Nov. 19, 2008
Vanderbilt 80 – Eastern Kentucky 38
November 19, 2008 – Memorial Gymnasium
Attendance: 3,875
First Half Notes:
– Vanderbilt started the game on a 14-0 run in the first 3:26.
– The Commodore defense forced the Lady Colonels into five turnovers in the game’s first six minutes
– VU’s Christina Wirth scored 11 points in the game’s first six-and-a-half minutes on 4-5 shooting, including 3-3 from beyond the arc.
– The Commodores led 24-8 with 10 minutes to go in the first half
– Through the games first 10 minutes of play, Vanderbilt was 9-13 from the floor including 4-6 from three
– Leading 16-8 at the 14:28 mark, Vanderbilt went on a 21-2 run and led 37-10 with 5:21 remaining.
– Vanderbilt closed out the first half on a 32-10 run to lead 48-18 at halftime
– The Vanderbilt defense forced Eastern Kentucky into 16 first half turnovers
– The Commodores shot 18-29 (62 percent) compared to 6-21 (29 percent) for the Lady Colonels
– Vanderbilt held a 19-6 rebound advantage at the break
– Nine Vanderbilt players scored during the first half
– The 62 percent shooting is a season-high for FG percentage in the first half
– Christina Wirth led all scorers during the first half with 13 points on 4-6 shooting
– Vanderbilt scored 25 points off of Eastern Kentucky’s turnovers during the first half
– Vanderbilt had 20 points in the paint compared to just four for EKU during the first half
Second Half Notes:
– With back-to-back three pointers from Wirth and Lauren Lueders, Vanderbilt expanded its lead to 60-20 with 14:54 remaining in the game
– VU outscored EKU, 32-20, in the second half
– Vanderbilt started the second half on a 23-6 run to lead 71-24 with 10:59 remaining. The 47-point lead was the largest of the game
Postgame Notes:
– With the win Vanderbilt improves to 3-0 while Eastern Kentucky drops to 2-1
– Vanderbilt head coach Melanie Balcomb improves to 149-52 at Vanderbilt. Balcomb will aim to get her 150th Commodore win Friday night at East Tennessee State.
– Eleven Vanderbilt players scored in the game and all 12 players that dressed played
– Eleven Vanderbilt players played at least 10 minutes
– Vanderbilt’s stingy defense held Eastern Kentucky to just 32 percent shooting (15-47 FG) for the game
– Eastern Kentucky committed 27 turnovers while Vanderbilt had 13
– Vanderbilt registered 37 points off of EKU turnovers
– Vanderbilt tallied 34 points in the paint while EKU had eight
– Vanderbilt recorded double digits in steals for the second time in three games (10 tonight, 13 vs. Western Kentucky)
– The Commodores shot a season high (29-56) 52 percent from the field for the game, including 9-25 (36%) from downtown
– Christina Wirth led all scorers with 16 points on 6-9 shooting, including 4-5 from three in 24 minutes
– Jennifer Risper posted a solid floor game with nine points, eight rebounds, two steals and two assists in 25 minutes.
– Hannah Tuomi and Jessica Mooney tallied 12 and 11 points in only 14 and 19 minutes, respectively. Mooney added a team-high three steals in the win.
– Vanderbilt has made 25 three-pointers in its first three games of the 2008-09 season
– Freshman Tia Gibbs posted a career high three assists
