LADY VOLS (16-1 OVERALL, 5-0 SEC)

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1 18 TONIGHT S GAME REPORT THE RANKINGS: UT is 1st in AP & USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA UK is NR AP & USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA RECENT RESULTS: #2 UT def. #1 Duke, Kentucky def. South Carolina, UPCOMING GAMES: #22/25 Auburn at #1 UT, 3:00 pm Kentucky at Mississippi COACHES RECORDS: UT s Pat Summitt is (30 yrs) UK's Mickie DeMoss is (5 yrs) UT vs. Kentucky: UT leads 38-5 In Knoxville: UT is 16-2 Away: UT is 16-3 Neutral: UT is 6-0 Overtime: UT is 3-1 Postseason: UT is 5-0 GAME 18: TENNESSEE vs. KENTUCKY LADY VOLS (16-1 OVERALL, 5-0 SEC) vs. WILDCATS (9-9 OVERALL, 1-4 SEC) Jan. 29, :00 P.M. Memorial Coliseum 8,500 Lexington, Kentucky LAST MEETING: Lexington, KY #3 UT def. Kentucky, MEDIA COVERAGE RADIO WNOX-AM/FM and the 28-station Lady Vol Radio Network; utladyvols.com TELEVISION CSS 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 25- BRITTANY JACKSON, F, 6-0, Jr., 8.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg 43- SHYRA ELY, F, 6-2, Jr., 14.2 ppg, 7.9 rpg 33- ASHLEY ROBINSON, C, 6-5, Sr., 8.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.4 bpg 3- TASHA BUTTS, G, 5-11, Sr., 7.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg 5- SHANNA ZOLMAN, G, 5-10, So., 11.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg OFF THE BENCH 1- SIDNEY SPENCER, F-C, 6-3, Fr., 3.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg 4- LATOYA DAVIS, G-F, 6-0, Sr., 2.1 ppg, 1.5 rpg 13- DOMINIQUE REDDING, F, 6-1, Fr., 2.9 ppg, 1.0 rpg 34- COURTNEY McDANIEL, F, 6-1, Sr., 3.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg 50- TYE SHA FLUKER, C, 6-5, So., 5.9 ppg, 3.4 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 Newly #1-ranked Tennessee (16-1, 5-0 SEC) travels to visit Kentucky (9-9, 1-4 SEC) on Thursday, Jan. 29 in a game to be televised by CSS. Longtime Lady Vol assistant Mickie DeMoss is now leading the Wildcats. IN OUR LAST GAME In the 38th meeting between the Associated Press number one and number two teams, the #2 Tennessee Lady Vols came away victorious with a triumph over top-ranked Duke before a raucous sell-out crowd of 9,314 at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Jan. 24, Early in the contest, both teams battled hard as Duke edged out to a slight lead, 13-8, at the second media timeout. Down by only five, the Big Orange battled back and evened the score at 16 following a Shyra Ely layup with 6:02 remaining in the first half. With the game knotted at 22 apiece and just a little more than two minutes left in the opening stanza, the Blue Devils closed with a 4-0 run to take a lead at the break. In the first half, the Lady Vols shot just 26 percent (10-38) from the field, failed to attempt a free throw and were out-rebounded, Additionally, no player in orange had more than four points. Despite the poor first half stats, Pat Summitt s squad came out of the locker room refocused and took its first lead of the game, 31-30, following a pair of free throws from Ely at the 16:11 mark. UT would go up by as many as five before Duke rallied to retake the lead, 45-44, with 9:19 left in regulation. Moments later, junior Loree Moore swiped her second steal of the game and raced towards the basket for a layup, but was fouled hard by Duke s All-American Alana Beard. Moore was unable to take the free throws and was forced to the bench. It was later learned that the starting point guard suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee and will miss the remainder of the season. Unaware of the extent of the injury and able to get up and down the floor reasonably well, Moore returned to the game and hit a decisive 3-pointer to put the Lady Vols up by nine, 60-51, with less than four minutes remaining. The Blue Devils managed to cut the margin to just two with 24 seconds left, but UT connected on its last seven free throws to hold on for the three-point victory. Tennessee was led by Ely and sophomore Shanna Zolman, who each scored 15 points. Moore also posted a double-digit total with 11 points. Junior Brittany Jackson just missed double figures with nine points and snared a career-high seven rebounds. On the night, the Lady Vols shot 38.7 percent (24-62) from the floor (58.3 percent in the second half) and held Duke to just 35.8 percent (24-67) shooting. The battle of the boards was even, with both team claiming 43 rebounds. TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

