Nov. 15, 2011
Vandy Game Notes (USC Upstate)
Scouting the Commodores
Vanderbilt has relied on strong guard play to pick up a pair of wins in its first two games. Sophomore guards Jasmine Lister and Christina Foggie lead the way with 18.5 and 13.5 points per game, respectively. Lister is adding 7.0 assist per game, which is first in the SEC among those who have played more than one contest. Right behind the guards are a pair of frontcourt players, also averaging double-figures. Junior Tiffany Clarke and redshirt sophomore Stephanie Holzer, both of whom were Preseason All-SEC selections, are third and fourth on the team in scoring and tied for second in rebounding. Clarke is posting 12.0 ppg, while Holzer is averaging 11.0 ppg. Both are grabbing 7.0 rebounds per game. Junior Elan Brown leads the team in rebounding, having grabbed nine boards in each contest on the season. The Commodores have been phenomenal distributing the basketball, as they are averaging and SEC-best 23.5 assists as a team.
Scouting the Spartans
USC Upstate comes to Nashville with an 0-2 record, having fallen at home to North Greenville, 75-57, and on the road at No. 20/19 North Carolina, 91-34. Tee’Ara Copney leads the Spartans through two games with 15.0 points per game. Kim Roach is adding 10.0 ppg. Paulina Zaveckaite is the team leader on the glass, grabbing 5.5 rebounds per contest, followed by Copney and Roach each grabbing 4.0 rpg. The Spartans have struggled to control the basketball, as they have committed 52 turnovers to just 16 assists over their two contests. USC Upstate is in its fifth year of NCAA Division I competition.
Vanderbilt vs. USC Upstate – The Series
This is the first women’s basketball meeting between Vanderbilt and USC Upstate.
Commodores vs. Atlantic Sun
Vanderbilt has posted an all-time record of 27-6 against the Atlantic Sun. The majority of those match-ups have come against cross-town foes Belmont and Lipscomb. The Commodores are 9-4 against Belmont, while they have posted a 13-0 mark against Lipscomb. Vanderbilt is also 3-2 against East Tennessee State, while posting a 2-0 mark against Mercer. Vanderbilt has never met Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Stetson or North Florida.