Alexis Hornbuckle

The #4-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols (15-1, 2-0 SEC), riding a nine-game winning streak, travels to face #15-ranked Georgia (14-3, 2-1 SEC) in a key conference matinee match-up in Athens, Ga., on Jan. 14 at 1:00 p.m. Last season, the Lady Vols swept the Lady Bulldogs in three meetings.

LADY VOLS AT A GLANCE

This is the Lady Vols' 33rd season under Head Coach Pat Summitt...She has compiled a staggering 928-178 overall record... Is just 72 wins away from a remarkable 1,000 career victories...Collected her 900th coaching win with a 80-68 decision over #19-ranked Vanderbilt on Jan. 19, 2006... She passed Dean Smith (879 wins) for most NCAA collegiate basketball wins of all-time with a 75-54 victory over Purdue on Mar. 22, 2005 ...Her 2005-06 squad advanced to the NCAA Elite...Finished with a 31-5 overall record and were the SEC Tournament Champions...

This season, UT returned six letterwinners, welcomed a senior manager turned player, two junior college transfers and a pair of rookies...The 2006-07 season marks the Lady Vol debut for former senior manager #10 Elizabeth Curry, JC transfers #00 Shannon Bobbitt and #33 Alberta Auguste...True freshman, #2 Cait McMahan, a 5-4 guard from Maryville, Tenn., and #34 Nicci Moats, a 6-2 forward from Daleville, Va., also see their first action in the Orange and White this season.

THE 4-1-1 ON THE LADY BULLDOGS

In the final tune-up before facing Tennessee, Georgia's Cori Chambers tossed in 28 points and grabbed sole possession of the career three-point record in leading the #15-ranked Lady Bulldogs (14-3, 2-1 SEC) to a 74-61 victory over Mississippi State (10-6, 1-1 SEC) on Jan. 11 in Starkville. Rookie Angel Robinson chipped in 10 points, all in the first half, for the Lady Bulldogs, while Tasha Humphrey collected a game-high nine rebounds. Chambers, who fell a single point shy of her career high, was hot at the beginning of the first and second halves as the Lady Bulldogs started quickly in both stanzas. She finished the night with six three-pointers, one shy of the Lady Bulldogs' single-game record. Georgia engaged its eighth different starting lineup in the last 10 games with Ashley Houts, Hardrick, Chambers, Humphrey and Rebecca Rowsey getting the nod. Chambers is the only Lady Bulldog to start all 17 games this season. The "Dawgs shot just 42% from the field but outrebounded State, 45-39. Twenty-one MSU miscues resulted in 31 Georgia points.

OUR SCHEDULE THIS WEEK

This week, the Lady Vols returned to SEC play and the Thursday-Sunday slate of games. On Thurs., Jan. 11, UT traveled to Gainesville and defeated the Florida Gators, 80-58. UT now travels to Athens to meet #15 Georgia (Jan. 14) in a TV match-up.

LADY VOLS ON TV

A record 21 Lady Vol regular season games are slated for national/regional television this season. Five non-televised games will be available as streaming video with voice-over from Mickey Dearstone on utladyvols.com. UT is 9-1 on TV this season.

ON THIS DAY

UT is 14-3 in games played on Jan. 14. The Lady Vols are 10-0 at home, 4-3 on the road and 0-0 on neutral courts. The last time out on Jan. 14, the Lady Vols registered a 76-57 victory over DePaul in Knoxville in 2003.

LOOKING BACK

Last year at this time, the Lady Vols were 15-0 and had just defeated Connecticut, 89-80, in Knoxville.

PLAYING 14 RANKED TEAMS

Tennessee will play 14 teams in 16 games and five of the nation's top 10 teams who have been ranked at some point this season in the AP and USA TODAY ESPN polls: North Carolina, Duke, UConn, Georgia, LSU, Stanford, Arizona St., Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Arkansas, UCLA, George Washington, Texas and Middle Tennessee. All have been ranked or are currently ranked.

UT'S OFFENSIVE OPPORTUNITIES

In all games, this is how Tennessee has shot from the field: 50%FG: Chattanooga (.579), MTSU (.565), Arizona St. (.548), UCLA (.531), ODU/UT-Martin (.509), Stanford (.500); 40%FG: Louisiana Tech (.483), GWU (.482), Alabama1 (.464), Florida (.442), West Virginia (.431), Texas (.429); 30%FG: Notre Dame (.381), UConn (.371), North Carolina (.362)

DEEE ----- FENSE In all games, this is how the opposition has shot from the field: 50%FG: none, 40%FG: GWU (.472), Arizona St. (.469), Stanford (.456), MTSU (.453), UCLA (.451), North Carolina (.444), UConn (.433), Chattanooga (.431), Notre Dame (.407), 30%FG: ODU (.396), West Virginia (.352), Alabama1 (.369), Florida (.345),Texas (.308); 20%FG: Louisiana Tech (.295), UT-Martin (.204)

2006-07 WON-LOSS DIFFERENTIAL

Wins: +56 (1), +36 (1), +30 (1), +24 (2), +23 (2), +22 (1), +21 (2), +17 (1), + 16 (1), +15 (1), +9 (1), +6 (1).
Losses: -13 (1)