2 SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE OPPONENT RESULT NOV. 9 WEST COAST ALL-STARS ATHLETES IN ACTION CHATTANOOGA #17 NOTRE DAME DEC. 7 #10/11 LOUISIANA TECH #25 RUTGERS at #6/5 Stanford (FOX) OT at DePaul OT at #13/15 Oklahoma (ESPN2) #5 TEXAS at George Washington JAN. 2 at #19 TCU OLD DOMINION ARKANSAS at Mississippi State at South Carolina ALABAMA VANDERBILT (FOX) #1/1 Duke (ESPN2) at Kentucky (CSS) 7 PM FEB. 1 #22/25 AUBURN 3 PM 5 #4/3 UCONN (ESPN2) 7 PM 8 SOUTH CAROLINA (CSS) 4:30 PM 12 at #19/17 Georgia (FOX) 7 PM 15 at #24 Vanderbilt (CSS) 4 PM CT 19 at Florida 7 PM 22 at Mississippi 2 PM CT 26 at Arkansas (CSS) 7 PM CT 29 #15 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: Kentucky (CSS), Connecticut (ESPN2). ON THIS DAY The Lady Vols have produced a 10-1 all-time record on Jan. 29. Tennessee is 6-0 at home, 3-1 on the road and 1-0 at neutral sites. Last time out on this day, the Lady Vols defeated N.C. State, 83-63, in Cleveland, OH during the season. LOOKING BACK Last year at this time, UT was 16-3, and had just defeated Mississippi State, 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 Duke this season was victory number 837 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 This week, the newly crowned #1-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols head north on I-75 to Lexington, Kentucky, and will face former UT associate head coach and current University of Kentucky head coach Mickie DeMoss and her Lady Kats on Thurs., Jan. 29. The game will be televised on CSS. Tennessee returns home to face a red hot #22/25-ranked Auburn Tiger team on Super Bowl Sunday in Knoxville. Tip-off is slated for 3:00 p.m. NEXT OPPONENT -- AUBURN While #1 Tennessee is facing Kentucky tonight, the Lady Vols upcoming opponent, #22/25 ranked Auburn (15-4 overall, 3-2 SEC), is at home for a key SEC clash against Mississippi State. ELY EARNS 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. AND NOW FOR THE BAD NEWS LOREE MOORE 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, heard the three letters athletes detest, A-C-L. Further 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 of her newly number one-ranked Lady Volunteer squad. One of three players to start all 17 games for the Lady Vols this season, Moore averaged 7.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 2.8 apg while logging 27.7 minutes per contest. Moore, UT's starting point guard, was fouled by Duke All-American Alana Beard on a breakaway lay-up following a steal with 8:42 to play and Tennessee trailing The Lakewood, Calif., native had to be helped to the bench while fellow junior Shyra Ely sank both of Moore's free throws following the injury to give the Lady Vols a lead. After being evaluated by Tennessee head athletic trainer Jenny Moshak, Moore did return to the floor a few minutes later and sank a key three-pointer with 4:11 showing to give UT a lead. However, she returned to the bench shortly thereafter and watched the #2-ranked Lady Vols upset the #1-ranked Duke Blue Devils, No surgery date is set as of yet. Moore will begin pre-surgery rehabilitation immediately. TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

3 INCREDIBLE!! 800 PLUS WINS AMAZING N U M B E R S 837 wins in 30 seasons (just 164 losses all-time) Summitt has faced 149 opponents in 1,001 total games Summitt has played teams from 32 conferences 386 wins have come in Knoxville (just 37 home losses) 451 wins have been posted away or at neutral sites (just 127 away losses) 47.2% of her 1,001 total games have been played versus ranked teams (472 total games against ranked opponents) She has registered 338 victories versus ranked opponents 129 players have contributed to 837 wins 68% of those players have gone on to be decorated as Olympians, All-Americas, USA National Team members, All- SEC performers, Academic All- Americans, Academic All-SEC, etc. AMAZING N U M B E R S Summitt has registered doubledigit wins over these opponents.. 41 wins over Vanderbilt 38 wins over Kentucky 34 wins over Alabama 32 wins over Florida 32 wins over South Carolina 31 wins over Georgia 30 wins over LSU 28 wins over Old Dominion 26 wins over Memphis 26 wins over Mississippi 25 wins over Auburn 22 wins over Mississippi State 19 wins over Louisiana Tech 18 wins over UT-Chattanooga 17 wins over ETSU 16 wins over Tennessee Tech 16 wins over Notre Dame 15 wins over Texas 15 wins over Stanford 14 wins over UCLA 14 wins over DePaul 14 wins over MTSU 13 wins over Arkansas 12 wins over North Carolina 12 wins over Tennessee-Martin 11 wins over Clemson 11 wins over N.C. State 11 wins over Virginia 10 wins over Rutgers SUMMITT S MILESTONE WINS January 10, 1975 In Knoxville, Tenn., Pat Head, the 22-year old University of Tennessee Lady Vo head coach, records her first collegiate win over Middle Tennessee State, 69-32, in UT's