TONIGHT S GAME REPORT. THE RANKINGS: UT is 3rd in AP & USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA UGA is 19 AP & 17 USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA

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1 22 GAME 22: TENNESSEE vs. GEORGIA LADY VOLS (19-2 OVERALL, 8-0 SEC) vs. LADY BULLDOGS (16-6 OVERALL, 5-4 SEC) Feb. 12, :00 P.M. Stegeman Coliseum 10,523 Athens, Georgia TONIGHT S GAME REPORT THE RANKINGS: UT is 3rd in AP & USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA UGA is 19 AP & 17 USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA RECENT RESULTS: #1 UT def. South Carolina, Arkansas def. #16/14 Georgia, UPCOMING GAMES: #3 UT at Vanderbilt, 4 pm CT CSS Mississippi at Georgia COACHES RECORDS: UT s Pat Summitt is (30 yrs) UGA's Andy Landers is (29 yrs) UT vs. Georgia: UT leads In Knoxville: UT is 12-4 Away: UT is 7-7 Neutral: UT is 12-2 Overtime: UT is 1-1 Postseason: UT is 11-2 LAST MEETING: in Knoxville #3 UT def. #13/16 Georgia, MEDIA COVERAGE RADIO WNOX-AM/FM and the 28-station Lady Vol Radio Network; utladyvols.com TELEVISION FOX 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 4- LATOYA DAVIS, G-F, 6-0, Sr., 2.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg 43- SHYRA ELY, F, 6-2, Jr., 14.3 ppg, 8.1 rpg 33- ASHLEY ROBINSON, C, 6-5, Sr., 8.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.1 bpg 3- TASHA BUTTS, G, 5-11, Sr., 7.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg 5- SHANNA ZOLMAN, G, 5-10, So., 12.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg OFF THE BENCH 1- SIDNEY SPENCER, F-C, 6-3, Fr., 4.3 ppg, 3.0rpg 13- DOMINIQUE REDDING, F, 6-1, Fr., 2.4 ppg, 0.8 rpg 25- BRITTANY JACKSON, F, 6-0, Jr., 8.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg 34- COURTNEY McDANIEL, F, 6-1, Sr., 2.6 ppg, 2.4 rpg 50- TYE SHA FLUKER, C, 6-5, So., 6.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg INJURED 21- LOREE MOORE, G, 5-9, Jr., 7.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.6 apg ACL injury to left knee suffered on ; lost for season TONIGHT S GAME The #3-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols (19-2, 8-0 SEC) travel to Athens, Ga. to take on the Georgia Lady Bulldogs (16-6, 5-4 SEC) in Stegeman Coliseum at 7:30 p.m. Tennessee holds a all-time series lead against the SEC rival Georgia. IN OUR LAST GAME The top-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols kept their perfect SEC record intact with a win over South Carolina in front of 18,453 at Thompson-Boling Arena on Feb. 8, The victory was UT s second against the Gamecocks during the season. Tennessee (19-2, 8-0) has now won 52 consecutive conference home games. After allowing the first basket of the game, the Lady Vols rattled off nine straight points for a 9-2 lead. Junior Shyra Ely and sophomore Shanna Zolman provided all of the offense early as the pair combined to score the first 15 points. While South Carolina would cut the margin to just two, UT crashed the boards hard and connected on a number of second-chance points to extend its advantage to 11 with just under eight minutes left in the opening frame. The Gamecocks made a number of small runs but could not close the gap before the half, as Pat Summitt s squad went to the locker room ahead, In the first session, the Lady Vols shot 38.9 percent from the field, while USC checked in at a 44.8 percent clip. However, UT dominated the glass and held a rebounding advantage. Zolman was the leading scorer at the break with 12 points, but she would not score in the second half. In what appeared to be a reverse of the opening minutes of the first half, Tennessee scored the opening basket following intermission only to have USC erupt on a 12-2 run to even the score at 42. Unfazed by the seeming shift in momentum, UT went on a decisive 16-0 run over the next six minutes, energized by the defensive play of senior LaToya Davis, to take a commanding lead. The Gamecocks answered with a 6-0 spurt but were not able to get closer than nine points the rest of the way. In addition to Zolman, three other Lady Vols recorded double-digit point totals: Ely (12), Tasha Butts (10) and Tye sha Fluker (10). Ely also grabbed 12 rebounds for her second straight double-double and the seventh of the season. Davis also filled up the stat sheet with seven points, seven rebounds, five assists, four steals and two blocks. On the afternoon, Tennessee connected on just 37.8 percent of its shots. Despite being out-shot, UT totaled a season-high 58 rebounds, with amazing 27 more than the Gamecocks.

