Postgame Notes: UT 74, OSU 63

Dec. 28, 2014

Number of Interest

Here are a few numbers of interest:

» For the first time since the win on March, 7, 2014 vs. LSU, UT did not record a three-point shot. UT went 0-for-3 from beyond the arc.

» The Lady Vols have now beaten two top-10 teams consecutively for the first time since the Final Four in 2008 when they defeated #6 Louisiana St. and #4 Stanford.

» Four Lady Vols scored in double-digits: Isabelle Harrison, Alexa Middleton, Cierra Burdick and Ariel Massengale.

» This season, the Lady Vols are 8-0 in Thompson-Boling Arena.

» Isabelle Harrison earned her 27th career double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds.

POSTGAME NOTES

THE SERIES

The meeting with #10/12 Oregon State marked the fourth ranked opponent of the season and second in a row from the Pac-12.
This marked the third all-time meeting between these programs. The Lady Vols own a 3-0 record vs. the Beavers.
It is the first time that the programs meet both ranked.
The Lady Vols are 64-18 all-time vs. the Pac-12 conference.
Tennessee broke Oregon State's winning streak of 10-straight games to be the Beavers lone loss of the season.
The Lady Vols have more players from the state of Oregon than OSU in Jordan Reynolds, Jaime Nared and Mercedes Russell.

AGAINST RANKED TEAMS

Holly Warlick is 458-180 vs. Top 25 teams and is 180-132 vs. AP Top-10 ranked opponents.
This is the first time Warlick has beaten two top-10 ranked teams back-to-back. UT defeated Stanford a week ago.
Under Warlick, it's also the first time that the Lady Vols have beaten two top-10 ranked teams in the same season.
It is the first time since the 2011-12 season that the Lady Vols have beat two top-10 ranked teams in the same season when they defeated #7 Miami on Nov. 15 and #7 Kentucky on Feb. 13. Those two wins were also at home in Knoxville.
The Lady Vols have now beaten two top-10 teams in back-to-back games for the first time since the Final Four in 2008 when they defeated #6 Louisiana St. and #4 Stanford.

FOR STARTERS

Today's starters: Bashaara Graves, Cierra Burdick, Isabelle Harrison, Andraya Carter, Jordan Reynolds.
Graves and Reynolds are the only two that have started every game this season.
The Lady Vols used the same starting line-up against Wichita State. They are now 2-0 with the line-up.
Tennessee won the tip for the seventh time this season and for the third time in a row.
The Lady Vols first score came off a jumper from Cierra Burdick.

OFF THE BENCH

The first Lady Vol off the bench was Ariel Massengale for Jordan Reynolds, her seventh-time being the first off the bench.
Nia Moore was the second Lady Vol off the bench.
Jaime Nared followed soon after with 11:04 left in the first half.
Alexa Middleton made her game debut towards the end of the first half.
The Lady Vols' bench outscored OSU 24-12.

HARRISON MOVES UP ON CAREER LIST, MAKES DIFFERENCE

With five blocks vs. the Beavers, Isabelle Harrison moved into sole possession of ninth-place in career blocks with 115 to pass Chamique Holdsclaw (1995-99) who had 111.
Her five blocks mark a season-high.
Harrison earned a team-high 20 points for a new season-high. It is her first game of the season scoring 20-plus. Six of her points came from the free throw line, which also earned her a new season-high in free throws made.
She earned her third double-double of the season and 27th overall with an additional 12 rebounds.

STRONG DEFENSE

In the first half, the Beavers were 6-for-9 from beyond the arc. In the second half, OSU was 0-for-7.
In the second half, UT held Oregon State's leading scorer #24 Sydney Wiese to just 1-for-7 for field goals including 0-for-4 from beyond the arc.
UT forced 19 turnovers, including three steals by Jordan Reynolds.
Twenty-two of the 39 Lady Vol rebounds were on the defense. Isabelle Harrison had six defensive rebounds.
So far this season, the Lady Vols have recorded 151 steals. They tallied 273 total steals last season.

WINNING AT HOME

Both the men's and women's teams are undefeated in Thompson-Boling Arena so far this season.
The men's team is now 6-0 in TBA while the Lady Vols have moved to 8-0 for a combined win streak of 14-0.

DOUBLE DIGIT SUCCESS

Four Lady Vols finished the game with 10-plus points, including Isabelle Harrison, Cierra Burdick, Alexa Middleton, Ariel Massengale.
Harrison earned her sixth double-digit score of the season with 20 points. She was the first Lady Vol to hit 10-plus.
Freshman Alexa Middleton was the second Lady Vol with 10-plus. She accumulated 12 points.
Cierra Burdick tallied 11 points, three rebounds and a block and steal.
Ariel Massengale earned another 11 points and added three rebounds

REBOUNDING SUCCESS

Since being outrebounded in a two-out-of-three game stretch by Tenn. St. and Texas, Tennessee has a 16.8 rebounding margin in its last six contests while winning all six.
The Lady Vols outrebounded the Beavers 39-36.

AT THE HALF

At the half, the Lady Vols led by just one point to lead 35-34. The 34 points is the second most UT has allowed in a first half. Tennessee allowed 37 against Chattanooga.
Isabelle Harrison led Lady Vol scoring with 12 points and also led with seven rebounds.
Both teams had 19 rebounds at the half. UT forced 10 turnovers and OSU forced nine.
UT shot 46.4 percent (13-28) while Oregon State shot 40.0 percent (12-30).

UP NEXT

The Lady Vols will open up SEC play against Missouri on Friday, Jan. 2 at 9 p.m. E.T. on the SEC Network.

University of Tennessee Athletics

Players Mentioned

Bashaara Graves

Alexa Middleton

Jaime Nared

Jordan Reynolds

Mercedes Russell

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