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Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball 2012 NCAA Tournament Guide First & Second Rounds • March 18-20 Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, Tenn. 2011-12 COMMODORES 3 4 5 10 Nadine Ndip Maggie Morrison Kady Schrann Christina Foggie 5-8, Fr., G 5-8, Fr., G 5-9, Fr., G 5-9, So., G Spring, Texas Millersville, Md. York, Pa. Mount Laurel, N.J. 11 12 21 30 Jasmine Lister Jordan Coleman Stephanie Holzer Elan Brown 5-4, So., G 5-11, Sr., F 6-4, RSo., C 6-0, Jr., G Corona, Calif. Orlando, Fla. Newtown Square, Pa. Atlanta, Ga. 32 34 55 Gabby Smith Tiffany Clarke Clair Watkins 5-10, Jr., G 6-0, So., F 6-4, RFr., F Cincinnati, Ohio Duluth, Ga. Charlotte, N.C. Melanie Balcomb Vicky Picott Kim Rosamond Tom Garrick Chanell Thomas Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Operations Tenth Season Tenth Season Fifth Season Third Season First Season 2011-12 Vanderbilt Basketball Contact: Michael Scholl, Assistant Communications Director Email: [email protected] • Office: 615-343-5823 • Cell: 574-876-6248 ® Online: www.VUCommodores.com2012 • Twitter: @VandyWBB NCAA Division I Women's 13 Straight NCAA Tournament Appearances • 13 Straight 20-Win Seasons • 19th Winningest Program of All-Time SCHEDULE & RESULTS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP National National National First Round Second Round Regionals Regionals Second Round First Round (22-9, 9-7 SEC) Semifinals Championship Semifinals 10 Middle Tennessee vs. 7 Vanderbilt Date Opponent Time/Result Baylor 1 1 Notre Dame Sat., Nov. 5 CLAYTON STATE (exhibition) W, 75-59 18-Mar, 30 min.NCAA fol. ESPN2 Tournament First Round • Sunday, March 18 • 4:10 p.m. CT (ESPN2) 18-Mar, 30 min. fol. ESPN2 Fri., Nov. 11 ALABAMA A&M W, 86-55 UC Santa Barbara 16 Memorial Gym (14,316) • Nashville, Tenn. 16 Liberty Mon., Nov. 14 WESTERN ILLINOIS W, 95-51 Ohio St. 8 20-Mar 20-Mar 8 California Wed., Nov. 16 USC UPSTATE W, 88-42 18-Mar, 12:15 p.m. ESPN2 Nickname 18-Mar, 12:10 p.m. ESPN2 Blue Raiders Commodores Dame Notre Tue., Nov. 22 SAM HOUSTON STATE W, 79-56 Green Bowling Florida 9 9 Iowa 26-6, 16-0 Sun Belt (1st) Record/Conference 22-9, 9-7 SEC (7th) Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament - Memorial Gym Georgetown 5 24-Mar 25-Mar 5 St. Bonaventure rv/rv18-Mar, 12:20 p.m. ESPN2 Ranking (AP/Coaches) rv/rv 18-Mar, 30 min. fol. ESPN2 Fri., Nov. 25 LIPSCOMB W, 81-39 Fresno St. 12 12 Fla. Gulf Coast Sat., Nov. 26 #12/14 OKLAHOMA W, 78-66 Rick Insell (7th season) Head Coach Melanie Balcomb (10th season) Georgia Tech 4 20-Mar 20-Mar 4 Georgia Wed., Nov. 30 at Austin Peay W, 83-51 18-Mar, 30 min. fol. ESPN2 18-Mar, 12:05 p.m. ESPN2 Chapel Hill Chapel Fri., Dec. 2 DENVER W, 77-56 Tallahassee Sacred Heart 13 Broadcast InformationDes Moines Raleigh 13 Marist Sun., Dec. 4 HIGH POINT W, 70-54 26-Mar 27-Mar Wed., Dec. 7 at UT Martin W, 99-84 Nebraska 6Television: ESPN2 • Dave Pasch & Debbie Antonelli 6 Arkansas Sun., Dec. 18 at N.C. State L, 59-66 18-Mar, 30 min. fol.Radio: ESPN2 WNSR 560 AM & VUCommodores.com • Charlie Mattos 17-Mar, 4:05 p.m. ESPN2 Thu., Dec. 22 FLORIDA STATE W, 64-59 Kansas 11 11 Dayton Thu., Dec. 29 WESTERN CAROLINA W, 81-36 Delaware 3 20-Mar 19-Mar 3 Texas A&M Game Notes ..........................2-13 Vandy in NCAA Leaders ..........7 Game Recaps .....................29-39 Station 18-Mar, 5:20 p.m. ESPN2 17-Mar, 30 min. fol. ESPN2 College Thu., Jan. 5 at rv/rv South Carolina* L, 65-55 Rock Little QuickUALR Facts ................................14 2 Top 25 Polls ................................8 Game-by-Game Highs ...........40 14 Albany (NY) Sun., Jan. 8 OLE MISS* W, 68-52 LastDePaul Game/Meeting ..................7 3 Roster .......................................24-Mar 15 Starting Lineups ......................41 25-Mar 7 Louisville Thu., Jan. 12 AUBURN* (CSS) W, 66-58 Denver Series17-Mar17-Mar, History 30 m minin. folfo .........................l. ESPN2 4-5 Melanie Balcomb ..............16-17 Last Time/Wins & Losses ......42 17-Mar17-Mar, 30 minmin. folfol. ESPN2 k Sun., Jan. 15 at #6/7 Tennessee* (SEC Network) L, 64-87 April 3 VandyBYU in SEC Stats Leaders10 ....6 Player Bios..........................18-28 Stats .....................................43-54 10 Michigan St. Thu, Jan. 19 at Arkansas* L, 47-69 Tennessee 2 19-Mar 19-Mar 2 Maryland Sun., Jan. 22 rv/rv SOUTH CAROLINA* (ESPNU) L, 60-65/ot Chicago 17-Mar, 4:10 p.m. ESPN2 Denver Denver 17-Mar, 11:15 a.m. ESPN2 Thu., Jan. 26 #17/15 GEORGIA* (CSS) W, 68-48 2012 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Park College UT Martin 15 April 1 April 1 15 Navy Sun., Jan. 29 rv/-- LSU* W, 81-72 Fresno Region Thu., Feb. 2 at Auburn* W, 66-61 Stanford 1 8 p.m. ESPN 6 p.m. ESPN 1 Connecticut NATIONAL CHAMPION Sun., Feb. 5 at Mississippi State* W, 65-59 17-Mar, 30 min. fol. ESPN2 17-Mar, 30 min. fol. ESPN2 Thu., Feb. 9 #11/11 TENNESSEE* (CSS) W, 93-79 Hampton 16 16 Prairie View Sun., Feb. 12 at #21/20 Georgia* (SEC Network) L, 63-76 West Virginia 8 19-Mar 19-Mar 8 Kansas St. Norfolk 17-Mar, 11:10 a.m. ESPN2 17-Mar, 11:20 a.m. ESPN2 Thu., Feb. 16 FLORIDA* (FSN) W, 75-69/ot Bridgeport Texas 9 9 Princeton Mon., Feb. 20 at #13/8 Kentucky* (ESPN2) L, 61-70 24-Mar 25-Mar Thu., Feb. 23 at LSU* (FSN) L, 66-69 South Carolina 5 5 LSU Sun., Feb. 26 ALABAMA* (CSS) W, 67-54 17-Mar, 11:05 a.m. ESPN2 18-Mar, 30 min. fol. ESPN2 SEC Tournament - Bridgestone Arena (Nashville) Eastern Mich. 12 12 San Diego St. Thu., March 1 vs. Mississippi State (FSN) W, 67-51 Purdue 4 19-Mar 20-Mar 4 Penn St. West 17-Mar, 30 min. fol. ESPN2 18-Mar, 5:15 p.m. ESPN2 Fri., March 2 vs. #13/10 Tennessee (FSN) L, 57-68 Lafayette Baton Rouge Baton NCAA Tournament South Dakota St. 13 Fresno Kingston 13 UTEP 26-Mar 27-Mar Sun., March 18 rv/rv Middle Tenn. % (ESPN2) 4:10 p.m. Oklahoma 6 6 Rutgers Tue., March 20 #6/6 Duke/Samford % (ESPN) 8:30 p.m. 18-Mar, 30 min. fol. ESPN2 17-Mar, 4:15 p.m. ESPN2 Sat.-Tue., Michigan 11 11 Gonzaga March 26-29 Regionals & TBA St. John's (NY) 3 20-Mar **ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN** 19-Mar 3 Miami (FL) Norman Sun.