Cait McMahan

Dubbed "the most challenging week of the season" by UT coach Pat Summitt, the #4-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols (18-2, 5-0 SEC) continues a three game odyssey over six days traveling to Alabama (10-11, 0-6 SEC) in a contest in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Jan. 28, televised by CSS.

LADY VOLS AT A GLANCE

This is the Lady Vols' 33rd season under Head Coach Pat Summitt...She has compiled a staggering 931-179 overall record... Is just 69 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 8...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 marked 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.

THE 4-1-1 ON THE CRIMSON TIDE

Alabama faces its second-straight ranked team this week when the Tide plays host to #4-ranked Tennessee on Jan. 28 in Coleman Coliseum. In their last contest, the Crimson Tide (10-11, 0-6 SEC) hung tough with #8-ranked LSU for nearly 26 minutes, but the Lady Tigers were too strong down the stretch and claimed a 61-54 win in Tuscaloosa on Jan. 21. The Tide, searching for its first SEC win, came out fighting against LSU. Alabama trailed by nine at the half, but pulled within three with just over 14 minutes to play. The Lady Tiger post players put the game out of reach in the final 12 minutes of the contest as LSU pulled down 18 offensive rebounds on the afternoon and outscored the Tide in the paint, 42-14, to key the victory. LSU outscored Alabama, 27-14, in the final 14 minutes of the game. Best for Bama were Navonda Moore and Talisha Chandler. Moore poured in a game-high 19 points, 17 of those coming in the second half, while Chandler scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds. Tamara Williams posted seven boards to lead the Tide on the glass.

OUR SCHEDULE THIS WEEK

This week, the Lady Vols had a split SEC schedule and stepped out of conference play for one last time during the regular season. On Jan. 22, #1-ranked Duke dropped #4 UT, 74-70, in a "Big Monday" meeting on ESPN2. UT hit the road traveling to #15/14 Vanderbilt on Jan. 25 (a 67-57 win), and now heads to Alabama on Sun., Jan. 28.

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 11-2 on TV this season.

ON THIS DAY

UT is 12-4 in games played on Jan. 28. The Lady Vols are 6-1 at home, 5-3 on the road and 1-0 on neutral courts. The last time out on Jan. 28, the Lady Vols registered an 87-70 victory over Old Dominion in Norfolk in 2001.

LOOKING BACK

Last year at this time, the Lady Vols were 18-2 and had just lost at Kentucky, 66-63.

PLAYING 15 RANKED TEAMS

Tennessee will play 15 teams in 17 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 Mississippi 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), Vandy1 (.458), Florida (.442), West Virginia (.431), Texas (.429); 30%FG: Georgia1 (.396), Miss. St. (.395), Notre Dame (.381), UConn (.371), North Carolina (.362), Duke (.361)

DEEE ----- FENSE

In all games, this is how the opposition has shot from the field: 50%FG: none, 40%FG: Duke (.491), GWU (.472), Arizona St. (.469), Stanford (.456), MTSU (.453), UCLA (.451), North Carolina (.444), Vandy1 (.438), UConn (.433), Chattanooga (.431), Miss. State (.409), Notre Dame (.407), 30%FG: ODU (.396), West Virginia (.352), Alabama1 (.369), Florida (.345), Georgia1 (.319), Texas (.308); 20%FG: Louisiana Tech (.295), UT-Martin (.204)

2006-07 WON-LOSS DIFFERENTIAL

Wins: +56 (1), +36 (1), +30 (1), +29 (1), +24 (2), +23 (2), +22 (1), +21 (2), +17 (1), + 16 (1), +15 (1), +11 (1), + 10 (1), +9 (1), +6 (1).
Losses: -13 (1), -4 (1)

UPCOMING OPPONENT - SOUTH CAROLINA

Behind a double-double from Melanie Johnson the South Carolina Gamecocks (12-9 overall, 2-4 SEC) defeated Florida, 79-51, in Columbia on Jan. 25. Johnson scored 22 points - 19 coming in the second half - and a season-high 12 rebounds. Following the tip, Carolina went on a 25-3 run spanning 12 minutes. The Gamecocks held Florida scoreless for a span of eight minutes and five seconds during that run and took a 24-5 lead. Carolina enjoyed a 35-16 halftime lead, the second-lowest first-half total ever for the Gators against an SEC opponent. Prior to facing the Lady Vols, the Gamecocks return to action when they host Kentucky on Jan. 28.

