TENNESSEE LADY VOLS (0-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. UT-CHATTANOOGA LADY MOCS (0-0, 0-0 SoCON) Nov. 19, :00 p.m. McKenzie Arena 11,218 Chattanooga, Tenn.

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1 TENNESSEE LADY VOLS (0-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. UT-CHATTANOOGA LADY MOCS (0-0, 0-0 SoCON) Nov. 19, :00 p.m. McKenzie Arena 11,218 Chattanooga, Tenn. GAME ONE REPORT THE RANKINGS: UT is 1st in AP & USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA Chattanooga is not ranked RECENT RESULTS: #1 UT def. West Coast A-S, UTC def. Ala.-Huntsville, UPCOMING GAMES: #1 UT at N.C. State, 5 p.m. ESPN Chattanooga at Auburn COACHES RECORDS: UT s Pat Summitt is (30 yrs) UTC s Wes Moore is (16 yrs) UT vs. Chattanooga: UT leads 18-6 In Knoxville: UT is 8-4 Away: UT is 6-1 Neutral: UT is 4-1 Overtime: UT is 0-0 Postseason: UT is 3-2 LAST MEETING: UT def. UTC, MEDIA COVERAGE INTERNET Live stats and radio links on utladyvols.com. RADIO WNOX-AM/FM and the 28-station Lady Vol Radio Network. 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 (04-05 EXHIB. STATS) 1- SIDNEY SPENCER, F, 6-3, So., 7.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg 43- SHYRA ELY, F, 6-2, Sr., 17.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg 50- TYE SHA FLUKER, C, 6-5, Jr., 7.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg 21- LOREE MOORE, G, 5-9, Sr., 11.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.5 apg 5- SHANNA ZOLMAN, G, 5-10, Jr., 9.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg UT RESERVES 12- ABBY CANON, G, 5-8, Fr., 0.5 ppg, 0.5 rpg 13- DOMINIQUE REDDING, F, 6-1, So., 9.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg 14- ALEXIS HORNBUCKLE, G, 5-11, Fr., 9.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 4.0 apg 25- BRITTANY JACKSON, F, 6-0, Sr., 12.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg 31- AUBREY GUASTALLI, G, 5-6, Sr., 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg 33- SYBIL DOSTY, C, 6-3, Fr., 8.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg 55- NICKY ANOSIKE, C, 6-4, Fr., 4.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg INJURED 3- CANDACE PARKER, C, 6-3, Fr., left knee 15- SA DE WILEY-GATEWOOD, G, 5-9, Fr., patella tendonitis TONIGHT S GAME The #1-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols open the season facing in-state rival Chattanooga this evening at The Roundhouse on the UT-C campus. The Lady Vols won their two preseason exhibition contests taking a decision from the West Coast All-Stars and an victory over Carson- Newman. LADY VOLS AT A GLANCE This is the Lady Vols 31st season under Head Coach Pat Summitt She has compiled a staggering overall record Needs just 28 wins to become the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history Her squad finished as the NCAA runner-up with a 31-4 record UT also is the sevenconsecutive-time defending SEC regular season champion, and has been picked by both the media and the coaches to finish first in this year s SEC race as well. The Lady Vols are led by National Player of the Year candidates, seniors Loree Moore and Shyra Ely and junior Shanna Zolman. Each appeared on preseason watch lists or ballots for the Naismith Player of the Year and the Wooden Award. Tennessee returns seven letterwinners and welcomes eight newcomers to the lineup Rookie Alex Fuller (Shelbyville, Tenn.) will redshirt this season after undergoing surgery in October Fellow rookies Candace Parker (Naperville, Ill.) and Sa de Wiley-Gatewood are also currently sidelined with injuries. SOME SERIOUS EXHIBITION NUMBERS In two exhibition games, the Lady Vols put up some serious numbers. The team shot.515 from the field,.459 three-pointers, outrebounded its opponents , committed an average of just 12.0 miscues while forcing 23 per game, grabbed 15.5 steals per contest while giving up 4.5 thefts. UT also dished out 19.5 assists and blocked 9.0 shots per game. One negative number free throw defense. Tennessee was a dismal from the charity stripe for.529 in two exhibition contests. Get this nine of the 12 dressed players in the exhibitions attempted at least one three-pointer also, eight players tallied at least one blocked shot with rookie guard Alexis Hornbuckle getting five swats.

2 SCHEDULE & RESULTS NOV. 7 CARSON-NEWMAN (EX) WEST COAST ALL-STARS (EX) at UT Chattanooga 7:00 p.m. 21 Jimmy V Classic at N.C. State (ESPN2)5:00 23 GEORGE WASHINGTON 7:00 p.m. 25 at #2 Texas (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. CT 28 TEMPLE 3:00 p.m. DEC. 2 #6 DUKE (ESPN2) 7:30 p.m. 12 #20 DEPAUL 3:00 p.m. 15 at #25 Louisiana Tech(CSS) 6:30 p.m. CT 19 TCU 1:30 p.m. 21 #7 STANFORD CSS 7:00 p.m. 29 at #17 Rutgers CSTV 5:00 p.m. JAN. 2 at Old Dominion 2:00 p.m. 8 at #4 Connecticut CBS 2:00 p.m. 13 ARKANSAS CSS 7:00 p.m. 16 at #13 Vanderbilt FOX 2:00 p.m. CT 20 at Auburn CSS 8:00 p.m. CT 23 KENTUCKY 3:00 p.m. 27 at South Carolina 7:00 p.m. 31 #5 GEORGIA ESPN2 7:00 p.m. FEB. 3 at Florida FOX 7:00 p.m. 6 MISSISSIPPI CSS 3:00 p.m. 10 at #3 LSU ESPN2 6:00 p.m. CT 13 #13 VANDERBILT ESPN2 