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Vanderbilt-Alabama postgame notes

Jan. 13, 2011

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Vanderbilt – Alabama Postgame Notes

Starting Lineup
– Vanderbilt started freshman Jasmine Lister, sophomore Gabby Smith, junior Jordan Coleman and seniors Hannah Tuomi and Jence Rhoads
– This is the third time Vanderbilt has used this starting lineup this season and are 3-0 when doing so.
– Vanderbilt has used eight starting lineups this season.
Hannah Tuomi made her 111th appearance and team-leading 100th career start while Jence Rhoads made her team-leading 116th appearance and 96th start.
– Coleman made her 11th career start and 42nd appearance.
– Smith made her 15th career start and 10th of the year
– Lister and Tuomi are the only two players to start all 16 games this season.

Postgame Notes
– Vanderbilt is 27-11 all-time against Alabama.
– Vanderbilt is 10-7 all-time at Alabama
– Head Coach Melanie Balcomb is 11-1 all-time against Alabama.
– Alabama’s last win was Feb. 8, 2004 in Tuscaloosa.
– Vanderbilt is now 2-5 on the road this season.
– Vanderbilt is 12-0 this season when holding its opponent to 70 points or less.
– Vanderbilt is 0-5 when an opponent scores 70 points or more.
– Vanderbilt’s 56.9% (33-58) shooting from the field is the second highest percentage this season and the highest since shooting 57.1% (28-49) against Samford in a 70-60 win on November 18, 2010 … It is the second straight game Vanderbilt has topped 50 percent shooting and posted its second highest field-goal percentage.
– The Commodores are now 10-1 when making more field goals than the opposing team.

Player notes
Jence Rhoads posted her third 20-point game of the season, finishing with 20 points … Rhoads is seven points shy of becoming the 33rd player to score 1,000 points in her career.
Hannah Tuomi finished with 19 points for her 14th double figure game of the year.
Stephanie Holzer had her fourth double-double and second in three games.
– After missing the past two games with post concussion syndrome, Christina Foggie returned to the floor on Thursday.