PARKER ON THE CUSP OF FASTEST TO 1,000 CAREER POINTS

Lady Vol sophomore All-American Candace Parker is just two points shy of becoming the fastest Tennessee player to 1,000 career points. Former All-American Chamique Holdsclaw reached 1,000 in 57 games and Tamika Catchings in 58 games. Parker can reach 1,000 points in 56 games with a deuce against Alabama on Jan. 28. She'll be the 30th member of the Lady Vol 1,000 point club.

ALABAMA NOTEBOOK

This is Tennessee's second meeting of the season with the Crimson Tide. Tennessee and Alabama were the first teams to open SEC play on Jan. 3, 2007 when Tennessee dealt Alabama a 72-36 loss in Knoxville. Since that meeting, Alabama has gone 0-6 while the Lady Vols have posted a 6-1 record. Outside of SEC opposition, the Tide has split contests against 2006-07 common opponents between UT and UA, defeating Chattanooga, 68-56, while losing at Louisiana Tech, 57-66.

ALABAMA SERIES

This marks the 41st meeting between the two schools dating back to the 1976-77 season with Tennessee holding a 38-2 advantage.

KEY TIDBIT IN THE SERIES

Tennessee has won 31 consecutive games against Bama. The last Alabama victory was in 1984 at the SEC Tournament in Athens, Georgia, with the Tide taking an 85-66 opening round win over UT before the Lady Vols had even checked into the Athens Holiday Inn. Tennessee's 31-game winning streak over the Tide started two games later with UT knocking the Crimson Tide out of the 1984 NCAA Mideast Regional semis, 65-58.

NARY A WIN IN KNOXVILLE

The closest Alabama has come to claiming a win in Knoxville was a pair of seven-point losses in 1998 and 1984.

HAILING FROM ALABAMA

Senior forward Sidney Spencer (Hoover, Ala.) is the Lady Vols' third-ever player from the state of Alabama. Gwen Jackson (1999-03) was the first Lady Vol from the state of Alabama to become a starter. Tasheika Morris of Huntsville spent the 1999-2000 season at UT before transferring to Florida State.

OUR LAST MEETING

Fourth-ranked Tennessee improved to 13-1 on the year with a 72-36 victory over Alabama on Jan. 3, 2007 in Knoxville, Tenn. The Tide fell to the Lady Vols for the 31st straight game and dropped to 10-6 on the season. Candace Parker led Tennessee with 15 points and a career-best five steals. Alberta Auguste added 11 as she reached double digits for the third time this season. Alexis Hornbuckle had seven assists, five rebounds and eight points and extended her streak of games with a steal to 50 with her four thefts in the contest. The Lady Vols jumped out to an early lead and held Alabama to just 14 first half points. That total tied the ninth fewest by an opponent in UT program history, ironically tying Alabama's previous 14-point performance on Feb. 6, 2000. The Big Orange led by as many as 30 in the opening minutes of the second half as Alabama could not keep pace with the speed of Tennessee. Eight Lady Vols saw 20+ minutes of playing time as coach Pat Summitt was able to rely on her bench. Parker had 10 points in the first half and was 7-of-14 from the floor. She didn't play much after halftime. Sidney Spencer moved into a tie for 10th place in the UT record books for career three-pointers (101) during the game. The Lady Vols were out-rebounded 34-32 but forced 35 Alabama turnovers. It was the most turnovers by a UT opponent this season and the most since Tennessee-Martin coughed up the ball 35 times on Nov. 19, 1999. The crowd of 11,966 was fairly reserved until Cait McMahan had an acrobatic basket. She dribbled behind her back and then scooped the ball around Alabama's 6-foot-4 Courtney Strauthers and into the basket late in the second half and the fans erupted. That was not the only exciting play, as earlier Auguste scored when she inbounded the ball to herself by bouncing it off the back of an Alabama player. The Lady Vols now lead the all-time series with Alabama 38-2.