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 OLD DOMINION ARKANSAS at Mississippi State at South Carolina ALABAMA VANDERBILT (FOX) #1/1 Duke (ESPN2) at Kentucky (CSS) FEB. 1 #22/25 AUBURN OT #4/3 UCONN (ESPN2) SOUTH CAROLINA (CSS) at #19/17 Georgia (FOX) 7 PM 15 at Vanderbilt (CSS) 4 PM CT 19 #20 FLORIDA 7 PM 22 at Mississippi 2 PM CT 26 at Arkansas (CSS) 7 PM CT 29 #16 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 games on TV: Georgia (FOX) and Vanderbilt (CSS). ON THIS DAY The Lady Vols have produced a 12-2 all-time record on Feb. 12. Tennessee is 7-1 at home, 4-1 on the road and 1-0 at neutral sites. Last time out on this day, the Lady Vols lost to Texas, 69-66, during the season. LOOKING BACK Last year at this time, UT was 21-3, and had just defeated TCU, in Knoxville , 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 South Carolina2 this season was victory number 840 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 OUR SCHEDULE THIS WEEK For the next two weeks, the #3-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols will be on the road practically the entire time traveling to #19/17 Georgia for a Feb. 12 contest and then visiting Nashville for a Feb. 15 showdown versus Vanderbilt. UT returns home for a quick contest against #20 Florida (Feb. 19) and then travels to Ole Miss (Feb. 22). NEXT OPPONENT VANDERBILT While Tennessee is playing at Georgia tonight, the Vanderbilt Commodores (16-6, 4-5 SEC) have the night off. 52 CONSECUTIVE SEC HOME WINS With the victory over South Carolina on , the Lady Vols have now won 52 consecutive SEC home games. The last SEC loss at home was to Georgia on Dec. 8, 1996, (OT). SPENT SOME TIME IN ATHENS ALREADY WELL, ATHENS, GREECE The Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball team, along with an enthusiastic travel party, spent nearly two weeks traveling to Italy and Greece, August 7-18, UT coach Pat Summitt and her staff were accompanied by eight returning Lady Vol players who took on teams from Pesaro, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria and the Hellenic National Team and came home with a 3-2 record. Along the way, the team and its supporters encountered a variety of cultures and enjoyed an array of sights, perhaps seen only once in a lifetime. MOORE S SURGERY SCHEDULED Tennessee Lady Vol junior guard Loree Moore, who suffered an injury to her left knee with 8:42 left in Tennessee's upset victory over top-ranked Duke on Jan. 24, will have surgery on Feb. 16. Diagnostic testing on Jan., 26 revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament of left knee, according to University of Tennessee team orthopaedist Dr. William T. Youmans. Moore will be lost for the remainder of the season. We were cautiously optimistic but realized at the same time what the extent of the injury might be, said Lady Vol head coach Pat Summitt. I really feel bad for Loree. She has been a great leader for this team and has some big shoes to fill at the point guard position. No doubt, though, losing Loree is a tough and unfortunate break for our team, said Summitt. Moore averaged 7.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 2.8 apg while logging 27.7 minutes per contest. Moore has been undergoing presurgery rehabilitation for the last two weeks. BEEN THERE, DONE THAT... The Lady Vols have already played this season without the services of Loree Moore on a couple of occasions. Moore served a two-game suspension at the beginning of the season for missing a class. In her absence, UT defeated the West Coast All-Stars (86-57) and Athletes in Action (88-64). Last August, the UT Lady Vol returnees traveled to Rome, Italy, and Athens, Greece, for a 12-day trip of exhibition basketball. The summer squad was without the services of Moore, who was the starting point guard for the USA team at the Pam American Games in Santo Domingo. In her absence, the eight returning UT players fashioned a 3-2 record on the trip and battled back to win the Greek International Basketball Tournament. (see p.304 in the media guide) Tasha Butts, Shanna Zolman, Brittany Jackson and LaToya Davis all took turns at the point.