3:00 p.m. 17 SOUTH CAROLINA CSS 7:00 p.m. 20 at Arkansas 2:00 p.m. CT 24 MISSISSIPPI STATE 7:00 p.m. 27 at Alabama (ESPN/2) 1:00 p.m. CT MAR. 3-6 SEC Tournament Greenville, SC NCAA 1 st /2 nd Rounds Campus sites NCAA Regionals Campus sites APRIL 3 & 5 NCAA Final Four Indianapolis, IN LADY VOLS ON TV Sixteen Lady Vol regular season games are slated for television this season. Upcoming games on TV: at N.C. State (ESPN2) and at Texas (ESPN2). ON THIS DAY Tennessee is 6-0 in their history when playing on Nov. 19. The Lady Vols are 3-0 at home, 0-0 on the road, and 3-0 on neutral courts. The last time out on the 19th, the Lady Vols defeated UT-Martin, , in LOOKING BACK Last year at this time, the Lady Vols had just defeated the Athletes in Action, 88-64, and were preparing to open the season against UT-Chattanooga in Knoxville. ADDED FOR TV Louisiana Tech indicated that the game with Tennessee on Dec. 12 in Ruston, La., would be aired by CSS. BACK TO THE JIMMY V The Tennessee Lady Vols will travel to N.C. State to participate in the Third Annual Women's Jimmy V Classic on Sunday, Nov. 21, at the RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C. The first game will pit No. 4 Connecticut against No. 9 North Carolina at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN. And N.C. State will take on the No. 1 ranked Tennessee Lady Vols at 5 p.m. on ESPN UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LADY VOL BASKETBALL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/ COLLEGE 1 SIDNEY SPENCER F 6-3 SO HOOVER, AL/HOOVER 3 CANDACE PARKER F 6-3 FR NAPERVILLE, IL/NAPERVILLE CENTRAL 5 SHANNA ZOL MAN G 5-10 JR SYRACUSE, IN/WAWASEE 12 ABBY CANON G 5-8 FR SHELBYVILLE, TN/SHELBYVILLE CENTRAL 13 DOMINIQUE REDDING F 6-1 SO CLEARWATER, FL/CLEARWATER 14 ALEXIS HORNBUCKLE G 5-11 FR CHARLESTON, WV/SO.CHARLESTON 15 SA'DE WILEY-GATEWOOD G 5-9 FR POMONA, CA/LYNWOOD 21 LOREE MOORE G 5-9 SR LAKEWOOD, CA/NARBONNE 25 BRITTANY JACKSON F 6-0 SR CLEVELAND, TN/BRADLEY CENTRAL 31 AUBREY GUASTALLI G 5-6 SR WESTWOOD, MA/UCONN 33 SYBIL DOSTY C 6-3 FR TUCSON, AZ/SALPOINTE CATHOLIC 43 SHYRA ELY F 6-2 SR INDIANAPOLIS, IN/BEN DAVIS 44 ALEX FULLER F 6-3 FR SHELBYVILLE, TN/SHELBYVILLE CENTRAL 50 TYE SHA FLUKER C 6-5 JR PASADENA, CA/JOHN MUIR 55 NKOLIKA (NICKY) ANOSIKE C 6-4 FR STATEN ISLAND, NY/ST. PETER'S HEAD COACH: PAT SUMMITT ( ) ASSISTANTS: HOLLY WARLICK, NIKKI CALDWELL. DEAN LOCKWOOD DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: DANIELLE DONEHEW ADMINISTRATIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANTS: DAVID HEAD AND TASHA BUTTS LADY VOL WEEKLY GAMES, RECORD,POLLS WEEK OF/GAMES PLAYED RECORD AP/USA TODAY NOV. 1/CARSON-NEWMAN (EX.) /1ST NOV. 8/ WEST COAST ALL-STARS (EX.) 0-0 1ST/1ST NOV. 15/CHATTANOOGA, N.C. STATE 1ST/1ST 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. CHARTING THE CHATTANOOGA LADY MOCS Chattanooga returns four starters from last year s record-setting 29-3 campaign UTC s veteran lineup features All-American candidate Katasha Brown, the SoCon Preseason Player of the Year Brown, a junior from Tazewell, Tenn., was the league Player of the Year and 2004 SoCon Tournament MVP She averaged 14.1 ppg and 4.0 rpg while hitting 42.6 percent of her treys Junior forward Tiffani Roberson was also a preseason All-SoCon selection Was named to the 2004 all-league and all-tournament teams Roberson averaged 11.7 ppg and 6.0 rpg Other returning starters are center Tiffany Patton (6.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg) and guard Nicole Mattison (7.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 53 steals) Leading rebounder Shamya Sermons (7.6 rpg) is also back, along with reserve forward Lyndi Sippel and backup point guard Holly Talley Seven new faces on the Lady Mocs squad One of those could be in the starting lineup at point guard Freshmen Laura Hall and Amy Moore have waged a battle in the preseason with hopes of replacing All-SoCon Katie Galloway and Heather McDivitt at the point. A LITTLE MORE ON TONIGHT S OPPOSITION Chattanooga s two returning All-Southern Conference players juniors Katasha Brown and Tiffani Roberson combined for 43 points to lead the Lady Mocs to a exhibition victory over Alabama-Huntsville, on Nov. 11, at McKenzie Arena. UTC shook off some early offensive miscues and survived hot shooting by the Chargers to pull away late in the game. Roberson finished with 22 points with eight rebounds, while Brown tallied 21, including 6-for-10 3-pointers. All seven freshmen played with Brooke Hand scoring 11 (three 3-pointers) and Kristen Spann 11 (4-for- 5 field goals). UTC forced 30 UAH turnovers, which resulted in 33 Chattanooga points. The Lady Mocs committed 19 miscues and won the board war Roberson s eight rebounds led UTC on the glass. IT BEGAN HERE FOR THE SENIORS Three Lady Vol seniors will be coming full circle at UTC. As rookies, they made their Lady Vol game day debut against Chattanooga on Nov. 16, 2001, wearing the Orange & White. Then freshmen -- Loree Moore, Brittany Jackson and Shyra Ely -- helped to register a victory over the Lady Mocs. Ely was a rare rookie starter.