PARKER EARNS SEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Lady Vol sophomore All-American Candace Parker earned SEC Co-Player of the Week honors for her performances against Alabama and #5-ranked Connecticut (week of Jan. 1-7). She shared the accolade with Mississippi's Armintie Price. Against Alabama on Jan. 3, Parker picked off a career-best five steals. She also added 15 points, five rebounds and five blocks; all in a limited 24 minutes of playing time. Tennessee took its 31st consecutive win against the Tide with the 72-36 routing. On Jan. 6, the Lady Vols defeated #5-ranked Connecticut, 70-64. In the victory, Parker was named the CBS and Lady Vol player of the game for her 30 points, 12 rebounds, six blocks and four assists in her first 40-minute game of the season. One of the many 6-4 sophomore's highlights was a dunk early in the second half to put UT up by 16. Parker previously captured player of the week honors on Nov. 20 and Nov. 27 of this season.

UPCOMING OPPONENT - MISSISSIPPI STATE

Mississippi State (10-6, 1-1 SEC) is in the midst of a tough, 11-day, four game stretch, versus ranked SEC teams. The Lady Bulldogs started by knocking off #20/23-ranked Arkansas, 81-73, on Jan. 7. That game was followed with a tough loss to #15-ranked Georgia, 74-61, on Jan. 11. On Jan. 14, State faces #5-ranked LSU before traveling to #4-ranked Tennessee on Jan. 18. Against Georgia, Alexis Rack led MSU with 14 points and Marneshia Richard added 13. The game featured eight lead changes and three ties. MSU's largest lead of the contest was by six with 12:27 remaining in the first half.

GEORGIA NOTEBOOK

The #15-ranked Georgia Lady Bulldogs (14-3, 2-1 SEC) return home to Stegeman Coliseum after two SEC games on the road. Georgia opened the 2007 SEC slate with an 89-57 win over Florida and then traveled to #6-ranked LSU (a 57-55 loss) and to Mississippi State (a 74-61 win). The contest in Athens between UGA and UT is expected to be a tough ticket with a sell-out anticipated.

GEORGIA SERIES

This marks the 51st meeting between the two schools dating back to the 1968-69 season with Tennessee leading 36-14. 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.

AVERAGE SCORE

The average score of all UT-UGA games since 2000 is 71.2 (Tennessee) to 66.7 (Georgia) with UT leading 8-2.

PLAYED VANDY MORE

The Tennessee Lady Vols will be meeting Georgia in contest #51 today. Vanderbilt is the only school in the SEC to have played UT more times as the conference and cross-state rivals have played 53 times. Old Dominion holds the non-conference distinction of most meetings with UT all-time with 40. Louisiana Tech is not far behind with 39 all-time meetings.

OUR LAST MEETING

Tennessee's Candace Parker had 26 points and 12 rebounds to help the #-8 ranked Lady Vols pull away for an 89-79 win over #12-ranked Georgia in the SEC Tournament semifinals on Mar. 4, 2006. Tennessee led 74-70 late in a back-and-forth second half before going on an 8-0 run to secure its 17th appearance in the SEC title game. Seniors Tye'sha Fluker added 19 points, and Shanna Zolman had 16 for Tennessee, which was tested in the first game of the tournament decided by fewer than 15 points. The Lady Vols (27-4) finally pulled away with an impressive late stretch. Nicky Anosike made a pair of free throws to make it 76-70, and Zolman followed a Georgia turnover with a 3-pointer. After another Georgia turnover, Parker was fouled with 4:09 remaining. She made one of two free throws, Tennessee rebounded the miss, and Parker's reverse layup pushed the lead to 12. Tennessee outrebounded Georgia 40-22. Tennessee needed its rebounding advantage because the Lady Vols turned over the ball 18 times against Georgia's pressure. The Lady Bulldogs started 1-of-8 from the field and fell behind 16-5. They trailed only 34-32 at halftime and the teams exchanged leads early in the second. Georgia (21-8) made one more run late in the second. The Lady Bulldogs had the possession down 85-79, but lost it on a jump ball with 1:18 to play. Georgia then forced a shot clock violation, but Tasha Humphrey's 3-pointer rimmed out. Sherill Baker led Georgia with 20 points and Humphrey added 18. Parker, the SEC freshman of the year, went 9-of-12 from the field and earned her fourth consecutive double-double, her tenth of the season. Zolman made four 3-pointers for a season total of 82, breaking Kara Lawson's school record of 79. She also had seven assists. Anosike added 11 points and 11 rebounds, her first double-double of the season. UT was 25-of-32 from the free throw line and Georgia was 20-of-21.

FACING THE RANKED

Tennessee will face their eighth ranked opponent of the 2006-07 season in the game at #15-ranked Georgia. UT is 6-1 in games versus ranked teams out of 16 total contests. Meanwhile Georgia will be taking on their fifth ranked opponent in 18 games when they face #4 Tennessee. UGA is 2-2 vs. ranked teams defeating #12/11 Rutgers (78-69) and #11 Stanford (74-69) but losing to then #16/17 George Washington (66-54) and #6 LSU, 57-55.

