2009–10 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

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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
Seasons
2009–10 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Tennessee† 15 – 1   .938 32 – 3   .914
No. 19 Kentucky 11 – 5   .688 28 – 8   .778
Mississippi State 9 – 7   .563 21 – 13   .618
No. 21 LSU 9 – 7   .563 21 – 10   .677
Vanderbilt 9 – 7   .563 23 – 11   .676
No. 23 Georgia 9 – 7   .563 25 – 9   .735
Florida 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469
South Carolina 7 – 9   .438 14 – 15   .483
Ole Miss 7 – 9   .438 17 – 15   .531
Auburn 5 – 11   .313 15 – 16   .484
Alabama 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400
Arkansas 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Date Location Opponent Score Record
Oct 30 Nashville Union (TN) 69–48 1–0
Nov 7 Nashville Drury 79–54 2–0

Regular season[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Number Name Height Position Class
11 Ashlee Bridge 5–11 Guard/Forward Senior
30 Elan Brown 6–0 Guard Freshman
34 Tiffany Clarke 6–0 Forward Freshman
12 Jordan Coleman 5–11 Forward Sophomore
21 Stephanie Holzer 6–4 Center Freshman
5 Lauren Lueders 5–8 Guard Senior
23 Merideth Marsh 5–6 Guard Senior
20 Jessica Mooney 5–8 Guard Senior
4 Angela Puleo 5–9 Guard Junior
22 Jence Rhoads 5–11 Guard Junior
33 Rebecca Silinski 6–3 Forward Junior
32 Gabby Smith 5–10 Guard Freshman
15 Hannah Tuomi 6–1 Forward Junior

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Schedule[edit]

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

Date Location Opponent Score Record
Nov. 15 Nashville Lehigh 90–54 1–0
Nov. 18 Carbondale, Ill Southern Illinois 90–64 2–0
Nov. 20 Nashville UC Riverside 75–60 3–0
Nov. 24 Philadelphia St. Joseph's 59–46 4–0
Nov. 27 Nashville Austin Peay 95–51 5–0
Nov. 28 Nashville North Carolina State 77–71 6–0
Dec. 2 Dayton Wright State 63–46

Player stats[edit]

Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points

Postseason[edit]

NCAA basketball tournament[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Round Pick Player NBA Club

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/042309aaa.html [dead link]
  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. ^ a b "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 [dead link]
  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 [dead link]

External links[edit]

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