3 UT-UTC All-Time Series Meetings UT leads 18-6 DATE SITE W/L SCORE Feb. 8, 1924 H W 19-4 Feb. 17, 1925 A W Jan. 9, 1926 H W 45-8 Feb. 11, 1926 A W Feb. 4, 1971 A L Feb. 26, 1971 H L Mar. 5, 1971 N3 L Feb. 8, 1972 A W Feb. 26, 1972 H L Feb. 26, 1972 H W Mar. 3, 1972 H L Jan. 26, 1973 H L Feb. 24, 1973 N4 W Jan. 25, 1975 N4 W Feb. 22, 1975 H W Feb. 28, 1975 N12 W Jan. 31, 1976 H W Feb. 28, 1976 A W Jan. 18, 1980 A W Feb. 29, 1980 N10 W Dec. 4, 1980 H W Dec. 5, 1984 H W Nov. 16, 2001 A W Nov. 23, 2003 H W THE SERIES This marks the 25th meeting between the two schools dating back to the 1924 season. The Lady Vols dominated the series in the 1920s rolling up a 4-0 record. Chattanooga enjoyed its six-win success over UT in the early 1970 pre-pat Head (Summitt) Era. Summitt s Lady Vols have won the last 12 consecutive games over the Lady Mocs. AVERAGE SCORE The average score of a UT-UTC game during the Summitt Era is 83.7 for UT and 64.6 for UTC. VERSUS THE SoCon Tennessee has fashioned a record alltime against seven schools in the Southern Conference. UT is 3-0 vs. Appalachian St., 1-0 vs. the College of Charleston, 17-2 vs. ETSU, 4-0 vs. Furman, 0-2 vs. UNC Greensboro, 18-6 vs. Chattanooga and 8-7 vs. Western Carolina. FROM THE VOLUNTEER STATE The Tennessee Lady Vols have three players on the roster from the Volunteer State senior Brittany Jackson (Cleveland), rookies Abby Canon and Alex Fuller (Shelbyville). Chattanooga has five players from the state of Tennessee: Holly Talley (Cleveland), Katasha Brown (Tazewell), Laura Hall (Oliver Springs), Kristen Spann (Lawrenceburg), and Tiffani Roberson (Memphis). UT S ROUNDHOUSE RECORD Tennessee is familiar with The McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga. In the six Southeastern Conference Championships contested in Chattanooga beginning in 1993, the Lady Vols have produced a 16-3 overall record and claimed four SEC Tournament titles in 1994, 1996, 1999 and Add in the 2001 game vs. UTC, and UT is 17-3 in the McKenzie Arena. GAME REPORT 1 TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA The University of Tennessee, Knoxville and its sister school, the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, square-off in the season opener tonight in Chattanooga. It marks the second time in three years that the Lady Vols have visited The Roundhouse. CHATTANOOGA S PROBABLE STARTERS (03-04 stats) 3 Katasha Brown, F, 5-11, Jr., 14.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg 33 Tiffani Roberson, F, 6-0, Jr., 11.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg 34 Tiffany Patton, C, 6-2, Sr., 6.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg 10 Laura Hall, G, 5-5, Fr., 35 Nicole Mattison, G, 5-9, Jr., 7.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg LADY VOLS VS. LADY MOCS STAT COMPARISON ( stats) TENNESSEE CHATTANOOGA 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 The #3-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols defeated Chattanooga, 83-52, in its seasonopener on Nov. 23, 2003, at Thompson-Boling Arena. Junior Shyra Ely led all scorers with 20 points, while she nearly recorded a double-double by snatching a game-high nine rebounds. Also posting double-digit point totals were sophomore Shanna Zolman and junior Loree Moore, who scored 13 and 12 points, respectively. UT used strong shooting and solid defense to jump out to an early 22-point lead, 28-6, following a pair of free throws by Ely. The Lady Mocs cut the Big Orange s lead to 16 points, trailing just with 4:17remaining in the first half, but the home team responded with and eightto-two run, holding a advantage at the intermission. Tennessee held UTC to just 17-percent shooting (4-23) in the first half, while connecting on 52 percent (16-31) of its attempts. The Lady Vols showed no signs of a letdown in the second half, as they used a 7-0 run to extend the margin to 30 points, 57-27, following an Ely free throw at the 12:31 mark. On the afternoon, UT shot 48 percent (30-63) from the field and held its opposition to just 29 percent (14-48). UT also dominated the boards, 47-32, snaring 15 more caroms than the Lady Mocs. On the defensive end, Tennessee forced 26 turnovers and collected 11 steals. OUR LAST MEETING IN CHATTANOOGA The #2 ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers journeyed down the road to Tennessee- Chattanooga to open the season on Nov. 16, and came away with a resounding victory over the Lady Mocs. A UTC record crowd of 9,113 was on hand to see the season debut of both squads. This time, the Lady Vols won the contest without the services of Ashley Robinson and Gwen Jackson who were sidelined with knee injuries. Additionally, senior pivot Michelle Snow managed just two points and four rebounds in a scant 12 minutes of action. Despite the missing veterans, the Lady Vols didn t skip a beat as 10 players contributed to the scoring barrage. They were led by rookie forward Shyra Ely who joined that rare group of Lady Vol freshmen who started on opening day for Tennessee. Ely erupted for 16 points and six rebounds (all offensive). UT opened up a quick 17-point lead (25-8) at the 13:41 mark after a furious freshmen scoring frenzy. The Lady Vols extended that margin to 28 points taking a lead at the break. In the second stanza, Tennessee continued to display balanced scoring and took its largest lead of the contest, 41 points (78-37) after a you ve got to be kiddin basket by freshman Loree Moore who provided the biggest wow play of the night. On the night, six Lady Vols sported double-figures led by Ely s 16 points. Joining her in double-digits were Moore with 15 points, Michelle Munoz with 13 points, LaToya Davis with a dozen points, Kara Lawson and April McDivitt with 11 points. Sophomore Courtney McDaniel led all rebounders with eight boards. UT outrebounded UTC, 54-29, and forced 24 turnovers off of 19 UT steals. UT shot a solid.528 for the game.

