# 2013–14 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 2013–14 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The Lady Vols, led by 2nd year head coach Holly Warlick, played their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown |
| 0 | Jordan Reynolds | 5'11" | G | Freshman | Portland, Oregon |
| 1 | Nia Moore | 6'3" | C | Sophomore | Chicago |
| 2 | Jasmine Jones | 6'2" | F | Sophomore | Madison, Alabama |
| 4 | Jannah Tucker | 6'0" | G | Freshman | Randallstown, Maryland |
| 5 | Ariel Massengale | 5'7" | G | Junior | Bolingbrook, Illinois |
| 10 | Meighan Simmons | 5'9" | G | Senior | Cibolo, Texas |
| 11 | Cierra Burdick | 6'2" | F | Junior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 12 | Bashaara Graves | 6'2" | F | Sophomore | Clarksville, Tennessee |
| 14 | Andraya Carter | 5'9" | G | RS Freshman | Flowery Branch, Georgia |
| 20 | Isabelle Harrison | 6'3" | C | Junior | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 21 | Mercedes Russell | 6'6" | C | Freshman | Springfield, Oregon |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 4, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 | Carson–Newman | W 115–31 | – | Thompson–Boling Arena (10,507) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov. 8, 2013* 8:00 p.m., WUXP | No. 4 | at Middle Tennessee State | W 67–57 | 1–0 | Murphy Center (11,227) Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Nov. 11, 2013* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 4 | at No. 12 North Carolina | W 81–65 | 2–0 | Carmichael Arena (4,923) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Nov. 14, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 | Chattanooga | W 80–56 | 3–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena (10,508) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Nov. 17, 2013* 7:00 p.m., FSSO/FSTN | No. 4 | Georgia Tech | W 87–76 | 4–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena (10,364) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Nov. 24, 2013* 2:00 p.m. | No. 3 | Oakland | W 84–50 | 5–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena (10,313) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Nov. 28, 2013* 2:00 p.m. | No. 3 | vs. Virginia Junkanoo Jam | W 76–67 | 6–0 | St. George HS Gymnasium (456) Freeport, BAH |
| Nov. 30, 2013* 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 | vs. SMU Junkanoo Jam | W 87–47 | 7–0 | St. George HS Gymnasium (563) Freeport, BAH |
| Dec. 8, 2013* 1:00 p.m., FSSO/FSTN | No. 3 | Texas | W 75–61 | 8–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena (11,569) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec. 14, 2013* 2:00 p.m., SPSO | No. 3 | Troy | W 103–64 | 9–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena (11,358) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec. 17, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 | Tennessee State | W 94–43 | 10–0 | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,607) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec. 21. 2013* 4:30 p.m., P12N | No. 3 | at No. 6 Stanford Rivalry | L 70–76 | 10–1 | Maples Pavilion (6,044) Stanford, California |
| Dec. 29, 2013* 2:00 p.m. | No. 5 | Lipscomb | W 110–42 | 11–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (12,046) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan. 2, 2014 7:00 p.m., CSS | No. 5 | No. 16 LSU | L 77–80 | 11–2 (0–1) | Thompson–Boling Arena (14,437) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan. 5, 2014 4:00 p.m., SPSO | No. 5 | at No. 19 Georgia | W 85–70 | 12–2 (1–1) | Stegeman Coliseum (6,571) Athens, Georgia |
| Jan. 9, 2014 7:00 p.m., CSS | No. 8 | Ole Miss | W 94–70 | 13–2 (2–1) | Thompson–Boling Arena (10,382) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan. 12, 2014 5:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 8 | at Vanderbilt Rivalry | L 63–74 | 13–3 (2–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (9,412) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan. 16, 2014 9:00 p.m., CSS | No. 12 | at Mississippi State | W 67–63 | 14–3 (3–2) | Humphrey Coliseum (3,169) Starkville, Tennessee |
| Jan. 20, 2014* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 11 | No. 2 Notre Dame | L 70–86 | 14–4 | Thompson–Boling Arena (13,346) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan. 23, 2014 6:30 p.m., SPSO | No. 11 | Florida | W 89–69 | 15–4 (4–2) | Thompson–Boling Arena (10,541) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan. 26, 2014 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 11 | at No. 17 Texas A&M | W 76–55 | 16–4 (5–2) | Reed Arena (7,207) College Station, Texas |
| Jan. 30, 2014 7:00 p.m., SPSO | No. 10 | Arkansas | W 70–60 | 17–4 (6–2) | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,811) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb. 2, 2014 4:30 p.m., ESPNU | No. 10 | at Alabama | W 64–54 | 18–4 (7–2) | Foster Auditorium (3,002) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Feb. 6, 2014 7:00 p.m., CSS | No. 8 | at Ole Miss | W 77–65 | 19–4 (8–2) | Tad Smith Coliseum (882) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Feb. 10, 2014 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 8 | No. 16 Vanderbilt Rivalry | W 81–53 | 20–4 (9–2) | Thompson–Boling Arena (11,384) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb. 16, 2014 1:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 8 | No. 18 Kentucky Rivalry | L 71–75 | 20–5 (9–3) | Thompson–Boling Arena (15,664) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb. 20, 2014 7:00 p.m., CSS | No. 10 | Auburn | W 93–63 | 21–5 (10–3) | Thompson–Boling Arena (10,111) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb. 23, 2014 2:00 p.m., SEC TV | No. 10 | at Missouri | W 56–50 | 22–5 (11–3) | Mizzou Arena (5,017) Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb. 27, 2014 9:00 p.m., CSS | No. 10 | at LSU | W 72–67 | 23–5 (12–3) | Maravich Center (3,374) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Mar. 2, 2014 2:30 p.m., ESPNU | No. 10 | No. 4 South Carolina | W 73–61 | 24–5 (13–3) | Thompson–Boling Arena (14,072) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 2014 SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar. 7, 2014 6:00 p.m., SPSO | (2) No. 6 | vs. (10) LSU Quarterfinal | W 77–65 | 25–5 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (5,232) Duluth, Georgia |
| Mar. 8, 2014 2:30 p.m., ESPNU | (2) No. 6 | vs. (3) No. 15 Texas A&M Semifinal | W 86–77 | 26–5 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,306) Duluth, Georgia |
| Mar. 9, 2014 3:30 p.m., ESPN | (2) No. 6 | vs. (4) No. 12 Kentucky Championship game / Rivalry | W 71–70 | 27–5 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,544) Duluth, Georgia |
| 2014 NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar. 22, 2014* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) No. 3 | (16) Northwestern State First round | W 70–46 | 28–5 | Thompson–Boling Arena (7,128) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Mar. 24, 2014* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) No. 3 | St John's Second Round | W 67–51 | 29–5 | Thompson–Boling Arena (5,961) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Mar. 30, 2014* Noon, ESPN2 | (1) No. 3 | Maryland Sweet Sixteen | L 62–73 | 29–6 | KFC Yum Center (11,097) Louisville, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Coaches | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 |