2004–05 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

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 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
SEC tournament champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3
Record30–5 (13–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
Seasons
2005–06 →
2004–05 SEC women's basketball standings
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

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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
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 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

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APNot released1149998108755565533Not released
Coaches111591010810109655654334

References

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  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.