4 HIGH PROFILE GAMES EARLY The Lady Vols will be thrown into some high profile games early again this campaign. After traveling to a dangerous UT- Chattanooga (ranked #31) to open the season, the Lady Vols turn around two days later to take on N.C. State in the Jimmy V Classic on ESPN2. Two days after that is the home opener versus always tough George Washington. You guessed it, two days later, UT travels to #3 Texas for a Thanksgiving night clash on ESPN2. DODGING NO BULLETS Every Lady Vol non-conference opponent (13 teams) played in the NCAA Tournament last year. GOT GAME Senior All-America forward Shyra Ely played and started all 35 games last season and logged 1,055 minutes of playing time (30.1 mpg). Junior guard Shanna Zolman played in every game last season and started 30 of 35 contests but matched Ely in playing time with 1,055 minutes as well. LADY VOLS SIGN LINDSEY MOSS Pat Summitt, head basketball coach of the number one-ranked University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers, announced today that she had received signed scholarship papers from 6 1 guard Lindsey Moss of Chattahoochee H.S. in Alpharetta, Ga. We are excited to have Lindsey in Orange and White, said Summitt. She is an offensiveminded guard with all-around solid skills shooting, passing and handling the ball. She s tall, long and lanky -- really a fluid player. Moss committed to the Lady Vols in the summer of This season, she has been nationally ranked in both the All-Star Girls Report (22nd) and on the Blue Star Index top 100 (35th). She earned All- America honorable mention in both 2003 and 2004 and has been tabbed as an All- State selection since the ninth grade. Additionally, she was an invitee to both the Nike All-America Camp and the adidas Top 10 All-America Camp. She has led the CHS Cougars in almost every statistical category for three seasons while registering single game career highs in points (32), rebounds (22) and assists (13). Moss is expected to be the only UT women s basketball signee in THAT APOSTROPHE THING In all of Pat Summitt s years of coaching at Tennessee, she had only one player on the roster with an apostrophe in her name (that was Kathy O Neil way back in ) and never one with a hyphen. When Tye sha Fluker came along in 2002, she was the first to have an apostrophe in her first name. This season, a new member joined the apostrophe club, Sa de Wiley-Gatewood. Sa de also became the inaugural member of the hyphen club as well. LOOKING AHEAD TO N.C. STATE N.C. State women's basketball opened the season with an exhibition win over EA Sports on Nov. 16, The Wolfpack enters its 31st season as a program and the 30th under the direction of Head Coach and Hall of Famer Kay Yow. Yow s 14- member squad kicks-off the regular season on Nov. 19, taking on UNC Wilmington. Co-captains, senior Kendra Bell and junior Rachel Stockdale look to lead the Wolfpack to its 27th winning season as a program and 26th under Yow. The two are the Pack's only returning starters after N.C. State graduated three last season, including WNBA draftee, Kaayla Chones and ACC all-defensive team member, Nanna Rivers. Bell started 29 of her 30 appearances and averaged 7.2 ppg and 2.8 apg as a junior and led the team in minutes per game with Stockdale was the team's top three-point shooter as she hit 40.3 percent last year. Joining them is sophomore Marquetta Dickens, who returns as the Pack's leading scorer with 8.3 ppg and 9.3 ppg in conference play. State finished the season with a record and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the 17th time in its history. SUMMITT ON WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE ON WEDNESDAY Coach Pat Summitt s regularly scheduled weekly Wednesday teleconference will be on Nov. 24 at 11:00 a.m. Members of the media will be notified of the dial-in number on Monday. #14 HAS WEST VIRGINIA KARMA Rookie Alexis Hornbuckle, from Charleston, W.Va., wears uniform #14 for the Lady Vols. Two decades ago, another West Virginia superstar donned #14 for the Lady Vols Mary Ostrowski, a 6 2 forward from Parkersburg. Ostrowski earned Kodak All-America status during her tenure with UT while becoming the first Lady Vol to register over 1,000 career points (1,729) and 1,000 career rebounds (1,001).. Z-TIME AT THE CHARITY STRIPE Even though they don t officially count, junior Shanna Zolman has kept her free throw streak alive through the exhibition games after nailing four charity tosses. Zolman will enter this season with a streak of having connected on 34-consecutive free throws. The Syracuse, Ind., native has not missed a free throw since the second half of the game at Kentucky on Jan. 29, Last season, she led the nation in free throw accuracy connecting at a 95 percent clip. Zolman missed just four last season (5-7 at #5 Stanford, 1-2 vs. Vandy in Knoxville and 7-8 at Kentucky). She finished with (.957). Zolman had connected on 22 consecutive charity tosses before missing against Vanderbilt on Jan. 22, Tennessee s all-time leader in consecutive free throws was Tiffany Woosley who hit 45 consecutive thru BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE The Lady Vols added a new section of seats this season after taking away the old courtside press row. Ante up $40,000 for a pair, and you too, can have a courtside seat opposite the benches and scorer s table. To date, 48 of the 64 new floor seats have been sold for Lady Vol hoops, raising a total of $800,000. A little over $1,000,000 will be raised once all of the seats are sold. THIS All-AMERICAN HAS CLASS The Associated Press' preseason women's All-America basketball team: Seimone Augustus, LSU, Jr., 6-1, G, 19.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.6 spg; Janel McCarville, Minnesota, Sr., 6-2, C, 16.1 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 2.9 spg; Kendra Wecker, Kansas State, Sr., 5-11, F, 16.8 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.9 spg; Shyra Ely, Tennessee, Sr., 6-2, F, 14.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg and Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame, Sr., 6-2, F, 16.0 ppg, 8.6 rpg. Others receiving votes (in alphabetical order): Nikki Blue, UCLA; Monique Currie, Duke; Jamie Carey, Texas; Tiffany Jackson, Texas; Crystal Kitt, Alabama State; Temeka Johnson, LSU; Kristen Mann, UC Santa Barbara; Shawntinice Polk, Arizona; Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers; Heather Schreiber, Texas; Khara Smith, DePaul; Kim Smith, Utah; Barbara Turner, Connecticut; Tan White, Mississippi State; Tanisha Wright, Penn State; Sophia Young, Baylor; Shanna Zolman, Tennessee. Shyra Ely comments on her selection to the AP All-America Team: I m honored to have been selected to such a prestigious All-America Team. It s a direct reflection on the team I play for at the University of Tennessee and my outstanding teammates. Individually, there isn t an honor that any basketball player can receive without a great group of players around them. I m very fortunate to play with such talented teammates.

