Team Notes

ALABAMA Crimson Tide
Alabama extended home win streak vs Non-SEC squads to 49 games with victory over BSC. The Tide has made atleast one three-pointer in every game this year and has made a trey in 69 straight games. Bama meets Providence on Tuesday as a part of a doubleheader with the UA men's team. It marks the crimson pairs first doubleheader since the 1996-97 season. UA's 2-0 record at the UTSA Classic gave them a share of the tourney title, marking the program's 35th all-time crown and the 27th of Rick Moody's tenure.

ARKANSAS Lady Razorbacks Arkansas came within seconds and inches of upsetting the No. 1 team in the nation at the Paradise Jam. The Lady'Backs led almost the entire game in regulation and most of overtime as Duke hit free throws with 1.7 seconds left in OT for the 74-72 win. Lakishia Harper's 52-foot shot at the buzzer rimmed out to save the Blue Devils. India Lewis rides a 14-free throw streak into this week after being selected all-tournament at Paradise Jam along with teammate Shameka Christon. Arkansas had lost by one and two points in regulation during the 1980s to the No. 1 team, but had not gotten within 10 of No. 1 in over a decade until Saturday's game with Duke.

AUBURN Tigers
Auburn claimed its 10th consecutive Auburn Thanksgiving Classic title in a 77-59 win over Belmont in the championship game. The Tigers defeated Florida A&M 79-42, improving to a 4-0 start to the season. Sophomore guard Natasha Brackett led Auburn with 19 points vs. the Bruins and earned a spot on the all-tournament team for her efforts. On the weekend, junior center Mandisa Stevenson tallied 26 points 10 rebounds and three steals, which earned her the tournament Most Valuable Player. The Tigers will now meet up with in-state rival UAB Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. at Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum, where Auburn continues its' nine-game home stand.

FLORIDA Gators
The Gators continue their hectic pace, playing three games this week. UF hosts instate rival Miami in the O'Connell Center on Tuesday, Dec. 3, before traveling to the Glaxosmithkline Invitational in Raleigh, NC, hosted by N.C. State Dec. 6 and 7. The participating teams include Houston, UF's first round opponent, in addition to Washington and N.C. State. UF arrived in Gainesville at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2 after playing at Long Beach State on Sunday and traveling via the red-eye back home immediately following the game. The Gators enter Tuesday's game versus Miami with a 41-game winning streak against instate opponents. Vanessa Hayden extended her streak of blocking at least one shot to 51 consecutive games. The basketball jersey of Hayden is currently displayed in the "Ring of Honor" at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

GEORGIA Lady Bulldogs
Eighth-ranked Georgia was out of sync and confused by Arizona's changing defenses in the Bulldogs' 70-49 loss to the Wildcats on Saturday. Kara Braxton finished with 11 points while Christi Thomas finished with 10. The Bulldogs made only 29 percent of their field goals and had 13 turnovers as they trailed 41-23 at halftime. Georgia finished with 35-percent shooting and made only two of 10 three-point attempts. Georgia takes on Arizona State tonight.

KENTUCKY Wildcats
Kentucky advanced to the championship game of the Seattle Times Husky Classic over Thanksgiving weekend by defeating Pacific 77-61. Sara Potts led four Wildcats in double-digit scoring, nailing a career-high five three-pointers in the effort. UK met host Washington in the final game and fell to the sharp-shooting Huskies 88-56. Shambrica Jones scored a career-high 21 points. Potts was named to the All-Tournament team after charting a combined 37 points and hitting nine three-pointers in the two-day event. Senior guard Rita Adams also looked impressive, dishing out nine assists against Pacific and seven versus the Huskies. UK will travel to Evansville on Wednesday and play host to intrastate rival Western Kentucky on Saturday.