3 UT- GEORGIA All-Time Series Meetings UT leads DATE SITE W/L SCORE Feb. 15, 1969 N1 W Dec. 17, 1980 N30 W 73-68* Jan. 17, 1982 A L Feb. 11, 1982 H W Feb. 27, 1982 N6 W Jan. 16, 1983 A W Feb. 12, 1983 H W Mar. 5, 1983 H L Mar. 27, 1983 N37 L Jan. 22, 1984 H W Feb. 19, 1984 A L Mar. 25, 1984 H W Dec. 9, 1984 A L Feb. 2, 1985 H L Jan. 29, 1986 A L Mar. 20, 1986 N48 W Jan. 24, 1987 H W Jan. 31, 1988 A W Mar. 6, 1988 N51 W Jan. 29, 1989 H W Jan. 28, 1990 A L Mar. 4, 1990 N51 W Jan. 28, 1991 H L Feb. 15, 1992 A W Mar. 9, 1992 N51 W Feb. 14, 1993 H W Mar. 6, 1993 N65 L Feb. 27, 1994 A W Mar. 5, 1994 N65 W Feb. 25, 1995 H W Apr. 1, 1995 N16 W Jan. 8, 1996 A L Mar.31, 1996 N73 W Dec. 8, 1996 H L 93-94* Jan. 14, 1998 A W Jan. 28, 1998 H W Jan. 14, 1999 H W Jan. 28, 1999 A W Feb. 28, 1999 N W Jan.17, 2000 A L Jan. 18, 2001 H W Feb. 10, 2002 A W Mar. 1, 2002 N101 W Feb. 20, 2003 H W *denotes overtime GEORGIA SERIES This marks the 45th meeting between the two schools dating back to the season with Tennessee leading The Lady Vols held a 14-5 advantage over Georgia in the 1990s. UGA is one of three schools (others are UConn and Texas) to defeat UT twice in the Thompson-Boling Arena is the last SEC school to record a win over UT at home. AVERAGE SCORE The average score of all UT-UGA gam es is 75.2 (Tennessee) and 66.2 (Georgia). CAREER STATS VS. GEORGIA One Lady Vol has a career scoring averages in double figures against the Lady Bulldogs. Shyra Ely leads the way with 15.0 ppg, Ely is also the leading returning rebounder against Georgia with a career average of 9.7 rpg. GAME REPORT 22 GEORGIA UT and UGA meet today for the 45th time in the series. The Lady Bulldogs hold the distinction of the most meetings ever with the Lady Vols (44) and is the only school in the SEC to record double-digit victories in the series (13). Georgia is led by Kara Braxton with 13.7 ppg and 8.1 rpg while senior post Christi Thomas turns in 12.6 ppg and 8.1 rpg GEORGIA S PROBABLE STARTERS 11 Sherrill Baker, F, 5-8, So., 11.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg 13 Jessica Pierce, F, 6-2, Jr., 8.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg 4 Christi Thomas, C, 6-5, Sr., 12.6 ppg, 8.1 rpg 14 Janese Hardrick, G, 5-6, Fr., 10.0 ppg, 2.6 ppg 31 Alexis Kendrick, G, 5-7, So., 8.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg LADY VOLS VS. LADY BULLDOGS STAT COMPARISON TENNESSEE GEORGIA 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 GEORGIA Much was expected in the renewal of the rivalry between the third-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols and the 13/16th-ranked Georgia Lady Bulldogs on Thursday night, Feb. 20, 2003, at the Thompson-Boling Arena. However, the contest was all UT as the Lady Vols played inspired basketball from the opening tip to the final buzzer in an rout of UGA in front of 13,175 loyal Orange & White followers. With the victory, Tennessee remained on top of the SEC standings with an unblemished 11-0 (23-3 overall) mark, while the Lady Bulldogs fell to 17-7 overall and 8-3 in conference play. Gwen Jackson once again led the Lady Vols in scoring with 14 points, but wasn t the only Lady Vol to shine on this night. Junior Tasha Butts hustled for a career-high 13 rebounds to lead UT, while Shyra Ely posted her second double-double of the season with a 12-point, 12-rebound performance. Courtney McDaniel played only 17 minutes, but recorded an incredible 13 points and six rebounds in that short span. Overall, Tennessee shot a blistering 54.1% from the floor, 77.3% from the charity stripe and dominated the boards 53-25, while holding Georgia to only 30.8% on 20-of-65 shooting. UT took control from the opening tip as Gwen Jackson fed Kara Lawson for a quick lay -up and a 2-0 lead only five seconds into the game. The Lady Vol offense kept its foot on the accelerator in opening a 19-4 lead following a Loree Moore three-pointer. A lay - up by Gwen Jackson and a long three by Brittany Jackson gave Tennessee a advantage before Georgia finally managed to cut into the gap, closing the deficit to only 16 points at the half at Butts had nine first-half rebounds, while Gwen Jackson posted 10 first stanza tallies. An 9-0 run out of the locker room, completed by a Moore trey, boosted UT to a commanding lead with 17:46 to play. The gap would eventually reach 31 points at 71-40, following two McDaniel free throws, and after a McDaniel offensive putback, before the Lady Bulldogs managed to cut its deficit to at the 3:37 mark. That s as close as UGA would get as a Shanna Zolman trey with 45 seconds remaining set the score at 87-60, as UT picked up a crucial conference victory. Tennessee now leads the overall series with Georgia and has won 46 consecutive SEC games at home dating back to a (OT) loss to UGA on Dec. 8, COMMON OPPONENTS UT and Georgia share two common opponents outside of SEC teams this season. Georgia lost to Stanford, 61-59, and lost to Texas, 71-58, while Tennessee Stanford (70-66 OT and lost to Texas,

