VANDERBILT COMMODORES (29-6)

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1 VANDERBILT COMMODORES (29-6) POSSIBLE NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL FINAL MATCHUP LADY VOLS vs. COMMODORES THE RANKINGS: UT is 6th in AP & USA TODAY Vanderbilt is 4th in AP & USA TODAY RECENT RESULTS: #2-seeded UT defeated #7-seeded Notre Dame, #1-seeded Vanderbilt defeated #9-seeded Arizona State, UPCOMING GAME: Tennessee and BYU will meet for the right to advance to the Midwest Region Final. North Carolina and Vanderbilt will also meet for the right to advance to the Midwest Region Final. COACHES RECORDS: UT's Pat Summitt is in 28 years Vanderbilt s Jim Foster is overall in 24 years and in 11 years at Vanderbilt. UT vs. VANDERBILT SERIES RECORD: UT leads the series: 37-6 In Knoxville: UT is 17-0 Away: UT is 15-4 Neutral: UT is 5-2 Postseason: UT is 5-2, all SEC Tournament games Overtime: UT is 1-0 LAST MEETING: Feb. 16, 2002, in Knoxville: The Lady Vols defeated the sixth-ranked Commodores by a score of STATISTICS UT VU Overall Record Scoring Scoring Defense Point Margin Rebounds Opponent Rebounds Rebound Margin FG% Opponent FG% Three-point FG% Opponent 3FG% FT% Opponent FT% Blocks Average Steals Average Turnover Average LAST TIME VERSUS VANDERBILT The Lady Vols avenged a Feb. 2 setback at Vanderbilt two weeks later with a triumph in Knoxville on Feb. 16. After leading by one at halftime, UT opened up a 7-0 run early in the second half to lead Vandy answered with a 10-0 run of its own and the game stayed close down the stretch as the Commodores were within one point of the Lady Vols with 1:30 left in the contest. A driving lay-up and a couple of free throws by Kara Lawson sealed the affair for UT. Lawson scored 26 points in the win, while Shyra Ely added 13. THE SERIES Tennessee and Vanderbilt have a storied past. This will mark the 44th meeting between these Southeastern Conference foes. Though the Lady Vols possess a dominant 37-6 advantage in the overall series, the last two years have brought a more competitive matchup as UT edges Vandy only 3-2 in the past five meetings. Vanderbilt and Tennessee met in the SEC s tournament finals twice with UT winning in 1994 and VU triumphing in Overall, UT is 5-2 in postseason meetings with Vanderbilt, all in the SEC Tournament. There will be some discrepancy in the game notes as to the records for UT and Vandy in the all-time series. The Lady Vols records show that the first game between the two teams was played on Jan. 18, 1976, in Nashville. Tennessee won the contest, UT VS. VANDERBILT SERIES MEETINGS Jan. 18, 1976 W Nashville Nov. 21, 1979 W Nashville Dec. 6, 1981 W Knoxville Jan. 4, 1982 W Nashville Feb. 26, 1982 W Lexington, Ky Jan. 12, 1983 W Knoxville Feb. 19, 1983 W Nashville Feb. 5, 1984 W Nashville Feb. 26, 1984 W Knoxville Jan. 16, 1985 L Nashville Feb. 16, 1985 W Knoxville Feb. 15, 1986 W Knoxville Feb. 4, 1987 L Nashville Jan. 17, 1988 W Knoxville Jan. 26, 1989 W Nashville Feb. 22, 1990 W Knoxville Dec. 6, 1990 L Nashville March 2, 1991 W Albany, Ga Feb. 2, 1992 W Knoxville Jan. 30, 1993 W Nashville Jan. 31, 1994 W Nashville Feb. 13, 1994 W Knoxville March 7, 1994 W Chattanooga Dec. 31, 1994 W Nashville Feb. 12, 1995 W Knoxville March 6, 1995 L Chattanooga Jan. 19, 1996 W Knoxville Feb. 25, 1996 W Nashville Jan. 19, 1997 W Nashville 92-79(OT) Feb. 17, 1997 W Knoxville Jan. 25, 1998 W Knoxville Feb. 16, 1998 W Nashville Feb. 28, 1998 W Columbus, Ga Feb. 7, 1999 W Nashville Feb. 18, 1999 W Knoxville 89-53