Alumni Gym. Fifty-three spectators were on hand. January 13, 1979 Coach Head hits the century mark in the Lady Vols third-ever win over the North Carolina St. Wolfpack, 79-66, at Reynolds Coliseum. To record her first 100 wins, it took Head s Lady Vols three years and 362 days to hit the century mark. December 3, 1982 The Lady Vols deliver win number 200 to Coach Head at Detroit's Coca-Cola Classic. UT turns away a stubborn St. John's squad, 69-56, for the victory. Wins took three years and 324 days to accomplish. January 4, 1987 It was to believe that five years (and 32 days) would elapse before Coach Pat Summitt would claim 100 more wins. Victory 300 came over North Carolina, 87-68, in front of the home folks. Nineteen wins after number 300 over UNC, Summitt's Lady Vols claimed UT s first NCAA title January 25, 1990 Tennessee barely squeaked out win number 400 in Columbia, S.C., defeating the Lady Gamecocks, Wins came quickly (three years and 21 days) and were wrapped around NCAA Championships in 1987 and November 21, 1993 Pat Summitt's 500th victory came against former assistant coach who had helped UT's mentor to 180 wins from Nancy Darsch. Ohio State was no match for the Lady Vols in the Inaugural State Farm Hall of Fame game, 80-45, in Jackson, Tenn. Victories were accomplished in three years and 300 days November 23, 1996 Four victories into the season, Summitt s defending NCAA Champ Lady Vols defeated Marquette, 83-68, in the Howard Bank Classic in Burlington, Vermont. The governor of the state of Vermont, Howard Dean, was on hand to surprise the coach with a cake commemorating her 600 th win. Summitt s teams from fast-tracked the coach with the quickest 100 wins in her career, three years and two days. She was the fastest women s coach to reach 600 wins just 734 games. December 5, 1999 Pat Summitt reaches the magical 700-win plateau at the University of Wisconsin s with an conquest of the Badgers. She joined Texas Jody Conradt as the only women to notch the milestone. Her ascent to 700 wins was also the fastest in women s collegiate basketball. The last set of 100 wins was knocked out in three years and 12 days along with three more NCAA titles. January 12, 2003 Pat Summitt is within reach of 800 wins as her Lady Vols come from behind (by 14 points) to defeat Auburn, 81-72, in the SEC opener in Thompson-Boling Arena for win #799. January 14, 2003 An anxious throng at Thompson- Boling Arena anticipates win #800 as the Lady Vols jump out quickly against #25/24 ranked DePaul en route to a victory. As the last seconds tick down, the crowd chanted, 800, 800! The post-game activities featured a giant cake, balloons, flowers, fireworks and the presentation of the game ball. The latest set of 100 wins took three years and 38 days.

4 BIG SUMMITT NUMBERS OVERALL: (.838) HOME: (.912) AWAY: (.783) NEUTRAL: (.772) SEC GAMES OVERALL: (.861) vs. all SEC HOME: (.934) AWAY: (.804) NEUTRAL: (.817) NON-CONFERENCE GAMES-- OVERALL: (.818) SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS (12 out of 24) 1980, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 SEC TOURNAMENT TITLES-- (10 out of 24) 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 OVERALL: (.776) TITLES: 10 out of 24 RANKED TEAMS OVERALL: (.712) RANKED 1-10: (.601) RANKED 11-25: (.840) UNRANKED TEAMS OVERALL: (. 941) NCAA TOURNAMENT OVERALL: (.840) FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS: 32-0 REGIONAL SEMIS: REGIONAL FINALS: NCAA FINAL FOURS: 16-8 NCAA TITLES: 6 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996,1997, 1998) SEC COACH OF THE YEAR , 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003 COACH OF THE YEAR , 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1998_ SUMMITT COLLECTS WIN #837 NEEDS 43 WINS TO BECOME ALL-TIME LEADER The victory over Duke was UT coach Pat Summitt s 837th of her 30-year career. She is now third among all coaches (men s or women s) in all-time victories (as of ). On Jan. 4, 2004, Summitt passed Jim Phelan, retired from Mount St. Mary s, into sole possession of third place in the exclusive 800-Win Club. With the Texas win over Tennessee on Dec. 28, 2003, Summitt and Jody Conradt of Texas both tied Clarence Big House Gaines of Winston-Salem for fourth place. COACH SCHOOL RECORD 04 RECORD/NOTES 1. Dean Smith North Carolina Retired from UNC 2. Adolph Rupp Kentucky Deceased 3. Pat Summitt Tennessee ; next game Jody Conradt Texas ; next game Jim Phelan Mount. St. Mary s Retired from MSM 6. Clarence Gaines Winston-Salem* Div. II -Retired 7. Bob Knight Texas Tech ; next game Jerry Johnson LeMoyne-Owen Div. II; retired DIAL SUMMITT On Tues., Jan. 14, 2003, University of Tennessee Lady Vol basketball