4 THE TOP 25 POLLS ASSOCIATED PRESS (Feb. 9) 1. Texas 2. Connecticut 3. TENNESSEE 4. Duke 5. Purdue 6. Louisiana Tech 7. Texas Tech 8. Penn State 9. Kansas State 10. Minnesota 11. Stanford 12. Colorado 13. DePaul 14. Auburn 15. North Carolina 16. LSU 17. Michigan State 18. Baylor 19. Georgia 20. Florida 21. Virginia Tech 22. TCU 23. SW Missouri 24. Arizona 25. Houston ESPN/USA TODAY/WBCA (Feb. 10) 1. Connecticut 2. Texas 3. TENNESSEE 4. Duke 5. Purdue 6. Louisiana Tech 7. Texas Tech 8. Penn St. 9. Kansas State 10. Minnesota 11. Stanford 12. Colorado 13. DePaul 14. North Carolina 15. Michigan State 16. LSU 17. Georgia 18. Auburn 19. Virginia Tech 20. Baylor Miami 21. Houston 22. TCU 23. Miami 24. Oklahoma 25. Boston College 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 334 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. OUR LAST MEETING WITH GEORGIA IN ATHENS The #3/4-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols survived a scare at #22/21 Georgia on Feb. 10, 2002, and produced an ugly victory. UT managed to tie a 22-year old record for fewest second half points with 17, managing just five field goals in the second half on 27 attempts for a paltry 18% field goal average but survived to win. To start the game, Georgia jumped out to a quick 6-1 lead at 16:18. Tasha Butts tied the score at 10 with a lay -up at 11:53. After a time out, the Lady Vols went on an 11-2 run to post a lead with 8:10 to go in the first half. UT pushed its margin out by as many as 15 points (35-20 at 2:08) before taking a lead into the locker room at the half. To open the second stanza, UT scored three free throws in the opening three minutes of play before Kara Lawson hit a finger roll basket at 16:50 to give UT a lead. Rookie Shyra Ely connected on UT s second basket of the half at 15:45 for a lead. Gwen Jackson s baseline jumper at 13:12 pushed the Lady Vol lead back to nine points, Ten minutes went by before Jackson hit UT s fourth field goal of the half with 3:10 left to play. By that time, UGA had taken a lead with 5:46 to go and the two teams were trading leads. After Jackson s basket to tie the score at 48-all, April McDivitt hit a couple of free throws with 2:18 showing to tie the game at 50-all. UT s fifth and final basket of the second half came on a clear-out play to Lawson. UT spread the floor and she went to the hoop with 1:06 left for the advantage. UGA almost pulled it out but Kara Braxton s shot rimmed out as time expired. UT misfired on 22 shots in the second half with 10 as missed lay-ups or shots in the paint. On the afternoon, Jackson and Ely led with 12 points each. Also in extra digits was Lawson with 10. Michelle Snow led with six boards. UT connected on a season low 34% of its shots and a 53% from the charity stripe. UT was killed on the boards with a pounding from the Dawgs. The Lady Vols committed 17 turnovers on four Georgia steals while forcing 28 miscues on 14 UT thefts. Additionally, UT s bench outscored UGA, LADY VOLS HAILING FROM GEORGIA Two Lady Vol seniorss hail from the state of Georgia as starting guard Tasha Butts represents Milledgeville and starting forward guard LaToya Davis calls Forsyth home. Outside of the state of Tennessee, which has produced 60 Lady Vol hoopsters, the state of Georgia has seen 17 players cross over the Tennessee border to play in Knoxville all-time. GEORGIA WAS THE LAST TO DO IT Tennessee s last SEC loss at home was a little over six years ago. And the last SEC team to beat the Lady Vols in Knoxville? That would have been against the Georgia Lady Bulldogs on Dec. 8, 1996, (OT) that was 52 consecutive SEC home wins ago. UT & UGA RANKING OUR OPPONENTS IN The #3 ranked Tennessee Lady Vols have faced 10 ranked teams in 21 games (49% of its opponents) while Georgia has taken on four ranked team in 20 games (20% of its opponents). After the Georgia contest, UT will see two more ranked teams. TENNESSEE vs. ranked UGA vs. ranked #17/17 Notre Dame, W, 83-59, H #6 Stanford, L, 59-61, A #10/11 Louisiana Tech, W, 85-65, H #5 Texas, L, 58-71, A #25 Rutgers, W, 59-49, H #20 Auburn, L, 54-72, A #6/5 Stanford, W, OT, A #12/13 LSU, W, 80-74, H #13/15 Oklahoma, W, 71-55, A #5 Texas, L, 60-70, H #19 TCU, W, 74-66, A #1/1 Duke, W, 72-69, A #22/25 Auburn, W, OT, H #4/3 Connecticut, L, 67-81, H PLAYING DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Since the 1976 season, the Lady Vols have contested 34 games against current defending AIAW or NCAA Champions and produced a record all-time. The last national championship team Tennessee took on was the 2002 NCAA Women s Basketball Champion UConn. Tennessee is 9-3 in games played at home, 4-4 away and 7-7 at neutral sites. In all, UT has played 10 defending champions in 34 games in various title defense seasons. UT s record when playing defending champs: Connecticut (2-4), Delta State (1-0), Louisiana Tech (2-3), Notre Dame (1-0), Old Dominion (4-3), Purdue (1-0), Southern Cal (1-3), Stanford (5-0), Texas (1-1) and UCLA (2-0). UT has defended six NCAA titles and produced an overall record of in the six seasons following a championship. This

