Postgame Notes: #14/14 UT 111, SFU 44

Dec. 3, 2014

Number of Interest

Here are a few numbers of interest:

» Graves earned her 18th career double-double with 11 points and rebounds. She leads the SEC with five this season.

» Nared is the second freshman this season to score 20 points in a game.

» The Lady Vols' bench scored 65 of the 111 points.

POSTGAME NOTES

THE SERIES

This marked the first-ever meeting vs. a Northeast Conference program and the first against Saint Francis University.
Tennessee is now 1-0 against Saint Francis and the NEC.

GAME #7

The win over Saint Francis broke a two-game losing streak for the Lady Vols.
This game also marked the first time that Isabelle Harrison has played since the first game vs. Penn when she sustained a knee injury.
All 11 Lady Vols that played scored at least two points tonight and had at least two rebounds.
The Lady Vols bench outscored Saint Francis' bench 65-2, which marked the season-high while also surrendering their season-low number of points.
Saint Francis' Alexa Hayward broke the Thompson-Boling Arena opponent record for three pointers attempted with 19. The previous high was 17 by Morgan Eye of Missouri on Jan. 10, 2013.

FOR STARTERS

Today's starters: Jordan Reynolds, Nia Moore, Jasmine Jones, Bashaara Graves and Andraya Carter.
Reynolds, Moore and Graves have started in all seven games this season.
This is the fifth starting lineup for the Lady Vols. They're 1-0 with the lineup.
Tennessee won the tip for the third time this season.
The Lady Vols first score came off a free throw shot by Jones with 17:48 left in the first half.

OFF THE BENCH

With 15:16 left in the first half, five new Lady Vols came into the game: Cierra Burdick, Isabelle Harrison, Jaime Nared, Alexa Middleton and Ariel Massengale.
Kortney Dunbar made her first appearance in three games with 10:19 left in the first half. She came in for Nared.
With 11 Lady Vols playing in the game, it's the most UT has played so far this season.
Outscoring the Saint Francis' bench, 65-2, the Lady Vols had a season high bench points and surrendered a season-low number of bench points.
The 65 bench points are more than what the Lady Vols scored as a team against Chattanooga or Texas.

IZZY'S BACK

Isabelle Harrison returned to the court for the first time since injuring her knee in the first game vs. Penn.
In her first shot attempt, Harrison made the lay-up and was also fouled to make it a three point play.
In her return, she tallied five points, seven rebounds and one assist.

LOOKING FOR RUNS

In the first half, the Lady Vols had their 12th run of the season of 10-0 or longer. They went on an 11-0 run over 2:08.
In the second half, Tennessee earned its 13th and 14th run of 10-0 or more. They made a 10-0 run over 3:51. They also had an 11-0 run halfway through the second half.

100 POINTS

The Lady Vols earned their highest field goal percentage of 50 percent going 38-of-76.
It was the most they've scored since they scored 136 points against Puerto Rico Mayaguez on Nov. 29, 2002.
The 67-point margin was the largest since winning by 68 points vs. Lipscomb on Dec. 29, 2013.

RECORD BOOK REBOUNDS

The Lady Vols entered the top-10 in rebounds for a game with 71 total rebounds vs. Saint Francis.
The 71 rebounds ties for the fourth-most in school history and were the most since they corralled 74 against Troy on Dec. 14, 2013.

DOUBLE FIGURES AND MORE

Six different Lady Vols scored in double figures, the most they've had this season.
Jasmine Jones earned 16 points. It marked the first time in her career scoring 10-plus points in three consecutive games.
Jaime Nared was the second Lady Vol in double digits with 20, a new career high. It is the fourth time this season she has scored 10 or more points.
Cierra Burdick added 15 points, a new season high. It was her second time this season scoring 10-plus.
Bashaara Graves tallied 11 points, which added to her double-double.
Andraya Carter earned 12 points along with four assists, three rebounds and three steals. Her four assists tied her season-high.
Alexa Middleton's 11 points were the most since she scored 20 vs. Penn. She also earned a career-high four steals.

DOUBLE-DOUBLES

Bashaara Graves earned her fifth double-double of the season to lead the SEC. Her 18th career double-double came after 11 points and 11 rebounds. Her 11 rebounds were a season-high. Graves also tied her season-high assists with four.
Cierra Burdick tallied up 15 points and 10 rebounds to earn her first double-double of the season and 13th in her career.

AT THE HALF

The 53-21 lead over Saint Francis marked the largest halftime lead this season. It was the most points that the Lady Vols have scored in the first half since Feb. 20, 2014 vs. Auburn.
Tennessee's 54.5 percent field goal shooting was the best they've shot all season in any half.
UT defense held SFU to a 18.9 shooting percentage, the lowest of any opponent all season.
Jaime Nared led UT scorers with eight points followed by Bashaara Graves, Cierra Burdick and Alexa Middleton who each had seven. Bashaara Graves led in rebounds with seven.
The Lady Vols outrebounded SFU 34-16.

UP NEXT

Tennessee will get back on the road to take on Lipscomb in Nashville on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN3.

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