coach Pat Summitt became the first women s coach to join the exclusive 800 victory club with a victory over #25/24-ranked DePaul in Knoxville, Tenn. Summitt joined an elite group of three other NCAA Division I coaches who previously achieved the 800 milestone Dean Smith (North Carolina) 879, 2. Adolph Rupp (Kentucky) 876, 3. Jim Phelan (Mt. St. Mary s) 830. What is so amazing is that Summitt achieved 800 victories in just 29 seasons while Smith finished with 879 wins in 36 seasons, Rupp with 876 victories in 41 seasons and Phelan with 830 w s having concluded his 49 th season. Additionally, 47% of the 1,001 total games coached by Summitt have been contested against ranked teams. WOW! JODY JOINED THE 800 CLUB BOBBY DID TOO Almost a week to the day that Tennessee coach Pat Summitt became the first women s coach to reach 800 wins, she was joined by Texas coach Jody Conradt who claimed her 800 th win an upset victory over #7 Texas Tech, 69-58, in Austin, Texas. What s amazing is how quickly Summitt closed the gap on Conradt who had 680 wins on Dec. 21, 1996, while Summitt had 604 trailing the Texas coach by 76 victories. After UT s undefeated 39-0 season in , Summitt closed the gap to 44 games. In , Summitt had narrowed the victory gap to just two games 781 (Conradt) and 779 (Summitt) on Feb. 12, 2002, when Texas upset Tennessee in Knoxville. Both coaches sported 788 wins to start the season. Presently, Summitt (837) is ahead of her longtime coaching rival from Texas (834) as of games thru Jan. 27, Coach Bob Knight of Texas Tech entered the 800 Club on his second try as his Red Raiders defeated Nebraska (75-49) on Wed., Feb. 5, With Knight s inclusion, three coaches entered the 800 wins club in a 22-day span. What s so amazing is that the 800 Victory Club had just four members entering the season and their ranks doubled to eight coaches in just one year. Summitt, Conradt and Knight joined the ranks from the NCAA Division I ranks while Jerry Johnson of LeMoyne-Owen (NCAA D-II) was first in the 800 Club last season winning number 800 on Nov. 22, 2002 with a win over Christian Brothers College in front of 987 fans at home. NAISMITH COACH OF THE CENTURY

5 UT- KENTUCKY All-Time Series Meetings UT leads 38-5 DATE SITE W/L SCORE Jan. 24, 1976 N13 W Nov. 13, 1976 H W Jan. 7, 1977 A W Jan. 28, 1978 A W 92-90* Feb. 25, 1978 H W Mar. 10, 1978 N20 W Jan. 20, 1979 A L Feb. 17, 1979 H W Feb. 2, 1980 A W 91-83* Feb. 6, 1981 H W Mar. 13, 1981 N32 W Jan. 28, 1982 H W Feb. 18, 1982 A W Feb. 28, 1982 A L Feb. 9, 1983 A W Feb. 27, 1983 H L Jan. 25, 1984 A W Feb. 12, 1984 H W Jan. 23, 1985 H L 72-76* Feb. 13, 1985 A W Jan. 24, 1986 A L Jan. 11, 1987 H W Feb. 18, 1988 A W Mar. 5, 1988 N51 W Jan. 21, 1989 H W Jan. 22, 1990 A W Jan. 12, 1991 H W Feb. 8, 1992 A W Mar. 8, 1992 N51 W Feb. 6, 1993 H W Feb. 18, 1994 A W 95-89* Feb. 19, 1995 H W Mar. 4, 1995 N65 W Jan. 14, 1996 A W Jan. 12, 1997 H W Jan. 18, 1998 A W Jan. 17, 1999 H W Jan. 23, 2000 A W Jan. 30, 2000 H W Jan. 21, 2001 A W Jan. 27, 2001 H W Feb. 24, 2002 H W Mar. 2, 2003 A W *indicates overtime THE SERIES This marks the 44th meeting between the two schools dating back to the season. The Lady Vols faced only one other team more times than the Wildcats Vanderbilt in 47 meetings. Kentucky has managed a total of five wins in the series with three victories coming at UK. Tennessee has won the last 22 meetings with Kentucky dating back to the 1987 season. Kentucky's last victory in the series came on January 24, 1986 when the Wildcats notched a win on their home turf in Lexington. TIDBITS IN THE SERIES UT has played four overtime games with UK -- more than any other school -- five schools have played two overtime games with the Lady Vols. The last overtime game in the series came on February 18, 1994, won by Tennessee The Lady Vols are 3-1 in overtime contests with Kentucky. GAME REPORT 18 KENTUCKY Kentucky is 9-9 overall and 1-4 in the SEC. The Wildcats are much improved under the direction of former Lady Vol staffer and first-year UK coach Mickie DeMoss and have been giving SEC teams fits all season. The Wildcats recorded their first SEC win at South Carolina on Sunday, 75-61, which snapped a four-game losing skid. KENTUCKY S PROBABLE STARTERS 3 Sara Potts, F, 6-0, Jr., 14.8 ppg, 6.3 ppg 30 Shambrica Jones, F, 6-0, Sr., 7.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg 53 Se Se Helm, C, 6-4, Sr., 14.8 ppg, 7.9 rpg 14 Angela Phillips, G, 5-5, Fr., 6.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg 21 Danyelle Payne, G, 5-9, Sr., 5.