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This will be the 34th meeting between the two UTs. Tenn holds a 21-12 edge in the series,
including a three game winning streak. The last Texas win was in 2008 in Austin, 73-59.
Both teams will have new head coaches for this game. Both come into Sunday’s game at 6-1.
This is the third in a four game stretch for Texas over 12 days, from Dec. 08 to Dec. 20. For
Tenn, this is the first game of a two game Texas road trip after a two week layoff from Dec. 03
until Dec. 16. In six days’ time, Tenn will face off at Texas (Dec. 16), at Baylor (Dec. 18) and
hosts Stanford (Dec. 22). The Lady Vols were upset in their first game of the season by
Chattanooga on Nov. 09, by 80-71. Since then, the Lady Vols have reeled off six straight wins,
including a 102-57 thrashing of North Carolina in their last game. Texas started off with five
wins before losing to UCLA, 42-62, in Houston. They rebounded in their next game against
La-Monroe, winning 77-49. Horns played both of those last two games without Chassidy or
Chelsea, their two best and most experienced 3pt shooters.
Meighan Simmons (#10, 5-9 Jr. G) leads three Lady Vols in double figure scoring at 17.9 ppg.
Bashaara Graves (# 12, 6-2, Fr. F/C) adds 15.1 ppg and Isabelle Harrison (# 20, 6-3 Soph. C)
averages 11.0 ppg. Cierra Burdick (# 11, 6-2 Soph. F) and Ariel Massengale (# 5, 5-6 Soph. PG)
average 8.6 and 8.6 ppg, respectively. Simmons has hit on 45.1% of her shots while taking almost
21% of the Lady Vols’ attempts (46-102). Four players that have played in all seven games are
making between 48.5% and 55.6% of their FG attempts. Graves (42-79, 53.2%) and Harrison
(33-63, 52.4%) provide consistent scoring inside. Off the bench, Kamiko Williams (# 4, 5-11 Sr. G)
has the best FG% at 55.6% (15-27). Simmons leads in 3s made and attempted at 12 of 34 (35.3%).
Burdick has the best percentage among starters from BTA at 40.0% (4-10). Williams has the best
overall 3pt percentage at 3-5 (60.0%). Other 3pt threats include Massengale (6-17, 35.3%), Taber
Spani (# 13, 6-1 Sr. G/F; 4-18, 22.2%) and Andraya Carter (# 14, 5-9 Fr. PG/G; 6-16, 37.5%). Four
Tenn players have taken at least 22 FTs, including sharpshooter Simmons who has gone 21 of 23
(91.3%). Graves has gotten to the FT line the most and is tied for making the most FTs but has the
lowest FT% at 59.5% (22-37). Massengale has hit on 22 of 30 (73.3%).
Three players are grabbing almost half of the rebounds the Lady Vols average per game. They are:
Harrison with a team leading 8.1 rpg; Graves at 7.9 rpg and Burdick who averages 6.9 rpg.
Massengale, as the starting PG, has 27 assists to lead the team. Burdick is second with 19 assists.
Harrison ranks first with 20 blocks. Burdick is second with 8. As a team, Tenn has 36 blocks.
Simmons’ quick hands help her lead Tenn in steals with 2.3 spg.
The top five scorers for Tenn, Simmons, Graves, Harrison, Burdick and Massengale, have started
the last two games as a group. Simmons and Burdick have started all seven games while Graves and
Harrison have six starts. Massengale has three starts while Carter has five and Spani one. Those
five starters average between 21 and 29 mpg. Spani, Carter, Williams and Jasmine Jones
(# 2, 6-2 Fr. F) have played in all seven games and are averaging at least 14 mpg.
Horns are led by four players averaging double figure scoring: Nneka (17.9 ppg), Chassidy
(17.6 ppg), Chelsea (11.0 ppg) and Cokie (10.9 ppg). The issue for the Horns is whether Chassidy
and Chelsea will be released to play Sunday after missing the last two games with mild head injuries.
