2009–10 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record23–11 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
  • Melanie Balcomb
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Garrick
  • Vicky Picott
  • Kim Rosamond
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
2009–10 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Tennessee151 .938323  .914
No. 19 Kentucky115 .688288  .778
Mississippi State97 .5632113  .618
No. 21 LSU97 .5632110  .677
Vanderbilt97 .5632311  .676
No. 23 Georgia97 .563259  .735
Florida79 .4381517  .469
South Carolina79 .4381415  .483
Ole Miss79 .4381715  .531
Auburn511 .3131516  .484
Alabama412 .2501218  .400
Arkansas412 .2501218  .400
2010 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2009–10 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team will represent Vanderbilt University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Commodores are a member of the Southeastern Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA championship.

Offseason

  • April 23: The Commodores were honored with a joint resolution presented on the floor of the Tennessee House of Representatives which lauded the squad for its successful 2008–09 season. Representative Brenda Gilmore sponsored the resolution in the House after it was original entered by Senator Douglas Henry.[1]
  • May 18, 2009 : Former Vanderbilt women's basketball stars Christina Wirth and Jennifer Risper are adjusting to professional basketball. Wirth and Risper, now with the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky, helped one another move into their new respective homes this past week. After four years together with the Commodores, separating from each other and the rest of their teammates has been an adjustment. Should they make the final rosters, they will meet three times during the regular season.[2]
  • On May 28, Ripser and Wirth played against each other. The Sky lost the game 74–67. In the loss, Risper appeared in 9 minutes, had 3 Free Throws, 5 Rebounds, 1 Steal, and 3 points.[3] Christina Wirth played 10 minutes, had 2 free throws, 1 assist, 1 steal, and scored 2 points.[3]
  • June 17, 2009: The Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn. will host either the men's or women's SECtournament in each of next four seasons. Nashville was previously revealed as the host of the 2010 men's tournament, and has been awarded the 2011 and 2012 women's tournament and the 2013 men's tournament.[4]
  • June 25: Jence Rhoads traveled to Austria, Italy and the Czech Republic as part of Athletes International, a non-profit organization that gives American athletes in over a dozen different sports a chance to play around the world.[5]

Preseason

DateLocationOpponentScoreRecord
Oct 30NashvilleUnion (TN)69–481–0
Nov 7NashvilleDrury79–542–0

Regular season

  • February 21: Jence Rhoads had 19 points as the Commodores beat Mississippi by a score of 68–59. It was the Commodores first win in Oxford since 2003.[6]

Roster

NumberNameHeightPositionClass
11Ashlee Bridge5–11Guard/ForwardSenior
30Elan Brown6–0GuardFreshman
34Tiffany Clarke6–0ForwardFreshman
12Jordan Coleman5–11ForwardSophomore
21Stephanie Holzer6–4CenterFreshman
5Lauren Lueders5–8GuardSenior
23Merideth Marsh5–6GuardSenior
20Jessica Mooney5–8GuardSenior
4Angela Puleo5–9GuardJunior
22Jence Rhoads5–11GuardJunior
33Rebecca Silinski6–3ForwardJunior
32Gabby Smith5–10GuardFreshman
15Hannah Tuomi6–1ForwardJunior

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Schedule

The Commodores participated in the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament (held from November 27–28)

DateLocationOpponentScoreRecord
Nov. 15NashvilleLehigh90–541–0
Nov. 18Carbondale, IllSouthern Illinois90–642–0
Nov. 20NashvilleUC Riverside75–603–0
Nov. 24PhiladelphiaSt. Joseph's59–464–0
Nov. 27NashvilleAustin Peay95–515–0
Nov. 28NashvilleNorth Carolina State77–716–0
Dec. 2DaytonWright State63–46

Player stats

PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints

Postseason

NCAA basketball tournament

Awards and honors

  • Elan Brown, 2010 All-SEC Rookie Team
  • Tiffany Clarke, 2010 All-SEC Rookie Team
  • Merideth Marsh, 2010 Second Team All-SEC
  • Jence Rhodes, 2010 First Team All-SEC[8]

Team players drafted into the WNBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club

See also

References

  1. http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/042309aaa.html
  2. "Risper, Wirth make transition to WNBA - Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site". vucommodores.cstv.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "WNBA.com: Sky at Fever Boxscore". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  4. "Future SEC basketball tournaments announced - VANDERBILT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  5. http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/062509aab.html
  6. "Rhoads leads VU past Ole Miss, 68-59 - Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site". vucommodores.cstv.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  7. "VANDERBILT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on July 22, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  8. http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030210aag.html
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