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg LADY VOLS VS. WILDCATS STAT COMPARISON TENNESSEE KENTUCKY 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 KENTUCKY In front of a crowd of 6,308 that consisted primarily of Orange & White bedecked partisans, third-ranked Tennessee completed its perfect 14-0 run through the Southeastern Conference by holding off a determined Kentucky squad 84-69, on March 2, 2003 at Memorial Gym in Lexington, Kentucky. The win was UT s 22nd in a row over the Wildcats, 17th in a row during the season and improved the Lady Vols record to UK fell to overall and 4-10 in conference play. Gwen Jackson led UT in scoring with 25 points as three Lady Vols reached double-figures. Shyra Ely posted a career-high 17 rebounds to go along with a season-high 18 tallies and Kara Lawson posted 16 points and six boards. On the afternoon, UT shot 54.7%, dominated the rebounding war and continued its recent surge in free throw shooting percentage by hitting 21 of 24 charity tosses to make the total 44 of 48 over the last two games. The game itself saw UT take control early as buckets by Ely and Gwen Jackson and a trey by Kara Lawson boosted UT to an early 7-2 advantage. The Lady Vol lead continued to grow, reaching as much as 11 points at 19-8 following a Gwen Jackson putback, before the Wildcats began chipping away at the deficit. After UK got to within six points at 19-13, a Shanna Zolman jumper boosted the UT lead back to eight tallies. However, with 6:50 remaining in the first half, Kentucky went on an 8-0 run to tie the score behind the efforts of Rita Adams and SeSe Helm, who together scored 43 points for UK on the afternoon. Lawson answered for UT with a big three-pointer, Ely had a steal and lay-in, Gwen Jackson posted a lay-up and Loree Moore hit two buckets as an 11-0 UT spurt gave the Lady Vols a lead with 1:06 to play. Adams closed the half for UK with a free throw as the teams went to the locker room with UT holding a tenuous eight-point advantage. The story for Tennessee, not just in the first half but for the game, was turnovers, as the Lady Vols suffered 14 first half miscues and 23 total on the afternoon. A 12-5 Tennessee run coming out of the break boosted UT to a lead with 16:17 to play, but the Orange and White couldn t shake off determined Kentucky as the Wildcats once again cut the UT lead to only eight at behind Helm, Adams and Danyelle Payne. With 6:28 to go, UK trailed only after five straight Adams points, but Ely and Gwen Jackson had already taken over for UT. The pair combined to score 19 of 21 points for UT down the stretch as the lead grew back to double-digits at with 2:18 remaining. Eight straight free throws over the final 56 seconds enabled UT to put the game out of reach as Tennessee hung on for a hard-fought victory and ensured its third perfect 14-0 mark in conference play in the last six seasons. AVERAGE SCORE The average score of a Tennessee vs. Kentucky game is UT 82.4 and UK TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

6 THE TOP 25 POLLS ASSOCIATED PRESS (Jan. 26) 1. TENNESSEE (44) 2. Duke (1) 3. Texas (2) 4. Connecticut 5. Penn State 6. Purdue 7. Texas Tech 8. Stanford 9. Louisiana Tech 10. North Carolina 11. Colorado 12. Kansas State 13. DePaul 14. Minnesota 15. LSU 16. Baylor 17. Miami 18. Michigan State 19. Georgia 20. Oklahoma 21. TCU 22. Auburn 23. Virginia Tech 24. Vanderbilt 25. Nebraska ESPN/USA TODAY/WBCA (Jan. 26) 1. TENNESSEE (39) 2. Duke 3. Connecticut 4. Texas (1) 5. Purdue 6. Penn St. 7. Texas Tech 8. Stanford 9. Louisiana Tech 10. Colorado 11. North Carolina 12. Kansas State 13. Minnesota 14. DePaul 15. LSU 16. Miami 17. Georgia 18. Michigan State 19. Baylor 20. TCU 21. Oklahoma 22. Virginia Tech 23. Boston College 24. Houston 25. Auburn 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 331 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. PECK S THE ONLY ONE The roll call goes like this: Sylvia Hatchell, Sharon Fanning, Jane Albright, Lea Henry, Nancy Darsch, Trish Roberts, 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). Tonight, Mickie DeMoss hopes to join Peck on the short-list of former players or staffers who have defeated their mentor. JUST A HINT OF ORANGE The Kentucky blue seems to sport a hint of orange this season with new head coach Mickie DeMoss making the jump from Tennessee. DeMoss prowled the Tennessee sidelines from and was instrumental in the Lady Vols six NCAA titles during her tenure. Also on the DeMoss staff, with connections to Big Orange Country, are former Lady Vol guard Niya Butts ( ) and graduate assistant Matthew Mitchell ( ). CAREER STATS VS. KENTUCKY Returning Lady Vol career statistics versus Kentucky can be found on p. 73 in the Tennessee media guide. Junior Shyra Ely leads the team with 14.0 ppg ppg while Shanna Zolman tosses in 9.0 ppg. Best