UT-ALABAMA FACING THE RANKED

Tennessee faced their 10th ranked opponent of the 2006-07 season in the win over Vanderbilt. UT is 8-2 in games versus ranked teams out of 20 total contests. Meanwhile Alabama will be taking on their third ranked opponent in 22 games when they face #4 Tennessee. Alabama is 0-2 vs. ranked teams having lost to #4 Tennessee, 72-36, and #8-ranked LSU, 61-45.

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, 5 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., 26 in a row, since 2-22-1986
South Carolina, 32 in a row, since 3-7-1980
Vanderbilt, 12 in a row, since 2-16-2002

AGAINST THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE

Tennessee owns a 370-57 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 152-11 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 244-33 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 529 polls through the years. Currently, UT has been ranked in 387 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 TUSCALOOSA

Shanna Zolman equaled her career-high with 28 points and made seven three-pointers to lift #5-ranked Tennessee (24-3, 10-2 Southeastern Conference) to an 82-65 victory at Alabama on Feb. 19, 2006. Zolman's seven treys were a career single-game high and a Lady Vol record. Tennessee continues to enjoy playing the Crimson Tide (9-16, 3-9), winning the past 30 meetings and leading by as many as 22 in the second half of this one. Zolman had four 3s after the half and finished 7-of-12 from behind the arc, while her teammates made only two in eight attempts. All five starters scored in double figures for the Lady Vols -- Nicky Anosike added 14 points, while rookie Candace Parker and senior Tye'sha Fuller had 12 points apiece and Alabama-native Sidney Spencer had 11. Parker made only 3-of-11 shots but she, Anosike and Fluker each had eight rebounds. Navonda Moore had a big game against the Lady Vols with a career-high 31 points, five more than her previous best, set in the first meeting at Tennessee in January 2006. Dee Merriweather added 15 points and nine rebounds and Kate Mastin scored 13 for the Tide. Alabama twice cut its deficit to 12 points on Moore 3-pointers in the second half, but couldn't get any closer. The Lady Vols made 17-of-30 shots in the second half and utilized a stingy defense to overcome 36 percent shooting in the first half. When Parker drove past Chanel Johnson for a basket and foul with 11 seconds left and hit the free throw for a 37-28 lead, it matched Tennessee's biggest lead of the half. The Lady Vols forced 14 turnovers before halftime and closed the half on a 9-2 run, holding Alabama to only one field goal in the final four minutes to lead 37-28 after 20 minutes of action.

FACING THE UNRANKED

When taking on an unranked opponent such as Alabama, 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 554-32 (.947) record when going up against unranked teams. The victory over Old Dominion was Summitt's 550th over an unranked foe.

GOT OFF THE MAT AT VANDERBILT

The Tennessee Lady Vols recorded a tough 67-57 win at #15/14 Vanderbilt on Jan. 25 despite enduring 10 lead changes and five ties. Had the Commodores been successful at converting points off of turnovers, the outcome might have been different. UT had 25 miscues (a season high) but Vanderbilt converted just 12 points. Conversely, UT tallied 29 points from 27 Vandy turnovers. The victory gives UT a six-game road winning streak this season. Individually, Sidney Spencer... Scored a career-high 26 points en route to surpassing the 900-points plateau for her career (922) and scored in double figures for the 15th time this season, the 42nd time in her career. Additionally, she scored 20+ points for the third time this season and the fifth time of her career; Alexis Hornbuckle...Surpassed the 300-assists (304) plateau for her career...Extended her streak of games with a steal to 56. She now has at least one steal in 77 of 84 career games...Moved into a tie for 11th place with Tonya Edwards for career steals (223); Candace Parker...Earned the 20th double-double of her career, moving her into ninth place for most career double-doubles in Lady Vol history. She now has 10 as a sophomore - the third most by a second-year Lady Vol. Drew 12 fouls on Vanderbilt, the most she's drawn by an opponent in a game this season.

