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2003–04 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

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2003–04 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
SEC regular season champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record31–4 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
Seasons

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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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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

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP4333222555211332152Not released
Coaches22555455554433333442

References

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  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.