Tennessee Tennessee/Kentucky Kentucky Women's College Basketball recap on ESPN

"We've all got to pitch in and try to do what we can to match Tamika's stats," said Snow, a 6-foot-5 junior. "I was able to put up some numbers today, but we've all got to step up."

Catchings was averaging nearly 16 points and nine rebounds before tearing a knee ligament last week, ending her college career.

Snow, who came into the game averaging 10.5 points and 7.2 rebounds, hit 8-of-9 shots and blocked two shots. The Lady Vols (18-1, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) won their seventh straight game and second since Catchings was injured.

"The one thing I've asked Michelle to do is stop analyzing and thinking too much and just play with more energy and aggression on the court," Tennessee coach Pat Summitt said. "I think she's responded well with taking that mindset into games."

Kentucky's previous worst loss also came against Tennessee, 107-53 in 1976.

Stephanie Stoglin hit only five of 19 shots and scored 14 points for Kentucky (4-13, 0-6). The Wildcats lost their sixth in a row and scored a season low.

The Wildcats shot a dismal 22.7 percent (15-of-66) and got outrebounded 63-29. They also committed 26 turnovers, leading to 34 points, and their bench was outscored by Tennessee's reserves 57-4.

"I hope we learned something from this," Kentucky coach Bernadette Mattox said. "Obviously, they're a whole lot deeper than we are. They can go 12 or 13 people, and that's why they're ranked No. 2 in the country.

"We were just outmanned today. They shot well, they executed, they rebounded ... they did everything they were supposed to do."

Tennessee wasted no time showing just how explosive it can be without Catchings. The Lady Vols scored the first 11 points of the game and built a 34-6 lead with 8:20 remaining in the first half.

"We talked about how important it is for this team to establish a consistent personality and play with an attitude," Summitt said. "Our starters have gotten us off to some good starts and did so again today.

"And we really wanted to challenge our bench people because we felt that would be a place that we would have a distinct advantage. The quick start, probably more than anything, helped our bench come in and play pretty relaxed for the most part."

An 8-2 run pulled Kentucky within 36-14. A 12-1 burst gave the Lady Vols a 48-15 lead with 3:25 remaining in the first half.

Tennessee closed out the half with an 11-2 run for a 59-20 halftime lead. The Lady Vols made nearly as many shots (25) as the Wildcats attempted (30).

"They're very athletic and very talented," said Kentucky forward LaTonya McDole, who came into the game averaging 13.5 points but finished with only five. "Mentally, I think we were pumped up and ready to play them. But I don't think we executed or ever got into a flow where we were playing both offense and defense at the same time."

Tennessee led 68-25 three minutes into the second half. A 15-0 run increased the margin to 83-25 with 11:47 remaining.

LaToya Davis' 3-pointer gave the Tennessee a 100-33 lead with 4:31 to play. Courtney McDaniel made Tennessee's last basket with six seconds remaining as the Lady Vols fell one point short of a season-high point total.

Davis had 14 points, Kara Lawson 12 and Tasha Butts 10 for the Lady Vols. Gwen Jackson also had 11 rebounds and Ashley Robinson added nine as Tennessee finished with a 40-13 rebounding margin at the defensive end.

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