 The Regional Finals were not all that far away from Knoxville – the Lady Vols only had to travel a couple of hours , to Nashville , where they faced 5th @-@ seeded Rutgers , 22 – 9 . Rutgers had survived two close games to reach this point , defeating 12th @-@ seeded Oregon , 79 – 76 , in the first round , and then upsetting 4th @-@ seeded Iowa State , 62 – 61 in the second . Their third round game was not quite so close . Although Rutgers only trailed by two towards the end of the first period , UT was able to outscore Rutgers by six to close it out , and opened the second half up by building the lead to sixteen . The Scarlet Knights never recovered , losing 92 – 60 . Holdsclaw and Catchings were again the leading scorers , with 25 and 23 . The Lady Vols shot 52 @.@ 2 % from the field and forced Rutgers to 27 turnovers . This game gave Tennessee their 36th win , breaking Connecticut 's record of 35 , as the Lady Vols advanced to the Regional Finals . 
