Summitt Encouraged by Tennessee's Offseason Effort

Pat Summitt says her six sophomore Tennessee Lady Volunteers now know they can't win just by putting on the big orange uniform.

Now they must prove that the lesson learned is enough to put eighth-ranked Tennessee back on an NCAA championship path.

The Lady Vols claim that even without a game-changer like Candace Parker in the lineup, they'll be better this season.

After the 71-55 loss to Ball State in the opening round of the NCAA tournament, Summitt held a sort of spring training for the Lady Vols. She told them they could either commit to working hard in the offseason or leave the team.

Strength and conditioning coach Heather Mason says the team worked harder than any team in her seven years with Tennessee ever worked in the offseason.