Game Thread: Lady Vols Vs Vandy ; Sun Jan 19th ; Away game; 3 PM Eastern; SEC+

#1

Coach Jumper

"the right words"
Joined
Feb 22, 2016
Messages
15,905
Likes
26,587
#1
00001 FF orange Lambo gets a star.jpg
15 stars 2 bullet holes
  • orange mirror ball.jpg
  • vs
  • Vanderbilt University Logo
Predictions:
- Latham will have a good game today
- It will not be a close game
- 15+ threes
@Deebowbear7975
154​
@dillyo517974
153​
@Purplehaze267967
146​
@Masse8073
153​
@mudcat19738075
155​
@th24218279
161​
@the_great_pumpkin8276
158​
@knoxvol528377
160​
@Rooster18372
155​
@gule8482
166​
@jsc19738477
161​
@orangemadam8476
160​
@Coach Jumper8570
155​
@MAD8668
154​
@SATXVolFan828672
158​
@chuckiepoo8881
169​
@TNRazor8887
175​
@VolBalls338881
169​
@RAVOL8876
164​
@Vols20158870
158​
@alexvol8978
167​
@Orange Maniac8979
168​
@Mafiaboss9178
169​
@Hexad Vol9279
171​
@Volfan20129279
171​
@Hadams22129385
178​
@Ladyvol7779377
170​
@J-Dog 131310168
169​

Copied and edited from Hoop Central:

GAMEDAY TIMES & BROADCAST INFO​


KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- No. 15/15 Tennessee (15-2, 3-2 SEC) travels to Nashville this weekend to meet in-state rival RV/NR Vanderbilt (14-4, 1-3 SEC) on Sunday at Memorial Gymnasium in the Commodores' home "We Back Pat" game. The Lady Vols and Commodores are slated to meet at 2 p.m. CT (3 p.m. ET) in a contest streamed by SECN+.

UT is coming off a 13-point home triumph over RV/RV Mississippi State (15-4, 2-3 SEC), when it hit 46 percent beyond the three-point arc (12-26) to win, 86-73, on Thursday night at Food City Center. The Big Orange forced 20 turnovers and generated a 30 to 14 points-off-turnovers advantage in the victory. The Lady Vols feature five players averaging double figures in scoring, led by redshirt sophomore guard Talaysia Cooper, who puts up 18.2 points per game and shoots 50 percent from the field. Cooper is coming off a 16-point, 10-rebound, seven-assist, three-steal effort vs. MSU, marking her third double-double of the year. Ruby Whitehorn and Jewel Spear put up 13.4 ppg. for the Lady Vols, with Whitehorn carding a season-high 20 points vs. State and Spear joining Samara Spencer (11.7 ppg.) in making four treys vs. the Bulldogs. Vandy was off Thursday after dropping an 83-77 decision at No. 6/4 LSU on Monday night that extended the Commodores' losing skid to three games. The Commodores are paced by the trio of Khamil Pierre (22.4 ppg., 10.3 rpg.), Mikayla Blakes (20.0 ppg.) and Iyana Moore (13.4 ppg.), with freshman guard Blakes rising to 22.8 ppg in SEC contests, while Pierre and Moore contribute 21.5 ppg. and 17.5, respectively.

Kim Caldwell's first Lady Vol team enters the match-up ranked No. 1 nationally in three statistical categories through Jan. 16. UT is tops in the NCAA in scoring offense (95.8), three pointers per game (12.0) and three point attempts per game (35.4). It is second in turnover margin (11.53) and offensive rebounds per game (20.3), third in turnovers forced per game (26.06) and steals per game (14.1), and sixth in bench points per game (33.2).