LSU Lady Tigers
Senior DeTrina White became the 21st Lady Tiger to reach 1,000 career points when she scored her sixth point in Friday's victory over Washington State in the opening game of the FIU/Herald Thanksgiving Classic. White also became just the seventh player in school history to score over 1,000 points anf grab over 600 rebounds. Temeka Johnson was named tournament MVP in Miami, while teammate Aiysha Smith garnered all-tournament team honors. LSU is off to its best start at 5-0 since the 1996-97 season when the Lady Tigers began the season with 14 straight victories. Head coach Sue Gunter coached her 950th game in her career on Monday against Florida Atlantic. She is second only to Texas' Jody Conradt in games coached.

OLE MISS Lady Rebels
Ole Miss improved its record to 3-0 on the season with wins over Southern University (66-53), Morgan State (91-47) and Illinois-Chicago (65-64) last week. The Lady Rebels improved to 3-0 for the first time since the 2000-01 season, when they started the season 11-0. Sophomore Amber Watts is averaging a double-double so far this season as she is averaging 11.7 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. For her efforts, Watts was named tournament MVP at the UIC Thanksgiving Tournament. Sophomore guard Elizabeth Cansdale has earned the most improved award thus far as she is averaging 12.7 points and 3.0 rebounds per game after scoring just 1.7 points per game as a freshman. Cansdale has already played 71 minutes this season, after playing only 59 minutes all of last year. Cansdale and freshman forward Ellen Buchanan earned All-Tournament honors at the UIC Thanksgiving Tournament.

MISSISSIPPI STATE Lady Bulldogs
The No. 19th ranked Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs have seen four consecutive weeks ranked in the top 25 by the Associated Press. This past week MSU defeated Houston, 76-57. LaToya Thomas posted 31 points and grabbed 13 boards recording her 39th career double-double and 99th consecutive time she has scored in double-digits. Tan White posted a career-high 29 points versus the Lady Cougars and grabbed a season-high five steals. This week MSU travels to Memphis for a Wednesday game. The Lady Bulldogs are 1-15 at Memphis.

SOUTH CAROLINA Lady Gamecocks
The South Carolina Gamecocks captured the championship of the Paradise Jam Tournament, St. Thomas division, with a 54-51 victory over 18th-ranked Boston College. Jocelyn Penn led South Carolina with her first double-double of the season and 11th of her career with 16 points and 10 rebounds. The Naismith Candidate was named the Tournament MVP with Cristina Ciocan and Petra Ujhelyi selected for the All-Tournament Team. USC improved its record to 4-0 with the victory. In Head Coach Susan Walvius' six seasons, the Gamecocks have won at least the first two games in four of the six years. South Carolina returns home to face Georgia Southern Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m at the Carolina Center and then faces Wofford Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

TENNESSEE Lady Volunteers
UT wins San Juan Shoot Out with a 3-0 record. All-Tournament team is MVP Gwen Jackson, Kara Lawson and Loree Moore at San Juan Shoot Out. UT broke three point record by a team with 13 (of 23) versus Army. Lady Vols broke seven school records versus Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. Brittany Jackson appears to be lost for the season with what seemed to be a anterior cruciate tear of the left knee. Official release will be made as soon as available on Monday, Dec. 2.

VANDERBILT Commodores
Vanderbilt captured the First Tennessee Tournament title for the 12th consecutive year. VU shot 60.4 percent from the field vs. Harvard, while allowing the Crimson a meager 25.8 field goal percentage. VU opens the season with a 4-0 record - the first time since the 1997-98 season when VU opened the season with five consecutive victories. Ashley McElhiney earned MVP honors at the First Tennessee Tournament with Chantelle Anderson and Jenni Benningfield earning All-Tournament Team honors. Six Commodores scored in double figures against Youngstown State - it marked the first time since Dec. 12, 1999 when six VU players scored in double figures (vs. Coppin State, 95-40 VU win). Ashley McElhiney recorded a season-high 11 assists in back-to-back games vs. Syracuse and Youngstown State. The Commodores play their first ranked team of the season Saturday when they meet Purdue in the Hoops for the Cure Classic II in Tempe, Arizona, hosted by Arizona State.

