2009–10 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season December 2025 March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2009–10 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Commodores logo.svg Southeastern Conference SEC 23–11 9–7 Melanie Balcomb Tom Garrick Vicky Picott Kim Rosamond Memorial Gymnasium Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament champions The 2009–10 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Commodores were a member of the Southeastern Conference. Offseason April 23: The Commodores were honored with a joint resolution presented on the floor of the Tennessee House of Representatives which lauded the squad for its successful 2008–09 season. Representative Brenda Gilmore sponsored the resolution in the House after it was entered by Senator Douglas Henry.http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/042309aaa.html March 2022 May 18, 2009: Former Vanderbilt women's basketball stars Christina Wirth and Jennifer Risper were adjusting to professional basketball. Wirth and Risper, now with the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky, helped one another move into their new respective homes this past week. After four years together with the Commodores, separating from each other and the rest of their teammates was an adjustment. Should they make the final rosters, they would meet three times during the regular season.http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/051809aaa.html Risper, Wirth make transition to WNBA - Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site vucommodores.cstv.com 6 June 2022 https://archive.today/20120718110253/http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/051809aaa.html 18 July 2012 dead On May 28, Ripser and Wirth played against each other. The Sky lost the game 74–67. In the loss, Risper appeared in 9 minutes, and had 3 free throws, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, and 3 points.http://www.wnba.com/games/20090528/CHIIND/boxscore.html WNBA.com: Sky at Fever Boxscore 2009-05-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090531195654/http://www.wnba.com/games/20090528/CHIIND/boxscore.html 2009-05-31 Wirth played 10 minutes, had 2 free throws, 1 assist, and 1 steal, and scored 2 points. June 17, 2009: The Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee would host either the men's or women's SEC tournament in each of next four seasons. Nashville was previously revealed as the host of the 2010 men's tournament, and was awarded the 2011 and 2012 women's tournament, and the 2013 men's tournament.http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/061709aaa.html Future SEC basketball tournaments announced - VANDERBILT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE 2009-07-03 2009-06-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090621070337/http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/061709aaa.html dead June 25: Jence Rhoads traveled to Austria, Italy and the Czech Republic as part of Athletes International, a non-profit organization that gives American athletes in over a dozen different sports a chance to play around the world.http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/062509aab.html March 2022 Preseason Date Location Opponent Score Record Oct 30 Nashville Union (TN) 69–48 1–0 Nov 7 Nashville Drury 79–542–0 Regular season February 21: Jence Rhoads had 19 points as the Commodores beat Mississippi by a score of 68–59. It was the Commodores' first win in Oxford since 2003.http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/022110aaa.html Rhoads leads VU past Ole Miss, 68-59 - Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site vucommodores.cstv.com 6 June 2022 https://archive.today/20120722103909/http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/022110aaa.html 22 July 2012 dead Roster Number Name Height Position Class 11 Ashlee Bridge 5–11 Guard/forward Senior 30 Elan Brown 6–0 Guard Freshman 34 Tiffany Clarke 6–0 Forward Freshman 12 Jordan Coleman 5–11 Forward Sophomore 21 Stephanie Holzer 6–4 Center Freshman 5 Lauren Lueders 5–8 Guard Senior 23 Merideth Marsh 5–6 Guard Senior 20 Jessica Mooney 5–8 Guard Senior 4 Angela Puleo 5–9 Guard Junior 22 Jence Rhoads 5–11 Guard Junior 33 Rebecca Silinski 6–3 Forward Junior 32 Gabby Smith 5–10 Guard Freshman 15 Hannah Tuomi 6–1 Forward Juniorhttp://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/vand-w-baskbl-mtt.html VANDERBILT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Women's Basketball 2009-05-29 2009-07-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20090722032316/http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/vand-w-baskbl-mtt.html dead Schedule The Commodores participated in the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament (held from November 27–28) Date Location Opponent Score Record Nov. 15 Nashville Lehigh 90–54 1–0 Nov. 18 Carbondale, Ill Southern Illinois 90–64 2–0 Nov. 20 Nashville UC Riverside 75–60 3–0Nov. 24 Philadelphia St. Joseph's 59–46 4–0 Nov. 27 Nashville Austin Peay 95–51 5–0 Nov. 28 Nashville North Carolina State 77–71 6–0 Dec. 2 Dayton Wright State 63–46 Awards and honors Elan Brown, 2010 All-SEC Rookie Team Tiffany Clarke, 2010 All-SEC Rookie Team Merideth Marsh, 2010 Second Team All-SEC Jence Rhodes, 2010 First Team All-SEChttp://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030210aag.html March 2022 See also 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season 2009 Vanderbilt Commodores football 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:2009 in Nashville, Tennessee Category:2010 in Nashville, Tennessee