-Tue., 18-Mar, 5:05 p.m. ESPN2 All games available on ESPN3.com 17-Mar, 30 min. fol. ESPN2 Spokane April 1-3 Final Four # TBA Creighton 14 14 Idaho St. * Southeastern Conference Game 24-Mar 25-Mar All times Central Vanderbilt 7 7 Green Bay 18-Mar, 5:10 p.m. ESPN2 March 17 and 19 first‐/second‐round sites: Ames, Bridgeport, Chicago, College Park, College Station, 17-Mar, 30 min. fol. ESPN2 ^ - SEC Tournament, Bridgestone Arena (Nashville) Middle Tenn. 10 Norfolk, Spokane and West Lafayette. March 18 and 20 first‐/second‐round sites: Baton Rouge, 10 Iowa St. % - Memorial Gym (Nashville) Duke 2 20-Mar Bowling Green, Chapel Hill, Little Rock, Nashville, Norman, Notre Dame and Tallahassee. March 24 19-Mar 2 Kentucky Ames & - Des Moines, Iowa; Fresno, Calif.; Kingston, R.I. & Raleigh, N.C. ashville and 26 regional sites: Des Moines and Fresno. March 25 and 27 regional sites: Kingston and N 118-Mar8-Mar, 30 min.min. ffolol.. EESPN2SPN2 17-M17-Marar, 4:24:200 p.m..m. EESPN2SPN2 Raleigh.Raleigh # - Pepsi Center (Denver) Samford 15 15 McNeese St. ©©20122011 NationalNational CollegiateCollegiate AthleticAthletic Association. Association. No No commercial commercial use use without without the the NCAA's NCAA's written written permission. permission. TheThe NCAANCAA opposesopposes allall sports sports wagering. wagering. ThisThis bracketbracket shouldshould notnot bebe used used forfor sweepstakes, sweepstakes, contests,contests, officeoffice pools pools oror otherother gamblingamblingg activities. activities. Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball - A Winning Tradition • 19th winningest program in NCAA history (.675 - .718 in 10 years under Melanie Balcomb) • 25 NCAA Tournament appearances & 13 straight NCAA bids (one of eight teams) • 13 straight 20-win seasons • 14 Sweet 16 Appearances (four under Melanie Balcomb) • 1993 Final Four Participant • .816 winning percentage at Memorial Gym (.844 under Melanie Balcomb) • Six SEC Tournament titles in 1993, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009 (‘04, ‘07 & ‘09 under Melanie Balcomb) Scouting The Commodores Vanderbilt goes to the NCAA Tournament for the 25th time and 13th- 2011-12 VANDERBILT straight year with a 22-9 record. The Commodores are led by SEC scoring champion and First Team All-SEC selection Christina Foggie. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS The sophomore guard is averaging 17.8 points per contest, while also shooting an SEC-best 42.1% from three-point range. Foggie’s backcourt- GENERAL INFORMATION mate is also her classmate, Jasmine Lister. Lister was a Second Team Location .........................................................................Nashville, Tenn. All-SEC selection and she leads the league in assists per game (5.2), Founded ............................................................................................. 1873 while also contributing 12.2 points per outing. Junior forward Tiffany Enrollment ........................................................................................ 6,831 Clarke joined Lister on the All-SEC Second Team after posting 13.4 points Nickname ............................................................................Commodores and 7.5 rebounds per game during league play, totals that were sixth Colors ..................................................................................Black & Gold and fourth in the conference. The fourth Commodore in double-figures Arena (Capacity) ..................................Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) is center Stephanie Holzer, who posted 11.1 points and 7.3 rebounds Press Row Phone ............................................................