Feb. 9, 2010

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Notes...
• Tonight's starters: junior Angie Bjorklund, sophomores Kelley Cain, Glory Johnson and Shekinna Stricklen, and freshman Kamiko Williams
• Four Lady Vols scored in double figures: Cain (19), Bjorklund (10), Brewer (10) and Johnson (10)
• Bjorklund finished with 10 points, putting her two from 1,000 for her career; she will become the 34th Lady Vol to eclipse the 1,000 point mark
• This game started a week-long stretch of playing the No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 teams in the SEC standings
• Vanderbilt used a 9-2 run to build a 16-14 lead at the 9:26 mark of the first half and an 8-2 run to take a 28-20 lead at the 4:08 point
• Tennessee used an 8-0 run over the last 2:35 to tie the game at 28 at the half
• The first half saw six ties and two lead changes
• UT's largest lead of the first half was five (12-7) at 15:58; it's largest deficit was eight (20-28) at 4:08
• Tennessee was tied at the half for the second time this year; in those games, UT is 1-1
• Tennessee took its first lead (52-51) of the second half on an Alicia Manning fastbreak layup at the 5:33 mark
• The game saw six ties and three lead changes
• Tennessee led on the boards, 41-30. It is the 22nd time this season UT has led on the glass
• Tennessee outscored Vanderbilt 36-20 in the paint; UT's bench outscored VU's bench 20-6
• The Lady Vols made a three-pointer for the 396th consecutive game
• Tonight's attendance was 6,005
• The Lady Vols are on the road at Ole Miss on Thursday, Feb. 11. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. CT (9 p.m. ET) in Oxford with CSS carrying the action. The game against the Rebels will be Tennessee's first of three "Pink Zone" games this season.

The win tonight...
• Gives the Lady Vols a regular season sweep of Vanderbilt
• Gives the Lady Vols a 55-7 all-time mark against Vanderbilt
• Gives the Lady Vols a 22-5 record against the Commodores at Vanderbilt
• Gives the Lady Vols a 417-66 record all-time against teams from the SEC
• Gives the Lady Vols a 283-40 mark in SEC Conference games
• Gives the Lady Vols a 194-25 mark against teams ranked 11-25 in the ESPN/USA Today poll
• Gives the Lady Vols a 7-2 mark against ranked foes this season
• Gives the Lady Vols an 19-2 record in TV games this season
• Gives the Lady Vols a 157-35 mark against SEC foes on the road under Summitt
• Gives the Lady Vols a 8-2 record on the road this season
• Head Coach Pat Summitt's career record now stands at 1,026-195 (.840) all time

Freshman Taber Spani:
Played for the first time since the Auburn game on Jan. 28
Finished with two points in 12 minutes

Freshman Kamiko Williams:
Made her second career start, finished with four points, one steal and one rebound

Sophomore Alyssia Brewer:
Finished with 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting and grabbed seven boards
Tallied her 17th career double figure scoring game

Sophomore Kelley Cain:
Had UT's first basket - a layup off a Bjorklund assist at the 19:16 mark
Scored a career high 19 points
Notched her 22nd career double figure scoring effort
Is in eighth place in the UT record books with 119 career blocks; Teresa Geter is seventh with 135
Ties Ashley Robinson for sixth in the UT single season record books with 70 blocks on the season

Sophomore Glory Johnson:
Scored all 10 points and grabbed all eight rebounds in 12 second half minutes

Sophomore Shekinna Stricklen:
Finished with six points, six rebounds and five assists, playing all 40 minutes

Junior Angie Bjorklund:
Scored 10 points, grabbed four rebounds and added two assists
Is two points from 1,000 career points; she will become the 34th Lady Vol with 1,000 career points
Is in third place in the UT annals with 201 career three pointers made; Kara Lawson is second with 256
Is in fifth place in the UT single season record books with 71 threes on the year; Kara Lawson is fourth with 77