Jan. 6, 2011
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Vanderbilt 65, Mississippi State 44
January 6, 2010 - Memorial Gymnasium - Nashville, Tenn.
Attendance: 3,818
Starting Lineup
• Vanderbilt started freshman Jasmine Lister, sophomore Gabby Smith, junior Jordan Coleman and seniors Hannah Tuomi and Jence Rhoads.
• This marks the first time Vanderbilt has used this starting lineup.
• This is the eighth different starting lineup the Commodores have used this season.
• Hannah Tuomi made her 109th appearance and team-leading 98th career starts while Jence Rhoads made her team-leading 114th appearance and 94th start.
• Coleman made her ninth-career start and 40th appearance.
• It was Coleman's second-consecutive start.
• Smith made her 13th-career start and eighth of the year.
• Lister and Tuomi are the only two players to start all 15 games this season.
Postgame Notes:
• Vanderbilt is 30-14 all-time against Mississippi State.
• The Commodores hold a 17-2 record against the Bulldogs when playing in Memorial Gym.
• Vanderbilt is 3-0 against Mississippi State in SEC home openers, winning 72-50 on January 10, 2008 and 87-48 on January 12, 2006.
• Melanie Balcomb moves to 6-4 against the Bulldogs and 4-1 when playing at home.
• The Commodores have now won eight straight SEC home openers with the last loss coming against South Carolina on January 16, 2003.
• The Bulldogs' 44 points are the fewest an SEC opponent has scored since Georgia put up 44 on January 14, 2010.
• Mississippi State's 16 first-half points are the lowest an opponent has scored against Vanderbilt this season.
• In the past six games, dating back to the matchup against Duquesne on December 10, opponents have shot 3-for-30 (10%) from beyond the arc in the first half against Vanderbilt.
• The Bulldogs six field goals in the first half are the lowest an opponent has made against the Commodores this season.
• The Commodores 20 field goals were the least they made this season.
• Ten different Vanderbilt players recorded points and rebounds.
First-half notes:
• Gabby Smith made a three-point basket with 17:30 remaining to record Vanderbilt's first points of the game.
• Stephanie Holzer made two free throws with 15:14 remaining to record her first points against an SEC opponent and help give Vanderbilt a 10-4 lead.
• Trailing 3-4 with 17:15 remaining, Vanderbilt took off on a 16-0 run that spanned five minutes.
• Stephanie Holzer put in a layup off a Jordan Coleman offensive rebound to give the Commodores a 21-9 lead.
• Jence Rhoads made a jumper outside the paint to give Vanderbilt a 26-9 lead with 4:26 remaining.
• Stephanie Holzer leads the `Dores with 10 points and rebounds with seven.
• Hannah Tuomi had a team-leading three assists.
• Largest lead: Vanderbilt 17, Mississippi State 2
• Lead Changes: 3
• Ties: 0
• The Commodores head into half-time leading 31-16.
Second-half notes:
• Jence Rhoads recorded the first Vanderbilt points of the half when she made a jumper with 17:44 remaining to give the Commodores a 33-16 lead.
• Angela Puleo sank a three-point bucket with 14:40 remaining to take a 40-23 lead.
• With 10:23 left in the game, Stephanie Holzer made a layup to record her fifth field goal of the night and give Vanderbilt a 46-24 lead.
• Jence Rhoads made two free throws with 1:48 remaining to give the Commodores a 61-36 lead.
• Largest lead: Vanderbilt 25
• Lead Changes: 0
• Ties: 0
Player notes:
• Stephanie Holzer recorded her sixth double-digit point game this season and third double-double with points and rebounds.
• This marked the third time Holzer has led the team in points and the second time she has led the team in points and rebounds.
• Angela Puleo had a career-high eight rebounds, topping her previous best of six set against Florida State on December 29, 2007 while playing at Georgia.
• Hannah Tuomi set a season-high in assists with four.
• Jence Rhoads scored in double-digits for the third-consecutive game and ninth this season.
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