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 →

Template:2003–04 SEC women's basketball standings 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, AL
G	21	Loree Moore	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr		Carson, California
G/F	25	Brittany Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr		Cleveland, Tennessee
F	43	Shyra Ely	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Ben Davis	Indianapolis, Indiana

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Jan 24, 2004*	No. 2	at No. 1 Duke	W 72–69	16–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
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
SEC tournament
Mar 5, 2004*	(1) No. 1	vs. (8) Mississippi State Quarterfinals	W 67–57	26–2	Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 6, 2004*	(1) No. 1	vs. (2) No. 20 Georgia Semifinals	L 66–68 ^OT	26–3	Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas
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.