SEC Notes

2002-2003 Early Signee List

Alabama
Tamisha Hamilton,6-5, C, Fr., Corpus Christi, TX (Roy Miller HS)
Navonda Moore, 5-10, G/F, Fr., Jackson, MS (Murrah HS)
Krista Watson, 6-4, F/C, Fr., Gainesville, GA (Gainesville HS)

Arkansas
Danielle Allen, 6-1, F, Fr., Harrison, AR (Harrison HS)
Kristin Peoples, 5-7, PG, Fr., Columbus, OH (Brookhaven HS)

Auburn
Amber Benjamin, 6-3, P, Fr., Manchester, TN (Coffee County HS)
Marquita Greene, 6-2, C/F, Fr., Montgomery, AL (Jeff Davis HS)
Tanesheia Thompson, 5-6, G, Jr., Roanoke, AL (Handley HS/Gulf Coast CC)

Florida
Tashia Morehead, 5-11, F, Jr., Panama City, FL (Panama City HS/Gulf Coast CC)
Briana Phillips, 6-2, F, Fr., Bradenton, FL (Southeast HS)

Georgia
Cori Chambers, 5-10, G, Fr., Elmsford, NY (Ursuline HS)
Janese Hardrick, 5-6, PG, Fr., Powder Springs, GA (McEachern HS)
Rebecca Rowsey, 6-3, F, Fr., Henderson, TN (Chester County HS)

Kentucky
Ida Edwards, 6-1, F, Fr., Yazoo City, MS (Yazoo City HS)
Angela Phillips, 5-5, G, Fr., Clinton, TN (Oak Ridge HS)

LSU
Amber Long, 5-6, G, Irmo, SC (Dutch Fork HS)
Khalilah Mitchell, 5-11, G, Fr., New Orleans, LA (St. Mary's HS)
Marian Whitfield, 5-9, G, Fr., Augusta, GA (Glen Hill HS)

Ole Miss
Ashley Awkward, 5-6, PG, Fr., Memphis, TN (White Station HS)
Jada Mincy, 6-1, F, Fr., Memphis, TN (Briarcrest HS)
LaCourtney Ratliff, 5-10, G, Fr., Canton, MS (Canton HS)
Arminitie Price, 5-9, G, Fr., Myrtle, MS (Myrtle HS)

Mississippi State
Tiania Burns, 5-8, G, Jr., Nashville, TN (Pearl Cohn HS/Copiah-Lincoln CC)
Ashley Sentimore, 6-0, P, Fr., Destrehan, LA (Destrehan HS)

South Carolina
Stacey Booker, 5-8, G, Fr., Suwanee, GA (Collins Hill HS)
Shanell Harris, 6-0, G/F, Fr., Suwanee, GA (Collins Hill HS)
Melanie Johnson, 6-2, G/F, Fr., Barnwell, SC (Barnwell HS)
Larissa Kulscar, 6-3, F, Fr., Cluj, Romania
Lauren Simms, 5-8, G, Fr., Columbia, SC (Spring Valley HS)
Lakesha Tolliver, 6-3, F/C, Columbia, SC (Dreher HS)

Tennessee
Sidney Spencer, 6-2, F, Fr., Hoover, AL (Hoover HS)
Dominique Redding, 6-1, F, Fr., Clearwater, FL (Clearwater HS)

Vanderbilt
Katie Antony, 5-10, G, Fr., Anacoco, LA (Anacoco HS)
Rachel Brockman, 6-3, F/C, Fr., Nobelsville, IN (Noblesville HS)
Dee Davis, 5-7, PG, Fr., Cincinnati, OH (Princeton HS)
Jennifer Hall, 6-1, F, Fr., Folsom, CA (Folsom HS)
Cherish Stringfield, 5-7, G, Fr., Wakefield, VA (Sussex Central HS)
Carla Thomas, 6-3, F, Fr., Mechanicsburg, PA (Cumberland Valley HS)

SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD
Since the 1990 season, the SEC has compiled a 1,759-461 (.792) record against other conferences. The 1999-2000 season proved to be the most successful, as league schools won 83.0 percent of their non-conference games. The league has never recorded a non-conference winning percentage below .746.

