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March 18, 2007

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The win tonight...

• Improves UT to 29-3 on the season
• Gives head coach Pat Summitt a 942-180 career record in her 33rd season at Tennessee
• Gives UT a perfect 20-0 record in NCAA first-round games all-time
• Gives UT a 1-0 lead in the series with Drake and 6-0 in games against the Missouri Valley Conference.

Notes...

• Drake's 14 first-half points tied for the ninth fewest by an opponent in UT history. SEC foe Alabama managed only 14 opening-period points on Jan. 3 earlier this season. It has happened nine other times in program history.
• Tennessee went on a 25-0 run to open the second half. Ten of those points came from Shannon Bobbitt in the first five minutes.
• Drake's last first-half points came on a Lauren Dybing three-pointer with 2:21 left in the period. The Bulldogs did not score again until a free throw by Monique' Jones' with 10:30 left in the game, a scoreless span of 11 minutes and 51 seconds.
• Drake's 37 points tied the fewest scored against UT in an NCAA Tournament game
• Drake's 12 field goals are the fewest made against UT in an NCAA Tournament game
• Drake's two steals tie for the fewest against UT in an NCAA Tournament game
• Drake's 21.4% shooting from the field was the lowest by an opponent since UT-Martin shot 20.4% on Dec. 5, 2006

Candace Parker...

• Reached double figures for the 29th time this season and the 62nd time of her career
• Her 13 points moved her past Abby Conklin and into 23rd place on the all-time UT scoring list (1,227)

Alexis Hornbuckle...

• Reached double figures for the 17th time this season and the 49th time in her career.
• Needs only 66 points to reach 1,000 for her career

Shannon Bobbitt...

• Hit back-to-back threes in the starting minutes of the second half to mover her into 14th place in the UT record books for career treys (54)

Sidney Spencer...

• Blocked an NCAA career-high two shots

Dominique Redding...

• Scored an NCAA career-high 10 points

FIRST ROUND GAME #3 NOTES
University of Tennessee vs. Drake University

• First meeting ever between Tennessee and Drake
• Tennessee opens play in its 26th consecutive NCAA Tournament
• Tennessee is the only team in NCAA history to garner an invitation to every NCAA Tournament.
• This is the 18th time Tennessee has earned a number one seed. Tennessee's 18 number one seeds are the most in NCAA history. Tennessee is now 93-19 in NCAA Tournament games under head coach Pat Summitt
• Tennessee is now 39-0 in NCAA first and second round tournament games. They are now 5-0 in neutral site first and second round games.
• This is Drake's 10th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. It's the first appearance since the 2002 season.
• Drake is now 6-10 in NCAA Tournament play, with their highest finish in 1982 when they advanced to the Elite Eight. In their last appearance in 2002, they posted two victories over Syracuse and #7 Baylor before falling to South Carolina.
• Drake is now 1-1 against #1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament (91-78 win in 1982 over #1 Long Beach State)
• Drake is playing in the NCAA Tournament without three of its starters. The starters averaged 46 points per game.
• Neither team started the game off hot from the field, at the 12 minute TV timeout; Tennessee was shooting 20% (3-15) from the field with Drake shooting 11% (1-9).
• The shooting did not pick up much in the first half. At the under four TV timeout, Tennessee was shooting 24% (5-21) and Drake was shooting 19% (4-21)
• Tennessee finished the first half hitting its last 5 shots to finish the half shooting 39% (10-26). Drake finished the first half shooting 24% (6-25)
• Tennessee ended the first half on a 9-0 run to extend a 21-14 lead to 30-14 at the half.
• The 14 points scored by Drake in the first half are a season low for the Bulldogs.
• Tennessee scored the first 25 points of the second half to extend their run to 34-0 and the score to 55-14.
• Drake goes cold from the field: Drake failed to score a field goal from the 2:21 mark of the first half until the 7:50 mark of the second half, a total of 14:31.
• Tennessee starts second half on fire from the field: The Lady Vols opened the second half shooting 69% (11-16) from the field at the under 12 media timeout with Drake missing all 15 of their shots.
• The 37 points scored by Drake is their low total for the season. It also marks the fewest points scored in a NCAA Tournament game against Tennessee.
• Tennessee's Alexis Hornbuckle is now 66 points away from 1,000 career points.
• Tennessee improved on its shooting in the second half, shooting 61% (20-33) in the second half while Drake only shot 19% (6-31).