2004–05 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

2004–05 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
2004–05 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 3
Record	30–5 (13–1 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Summitt (31st season);
Assistant coaches	Mickie DeMoss; Holly Warlick;
Home arena	Thompson–Boling Arena
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 2004–05 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 tournament title, reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, and finished the season with a 30–5 record (13–1 SEC).

2004–05 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 LSU	14	–	0	1.000	33	–	3	.917
No. 3 Tennessee^†	13	–	1	.929	30	–	5	.857
No. 18 Vanderbilt	10	–	4	.714	24	–	8	.750
No. 20 Georgia	9	–	5	.643	24	–	10	.706
Ole Miss	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
Mississippi State	6	–	8	.429	17	–	12	.586
Auburn	6	–	8	.429	16	–	13	.552
Florida	5	–	9	.357	14	–	15	.483
Alabama	4	–	10	.286	14	–	15	.483
Kentucky	4	–	10	.286	18	–	16	.529
Arkansas	3	–	11	.214	17	–	14	.548
South Carolina	2	–	12	.143	8	–	21	.276

† 2005 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2004–05 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)	So	Hoover	Hoover, AL
G	5	Shanna Zolman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Wawasee	Syracuse, Indiana
F	13	Dominique Redding	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So
G	14	Alexis Hornbuckle	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	South Charleston	Charleston, WV
G	21	Loree Moore	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Narbonne	Carson, California
G/F	25	Brittany Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Bradley Central	Cleveland, Tennessee
G	31	Aubrey Guastalli	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr
C	33	Sybil Dosty	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr
F	43	Shyra Ely	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Ben Davis	Indianapolis, Indiana
C	50	Tye'sha Fluker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	John Muir	Pasadena, CA
F/C	55	Nicky Anosike	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	St. Peter's	Brooklyn, NY

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 19, 2004*	No. 1	at Chattanooga	W 68–34	1–0	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee
Nov 21, 2004*	No. 1	at NC State Jimmy V Classic	W 64–54	2–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Nov 23, 2004*	No. 1	George Washington	W 71–41	3–0	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 25, 2004*	No. 1	at No. 4 Texas	L 59–74	3–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Nov 28, 2004*	No. 1	Temple	W 52–48	4–1	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 2, 2004*	No. 4	No. 10 Duke	L 57–59	4–2	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 12, 2004*	No. 9	No. 15 DePaul	W 78–63	5–2	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 15, 2004*	No. 9	at Louisiana Tech	W 70–59	6–2	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Dec 19, 2004*	No. 9	TCU	W 82–55	7–2	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 21, 2004*	No. 9	No. 2 Stanford	W 70–67	8–2	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 2004*	No. 8	at No. 24 Rutgers	L 51–65	8–3	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 2, 2005*	No. 8	at Old Dominion	W 68–58	9–3	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 8, 2005*	No. 10	at No. 15 Connecticut	W 68–67	10–3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 13, 2005	No. 8	Arkansas	W 72–54	11–3 (1–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 16, 2005	No. 8	at No. 17 Vanderbilt	W 79–65	12–3 (2–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 20, 2005	No. 7	at Auburn	W 81–71	13–3 (3–0)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Jan 23, 2005	No. 7	Kentucky	W 67–49	14–3 (4–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 27, 2005	No. 5	at South Carolina	W 68–53	15–3 (5–0)	Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 31, 2005	No. 5	No. 18 Georgia	W 77–70	16–3 (6–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 3, 2005	No. 5	at Florida	W 91–82 ^OT	17–3 (7–0)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 6, 2005	No. 5	Ole Miss	W 99–67	18–3 (8–0)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 10, 2005	No. 5	at No. 1 LSU	L 58–68	18–4 (8–1)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 13, 2005	No. 5	No. 21 Vanderbilt	W 72–63	19–4 (9–1)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 17, 2005	No. 6	South Carolina	W 74–44	20–4 (10–1)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 20, 2005	No. 6	at Arkansas	W 84–71	21–4 (11–1)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 24, 2005	No. 5	Mississippi State	W 78–56	22–4 (12–1)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 27, 2005	No. 5	at Alabama	W 94–81	23–4 (13–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
SEC tournament
Mar 4, 2005*	(1) No. 3	vs. (8) Auburn Quarterfinals	W 64–54	24–4	BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina
Mar 5, 2003*	(1) No. 3	vs. (4) No. 18 Vanderbilt Semifinals	W 76–73	25–4	BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina
Mar 6, 2005*	(1) No. 3	vs. (2) No. 2 LSU Championship game	W 67–65	26–4	BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2005*	(1 PHI) No. 3	(16 PHI) Western Carolina First round	W 94–43	27–4	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 22, 2005*	(1 PHI) No. 3	(9 PHI) Purdue Second round	W 75–54	28–4	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 27, 2005*	(1 PHI) No. 3	vs. (4 PHI) No. 14 Texas Tech Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 75–59	29–4	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 29, 2005*	(1 PHI) No. 3	vs. (2 PHI) No. 9 Rutgers Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 59–49^[2]	30–4	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 3, 2005* ESPN	(1 PHI) No. 3	vs. (1 KC) No. 6 Michigan State National Semifinal – Final Four	L 64–68^[3]	30–5	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. PHI=Philadelphia.

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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	Not released	1	1	4	9	9	9	8	10	8	7	5	5	5	6	5	5	3	3	Not released
Coaches	1	1	1	5	9	10	10	8	10	10	9	6	5	5	6	5	4	3	3	4

References

^ "2004-05 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "Lady Vols Survive Rutgers, Advance to Final Four". University of Tennessee Athletics. March 29, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "Michigan State Ousts Tennessee". The Los Angeles Times. April 4, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "2004-05 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[1] "2004-05 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[2] "Lady Vols Survive Rutgers, Advance to Final Four". University of Tennessee Athletics. March 29, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[3] "Michigan State Ousts Tennessee". The Los Angeles Times. April 4, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[4] "2004-05 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

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