  • COOP IS THE REAL DEAL: Guard Talaysia Cooper is having a break-out season, leading UT in scoring (18.2 ppg.) and steals (3.5 spg.), hitting double figures 15 times, carding eight efforts of 20+ points and notching seven quarters where she scored 10 or more points, including 12 and 10, respectively, in the fourth period vs. Florida State and Iowa.
  • "FEAR DA SPEAR": Jewel Spear is enjoying her best stretch this season, tying for a team-best 18.4 ppg. in SEC play, hitting 22 of 37 three-point tries in league action (59.5 pct.) to run her season total to a team-high 45 treys thus far.
  • SMOOTH SAMARA: Samara Spencer (11.7 ppg., 5.5 apg.) ranks No. 5 nationally in assist/turnover ratio (3.32) with 93 assists, is seven dimes short of her third 100+ assist season and is second on the team with 42 three-pointers (team-best 43.8 percent).
  • DEPENDABLE RUBY: Ruby Whitehorn ties as UT's second-leading scorer at 13.4 ppg., tallying 10+ points in each of her past 11 games and 20 her last outing vs. State.
  • ZEE STEPPING IT UP: Forward Zee Spearman has scored 10+ nine times, averaging 10.9 ppg. and a team-high 5.9 rpg.
  • PILING UP POINTS: The Lady Vols rank No. 1 nationally in scoring offense, generating 95.8 points per game. The lowest a Kim Caldwell team has ranked in ppg. is No. 4, where she was in 2023-24 (85.3) at Marshall.
  • MAKING THREES IN BUNCHES: UT ranks No. 1 in 3FGs made per game at 12.0 and has hit 10+ treys 13 times, eclipsing the old school best of six. It has hit 10+ threes in its past seven games, notching its best streak.
  • CRASHING O-BOARDS: UT is No. 2 in the nation in offensive rebounds per game at 20.3. It has twice reached 30+ this season.
  • TURNING OVER THE OPPOSITION: UT is No. 3 in turnovers forced per game (26.06) and No. 2 in T.O. margin (11.53). Miss. State had 20 miscues on Jan. 16 for the 13th 20+ T.O. game (7 were 30+) by a foe in 2024-25.
  • RACKING UP STEALS: UT is No. 3 nationally in steals per game (14.1). It now has 12 games of 10+ steals and 239 total in 17 games. It had 159 in 33 games a year ago.
  • THAT'S A 10-COUNT: Tennessee has prevented its foes from getting the ball over halfcourt in 10 seconds a total of 17 times in 17 games. UT forced only five violations the previous five years combined.
  • DOUBLE FIGURES STREAK: Ruby Whitehorn has scored in double figures in 15 of 17 games and currently has an 11-game streak of scoring 10 or more points.
  • BEST COACHING START SINCE...: A 13-0 start by Kim Caldwell was the best in a Lady Vol debut season by a coach, and UT's 15-2 record is the program's best mark at this point in the year since the 2021-22 team stood 18-2 as of Jan. 27 that season.
  • UT NO. 16 IN NET RANKINGS: UT is at No. 16 in the NCAA's NET rankings as of Jan. 17 with quality wins over NET No. 28 Florida State, No. 32 Richmond, No. 34 Mississippi State, No. 37 Iowa and No. 53 Middle Tennessee. Coming up: No. 22 Vanderbilt, No. 2 Texas and No. 1 South Carolina.
  • CHASING 2,000/500 STAT LINE: Jewel Spear now has 2,000+ points and needs 11 rebounds to have 500 for her career.
  • EYEING 1,000: Junior Ruby Whitehorn (939) is closing in on 1,000 career points.
  • UNCOMMON 1,500/500/500 IN SIGHT: Samara Spencer has 1,567 pts., 471 rebs. and 458 assts., nearing a 1,500/500/500 career stat line. Only five SEC women's players have done that since 1991-92.
REPPING THE VOLUNTEER STATE
  • UT has five players who are from the Volunteer state.
  • Among active players this season, sisters Tess and Edie Darby are from Greenfield, Avery Strickland is from Knoxville and Destinee Wells is from Lakeland.
  • Kaiya Wynn, who hails from Nashville and attended Ensworth, is out for the season due to injury.
  • Tess Darby is one of UT's career leaders in three pointers (5th, 206), three-pointers attempted (5th, 560) and three-point field goal percentage (11th, 36.8).
  • Darby's 70 threes and 185 three-point attempts in 2023-24 rank No. 9 and No. 8 in Lady Vols history.
  • RUBY DROPS A 20-PIECE: Ruby Whitehorn posted a team-leading and season-high 20 points versus Mississippi State. Whitehorn tallied a season-high eight field goals and tied her season-best with two three-pointers. The junior nabbed her first 20-point game of the season, her fourteenth 10-plus contest thus far, including her 11th straight, and the 52nd 10-plus contest of her career.
  • SINKING THE LONG BALL: Tennessee carded its 13th performance of knocking down ten or more three-pointers in a single contest, hitting 12 against the Bulldogs for its seventh straight 10+ shooting effort. Four Lady Vols knocked down a three-pointer, with Jewel Spear and Samara Spencer each sinking four apiece. Tennessee notched its highest three-point game against N.C. Central, draining an NCAA, SEC and school-record 30 treys. The Lady Vols have tallied 10 or more three-pointers against the following programs: N.C. Central (30), MTSU (15), Liberty (14), Tulsa (14), Memphis (12), Arkansas (12), Mississippi State (12), LSU (11), Western Carolina (10), Winthrop (10), Texas A&M (10), Oklahoma (10) and Samford (10).
A LOOK AT THE COMMODORES
  • Khamil Pierre, a 6-2 sophomore forward, paces the VU attack with averages of 22.4 ppg. and 10.3 rpg.
  • Freshman guard Mikayla Blakes averages 20.0 ppg. and leads the Commodores with 60 assists, while senior guard Iyana Moore contributes 13.4. ppg.
  • Blakes is putting up 22.8 ppg. in SEC play, while Pierre produces 21.5 ppg. and Moore adds 17.5 ppg.
  • VU is outscoring foes on average, 86.8 to 62.6 ppg.
  • Vandy forces 22.7 turnovers per game and grabs 12.8 steals per contest.
ABOUT THE HEAD COACH
  • Shea Ralph is 65-52 in her fourth season at Vandy. She guided Vanderbilt to its first NCAA Tournament bid since the 2014 NCAA Tournament in 2023-24 and posted the 'Dores' first NCAA win since 2013.
VU'S LAST GAME
  • The Vanderbilt women's basketball team hung tough with No. 5/4-ranked LSU, but a late run by the Tigers handed the Commodores an 83–77 loss on Monday night at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
  • Vandy held a 73-72 lead with 2:40 left to play in the game after a layup from Jordyn Oliver. LSU held the Commodores without a field goal over the next two-plus minutes, as an 8-3 run by the Tigers gave them a lead they would not relinquish.
  • The Commodores got a pair of 20-point performances from Khamil Pierre and Iyana Moore. Pierre registered a game-high 28 points, while Moore scored a season-best 23 points. It was Pierre's 10th game with 20 or more points this season.
UP NEXT
  • The Lady Vols travel to Austin, Texas, next week, where they'll meet the Texas Longhorns on Thursday at 8 p.m. CT (9 p.m. ET) at the Moody Center in the hosts' "We Back Pat" game.
  • The contest also will be available on Lady Vol Network radio stations statewide and via audio stream on UTSports.com.
 