Nneka leads in FGs made (47) and attempted (88). She is at 53.4% from the field. Even with missing
the last two games, Chassidy is second on the team in FG attempts (57). She has made 29 for a 50.9%from the field. Imani leads the team in FG% at 56.3% (27-48). Cokie is also making over 50% of herFGs (30-56, 53.6%). Chassidy continues to lead in 3pt shooting, hitting on 10 of 21 (47.6%) from BTA.
Next is Ashley, having made 5-17 (29.4%). Chassidy has the best FT% on theteam at 83.3% (20-24).
Brady (7-10, 70.0%) is the only other Horn hitting at least 70%. Nneka, who leads the team in FTs
made and attempted (28-42) and Cokie (16-24) are making 66.7% of their FTs.
Nneka is averaging a double double with her team leading 12.9 rpg to go with her 17.9 ppg. Imani adds
8.1 rpg while Cokie (5.6 rpg), Anne Marie (5.3 rpg) and Celina (5.1 rpg) are all over 5 rpg. Four Horns
have at least 13 assists, led by Celina’s 36 (5.1 apg) and Brady’s 17 (2.4 apg). Imani has 19 blocks
(2.7 bpg) while both Nneka (13 blocks) and Cokie (11 blocks) have hit double digits in blocks. Celina
(13) and Nneka (10) lead in steals with three others each having 8 steals.
Five players are averaging between 22 (Ashley) and 30 (Celina) minutes per game. Four others
average between 16 and 20 minutes. Nneka and Celina have started all seven games. Empress has
started all six game she available to play in while Chassidy had started five games in a row before
missing the last two due to a mild head injury. Imani, Brady, Ashley, Anne Marie, Kayla and
Chelsea have played in all games they have been available for although that has ranged from
one for Chelsea to seven for Imani and Brady. Nadia has gotten into six games.
Projected starting lineups based on the last game:
Texas Tenn
Nneka (6-1 Soph. F) Graves (6-2 Fr. F/C)
Cokie (6-4 Sr. P) Harrison (6-3 Soph. C)
Empress (5-7 Fr. G) Burdick (6-2 Soph. F)
Ashley (5-8 Fr. G) Simmons (5-9 Jr. G)
Celina (5-8 Fr. G) Massengale (5-6 Soph. PG)
The Texas lineup might change if Chassidy is cleared to play although she could come off the
bench initially. Of course, both she and Chelsea could miss this game as well. Burdick is likely
to have a significant height advantage over any wing player that Texas is able to put on her.
Simmons has provided a spark for the Lady Vols against Texas the last two years. Tenn has
been able to hit from BTA in the last two games. Perimeter defense against the Lady Vols’
three point shooters in Simmons, Massengale, Burdick and Spani will be critical to the Horns’
chances to pull off the upset. Our frosh and JC transfer players will have to be very conscious
of leaving those 3pt shooters open. Tenn will present another strong, physical challenge inside
for the Horn posts. The Tenn posts will have their hands full dealing with Nneka, Cokie, Imani
and Anne Marie. Two excellent shot blockers will anchor the defense for both Tenn and Texas
in the Lady Vols’ Harrison and UT’s Imani. The rebounding battle between the two teams is
not likely to be for meek and mild mannered.
