2008–09 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2008–09 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg Southeast Conference SEC 8https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings 2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings 26-9 Melanie Balcomb Vicky Picott Kim Rosamond Memorial Gymnasium SEC Tournament Champions NCAA women's Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2008–09 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Commodores were a member of the Southeast Conference and competed in the Sweet Sixteen at the NCAA Tournament. This was the Commodores' 14th appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16 after earning their sixth Southeastern Conference Tournament championship. Exhibition Date Location Opponent Commodores points Opp. points Record Nov. 2/08 Nashville Tusculum 98 40 1-0 Nov. 7/08 Nashville Love & Basketball 83 74 2-0http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/vand-w-baskbl-sched.html VANDERBILT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Women's Basketball 2009-05-28 2009-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20090313114519/http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/vand-w-baskbl-sched.html dead Regular season February 15: The Commodores wore pink jerseys to commemorate North Carolina State head coach Kay Yow. Christina Wirth scored 21 points to lead five players in double figures as the Commodores defeated Georgia 80-64. The other players in double figures were Merideth Marsh, who had 18 points, while Jennifer Risper, Hannah Tuomi and Tia Gibbs each had 10. Danielle Taylor led Georgia with 20 points in 32 minutes off the bench. Angel Robinson added 17.http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/021509aae.html VANDERBILT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Women's Basketball 2009-06-10 2009-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20090401084953/http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/021509aae.html dead Vanderbilt used a 17-3 second-half run to take the lead for good. The score was tied 47-47 when Wirth made a jump shot as Marsh was fouled away from the ball. Marsh made both free throws to complete the four-point sequence and then scored the final five points of the run with a layup and three free throws. Roster Number Name Height Position Class 11 Ashlee Bridge 5-11 Guard/forward Junior 12 Jordan Coleman 5-11 Forward Freshman 5 Lauren Lueders 5-8 Guard Junior 23 Merideth Marsh 5-6 Guard Junior 20 Jessica Mooney 5-8 Guard Junior 4 Angela Puleo 5-9 Guard Sophomore 22 Jence Rhoads 5-11 Guard Sophomore 2 Jennifer Risper 5-9 Guard Senior 33 Rebecca Silinski 6-3 Forward Sophomore 15 Hannah Tuomi 6-1 Forward Sophomore 34 Christina Wirth 6-1 Forward Senior Schedule Date Location Opponent Commodores points Opp. points Record Nov. 14/08 Nashville Texas A&M Corpus Christi 85 51 1-0 Nov. 16/08 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 90 72 2-0 Nov. 19/08 Nashville Eastern Kentucky 80 38 3-0 Nov. 21/08 Johnson City, TN East Tennessee State 66 55 4-0 Nov. 23/08 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 42 50 4-1 Nov. 28/08 Nashville Davidson 82 50 5-1 Nov. 29/08 Nashville Virginia Tech 72 43 6-1Dec. 2/08 Nashville Radford 78 41 7-1 Dec. 4/08 Fullerton, CA Cal-State Fullerton 83 67 8-1 Dec. 6/08 Riverside, CA UC Riverside 47 50 8-2 Dec. 19/08 Nashville Tennessee State 98 82 9-2 Dec. 21/08 Nashville Tennessee-Martin 86 29 10-2 Dec. 22/08 Nashville Liberty 67 50 11-2 Dec. 30/08 Nashville Notre Dame 57 59 12-2Jan. 3/09 Ames, Iowa Iowa State 51 55 11-3 Jan. 8/09 Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama 85 76 12-3 Jan. 11/09 Nashville Tennessee Lady Vols 74 58 13-3 Jan. 18/09 Nashville LSU 75 67 14-3 Jan. 22/09 Athens, GA Georgia 55 66 Jan. 25/09 Columbia, SC South Carolina 66 56 Jan. 29/09 Nashville Arkansas 72 61 Feb. 1/09 Nashville Alabama 88 64 Feb. 5/09 Starkville, MS Mississippi State 61 66 Feb. 8/09 Lexington, KY Kentucky 72 62 Feb. 12/09 Nashville Florida 84 68 Feb. 15/09 Nashville Georgia 80 64 http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/200607statsWBBvu.html VANDERBILT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Women's Basketball 2009-05-28 2009-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20090313111510/http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/200607statsWBBvu.html dead Player stats Player Games played Minutes Field goals Three pointers Free throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points Christina Wirth 35 1176 212 80 78 198 74 8 52 582 Hannah Tuomi 28 682 143 0 34 166 27 5 25 320 Merideth Marsh 35 1122 124 81 45 86 62 030 374 Jennifer Risper 35 1031 117 0 92 199 99 481 326 Jessica Mooney 35 704 88 14 59 79 83 17 50 249Jence Rhoads 35 1028 84 1 52 81 132 1242 221 Tia Gibbs 29 372 52 24 19 71 17 3 23 147Chanel Chisholm 34 387 64 0 43 100 14 8 35 171 Lauren Lueders 24 186 21 14 5 31 26 1 11 61 Jordan Coleman 19 108 10 0 9 32 1 0 229 Ashlee Bridge 14 92 4 0 9 16 3 3 217 Rebecca Silinski 8 30 3 0 1 5 0 0 17 Amy Malo 19 107 