5 THE TOP 25 POLLS ASSOCIATED PRESS (Nov. 15) 1. TENNESSEE (22) 2. Texas (6) 3. LSU (11) 4. Connecticut (6) 5. Georgia 6. Duke 7. Stanford 8. Baylor 9. North Carolina 10. Ohio State 11. Notre Dame 12. Texas Tech 13. Vanderbilt 14. Minnesota 15. Michigan State 16. Purdue 17. Rutgers 18. Boston College 19. Kansas State 20. DePaul 21. Oklahoma 22. Arizona 23. Penn State 24. Maryland 25. Louisiana Tech ESPN/USA TODAY/WBCA (Nov. 16) 1. TENNESSEE (19) 2. LSU (10) 3. Texas (7) 4. Connecticut (4) 5. Georgia 6. Duke 7. Stanford 8. Baylor 9. Ohio State 10. Notre Dame 11. Texas Tech 12. North Carolina 13. Vanderbilt 14. Purdue 15. Michigan State 16. Minnesota 17. Boston College 18. Rutgers 19. Kansas State 20. DePaul 21. Arizona 22. Louisiana Tech 23. Penn State 24. Maryland 25. Oklahoma 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 341 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 29 years of the poll. UT has appeared at least once per season over the poll's history. MOVED AHEAD OF UCONN This week s AP poll was the 95th time at number one for Tennessee, which regained the lead from Connecticut in that category. UConn has 94 appearances at No. 1. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS POLLING PLACE In the first Associated Press poll of the year on Nov. 8, the Tennessee Lady Vols began the season as the number one ranked team in the country. It marks the 11th time that UT has started the season as the number one team in the nation. UT also started #1 in the following seasons: , , , , , , , , , and In all, UT has been ranked number one 93 times in the history of the Associated Press poll. WE LL SEE YOU, AND YOU, AND YOU Here s a sobering thought for Lady Vol Head Coach Pat Summitt to ponder. Her Tennessee squad will face 19 teams in 27 games who are either currently ranked in the AP or ESPN Top 25 poll or are receiving votes. Ten teams are ranked in the Top 25 (LSU, Texas, Connecticut, Georgia, Duke, Stanford, Vanderbilt, Rutgers, DePaul and Louisiana Tech), while nine teams are receiving votes (Auburn, Chattanooga, Florida, George Washington, Mississippi, Mississippi St., Old Dominion, TCU and Temple). There are only five UT opponents on the schedule who do not appear anywhere in the polls (Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, N.C. State and South Carolina). Who did this schedule anyway? THE ESPN/USA TODAY POLLING PLACE In the first USA TODAY/ESPN poll of the year on Nov. 3, the Tennessee Lady Vols began the season as the number one ranked team in the country. It marks the 24th time in 29 years that UT has started the season in the top five in the nation. THE 1 VS. 2 MATCH-UP ACCORDING TO AP Just in case, we ll stick this note in here for some early match-ups. Last season, UT s game at Duke on Jan. 24, 2004 marked the 38th meeting of the nation s number one and number two teams according to the Associated Press. The number one team has won 21 of the previous 38 games. And it is no surprise that the Tennessee Lady Vols have participated in more than one-half 21 of those games. The Lady Vols hold a record in the No. 1 versus No. 2 encounters. Tennessee is 5-4 as the #1 team and is 5-7 when rated second. In addition, the Big Orange is 4-5 in 1 versus 2 games played in Knoxville and 6-6 in games played away or at neutral sites. THE NATION S STRONGEST SCHEDULE Surprise!! In the initial WBCA/Summerville Overall Strength of Schedule, the Tennessee Lady Vols sport the toughest slate in the nation. In fact, UT will play five of the top 10 and 11 of the top 30 schools in the nation. UT has a leading index of.684 and is followed by: 2. Virginia.626, 3. Duke.625, 4. Kansas.620, 5. Florida.619. UT also is at the top of the non-conference strength of schedule as well. Against non-sec opponents, Tennessee s rating is.781 and is followed by: 2. Penn State.707, 3. Purdue.672, 4. Old Dominion.663 and 5. Central Connecticut.656. GET THIS The average height of the Lady Vol Basketball Team is six-feet and one and a half inches making it the tallest squad in Tennessee history. THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt is just 28 wins away from passing Dean Smith as the winningest coach in NCAA basketball. Summitt starts the season with 852 wins. However, the two exhibition games don t count in her won-lost totals. Hi, WE RE WALK-ONS The Lady Vol roster sports two walk-ons for the season senior guard Aubrey Guastalli (Westwood, MA) and rookie guard Abby Canon (Shelbyville, Tenn.). The last time a walk-on was on the Tennessee roster was , when Abby s older sister, Amanda, was a Lady Vol walk-on. They are the first sisters to play for Pat Summitt at Tennessee..