on the boards versus the Wildcats is Ely with 12.0 rpg.. COMMON OPPONENTS Tennessee and Kentucky share no common opponents outside the SEC schedule this season. UT & UK RANKING OUR OPPONENTS IN The #1 ranked Tennessee Lady Vols have faced eight ranked teams in 17 games (48% of its opponents) while Kentucky has taken on four ranked team in 18 games (22% of its opponents). After the Kentucky contest, UT will see five more ranked teams. TENNESSEE vs. ranked Kentucky vs. ranked #17/17 Notre Dame, W, 83-59, H #13 North Carolina, L, 59-75, H #10/11 Louisiana Tech, W, 85-65, H #22 Vanderbilt, L, 57-65, A #25 Rutgers, W, 59-49, H #12/9 Georgia, L, 53-74, H #6/5 Stanford, W, OT, A #14 LSU, L, 69-70, 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 HAILING FROM THE BLUEGRASS Four Lady Vols have crossed the state line from Kentucky to Tennessee to play for the Lady Vols all-time. Hailing from the Bluegrass State were Kyra Elzy, Lisa Harrison, Kathy Spinks and Mina Todd. BACK TO THE LAND OF THE RANKED After a 22-day hiatus from playing a ranked team, 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, #19/17 Georgia, #22 Vanderbilt and #15 LSU. PLAYED A FEW RANKED IN OUR DAY The Tennessee senior class of Ashley Robinson, Tasha Butts, LaToya Davis and Courtney McDaniel have faced 65 ranked teams out of 123 career games 53% of their collegiate contests have been spent playing against the best in women s basketball. Following the game with topranked Duke, 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 to date. 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. TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

7 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.749. The top five includes: 1. TENNESSEE.749, 2. Penn State.701, 3. Duke.691, 4. Purdue.681, 5. UConn.667. The Summerville-WBCA RPI also looks at each school s strength of schedule. The Lady Vols are also on top with an index of.735. Following UT: 2. Penn State.696, 3. Rutgers.683, 4. Notre Dame.677, and 5. Virginia THROW THAT D In three of UT s last five games, the Lady Vols have stifled their opponents in the first half. Tennessee allowed Arkansas just 15 points in the opening stanza, and limited Mississippi State and Alabama to just 16 points in each of their games. In the second half, Tennessee has held two opponents to just 22 points in the final frame Old Dominion and Rutgers. TRIPLETS Here s a strange one for you SEC hoops fans a Lady Vols is leading the conference in three-point accuracy. Sophomore Shanna Zolman has knocked in for.446. 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 94 percent clip. Zolman has missed just three this season (5-7 at #5 Stanford) and (1-2 vs. Vandy in Knoxville) and is for.940. 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 CONSECUTIVE SEC HOME WINS With the victory over Vanderbilt on , the Lady Vols have now won 50 consecutive SEC home games. The last SEC loss at home was to Georgia on Dec. 8, 1996, (OT). WHAT A GREAT STAT 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 (including this season s record of 5-0). UT s only league losses have been to Vandy, Georgia and LSU during this stretch all three losses on the road. 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. 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 1ST/1ST TENNESSEE LADY VOL LINE-UP COMBINATIONS During the season, Tennessee has used two starting lineups -- Game Record Line-up (F-F-C-G-G) 1-8, Ely, Butts, Robinson, Zolman, Moore Ely, Davis, Robinson, Jackson, Moore COMMON DENOMINATORS Senior Ashley Robinson and juniors Loree Moore and Shyra Ely have played and started all 17 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 (1), +10 (1), +8 (2), +7 (1), +4 (1), +3 (1) Losses: -10 (1) UT S OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER In all games, this is how Tennessee has shot from the field: 60%: none 50%FG: So. Carolina (.542), 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), Duke (.387), Oklahoma (.377). DEEE FENSE In all games, this is how the opposition has shot from the field: 50%FG: Texas (.519), 40%FG: DePaul (.448), Vandy1 (.435), Stanford (.415), 30%FG: So. Carolina (.396), Notre Dame (.393), 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) DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS Besides Louisiana Tech, with 17 wins over UT, only three other teams have recorded double-digit victories against the Lady Vols during the Pat Summitt era of Lady Vol basketball. Georgia has claimed 13 wins in 44 meetings, Connecticut has registered 11 wins in 17 meetings, and Texas 10 wins in 25 meetings with the Lady Vols. LADY VOL STREAKS The last time the Lady Vols lost at home was against Texas, 60-70, on Dec. 28, since then, UT has won four games 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 15 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. TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

