Lady Vols coverage by Maria Cornelius (October 17 to 21, 2011)

Maria M. Cornelius is an Inside Tennessee senior sportswriter for Inside Tennessee.com providing basketball coverage of the Tennessee Lady Vols.

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The free articles in this set include:

• Lawson, husband running for coach: Kara Lawson will undergo somewhat of a role reversal next month when she is on the sidelines – albeit a constantly changing one – while her husband runs the New York City Marathon as part of the couple’s push to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association.

The articles requiring a Premium subscription in this set include:

• Lady Vols hold morning session: When Pat Summitt walked onto the court Monday morning – the same one that bears her name – she jokingly asked who scheduled practice before the sun even came up in East Tennessee.
• Defense buzzword for Lady Vols: The Lady Vols have made it clear they intend to get to the Final Four this season and compete for a championship. Of course, that is the stated goal every preseason. What may be different this time is they truly realize it’s their defense that would secure a spot in Denver.
• Taber Spani returns to practice: Before practice started Wednesday, Taber Spani was lofting shots, which is not at all unusual. What was different this time is that she was doing so left-handed – the first time this month since she had elbow surgery to remove scar tissue.
• Ariel Massengale easing her way back: Ariel Massengale made it to the practice court Thursday for a few drills — all non-contact and limited to dribbling and some shooting — after missing the past nine days because of a concussion.
• Lady Vols earn weekend off : The Lady Vols wrapped up their fifth consecutive practice Friday and ninth in 10 days with an up-tempo session from start to finish. It ended with lots of smiles because the players have this entire weekend to themselves.