A GREAT RIVALRY

Tennessee and Georgia have enjoyed a great rivalry for three decades. In 50 all-time meetings both teams have been ranked in 41 contests (first game-the poll wasn't invented yet; UT wasn't ranked in two of the games and UGA was not ranked in six games). The Lady Vols have entered 38 games as the higher ranked team while Georgia has been ranked higher in 11 games.

SEC TWOSIES

The SEC plays a 14-game regular season schedule with each team playing everyone in the league once, a natural rival twice and designated rotating teams from the SEC East and West once extra time. The Lady Vols face Vanderbilt twice each season as its natural rival and this year will once again face Georgia and Alabama twice. Last season, Tennessee went 6-0 in these games during the regular season.

UT WINNING STREAKS VS. SEC TEAMS

Alabama, 31 in a row, since 3-23-1984
Arkansas, 12 in row, since 1-1-1998
Auburn, 14 in a row, since 2-14-1998
Florida,1 in a row, since 1-11-2007
Georgia, 4 in a row, since 1-31-2005
LSU, 1 in a row, since 3-5-2006
Mississippi, 13 in a row, since 3-2-1996
Mississippi St., 25 in a row, since 2-22-1986
South Carolina, 32 in a row, since 3-7-1980
Vanderbilt, 11 in a row, since 2-16-2002

THE SEC REGULAR SEASON STORY

UT's last SEC win at home: Alabama, 72-36, 1-3-07
UT's last SEC win away: Florida, 80-58, 1-11-07
UT's last SEC loss at home: Florida, 95-93 OT, 2-26-06
UT's last SEC loss away: Kentucky, 66-63, 1-26-06

AGAINST THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE

Tennessee owns a 367-57 record all-time record vs. 12 teams from the Southeastern Conference. The Lady Vols maintain a winning record against every team in the SEC.

UT IS AMAZING AT HOME VERSUS THE SEC

Since Tennessee began contesting games with Southeastern Conference opponents, the Lady Vols have produced a 151-11 record in all games played at home. Only six SEC teams have ever managed a victory over the Lady Vols in Knoxville - Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU and Ole Miss. Georgia has won three games on UT's turf while Auburn, Kentucky and Ole Miss have registered two wins each and LSU and Florida one win. Georgia was the only team to defeat UT at home in the 1990s - the Lady Bulldogs turned the trick in 1991 and 1996. LSU and Florida are the only SEC teams to defeat UT at home in the 21st century.

WOW--13 SEASONS OF AT LEAST 10 SEC VICTORIES

In the win over Alabama on Feb. 19, 2006, Tennessee claimed its 10th SEC victory of the 2005-06 season. The Lady Vols have now registered double-digit victories in conference play an incredible 13 times. Since the 1991-92 season when SEC play expanded, the Lady Vols have won at least 10 games in the following years: 1992-10 wins, 1993-11 wins, 1994-11 wins, 1995-11 wins, 1998-14 wins, 1999-13 wins, 2000-13 wins, 2001- 14 wins, 2002- 13 wins, 2003- 14 wins, 2004-14 wins, 2005- 13 wins and 2006-11 wins.

SPOILED, I TELL YOU

Prior to last season, it had been nine years since the Lady Vols dropped three SEC league games during a season. In the 1996-97 HBO documentary campaign of "The Cinderella Season: The Lady Vols Fight Back," Tennessee went 8-4 in the SEC. All-time in 25 years of league play, Tennessee has lost two or more SEC games just seven times. Conversely, the Lady Vols have tallied seven perfect league campaigns in SEC play.

SEC LEAGUE PLAY

UT owns a league best record of 241-33 against all SEC teams dating back to the 1982-83 season.

THIS IS AMAZING

From 1980-1997, the Lady Vols claimed a total of six SEC regular season titles in 17 years. From 1998-2004, Tennessee captured seven consecutive SEC regular season crowns producing an amazing 109-4 record. UT's only league losses were to Vandy, Georgia and LSU (twice) during this stretch.

AP POLL NOTES

This is the 31st year of the Associated Press women's basketball rankings. The first Associated Press poll released of the 2005-06 season marked the 500th all-time poll. Since the poll was started in 1976, UT has failed to appear in just 14 of the total of 527 polls through the years. Currently, UT has been ranked in 385 consecutive polls. Since the 1986-87 season, 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 31 years of the poll. UT has appeared at least once per season over the poll's history.