TEAM STATISTICS UT Tenn
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SCORING................. 514 602
Points per game....... 73.4 86.0
Scoring margin........ +21.4 +25.4
FIELD GOALS-ATT......... 191-443 223-480
Field goal pct........ .431 .465
FGs made per game..... 27.3 31.9
FGs att per game...... 63.3 68.6
2 POINT FG-ATT.......... 165-365 188-380
2-point FG pct........ .452 .495
2-pt FG made per game. 23.6 26.9
2-pt FG att per game.. 52.1 54.3
3 POINT FG-ATT.......... 26-84 35-100
3-point FG pct........ .310 .350
3-pt FG made per game. 3.7 5.0 3-pt FG att per game.. 12.0 14.3 FREE THROWS-ATT......... 106-166 121-167 Free throw pct........ .639 .725
F-Throws made per game 15.1 17.3
FTs att per game...... 23.7 23.9
REBOUNDS................ 374 326
Off. Rebs. Per game... 20.6 17.3
Def. Rebs. Per Game... 32.9 29.3
Rebounds per game..... 53.4 46.6
Rebounding margin..... +18.7 +8.1
ASSISTS................. 105 122
Assists per game...... 15.0 17.4
TURNOVERS............... 159 120
Turnovers per game.... 22.7 17.1
Turnover margin....... -3.3 +4.1
Assist/turnover ratio. 0.7 1.0
STEALS.................. 70 89
Steals per game....... 10.0 12.7
BLOCKS.................. 51 36
Blocks per game....... 7.3 5.1
ATTENDANCE.............. 15329 43632
Home games-Avg/Game... 4-3832 4-10908
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st Ave. 2nd Ave. OT Ave. Total Ave.
------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----
Texas.................... 253 36.1 261 27.3 - - 514 73.4
Tennessee................ 284 40.6 303 43.3 15 2.1 602 86.0
Shot selection inside the arc and BTA are similar. But, where Texas could be missing their number
shooter, Tenn brings their full arsenal into Sunday’s game. What the last two games have had in
common for Texas is that both UCLA and La-Monroe collapsed inside while guessing that Texas
would not be able to hurt them from the perimeter. It worked for UCLA and for a time, for
La-Monroe. I would expect that Tenn will attempt the same if Chassidy does not start/play. The
Horns did show some improved outside shooting against La-Monroe, especially from Brady and
Ashley. This will need to continue for the Horns to have a chance in this game.
Not only will Tenn come into this game knowing that they have won the last three games against
Texas, but they will come in off an impressive win over North Carolina and with two weeks to
prepare for their next three games. Texas has one good half against La-Monroe to built on. The
good thing for the Horns was that all three freshmen guards and one JC guard scored from the
perimeter. Brady and Empress hit for double figures and both Celina and Ashley were 50% from
BTA. Imani did not have a stellar overall game but still managed to put together a double double.
Similar efforts and results will be needed against Tenn.
Bevo Bargains for Tennessee:
Tennessee (presented by Time Warner Cable)
Sunday, Dec. 16 at 1 p.m.
• Ladies Day: Join Texas Women's Basketball and get pampered at the game. Neck and
shoulder rubs, hand massages, nail treatments and many more surprises. Special ticket offer, $5
general admission ticket. Enter promo code LADIESDAY on the promo code page of
TexasSports.com or call (512) 232-3865; advance sale only. The deadline to order is Friday,
Dec. 14 at noon.
• Hoodie Bundle Pack: $15 bundle pack that includes one general admission ticket and one
Longhorns hooded sweatshirt (to be picked up at the game). Women's sizes Adult S-L; size and
quantity based on availability. To purchase, call (512) 232-3865; advance sale only. The deadline
to order is Thursday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m.
• Teacher Appreciation Day: Discount available for teachers, school employees and guests.Call (512) 232-3865 for more information. Deadline to order is Friday, December 14 at noon.• Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day: Discount available for UT faculty and staff. Call
(512) 232-3865 for more information. Deadline to order is Friday, December 14 at noon.
• Postgame Fast Break: Join Texas Women's Basketball for a wrap-up in the Lone Star
room. Open to all fans. For more access to the Texas Women's Basketball program, join the Fast
Break Club, the official fan club of Texas Women's Basketball, by emailing
[email protected].
• Texas Exes members receive special access and pricing for select UT Athletics events
including this game. Use your Texas Exes member's login to access the current offers and promo
codes at TexasExes.org.
• Longhorns Kids Court: Youth 18 and under can enjoy inflatables, face painting, basketball
goals and more for FREE presented by Southwest Dairy Farmers. Located at the Denton Cooley
Pavilion, doors open 90 minutes before tip.
The game will be this Sunday (Dec. 16) at 1 PM CST. It will be televised on Fox Sports Net.