4 0 4 16 4 6 112http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html#TEAM.IND VANDERBILT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Women's Basketball 2009-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20090315170754/http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/2008-2009/teamcume.html#TEAM.IND 2009-03-15 dead Postseason SEC Tournament Vanderbilt 69, Georgia 61 Vanderbilt 61, LSU 47 Vanderbilt 61, Auburn 54 March 8: The Commodores earned the SEC Tournament crown for the sixth time in school history. In the championship game, Christina Wirth scored 20 points, and the Commodores (No. 23 ESPN/USA Today, No. 22 AP) beat Auburn (No. 5 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) 61-54 to win the Southeastern Conference tournament. Vanderbilt (24-8) defeated the Tigers (29-3) for the second time in three weeks to win the SEC tournament. Vanderbilt also extended its winning streak over Auburn to 15. Auburn star DeWanna Bonner was held to nine points after scoring a combined 58 in her first two games of the tournament. Whitney Boddie led the Tigers with 14 points and eight assists. This was the 10th straight year in which the No. 1 seed failed to win the SEC tournament. Wirth was named the tournament's most valuable player, while Jennifer Risper also made the all-tournament squad. Vanderbilt had the second-most SEC tournament titles of any program, trailing only Tennessee's 13.http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030809aag.html Vanderbilt claims SEC Tournament title :: Commodores earn tourney crown for sixth time in school history. 2009-05-28 2009-03-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20090312034755/http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/030809aag.html dead NCAA basketball tournament Seeding in brackets Raleigh Regional - Raleigh, NC Vanderbilt (4) 73, Western Carolina (13) 44 Vanderbilt 74, Kansas State (5) 61 Maryland (1) 78, Vanderbilt 74 http://www.ncaamarchmadness2009.com/womens/ Women's 2009 Final Four Official Site 2009-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20090417023842/http://www.ncaamarchmadness2009.com/womens/ 2009-04-17 dead Awards and honors Christina Wirth, All-Senior All-America First Team by the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award committeehttp://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040509aaa.html Wirth An All-Senior All-American - VANDERBILT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE 2009-05-28 2009-04-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20090409140113/http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040509aaa.html dead Christina Wirth, All-SEC Honors Christina Wirth, SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player Christina Wirth, SEC All-Tournament Team Christina Wirth, 2008-09 Vanderbilt Women's Co-Athlete of the Yearhttp://www.insidevandy.com/drupal/node/10168 Christina Wirth and Jen Risper: Women's Athletes of the Year InsideVandy 2009-05-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110713044112/http://www.insidevandy.com/drupal/node/10168 2011-07-13 Christina Wirth received honorable mention on the 2009 State Farm Coaches' All-America Team.http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040409aaa.html Wirth named Honorable Mention All-American - Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site vucommodores.cstv.com 22 May 2022 https://archive.today/20120718001839/http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040409aaa.html 18 July 2012 dead Jennifer Risper, SEC All-Tournament Team Jennifer Risper, 2008-09 Vanderbilt Women's Co-Athlete of the Year The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) selected Vanderbilt's Jennifer Risper as the WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year.http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/033009aab.html Jennifer Risper named WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year - VANDERBILT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE 2009-05-28 2009-04-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090403113818/http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/033009aab.html dead Team players drafted into the WNBA Round Pick Player WNBA club 2 19 Christina Wirth Indiana Fever 3 29 Jennifer Risper Chicago Skyhttp://www.wnba.com/draft2009/draft_board.html WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board 2009-08-04 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090825071441/http://www.wnba.com/draft2009/draft_board.html 2009-08-25 See also 2008–09 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team References External links Official site https://web.archive.org/web/20090721120640/http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/vand-w-baskbl-body.html July 21, 2009 Category:Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball seasons Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Category:2008 in sports in Tennessee Category:2009 in sports in Tennessee Category:2008 in Nashville, Tennessee Category:2009 in Nashville, Tennessee