00! Career night!

One of the things I like about coming home for Christmas is the chance to get over to Thompson-Bolling Arena and watch the Lady Vols play a game. Today was Notre Dame ... and after a somewhat sloppy first half, the Vols creamed the Irish 78-54. Guard Shannon Bobbitt (5'2") had a career night, racking up 17 points, including four 3-pointers in the first 10 minutes of the second half. Sidney Spencer - another great 3-point shooter - also had 17, and Candace Parker had 22.


But it was Bobbitt who really shone, in my opinion - she's little but she leaps like a hare and when she's on, whew! Tonight she scored eight straight points in a span of 26 seconds: a 3-pointer, two foul shots, and then another 3-pointer to make it 64-38 lead with 10:12 left. That was part of a 22-2 run by the Lady Vols, who never looked back after half-time's 29-27 near-tie.

Whooooooo! I love women's college hoops!