Feb. 13, 2011
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Tennessee 65, Vanderbilt 57
February 13, 2011 – Memorial Gymnasium – Nashville, Tenn.
Attendance: 11,386
Starting Lineup
– Vanderbilt started freshman Jasmine Lister, sophomore Tiffany Clarke, junior Angela Puleo and seniors Hannah Tuomi and Jence Rhoads.
– Vanderbilt used this starting lineup for the fifth-consecutive game.
– Vanderbilt is 4-1 with this lineup.
– Hannah Tuomi made her team-leading 108th career start and 119th appearance while Jence Rhoads made her team-leading 124th appearance and 104th start.
– Lister has started every game this season.
– Puleo made her sixth start of the year.
– Clarke started for the tenth time this season and 25th of her career.
Postgame Notes:
– Vanderbilt falls to 7-57 against the University of Tennessee.
– Melanie Bacomb now holds a 1-20 record against the Lady Vols.
– Vanderbilt’s 20 field goals matched a season low set against Kentucky and Mississippi State.
– The four three-point field goals are the least amount the Commodores have made in a loss this season, one less than they had against Ole Miss on January 2, 2011.
– Vanderbilt had 22 turnovers for the third time against an SEC opponent, a season high in conference play.
– Vanderbilt’s 10 assists were the least it has had this season in Memorial Gym with the eight at Kentucky being the lowest of the year.
– Only two players scored in double digits for the third time this year with the other two games being against Auburn and LSU.
– The Commodores only recorded two fast break points.
– For the second time this season and the first time since playing Ole Miss, Vanderbilt held an opponent to a season-low 15 first half points.
– Vanderbilt held Tennessee to 20.0% (5-for-25) shooting in the first half, marking the lowest efficiency an opponent has had this season.
– The 15 points scored by Tennessee were the third fewest points the Lady Vols have scored in a half ever.
– The 20% shooting was a season low for a half.
– The Commodores dropped to 10-3 on the season when opponents shoot 35% or less in the first half.
– Tennessee’s five first half field goals are the least an opponent has made against Vanderbilt this season, topping the previous low of six set by Mississippi State on January 6.
– For the fourth time this season, the Commodores held an opponent without a three-point field goal in the first half. The Lady Vols join Western Kentucky, Virginia Tech and Ole Miss.
First-half notes:
– Vanderbilt won the opening tipoff.
– Hannah Tuomi put in a shot under the basket to record the Commodores first points of the game at the 17:02 mark.
– With 15:34 remaining in the half, Jasmine Lister hit Vanderbilt’s first three-pointer and tied the game at 5.
– Vanderbilt went on a 9-0 run that began at the 14:25 mark and spanned two and half minutes, putting the Commodores ahead 16-7.
– Angela Puleo and Jasmine Lister had a team-leading six points while four `Dores had three rebounds.
– Eight players scored points with six points being recorded by the Vanderbilt bench.
– Largest lead: Vanderbilt 13, Tennessee 4
– Lead Changes: 1
– Ties: 2
– The Commodores head into half-time leading 28-15.
Second-half notes:
– Tiffany Clarke made a fastbreak layup at the 18:53 mark to record Vanderbilt’s first points of the half and give the `Dores a 30-19 lead.
– Stephanie Holzer scored the first points of the second half for the bench on a layup with 15:14 remaining.
– Trailing by two with 4:22 remaining, Jence Rhoads hit a three-pointer to give Vanderbilt a 45-44 lead.
– Largest lead: Vanderbilt 12, Tennessee 8
– Lead Changes: 0
– Ties: 3
Player notes:
– All eight players who saw minutes recorded points.
– Hannah Tuomi recorded her 13th game with 10 or more rebounds.
– Tuomi had double-digit rebounds for the second-consecutive game.
– Tuomi’s 12 rebounds are the most she has had against an SEC opponent in Memorial Gym, topping her previous high of 10 set against Ole Miss on January 30, 2011.
– Jence Rhoads’s 15 points are the most she has scored since putting up 17 against Tennessee earlier this season.
– Rhoads was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line marking the fourth time she has shot 100% from the line this season.