Lady Vol Basketball Hosts Carson Newman on Thursday in Exhibition
Nov. 5, 2008
Game Notes 
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TENNESSEE LADY VOLS
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CARSON-NEWMAN LADY EAGLES
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2-Cait McMahan, G, 5-4, RS-So., 2.4 ppg, 1.3 apg!
20-Sydney Smallbone, G, 5-10, So., 2.9 ppg, 1.1 rpg
40-Shekinna Stricklen, G-F, 6-2, Fr., First start
44-Alex Fuller, F-C, 6-3, RS-Sr., 6.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg
52-Kelley Cain, C, 6-6, RS-Fr., First start
* Stats from 2007-08 season; ! Stats from 2006-07; redshirted 2007-08
After finishing off the 2007-08 season with a 36-2 record
and celebrating their eighth national title, the 2008-09 Tennessee
Lady Vols open the year against the Carson-Newman Lady Eagles in
an exhibition contest for the fifth straight campaign. Last November,
UT posted a 91-30 win over C-N and failed to reach
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11-Shari Buford, F, 5-11, Jr., 12.4 ppg, 8.3 rpg
14-Lindsey Eggleston, F, 6-1, Sr., 5.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg
24-Ashley Tipton, F, 5-10, Sr., 9.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg
31-Ashley Kyle, G, 5-6, Jr., 6.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg
34-Mandy Mendenhall, G, 5-8, So., 2.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg!
*Stats from 2007-08 season; ! Transfer from Tennessee Tech
The Lady Eagles return four starters and seven letterwinners
from last year's squad that went 15-14...The Lady Eagles return 74
percent of their scoring from a season ago and 60 percent of the
rebounding.
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LADY VOL COACHING STAFF
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CARSON-NEWMAN COACHING STAFF
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Pat Summitt begins her 35th year as head coach of the
Lady Vols with an overall career record of 983 wins and 182 losses,
and eight national championship banners. Summitt is joined on
the sidelines by associate head coach Holly Warlick and assistant
coaches Dean Lockwood and Daedra Charles-Furlow.
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Coach Dean Walsh begins his eighth season at C-N and
his 14th season as a head coach. Walsh has compiled a career
record of 243-129 (.653) in his 13 campaigns as a head coach. He
is assisted by Mike Mincey, Emily Paffrath and Mike Potts.
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TENNESSEE LADY VOL TIDBITS
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CARSON-NEWMAN LADY EAGLE TIDBITS
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The 2008-09 version of the Lady Vols has the distinction of
being the youngest group ever to don the Orange and White...2008
SEC Freshman of the Year Angie Bjorklund (8.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg) and
redshirt senior Alex Fuller (6.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg) will look to provide
leadership for the young group...Bjorklund started in 30 of 38 games
last season and will be a valuable asset, especially from behind the arc,
as she hit 68 threes last year...Fuller scored a career-high 19 points
in her second career start at No. 15 DePaul last season...Redshirt
sophomore Cait McMahan returns to the lineup after sitting out the
2007-08 season following knee surgery...As a freshman, McMahan
averaged 13.7 minutes, 2.4 ppg and 1.3 apg...Fellow sophomore
Vicki Baugh will be a valuable part of the squad...In 13 minutes in
the national title game, she scored eight points and grabbed three
boards before going down with a torn ACL...The Lady Vols will look
to 6'6" redshirt freshman Kelley Cain to provide an inside presence...
As a rookie, Cain scored 11 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and added
four assists, three steals and two blocks against the Lady Eagles
before undergoing knee surgery...Summitt will turn to a very talented
freshmen class to provide an instant impact...Local product Glory
Johnson could be listed as a "Candace Parker-style" forward-centerguard...
Shekinna Stricklen can play both guard spots or the three...At,
5'2", Briana Bass will play the point and use her lightning quickness to
her advantage...Alyssia Brewer is a lefty who can step out to the three
or play inside...Alicia Manning will also play both guard spots or at the
three...Rounding out the talented freshman group is Amber Gray who
will mix it up inside or step out and drain the three.
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Similar to the Lady Vols, the Lady Eagles play a demanding
early schedule...C-N opened with an exhibition at North Carolina
on Nov. 4, falling 114-64...Leading the Lady Eagles against the Tar
Heels was sophomore Mandy Mendenhall with 16 points, to go with
four rebounds and four assists...Junior Shari Buford added 10 points
and grabbed nine rebounds...Coach Walsh will look to four seniors
for leadership this season, forward Lindsey Eggleston, guard Tykira
McDaniel, forward Ashley Tipton and guard Angela Volentine...The
Lady Eagles sport eight freshmen on the roster, but return four
starters and 74 percent of their scoring the 2007-08 campaign...
Despite being out-rebounded last season in Knoxville, the Lady
Eagles would finish the season ranked second in NCAA Division II
in rebound margin with a plus-11.7 margin...Buford is C-N's leading
returnee, averaging 12.4 ppg and 8.3 rpg last season on her way to
being named All-South Atlantic Conference...Last season against
the Lady Vols, she managed only three points and three boards
in 25 minutes...McDaniel led Carson-Newman against UT last
season with 10 points and grabbed four rebounds...For the season,
McDaniel averaged 6.4 ppg and 2.2 rpg...In D-II the Lady Eagles
ranked No. 36 in field goal percentage (44.1) and No. 38 in threepoint
percentage (35.4) last year...C-N was paced behind the arc
by Tipton who converted at a 48.0 percent clip (71-of-148) to rank
second in NCAA Division II...Buford, who made 150 of 270 field goal
attempts (55.6%) last year, was 18th in D-II...Eggleston added 5.3
ppg and 4.1 rpg off the bench for Coach Walsh and earned ESPN
The Magazine Academic All-District honors...She was fourth in the
conference from the free-throw line with an 82.5 percentage (66-of-
80)...Junior Ashley Kyle was fourth in the SAC with 4.7 assists per
game.
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