LAST TIME IN ATHENS

Candace Parker scored 19 points, including the go-ahead basket with 17 seconds left, and #5-ranked Tennessee rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat #13-ranked Georgia 58-55, Feb. 16, 2006 in Athens, Ga.. Even down by 14 points midway through the second half, Tennessee never lacked for confidence against Georgia. Georgia's Tasha Humphrey scored following an offensive rebound with 4:50 left to give the Lady Bulldogs a 55-48 lead. Georgia didn't score again as Tennessee closed with a 10-0 run to complete the comeback. Candace Parker returned after spraining her ankle in the first half and led Tennessee with 19 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots. Tye'sha Fluker set a season high with 10 boards as the Lady Vols outrebounded the Lady Bulldogs 42-27. Parker scored the go-ahead basket with 17 seconds left and Zolman added two free throws with 7.3 seconds to play. Georgia took two timeouts and still couldn't get off an attempt at a game-tying 3-pointer. In its first game since losing starting point guard Alexis Hornbuckle for the season with a broken right wrist, Tennessee struggled with 21 turnovers. Hornbuckle had surgery earlier in the week and was not with the team in Athens. Zolman filled in at point guard and finished with 18 points. Zolman, best known for her 3-point shooting, assumed most of the responsibility of directing the offense, but Tennessee coach Pat Summitt said her team won with defense. The Lady Vols used a 3-2 zone for the first time this year, according to Summitt, in hopes of containing Humphrey, the team's leading scorer and only inside threat. Humphrey, averaging 20.6 points, was held to 10 points on 2-for-12 shooting from the field. Cori Chambers was 3-for- 12 from the field as Georgia was held to 33.3 percent shooting - 10-for-30 in each half. Tennessee, taking higher percentage shots closer to the basket, shot 46.8 percent from the field. Georgia led 45-31 with 12:08 left, but Parker's basket with 2:52 to play cut it to 55-52. Fluker's inside basket made it 55-54 with 1:54 remaining. The Lady Vols improved to 2-1 in their three games in seven days against ranked Southeastern Conference teams. Tennessee (23-3, 9-2) lost to then-No. 3 Louisiana State on Feb. 9 and beat No. 22 Vanderbilt on Sunday. Sherill Baker led Georgia with 17 points and five steals. Megan Darrah had 10.

THREESIES WITH GEORGIA IN 06

Tennessee and Georgia faced each other three times last season - twice during the regular season and in the SEC Tournament semifinals. The Lady Vols defeated Georgia in all three contests and have now won four consecutive over the Lady Bulldogs. In the games last season, Tennessee's keys to winning were: Candace Parker averaging 23.7 ppg and 12.0 rpg, shooting .659 from the field while averaging 37.0 minutes per game; Shanna Zolman's 17.7 ppg in 37.7 mpg and hitting 10-10 from the charity stripe; Sidney Spencer tossing in 11.7 ppg while connecting on 65% from the field, 50% from three point land (5-10); Nicky Anosike's position defense on the Georgia "bigs" - Anosike committed just eight fouls in three games while tossing in 8.3 ppg (57% from the field) and 5.7 rpg; Alexis Hornbuckle's 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists in the first meeting between the two teams. Hornbuckle missed the next two skirmishes with Georgia due to her broken wrist. As a team last year, UT hit 53% from the field, 40% from three point land, 82% from the charity stripe, outrebounded the 'Dawgs 39.7 to just 26.3 (+13.4 differential) and outscored Georgia 80.3 to 73.0 (+7.3).

LUCY, YOU GOT SOME X-PLAIN' TO DO

UT Coach Pat Summitt's teams have always been noted for tough defense and board play. Kudos to the 2006-07 team for tough defensive play thus far - holding the opposition to just 56.8 ppg. However, the current squad needs to hang their collective heads in shame for being the worst rebounding team in Lady Vol history. Currently at 37.5 rebounds per game, this team has dipped below the 2005-06 squad who earned the "worst" moniker last season managing just 39.4 rpg in 36 games - breaking a 28-year old record (1977-78 squad who managed just 39.7 rpg in 31 contests).

WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER

Tennessee leads the SEC in number of games versus ranked opponents. UT has played seven ranked opponents this season and will face #15 ranked Georgia on Jan. 14. Florida, Georgia and LSU have faced four ranked teams while South Carolina, Mississippi, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt have taken on three ranked opponents. Kentucky and Arkansas have played two ranked teams on the season and Auburn and Alabama have faced one each.

FACING THE UNRANKED

When taking on an unranked opponent such as Florida, the odds have typically tipped in Tennessee's favor. In her 33 years at the helm of the Lady Vols, UT head coach Pat Summitt has fashioned a 553-32 (.947) record when going up against unranked teams. The victory over Old Dominion was Summitt's 550th over an unranked foe.

500 GAMES VERSUS RANKED

Tennessee's game versus #13 Georgia on Feb. 16, 2006 was the Lady Vols' 500th all-time versus a ranked team since the inception of the polls in 1976. UT is an amazing 375-146 (.703) versus ranked teams. Last year, Tennessee was 13-3 versus ranked teams.

LADY VOLS: THE BEST AND THE WORST OF 2006-07

MOST POINTS BY TENNESSEE IN A GAME:1 02 points ....vs. Chattanooga (11/12)
LEAST POINTS BY TENNESSEE IN A GAME: 57 points .........at UNC (12/3)
MOST POINTS BY AN OPPONENT IN A GAME: 74 points ....at Arizona St. (11/19)
LEAST POINTS BY AN OPPONENT IN A GAME: 29 points ...... vs. UT-Martin (12/5)

BIGGEST TENNESSEE LEAD:
57 points............85-28 vs. UT-Marin (12-5)
BIGGEST TENNESSEE DEFICIT:
15 points .............55-70 at UNC (12/3)
BIGGEST TENNESSEE LEAD IN A LOSS: 5 points.....9-4 at UNC (12/3)
BIGGEST TENNESSEE DEFICIT IN A WIN: 6 points ......13-7 vs. MTSU (11/26)