KVET 1300 AM will carry the radio broadcast.
including a three game winning streak. The last Texas win was in 2008 in Austin, 73-59.
Both teams will have new head coaches for this game. Both come into Sunday’s game at 6-1.
This is the third in a four game stretch for Texas over 12 days, from Dec. 08 to Dec. 20. For
Tenn, this is the first game of a two game Texas road trip after a two week layoff from Dec. 03
until Dec. 16. In six days’ time, Tenn will face off at Texas (Dec. 16), at Baylor (Dec. 18) and
hosts Stanford (Dec. 22). The Lady Vols were upset in their first game of the season by
Chattanooga on Nov. 09, by 80-71. Since then, the Lady Vols have reeled off six straight wins,
including a 102-57 thrashing of North Carolina in their last game. Texas started off with five
wins before losing to UCLA, 42-62, in Houston. They rebounded in their next game against
La-Monroe, winning 77-49. Horns played both of those last two games without Chassidy or
Chelsea, their two best and most experienced 3pt shooters.
Meighan Simmons (#10, 5-9 Jr. G) leads three Lady Vols in double figure scoring at 17.9 ppg.
Bashaara Graves (# 12, 6-2, Fr. F/C) adds 15.1 ppg and Isabelle Harrison (# 20, 6-3 Soph. C)
averages 11.0 ppg. Cierra Burdick (# 11, 6-2 Soph. F) and Ariel Massengale (# 5, 5-6 Soph. PG)
average 8.6 and 8.6 ppg, respectively. Simmons has hit on 45.1% of her shots while taking almost
21% of the Lady Vols’ attempts (46-102). Four players that have played in all seven games are
making between 48.5% and 55.6% of their FG attempts. Graves (42-79, 53.2%) and Harrison
(33-63, 52.4%) provide consistent scoring inside. Off the bench, Kamiko Williams (# 4, 5-11 Sr. G)
has the best FG% at 55.6% (15-27). Simmons leads in 3s made and attempted at 12 of 34 (35.3%).
Burdick has the best percentage among starters from BTA at 40.0% (4-10). Williams has the best
overall 3pt percentage at 3-5 (60.0%). Other 3pt threats include Massengale (6-17, 35.3%), Taber
Spani (# 13, 6-1 Sr. G/F; 4-18, 22.2%) and Andraya Carter (# 14, 5-9 Fr. PG/G; 6-16, 37.5%). Four
Tenn players have taken at least 22 FTs, including sharpshooter Simmons who has gone 21 of 23
(91.3%). Graves has gotten to the FT line the most and is tied for making the most FTs but has the
lowest FT% at 59.5% (22-37). Massengale has hit on 22 of 30 (73.3%).
Three players are grabbing almost half of the rebounds the Lady Vols average per game. They are:
Harrison with a team leading 8.1 rpg; Graves at 7.9 rpg and Burdick who averages 6.9 rpg.
Massengale, as the starting PG, has 27 assists to lead the team. Burdick is second with 19 assists.
Harrison ranks first with 20 blocks. Burdick is second with 8. As a team, Tenn has 36 blocks.
Simmons’ quick hands help her lead Tenn in steals with 2.3 spg.
The top five scorers for Tenn, Simmons, Graves, Harrison, Burdick and Massengale, have started
the last two games as a group. Simmons and Burdick have started all seven games while Graves and
Harrison have six starts. Massengale has three starts while Carter has five and Spani one. Those
five starters average between 21 and 29 mpg. Spani, Carter, Williams and Jasmine Jones
(# 2, 6-2 Fr. F) have played in all seven games and are averaging at least 14 mpg.
Horns are led by four players averaging double figure scoring: Nneka (17.9 ppg), Chassidy
(17.6 ppg), Chelsea (11.0 ppg) and Cokie (10.9 ppg). The issue for the Horns is whether Chassidy
and Chelsea will be released to play Sunday after missing the last two games with mild head injuries.
