. >> jim: for tara vanderveer and stanford, this is part of the battle. within nine days, they will play duke. they've already beaten tennessee. and number one, uconn. >> sometimes you just have to schedule people when you can play them. and that is just what happened. it wasn't designed that way, but as it worked out, i think it's great. you know, playing a team like duke and tennessee and connecticut, this is what i call the december ncaa final four. i mean, it's awesome. >> jim: lisa, we talked about the top that it is a real opportunity for stanford, especially if they're ever to play well against all three of these teams. >> lisa: absolutely. you want to establish yourself, being in the pac-10, they've been champs for many years, but the try to get that respect on the east coast as well. so i think having the tennessee and connecticut and duke is a great challenge. whether they win or lose, you get a chance to learn and a learning tool for the postseason. >> jim: stanford will play uconn on the 23rd. and that game is in hartford. you've got to imagin

and the head coach of the cardinal, tara vanderveer. >> jim: a huge following on the peninsula.ersity, 7,233, and they're still trying to find some seats. we told you the history goes back to 1989, and tennessee has the upper hand including 13 of the last 14. tennessee also won last year's meeting in knoxville, but that one went overtime, 79-69. overtime seems to be a theme. two years ago here at maples pavilion, these two clubs went overtime again. stanford won that time. 73-69. the series dates back to 1989, the very first meeting, stanford won by 14. afterwards pat summitt after losing addressed the stanford booster club because tara vanderveer asked her to, and that's who pat summitt is. she lives up to her word. standing room only. two undefeated teams. jayne appel, pac-10 player of the year, leads number two, stanford, against kelley cain, glory johnson, pat summitt, undefeated, number three, tennessee, and here we go. tennessee quiets the crowd by winning the tip. >> mary: it will be interesting to see if they try to get jayne appel into early foul trouble. >> lisa: right