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On April 3, 2007, the Tennessee Lady Vols captured an elusive seventh national title, beating Rutgers to the ball for second and third shots in a 59-46 win to reclaim their customary place above all other programs. Parker scored 17 points to lead her squad to a 34-3 final record, but the tournament’s most outstanding player got plenty of help from Shannon Bobbitt who scored 13 points — nine of them on three treys in a lightning-quick span in the second half — and Nicky Anosike had 16 rebounds for the Lady Vols, who had 24 offensive boards. After building a 16-point lead and then holding off a late push by Rutgers, the Lady Vols could finally celebrate, dribbling out the final 30 seconds under the Rutgers basket until Tennessee’s players, some in tears, danced at midcourt as orange, blue and gold confetti fell from above. “To win anything you have to be a tight team,” Summitt said. “They believed in each other and they all had one goal, to be here in Cleveland and cut down the nets. I’m real, real proud of this team.” A three-pointer by Rutgers ended a 7-0 UT run that brought the Scarlet Knights to 50-42, but Parker made six straight free throws in 37 seconds to make it 56-44 with 1:08 left. As she went down the floor, Parker looked at the bench where senior Sidney Spencer was crying, knowing all the hard work during the offseason would end the best way possible. The 2007 NCAA tournament ended the same way it has nearly one-third of the time since it started — with Tennessee setting up ladders to cut down the nets.
THE SEC HISTORY
April 3, 2007 • Cleveland, Ohio • Quicken Loans Arena
TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
1st Half: 8-21 38.1% 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 1st Half: 1-2 50.0%
PF 4 3 2 4 5 0 0 3 0 1 22
2nd Half: 12-28 42.9% 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5%
Tennessee FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA SPENCER* 4-12 1-4 2-2 PARKER* 5-15 0-0 7-10 ANOSIKE* 2-9 0-0 0-5 BOBBITT* 4-9 4-8 1-2 HORNBUCKLE* 2-8 0-3 0-0 REDDING 0-0 0-0 0-0 AUGUSTE 3-5 0-0 4-4 FULLER 0-0 0-0 0-0 TEAM Totals 20-58 5-15 14-23 TOTAL FG% 3-Pt. FG% F Throw %
REB OF DE TOT 1 5 6 0 1 1 7 3 10 1 2 3 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 14 20 34
REB OF DE TOT 2 0 2 2 5 7 10 6 16 2 1 3 3 4 7 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 0 0 2 24 18 42
PF 4 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 13
1st Half: 11-30 36.7% 2nd Half: 9-28 32.1% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd Half: 9-14 64.3%
TP 8 4 20 2 8 0 0 2 0 2
A 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
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TO BLK 2 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 18 3
Game: 40.8% Game: 20.0% Game: 40.0%
S MIN 0 40 1 23 3 34 0 26 1 37 0 1 0 1 1 17 0 15 0 6 6 200
DEADBALL REBOUNDS 3
TP 11 17 4 13 4 0 10 0
A 2 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
TO BLK 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
S MIN 0 36 0 39 1 34 3 32 2 37 0 1 1 15 0 6
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7 200
Game: 34.5% Game: 33.3% Game: 60.9%
UNIVERSITY
Rutgers FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA CARSON* 4-11 0-3 0-3 ZURICH* 2-6 0-0 0-0 VAUGHN* 9-15 0-0 2-3 PRINCE* 0-0 0-0 2-4 AJAVON* 3-9 2-5 0-0 JERNIGAN 0-0 0-0 0-0 ADAMS 0-0 0-0 0-0 McCURDY 1-3 0-0 0-0 RAY 0-3 0-2 0-0 JUNAID 1-2 0-0 0-0 TEAM Totals 20-49 2-10 4-10
RECORDS