8 218 WINS IN OUR LAST 237 GAMES The Lady Vols have won an amazing 218 games in their last 237 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 16-1 in 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. A-ROB ROCKS Lady Vol senior pivot Ashley Robinson has already recorded 40 blocked shots in 17 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 170 career blocks to date. UNTIL RECENTLY, IT HAD BEEN AWHILE Before the Dec. 14, 2003 over time versus Stanford and the Dec. 17, 2003 OT versus DePaul, the Lady Vols had not been involved in an extra stanza game since the Jan. 4, 2003, overtime contest with Connecticut. Prior to that, the last time Tennessee was involved in an extra stanza game was during the season when the Lady Vols played a record four overtime affairs. IN OVERTIME The Lady Vols are all-time in overtime games. The most OT games in a season was , when the Lady Vols were 3-1 in overtime contests losing to Georgia, 94-93, and defeating Texas, 68-65, Vanderbilt, and LSU, Tennessee's 21 points in the extra stanza against Vanderbilt on Jan.19, 1997, was the most ever scored by the Lady Vols in a single overtime. HOW MANY TIMES HAS TENNESSEE GIVEN UP OVER 80 POINTS??? Fortunately, not too often. DePaul s 89 points tallied on Dec. 17, 2003, was the highest point total scored on the Tennessee Lady Vols since Mar. 1, UT and LSU were in a basket-for-basket shoot-out in the SEC Tournament semifinals as the Lady Vols won in overtime. Since 1999, the Lady Vols have been tagged for 80+ points by the opposition on just eight occasions (including DePaul). Connecticut leads the scoring fest with four games in the 80s, while DePaul, LSU, Florida and Xavier have turned in one 80+ game each. In these games, UT was 4-4 when the opposition scored 80+ points. Points Opponent Date UT W/L SCORE 89 DePaul W Connecticut W Connecticut L LSU L Connecticut L Connecticut W Xavier L Florida W 92-80) 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 our 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. 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. HERE S STOP AND GO FOR YA 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, but have you ever stopped to think about it?? 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). TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

9 SEC STANDINGS (Overall won-lost record current 1/27) SCHOOL SEC W-L PCT. Tennessee LSU Vanderbilt Auburn Florida Georgia Ole Miss Arkansas Alabama Mississippi St Kentucky South Carolina SEC STATISTICS (1/27) SCORING OFFENSE 3.Tennessee 74.4 SCORING DEFENSE 2.Tennessee 58.4 SCORING MARGIN 2.Tennessee FREE THROW PERCENTAGES 6.Tennessee.694 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES 3.Tennessee.451 FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE 2.Tennessee POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 2.Tennessee POINT FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE 1.Tennessee.247 REBOUNDING OFFENSE 3.Tennessee 42.8 REBOUNDING DEFENSE 4.Tennessee 35.6 REBOUNDING MARGIN 2.Tennessee +6.9 BLOCKED SHOTS 5.Tennessee 4.2 ASSISTS 8.Tennessee 14.1 STEALS 6.Tennessee 9.8 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO 8. Tennessee 0.79 INDIVIDUAL SCORING 11.Shyra Ely 14.2 INDIVIDUAL REBOUNDING 6. Shyra Ely 7.9 INDIVIDUAL FIELD GOAL PCT 9. Ashley Robinson.516 INDIVIDUAL ASSISTS No one INDIVIDUAL FREE THROW PCT 1. Shanna Zolman Tasha Butts.773 INDIVIDUAL STEALS 3.Loree Moore 2.8 INDIVIDUAL 3-POINT FG PCT 1. Shanna Zolman Brittany jackson.364 INDIVIDUAL BLOCKED SHOTS 2. Ashley Robinson 2.4 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 50 CONSECUTIVE SEC HOME WINS With the victory over Vanderbilt on , the Lady Vols have now won 50 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: Vanderbilt, 79-54, UT s last SEC win away: South Carolina, 86-58, UT s last SEC loss at home: Georgia, OT, UT s last SEC loss away: Vanderbilt, 76-59, UT s SEC home record: 3-0 UT s SEC away record: 2-0 UT s current SEC home streak: won 50 UT s current SEC away streak: won 12 UT IS AMAZING AT HOME VERSUS THE SEC Since Tennessee began contesting games with Southeastern Conference opponents, the Lady Vols have produced a record in all games played at home. Only four SEC teams have ever managed a victory over the Lady Vols in Knoxville Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky and Ole Miss. Georgia has won three games on UT s turf while Auburn, Kentucky and Ole Miss have registered two wins each. Georgia is the only team to defeat UT at home in the 1990s the Lady Bulldogs turned the trick in 1991 and SIXTH TIME PITCHED A SHUT-OUT Tennessee s 14-0 slate during the 2003 season marked the sixth time that the Lady Vols pitched a shut-out to win the regular season SEC title. Previously, the Lady Vols were undefeated in 2001 (14-0), 1998 (14-0), 1995 (11-0), 1994 (11-0) and 1993 (11-0). TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS

