Can anyone keep the Lady Vols from another title?
Posted: Wednesday March 10, 1999 03:25 PM By Kelli Anderson As we embark on the 1999 Women’s NCAA Tournament, there is one absolute truth we can cling to: Rocky Top is the most stubbornly ineradicable fight song in all of academia. Once it is in your head, it will not go away. But can the same still be said for the team that the tune follows everywhere, Tennessee’s Lady Vols? Though this year’s Tennessee club is more experienced than last year’s 39-0 juggernaut, it’s not invincible. In fact, the Lady Vols have fallen twice in the past four months, exposing a vulnerability that brings a ray of hope to other teams heading to the NCAAs. Now, instead of no examples of how to beat Tennessee, there are two. In November, Purdue beat the Lady Vols 78-68 by hitting the three (4 of 10), breaking the press and winning the battle of the boards (36-25). And last month LSU, an undersized but exceedingly quick team — no starter is over 5’11” — defeated Tennessee 72-69 despite getting punished on th
