TENNESSEE VS. KENTUCKY - POST GAME NOTES University of Tennessee Athletics

TENNESSEE VS. KENTUCKY - POST GAME NOTES

Feb. 11, 2007

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The win tonight...

Improves UT to 23-2 on the season, 10-0 in the SEC
Gives Pat Summitt a career record of 936-179 in her 33rd season at UT
Improves the Lady Vols to 41-6 all-time against the Wildcats
Gives the Lady Vols 10 or more SEC wins for the 10th consecutive season and 14th overall

Notes...

The 1987 National Championship team was honored before tip-off of tonight's game.
With her second free throw at the 1:40 mark in the first half, Candace Parker scored her 22nd point of the game, one more than Kentucky had at that point in the game.
Tennessee's first half field goal percentage (.576) was its highest since shooting 63.6 percent against Middle Tennessee on Nov. 26, 2006.
Kentucky's 62 points tie the most by an SEC opponent this season.

Extended her streak of games with a steal to 61. She now has at least one steal in 82 of 89 career games.
Moved past Michelle Marciniak and into ninth place in the UT record books for career thefts (240).
Didn't get a rebound in today's game, marking the first no-rebound game of her career. Her previous low was one board, which she has grabbed twice in her career.

Moved past Tamika Catchings and into seventh place in the UT record books for career three-pointers (123).
Moved into a tie with Tasha Butts for eighth place in the UT record books for career three-point attempts (290).

Scored in double figures for the 23rd time this season and the 56th time in her career.
Surpassed 20 points for the 11th time this season and the 22nd time in her career.
Reached 30 points in a game for the third time this season and the fourth time of her career.

Moved into fifth place in the UT record books for career three-point percentage (.410)