Tennessee question?

[ISUbballfan]

Today while watching the tournament I keep hearing the annoucers saying that Tennesse has never lost a NCAA tournament game at home. But I think they have I don't remember what year it was. They had the regional at their place and they lost I don't remember if it was a 2nd or 3rd round that they lost. I remember that Pat made the girls be ushers for the regional.

Does anyone else remember this and know what year? For some reason I want to think it was around 1999.

[Row6Seat10]

It's hard to remember way back when but the announcers were right.
http://utladyvols.ocsn.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/032103aai.html

[HuskerFan86]

They lost to Xavier a few years ago, but I don't remember if it was at Thomson-Bolling Arena or not...

[SKATERBOY]

they have never lost at their arena during the ncaa's.
i remember them losing to la tech, iowa, & virginia but those were nuetral sites. one being the semi-final of sweet 16 againts la tech, and then the final of the regionional against virginia, and a final againts a regional against iowa. those all occured back in the early 90's. i think one was 1989-90 season.

[ISUbballfan]

Is this the first time Tennesse has hosted a regional?

[Bball Girl]

I think what ISUbballfan may be referring to is in 1990 the Final 4 was in Knoxville and Tennessee lost in the regional and therefore didn't get to play in the Final 4 on their own home court.

So...it could be worse, can you imagine having to play the Lady Vols at home in the Final 4? Thank goodness WBB has moved beyond that.

[ISUbballfan]

Thank You Bball! I didn't realize that final fours use to be at home sites.