Jan. 6, 2011
Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Joe Howell’s Photos 
Vanderbilt 65, Mississippi State 44
January 6, 2010 – Memorial Gymnasium – Nashville, Tenn.
Attendance: 3,818
Starting Lineup
– Vanderbilt started freshman Jasmine Lister, sophomore Gabby Smith, junior Jordan Coleman and seniors Hannah Tuomi and Jence Rhoads.
– This marks the first time Vanderbilt has used this starting lineup.
– This is the eighth different starting lineup the Commodores have used this season.
– Hannah Tuomi made her 109th appearance and team-leading 98th career starts while Jence Rhoads made her team-leading 114th appearance and 94th start.
– Coleman made her ninth-career start and 40th appearance.
– It was Coleman’s second-consecutive start.
– Smith made her 13th-career start and eighth of the year.
– Lister and Tuomi are the only two players to start all 15 games this season.
Postgame Notes:
– Vanderbilt is 30-14 all-time against Mississippi State.
– The Commodores hold a 17-2 record against the Bulldogs when playing in Memorial Gym.
– Vanderbilt is 3-0 against Mississippi State in SEC home openers, winning 72-50 on January 10, 2008 and 87-48 on January 12, 2006.
– Melanie Balcomb moves to 6-4 against the Bulldogs and 4-1 when playing at home.
– The Commodores have now won eight straight SEC home openers with the last loss coming against South Carolina on January 16, 2003.
– The Bulldogs’ 44 points are the fewest an SEC opponent has scored since Georgia put up 44 on January 14, 2010.
– Mississippi State’s 16 first-half points are the lowest an opponent has scored against Vanderbilt this season.
– In the past six games, dating back to the matchup against Duquesne on December 10, opponents have shot 3-for-30 (10%) from beyond the arc in the first half against Vanderbilt.
– The Bulldogs six field goals in the first half are the lowest an opponent has made against the Commodores this season.
– The Commodores 20 field goals were the least they made this season.
– Ten different Vanderbilt players recorded points and rebounds.
First-half notes:
– Gabby Smith made a three-point basket with 17:30 remaining to record Vanderbilt’s first points of the game.
– Stephanie Holzer made two free throws with 15:14 remaining to record her first points against an SEC opponent and help give Vanderbilt a 10-4 lead.
– Trailing 3-4 with 17:15 remaining, Vanderbilt took off on a 16-0 run that spanned five minutes.
– Stephanie Holzer put in a layup off a Jordan Coleman offensive rebound to give the Commodores a 21-9 lead.
– Jence Rhoads made a jumper outside the paint to give Vanderbilt a 26-9 lead with 4:26 remaining.
– Stephanie Holzer leads the `Dores with 10 points and rebounds with seven.
– Hannah Tuomi had a team-leading three assists.
– Largest lead: Vanderbilt 17, Mississippi State 2
– Lead Changes: 3
– Ties: 0
– The Commodores head into half-time leading 31-16.
Second-half notes:
– Jence Rhoads recorded the first Vanderbilt points of the half when she made a jumper with 17:44 remaining to give the Commodores a 33-16 lead.
– Angela Puleo sank a three-point bucket with 14:40 remaining to take a 40-23 lead.
– With 10:23 left in the game, Stephanie Holzer made a layup to record her fifth field goal of the night and give Vanderbilt a 46-24 lead.
– Jence Rhoads made two free throws with 1:48 remaining to give the Commodores a 61-36 lead.
– Largest lead: Vanderbilt 25
– Lead Changes: 0
– Ties: 0
Player notes:– Stephanie Holzer recorded her sixth double-digit point game this season and third double-double with points and rebounds.
– This marked the third time Holzer has led the team in points and the second time she has led the team in points and rebounds.
– Angela Puleo had a career-high eight rebounds, topping her previous best of six set against Florida State on December 29, 2007 while playing at Georgia.
– Hannah Tuomi set a season-high in assists with four.
– Jence Rhoads scored in double-digits for the third-consecutive game and ninth this season.