Pat's youngsters went into the Longhorn's den and did not emerge unscathed, losing to Texas 73-59. The Lady Vols hit only 10 of 22 free throw attempts, and they shot only 33 percent from the field.

"When you don't shoot well from the line and you're turning the ball over and you're getting beat on the boards, it's tough to win," Summitt said. "We missed so many easy, easy shots in the paint. You've got to give Texas an awful lot of credit. They were tough."

But, noted the Stateman's Cedric Golden's post-game commentary, considering all Tennessee lost from last year, and the make up of this year's Texas team, the result shouldn't have been so close.

By comparison, the Longhorns returned all but one starter from the '08 squad. Texas, on paper, was the pick to win easily. And while Texas won by a 14-point margin, it was far from a blowout. A 10-1 run midway through the second half settled the issue and made for more comfortable moments down the stretch.

That's why it appeared at times that Texas was playing more against the Tennessee mystique than the Lady Vols' current roster of 11 underclassmen and one senior. Goestenkors understood that fact and it's part of the reason she was upset at the team's lack of ball movement, with Texas producing two assists in the first 20 minutes.

"That's not going to get it," she said. "I do not like that kind of basketball."

With the win, Texas goes to 9-0 and moves into the AP's top five.

It also means that, with the loss, the Vols ridiculously amazing streak of 211 straight weeks in the top 10 is over, as they dropped to #11. The run went 56 weeks longer than the men's record of 155 set by UCLA.