Vanderbilt (21-8, 8-7 SEC) vs. Georgia (11-16, 3-12 SEC)
Sunday, March 3, 2024 • 1 p.m. CT
Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tenn. • SEC Network+ • Tickets
94.9 The Fan • Vanderbilt Athletics App • Live Stats • Game Notes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Vanderbilt women’s basketball team will honor the careers of Jordyn Cambridge and Bella LaChance this Sunday as part of Senior Day at Memorial Gymnasium. Tipoff against Georgia is set for 1 p.m. and will stream live on SEC Network+.
Starting Five
>> Vanderbilt heads into the 2023-24 season finale holding a 21-8 record overall and an 8-7 mark in SEC play. The Dores are coming off a 68-61 win at Missouri to record a program-record sixth SEC road win of the season. Junior Iyana Moore scored a team-high 15 points to lead a quartet of double-digit scorers for the Commodores.
>> It will be Senior Day at Memorial Gymnasium as the Commodores will celebrate the careers of Jordyn Cambridge and Bella LaChance. Both have been key cogs, on and off the court, in helping Vanderbilt post a 20-win campaign for the first time in 11 years during their last season of competition.
>> The Dores are 11-5 at Memorial Gymnasium this season. Vanderbilt is looking to snap a four-game losing streak at home, as the Dores’ last win at Memorial came back on Jan. 18 with a 53-50 victory over Auburn. Vandy is 32-17 inside Memorial Gym under head coach Shea Ralph.
>> Sunday’s matchup will be the 71st meeting between Vanderbilt and Georgia. The Bulldogs hold a 41-29 series lead, though the Commodores won the last matchup, as Vandy picked up a 61-55 win in Athens back on Feb. 11. Freshman Khamil Pierre scored a career-high 28 points in the win over the Bulldogs.
>> Vanderbilt is an even 13-13 at home against Georgia. It’s been slightly over a decade since the Commodores have knocked off the Bulldogs inside Memorial Gym, with the last Vandy home win in the series came back on Jan. 2, 2014, with the Dores picking up a 66-58 victory.
Game Coverage
Sunday’s contest will stream live at 1 p.m. on SEC Network+. Fans can listen to the game on the Vanderbilt Commodores app or on 94.9 The Fan in the Nashville area.
NET Ranking
Vanderbilt holds a NET ranking of 56 coming into Sunday’s game. The Commodores have the ninth-best NET ranking in the SEC entering conference play. The NET is an evaluation tool used by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee to determine seeding and at-large bids.
A Tangible Improvement
Vanderbilt’s 21 wins this season marks a nine-win improvement from last year’s win total of 12. That is the second-largest improvement in win total from year-to-year in program history. The largest improvement in wins from one season to the next in program history is 11, which came during the 1983-84 team’s 23-win campaign.
Going for Win No. 22
Vanderbilt comes into Sunday’s game with 21 wins on the year. That is the most wins in a season for the Commodores under third-year Shea Ralph, while it is the 28th time in program history that Vanderbilt has won 20 or more games in a season. The last time came during the 2012-13 campaign when the Dores collected 21 wins. The Commodores head into the regular season finale looking for 22 wins in a season for the first time since the 2011-12’s 23-win campaign.
Moving Up the Steals List
Jordyn Cambridge’s 336 career steals are the second-most in program history. The guard needs three more steals to move past Deborah Denton (338; 1986-89) for first on the list.
Closing in on 1,000 Career Points
Graduate student Jordyn Cambridge needs three more points to join Vanderbilt’s 1,000-point club. The sixth-year player has currently scored 997 points over 116 games as a Commodore. When she hits the mark, Cambridge will become the 40th Vanderbilt women’s basketball player to score 1,000 career points.
Racking Up the SEC Wins
Vanderbilt goes into the final regular season game sporting an 8-7 mark in SEC play. The eight conference wins are the most the program has won since winning nine games during the 2012-13 season. The Commodores have set a program record for most SEC road wins in a season with six this year.
Scouting the Bulldogs
Georgia comes to Nashville holding a 12-16 overall record and a 3-12 mark in SEC play. The Bulldogs are 1-7 in true road games this season, while they have lost seven-straight road contests. Georgia enters the regular season finale holding a NET ranking of 93.
Senior Javyn Nicholson leads the Bulldogs in scoring at 16.7 points per game. The 6-2 forward is nearly averaging a double-double, as she is also pulling down a team-high 8.9 rebounds per contest. In total, Nicholson has collected 15 total double-doubles this season. Senior Zoesha Smith (9.9 ppg) and junior De’Mauri Flournoy (9.2 ppg) are both averaging near 10 points per game.
The Bulldogs average 63.9 points per game this season, while Georgia is shooting 40.6 percent from the floor and 28.2 percent from behind the arc. Defensively, UGA is allowing teams to scoring 66.8 points per contest. Opponents are shooting 39.1 percent from the field against Georgia and foes are hitting 32.1 percent on its 3-point attempts.
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