Feb. 2, 2012

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Postgame Notes

Numbers of Interest
0: The Lady Vols are winless when trailing at halftime. Tennessee has now dropped all four contests when trailing at intermission.

22: The loss marks only the 22nd loss ever in Thompson-Boling Arena. The Lady Vols have dropped two contests on their home floor this season.

28: The loss marks the end of a 28-game home conference winning streak for the Lady Vols. The last Lady Vol SEC loss at home came to LSU on Feb. 14, 2008.

40: The loss marks the end of a 40-game winning streak over the Gamecocks. USC last won a contest in the series in 1980, when Holly Warlick played point guard for UT.

100: With three assists against South Carolina, freshman point guard Ariel Massengale hit the century mark for assists. She has dished 100 helpers in her rookie year.

To Note
The Series
• With the loss, Tennessee falls to 44-3 in the all-time series versus South Carolina dating back to the 1972 season.
• The loss marks the end of a 40-game winning streak for UT over South Carolina. The Lady Vols' last loss in the series came on Jan. 23, 1980 when Holly Warlick played point guard for UT.
• The loss marks South Carolina's first win in Knoxville. The Gamecocks are now 1-20 on Rocky Top.

For Starters
• Today's starters: Ariel Massengale, Cierra Burdick, Vicki Baugh, Shekinna Stricklen and Glory Johnson.
• This is the second game with these five lining up for the opening tip. The Lady Vols are now 1-1 sporting this lineup combination.

At the Half
• The Lady Vols trailed South Carolina at halftime, 29-28. The Lady Vols have trailed at intermission of four games. Tennessee has led at the half of 15 contests and has been tied in the other three contests.
• Tennessee is now 0-4 when it leads going into the locker room, dropping contests at Stanford, Kentucky and Notre Dame.
• Tonight's contest marks the first time in 2011-12 that the Lady Vols have trailed at the half in Thompson-Boling Arena.

Wouldn't You Like to Know
Double Up
• Fouling out with 12 seconds remaining in the game, Glory Johnson finished the game one rebound shy of a double-double. She led the UT scoring effort with 13 points to go along with nine boards.
• Massengale put up a double-digit scoring effort for the second-consecutive game and the eighth of her Lady Vol career. She finished with 12 points for UT, playing all 40 minutes.
• Stricklen collected a game-high 10 rebounds in the loss.

Board Game
• The Lady Vols won the competition on the glass, 44-36.
• Tennessee and South Carolina each pulled down 13 offensive boards, but the Gamecocks won second-chance opportunities, converting them to the tune of 14 points.

Whoa There, Williams
• Kamiko Williams came off the bench to see 17 minutes against South Carolina.
• She went a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor and 1-for-1 from the line for a total of seven points. She added two boards in the losing effort.

Thirsty for Threes
• UT made its first three of the game with 9:57 left in the second half, with Spani sinking one from the corner to cap an 8-0 run, giving UT a 49-46 lead.
• The Lady Vols were 1-of-8 from downtown in the contest (12.5 percent). The season-low mark for treys occurred when Tennessee failed to hit a three-pointer verus DePaul.

Where'd the Swipes Go?
• After consistently recording steals in the early-goings of the year, Tennessee failed to tally a steal for the first time in 2011-12.
• The previous season-low mark for steals was five swipes in the loss to Baylor (11/27).

TBA - The Place to Play
End of a Streak
• The loss marks the end of a 28-game home conference winning streak for the Lady Vols.
• TBA is still the toughest women's basketball arena in the nation to secure a win. The Lady Vols have fashioned a 350-22 (.941) all-time record on their home court.

On the Horizon
Glory, Glory - Look Who's Boarding
• Glory Johnson is currently second on the all-time rebounding list with 1,071 boards.
• She needs 225 rebounds to catch program leader Chamique Holdsclaw, who pulled down 1,295 rebounds in her Lady Vol career.

Massengale for 100
• With three assists against South Carolina, freshman point guard Ariel Massengale hit the century mark for assists. She has dished 100 helpers in her rookie year.
• She is 33 assists shy of the Lady Vol record for assists in a season by a freshman. Loree Moore dished out 133 helpers for Tennessee in 2001-02.

Up Next
• Tennessee hosts Auburn Sunday, Feb. 5 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tip is set for 2 p.m.