Nneka leads in FGs made (47) and attempted (88). She is at 53.4% from the field. Even with missing
the last two games, Chassidy is second on the team in FG attempts (57). She has made 29 for a 50.9%from the field. Imani leads the team in FG% at 56.3% (27-48). Cokie is also making over 50% of herFGs (30-56, 53.6%). Chassidy continues to lead in 3pt shooting, hitting on 10 of 21 (47.6%) from BTA.
Next is Ashley, having made 5-17 (29.4%). Chassidy has the best FT% on theteam at 83.3% (20-24).
Brady (7-10, 70.0%) is the only other Horn hitting at least 70%. Nneka, who leads the team in FTs
made and attempted (28-42) and Cokie (16-24) are making 66.7% of their FTs.
Nneka is averaging a double double with her team leading 12.9 rpg to go with her 17.9 ppg. Imani adds
8.1 rpg while Cokie (5.6 rpg), Anne Marie (5.3 rpg) and Celina (5.1 rpg) are all over 5 rpg. Four Horns
have at least 13 assists, led by Celina’s 36 (5.1 apg) and Brady’s 17 (2.4 apg). Imani has 19 blocks
(2.7 bpg) while both Nneka (13 blocks) and Cokie (11 blocks) have hit double digits in blocks. Celina
(13) and Nneka (10) lead in steals with three others each having 8 steals.
Five players are averaging between 22 (Ashley) and 30 (Celina) minutes per game. Four others
average between 16 and 20 minutes. Nneka and Celina have started all seven games. Empress has
started all six game she available to play in while Chassidy had started five games in a row before
missing the last two due to a mild head injury. Imani, Brady, Ashley, Anne Marie, Kayla and
Chelsea have played in all games they have been available for although that has ranged from
one for Chelsea to seven for Imani and Brady. Nadia has gotten into six games.
Projected starting lineups based on the last game:
Texas Tenn
Nneka (6-1 Soph. F) Graves (6-2 Fr. F/C)
Cokie (6-4 Sr. P) Harrison (6-3 Soph. C)
Empress (5-7 Fr. G) Burdick (6-2 Soph. F)
Ashley (5-8 Fr. G) Simmons (5-9 Jr. G)
Celina (5-8 Fr. G) Massengale (5-6 Soph. PG)
The Texas lineup might change if Chassidy is cleared to play although she could come off the
bench initially. Of course, both she and Chelsea could miss this game as well. Burdick is likely
to have a significant height advantage over any wing player that Texas is able to put on her.
Simmons has provided a spark for the Lady Vols against Texas the last two years. Tenn has
been able to hit from BTA in the last two games. Perimeter defense against the Lady Vols’
three point shooters in Simmons, Massengale, Burdick and Spani will be critical to the Horns’
chances to pull off the upset. Our frosh and JC transfer players will have to be very conscious
of leaving those 3pt shooters open. Tenn will present another strong, physical challenge inside
for the Horn posts. The Tenn posts will have their hands full dealing with Nneka, Cokie, Imani
and Anne Marie. Two excellent shot blockers will anchor the defense for both Tenn and Texas
in the Lady Vols’ Harrison and UT’s Imani. The rebounding battle between the two teams is
not likely to be for meek and mild mannered.