5 number reflects the campaign of the season which skews the numbers due to the high number of losses. However, following the 1997 championship season, UT went 39-0 in winning the 1998 title. This season, the Lady Vols will face 2003 NCAA Champ UConn in Knoxville on Feb. 5, BACK TO THE RANKED After a hiatus from playing ranked teams night after night, following a season- opening seven ranked opponents out of the first 10 games, the Lady Vols are back to the land of the ranked. Previously top-ranked Duke will be followed by games in the upcoming weeks against #22/25 Auburn, #4/3 Connecticut, #19 Georgia, #20 Florida and #16 LSU. PLAYED A FEW RANKED The Tennessee senior class of Ashley Robinson, Tasha Butts, LaToya Davis and Courtney McDaniel have faced 67 ranked teams out of 126 career games 53% of their collegiate contests have been spent playing against the best in women s basketball. Following the game with #4/3 Connecticut, the senior class has compiled a record against ranked teams winning 81% of the time. Overall, this senior class is in all games (.885) for their Tennessee tenure. 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. THE NATION S STRONGEST SCHEDULE AND RPI The WBCA/Summerville overall Rating Percentage Index (RPI) ( ) has the Lady Vols on top with a score of.740. The top five includes: 1. UT.740, 2. UConn.690, 3. Penn State.684, 4. Duke.681, 5. Purdue.675. The Summerville-WBCA RPI also looks at each school s strength of schedule. The Lady Vols are also on top with an index of.725. Following UT: 2. Penn State.671, 3. Notre Dame.658, 4. Rutgers.659, and 5. Duke.648. 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.,etc. Tennessee 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). FREE THROW A GO-GO Sophomore Shanna Zolman has seen very few free throws she doesn t like. In fact, she leads the nation in free throw accuracy connecting at a 93 percent clip. Zolman has missed just four this season (5-7 at #5 Stanford, 1-2 vs. Vandy in Knoxville and 7-8 at Kentucky) and is for.943. 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 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 12 wins in 18 meetings, and Texas 10 wins in 25 meetings with the Lady Vols. LADY VOL STREAKS IT S ALL UCONN The last time the Lady Vols lost at home was against Connecticut, 67-81, on Feb. 5, since then the team has won one game 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 16 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. 221 WINS IN OUR LAST 241 GAMES The Lady Vols have won an amazing 221 games in their last 241 basketball contests (.919) 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 19-2 in A-ROB ROCKS Lady Vol senior pivot Ashley Robinson has recorded 43 blocked shots in 21 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 171 career blocks to date. UNTIL RECENTLY, IT HAD BEEN AWHILE Before the Feb. 1, 2004, overtime game versus Auburn, the Dec. 14, 2003 overtime 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. UT S OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER In all games, this is how Tennessee has shot from the field: 60%: none 50%FG: So. Carolina1 (.542), Kentucky (.534), DePaul (.534), Arkansas (.500), 40%FG: Vandy1 (.492), ODU (.491), TCU (.491), UTC (.476), LaTech (.457), Alabama (.446), Notre Dame (.439), GWU (.421), Rutgers (.418), Miss. St. (.400), 30%FG: Stanford (.397), Texas, (.394), Connecticut (.393), Duke (.387), South Carolina2 (.378), Oklahoma (.377), Auburn (.343). DEEE FENSE In all games, this is how the opposition has shot from the field: 50%FG: Texas (.519), 40%FG: DePaul (.448), Kentucky (.446), South Carolina2 (.439), Auburn (.433), Vandy1 (.435), Stanford (.415), Connecticut (.409), 30%FG: So. Carolina (.396), Notre Dame (.393),

6 GWU (.392), Duke (.358), Alabama (.356), LaTech (.343), Rutgers (.367), Oklahoma (.338), TCU and Miss. State (.328), 20%FG: UTC (.292), ODU (.281), Arkansas (.250) 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. SEC PLAY 2004 This season, the Lady Vols will play home-and-home games with Arkansas and South Carolina and traditional rival, Vanderbilt. Last season, the Lady Vols played home-and-home games with Auburn from the West and Florida from the Eastern Division of the SEC. HOME, SWEET, HOME The 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, in , , 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 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 TH/5TH JAN. 5/ ARKANSAS, MISSISSIPPI STATE TH/5TH JAN. 12/ SOUTH CAROLINA, ALABAMA TH/5TH JAN. 19/ VANDERBILT, #1 DUKE ND/2ND JAN. 26/ KENTUCKY, #22/25 AUBURN ST/1ST FEB. 2, / #4/3 CONNECTICUT, SOUTH CAROLINA ST/1ST FEB. 9/ #19/17 GEORGIA, VANDERBILT 3RD/3RD TENNESSEE LADY VOL LINE-UP COMBINATIONS During the season, Tennessee has used four starting lineups -- Game Record Line-up (F-F-C-G-G) 1-8, Ely, Butts, Robinson, Zolman, Moore Ely, Davis, Robins on, Jackson, Moore Ely, Jackson, Robinson, Zolman, Butts Ely, Davis, Robinson, Zolman, Butts COMMON DENOMINATORS Senior Ashley Robinson and junior Shyra Ely have played and started all 21 games for the Lady Vols this season WON-LOSS DIFFERENTIAL Wins: +39 (1), +31 (1), +28 (1), +25 (1), +24 (2), +21 (1), +20 (1), +16 (1), +14 (2), +10 (1), +9 (1), +8 (2), +7 (2), +4 (1), +3 (1) Losses: -10 (1), -14 (1) 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 nine occasions (including this season s games ). It s not surprising that Connecticut leads the scoring fest with five games in the 80s, while DePaul, LSU, Florida and Xavier have turned in one 80+ game each. In these games, UT was 4-5 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 L Connecticut W Xavier L Florida W 92-80)