6 THE SEC S TOP RETURNEES Scoring Pts Avg 2. Tan White-MS S. Augustus-LSU Sara Potts-UK Armintie Price-UM Shyra Ely-UT Tiania Burns-MS Monique Bivins-UA Rebounding No Avg 2. Armintie Price-UM Assists No Avg 1. Temeka Johnson-LSU Rochelle Vaughn-AR Carletta Brown-UM Dee Davis-VU Blocks No Avg 2. Marita Payne-AU Steals No Avg 1. Tan White-MS Sherill Baker-UG Armintie Price-UM Rochelle Vaughn-AR Field Goal Percentage Pct 2. Armintie Price-UM Ashley Earley-VU Carla Thomas-VU Iva Sliskovic-SC Point FG Percentage Pct 1. Shanna Zolman-UT Point FG Made Avg 2. Sara Potts-UK Katie Sipe-UA Monique Bivins-UA 1.96 Free Throw Percentage Pct 1. Shanna Zolman-UT Seimone Augustus-LSU Janese Hardrick-UG Tan White-MS.816 Assist/Turnover Ratio Ratio 1. Temeka Johnson-LS Danielle Santos-UF Alexis Kendrick-UG Carletta Brown-UM Rochelle Vaughn-AR 1.71 SEC LEAGUE PLAY UT owns a league best record of against all SEC teams dating back to SEC PLAY 2005 This season, the Lady Vols will play homeand-home games again with Arkansas and South Carolina and traditional rival, Vanderbilt. Next season, the Lady Vols will pick-up new home-and-home games with one team each from the West and the Eastern Division of the SEC SEC MEDIA PICKS LADY VOLS Tennessee was selected to win the Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Championship in voting by media attending the 2004 SEC Basketball Media Day in Birmingham. The Lady Vols were picked to win the SEC title on nine of 11 ballots with LSU being named on the other two ballots. On the pre-season All-SEC team is Tennessee's Shyra Ely, LSU's Seimone Augustus, who was selected as the preseason SEC Player of the Year, Tan White of Mississippi State, Vanderbilt's Carla Thomas and LSU's Temeka Johnson. Ely was picked third behind Augustus and White for the Player of the Year. SEC COACHES MAKE PICKS The Southeastern Conference unveiled its first annual women s basketball preseason All-SEC first and second teams, on Oct. 27, tipping off another great season of SEC women s basketball. Georgia and Tennessee led all schools with three selections each. The preseason All-SEC first and second teams consist of a minimum of eight players on each squad, voted on by the SEC Head Women s Basketball Coaches. FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC Natasha Brackett, Auburn G 5-9 Sr. Charlotte, N.C. Tashia Morehead, Florida F 5-11 Sr. Panama City, Fla. Janese Hardrick, Georgia G 5-6 So. Powder Springs, Ga. Seimone Augustus, LSU# G 6-1 Jr. Baton Rouge, La. Temeka Johnson, LSU# G 5-3 Sr. New Orleans, La. Armintie Price, Ole Miss G 5-9 So. Blue Mountain, Miss. Tan White, Mississippi State# G 5-7 Sr. Tupelo, Miss. Shyra Ely, Tennessee F 6-2 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. Carla Thomas, Vanderbilt F 6-3 So. Mechanicsburg, Pa. SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC Monique Bivins, Alabama G 5-9 Sr. Alabaster, Ala. Ruby Vaden, Arkansas P 5-7 Jr. Osceola, Ark. Bernice Mosby, Florida F 6-1 Jr. Bradenton, Fla. Sherill Baker, Georgia G 5-8 Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga. Alexis Kendrick, Georgia G 5-7 Jr. Inglewood, Calif. Sara Potts, Kentucky F 6-0 Sr. Rochester Hills, Mich. Loree Moore, Tennessee G 5-9 Sr. Lakewood, Calif. Shanna Zolman, Tennessee G 5-10 Jr. Syracuse, Ind. 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 seven consecutive SEC regular season crowns producing an amazing 85-3 record. UT s only league losses have been to Vandy, Georgia and LSU during this stretch. WOW--11 SEASONS OF 10 SEC VICTORIES In the win over LSU in the 2004 regular season, Tennessee claimed its 14th SEC victory of the year. The Lady Vols have now registered double-digit victories in conference play an incredible 11 times. Since the season when SEC play expanded, the Lady Vols have won at least 10 games in the following years: games, games, games, games, games, games, games, games, games, games and games. 34 CONSECUTIVE SEC REGULAR SEASON WINS With the victory over LSU on , the Lady Vols have now won 34 consecutive regular season SEC games dating back to a loss at Vanderbilt on Feb. 2, Two years ago, the Commodores wrapped up the Lady Vols going away with a victory in Nashville to deal Tennessee its only SEC loss of the season. 54 CONSECUTIVE SEC HOME WINS With the victory over LSU on , the Lady Vols have now won 54 consecutive SEC home games. The last SEC loss at home was to Georgia on Dec. 8, 1996, (OT).

7 PECK S THE ONLY ONE The roll call goes like this: Sylvia Hatchell, Sharon Fanning, Jane Albright, Lea Henry, Nancy Darsch, Trish Roberts, and now Mickie DeMoss. etc., UT coach Pat Summitt has faced many former players and assistant coaches in a variety of games thru the years but Carolyn Peck is the only one to record a victory over her former boss. While at Purdue, Peck handed Summitt a loss on Nov.15, 1998 in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic in West Lafayette, Ind. The defeat snapped UT s 46- game consecutive winning streak (that was second only to Louisiana Tech s all-time 54- game winning streak). 100 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 IN OVERTIME The Lady Vols are all-time in overtime games. The most OT games in a year was tied last season with four as the Lady Vols went 3-1 in overtime losing to Georgia, 68-66, and defeating Auburn, 68-61, DePaul, 96-89, and Stanford, It tied the mark set in , 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. BEFORE ,IT HAD BEEN AWHILE SINCE LOTS OF OT Before the Lady Vols piled up four overtime games in the season, OT contests were few and far-in-between. The Jan. 4, 2003, overtime contest with Connecticut, was the first time Tennessee was involved in an extra stanza game since the season when the Lady Vols played a then-record four overtime affairs DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS Besides Louisiana Tech, with 17 wins over UT, only three other teams have recorded doubledigit victories against the Lady Vols during the Pat Summitt era of Lady Vol basketball. Georgia has claimed 14 wins in 46 meetings, Connecticut has registered 13 wins in 19 meetings, and Texas 10 wins in 25 meetings. LADY VOL STREAKS The last time the Lady Vols lost at home was against UConn, 67-81, on Feb since then, UT has won three games played at home. The last time UT lost on the road was on Jan. 4, 2003, at UConn, 62-63, since then the team has won 20 road games. The last time the Lady Vols lost on a neutral court was against UConn, 61-70, in the NCAA title game on April 6, Since then, UT has not played on a neutral court. AWARDVILLE NAISMITH NOMINEES The University of Tennessee Lady Vols placed three players on 2005 Naismith Women's College Player of the Year pre-season candidate list: seniors Shyra Ely and Loree Moore and junior Shanna Zolman. They join eight other nominees from the SEC. Tennessee, Texas and Connecticut lead the overall list with three nominees each. WADE TROPHY The State Farm Wade Trophy, now in its 28th 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 John R. Wooden Women's Award Preseason All-America Team by the National Advisory Board. The heralded Lady Vols joined 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. 233 WINS IN OUR LAST 257 GAMES The Lady Vols have won an amazing 233 games in their last 257 basketball contests (.910) spanning eight 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 31-4 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, Tenn. 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. 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 17-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 13 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 five times. UT lost two games in TBA during the inaugural campaign, , , and the seasons. The 13 all-time losses at Thompson-Boling Arena have come at the hands of just six teams: Connecticut (2004, 2002, 2000, 1996), Louisiana Tech (1999, 1989), Georgia (1996, 1991), Texas (2003, 2002, 1987), Stanford (1996) and Auburn (1988). 189 OF 199 AT HOME UT has won 189 of their last 199 games in Thompson-Boling Arena dating back to UT s 10 losses have been to Louisiana Tech, UConn (four 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 13 in Thompson-Boling Arena since 1987.