2 Feb. 4, 2000 W Knoxville Feb. 24, 2000 W Nashville March 4, 2000 W Chattanooga Jan. 23, 2001 W Nashville Feb. 22, 2001 W Knoxville March 3, 2001 L Memphis Feb. 2, 2002 L Nashville Feb. 16, 2002 W Knoxville SERIES TIDBITS UT has played Vandy 23 times since No other team has recorded as many games with the Lady Vols since UT played Old Dominion home-and-home and in the postseason (practically every year) in the late 1970s and early 80s. After reeling off 14 consecutive wins over Vanderbilt from Jan. 19, 1996, until Feb. 22, 2001, Tennessee dropped two straight to the in-state SEC rivals. Vanderbilt picked up a win in the conference tourney in Memphis last season, 77-74, and followed that with a trouncing of the Lady Vols in Nashville on Feb. 2, UT returned to its winning ways two weeks later, dealing Vandy a loss in Knoxville. TOP 25 OPPONENTS Once again, Tennessee has played a schedule laden with ranked teams. With a slate that has been rated the toughest in the country, the Lady Vols are 14-3 against Top 25 opponents, including a 6-2 mark against Top-10 teams. Vanderbilt has faced 11 ranked opponents, boasting a 6-5 record. The Commodores played to a 1-2 mark over Top-10 teams TENNESSEE VS. TOP 25 OPPONENTS Nov. 23 W #5 Louisiana Tech Nov. 27 W #22/21 George Wash Dec. 2 W #8/9 N.C. State Dec. 16 W #6/5 Stanford Dec. 27 W #9 Duke Jan. 3 W #15/16 Florida Jan. 5 L #1 Connecticut Jan. 8 W #25 Old Dominion Jan. 10 W #19/22 Auburn Jan. 17 W #8 South Carolina Jan. 27 W #22 Auburn Jan. 31 W #12/15 Florida Feb. 2 L #8/6 Vanderbilt Feb. 10 W #22/21 Georgia Feb. 12 L #18/17 Texas Feb. 16 W #6 Vanderbilt March 3 W #24 Georgia VANDERBILT vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS Nov. 15 W #12 Colorado Nov. 18 L #1 Connecticut Dec. 29 L #13 Texas Tech Jan. 3 L #16/15 South Carolina Jan. 5 W #25 Penn State Jan. 20 W #16/14 Georgia Jan. 24 L #18 Florida Jan. 27 W #24 Louisiana State Feb. 2 W #2 Tennessee Feb. 10 W # 25 Mississippi State Feb. 16 L #3/4 Tennessee COMMON OPPONENTS Besides their Southeastern Conference opponents, the only team that Tennessee and Vanderbilt have both faced this season is No. 1 Connecticut. The Commodores met up with the Huskies in the final of the preseason WNIT and dropped a decision. UT and UConn squared off in Knoxville on Jan. 5 as Connecticut dealt UT an setback. VANDERBILT VS. COMMON UT OPPONENTS Nov. 18 Connecticut Storrs, Conn. L, Jan. 3 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. L, Jan. 10 Kentucky Nashville W, Jan. 13 Mississippi Nashville W, Jan. 17 Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, Jan. 20 Georgia Athens, Ga. W, Jan. 24 Florida Nashville L, Jan. 27 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. W, Jan. 31 Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. L, Feb. 10 Mississippi State Nashville W, Feb. 14 Louisiana State Nashville W, Feb. 21 Kentucky Lexington, Ky. W, Feb. 24 Auburn Nashville W, March 2 Auburn Nashville# W, March 3 Arkansas Nashville# W, March 4 Louisiana State Nashville# W, # SEC Tournament played at Gaylord Entertainment Center LADY VOLS vs. THE SEC IN THE TOURNEY The Lady Vols have faced five different Southeastern Conference rivals in NCAA Tournament play, but never Vanderbilt. Overall, UT is 9-1 versus SEC opponents in the tourney. In four (1998, 1991, 1989 & 1987) out of Tennessee s six national championship runs, the Lady Vols faced a league foe along the way. YEAR OPPONENT ROUND OUTCOME 1983 Mississippi Regional Semifinal W, Alabama Regional Semifinal W, Georgia Regional Final W, Mississippi Regional Semifinal L, Georgia Regional Semifinal W, Auburn Regional Final W, Auburn National Championship W, Auburn Regional Final W, Georgia National Semifinal W, Arkansas National Semifinal W, 86-58

