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Vanderbilt Commodores (21-5, 7-3)
Pos. No. Name Ht. Cl. PPG RPG
F 13 Zuzi Klimesova 6-2 Sr. 16.3 7.4
F 42 Jenni Benningfield 6-3 So. 5.8 3.8
C 21 Chantelle Anderson 6-6 Jr. 20.3 6.1
G 33 Jillian Danker 6-1 Sr. 8.8 2.9
G 22 Ashley McElhiney 5-6 Jr. 9.0 2.3
LSU Lady Tigers (13-8, 6-4)
Pos. No. Name Ht. Cl. PPG RPG
F 1 KeKe Tardy 6-1 Jr. 9.9 5.3
F 5 Roneeka Hodges 5-11 So. 9.7 5.4
C 31 Aiysha Smith 6-2 Jr. 15.8 7.6
G 4 Doneeka Hodges 5-9 So. 15.3 4.4
G 2 Temeka Johnson 5-3 So. 9.1 4.3
This is the 22nd meeting between these two teams with
Vanderbilt holding a 11-10 lead in the series. VU is 6-2 in
games played in Memorial Gym. The Commodores defeated LSU
64-53 in Baton Rouge on Jan. 27. The Commodores have won four
consecutive games in the series.
Between tonights two coaches, Sue Gunter and
Jim Foster own a combined record of 1,141-515 for a 68.9 win
percentage.
Head coach Jim Foster is three wins shy of 250 at Vanderbilt
and five shy of 500 career wins.
LSU Head coach Sue Gunter played for the Nashville
AAU Business College Basketball Team and is a 1962 graduate
of Peabody.
The Commodores have been ranked in the AP and USA Today/ESPN
Polls throughout the season and ranging from #3 to #8. Currently,
VU is #6 in both polls.
VU is 6-4 vs. ranked teams this season and 15-1 vs.
unranked teams (Arkansas is the lone loss).
The Commodores are 7-2 in television games this season.
This is the first of three appearances on FOX Sports South.
Saturdays game at UT is on FOX along with the season
finale with Auburn.
The Commodores have three starters in the VU 1,000-point
club. Chantelle Anderson is fourth on the list with 1,786
points, followed by Zuzi Klimesova in fifth with 1,724 points
and Jillian Danker in 18th place with 1,037 points
The Commodores lead the nation in field goal percentage
- men or women - with a 53.4 percentage (715-1339). On the
mens side, Kansas leads the nation with a 51.8 percentage
(826-1594). Junior center Chantelle Anderson is second on
the nation with a 65.8 percentage, while Zuzi Klimesova is
16th with a 58.4 mark. Iowa State senior center Angie Welle
leads the nation with a 68.6 mark. Last season, VU led the
nation in field goal percentage - men or women - with a 54.5
mark with Anderson leading the nation with a 72.3 percentage.
Junior point guard Ashley McElhiney is in sixth place
on the VU Career Assists List with 419.
In the lastest WBCA/Summerville RPI, Vanderbilt is
ranked sixth with the fourth toughest schedule in the nation.
Only Tennessee among the Top 10 teams has a tougher schedule
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Anthem Singer - Grady Nations
Halftime
Frisbee Dog
Vanderbilt Dance Team
Color Guard
Navy ROTC
Antonio's Dinner Giveaway
We are placing a $50.00 gift certificate inside a T-shirt
and the cheerleaders are going to throw out t-shirts to the
loudest fans. Someone will catch the T-shirt with the gift
certificate.
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