Feb. 6, 2008
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Thurs., Feb. 7, vs. South Carolina at 7 p.m. CT
Thurs., Feb. 14, vs. Kentucky at 7 p.m. CT (“Pink Out”)
Sun., Feb. 17, vs. Tennessee at 2:30 p.m. CT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fresh off her 300th career victory, Head Coach Melanie Balcomb’s Vanderbilt women’s basketball team plays host to South Carolina Thursday night at Memorial Gymnasium. The Southeastern Conference matchup is scheduled to tip-off at 7 p.m. CT.
The Commodores, winners of three straight, defeated Georgia on Sunday to finish the first half of their SEC schedule at 5-2 — tying the school’s best record since the conference went to a 14-game schedule in 1998. Vanderbilt has won seven straight home SEC games dating back to the second half of last season.
South Carolina got its first conference win on Sunday, defeating Arkansas, 59-50, in Columbia. Gamecock junior Demetress Adams tied an SEC record by pulling down 26 rebounds in the victory. The Gamecocks had dropped their first six league games, including road losses at Alabama, Mississippi and LSU.
Vanderbilt holds an 18-5 advantage in the all-time series, including six straight wins. The Commodores are 10-1 against South Carolina in Memorial Gymnasium. Last season, Vanderbilt swept a home-and-home series with USC.
As part of VU’s “Baskets for Benefits” program, Commodore fans are encouraged to pledge donations to the American Heart Association for every free throw that Vanderbilt sinks on Thursday against South Carolina. The donation form can be found by clicking here.
Next Thursday’s game against Kentucky will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in cooperation with the WBCA’s “Think Pink” Initiative.