3 CURRENT LADY VOL CAREER STATS VERSUS VANDERBILT Player Games Pts (Avg.) Rebs (Avg.) Best Mark Pts/Rebs Kara Lawson 8 109(13.6) 31(3.9) 26/5 Michelle Snow (12.4) 64(6.4) 20/11 Shyra Ely 2 19(9.5) 9(4.5) 13/5 Ashley Robinson 5 43(8.6) 22(4.4) 14/7 Courtney McDaniel 1 6(6.0) 4(4.0) 6/4 Gwen Jackson 7 41(5.9) 24(3.4) 10/6 April McDivitt 8 44(5.5) 12(1.5) 13/3 LaToya Davis 2 6(3.0) 3(1.5) 6/2 Brittany Jackson 2 6(3.0) 1(0.5) 6/1 Loree Moore 2 6(3.0) 5(2.5) 6/4 Tasha Butts 5 14(2.8) 11(2.2) 5/5 Shalon Pillow 7 18(2.5) 9(1.3) 5/3 Michelle Muñoz 2 3(1.5) 2(1.0) 3/1 Amanda Canon 2 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0/0 TENNESSEE/VANDERBILT SERIES GAME-BY-GAME (1999-PRESENT) FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A BLK S P Feb. 7, 1999 Tennessee Vanderbilt Feb. 18, 1999 Tennessee Vanderbilt Feb. 4, 2000 Tennessee Vanderbilt Feb. 24, 2000 Tennessee Vanderbilt Mar. 4, 2000 Tennessee Vanderbilt Jan. 23, 2001 Tennessee Vanderbilt Feb. 22, 2001 Tennessee Vanderbilt Mar. 3, 2001 Tennessee Vanderbilt Feb. 2, 2002 Tennessee Vanderbilt Feb. 16, 2002 Tennessee Vanderbilt CURRENT LADY VOL CAREER STATS VERSUS VANDERBILT GP/GS Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A BLK S P KARA LAWSON Feb. 4, / Feb. 24, / Mar. 4, / Jan. 23, / Feb. 22, / Mar. 3, / Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 8/ /13.6

4 MICHELLE SNOW Feb. 7, / Feb. 18, / Feb. 4, / Feb. 24, / March 4, / Jan. 23, / Feb. 22, / March 3, / Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 10/ /12.4 SHYRA ELY Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 2/ /9.5 ASHLEY ROBINSON Jan. 23, / Feb. 22, / Mar. 3, / Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 5/ /8.4 COURTNEY McDANIEL Feb. 16, / Totals 1/ /6.0 GWEN JACKSON Feb. 4, / Feb. 24, / Mar. 4, / Jan. 23, / Feb. 22, / Mar. 3, / Feb. 2, / Totals 7/ /5.9 APRIL McDIVITT Feb. 4, / Feb. 24, / Mar. 4, / Jan. 23, / Feb. 22, / Mar. 3, / Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 8/ /5.5 LaTOYA DAVIS Jan. 23, / Feb. 2, / Totals 2/ /3.0 BRITTANY JACKSON Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 2/ /3.0 LOREE MOORE Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 2/ /3.0 TASHA BUTTS Jan. 23, / Feb. 22, / Mar. 3, / Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 5/ /2.8

5 SHALON PILLOW Feb. 7, / Feb. 18, / Feb. 4, / Mar. 4, / Jan. 23, / Mar. 3, / Feb. 16, / Totals 7/ /2.5 MICHELLE MUÑOZ Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 2/ /1.5 AMANDA CANON Feb. 18, / Feb. 4, / Totals 2/ /0.0 VANDERBILT NOTES SEED AND BID: No. 1 Midwest, automatic (SEC Tournament Champions) NCAA APPEARANCES: 15 LAST APPEARANCE: 2001, lost to Notre Dame, 72-64, in Midwest Regional Final OVERALL TOURNAMENT RECORD: BEST FINISH: National Semifinal, AND COUNTING: Head coach Jim Foster earned his 500th career coaching victory with an win over Arkansas in the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinal. Foster enters the Midwest Regional with a overall record. He is at Vanderbilt, and in 13 years at the helm of St. Joseph s program, Foster amassed a record. SUCCESSFUL APPRENTICESHIP: Vanderbilt head coach Jim Foster has seen four former assistants find success as head coaches in their own right. Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw steered her Fighting Irish to a national championship a year ago. ND advanced to the second round of the 2002 Midwest Region before falling to Tennessee in Knoxville. Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma has led his Huskies to a perfect 35-0 mark and the No. 1 ranking throughout the season. Deb Patterson has led Kansas State to a Top-20 ranking and a #3 seed in the Mideast Region. Cindy Anderson has taken over the clipboard at Foster s old stomping ground, St. Joseph s. The Hawks went 23-7 overall and played in the WNIT. SHARP SHOOTERS: Vanderbilt leads the nation in field goal percentage, hitting 53 percent of its shots. Through March 11, the Commodores had hit 897 of their 1,705 attempts. Early this season Vandy notched an above average 55 percent shooting performance against the Lady Vols on Feb. 2. The Lady Vols are currently rated No. 25 in the same stat category. AN EXCLUSIVE CLUB: VU senior Jillian Danker became the 21st member of the 1,000-point club, joining teammates Chantelle Anderson and Zuzi Kimesova on the list on Jan. 17. FRIENDS OR FOES?: Lady Vol Michelle Snow and Commodore Chantelle Anderson have more in common than their height and position on the court. The two share a friendship off the court. That bond has been tested in the past two years, as the pair has become rivals on the court. On Jan. 23, 2001, Snow dunked in Memorial Gym in the waning seconds of UT s victory. A year later Anderson was quoted as saying that Snow would not dunk on her team if she were in the game at the time, even if it meant fouling her. Anderson s prophecy held true on Feb. 16, 2002, when Snow broke free and looked as if she might try another jam. Anderson fouled her friend before she had a chance. A BIG DRAW: The Vanderbilt/Tennessee matchup on Feb. 2 marked the third sellout in Memorial Gym for a women s basketball game. The contest officially sold out three days prior to game day. Over 14,000 fans watched the Commodores defeat the Lady Vols, The first sellout was Jan. 30, 1993, when #1 Vanderbilt hosted #2 Tennessee. The game was declared a sellout 16 days in advance of the tilt. The other sellout was Feb. 7, Nine of the Top 10 Memorial Gym crowds have come against Tennessee. ANDERSON S HAUL: The Commodores Chantelle Anderson should be making room on her mantel for this year s round of awards and honors. Already, the 6-6 center has been named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year. Additionally, she is a Naismith Finalist and an AP All-American. Anderson leads Vanderbilt by averaging 20.2 points per game. In eight jousts against the Lady Vols, the junior has averaged 18 points per game. PULLING RANK: Typically, going into the Tennessee versus Vanderbilt match-up, the Lady Vols have entered the contest as the higher ranked team. In fact, in the last 20 meetings dating back to Jan. 30, 1993, the Commodores have been ranked higher just three times. Going into that memorable oversold game on the Nashville campus in 1993, Vanderbilt was ranked number one while the Lady Vols were a step behind at No. 2. Since that time, UT has been ranked

