**USC Women vs. Tennessee GAME Thread**

[Cocklover]

Date: Thursday, January 3, 2013
Time: 9 p.m.
Location: Columbia, S.C.
Arena: Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Tickets: $7 adult/$4 youth
TV: SportSouth (Dave Baker, play-by-play; Debbie Antonelli, analyst) Online Video: ESPN3 (except SEC areas)
Radio: GamecocksOnline.com
Live Stats: GamecocksOnline.com
Series History: UT leads 43-2; In Columbia: UT leads 18-1; In Knoxville: UT leads 20-1; Neutral Site: UT leads 4-0

Scouting the Lady Vols
Tennessee brings a 9-3 record into its SEC season debut tonight. The Lady Vols won their last two outings by double digits to shake off back-to-back road losses at Texas and Baylor. Tennessee leads the SEC in scoring, averaging 79.2 points per game despite ranking just 10th in the conference in field goal percentage at 43.5 percent. The Lady Vols have cooled off somewhat lately, though, reaching 70 points just once in their last four games. The Tennessee offense is balanced with three Lady Vols averaging double figures and two others added more than 8.0 points per game. Junior guard Meighan Simmons leads the way at 16.3 points per game to rank among the SEC's top five scorers. An active shooter, she has put up 15.0 field goal attempts per game. Forward/center Bashaara Graves' 14.0 points per game are the most by an SEC freshman so far this season, and the first-year Lady Vol is hitting nearly 50.0 percent from the field. Sophomore center Isabelle Harrison rounds out the trio of double-digit scorers, netting 10.1 points per game while also swatting away 2.2 blocks per outing. Sophomore Ariel Massengale drives the offense with 3.9 assists per game and is solid with the ball, sporting a 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio. En route to its league-leading scoring average, Tennessee is hitting 31.8 percent from 3-point range and a sparkling 73.2 percent from the free throw line, which leads the SEC as well. The Lady Vols are out-rebounding opponents by 7.1 boards per game and have allowed just 61.2 points per game on 36.9 percent shooting, including 26.8 percent from the 3-point arc. Head coach Holly Warlick is in her first season as a head coach.

http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sport...010213aab.html

[Luke Skycocker]

Huge game. Wish it started earlier though

[ucan'tlickourcocks]

Need to win this one at home...... protect the home court!

And I bet UT does not reach 70 this game!

[RedSoxGamecock8]

Originally Posted by Luke Skycocker

Huge game. Wish it started earlier though

agree. i hate the 9 pm start. gonna have to miss this one

[GamecockinBoulder]

Beat Tennessee!!!

[Luke Skycocker]

tip time is gonna really hurt attendance as well

[eaglegolf018]

Man I wish I could go. Been wanting to be at this for a long time. Time for the ladies to take the next step.

[Cockhornleghorn]

I sorry to miss this game, but I went to Orlando aftet the bowl and still at Disney. I did get some new free throw distractors to unveil at the men's game on Saturday, though. Someone please keep Holly Warlock distracted tonight since I won't be there to do so. Go Cocks and please keep us posted!

[eaglegolf018]

11-9 Vols

[eaglegolf018]

24-19. Welch is in foul trouble. Turning the ball over. But only down 5.

[eaglegolf018]

24-23.

[eaglegolf018]

26-23. UT can flat out shoot

[eaglegolf018]

Walker cans a 3. Tie game

[Regalcock]

Thanks for the updates.

[FurmanCock]

Thanks for the updates. Please keep them coming!

[eaglegolf018]

Walker feeling it. Another 3. 32-29 UT.

[eaglegolf018]

27 seconds to go in the half. We call TO. 3 seconds between shot and game.

Pretty much going to have the final shot.

[IMACOCK]

32-31 UT at the half

[eaglegolf018]

Fouled after an offensive rebound. 2 shots.

Bruner to the line.

*holds breath*

She makes both. Thats news. 32-31 Vols at the half. 12 second chance points. Good first half. Welch was in foul trouble and had to sit.

[Don Giovanni]

I have a quick question. I was reading the first post and noticed the series record shows UT leads 43-1. It goes on to say UT leads 18-1 in Columbia, 20-1 at UT, and 4-0 at neutral sites. 18 + 20 + 4 = 42. Where's the other meeting?