ww 2015-16 COMMODORES Rebekah Rachel Myka Jasmine 1 DAHLMAN 3 BELL 12 DANCY 15 JENKINS Marqu’es Minta Kristen Morgan 22 WEBB 23 SPEARS 24 GAFFNEY 25 BATEY HEAD COACH MELANIE BALCOMB H Vanderbilt WBB all-time wins leader H 12 straight NCAA Tournaments at VU (2003-2014) Christa Kendall Miaya Rayte’a H Three SEC 33 REED 35 SHAW 41 SEAWRIGHT 44 LONG Tournament titles H 455-239 career coaching record H 10-2 record in NCAA 1st Round at Vanderbilt H Four Sweet 16 appearances H Nine WNBA Draft picks since 2003 6-0 l Junior H 100 percent graduation rate TABLE OF CONTENTS Media Information Postseason History 2.................................................................Vanderbilt Athletic Communications 54-55 ........................................................................................... SEC Tournament 3................................................................................. Covering the Commodores 56-58 ........................................................................................NCAA Tournament Season Outlook Memorial Gym 4..................................................................................................................... Roster 59...................................................... Year-by-Year Home Record / Attendance 5............................................................................................................Quick Facts 6-7 ................................................................................................Season Preview History & Records 60-61 ............................................................................................. All-Time Roster Player Information (Listed By Jersey Number) 62-66 ............................................................................................ 1,000-Point Club 8................................................................................................ Rebekah Dahlman 67......................................................All-Time Assistant Coaches/WNBA Draft 9............................................................................................................ Rachel Bell 68-70 ..................................................................................... Honors and Awards 10.................................................................................................Jasmine Jenkins 71........................................................................................................Annual Stats 11..................................................................................................Marqu’es Webb 72.....................................................................................................Yearly Leaders 12................................................................................................... Kristen Gaffney 73..................................................................................................... All-Americans 74-83 ............................................................................................... Team Records 13..................................................................................................... Morgan Batey 84-96 ......................................................................Individual and Yearly Results 14........................................................................................................Christa Reed 97-107 ............................................................................................. Series Results 15...................................................................................................... Kendall Shaw 16........................................................................................................Rayte’a Long Editorial Credits 17-18 ...................................................................................................Newcomers The Vanderbilt women’s basketball fact book was produced by the Vanderbilt athletic communications office. 19..........................................................................Get to know the Commodores Writing & Design: David Dawson, Ryan Schulz and Vanderbilt Creative Services Contributors: Brandon Barca, Andy Boggs, Larry Leathers, Kyle Parkinson, Chris Coaching Staff & Vanderbilt Administration Weinman, Rod Williamson and past women’s basketball SIDs. 20-23 .................................................................. Head Coach Melanie Balcomb Photography: Daniel Dubois, Steve Green, Joe Howell, John Russell, Todd van Emst 24.......................................................................... Kim Rosamond/Ashley Earley and many unidentifiable photographers. 25......................................Wendale Farrow/Jon Erickson/George MacLellan Printing: Pollock Printing 26....................................................................................................... Support Staff 27......................................................................................Head Coaching History 28............................................................................ Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos 29................................................................... Athletics Director David Williams 2014-15 Season Review 30................................................................................................... Season Results 31 ....................................................................................................Season Recap 32-37 ................................................................................................. Season Stats 38-39 ..........................................................................................Departed Players 40-50 .............................................................................................Game Capsules 51........................................................................................... Final SEC Standings Program History 52..........................................................................................Year-by-Year Results 53...........................................................................................................In the Polls VUCommodores.com twitter.com/VandyWBB STARS PLAY HERE 1 MEDIA INFORMATION The Vanderbilt Athletic Communications office welcomes your interest in the Vanderbilt women’s basketball program. We will make every effort to meet your ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF needs throughout the season. Following is information and guidelines to help you during the season and allow our coaches and players to adhere to their schedules. Credentials The Vanderbilt Athletic Communications office issues season media credentials to authorized full-time or specified representatives of media outlets who cover Vanderbilt basketball on a regular basis. Single-game credentials also will be avail- able for media who cover the team less frequently, should space allow. Please e-mail credential requests to the attention of women’s basketball contact, David Dawson. Vanderbilt Communications reserves the right to confirm employment by a media outlet. Season credentials are issued jointly for men’s and women’s basket- David Dawson Rod Williamson Brandon Barca ball. Assistant Director Athletic Communications Associate Director Women's Basketball Director Digital Strategies Credential Pick-Up Track & Field Credentials are available for pick-up at Media Will Call located near the playing floor at Memorial Gymnasium. Those media wishing to access Media Will Call should enter the service tunnel located at the end of Lot 71 behind the outfield wall of Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field baseball stadium. Proceed through the tunnel until you arrive at the Media Will Call table. If enough advance notice is given, credentials can be mailed or sent via next-day carrier at the expense of the media organization making the request. Media Parking Media parking is located inside the 25th Avenue Garage located at the southeast corner of 25th Avenue and Jess Neely Drive. After parking, please enter Memorial Andy Boggs Robynn Candish Larry Leathers Gymnasium through the service tunnel entrance located at the end of Lot 71 behind Assistant Director Administrative Assistant Assistant Director Men’s Basketball Football the outfield wall of Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field baseball stadium. Vehicles parked in Men’s & Women’s Golf Lot 71 without the proper parking pass will be towed. Media Seating Media covering Vanderbilt basketball games are seated at various locations inside Memorial Gymnasium. A select number of seats are available on the floor, usually reserved for Nashville beatwriters and radio crews from both schools. An additional 20 seats are available inside Suite 5 located on the northside concourse (above Section C), reserved for media following the visiting team and Nashville radio and television media. Media Workroom Kyle Parkinson Dana Reynolds Ryan Schulz Memorial Gymnasium’s media workroom is located in the northeast corner of the Assistant Director Social Media Assistant Athletic facility, nearest the opponents’ bench. This room will serve as a place for pre- Baseball Coordinator Director game meals as well as an area for the media to work after the game. The room is Communications equipped with telephone and data lines, as well as wireless internet. For access to wireless internet, please see a member of the communications staff. DIRECTORY Office: (615) 322-4121 • Fax: (615) 343-7064 General Communications Possibilities Basketball Press Row: (615) 320-0436 Wireless internet is available