BATTLE SCARS

Lady Vol sophomore Alex Fuller received four stitches over her eye when she hit the deck hard and slid on the hardwood at Vanderbilt. Fuller logged 17 minutes in the win at #15/14 Vanderbilt.

AVOIDED THE DUKE SWOON

UT faced a tough #15/14-ranked Vanderbilt squad following the loss three days earlier to top-ranked Duke, 74-70. This season, the Lady Vols avoided the "Duke Swoon" with a 67-57 win. Last season, following the 75-53 loss at #2-ranked Duke, the Tennessee Lady Vols went into a tailspin in their next game and lost at Kentucky, 66-63, three days later. It marked the first back-to-back defeats for the Lady Vols in nine years when the Lady Kats recorded the win in Rupp Arena. Against UK, Candace Parker was UT's only double-digit scorer tallying 25 points. Fellow starters Nicky Anosike and Sidney Spencer chipped in nine points each, while Tye Fluker added seven points and Alexis Hornbuckle just a single digit in the loss. Shanna Zolman, who came in off the bench, tallied nine points. 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, almost one-third of the opponent's 370 total fouls have been inflicted on her. In 19 games this season, Parker has drawn 112 fouls. In the game against Vanderbilt, she was fouled a dozen times by the Commodores (out of 22 total team fouls). Previously 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 stripe 118 times this season - about six times a game. Against UConn, seven of the Huskies total of 13 fouls came while trying to stop Parker.

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: 52 points .........at Georgia (1/14)
MOST POINTS BY AN OPPONENT IN A GAME: 74 points ....Duke, at Arizona St.
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:
21 points .............28-7 vs. Duke (1/22)
BIGGEST TENNESSEE LEAD IN A LOSS: 5 points.....9-4 at UNC (12/3)
BIGGEST TENNESSEE DEFICIT IN A WIN: 8 points ......17-9 vs. Vandy (1/25)

BIGGEST TENNESSEE HALFTIME LEAD: 30 points.....43-13 vs. UT-Martin (12-5)
BIGGEST TENNESSEE HALFTIME DEFICIT: 11 points..38-27 vs. Duke (1/22)
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%:
.297(11-37) ............. vs. Duke (1/22)
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) & UGA (1/14)
MOST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 1ST HALF: 38 points.......vs. Duke (1/22) and
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: 27 points ........at Georgia (1/14) 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 19 games ...
TENNESSEE has never trailed in the first half of 15 games...
TENNESSEE has led at halftime of 18 games...
TENNESSEE has trailed at halftime of 2 games
TENNESSEE has led in the second half of 18 games...
TENNESSEE has never led in the second half of 2 games...
TENNESSEE has led in rebounding in 11 games...
TENNESSEE has been outrebounded in 9 games (36-33 at Georgia, 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 BY DOUBLE DIGITS