Attachments

  • 1737125033845.png
    1737125033845.png
    677 bytes · Views: 7
  • image (4).png
    image (4).png
    491.3 KB · Views: 560
Last edited:
#5
#5
I'm nervous about this one. I think it'll be close, and hoping this time we come out on top instead of just short.

HHS: Tennessee 83, Vanderbilt 81
Bart Torvik: Vanderbilt 90, Tennesee 89
Massey: Tennessee 79, Vanderbilt 73
Warren Nolan: Tennessee 76, Vanderbilt 70

I'll go Tennessee 82, Vanderbilt 79.
 
#13
#13
The only real risk I see for this game is that Vandy's BS court throws our shooters off. Fortunately, of our main outside and mid range shooting threats, Ruby and Spearman are the only newbies to this set-up.
I will be interested to see what Vandy's EX UCAN't assistant Coach does with LV substitution pattern and system of play.

I believe it will overwhelm them but we shall see.And,I think she will throw a full court press on LV's when she can to try to slow LV's offense down.

I normally do not forecast game results but vs Vandy I will ......LV's 89- Vandy 78.
 
#15
#15
I will be interested to see what Vandy's EX UCAN't assistant Coach does with LV substitution pattern and system of play.

I believe it will overwhelm them but we shall see.And,I think she will throw a full court press on LV's when she can to try to slow LV's offense down.

I normally do not forecast game results but vs Vandy I will ......LV's 89- Vandy 78.
She's been on the phone with Auriemma, I'd bet!
 
#18
#18
I will be interested to see what Vandy's EX UCAN't assistant Coach does with LV substitution pattern and system of play.

I believe it will overwhelm them but we shall see.And,I think she will throw a full court press on LV's when she can to try to slow LV's offense down.

I normally do not forecast game results but vs Vandy I will ......LV's 89- Vandy 78.
This new group of players needs to learn to apply some extra steam for Geno Jr and #13. I bet they do. LV by 50.
 
#24
#24
71477348007-vanderbilt-vs-kennesaw-state-basketball-11.jpg

Coach, it looks like our old friend has some high hops.....I know she doesn't play a lot for Vandy...Her career reminds me of my experience at a race track in California...I thought this good lookin horse in the paddock couldn't be beat that day.....Had the look of a winner....He had long odds too, so I bet like a chump and lost over a grand...The horse finished almost dead last, but still was beautiful to me.
 

VN Store



Back
Top