Jan. 24, 2010

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Notes...
• Tonight's starters: junior Sydney Smallbone, sophomores Alyssia Brewer, Kelley Cain, Glory Johnson and Shekinna Stricklen
• Three Lady Vols scored in double figures: Brewer (14), Cain (11) and Bjorklund (10)
• Tennessee was led at the half for the 15th time this season; in those games, UT is 15-0
• UT's largest lead of the first half was seven (14-7) at 9:28
• Tennessee never trailed in the first half for fifth time this season
• Tennessee did not trail until the 11:55 mark of the second half
• Tennessee used a 13-0 run to turn a 37-37 tie at 9:35 into a 50-37 lead with 2:47 to play
• Tennessee led on the boards, 39-32. It is the 18th time this season UT has led on the glass
• The Lady Vols made a three-pointer for the 392nd consecutive game
• The UT post game (Brewer, Cain and Johnson) was 13-of-22 from the field
• Tennessee outscored LSU 24-12 in the paint
• The UT bench outscored the LSU reserves 16-4
• Tonight's attendance was 4,971
• Prior to the game, LSU retired the jersey of Seimone Augustus, the first female athlete to ever have her jersey retired at LSU
• The Lady Vols head home to face the Auburn Tigers on Thursday, Jan. 28. Game time is set for 7 p.m. at Thompson-Boling Arena with CSS broadcasting the contest.

The win tonight...
• Gives the Lady Vols a 38-12 all-time record against LSU
• Gives the Lady Vols a 12-6 mark against the Tigers in Baton Rouge
• Gives the Lady Vols a 6-2 record against ranked opponents this season
• Gives the Lady Vols a 419-158 mark against ranked foes all-time
• Gives the Lady Vols a 413-66 record all-time against teams from the SEC
• Gives the Lady Vols a 279-40 mark in SEC Conference games
• Gives the Lady Vols an 15-2 record in TV games this season
• Gives the Lady Vols a 155-35 mark against SEC foes on the road under Summitt
• Gives the Lady Vols a 6-2 record on the road this season
• Head Coach Pat Summitt's career record now stands at 1,022-195 (.840) all time

Freshman Taber Spani:
Did not start due to coach's decision as she is dealing with turf toe

Sophomore Alyssia Brewer:
Had the first basket of the game - a layup off a Stricklen assist at the 19:18 mark
Made her fourth career start - all four have come this season
Tallied game-high 14 points and seven rebounds
Finished with her 13th career double digit scoring game
Named Lady Vol Player of the Game

Sophomore Kelley Cain:
Scored 11 points
Finished with her 19th career double digit scoring game
Passed Vonda Ward with four blocks for 10th all-time in the UT record books
Now has 99 career blocks; Abby Conklin is ninth with 102

Sophomore Glory Johnson:
Scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds

Sophomore Shekinna Stricklen:
Did not score until getting a jumper at the 10:28 mark of the second half
Finished with six points and seven rebounds

Junior Angie Bjorklund:
Did not start for the first time this season as a coach's decision
The last time she did not start was at Auburn on Jan. 25, 2009
Notched her 45th career double figure scoring effort
Is 56 points from 1,000 career points
Is in third place in the UT annals with 189 career three pointers made; Kara Lawson is second with 256

Junior Sydney Smallbone:
Made her seventh career start - the first this season and first since starting against Florida on March 6, 2009, in the SEC Tournament