Game Notes vs. McNeese State McNEESE STATE Cowgirls Game NO. 1 2011-12 Record: 23-7, 11-3 Gulf South Saturday, November 10 • Noon Head Coach: Roy Heintz (fifth season) Memorial Gym (14,326) • Nashville, Tenn. Rankings (AP/Coaches): N/A Free Admission with Men’s Basketball Ticket #16/17 VANDERBILT Commodores BROadcast INFOrmatiON 2011-12 Record: 23-10, 9-7 SEC Television: None Head Coach: Melanie Balcomb (11th season) Radio: WNSR 560 AM (Charlie Mattos) Rankings (AP/Coaches): 16/17 Internet: VUCommodores.com TODAY’S STORYLINES 2012-13 SCHEDULE H No. 16/17 Commodores open 2012-13 season with first meeting against McNeese St. Record: 0-0, 0-0 SEC H Vanderbilt looking to reach 14th-straight NCAA Tournament Day Date Opponent Time/Result Sat. Nov. 10 McNeese State Noon H Melanie Balcomb looking to become program’s winningest coach Mon. Nov. 12 at Lipscomb (ESPN3) 7:15 p.m. H Christina Foggie ready to defend SEC scoring title (17.7 ppg in 2011-12) Thu. Nov. 15 Alabama-Birmingham 7 p.m. H Stephanie Holzer out for season after injury in exhibition game Sun. Nov. 18 at Dayton 1 p.m. Thu. Nov. 22 vs. Virginia^ 4 p.m. Sat. Nov. 24 vs. Florida State^ 4 p.m. THE ROSTER (Full roster on page nine) Wed. Nov. 28 Austin Peay 7 p.m. Player PPG RPG APG Sat. Dec. 1 Tennessee Tech 12:30 p.m. 10 CHRISTINA FOGGIE Jr., G • Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape Regional 17.7 3.4 2.1 Tue. Dec. 4 at Western Kentucky 7 p.m. First Team All-SEC; Led SEC in scoring Thu. Dec. 6 Hartford 7 p.m. 11 JASMINE LISTER Jr., G • Corona, Calif./Santiago 12.5 2.8 5.3 Sun. Dec. 16 at Oklahoma 2 p.m. Second Team All-SEC; Led SEC in assists Sat. Dec. 22 College of Charleston 2 p.m. 34 TIffanY CLARKE Sr., F • Duluth, Ga./Norcross 11.1 7.2 1.0 bpg Sat. Dec. 29 at Southern Cal 4 p.m. Second Team All-SEC; Led SEC in FG pct. during conference play Thu. Jan. 3 Mississippi State* 7 p.m. RJr., C • Newtown Square, Pa/Cardinal O’Hara 11.0 7.5 1.5 bpg Sun. Jan. 6 at Ole Miss* (ESPNU) 2:30 p.m. 21 STEPHANIE HOLZER Thu. Jan. 10 at South Carolina* 6 p.m. Honorable All-SEC; Led team in rebounding Sun. Jan. 13 Arkansas* 2 p.m. 5 KADY SCHRANN So., G • York, Pa./York Catholic 6.7 1.8 1.6 Sun. Jan. 20 at LSU* 2 p.m. SEC All-Freshman Team; Started 27 games as a rookie Thu. Jan. 24 Tennessee* (SportSouth) 8 p.m. 30 ELAN BROWN Sr., G • Atlanta, Ga./Woodward Academy 6.1 5.0 1.6 Sun. Jan. 27 at Alabama* (SEC Network) 1 p.m. Third on team in rebounding; one of six to play in every game Thu. Jan. 31 at Texas A&M* (SportSouth) 7 p.m. 4 MAGGIE MORRISON So., G • Millersville, Md./Archbishop Spalding 4.3 2.9 3.8 Sun. Feb. 3 Ole Miss* 2 p.m. Eighth in SEC in assists when injury ended season after 10 games Sun. Feb. 10 Kentucky* (ESPN2) 3 p.m. 55 CLAIR WatkINS RSo., F • Charlotte, N.C./Butler 3.3 2.0 0.5 bpg Thu. Feb. 14 Missouri* 7 p.m. Played in all but five games after missing freshman year to injury Sun. Feb. 17 at Tennessee* (ESPN2) 1:30 p.m. 32 GABBY SMITH Sr., Guard • Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame 1.6 1.0 0.8 Thu. Feb. 21 at Florida* (CSS) 6 p.m. Sun. Feb. 24 Texas A&M* (ESPN2) 4 p.m. Played 13 games due to injury; shot .339 from three as sophomore Thu. Feb. 28 Auburn* (CSS) 8 p.m. 13 NADINE NDIP So., G • Spring, Texas/Klein 0.3 0.5 0.1 Sun. March 3 at Georgia* (ESPNU) 12:30 p.m. Walk-on played in 14 games Wed.- March. 6- 25 MORGAN BateY Fr., G • Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy Sun. March 10 SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.) TBA #54 in class (ESPN); Owns Georgia career rebounding record (1,307) Sat.- March 23- 3 HeatheR BOWE Fr., F • Eau Claire, Wis./Regis Tue. March 26 NCAA First/Second Rounds TBA Parade All-American; Owns Regis career scoring record (1,797) Sat.- March 30- 24 KRISTEN GAFFNEY Fr., Wing/F • Cary, N.C./Green Hope Tue. April 2 NCAA Regionals TBA Parade All-American; Seventh leading scorer in NC history (2,671) Sun.- April 7- 15 JASMINE JENKINS Fr., Guard • Gainesville, Ga. /East Hall Tue. April 9 NCAA Final Four (New Orleans) TBA #87 in class (ESPN); Averaged 16.5 pts/6.2 rebs/4.2 assists as a senior * Southeastern Conference Game 44 RAYTE’A LONG Fr., Forward • Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade ^ 2012 San Juan Shootout Averaged 15 points and eight rebounds as a senior Home games in bold 35 KENDALL Shaw Fr., Center • Mont Belvieu, Texas /Barbers Hill All games broadcast live on WNSR 560 AM & VUCommodores.com #109 in class (Blue Star); Barbers Hill career records in rebounds & blocks SCOuting THE COMMODORES 2012-13 vanderbilt The No. 16/17 Vanderbilt team is locked-and-loaded for 2012-13 as they begin the 2012-13 season. The roster has 10 of 11 players returning from last year’s WOmen’S basketball team which won 23 games and reached the second round of the NCAA Tourna- QUICK Facts ment, highlighted by Christina Foggie. The junior guard led the SEC in scoring