2003–04 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

2003–04 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
2003–04 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	31–4 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Summitt (30th season);
Assistant coaches	Mickie DeMoss; Holly Warlick;
Home arena	Thompson–Boling Arena
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2003–04 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. The team won the SEC regular season title, reached the National championship game of the NCAA tournament, and finished the season with a 31–4 record (14–0 SEC).

Roster

2003–04 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Sidney Spencer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Hoover	Hoover, AL
G	3	Tasha Butts	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Baldwin	Milledgeville, GA
G	5	Shanna Zolman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Wawasee	Syracuse, IN
F	13	Dominique Redding	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr
G	21	Loree Moore	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr		Carson, CA
G/F	25	Brittany Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr		Cleveland, TN
C	33	Ashley Robinson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	South Grand Prairie	Grand Prairie, Texas
F	43	Shyra Ely	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Ben Davis	Indianapolis, IN
C	50	Tye'sha Fluker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	John Muir	Pasadena, CA

Head coach

Pat Summitt

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 2003*	No. 3	Chattanooga	W 83–52	1–0	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 30, 2003*	No. 3	No. 17 Notre Dame	W 83–59	2–0	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 7, 2003*	No. 3	No. 10 Louisiana Tech	W 85–65	3–0	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 11, 2003*	No. 2	Rutgers	W 59–49	4–0	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 14, 2003*	No. 2	at No. 6 Stanford	W 70–66 ^OT	5–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Dec 17, 2003*	No. 2	at DePaul	W 98–89 ^OT	6–0	McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, Illinois
Dec 21, 2003*	No. 2	at Oklahoma	W 71–55	7–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 2003*	No. 2	No. 5 Texas	L 60–70	7–1	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 30, 2003*	No. 5	at George Washington	W 65–51	8–1	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 2, 2004*	No. 5	at No. 19 TCU	W 74–66	9–1	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Forth Worth, Texas
Jan 4, 2004	No. 5	Old Dominion	W 66–42	10–1	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 8, 2004	No. 5	Arkansas	W 83–44	11–1 (1–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 11, 2004	No. 5	at Mississippi State	W 61–53	12–1 (2–0)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 15, 2004	No. 5	at South Carolina	W 86–58	13–1 (3–0)	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 18, 2004	No. 5	Alabama	W 72–51	14–1 (4–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 22, 2004	No. 2	Vanderbilt	W 79–54	15–1 (5–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 24, 2004*	No. 2	at No. 1 Duke	W 72–69	16–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Jan 29, 2004	No. 1	at Kentucky	W 81–72	17–1 (6–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 1, 2004	No. 1	Auburn	W 68–61 ^OT	18–1 (7–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 5, 2004* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	No. 4 Connecticut	L 67–81	18–2	Thompson–Boling Arena (22,515) Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 8, 2004	No. 1	South Carolina	W 72–58	19–2 (8–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 12, 2004	No. 3	at No. 19 Georgia	W 70–67	20–2 (9–0)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 15, 2004	No. 3	at Vanderbilt	W 94–88	21–2 (10–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 19, 2004	No. 3	Florida	W 88–79	22–2 (11–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 22, 2004	No. 3	at Ole Miss	W 85–69	23–2 (12–0)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 26, 2004	No. 2	at Arkansas	W 93–71	24–2 (13–0)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 29, 2004	No. 2	No. 15 LSU	W 85–62	25–2 (14–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 5, 2004*	(1) No. 1	vs. (8) Mississippi State Quarterfinals	W 67–57	26–2	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 6, 2004*	(1) No. 1	vs. (2) No. 20 Georgia Semifinals	L 66–68 ^OT	26–3	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2004*	(1 MW) No. 2	(16 MW) Colgate First round	W 77–54	27–3	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida
Mar 22, 2004*	(1 MW) No. 2	(8 MW) Florida State Second round	W 79–59	28–3	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida
Mar 28, 2004*	(1 MW) No. 2	(4 MW) No. 15 Baylor Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 71–69	29–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 30, 2004*	(1 MW) No. 2	(6 MW) No. 10 Stanford Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 62–60	30–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Apr 4, 2004* ESPN	(1 MW) No. 2	vs. (4 W) No. 19 LSU National Semifinal – Final Four	W 52–50^[2]	31–3	New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Apr 6, 2004* 8:30 p.m., ESPN	(1 MW) No. 2	vs. (2 E) No. 6 Connecticut National Championship	L 61–70^[3]	31–4	New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	5	5	5	2	1	1	3	3	2	1	5	2	Not released
Coaches	2	2	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2

References

^ "2003-04 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "Tennessee Sets Trap for L.S.U., And Tigers Become Tangled In It". The New York Times. April 5, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "Women's Championship Game; And the Second One's Good Too: UConn Women Join Men as Champs". The New York Times. April 7, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "2003-04 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[1] "2003-04 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[2] "Tennessee Sets Trap for L.S.U., And Tigers Become Tangled In It". The New York Times. April 5, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[3] "Women's Championship Game; And the Second One's Good Too: UConn Women Join Men as Champs". The New York Times. April 7, 2004. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[4] "2003-04 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

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