Jan. 9, 2008
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Thursday, Jan. 10, vs. Miss. State at 7 p.m. CT
Thursday, Jan. 17, vs. Georgia at 7 p.m. CT
Sunday, Jan. 27, vs. Ole Miss at 2 p.m. CT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Vanderbilt women’s basketball team opens Southeastern Conference play on Thursday, Jan. 10, when Mississippi State visits Memorial Gymnasium for a 7 p.m. CT tip-off.
The Commodores (11-4) opened the 2008 calendar year by closing out their non-conference schedule with a pair of convincing wins against South Florida and at Princeton.
Freshmen Hannah Tuomi and Jence Rhoads were both plugged into the starting lineup following VU’s loss to Old Dominion, and both have notched season-high point totals just becoming starters. Senior Liz Sherwood continues to pace the Commodores in scoring while leading the nation in field goal percentage.
Vanderbilt holds an all-time record of 28-11 against Mississippi State, including a 15-1 mark in Memorial Gym.
Sophomore Tysheka Grimes leads the Lady Bulldogs (12-3), averaging 13.5 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Mississippi State makes its second trip to Nashville this season riding a four-game winning streak. The Lady Bulldogs won at Belmont in mid-November, 66-51.
Vanderbilt holds a record of 15-10 all-time in Southeastern Conference openers. Vanderbilt is 1-2 when playing Mississippi State in its conference opener, but won the only such meeting that was played in Nashville, 78-47 (Dec. 14, 1997).
Following Thursday’s game, the Commodores will hit the road to take on LSU Sunday at 4 p.m. CT. Vanderbilt then returns home to play host to Georgia on Jan. 17 before a trip to Knoxville on Jan. 20.