JUST TOO MUCH DOOOK

Duke etched their name in the Lady Vol record books holding Tennessee without a bucket for the first 5:58 to start the game. An 11-0 run out against Tennessee is recalled as the best opponent start, however, Duke's 19-0 beginning is now the best ever versus the Lady Vols. Tennessee fell into a 21-point hole (28-7 at 9:23 in the first half) before rallying to narrow the halftime deficit to 11 points (38-27). The 21-point deficit in the first half was the largest of the season for UT...The Duke game marked the first time UT hadn't led in a game this season. Duke's Abby Waner made six three-pointers, tying for the fifth most by an opposing player in Lady Vol history. Duke recorded the highest field goal percentage of any team against the Lady Vols in the 2006-07 season, .491. Conversely, UT dipped to a season low .361 from the field. Free throw defense stymied Tennessee as the Lady Vols connected for just 8-17 (.471) and All-American Candace Parker was affected the most going just 1-7 from the charity stripe. In a positive vein, UT tied a season-high with 10 three-pointers. Individually, Alexis Hornbuckle ... Extended her streak of games with a steal to 55. She now has at least one steal in 76 of 83 career games. She moved past Dena Head and into a tie with Sheila Frost for 12th place in the UT record books for career steals (219). She reached double figures for the ninth time this season and the 41st time in her career while scoring a career-high-tying 19 points; Candace Parker...Reached double figures for the 18th time this season, the 32nd time in a row, and the 51st time of her career. With 22 points in the game, she scored 20+ points for the eighth time of the season and the 19th time of her career. With 10 rebounds, she earned her ninth double-double of the season and the 19th of her career. Parker's six blocks moved into a tie for fifth place with Teresa Geter in the UT record books for career blocks (138); Sidney Spencer...Moved into fourth place in the UT record books for career free throw percentage (.829). Additionally, she scored in double figures for the 14th time this season, the 41st time in her career and Nicky Anosike... With 10 rebounds, she grabbed double-digit rebounds for the second straight game, the third time of the season and the 12th time of her career.

FACING NUMBER ONE

Tennessee has faced the nation's top-ranked team 42 times in games dating back to the 1976-77 season. The Lady Vols have notched 14 upset victories over the #1-ranked team and fallen in defeat 28 times.

UT IS 'DUNK U'

Tennessee Lady Vol sophomore Candace Parker leads a group of five women who have dunked in a collegiate women's basketball game. Parker, with six career dunks, ranks ahead of former Lady Vol Michelle Snow (1998-2002) who recorded three dunks during her career at Tennessee.

Candace Parker, Tennessee (6)
Jan. 6, 2007: at Connecticut
Dec. 20, 2006: vs. West Virginia
Nov. 24, 2006: vs. Stanford
Nov. 12, 2006: vs. Chattanooga
March 19, 2005: vs. Army*
March 19, 2005: vs. Army*
Michelle Snow, Tennessee (3)
Nov. 25, 2000: vs. Illinois (at Maui)
Jan. 23, 2001: at Vanderbilt
Jan. 17, 2002: at South Carolina
Georgeann Wells, West Virginia (2)
Dec. 21, 1984: vs. Charleston (W.Va.)
Dec. 29, 1984: vs. Xavier
Sancho Lyttle, Houston (1)
Nov. 21, 2003: vs. Gonzaga (at Iowa)
Charlotte Smith, North Carolina (1)
Dec. 4, 1994: vs. North Carolina A&T

* NCAA Tournament, first round

NO MUSICAL CHAIRS THIS SEASON

Tennessee Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt has utilized just three line-ups this season. She probably would have stayed with just one line-up (Candace Parker, Sidney Spencer, Nicky Anosike, Alexis Hornbuckle and Shannon Bobbitt) if junior college transfer Bobbitt hadn't missed the game at Louisiana Tech on Nov. 28 to take a test and Parker hadn't fallen ill prior to the Mississippi State game on Jan. 18. Rookie Cait McMahan started in place of Bobbitt for the La Tech game while Parker was replaced by Alex Fuller for the Miss. State contest. Using essentially one line-up is a far cry from previous seasons. Last year, Summitt employed seven different combinations with Candace Parker as the only common denominator in 36 games. In 2004-05, Summitt utilized 10 different looks with no player starting all 35 games. UT's line-up saw four different looks in 2003-04 with Shyra Ely and Ashley Robinson starting 35 games. In 2002-03, three starting line-ups were used as Gwen Jackson, Kara Lawson and Loree Moore were constants in the 38 game schedule.

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 56.2 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 37.8 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).