BIGGEST TENNESSEE HALFTIME LEAD: 30 points.....43-13 vs. UT-Martin (12-5)
BIGGEST TENNESSEE HALFTIME DEFICIT: 5 points...25-30 at UNC (12/3)

BEST TENNESSEE 1ST HALF FG%:
.636 (21-33) ....... vs. MTSU (11/26)
WORST TENNESSEE 1ST HALF FG%:
.314(11-35) ............. at Texas (12/17)
BEST TENNESSEE 2ND HALF FG%:
.609 (14-23) .............. vs. Stanford (11/24)
WORST TENNESSEE 2ND HALF FG%:
.345 (10-29) ........... at UConn (1/6)

MOST POINTS BY TENNESSEE IN 1ST HALF: 59 points ......vs. Chattanooga (11/12)
LEAST POINTS BY TENNESSEE IN 1ST HALF: 25 points ......... at UNC (12/3)
MOST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 1ST HALF: 38 points.......at Arizona St. (11/19)
LEAST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 1ST HALF: 13 points ..... vs. UT-Martin (12-5)

MOST POINTS BY TENNESSEE IN 2ND HALF: 49 points .....vs. Notre Dame(12/30)
LEAST POINTS BY TENNESSEE IN 2ND HALF: 29 points ........at UConn (1/6) and at La Tech (11/28)
MOST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 2ND HALF: 41 points .........vs. Chattanooga (11/12)
LEAST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 2ND HALF: 16 points ........vs. UT-Martin (12-5)

TENNESSEE has led in the first half of every game ...
TENNESSEE has never trailed in the first half of 13 games...
TENNESSEE has led at halftime of 15 games...
TENNESSEE has trailed at halftime of 1 game
TENNESSEE has led in the second half of 15 games...
TENNESSEE has never led in the second half of 1 game...
TENNESSEE has led in rebounding in 8 games...
TENNESSEE has been outrebounded in 8 games (44-40 vs. UConn, 34-32 vs. Alabama, 40-39 vs. Notre Dame, 34-30 at ODU, 38-36 vs. WVU, 43-33 at UNC, 46-37 at La Tech and 37-27 vs. Chattanooga)...

LADY VOLS CHOMPED ON THE GATOR'S TAIL THIS TIME

Last season, unranked Florida spoiled Tennessee's senior day with a 95-93 OT win in Knoxville. The loss also probably cost the team a #1 seed in the 2006 NCAA Tournament. On Jan. 11, UT took care of business in "The Swamp" hanging a 80-58 loss on the Gators. Tennessee jumped out to a 25-0 lead before Florida scored with 12:20 left on the clock in the first half. It was the second longest opening drought by a UT opponent this season. Tennessee-Martin did not score until the clock read 11:44 and Tennessee had an 18-0 lead.

In the bad news department, the 41.7 percent from the foul line was UT's worst mark this season as UT was a dismal 5-12 from the charity stripe. Individually there were some real bright spots: Sidney Spencer...scored in double figures for the 12th time this season, the 39th time of her career; tallied a career-high-tying 21 points; made four of her first five three-point attempts... finished the game 5-of-7 from beyond the arc; her five treys tied a career high and tied for the ninth-most in a game by a Lady Vol; Alexis Hornbuckle...extended her streak of games with a steal to 52...Earned season and SEC career highs in rebounds (9) and assists (10)...Moved into 20th place in the UT record books for career assists (290)...Moved past Mary Ostrowski and into 14th place in the UT record books for career steals (209)...Earned her first career double-double in assists (10) and points (10); Candace Parker...Scored in double figures for the 30th straight game Cait McMahan...Tied a career-high with seven points and Alex Fuller...Eight rebounds matched her career-best.

HORNBUCKLE HEARTBREAKER

Junior Alexis Hornbuckle missed out on her first career triple-double in the game versus Florida on Jan. 11, 2007. Hornbuckle tallied 10 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in 29 minutes of action. At the end of the game, her teammates were encouraging her to grab one final board after Hornbuckle dished out her 10th assist with 27 seconds to go. Hornbuckle just missed a triple-double a year ago in the game against Connecticut in Knoxville on Jan. 7. 2006. She grabbed 14 rebounds, scored 10 points and dished nine assists.