TEAM STATISTICS UT Tenn
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SCORING................. 514 602
Points per game....... 73.4 86.0
Scoring margin........ +21.4 +25.4
FIELD GOALS-ATT......... 191-443 223-480
Field goal pct........ .431 .465
FGs made per game..... 27.3 31.9
FGs att per game...... 63.3 68.6
2 POINT FG-ATT.......... 165-365 188-380
2-point FG pct........ .452 .495
2-pt FG made per game. 23.6 26.9
2-pt FG att per game.. 52.1 54.3
3 POINT FG-ATT.......... 26-84 35-100
3-point FG pct........ .310 .350
3-pt FG made per game. 3.7 5.0 3-pt FG att per game.. 12.0 14.3 FREE THROWS-ATT......... 106-166 121-167 Free throw pct........ .639 .725
F-Throws made per game 15.1 17.3
FTs att per game...... 23.7 23.9
REBOUNDS................ 374 326
Off. Rebs. Per game... 20.6 17.3
Def. Rebs. Per Game... 32.9 29.3
Rebounds per game..... 53.4 46.6
Rebounding margin..... +18.7 +8.1
ASSISTS................. 105 122
Assists per game...... 15.0 17.4
TURNOVERS............... 159 120
Turnovers per game.... 22.7 17.1
Turnover margin....... -3.3 +4.1
Assist/turnover ratio. 0.7 1.0
STEALS.................. 70 89
Steals per game....... 10.0 12.7
BLOCKS.................. 51 36
Blocks per game....... 7.3 5.1
ATTENDANCE.............. 15329 43632
Home games-Avg/Game... 4-3832 4-10908
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st Ave. 2nd Ave. OT Ave. Total Ave.
------------------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----
Texas.................... 253 36.1 261 27.3 - - 514 73.4
Tennessee................ 284 40.6 303 43.3 15 2.1 602 86.0
Shot selection inside the arc and BTA are similar. But, where Texas could be missing their number
shooter, Tenn brings their full arsenal into Sunday’s game. What the last two games have had in
common for Texas is that both UCLA and La-Monroe collapsed inside while guessing that Texas
would not be able to hurt them from the perimeter. It worked for UCLA and for a time, for
La-Monroe. I would expect that Tenn will attempt the same if Chassidy does not start/play. The
Horns did show some improved outside shooting against La-Monroe, especially from Brady and
Ashley. This will need to continue for the Horns to have a chance in this game.
Not only will Tenn come into this game knowing that they have won the last three games against
Texas, but they will come in off an impressive win over North Carolina and with two weeks to
prepare for their next three games. Texas has one good half against La-Monroe to built on. The
good thing for the Horns was that all three freshmen guards and one JC guard scored from the
perimeter. Brady and Empress hit for double figures and both Celina and Ashley were 50% from
BTA. Imani did not have a stellar overall game but still managed to put together a double double.
Similar efforts and results will be needed against Tenn.
Bevo Bargains for Tennessee:
Tennessee (presented by Time Warner Cable)
Sunday, Dec. 16 at 1 p.m.
• Ladies Day: Join Texas Women's Basketball and get pampered at the game. Neck and
shoulder rubs, hand massages, nail treatments and many more surprises. Special ticket offer, $5
general admission ticket. Enter promo code LADIESDAY on the promo code page of
TexasSports.com or call (512) 232-3865; advance sale only. The deadline to order is Friday,
Dec. 14 at noon.
• Hoodie Bundle Pack: $15 bundle pack that includes one general admission ticket and one
Longhorns hooded sweatshirt (to be picked up at the game). Women's sizes Adult S-L; size and
quantity based on availability. To purchase, call (512) 232-3865; advance sale only. The deadline
to order is Thursday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m.
• Teacher Appreciation Day: Discount available for teachers, school employees and guests.Call (512) 232-3865 for more information. Deadline to order is Friday, December 14 at noon.• Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day: Discount available for UT faculty and staff. Call
(512) 232-3865 for more information. Deadline to order is Friday, December 14 at noon.
• Postgame Fast Break: Join Texas Women's Basketball for a wrap-up in the Lone Star
room. Open to all fans. For more access to the Texas Women's Basketball program, join the Fast
Break Club, the official fan club of Texas Women's Basketball, by emailing
[email protected].
• Texas Exes members receive special access and pricing for select UT Athletics events
including this game. Use your Texas Exes member's login to access the current offers and promo
codes at TexasExes.org.
• Longhorns Kids Court: Youth 18 and under can enjoy inflatables, face painting, basketball
goals and more for FREE presented by Southwest Dairy Farmers. Located at the Denton Cooley
Pavilion, doors open 90 minutes before tip.
The game will be this Sunday (Dec. 16) at 1 PM CST. It will be televised on Fox Sports Net.
KVET 1300 AM will carry the radio broadcast.
