| Vanderbilt Commodores (16-18, 4-12 SEC) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (25-7, 14-4, C-USA) |
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| Thursday, March 24 • 6:30 p.m. |
| Murphy Center | Murfreesboro, Tenn. |
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| Vanderbilt Game Notes |
| Middle Tennessee Game Notes |
- The last time the Commodores made it to the third round of the WNIT postseason tournament was back in 1984, Vanderbilt won three games.
- The Commodores are now just one of two SEC schools remaining in the WNIT, with Alabama continuing on in the third round.
- Only one Tennessee school will remain in the WNIT bracket after Thursday’s matchup as these two teams contest for the round four spot.
- The Commodores have 12 home wins this season which is the most since 2013-14.
- Jordyn Cambridge set the program’s new single season record in steals during Monday’s game against Liberty, concluding the game with 125.
- Vanderbilt is now 2-0 in the WNIT, it last won two postseason games in the 2009 NCAA Tournament and last won three postseason games in the 2002 NCAA Tournament.
- Monday’s game was the latest into the month of March for Vanderbilt since playing March 22, 2014, in the NCAA Tournament.
- The previous low shooting percentage by a Vanderbilt opponent this season was 28.4 percent by Arkansas on Jan. 6.
- Cambridge is eighth in Vanderbilt history with 231 career steals, Jackie Cowan is seventh with 235.
- Iyana Moore now has 77 made 3-pointers this season, the 10th-most in Vanderbilt history. Christina Wirth is ninth with 80.
- Head coach Shea Ralph (16) now has the second-most wins in an inaugural coaching season at Vanderbilt. Jim Foster and Melanie Balcomb each won 22 in their respective first campaigns.
- In the event of a win on Thursday, it will be the Commodores’ second road win of the 2021-22 campaign.
- Thursday’s game will be a rematch of the regular season contest back on Nov. 15, where the Commodores fell to the Blue Raiders 55-46 in Murfreesboro.
- Middle Tennessee made it to the second round of the C-USA Championships after defeating Southern Mississippi 70-50 but fell to Louisiana Tech 80-72.
- The Blue Raiders are currently on a two-game winning streak after besting Wofford 86-56 in round 1 of the WNIT and Wake Forest 67-55 in round 2.
- Middle Tennessee is currently undefeated at home, boasting a 15-0 record inside the Murphy Center this season.
- Rick Insell is Middle Tennessee’s all-time winningest basketball coach with 403 wins.
- The Blue Raiders’ 312 3-pointers are second on the Middle Tennessee single-season list.
- The Blue Raiders had a C-USA best six players represented on conference postseason teams. All-Conference: Kseniya Malashka, Dor Saar, Courtney Whitson; Sixth Player of the Year: Malashka; All-Defensive Team: Alexis Whittington; All-Freshman Team: Anastasiia Boldyreva, Jalynn Gregory.
- Middle Tennessee secured its 950th all-time win at Lipscomb (12/6), becoming just the 28th Division I women’s basketball team (out of 351) with 950 all-time victories.