RANDOM QUICK HITTERS AFTER 16 GAMES

For all of its offensive potential, the Lady Vols currently have just two players averaging double-figure scoring, Candace Parker (20.3 ppg) and Sidney Spencer (12.6 ppg)...Alexis Hornbuckle averaged over 10.0 ppg in the first six games of the season and in three of the last six contests...Hornbuckle is averaging 9.3 ppg currently...Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt has been on the warpath regarding the team's rebounding prowess of late - or lack thereof... UT has been outrebounded in 8 games this season. UT out-boarded Florida, 46-42, to break a streak of being outrebounded in five consecutive contests (44-40 vs. UConn, 34-32 vs. Alabama, 40-39 vs. Notre Dame, 34-30 at ODU, 38-36 vs. WVU, 43-33 and also at UNC, 46-37 at La Tech and 37-27 vs. Chattanooga)...Tennessee holds an uncharacteristic and scant 3.9 rebounding advantage over the its foes...Year-in and year-out, UT teams are usually noted for pounding the ball in the paint for the majority of its points...Times, they are a'changing ... This season, one-fourth of Tennessee's makes and attempts have come from three-point range (100-241 three-pointers and 454-961 for all shots)...Senior Sidney Spencer has led the nation for a majority of the season with a gaudy shooting percentage between 52% and 65% from three-point land...The 6'3" senior forward is a tough match-up and has found ways to get herself open for good looks at the trey...Spencer suffered a mini drought in back-to-back games versus West Virginia and at Old Dominion when she didn't hit any threes...After a four-game hiatus from playing a ranked team, the Lady Vols will be facing four ranked teams in its next eight games in the month of January...UT plays at #5 Connecticut (a 70-64 win), at #15 Georgia, versus #3 Duke and at #14/12 Vanderbilt...January finds the Lady Vols on the road for five tough games and at home for three big match-ups...

HOPE TO DO BETTER IN THE SEC SLATE THIS SEASON

The Tennessee Lady Vols hope to turn in a better showing in the Southeastern Conference regular season slate in 2006-07. Last season, UT lost an uncharacteristic three games in the SEC - at Kentucky (66-63), at home to LSU (72-69) and Florida (95-93 OT). Eight points separated UT from a perfect 14-0 mark to a nine-season low 11-3 SEC record. In fact, from the 1997-98 season until the 2004-05 campaign, Tennessee lost a total of four SEC games in the regular season.

PARKER RACING THROUGH THE RECORD BOOKS

Lady Vol sophomore All-American Candace Parker is rapidly racing through the Tennessee record books. Through 52 career games, the Naperville, Ill., native has recorded the following totals: 947 points, 441 rebounds and 130 blocks, ranking sixth all-time in the latter category. When she reaches the 1,000-point plateau, she will become just the 29th Lady Vol ever to do so. If she does it before her 57th career game, she will be the fastest Pat Summitt-coached player to amass 1,000 tallies. Chamique Holdsclaw did so in 57 games and Tamika Catchings in 58.

THE BOOK ON BOBBITT

The scouting report on Lady Vol junior Shannon Bobbitt has undergone some revisions of late. In a four-game stretch (ODU to UConn), Bobbitt emerged into more of a scoring role. The diminutive New Yorker averaged 11.8 ppg, 44% FG, 60% three-pointers, 100% from the free throw line in contests against Old Dominion, Notre Dame, Alabama and #5-ranked Connecticut. Against the Irish, Bobbitt connected for a career high 17 points. In the win over UConn, Bobbitt drilled three treys in the opening stanza.

UT DOGS UCONN

Tennessee's 70-64 victory over #5-ranked Connecticut on Jan. 6, 2007 was the Lady Vols third in a row over the Huskies. The victory also marked Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt's 325th "W" over a ranked team all-time. In the game, Tennessee had a season low 10 miscues on the afternoon -- just four turnovers in the first 25 minutes of the game but had six in the last 15 minutes. Interestingly, UConn had just 13 fouls called on them for the game... seven of which were called on someone who fouled Candace Parker. Individually, Sidney Spencer...reached double figures for the 11th time this season, the 38th time of her career...had a career-high-tying nine rebounds and moved into eighth place in the UT record books for career three-pointers (104); Candace Parker...DUNKED! For the first time on the road against a ranked opponent this season and against the highest ranked opponent in her career. The dunk is the fourth on the season and the sixth in her career. The dunk came after a Sidney Spencer steal found Parker open and alone down the court early in the second stanza. Parker's first basket of the game gave her career-point No. 900...she reached double-figures for the 15th game this season, the 29th time in a row...Collected 30+ points for the second time this season, the third time in her career...had her eighth double-double of the season, the 18th of her career; Alexis Hornbuckle...Extended her streak of games with a steal to 51. She now has at least one steal in 72 of 79 career games...moved into a tie for 21st place in the UT record books for career assists (281); Nicky Anosike...moved into eighth place in the UT record books for career blocks (104) and Shannon Bobbitt...made three consecutive treys in the first half to help the Lady Vols obtain a 12-point halftime lead.

375TH WIN OVER A RANKED TEAM IN GAME VS. UCONN

Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt collected her 375th all-time win over a ranked team when #4-ranked Tennessee defeated #5-ranked Connecticut on Jan. 6. Summitt has a ridiculous 72 percent winning percentage in ranked games (375-146).

UT A BIG EAST MEMBER... WELL, JUST FOR 3 GAMES

The Tennessee Lady Vols were a southern extension member of the BIG EAST Conference this season and collected a perfect 3-0 record. UT played West Virginia (Dec. 20, a 66-51 win), Notre Dame (Dec. 30, a 78-54 win) and traveled to #5 Connecticut (Jan. 6, a 70-64 victory). Earlier in the season, Tennessee was an ex officio member of the Pac-10 and finished their slate with a 3-0 record against three ranked teams in consecutive games. UT recorded a stretch of wins over #20/21 UCLA (83-60), at #11 Arizona State (83-74) and against #11 Stanford (77-60), Nov. 16-24.

