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Preview: UD women vs. Tennessee in NCAA Tournament
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By Kyle Nagel,
Staff Writer
Updated 8:39 PM Sunday, March 21, 2010
Who: No. 8 Dayton (25-7) vs. No. 1 Tennessee (31-2)
When: 7 p.m.
What: NCAA tournament second round
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tenn.
TV: ESPN2
Series: Tennessee leads 1-0
Probable starters
|
DAYTON |
Yr |
P |
Ht |
PPG |
|
Kendel Ross |
Sr. |
G |
6-1 |
10.0 |
|
Patrice Lalor |
So. |
G |
5-6 |
5.7 |
|
Casey Nance |
So. |
C |
6-4 |
5.3 |
|
Justine Raterman |
So. |
F |
6-1 |
12.8 |
|
Kristin Daugherty |
Jr. |
F |
6-0 |
9.7 |
|
TENNESSEE |
Yr |
P |
Ht |
PPG |
|
Angie Bjorklund |
Jr. |
G |
6-0 |
14.1 |
|
Shekinna Stricklen |
So. |
G |
6-0 |
12.7 |
|
Kelley Cain |
So. |
C |
6-6 |
10.5 |
|
Alyssia Brewer |
So. |
F |
6-3 |
10.2 |
|
Alicia Manning |
So. |
F |
6-1 |
5.1 |
About the Flyers
UD rallied from an 18-point deficit in the second half to beat TCU 67-66 in a first-round game Saturday. ... The win was UD’s first in the NCAA D-I tournament in its first appearance. ... The Flyers have outrebounded 25 of their 32 opponents this season. ... Ross led the Flyers with 17 points and 11 rebounds in limited minutes vs. TCU because of foul trouble. ... The Flyers are 2-3 against ranked teams this season, with wins against No. 10 Michigan State and No. 23 Purdue and losses against No. 19 Louisville and Xavier (twice, once at No. 10 and once at No. 6).
About the Lady Vols
UT defeated Austin Peay 75-42 in a first-round game Saturday. ... Cain, a sophomore from Atlanta, collected 18 points and 12 rebounds as an imposing inside presence. ... UT coach Pat Summitt has a 1,036-195 record in 36 seasons. ... Bjorklund, the only junior starter, is the team’s leading scorer at 14.1 ppg.
FYI
The Flyers lost their only previous meeting with Tennessee 66-40 on Dec. 4, 1986, in Thompson-Boling Arena in UD’s second season as a D-I program. ... UT, at No. 3, is the highest-ranked opponent UD has ever faced. ... Tennessee is 104-20 in the NCAA tournament, including 21-0 in the second round and 34-0 at home.
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