Posted on 02/06/2009 12:25:08 PM PST by SmithL
The word “wow” got a good workout Thursday night.
It was the first word out of Pat Summitt’s mouth in response to her 1,000th career coaching victory at Tennessee. It also applied to virtually every aspect of the Lady Vols’ play in a resounding 73-43 SEC women’s basketball victory over Georgia before a joyous crowd of 16,058 at Thompson-Boling Arena.
“We’re really excited we played a 40-minute game,’’ senior forward Alex Fuller said. “We played the entire game, instead of a half or 30 (minutes).”
Four Lady Vols scored in double figures. Glory Johnson and Fuller led the way with double-doubles for points and rebounds. Johnson had a personal-best 20 points and 10 rebounds. Fuller had 13 and 10.
The individual scoring was just part of the dominant storyline for No. 12 Tennessee (17-5, 6-2 SEC). The team that had been hemorrhaging turnovers throughout the past three games committed just 11 against the Lady Bulldogs.
The Lady Vols tore through a Georgia defense that had been allowing just 53.6 points per game and holding opponents to 34.8 percent shooting accuracy. The Lady Vols shot 45.6 percent from the floor and rang up 20 assists.
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Women’s Basketball. YAWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At least the women STILL play basketball. What’s the matter not enough thugs in the women’s game?
Fortunately, “thugs” are few and few in-between today in the NBA. If you want to see “thugs” in sports the NFL has just a bit too many of them nowadays, led by one Adam “Pacman” Jones.
Way to go, Pat! What a sensational coach. The only time I watch basketball is when the Lady Vols play... because of their great coach.
Her winning percentage is 84% in 35 years of coaching. Now that’s amazing. She is college basketball’s winningest coach, and that includes both men and women coaches.
And think about it, she coached her first game at Tennessee back in 1975, and is still winning NCAA Championships (they won last year for the eighth time).
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