10 THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA 200 WINS IN THE BAG Tennessee recorded its 200 th win in Thompson-Boling Arena when the Lady Vols defeated the University of Southern California Women of Troy on Nov. 18, 2001, UT has now amassed a (.950) record since the Orange and White moved into the Thompson-Boling Arena to start the season 16-years ago. Along the way, the Lady Vols have produced eight flawless home records in (15-0), (14-0), (13-0), (15-0), (15-0), (16-0), (14-0), (15-0) and (16-0). UT also registered an NCAA record 69-game home court-winning streak from Feb. 1, 1991 thru Jan. 2, JUST 12 LOSSES The Tennessee Lady Vols rarely lose at home. In fact, since moving to the Thompson-Boling Arena for the season, UT has lost two games in one season just four times. UT lost two games in TBA during the inaugural campaign, , and the season. The 12 alltime losses at Thompson-Boling Arena have come at the hands of just six teams: Connecticut (2002, 2000, 1996), Louisiana Tech (1999, 1989), Georgia (1996, 1991), Texas (2003, 2002, 1987), Stanford (1996) and Auburn (1988). 185 OF 194 AT HOME UT has won 185 of their last 194 games in Thompson-Boling Arena dating back to UT s nine losses have been to Louisiana Tech, UConn (three times), Stanford, Texas (three times) and Georgia (OT). HOME SWEET HOME UT is (.912) at home since the season. Home losses (in the Summitt era) include: six in Alumni Gym from ; 18 in Stokely Athletics Center from ; and 12 in Thompson-Boling Arena since POINT GAMES Since 1974, the Lady Vols have gone over the century mark 69 times. Noteworthy: Tennessee went over 100 points in an NCAA playoff game for the first time ever in with the win over North Carolina A&T, The team hit triple digits in seven games leading the NCAA. ALL-TIME BEST WOMEN¹S BASKETBALL HOME COURT AND HOME CITY RECORDS UT AMONG LEADERS! (through season) Cities (Program) Record (%) Conference 1. Ruston, La. (Louisiana Tech) (94.3%) WAC 2. Knoxville, Tenn. (Tennessee) (91.6%) Southeastern 3. Missoula, Mt. (Montana) (90.2%) Big Sky 4. Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah) (89.2%) Mountain West 5. Austin, Texas (Texas) (86.3%) Big State College, Penn. (Penn State) (84.9%) Big Norfolk, Va. (Old Dominion) (83.6%) Colonial 8. Bowling Green, Kent. (W. Kentucky) (82.9%) Sun Belt 9. Lubbock, Texas (Texas Tech) (82.8%) Big Jersey City, N.J. (St. Peters) (82.4%) Metro Atl. Arenas (Active) (Must have played at least 50 games in the arena) 1. Thompson-Boling Arena (Tennessee: 1987-present) (95.4%) 2. Thomas Assembly Center (La Tech: 1982 to present) (94.6%) 3. Gampel Arena (Connecticut: 1989-present) (93.1%) 4. Dahlberg Arena (Montana: 1978-present) (91.5%) 5. United Spirit Arena (Texas Tech: 1999-present) 56-6 (90.3%) 6. Jon M. Huntsman (Utah: 1975-present) (88.9%) 7. Frank Erwin Center (Texas: 1977-present) (86.5%) 8. Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum (Auburn: 1979-present) (85.6%) 9. Golden Panther Arena (Fla. International: 1985-present) (83.4%) 10. Bryce Jordan Center (Penn State: 1996-present) (83.2%) Arenas (All-time) (Must have played at least 50 games in the arena) 1. Thompson-Boling Arena (Tennessee: 1987-present) (95.1%) 2. Thomas Assembly Center (La Tech: 1982 to present) (94.6%) 3. Memorial Gym (Louisiana Tech: ) 84-6 (93.3%) 4. Gampel Arena (Connecticut: 1989-present) (93.1%) 5. Dahlberg Arena (Montana: 1978-present) (91.5%) 6. United Spirit Arena (Texas Tech: 1999-present) 56-6 (90.3%) 7. Jon M. Huntsman (Utah: 1975-present) (88.9%) 8. Stokely Athletics Center (Tennessee: ) (88.4%) 9. Frank Erwin Center (Texas: 1977-present) (86.5%) 10. Rec Hall (Penn State: ) (85.7%) ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE The Tennessee Lady Vols have dropped to number two behind UConn (14,252) in the attendance challenge. UT is in second place with an average of 12,850 fans per home game. Following Tennessee is: 3. Texas Tech 12,224, 4. New Mexico 10,332, and 5. Purdue 9,524. 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, 110,496 fans have been counted at UT games with five more regular season home game to play. Last season, Tennessee attracted 201,353 patrons to 16 home games. TENNESSEE LADY VOLS NCAA CHAMPIONS