6 considerably higher than Vandy in each of the teams meetings. This year however, Vanderbilt was a perennial Top-10 team and is currently ranked ahead of the Lady Vols as the top seed in the Midwest Region. The ranking list: Vanderbilt #1, Tennessee #2 (UT 73-68) Tennessee #2, Vanderbilt #9 (UT 84-82) Tennessee #2, Vanderbilt #12 (UT 79-57) Tennessee #1, Vanderbilt #12 (UT 82-57) Tennessee #1, Vanderbilt #8 (UT 72-70) Tennessee #2, Vanderbilt #7 (UT 75-55) Tennessee #2, Vanderbilt #9 (VU 67-61) Vanderbilt #2, Tennessee #5 (UT 85-82) Tennessee #5, Vanderbilt #10 (UT 79-71) Vanderbilt #7, Tennessee #9 (UT 92-79) Tennessee #8, Vanderbilt #15 (UT 64-59) Tennessee #1, Vanderbilt #9 (UT 86-54) Tennessee #1, Vanderbilt #14 (UT 91-60) Tennessee #1, Vanderbilt #14 (UT106-45) Tennessee #3, Vanderbilt #16/17 (UT 70-64) Tennessee #1, Vanderbilt #18/17 (UT 70-66) Tennessee #1, Vanderbilt #15 (VU 77-74) Tennessee #2, Vanderbilt #8 (VU 76-59) Tennessee #3/4, Vanderbilt #6 (UT 75-68) * Vanderbilt was not ranked CURRENT COMMODORES CAREER STATS VERSUS TENNESSEE GP/GS Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A BLK S P CHANTELLE ANDERSON Feb. 4, / Feb. 24, / Mar. 4, / Jan. 23, / Feb. 22, / Mar. 3, / Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 8/ /18.0 ZUZANA KLIMESOVA Feb. 7, / Feb. 18, / Feb. 4, / Feb. 24, / Mar. 4, / Jan. 23, / Feb. 22, / Mar. 3, / Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 10/ /11.7 JILLIAN DANKER Feb. 7, / Feb. 18, / Feb. 4, / Feb. 24, / Mar. 4, / Jan. 23, / Feb. 22, / Mar. 3, / Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 10/ /11.1 ASHLEY McELHINEY Feb. 4, / Feb. 24, / Mar. 4, / Jan. 23, / Feb. 22, / Mar. 3, / Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 8/ /10.2 JENNI BENNINGFIELD Jan. 23, / Feb. 22, /

7 Mar. 3, / Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 5/ /6.2 TIA BATTLE Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 2/ /2.5 ABI RAMSEY Feb. 16, / Totals 1/ /2.0 HILLARY HAGER Jan. 23, / Feb. 22, / Mar. 3, / Totals 3/ /1.3 ASHLEY EARLEY Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 2/ /1.0 CANDICE STOREY Feb. 7, / Feb. 18, / Feb. 4, / Feb. 24, / Mar. 4, / Feb. 2, / Totals 6/ /1.0 JULI COLLI Jan. 23, / Feb. 22, / Mar. 3, / Feb. 2, / Feb. 16, / Totals 5/ /0.4 VANDERBILT ROSTER NO. PLAYER POS HT CL PTS REB 10 Katie Smith G 5-9 So Tia Battle G/F 6-0 FR Zuzana Klimesova F 6-2 SR Venessa Ferragamo G/F 5-10 SO Abi Ramsey G 5-10 FR Chantelle Anderson C 6-6 JR Ashley McElhiney PG 5-6 JR Juli Colli G 5-10 SO Hillary Hager G 5-11 SO Ashley Earley F 5-11 FR Jillian Danker G/F 6-1 SR Jenni Benningfield F 6-3 SO Jill Corbett G 5-10 FR Candice Storey C/F 6-3 SR bold indicates probable starter VANDERBILT SCHEDULE/RESULTS Nov. 9 W Eastern Kentucky Nov. 11 W Oregon State Nov. 15 W Colorado Nov. 18 L at Connecticut Nov. 21 W at Western Kentucky Nov. 24 W Wagner Nov. 25 W Dartmouth Nov. 28 W Xavier Nov. 30 W at Wisconsin-Milwaukee Dec. 2 W James Madison Dec. 9 W at Temple Dec. 22 W at Vermont Dec. 29 L at Texas Tech Dec. 31 W Canisius Jan. 3 L at South Carolina Jan. 5 W Penn State Jan. 7 W Louisville Jan. 10 W Kentucky Jan. 13 W Mississippi Jan. 17 W at Alabama Jan. 20 W at Georgia Jan. 24 L Florida Jan. 27 W at Louisiana State Jan. 31 L at Arkansas Feb. 2 W Tennessee Feb. 10 W Mississippi State Feb. 14 W Louisiana State Feb. 16 L at Tennessee Feb. 21 W at Kentucky Feb. 24 W Auburn March 1 W vs. Auburn* March 2 W vs. Arkansas* March 3 W vs. Louisiana State* March 16 W Oakland March 18 W Arizona State *Southeastern Conference Tourn./ + NCAA Tourn.

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