8 LADY VOL BASKETBALL TENNESSEE EXHIBITION Statistics (as of Nov 15, 2004) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (2-0) (2-0) (0-0) (0-0) CONFERENCE... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (2-0) (2-0) (0-0) (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 JACKSON, Brittany MOORE, Loree ZOLMAN, Shanna REDDING, Dominique HORNBUCKLE, Alexis DOSTY, Sybil FLUKER, Tye'sha SPENCER, Sidney ANOSIKE, Nicky CANON, Abby GUASTALLI, Aubrey TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UT OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /07/04 CARSON-NEWMAN W Points per game /14/04 WEST COAST ALL-STARS W Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT 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 Total TENNESSEE Opponents

9 Lady Vol Player Profiles #55 NICKY ANOSIKE 6 4 FRESHMAN CENTER STATEN ISLAND, NY Averaged 4.0 ppg and 3.0 rpg in wins over Carson-Newman and the West Coast All-Stars in exhibition play. Also totaled four assists, three blocks and three steals in the victories. #12 ABBY CANON 5 8 FRESHMAN GUARD SHELBYVILLE, TN Appeared in exhibition game victories over Carson-Newman and the West Coast All-Stars, averaging 3.0 mpg. #33 SYBIL DOSTY 6 3 FRESHMAN CENTER TUCSON, AZ Missed the exhibition game versus the West Coast All-Stars after suffering a concussion during practice on Nov. 11. Totaled eight points (on 4-of-5 shooting), six rebounds, two blocks and a steal in the exhibition game win against Carson-Newman. #43 SHYRA ELY 6 2 SENIOR FORWARD INDIANAPOLIS, IN Currently ranks 22nd on UT s all-time scoring list with 1,170 points. Averaged a team-high 17.0 ppg to go along with 6.5 rpg in exhibition game triumphs over Carson-Newman and the West Coast All-Stars. Selected as a preseason All-American by the Associated Press. Member of the John R. Wooden Women s Award Preseason All- America Team. Honored as a preseason candidate for the State Farm Wade Trophy Named a preseason candidate for the Naismith Trophy. Chosen as a first-team All-American by Athlon. Selected to the preseason All-America Second Team by Lindy s College Basketball Annual. Tabbed a second-team All-American by Women s Basketball News Service. Named a first-team All-American by Gballmag.com. Voted to the Preseason All-SEC First Team by the league s coaches. A unanimous selection to the media s Preseason All-SEC First Team. Placed third in a vote by the media for the Preseason SEC Player of the Year Award. 31 vs. Georgia (3-1-02) 17 vs. Kentucky (3-2-03) 4 vs. Miss. State (3-5-04)* 5 vs. USC ( ) 2 vs. Duke ( )* #50 TYE SHA FLUKER 6 5 JUNIOR CENTER PASADENA, CA Averaged 7.5 ppg and a team-high 8.5 rpg in the exhibition game victories over Carson-Newman and the West Coast All-Stars. Also totaled five assists, four blocks and two steals in the wins. 14 vs. Connecticut (2-5-04)* 9 vs. Florida (2-9-03)* 2 vs. Mississippi ( )* 2 vs. Baylor ( )* 4 vs. Colgate ( )* #44 ALEX FULLER 6 3 FRESHMAN FORWARD SHELBYVILLE, TN Will red-shirt the season after undergoing a pair of surgeries on her left knee on Sept. 15 and Oct. 13. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

10 Lady Vol Player Profiles #31 AUBREY GUASTALLI 5 6 SENIOR GUARD WESTWOOD, MA Appeared in exhibition game victories over Carson-Newman and the West Coast All-Stars, averaging 3.0 mpg. #14 ALEXIS HORNBUCKLE 5 11 FRESHMAN GUARD CHARLESTON, WV Was outstanding in the exhibition game victories over Carson-Newman and the West Coast All-Stars, averaging 9.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 4.5 spg, 4.0 apg and 2.5 bpg. Posted particularly impressive numbers in the win against Carson-Newman, totaling 14 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, five steals and three blocks in 21 minutes of action. #25 BRITTANY JACKSON 6 0 SENIOR FORWARD CLEVELAND, TN Has connected on pointers during her career, ranking sixth on UT s all-time list. Came off the bench to average 12.0 ppg and 3.5 rpg in exhibition game wins against Carson-Newman and the West Coast All-Stars. Sank 5-of-7 shots from beyond the arc in the victories. A broadcasting major, Brittany is working as an intern at WVLT-TV in Knoxville during the fall semester. 24 vs. Miss. State ( ) 7 vs. Duke ( ) 5 vs. Puerto Rico-Maya. ( ) 3 vs. Oklahoma ( )* 2 vs. USC ( ) #21 LOREE MOORE 5 9 SENIOR GUARD LAKEWOOD, CA Ranks 10th on UT s all-time steals list with 225. Averaged 11.5 ppg, 3.5 apg, 3.0 rpg and 2.5 spg in exhibition game triumphs against Carson-Newman and the West Coast All-Stars. Connected on 9-of-12 shots from the floor in the victories. Selected to the John R. Wooden Women s Award Preseason All- America Team. Named a preseason candidate for the Naismith Trophy. Voted to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team by the league s coaches. 15 vs. Puerto Rico-Maya ( )* 10 vs. DePaul ( ) 9 vs. USC ( ) 7 vs. Texas ( )* 1 vs. Old Dominion (1-4-04)* #3 CANDACE PARKER 6 3 FRESHMAN FORWARD NAPERVILLE, IL Will miss at least the first portion of the season after undergoing a pair of surgeries in the off-season on Aug. 25 and Sept. 8. The latter surgery repaired both the lateral meniscus and the lateral articular cartilage in her left knee. #13 DOMINIQUE REDDING 6 1 SOPHOMORE FORWARD CLEARWATER, FL Averaged 9.0 ppg (on 8-of-12 shooting) and 2.5 rpg in exhibition game victories against Carson- Newman and the West Coast All-Stars. 7 vs. TCU (1-2-04) 4 vs. Colgate ( )* 2 vs. Vanderbilt ( ) 1 vs. LSU ( ) 1 vs. Old Dominion (1-4-04)

11 Lady Vol Player Profiles #1 SIDNEY SPENCER 6 3 SOPHOMORE FORWARD/CENTER HOOVER, AL Averaged 9.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.5 apg and 2.5 spg in exhibition game triumphs over Carson-Newman and the West Coast All-Stars. Was a starter in both contests. 14 vs. Auburn (2-1-04) 9 vs. DePaul ( )* 4 vs. Connecticut (2-5-04) 3 vs. Vanderbilt ( ) 2 vs. LSU ( ) Voted to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team by the league s coaches. Enters the season as the mostaccurate free-throw shooter in UT history (.930). Led the nation in free throw percentage last season (.957). 23 vs. Florida ( )* 9 vs. Connecticut (4-6-04) 5 vs. Vanderbilt ( )* 3 vs. Mississippi ( )* 2 vs. Miss. State ( ) #15 SA DE WILEY-GATEWOOD 5 9 FRESHMAN GUARD POMONA, CA Will miss at least the early portion of the season as she rehabs from patellar tendonitis in her left knee. #5 SHANNA ZOLMAN 5 10 JUNIOR GUARD SYRACUSE, IN Averaged 9.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg and 2.5 spg in exhibition game wins over Carson- Newman and the West Coast All-Stars. Named a preseason candidate for the Naismith Trophy.