PARKER RACING THROUGH THE RECORD BOOKS

Lady Vol sophomore All-American Candace Parker is rapidly racing through the Tennessee record books. Through 55 career games, the Naperville, Ill., native has recorded the following totals: 998 points, 467 rebounds and 142 blocks, ranking sixth all-time in the latter category. When she reaches the 1,000-point plateau, she will become just the 30th 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. Parker's upcoming games: #56 at Alabama.

BEFORE DUKE DEBACLE, UT TRAILED AT HOME FOR JUST SEVEN MINUTES

Before trailing 39 minutes and 49 seconds versus Duke (UT was tied with the Blue Devils for 11 seconds), the Lady Vols had been tough at home. During the Lady Vols previous 10 home contests, they trailed their opponent on the scoreboard just seven times for a total of 7:02. Before Duke, Tennessee has been tied or ahead 97.8% of the time (3:12:58 of 400 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, Alabama or Mississippi State.

LADY VOL STREAKS

The last time the Lady Vols lost at home was against Duke, 74-70, on Jan. 22, 2007, -- since then, UT has not played at home. The last time UT lost on the road was on Dec. 3, 2006 at UNC, since then, UT is 6-0 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 that time, UT has not played on a neutral court.

OVER 500 GAMES VS. 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 377-147 (.700) versus ranked teams. This season, UT is 8-2 in ranked meetings. Last year, Tennessee was 13-3 versus ranked teams.

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.

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 (377-147).

LADY VOLS IN NCAA STATS

Tennessee appears in a number of categories in the latest NCAA stats (thru 1/21/07). UT ranks sixth in the nation in three-point field goal accuracy, 14th in the nation in field goal accuracy, sixth in blocked shots, sixth in steals, eighth in scoring margin, 19th in scoring, and 25th in assists. Individually, Sidney Spencer ranks first the nation in three-point field goal accuracy with 51.9 percent, Alexis Hornbuckle is 10th in steals with 3.4 thefts and Candace Parker is 18th nationally in scoring with 19.7 ppg and 16th 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 13,940 (153,337/11), 2. Connecticut 11,526 (126,790/11), 3. Texas Tech 10,823 (86,583/8), 4.Oklahoma 9,994 (49,969/5) and 5. New Mexico 9,118 (82,066/9).

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 640 points, 526 rebounds, 106 blocked shots, 142 assists, and 125 steals in 91 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 11 home games, UT has recorded a total attendance of 153,337 for a nation-leading average of 13,940.

SUMMITT GETS 931ST WIN

While Texas Tech's Bobby Knight finally reached 880 wins on the men's side, Lady Vol coach Pat Summitt recorded her 931st victory with a 67-57 win over Vanderbilt on Jan. 25, 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 50 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 20 games. Also listed are UT's opponents this season.

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 515 of a possible 529 polls. Through the poll released on Jan. 22, 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 275-17 (.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 17 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 17 all-time losses at Thompson-Boling Arena have come at the hands of just nine teams: Florida (2006), LSU (2006), Duke (2004 and 2007), 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 427-41 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 17 in Thompson-Boling Arena since 1987.

226 OF 240 AT HOME

UT has won 226 of their last 240 games in Thompson-Boling Arena dating back to 2-1-91. UT's 14 losses during this time have been to Florida, LSU, Duke (twice), Louisiana Tech, UConn (four times), Stanford, Texas (three times) and Georgia (OT).

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.

MEDICAL LEAVE

34- Nicci Moats, F, 6-2, Fr., 0.8 ppg, 0.9 rpg
University of Tennessee Lady Vol head coach Pat Summitt has announced that freshman Nicci Moats will remain on medical leave from the team for the remainder of the season. "Nicci is a great young lady, and we're all very supportive of this decision," said Summitt. "We're looking forward to having her back on the court next fall." Moats is a 6-2 rookie forward from Daleville, Va. "After talking with the medical staff, I decided to take a leave from playing with the team for the remainder of the season so my focus can be on getting healthy and concentrating on my academics," said Moats.