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS). Preseason nominees for this award also include Shyra Ely and Loree Moore. WOODEN WATCH Junior forward Shyra Ely and classmate guard Loree Moore were selected to the inaugural John R. Wooden Women's Award Preseason All-America Team by the National Advisory Board. The heralded Lady Vols join 28 of the nation's top players who are expected to vie for the prestigious honor. While only returning players were considered for the Preseason Team, transfers and freshmen will be eligible for the Midseason Top 20 List to be released in mid-january before the final ballot is finalized in March. Joining Ely and Moore on the All-America Team are five fellow Southeastern Conference players: Seimone Augustus (LSU), Jenni Benningfield (Vanderbilt), Shameka Christon (Arkansas), Christi Thomas (Georgia) and Tan White (Mississippi State). The SEC's seven representatives are the most of any league, as the Big 12 totals the second-most with six. SUMMITT S SUPER SIX During the early signing period, University of Tennessee Women s Basketball Coach Pat Summitt received signed national letters of intent from: Nkolika (Nikki) Anosike, 6'4, C, Staten Island, N.Y., St. Peter's H.S.; Sybil Dosty, 6'3, C, Tucson, Ariz., Salpointe Catholic H.S.; Alexandra (Alex) Fuller, 6'3, F, Shelbyville, Tenn., Shelbyville Central H.S.; Alexis Hornbuckle, 5'11, G, Charleston, W. Va., South Charleston H.S.; Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood, 5'9, G, Pomona, Calif., Lynwood H.S., and Candace Parker, 6'3, F, Naperville, Ill., Naperville Central H.S. Summitt s Super Six is regarded as the best signing class in the nation according to the Blue Star Index. BSI has Tennessee rated number one, followed by Maryland, LSU, Duke, Georgia, Rutgers, Stanford, Kentucky, Connecticut and Purdue. K-LAW SCORES ANOTHER HUGE HONOR Former Lady Vol All-America Kara Lawson (1999- will be honored on Jan. 11, 2004, in Nashville, Tenn., with an NCAA Today s Top VIII Award. Lawson, who was one of 10-finalists for the 2003 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, will be recognized at the NCAA Convention at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville during the annual Honors Dinner. In all, eight studentathletes have been tabbed for the prestigious honor that is based on athletic and academic achievement, character and leadership. Lawson is the most-highly all-around decorated student-athlete in Lady Vol basketball history. ADD A NEW STATE TO THE LADY VOLS LIST With the addition of the state of Oklahoma, Coach Pat Summitt has now taken her Lady Vol teams to play in 41 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, in her 30-years of coaching. FIRST STOP FOR UT IN OKC THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL After collecting the luggage at the airport and loading up the team bus, the Tennessee Lady Vols first stop in Oklahoma City on Fri., Dec. 19 was the National Memorial. The players, who were either in middle school or just entering high school on April 19, 1995, and staff, were moved by the symbolic memorial. Tennessee s bus driver in Oklahoma City, Ted Larson of Red Carpet Charters, added his personal perspective. On the day of the tragedy, Larson was at a nearby diner and rushed to the Murrah Plaza area after the blast, and related his story to some members of the Tennessee group. WE VE BEEN CHALLENGED Tennessee has been involved in a number of Challenges over the years. In the first challenge in 1991, the Lady Vols defeated Penn State, on Dec. 28 in the SEC/Big 10 Challenge; in 1995, UT defeated Purdue, 82-68, on Dec. 6 in the Big 10/SEC Challenge; in 1997, UT defeated Illinois, 78-68, on Dec. 12 in the SEC/Big 10 Challenge and in 2001, Tennessee defeated Duke, 89-68, on Dec. 27 in the ACC/SEC Challenge. UT has won two Challenges in Knoxville, one on the road and one on a neutral site. NEW STATION JOINS THE LINE-UP The Tennessee Lady Vols have added a Nashville, Tenn., radio station to the Lady Vol Basketball Network for , The Zone. WARLICK TO THE HALL Former Lady Vol player and current assistant coach Holly Warlick will be inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, along with 10 others in Nashville on Feb. 27, Warlick, a native of Knoxville, was the first player at the University of Tennessee to have a jersey retired. Most notably joining Warlick, an All-American and Olympian as a Lady Vol, will be Reggie White, a Chattanooga native and 13-year NFL veteran, went to Tennessee as a defensive tackle and was the SEC's player of the year in He was a firstround draft choice of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1985, made 11 Pro Bowl appearances and won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers. SOPHS EARN HONOR SEC Commissioner Mike Slive has announced the 2003 inductees to the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll.. The UT Women's Athletics Department placed 22 student-athletes on the squad, including Lady Vol basketball players Shanna Zolman (Syracuse, Ind.) and Tye sha Fluker (Pasadena, Calif.). Both Zolman and Fluker sported identical 3.58 GPAs in Broadcasting and Retail Consumer Science, respectively. A total TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

