Nov. 30, 2012
Vanderbilt Game Notes 
| Tennessee Tech Game Notes
Note: Due to a scheduling conflict, the game will not air on 560 AM in Nashville. The contest will be available as part of a free webcast on VUCommodores.com.
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Scouting The Commodores
The Vanderbilt women’s basketball team (4-3) plays the second of two straight home games on Saturday when it hosts Tennessee Tech. Tiffany Clarke is the hottest Commodore entering the contest, having scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Austin Peay in a Wednesday night win. Clarke is averaging 14.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game this season, while shooting an SEC-best .567 (38-67) from the field. Jasmine Lister joined Clarke in double figures Wednesday, scoring 12 while adding five rebounds and three assists. Lister is posting 12.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists per season. Vanderbilt’s top scorer, Christina Foggie, is day-to-day while she nurses a foot injury first sustained against Virginia on November 23. The SEC’s leading scorer last year, Foggie is averaging 15.7 points per game this season. Elan Brown has joined Clarke and Lister in the starting lineup for every game this season, posting 6.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. On Wednesday night, Vanderbilt used its third starting lineup of the season and the trio was joined by Kady Schrann (5.6 ppg/2.9 rpg) and Gabby Smith (2.0 ppg/1.5 apg).
Scouting The Golden Eagles
Tennessee Tech (3-3) hits the road for the first time this season, traveling to Nashville off a 74-57 win over Alcorn State on Tuesday night. Diamond Henderson is the Eagles’ leading scorer, posting 17.3 points per game. The sophomore scored 18 in the win over Alcorn State, adding six rebounds and five assists. Jala Harris and Lashay Davs are the other main contributors for Tennessee Tech, scoring 8.5 and 8.3 points per outing, respectively. T’Keyah Williams is the team’s leading rebounder, grabbing 7.5 per outing, while also contributing 7.0 points per game. First-year Head Coach Jim Davis has wins over Tennessee Wesleyan, Rice and Alcorn State, while the defeats have come to Akron, Middle Tennessee (overtime) and Louisiana-Monroe.
The Series – Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee Tech
Despite being separated by just 80 miles of Interstate 40, Vanderbilt and Tennessee Tech will be meeting for the first time since February 27, 1992. The teams met for the first time in 1978-79, playing three times during Vanderbilt’s second season of varsity women’s basketball. The Golden Eagles took all three meetings, one in Cookeville, one in Nashvile and one in Knoxville during the AIAW Tournament. Tennessee Tech went on to take the first seven meetings in the series between 1978 and 1983 before the Commodores finally won at Memorial in 1983. The teams continued to meet annually through 1992, with Vanderbilt winning six of the last nine meetings. Overall, Tennessee Tech leads the series 10-6, however Vanderbilt holds a 5-2 edge on West End. In the last meeting, an 87-59 Commodore win, Heidi Gillingham led Vanderbilt with 17 points, while Misty Lamb contributed 14 points and six rebounds.
On Deck – Western Kentucky
The Commodores will travel north to face their most common non-conference opponent, Western Kentucky, on Tuesday, December 4. Tipoff in Bowling Green, Ky., is set for 7:00 p.m.