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Lady Vols hold off Chattanooga, 66-63

Friday, Nov. 21, 2008
CHATTANOOGA — Glory Johnson scored 19 points, Vicki Baugh made a tiebreaking free throw with 53.7 seconds remaining and No. 5 Tennessee beat Chattanooga 66-63 on Friday night to avoid a major upset. Full story »

Injuries pain for Lady Vols' continuity

Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008
Tennessee has miles to go this women's basketball season and the journey is just beginning with a visit to Chattanooga.
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Summitt says work needed on defense

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008
Virginia gave Tennessee 83 reasons to be worried about its women's basketball defense Monday night. Full story »

Wright's 35 points carry Virginia past Lady Vols

Monday, Nov. 17, 2008
Tennessee convened enough scorers for a women's basketball victory Monday night.
Six Lady Vols in double figures usually turns the trick.
But this wasn't your usual night.
Not with Virginia's Monica Wright doing the work of three players. Not with Tennessee coming up about 2 1/2 minutes short of finishing the job.
Tennessee's points didn't equate to enough poise and the result was an 83-82 loss to the Cavaliers before a stunned crowd of 11,627 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Full story »

No. 16 Virginia upsets Lady Vols

Monday, Nov. 17, 2008
Monica Wright scored 35 points and Britnee Milner made a free throw with 6.4 seconds left to help No. 16 Virginia upset No. 5 Tennessee 83-82 on Monday night at Thompson-Boling Arena. Full story »

Lady Vols fifth in AP poll

Monday, Nov. 17, 2008
Lady Vols move up from seventh to fifth in the Associated Press poll Full story »

Lady Vols' Johnson freshman of the week

Monday, Nov. 17, 2008
Tennessee freshman Glory Johnson was named SEC Freshman of the Week Monday for her performance in the Lady Vols’ 68-39 season-opening win over San Francisco. Full story »

Marquee names dot Lady Vols, Virginia lineups

Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008
The Tennessee-Virginia women's basketball marquee won't be lacking name value.
Cavaliers junior guard Monica Wright is a Wooden Award candidate, a Wade Watch list member and made the All-Atlantic Coast Conference preseason team.
Tennessee freshman guard Shekinna Stricklen was a second-team All-SEC preseason honoree.
Still, the missing names also matter for a tipoff at 7 tonight at Thompson-Boling Arena (TV: SportSouth), particularly since it's early and the game will impact the national rankings.
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Freshmen take over for Lady Vols in opener, 68-30

Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008
The stat sheet told Pat Summitt to pitch a fit, but Tennessee’s women’s basketball coach knew better.
The Lady Vols’ demeanor suggested otherwise, and Summitt responded accordingly when she entered the locker room at halftime of Saturday afternoon’s regular season opener versus San Francisco. Full story »

Just like old times: Summitt never afraid to challenge players

Friday, Nov. 14, 2008
Pat Summitt might misplace her whistle but she won't be losing her train of thought. Tennessee's women's basketball coach enters every workout this season with a specific motivation in mind, one that's tailored for a predominantly young team. Full story »

Signing day special for Clarksville's Williams

Friday, Nov. 14, 2008
Tennessee signee Kamiko Williams had a special guest for her signing party at Clarksville Northeast High on Friday.
Williams' father, Vincent, made a special trip home for the occasion, arriving Thursday night. He's in the U.S. Army and has been away, training in Texas. Full story »

Nashville to host Women's Final Four in 2014

Friday, Nov. 14, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has selected Denver, New Orleans, Nashville, Tampa and Indianapolis to host the women’s basketball Final Fours from 2012 through 2016.
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Coaching in Summitt's footsteps: Haave, Conklin do the system their way

Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008
In eight-plus years of coaching, Abby Conklin has gained experience and lost a nickname.
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Lady Vol recruits set sights on improving

Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008
Faith Dupree saw her women's basketball future first-hand Sunday afternoon and the sight left quite an impression.
"It's so much faster and so much more intense," said the Webb School star, comparing high school hoops to what she witnessed in Tennessee's 85-50 exhibition victory over Love & Basketball. Full story »

Baugh off the court for rehab

Monday, Nov. 10, 2008
The women's basketball court will be out of bounds to Tennessee's Vicki Baugh for two weeks.
Jenny Moshak, the Lady Vols associate athletic director for sports medicine, equated Baugh's recovery from reconstructive left knee surgery to a competition and said a new strategy was in order. Full story »
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