SLOPPY WIN TO START SEC SLATE

Tennessee and Alabama were the first SEC teams in action to start the 2007 slate and UT walked away with a 72-36 victory. The win gave UT a 38-2 lead in the series with UA, and upped the winning streak to 31 consecutive...The Lady Vols held Bama to just 14 first half points which tied for the ninth-fewest by a UT opponent in program history. It ties the Tides' performance on Jan. 6, 2000 and is the lowest point total reached in an opening period against UT by an SEC team. In the game, Tennessee forced a season high 35 turnovers which generated 28 UT points. Individually, Sidney Spencer... Moved into a tied for 10th place in the UT record books for career three-pointers (101); Candace Parker...Scored in double figures for the 47th time in her career and the 28th time in a row and had a career-high five steals; Alexis Hornbuckle...Extended her streak of games with a steal to 50 and now has 204 career thefts, good for 15th place in the UT record books. Tied a season-best in assists with seven tonight Alberta Auguste...Reached double figure scoring for the third time this season

PARKER'S A FOUL MAGNET

Lady Vol sophomore All-American Candace Parker has been a foul magnet in 2006-07. With all of the double and triple-teaming she has seen this season, 25 percent of the opponent's 303 total fouls have been inflicted on her. In 16 games this season, Parker has drawn 90 fouls. In the game against Notre Dame, she was fouled 10 times by the Irish, eclipsing nine fouls whistled against players from Arizona State, Stanford and North Carolina. To date, Parker has visited the charity strip 99 times this season - over six times a game. Against UConn, seven of the Huskies total of 13 fouls came while trying to stop Parker.

LADY VOLS IN NCAA STATS

Tennessee appears in a number of categories in the latest NCAA stats (thru 1/7/07). UT ranks fourth in the nation in three-point field goal accuracy, eighth in the nation in field goal accuracy, sixth in blocked shots with 6.5 bpg, eighth in steals with 13.4, 10th in scoring margin at +20.5 ppg, 20th in scoring with 77.3 ppg, and 24th in assists with 16.9 per game. Individually, Sidney Spencer ranks third the nation in three-point field goal accuracy with 52.4 percent, Alexis Hornbuckle is 12th in steals with 3.3 thefts and Candace Parker is 16th nationally with 20.4 ppg and 15th in 2.7 blocks per game.

UT LEADS IN HOME ATTENDANCE

Tennessee, once again, leads the NCAA women's basketball attendance race. UT easily passed the 100,000 mark in home attendance before the new year with 19,092 versus Notre Dame. The current attendance standings: 1.Tennessee 13,038 (117,338/9), 2. Connecticut 11,947 (107,526/9), 3. Texas Tech 10,914 (76,398/7), 4.Oklahoma 9,994 (49,969/5) and 5. New Mexico 9,202 (73,612/8).

ELITE COMPANY FOR BIG NICK

Junior post Nicky Anosike has moved into an elite Lady Vol club. "Big Nick" has joined Tennessee greats Chamique Holdsclaw and Tamika Catchings as the only Lady Vols all-time to accumulate at least 500+ points, 400+ rebounds, 80+ blocked shots, 100+ assists and 100+ steals. The mobile 6-4 Anosike has generated 616 points, 495 rebounds, 106 blocked shots, 138 assists, and 122 steals in 87 career games.

ALREADY BYPASSED 100,000 IN HOME ATTENDANCE

The Tennessee Lady Vols have eclipsed 100,000 in home attendance for the 13th consecutive season and the earliest in program history. Through nine home games, UT has recorded a total attendance of 117,338 for a nation-leading average of 13,038.

TRAILED AT HOME FOR JUST SEVEN MINUTES

During the Lady Vols nine home contests, they have trailed their opponent on the scoreboard just seven times for a total of 7:02. Tennessee has been tied or ahead 97.8% of the time (3:12:58 of 360 minutes), including every second of play in the second half of each game. The largest deficit for UT was six points (13-7) against Middle Tennessee State on Nov. 26. Tennessee fell behind against UCLA (:10), Stanford (2:10), MTSU (4:18) and West Virginia (:24), but never trailed against Chattanooga, UT-Martin, George Washington, Notre Dame or Alabama.

SUMMITT GETS 928TH WIN

While Texas Tech's Bobby Knight finally reached 880 wins on the men's side, Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt recorded her 928th victory with a 80-58 win over Florida on Jan. 11, 2007. Summitt recorded her 880th win, passing North Carolina's Dean Smith on Mar. 22, 2005 with a 75-54 victory over Purdue in the NCAA Tournament. Summitt has registered 48 wins since then. Summitt is a season and a half of wins ahead of Coach Knight.

SURPRISE! UT IS #1 IN SOS/RPI

I know it is a huge surprise but the Tennessee Lady Vols hold a large percentile advantage in both the Ratings Percentage Index and the Strength of Schedule through the first 16 games of the season. Also listed are UT's opponents this season.

CONFERENCE CALL

In addition to the 14-game Southeastern Conference schedule, Tennessee will take on teams from 10 other conferences this season. The Lady Vols will be doing their best impression as members of the Pac-10 and the BIG EAST facing three opponents from each of those conferences. UT will play two foes from the ACC and one each from the Atlantic 10, Big 12, Colonial, Ohio Valley, Southern, Sun Belt and WAC.

