DULUTH, GA -- The number one-seeded and #2-nationally ranked Tennessee Lady Vols (27-2, 14-0 SEC) open play in the 2007 SEC Tournament facing #8-seeded South Carolina Friday at 1 p.m.
Join WVLT Volunteer TV Sports Overtime for highlights and post-game reaction at 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Friday night.
This is the Lady Vols' 33rd season under Head Coach Pat Summitt...She has compiled a staggering 940-179 overall record... Is just 60 wins away from a remarkable 1,000 career victories...Collected her 900th coaching win with a 80-68 decision over #19-ranked Vanderbilt on Jan. 19, 2006... She passed Dean Smith (879 wins) for most NCAA collegiate basketball wins of all-time with a 75-54 victory over Purdue on Mar. 22, 2005 ...Her 2005-06 squad advanced to the NCAA Elite 8...Finished with a 31-5 overall record and were the SEC Tournament Champions...
Tennessee's win over LSU on Feb. 19 clinched the 2007 SEC Championship. It marked the 14th time that the Lady Vols have won the SEC regular season title and the first time since 2004. In the regular season SEC finale victory over Vanderbilt, the Lady Vols kept their SEC record at a perfect 14-0. UT has now turned in eight all-time undefeated league seasons in SEC play. The last time UT ran the table during the SEC regular season with a perfect record and won the SEC Tournament was in 1997-98 when the Lady Vols finished 39-0. There have been five other times when UT won the regular season SEC title and went on to win the tournament championship: 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000.
The 2007 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament starts this week at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, in Duluth, Ga., Mar. 1-4. The winner of the 11-game tournament will receive the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The 2007 SEC Tournament will be covered by FOX Sports Net South, televising all first/second rounds, as well as both semifinal games. The championship game will be televised on ESPN2.
2007 SEC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
FIRST ROUND
Thursday, March 1
#9 Auburn vs. #8 South Carolina [FSN] 1 pm
#10 Arkansas vs. #7 Kentucky [FSN] 3:30 pm
#12 Alabama vs. #5 Ole Miss [FSN] 7 pm
#11 Florida vs. #6 Mississippi St. [FSN] 9:30 pm
SECOND ROUND
Friday, March 2
Game 1 winner vs. #1 Tennessee [FSN] 1 pm
Game 2 winner vs. #2 Georgia [FSN] 3:30 pm
Game 3 winner vs. #4 LSU [FSN] 7 pm
Game 4 winner vs. #3 Vanderbilt [FSN] 9:30 pm
SEMIFINALS
Saturday, March 3
Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner [FSN] 6:45 pm
Game 6 winner vs. Game 8 winner [FSN] 9:15 pm
FINALS
Sunday, March 4
Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner [ESPN2] 7:30 p.m.
REMEMBER THE SEC MEDIA DAY PREDICTION?
The Tennessee Lady Vols were predicted to win the Southeastern Conference Basketball Regular Season Championship, according to a preseason vote of media attending the Tip-off 2007, the SEC Basketball Media Day on Oct. 26, 2006.
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