7 SEC STANDINGS (Overall won-lost record current 2/11) SCHOOL SEC W-L PCT. Tennessee LSU Florida Auburn Ole Miss Georgia Vanderbilt Mississippi St Arkansas Alabama Kentucky South Carolina SEC STATISTICS (2/11) SCORING OFFENSE 5.Tennessee 74.0 SCORING DEFENSE 2.Tennessee 60.2 SCORING MARGIN 2.Tennessee FREE THROW PERCENTAGES 5.Tennessee.700 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES 4.Tennessee.442 FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE 4.Tennessee POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 4.Tennessee POINT FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE 1.Tennessee.269 REBOUNDING OFFENSE 3.Tennessee 43.0 REBOUNDING DEFENSE 4.Tennessee 35.9 REBOUNDING MARGIN 2.Tennessee +7.1 BLOCKED SHOTS 4.Tennessee 4.3 ASSISTS 8.Tennessee 14.3 STEALS 7.Tennessee 9.3 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO 7. Tennessee 0.83 INDIVIDUAL SCORING 11.Shyra Ely 14.2 INDIVIDUAL REBOUNDING 4. Shyra Ely 8.3 INDIVIDUAL FIELD GOAL PCT No one INDIVIDUAL ASSISTS No one INDIVIDUAL FREE THROW PCT 1. Shanna Zolman.933 INDIVIDUAL STEALS 3.Loree Moore 2.8 INDIVIDUAL 3-POINT FG PCT 3. Shanna Zolman.427 INDIVIDUAL BLOCKED SHOTS 3. Ashley Robinson 2.0 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO No one TENNESSEE S SEC FINISHES THROUGH THE YEARS Year Regular Season/Finish Tournament in progress 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 52 CONSECUTIVE SEC HOME WINS With the victory over South Carolina on , the Lady Vols have now won 52 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 84-3 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: South Carolina, 72-58, UT s last SEC win away: Kentucky, 81-72, UT s last SEC loss at home: Georgia, OT, UT s last SEC loss away: Vanderbilt, 76-59, UT s SEC home record: 5-0 UT s SEC away record: 3-0 UT s current SEC home streak: won 52 UT s current SEC away streak: won 13 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).

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 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 current season. 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). 187 OF 197 AT HOME UT has won 187 of their last 197 games in Thompson-Boling Arena dating back to UT s 10 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 13 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 (13,741) in the attendance challenge. UT is in second place with an average of 13,683 fans per home game. Following Tennessee is: 3. Texas Tech 12,252, 4. New Mexico 10,938, and 5. Purdue 9,857. OVER 100, AGAIN The Tennessee Lady Vols have gone over the 100,000 mark in home attendance for the 10th consecutive season as UT cleared that mark in the game with Alabama on Jan. 18. To date, 164,201 fans have been counted at UT games with two more regular season home game to play. Last season, Tennessee attracted 201,353 patrons to 16 home games.

9 ANOTHER HUGE ACADEMIC HONOR FOR K-LAW The University & Northwest Sertoma Club of Columbus, Ohio, honored the six winners of the 17th Annual Woody Hayes National Scholar Athlete Awards on Fri., Feb. 6, Former Lady Vol and current WNBA standout Kara Lawson was the recipient of the NCAA Division I Women s Award. "Once again, our class is a strong group of nominees of which Woody would have been very proud," said Eric Parks, awards co-chair. "Our future leaders are well-rounded and well-prepared for what lies ahead." Lawson rushed back to Knoxville after the award to take her LSAT exam at UT on Sat., Feb. 7. Lawson plans on squeezing in law school in her busy schedule. The former All-American guard is the Lady Vols most highly-decorated academic athlete in the history of Women s Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Tennessee. ELY EARNED SEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Lady Vol junior forward Shyra Ely was named the SEC Player of the Week, Jan , In Tennessee s games last week, she led the Lady Vols in scoring and rebounding in a key SEC win over Vanderbilt at home and the upset victory over top-ranked Duke in a very lively and hostile gym in Durham, N.C. Her field goal efficiency versus Vanderbilt ( ) is one of the best of her career. The 22- points she scored against the Commodores is a season-high. Nailed 7-8 critical charity tosses including 5-6 at Duke. Added three assists and three steals to go along with 18.5 ppg and 7.0 rpg for the week. She tallied double-figures scoring for the 12 th time this season while leading the Lady Vols in the scoring department for the eighth time and on the boards for the 11 th time during the campaign. GOOD NEWS FOR BUTTS Following the injury to Loree Moore, senior guard Tasha Butts moved over to the point guard slot. Against Kentucky on Jan. 29, 2004, Butts suffered an injury to her left knee with 1:39 to play and did not return to action. Prior to the Feb.1,2004 game versus #22/25 