10 of 395 freshman student-athletes were named to the team. Combined, the men's and women's athletics departments at Tennessee saw 35 student-athletes recognized. The 2003 SEC Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the academic calendar year. NO TV LOVE The Stanford game marked the latest date that the Lady Vols have appeared on television at the start of the season since Dec. 15, A NEW JERSEY ON THE WALL Former Lady Vol All-American Tamika Catchings had her #24 jersey retired at halftime of the game versus longtime rival, #10/11 Louisiana Tech on Dec. 7, Catchings, a rare four-time Kodak All-American, starred for Tennessee during the seasons. Despite missing the final 17 games of her senior campaign due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament, Catchings finished her Lady Vol career with 2,113 career points and 1,004 career rebounds. She joins fellow Lady Vol four-time All-American Chamique Holdsclaw as the only Lady Vols to register at least 2,000 career points and 1,000 rebounds. Catchings currently stars with the Indiana Fever of the WNBA where she has been a twotime WNBA All-Star and was voted as the 2002 WNBA Rookie of the Year. RECAPPING OUR OPENING DAY RECORD Over the last 30 years on opening day, the Lady Vols have won 27 times and only lost just three contests. Coach Pat Summitt lost her very first game as a college head coach -- a heartbreaking one-point decision at home to Mercer, 84-83, on Dec. 7, The next time UT lost an opening game was in Knoxville on Nov. 21, 1981, to Stephen F. Austin, Most recently, UT fell in their first contest of the campaign dropping a decision to Louisiana Tech in Thompson-Boling Arena on Nov. 14, Until the loss to the Lady Techsters, the Lady Vols had won 18 consecutive season openers SEC PRESEASON RANKINGS Tennessee (14) 266 LSU (6) 247 Georgia (3) 236 Vanderbilt (1) 186 Auburn 179 Miss. State 157 Arkansas 131 Florida 124 South Carolina 117 Kentucky 92 Alabama 78 Ole Miss PRESEASON ALL- SEC TEAM First-Team: Tan White, Miss. State (17), Seimone Augustus, LSU (17), Jenni Benningfield, Vandy (13), Shyra Ely, Tennessee (13), Vanessa Hayden, Florida (12); Second-Team: Christi Thomas, Georgia (9), Temeka Johnson,LSU (7) Shameka Christon, Arkansas (6), Natasha Brackett, Auburn (4), Loree Moore, Tennessee (2), Kara Braxton, Georgia (2), Le'Coe Willingham, Auburn (2). PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Seimone Augustus, LSU. THE POLLING PLACE In the first Associated Press and USA TODAY/ESPN polls of the year on Nov. 5, the Tennessee Lady Vols began the season as the number four (AP) and (USA TODAY/ESPN) ranked team in the country. It marks the 23rd time in 28 years of the AP poll that UT has started the season in the top five in the nation. This season, the Lady Vols will play 13 games against teams who are ranked in the current Top 25 polls. MOORE BACK IN THE LINE-UP Lady Vol junior guard Loree Moore, who missed both of Tennessee s exhibition games due to violation of team rules (missed class policy), suited up versus Chattanooga in the season-opener and was back in the starting line-up contributing 12 points and five rebounds. TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

11 LADY VOL BASKETBALL Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 30, 20 All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (8-1) (4-1) (4-0) (0-0) CONFERENCE... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (8-1) (4-1) (4-0) (0-0) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ELY, Shyra ZOLMAN, Shanna ROBINSON, Ashley BUTTS, Tasha MOORE, Loree JACKSON, Brittany FLUKER, Tye'sha SPENCER, Sidney REDDING, Dominique McDANIEL, Courtney DAVIS, LaToya TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UT OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /23/03 CHATTANOOGA W Points per game /30/03 #17/17 NOTRE DAME W Scoring margin /07/03 #10/11 LOUISIANA TECH W FIELD GOALS-ATT /11/03 NR/#25 RUTGERS W Field goal pct /14/03 at #6/5 Stanford W OT POINT FG-ATT /17/03 at DePaul W OT point FG pct /21/03 at #13/15 Oklahoma W pt FG made per game /28/03 #5/5 TEXAS L FREE THROWS-ATT /30/03 at George Washington University W Free throw pct REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game WINNING STREAK Home win streak ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Tennessee Opponents