Women at Vanderbilt Tuesday
11/22/2011 9:06:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Commodores stand 3-0 for the year while the Bearkats won their opening two games.
The Bearkats defeated the University of Texas-Tyler, 94-74, and posted an 87-53 win over Mary Hardin-Baylor.
Forward Sequeena Thomas picked-up Southland Conference Player of the Week honors after scoring 23 points in just 23 minutes of action in the opener versus UT-Tyler.
She leads the team in scoring with 23.5 points per game. Three more starters are averaging double-figures in Britni Martin (14.5 ppg), Angela Beadle (13.5 ppg) and Jasmin Wiley (13.0 ppg). Beadle is the team's leading rebounder, pulling down 10.5 boards per contest, while Martin leads the way with 9.0 assists per game.
Vanderbilt has relies on strong guard play through its first three games of 2011-12, all victories. The team's leading scorer is sophomore guard Jasmine Lister who is averaging 15.7 points per game, while adding 7.0 assists per game. Also in the backcourt, Christina Foggie is posting 11.3 points per game, while freshman guard Maggie Morrison is recording 9.0 points per game and dishing out 6.0 assists per game.
Redshirt sophomore center Stephanie Holzer is second on the team in scoring (12.0 ppg), while leading the squad in rebounding (9.0 rpg). Junior forward Tiffany Clarke ranks third in scoring and rebounding, with 11.7 ppg and 6.7 rpg.
Vanderbilt has posted a 6-0 record against the Southland Conference.
The Vanderbilt matchup is part of a two-game Thanksgiving week road swing through the South for Sam Houston State. The Bearkats will play Kentucky Friday night in Lexington.