Auburn, Butts was given the go-ahead by UT team orthopaedist Dr. William T. Youmans. THE ONE VERSUS TWO MATCH-UP ACCORDING TO AP The game with 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. SENIORS IN 1 vs. 2 The senior class is now 1-3 when #2 UT plays #1 defeating #1 Duke, 72-69, on Jan. 24, 2004 but losing to #1 Duke, on Nov. 24, 2002; #1 Connecticut, on Jan. 5, 2002 and #1 UConn again on Dec. 30, 2000, 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 and Jan. 19, the Lady Vols snagged some first place votes away from top-ranked Connecticut and Duke. UT grabbed as many as two first place votes in the AP poll and one in the ESPN/USA TODAY Coaches poll before earning the #1 ranking the week of Jan. 26th. COULD SUMMITT HAVE INFLUENCED A PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL?? Two-hundred and thirty-six wins ago, Lady Vol Coach Pat Summitt and her Tennessee basketball team happened to be in Burlington, Vermont for the Howard Bank Classic. The trip came on the heels of UT losing the WNIT title to Louisiana Tech, 66-64, just a couple of days earlier in Ruston, La. The coach was not happy with her team s performance down the stretch in the loss, so Summitt entered the next contest with her Sports Illustrated cover look (with that famous Summitt glare that made for a memorable magazine cover when Sports Illustrated labeled her "The Wizard of Knoxville" for its feature story on March 2, 1998). The Lady Vols had a spirited game against Marquette and finally won, 83-68, in opening round action of the tournament. Back on that day, Nov. 23, 1996, marked Summitt s 600th collegiate victory. In a wonderfully hospitable gesture, then-governor of Vermont, Dr. Howard Dean, presented Summitt with a bouquet of flowers and a specially decorated cake depicting the milestone victory. Given Democratic presidential hopeful Dean s somewhat controversial, fiery, locker room -esque speech after the Iowa caucuses the other night, might he have sat too close to the action in that game seven years ago? Just a thought. DUKE WAS SOLD-OUT As of 4:00 p.m. on Jan.8, 2004, the Duke versus the Tennessee women's basketball game was declared a "sell-out" by the Duke ticket office. The #1-ranked Blue Devils and the #2-ranked Lady Vols are slated to play on Sat., Jan. 24 at 6:00 p.m. on ESPN2 at the Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314). In December, Tennessee played in front of three consecutive sell-outs on the road at Stanford, DePaul and Oklahoma. THE VANDY GAME WAS THE 1,000TH OF HER UT CAREER Tennessee Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt reached yet another milestone when she coached in her 1000th career game versus Vanderbilt on Thurs., Jan. 22, CATCHINGS APPEARED AT THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS Former Lady Vol All-American and Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings accepted an invitation from The White House to participate in the State of the Union Address given by President George W. Bush on Jan. 20. Catchings was acknowledged as a U.S. Olympian for the 2004 Summer Olympics by the President. The WNBA's Rookie of the Year in 2002, Catchings has become one of the league's most marketable players, both on the court (runner-up for 2003 WNBA MVP honors) and in the community (operates her own basketball camps and is a regular contributor to local charities in Indianapolis). She has received the WNBA's community service award on three occasions. LADIES IN SHADES OF RED WEEK CONCLUDED Tennessee saw shades of red as they faced four consecutive teams sporting that hue in their uniforms. Shades of Red Week started with the cardinal red of the Arkansas Lady Razorbacks on Jan. 8 (an win), continued with the maroon of Mississippi State on Jan. 11 (a win), the garnet of South Carolina (an win) and concluded with the crimson of Alabama (a win). SINCE THE LOSS TO TEXAS, GOOD NEWS MOSTLY In UT s seven games since the loss to Texas on Dec. 28, 2002, the Lady Vols have ratcheted it up a bit in every statistical category. The Lady Vols are shooting.470 from the field and holding the opposition to just.306. The trey numbers have been solid at 40 percent while the opposition has connected at just 27 percent. Tennessee is much-improved at the charity stripe knocking in 70 percent. UT continues to outrebound the opposition 43.5 to 32.5 for a +11 margin. Finally, the Lady Vols are outscoring their opponents by almost 21 points per game, 73.9 ppg to 53.0 ppg. The Lady Vols even held two opponents (Old Dominion and Arkansas) to just 43.0 ppg. STILL GOT GAME, SORTA