General INFOrmatiON last year (17.7 ppg) and earned First Team All-SEC honors, as well as WBCA Location ....................................................................................................Nashville, Tenn. All-Region honors. Her backcourt partner and classmate Jasmine Lister led the Founded .........................................................................................................................1873 SEC in assists (5.5 apg) and earned All-SEC honors, as did senior Tiffany Clarke Enrollment ....................................................................................................................6,831 (7.2 rpg) and redshirt junior center Stephanie Holzer (7.5 rpg). Sophomore Nickname .......................................................................................................Commodores Kady Schrann also returns after earning a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team a Colors .............................................................................................................Black & Gold year ago. The guard started 27 games. The Commodores are coming off an 81-53 Arena (Capacity) .............................................................Memorial Gymnasium (14,326) exhibition win over Alabama-Huntsville, but lost Holzer for the season to a knee Press Row Phone .........................................................................................(615) 320-0436 injury during the contest. Affiliation ..................................................................................................NCAA Division I Conference .................................................................................................. Southeastern SCOuting THE COwgirls Chancellor ...........................................................................................Nicholas S. Zeppos McNeese State enters the 2012 season returning their top-two scorers from Vice Chancellor/Athletic Director ....................................................... David Williams II a team which reached the NCAA Tournament and won the Southland Confer- Faculty Representative .........................................................................Richard McCarty ence last year. Twins Ashlyn and Caitlyn Baggett averaged 15.4 and 14.4 points Senior Woman Administrator ......................................................... Candice Storey Lee per game last season, respectively. The duo also combined for 6.7 assists per Website..............................................................................................vucommodores.com contest. Head Coach Brooks Donald Williams’ team won an exhibition contest against Wiley, 76-61, on October 29. Ashlyn Baggett led the way with 21 points, COaching StaFF while her sister, Caitlyn, added 18. Head Coach ...........................................................................................Melanie Balcomb Alma Mater ........................................................................................Trenton State (1984) THE SERIES - Vanderbilt vs. MCNEESE State Record at Vanderbilt ............................................................... 238-94/.717 (11th Season) Vanderbilt and McNeese State will be meeting for the first time on the hard- Career Record ....................................................................... 401-198/.669 (20th Season) wood. However, it is not McNeese’s first trip to Memorial Gym, as the Cowgirls Assistant Coaches ...............................................................Vicky Picott (Rutgers, 1992) played in the 2005 Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament, but did not face the ....................................................................................Kim Rosamond (Mississippi, 1998) Commodores. ......................................................................................Tom Garrick (Rhode Island, 1989) Director of Basketball Ops. ....................................Chanell Thomas (Vanderbilt, 2005) Video Coordinator .....................................George MacLellan (New Hampshire, 2011) ON DECK - LipscOMB The Commodores will hit the road for the first time on Monday, November 12, TEAM INFOrmatiON but they won’t have far to travel. Vanderbilt will visit Lipscomb for a 7:15 p.m 2011-12 Overall Record ..............................................................................................23-10 tipoff. The game can be seen on ESPN3.com and on the WatchESPN app. 2012 SEC Record ...........................................................................................9-7 (Seventh) 2012 Postseason ...........................................................NCAA Second Round (#7 seed) Opening the DORES ....................................................................................def. #10 Middle Tennessee (60-46) Vanderbilt