Jan. 19, 2008
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Upcoming Home Games, Call 322-GOLD for Tickets:
Sunday, Jan. 27, vs. Ole Miss at 2 p.m. CT (“Jam the Gym” $1 Tickets)
Thursday, Feb. 7, vs. South Carolina at 7 p.m. CT
Thursday, Feb. 14, vs. Kentucky at 7 p.m. CT (“Pink Out”)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Vanderbilt women’s basketball team faces its third-consecutive highly ranked opponent this weekend, making a cross-state trip to Thompson-Boling Arena to take on No. 2 Tennessee Sunday. The game is scheduled to tip-off at 2 p.m. CT and will be televised live on FSN (Fox Sports Net) South.
On Thursday, the Commodores (13-5, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) opened with a 16-0 run and beat No. 12/11 Georgia, 67-59. Freshman forward Hannah Tuomi scored 14 of Vanderbilt’s first 23 points and finished the game 7-of-9 from the field. Junior Christina Wirth scored a team-high 16 points for the Commodores, while sophomore Merideth Marsh had 12 points.
Tennessee (15-1, 3-0 SEC) won at Kentucky on Thursday thanks to 23 points from All-American Candace Parker. The Lady Vols’ lone loss of the season came on Dec. 22 at then-No. 5 Stanford, 73-69.
Through their first three conference games, the Commodores are led in scoring by the triple-threat attack of Tuomi, Wirth and senior Liz Sherwood — all averaging 11.0 points per game. Sherwood continues to lead the nation in field-goal percentage, shooting 71.1 percent from the field this year. The two-time SEC Sixth Woman of the Year has is again filling a reserve role for the Commodores this season.
Vanderbilt will enjoy a bye week before returning to Memorial Gymnasium on Sunday, Jan. 27, when Ole Miss visits for a 2 p.m. CT tip-off. All tickets to the Ole Miss game will go for one dollar ($1) and the Commodores will offer free headbands for the first 1,000 fans who “jam the gym.” Other activities surrounding the game include mascot basketball at halftime and a postgame clinic and autogrpah session.