Nov. 19, 2007
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 Last Game:Shan Foster scored 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting, made four three-pointers, and grabbed eight rebounds in VU’s 77-70 win over Toledo at Savage Hall. Foster was awarded SEC Player of the Week honors today. Recap VALPARAISO (2-0) AT VANDERBILT (2-0) Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. CT Memorial Gym (14,316) Nashville, Tenn. TELEVISION: None RADIO: 104.5 the Zone SIRIUS: None SERIES INFORMATION LAST MEETING COACHES VANDERBILT TIDBIT VALPARAISO TIDBIT |
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Next Home Game: Thursday, Nov. 29, vs. South Alabama at 7 p.m. CT
NASHVILLE – The Commodore men’s basketball team returns to Memorial Gymnasium Tuesday night to take on Valparaiso at 7 p.m. in Vanderbilt’s second game of the South Padre Invitational. The game will not be televised.
Vanderbilt returns home from the road after a victorious trip to Toledo, where the Commodores raced out to an early 18-0 lead and came away with a 77-70 win over the Rockets at Savage Hall. The win improved VU’s record to 2-0 on the season.
Senior wing man Shan Foster scored a team-high 21 points and was the team’s leading rebounder with eight on the night to lead VU. Foster was tabbed as the SEC Player of the Week for his exploits against the Rockets by the league office, the first player of the week honor in his four-year career.
Freshman A.J. Ogilvy also tallied 20 points on nine-of-12 shooting from the floor and added two blocks for the Commodores in the winning effort. Foster and Ogilvy were the only Vanderbilt players to score in double figures for the Commodores. Vanderbilt shot 58.3% (28-48) from the floor for the game, including 66.7% (14-21) in the second half, and had 19 assists on 28 made baskets. Through two games of the 2007-08 season, Vanderbilt has shot 56.3% (58-103) from the floor, tops in the SEC, and 48.8% (20-41) from three, also an SEC best. Commodores Alex Gordon and A.J. Ogilvy are also near the top of the SEC rankings in field goal percentage, with each shooting at a 71.4% clip in the early goings of the season.
Vanderbilt and Valparaiso will meet for the second time in the history of the two schools, with the Commodores winning the only matchup, 74-66, on November 20, 1996 in the Preseason NIT. Tuesday’s game will be the second game for the Commodores in the South Padre Invitational after defeating Austin Peay in the tournament and season-opener for VU, 81-67, on November 10. Vanderbilt will play the final two rounds of the tournament Friday and Saturday in South Padre Island, Texas, where they will play Utah State on Friday and either Iowa or Bradley on Saturday.
Valparaiso enters the game with the Commodores with a 2-0 record after defeating Grace College in their opener and IPFW on Thursday night. The Crusaders topped the Mastodons Thursday on their home floor, 74-64, behind Jake Diebler and Jarryd Loyd’s 10-point efforts. Valparaiso shot 50% from the floor and 60% from three on the night, and only committed ten turnovers against IPFW.
The Crusaders finished the 2006-07 season at 16-15 and ended their final year in the Mid-Continent Conference with a 9-5 record, which placed them third in the league. Valparaiso is in their first year in the Horizon League.
Crusader coach Homer Drew is in his 19th season with Valparaiso and has compiled a 304-240 record. Overall as a college coach, he is in his 31st season with a combined record of 573-362.
Tip-off is at 7 p.m. from Memorial Gym, and the game can be heard live in Nashville on 104.5 The Zone or worldwide on vucommodores.com with Joe Fisher and Tim Thompson on the call.
VALPARAISO’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
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