10 The Tennessee Lady Vols welcomed their basketball alumni back to the Knoxville campus on Jan. 18th when they faced Alabama. The ever-popular Alumni Orange and White game took place immediately following the Lady Vols game with the Tide and spanned four decades of players. Dr. Barbara Brimi (mid 1960s circa) dressed out for the Orange who defeated the White, The Orange was led in scoring by Shelley Sexton Collier and Karla Horton Douglass who each tallied eight points. Kristen Clement Blue added seven points and dished four assists. The White team was led in scoring by recent grad Kara Lawson with 11 points. Lady Vol assistant coach Nikki Caldwell chipped in five points as the next highest scorer. Fellow assistant coach Holly Warlick was held to just a deuce while playing fir the losing White squad. SUMMITT AND BOOST-HER CLUB HONORED The Tennessee Lady Vols honored Coach Pat Summitt and the Boost-Her Club presidents at The Salute to Excellence -- the Women s Athletics Department annual fundraiser on Jan. 17, The black tie and tennis shoes affair was its usual great success raising money for the Lady Vol Scholarship Fund. One of the hottest auction items was the Fried Green Tomato Dinner hosted by Pat Summitt and UT Women s Athletics Director Joan Cronan. Two lucky individuals walked away with a dinner each at $10,000!! That s some tomatoes!! And they re green to boot. AWH, UCONN, A TIE IS LIKE KISSING YA SISTA And in this case, your sister is Tennessee. Tennessee and Connecticut have found yet another way to be linked in NCAA women s basketball history as the Huskies fell short of breaking the Lady Vols 69- game NCAA homecourt winning streak against Duke on Jan. 3, The Dukies roared back to take a win with a buzzer-beater trey. So, Tennessee and Connecticut are co-holders of the NCAA Women s longest homecourt winning streak at 69-games. DID YOU KNOW UConn s previously longest home win streak was 54 and ended with a loss against Tennessee on Jan. 10, 1999, in Gampel. The Huskies 69-game winning streak at home (both Gampel and Civic Center) dated back to a loss versus Tennessee on Feb.2, Tennessee is 2-1 at Gampel but has never won in the Hartford Civic Center Here s a few of Tennessee s streaky facts: The record spanned from Feb. 1, 1991 until Jan. 2, 1996 UT s streak was snapped by, guess who?????????? Connecticut on Jan. 6, 1996, in front of 10,584 brave Lady Vols fans who made the trek despite a freak snow-ice storm in Knoxville that day, 40% of the 69 games were contested against ranked opponents a dozen wins came over teams ranked in the Top Lady Vol players participated in the 69-game homecourt winning streak Former Lady Vol All-American Dana Johnson, a 6-2 center from Baltimore, MD played in 57 of the 69 games in the streak, Olympian and All-American Nikki McCray, a 5-11 guard from Collierville, TN, recorded 35 double-doubles during the 69- game streak. K-LAW SCORED ANOTHER HUGE HONOR Former Lady Vol All-America Kara Lawson ( ) was 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, was recognized at the NCAA Convention at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville during the annual Honors Dinner. In all, eight studentathletes were tabbed for the prestigious honor that is based on athletic and academic achievement, character and leadership. Lawson is the most-highly allaround decorated student-athlete in Lady Vol basketball history. Immediately following the game at Mississippi State, the Lady Vol staff traveled to Nashville for Kara s award presentation STREAK STARTED WITH THE ODU W Last season, the Lady Vols went on a 19- game winning streak which started with a victory over Old Dominion on Jan. 7, UT s next loss didn t come until the SEC Tournament finals against LSU on Mar. 9, 2003 (a loss). MADE THE GRADE Five Lady Vols, almost one-half of the squad, earned Dean s List honors for the Fall 2003 semester led by rookie forward Sidney Spencer, Hoover, Ala., with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Spencer was joined by graduating senior Courtney McDaniel (3.0 GPA), sophomores Shanna Zolman (3.88 GPA) and Tye sha Fluker (3.3 GPA) and fellow frosh Dominique Redding (3.25 GPA). Spencer, who also attended the summer session, has a cumulative 4.0 GPA, as well. HERE S STOP AND GO During the TCU game on Jan. 2, 2004, the clock stopped 117 times during the course of the game. Talk about carpel tunnel syndrome. When all the media timeouts (8), team timeouts (9), fouls (42), turnovers (45), jump balls (13) and trips to the free throw line were figured in the count came back at 117 times for the stoppage of the clock. The old record for the Lady Vols was set last season when the clock stopped 93 times in the Arkansas game. I know it doesn t mean much, 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 (74-66 win). 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 in the Top 25 while the Colonials have received votes in the top 25 polls this season. SUMMITT MADE 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. DO THE MATH Against Stanford on Dec. 14, Tennessee produced its worst field goal shooting game of the season to date (.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 and followed that with a pitiful.394 in the loss to Texas. LIFE ON THE ROAD On Dec. 28, after a brief pit stop at home where the Lady Vols suffered their first loss of the season to #5-ranked Texas (60-70), the team was back on the road for a pair of games. On Tues. Dec. 30, UT defeated George Washington Univ., 65-51, in Washington, D.C., and closed-out the road swing at #19-ranked TCU on Jan. 2, 2004, registering a victory in a nearcapacity gym on the Ft. Worth campus. STREAK STOPPED AT 24 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