Below is a look of the SEC's non-conference records:

  Year    Record    Pct. 
2000-01   135-37   .785 
1999-00   151-31   .830 
1998-99   124-26   .827 
1997-98   133-38   .778 
1996-97   155-43   .783 
1995-96   164-37   .816 
1994-95   154-37   .806 
1993-94   152-44   .776 
1992-93   158-40   .800 
1991-92   147-50   .746 
1990-91   150-37   .802 

Team             Years  Won   Lost   Pct  Titles 
Tennessee          28   186    29   .865    11 
Georgia            29   151    64   .702     7 
Auburn             31   125    90   .581     4
Vanderbilt         26   116    99   .540     0 
LSU                27   111   104   .516     0 
Ole Miss           27   109   106   .507     1 
Alabama            28   106   109   .493     0 
Florida            28    96   119   .447     0 
Arkansas           26    54    83   .394     0 
Kentucky           27    71   144   .330     1 
South Carolina     27    35   102   .255     0 
Mississippi St.    27    52   163   .242     0 

Team             Years  Won   Lost   Pct 
Tennessee          29   793   159   .833 
Auburn             32   620   250   .713 
Georgia            30   603   255   .703 
Ole Miss           29   587   271   .684 
Vanderbilt         26   504   268   .653 
LSU                28   538   291   .649 
Alabama            29   527   305   .633 
Arkansas           27   478   281   .630 
South Carolina     29   492   339   .592 
Florida            29   464   340   .577 
Kentucky           29   462   344   .573 
Mississippi State  29   355   415   .461 

No.   Name - Team 
 3    Vanessa Hayden - Florida 
 3    LaToya Thomas - Miss. State 
 2    Petra Ujhelyi - South Carolina 
 2    Jocelyn Penn - South Carolina 
 2    Jamilah Johns - Alabama 
 2    Gwen Jackson - Tennessee 
 2    Bernice Mosby - Florida 
 1    Tia Miller - Auburn 
 1    Temeka Johnson - LSU 
 1    Tan White - Miss. State 
 1    Shameka Christon - Arkansas 
 1    Shambrica Jones - Kentucky 
 1    Le'Coe Willingham - Auburn 
 1    Jenni Benningfield - Vanderbilt 
 1    Chantelle Anderson - Vanderbilt 
 1    Ashley McElhiney - Vanderbilt 
 1    Aiysha Smith - LSU 

America East         1-0  1.000 
Atlantic Coast       2-2   .500 
Atlantic Sun         5-0  1.000 
Atlantic 10          1-0  1.000 
Big East             2-0  1.000 
Big Sky              0-0   .000 
Big South            1-0  1.000 
Big Ten              0-1   .000 
Big 12               1-0  1.000 
Big West             2-1   .667 
Colonial             1-0  1.000 
Conference USA       5-0  1.000 
Horizon League       2-0  1.000 
Ivy League           1-0  1.000 
Metro Atlantic Ath.  0-0   .000 
Mid-American         0-0   .000 
Mid-Continent        0-0   .000 
Mid-Eastern Ath.     3-0  1.000 
Missouri Valley      1-0  1.000 
Mountain West        0-0   .000 
Northeast            0-0   .000 
Ohio Valley          0-0   .000 
Pacific-10           3-2   .600 
Patriot              0-0   .000 
Southern             2-0  1.000 
Southland            5-0  1.000 
Southwestern Ath.    2-0  1.000 
Sun Belt             2-0  1.000 
West Coast           0-0   .000 
Western Athletic     1-0  1.000 
Independents         1-0  1.000 
Non-Division I       1-0  1.000