REB OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 2 8 10 4 7 0 2 0 0 37 3 2 5 5 16 3 4 0 1 36 0 2 2 2 5 3 4 0 0 34 1 3 4 3 14 1 6 0 4 39 0 3 3 2 2 0 4 0 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 4 4 1 3 0 1 24 3 4 7 1 7-14 11 25 36 21 48 8 25 0 7 200 2nd Half: 7-24 29.2% Game: 38.8% DEADBALL 2nd Half: 0-6 0.0% Game: 27.3% REBOUNDS 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 50.0% 2 REB Tennessee FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN PARKER 5-10 0-0 7-11 1 8 9 2 17 1 4 1 4 37 AUGUSTE 3-7 0-0 1-2 3 4 7 4 7 2 3 0 1 39 ANOSIKE 6-11 0-0 0-1 3 5 8 3 12 0 2 1 6 29 BOBBITT 4-12 3-8 2-2 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 0 0 37 HORNBUCKLE 1-7 0-0 4-5 0 1 1 3 6 3 2 0 1 28 BJORKLUND 0-5 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 SMALLBONE 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 BAUGH 3-4 0-0 2-2 3 1 4 2 8 0 0 0 0 13 FULLER 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 3 4 7 Totals 22-56 3-9 17-25 14 24 38 14 64 6 14 2 13 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-29 44.8% 2nd Half: 9-27 33.3% Game: 39.3% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 0-3 0.0% Game: 33.3% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd Half: 9-14 64.3% Game: 68.0% 3 Attendance: 21,655; Halftime: Tennessee 37, Stanford 29; Officials: Dee Kantner, Eric Brewton, Denise Brooks; Semifinals: Stanford 82, Connecticut 73; Tennessee 47, LSU 46 FT-FTA 3-4 4-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
THE NCAA
\ 2007 TITLE GAME STATISTICS
April 8, 2008 - Tampa, Fla. - St. Pete Times Forum Stanford FG-FGA 3FG-FGA PEDERSEN 2-7 0-2 APPEL 6-13 0-0 HONES 2-5 1-2 WIGGINS 6-16 2-5 GOLD-ONWUDE 1-2 0-0 PIERCE 0-0 0-0 DONAGHE 0-0 0-0 POHLEN 0-2 0-1 CIMINO 0-0 0-0 CLYBURN 0-1 0-1 HARMON 2-3 0-0 TEAM Totals 19-49 3-11 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% F Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%
FACILITIES
\ 2008 TITLE GAME STATISTICS
REVIEW
On April 8, 2008, the “under-rated” Tennessee Lady Vols captured their eighth national title, defeating Stanford 64-48. Incredible defensive pressure by UT forced 25 Cardinal turnovers which the Big Orange converted into 26 points. “They came out with a great mentality to play hard, especially on the defensive end,” Pat Summitt said. “On offense, we got more people involved, but it was our defense that got it done.” Tennessee standout Candace Parker, despite playing with a dislocated shoulder, scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help the Lady Vols capture their second straight championship, but unlike earlier games in the tournament when she had to carry the Lady Vols, her supporting cast came through. Shannon Bobbitt scored 13 points and Nicky Anosike added 12 points, eight rebounds and six steals for the Lady Vols. Freshman Vicki Baugh had eight points before tearing her ACL in the second half. Bobbitt scored all of her points in the first half as the Lady Vols jumped out to a 37-29 advantage. Trailing by one early, Tennessee used a 13-4 run to take a 17-9 lead midway through the half. Bobbitt hit two three-pointers and made a nifty layup to cap the spurt. The teams traded baskets before two free throws by Bobbitt gave the Lady Vols a 35-25 lead - their biggest of the half. Parker didn’t shoot nearly as many jumpers as usual, instead taking the ball to the basket on an array of moves. She converted one steal in the second half into a pretty layup that gave the Lady Vols a 10-point advantage. She then followed it up with a three-point play on a driving layup. The Cardinal, who had a season low for points, would get no closer than eight the rest of the way. With the game in hand and a minute left, Parker went to the Tennessee bench for the final time, holding up four fingers on each hand to signify the eight titles the Lady Vols have won. “One is disputable, but two, you can’t stumble onto two national championships, so we’re pretty good,” Parker said.
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DEADBALL REBOUNDS 3
Attendance: 20,704; Halftime: Tennessee 29, Rutgers 28; Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Tina Napier, Michael Price; Semifinals: Rutgers 59, LSU 35; Tennessee 56, North Carolina 50
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