12 GAME-BY -GAME SUMMARIES EXHIBITION GAME: CARSON-NEWMAN The top-ranked University of Tennessee women s basketball team opened its season with a victory against Carson-Newman in an exhibition game on Sunday, Nov. 7, at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tennessee was led by senior All-American Shyra Ely, who recorded a team-high 20 points to lead a quintet of Lady Vols with double-digit point totals. Senior Brittany Jackson and freshman Alexis Hornbuckle each tallied 14 points apiece, while sophomore Dominique Redding and senior Shanna Zolman registered 13 and 10 points, respectively. Hornbuckle s debut performance was especially impressive as she also totaled seven rebounds, seven assists, five steals and three blocks in 21 minutes of action. Despite the lopsided final score, UT s opposition proved tough early in the first half as the Lady Vols were unable to connect on a field goal for the first three minutes of action. Still struggling to find its rhythm at the offensive end of the floor, the Big Orange led by just one, 15-14, with 11:13 remaining in the first half. However, Tennessee s inspired play at the defensive end seemed to spark the offense, and the squad closed the half with a 21-6 run to take a comfortable lead into the locker room. Following the intermission, the Lady Vols came out firing on all cylinders and were successful on nine of their first 10 attempts from the floor. The squad also sank its first five shots from beyond the arc en route to extending its lead to 40 points, 74-34, less than eight minutes into the stanza. Utilizing its swarming defense and efficient offense (65 percent shooting in the second half), UT cruised to the 58-point triumph. UT s 105 points marks the first time that the team has scored more than 100 points since a win against Puerto Rico-Mayaguez on Nov. 29, EXHIBITION GAME: WEST COAST ALL-STARS The No. 1-ranked University of Tennessee women s basketball team closed out its preseason exhibition slate with a victory against the West Coast All-Stars on Sunday, Nov. 14, at Thompson-Boling Arena. Leading the way for the Lady Vols were senior All-American Shyra Ely and classmate Loree Moore, who each tallied 14 points. Moore was especially efficient, connecting on all six of her attempts from the floor, including two threepointers. Junior Tye sha Fluker and senior Brittany Jackson also notched double-figure point totals with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Early in the contest, both teams had trouble finding their rhythm at the offensive end of the floor as they each had five turnovers by the first media timeout. However, it did not take long for UT to put things together, as it erupted on a 22-3 run to take a 28-8 lead. Despite being held to just one field goal during the 10-minute stretch, the West Coast All-Stars would not go away quietly and responded with a 7-2 burst to close the margin to 15 points. The Lady Vols answered the challenge, though, and took a comfortable advantage into the locker room. Following the intermission, the Big Orange turned up the pressure defensively and quickly extended the lead to with a 12-4 run, capped off by a breakaway layup by Jackson. Tennessee gradually extended the margin throughout the second half, going ahead by as many as 45 points before cruising to the lopsided triumph. On the afternoon, the Lady Vols shot 44.3 percent (27-61) from the field, while holding the opposition to just 25 percent (14-56) shooting. Additionally, Tennessee dominated the glass, 51-34, as five players snared at least five rebounds. UT also recorded nine blocks and forced 23 turnovers. Nov. 7, 2004 * Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (10,643) Nov. 14, 2004 * Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena (10,054) VISITORS: Carson-Newman 0-0 ## Player FG 3FG FT RB F PTS A TO BK S 03 GOOCH BOOKER JOHNSON SMITH PARKER GEYER DAVISON PARKER CATE JACKSON AVRETT GREENE AMARAL TEAM 4 TOTALS TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 27.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 22.2% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 81.8% HOME TEAM: Tennessee 0-0 ## Player FG 3FG FT RB F PTS A TO BK S 01 SPENCER ZOLMAN MOORE ELY FLUKER CANON REDDING HORNBUCKLE JACKSON GUASTALLI DOSTY ANOSIKE TEAM 5 TOTALS TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 57.5% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 55.6% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 47.8% VISITORS: West Coast All-Stars 0-0 ## Player FG 3FG FT RB F PTS A TO BK S 31 JOHNSON PAM VALLEY FOWLER HORTON MOORE RICHARDSON KING GARRETT TEAM 6 TOTALS TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 25.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 17.6% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 41.7% HOME TEAM: Tennessee 0-0 ## Player FG 3FG FT RB F PTS A TO BK S 01 SPENCER ELY FLUKER ZOLMAN MOORE CANON REDDING HORNBUCKLE JACKSON GUASTALLI ANOSIKE TEAM 7 TOTALS TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 44.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 36.8% F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 57.1% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total West Coast All-Stars Tennessee Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Carson-Newman Tennessee