TENNESSEE TOPS AP ALL-TIME

The Tennessee Lady Vols are the top-ranked team in the history of the Top 25 rankings in the Associated Press poll. The poll, now in its 31st season, has found Pat Summitt's Tennessee Lady Vols ranked in 513 of a possible 527 polls. Through the poll released on Jan. 9, the top five team poll rankings are:

THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA

WELCOME TO "THE SUMMITT"

The playing court in the Thompson-Boling Arena on the University of Tennessee campus donned a new look for the 2005-06 season. After Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt passed Dean Smith for most NCAA collegiate basketball wins of all-time with a 75-54 win over Purdue on Mar. 22, 2005, UT named the TBA court, "The Summitt." The floor had a complete overhaul with permanent logos of both the Lady Vols and Vols painted directly in front of the scorer's table; the free throw lanes were painted orange with "SEC" reversed out; the giant jump circle/mid-court TENNESSEE was given a new brighter color scheme, and "The Summitt," Coach Summitt's actual signature adorns the sidelines opposite the team benches.

ON OUR WAY TO 300 WINS

Tennessee recorded its 200th win in Thompson-Boling Arena when the Lady Vols defeated the University of Southern California on Nov. 18, 2001, 106-66. UT has now amassed a 274-16 (.943) record since the Orange and White moved into the Thompson-Boling Arena to start the 1987-88 season 19-years ago. Along the way, the Lady Vols have produced nine flawless home records in 1988-89 (15-0), 1991-92 (14-0), 1992-93 (13-0), 1993-94 (15-0), 1994-95 (15-0), 1997-98 (16-0), 1998-99 (14-0), 2000-01 (15-0) and 2002-03 (16-0). UT also registered an NCAA record 69-game home court-winning streak from Feb. 1, 1991 thru Jan. 2, 1996.

JUST 16 LOSSES

The Tennessee Lady Vols rarely lose at home. In fact, since moving to the Thompson-Boling Arena for the 1987-88 campaign, UT has lost two games in one season just six times. UT lost two games in TBA during the inaugural 1987-88 campaign, 1996-97, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2003-04 and the 2005-06 seasons. The 16 all-time losses at Thompson-Boling Arena have come at the hands of just nine teams: Florida (2006), LSU (2006), Duke (2004), Connecticut (2004, 2002, 2000, 1996), Louisiana Tech (1999, 1989), Georgia (1996, 1991), Texas (2003, 2002, 1987), Stanford (1996) and Auburn (1988).

HOME SWEET HOME -- 400th HOME WIN

The victory over Georgia on Jan. 31, 2005, was the Lady Vols 400th home win since Pat Summitt took over as head coach in 1974. Summitt has won 91.4 percent of all home games in 33 years producing a 426-40 overall record. Home losses (in the Summitt era) include: six in Alumni Gym from 1974-76; 18 in Stokely Athletics Center from 1976-87; and 16 in Thompson-Boling Arena since 1987.

225 OF 238 AT HOME

UT has won 225 of their last 238 games in Thompson-Boling Arena dating back to 2-1-91. UT's 13 losses during this time have been to Florida, LSU, Duke, Louisiana Tech, UConn (four times), Stanford, Texas (three times) and Georgia (OT).

LADY VOL STREAKS

The last time the Lady Vols lost at home was against Florida, 95-93 OT on Feb. 26, 2006 -- since then, UT has won nine games at home. The last time UT lost on the road was on Dec. 3, 2006 at UNC, since then, UT is 4-0 on the road. The last time the Lady Vols lost on a neutral court was against North Carolina, 75-63, in the NCAA Elite 8 game on Mar. 28, 2006 Since then, UT has not played on a neutral court.

LAST LOSS TO AN UNRANKED TEAM?

Florida became the second unranked team in the 2005-06 season to knock off the Lady Vols, when they won 95-93 OT on Feb. 26, 2006. Exactly one month earlier, unranked Kentucky turned the trick with a 66-63 win over #1/3-ranked Tennessee on Jan. 26, 2006 at Rupp Arena. Previously, it had been four years since an unranked team upset the Lady Vols. So before Florida and Kentucky had their way with UT, when was 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.

100 POINT GAMES

Since 1974, the Lady Vols have gone over the century mark 72 times. Last season, UT eclipsed 100 points in two games - Princeton, 107 and #16/18 Texas, 102. The 1987-88 team hit triple digits in seven games to lead the NCAA.

IN OVERTIME

The Lady Vols are 24-13 all-time in overtime games. The most OT games in a year was tied in 2003-04 with four as the Lady Vols went 3-1 in overtime losing to Georgia, 68-66, and defeating Auburn, 68-61, DePaul, 96-89, and Stanford, 70-66. It tied the mark set in 1996-97, when the Lady Vols were 3-1 in overtime contests losing to Georgia, 94-93, and defeating Texas, 68-65, Vanderbilt, 92-79 and LSU, 100-99. UT's 22 points in the OT against Florida (2-3-05), was the most ever scored by the Lady Vols in a single overtime. UT's most recent OT affair was a 95-93 loss to Florida on 2-26-06.