1994–95 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 1994–95 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1994–95 women's college basketball season. Coached by Pat Summitt, the Lady Volunteers finished 34–3 (11–0 SEC). They finished runner-up to No. 1 and unbeaten UConn, losing by six points in the National Championship game. The loss would motivate the Lady Vols and they would follow this season with a run of three consecutive National championships.

1994–95 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
SEC regular season champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
Record34–3 (11–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson-Boling Arena
1994–95 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Tennessee11–0 1.00034–3  .919
No. 12 Georgia8–3 .72728–5  .848
No. 6 Vanderbilt †8–3 .72728–7  .800
No. 15 Arkansas7–4 .63623–7  .767
No. 17 Florida7–4 .63624–9  .727
No. 13 Alabama7–4 .63622–9  .710
No. 19 Ole Miss6–5 .54521–8  .724
Auburn5–6 .45517–10  .630
Kentucky4–7 .36414–14  .500
South Carolina1–10 .09112–15  .444
Mississippi State1–10 .0919–18  .333
LSU1–10 .0917–20  .259
† 1995 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster
1994–95 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Michelle Marciniak 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrAllentown Central Catholic Allentown, Pennsylvania
C 4 Tiffani Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoGaringer Charlotte, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

[1]

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1994*
 No. 1 No. 2 Stanford W 105–69  3–0
 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 16, 1995*
 ESPN		 No. 1 at No. 2 Connecticut
Rivalry		 L 66–77  16–1
 Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
Feb 25, 1995
 No. 2 No. 9 Georgia W 83–61  27–1
(11–0)		 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
SEC tournament
Mar 6, 1995*
 (1) No. 2 vs. (2) No. 9 Vanderbilt
Championship game		 L 61–67  29–2
 McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
NCAA tournament
March 17, 1995*
 (1 ME) No. 3 (16 ME) Florida A&M
First round		 W 96–59  30–2
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
March 19, 1995*
 (1 ME) No. 3 (9 ME) Florida International
Second round		 W 70–44  31–2
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
March 22, 1995*
 (1 ME) No. 3 (4 ME) No. 9 Western Kentucky
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen		 W 87–65  32–2
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
March 24, 1995*
 (1 ME) No. 3 (2 ME) No. 5 Texas Tech
Regional Final – Elite Eight		 W 80–59  33–2
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
March 31, 1995*
 (1 ME) No. 3 vs. (3 MW) No. 12 Georgia
National Semifinal – Final Four		 W 73–51[2]  34–2
 Target Center 
Minneapolis, MN
April 2, 1995*
 (1 ME) No. 3 vs. (1 E) No. 1 Connecticut
Championship/Rivalry		 L 64–70[3]  34–3
 Target Center (18,038)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

[4]

Rankings
Main article: 1994–95 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP111111111222222223Not released
Coaches1111111112222222232

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References
  1. "1994-95 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  2. "Tennessee Overpowers Georgia, 73-51". The Baltimore Sun. April 2, 1995. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  3. "UCONN FINISHES PERFECT SEASON WITH NCAA TITLE WIN OVER VOLS". The Deseret News. April 3, 1995. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  4. "1994-95 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.