Women's Basketball To Host Vanderbilt In Televised Game

Wednesday, December 28

Memphis, Tenn.

4:00 PM

University of Memphis

Vanderbilt

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Women's Basketball To Host Vanderbilt In Televised Game

Dec 27, 2016 | Women's Basketball

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Memphis welcomes the Commodores in final non-conference game of the season

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team returns to action Wednesday afternoon to take on Vanderbilt in a game televised on ESPNU. Tip-off against the vote-receiving Commodores is scheduled for 4:02 p.m. at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

GAME 13
Memphis (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (RV; 10-2)
Tip-off: 4:02 p.m.
Location: Memphis, Tenn. – Elma Roane Fieldhouse
TV: ESPNU
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Memphis is currently riding a three-game winning streak to improve to 6-6 overall after defeating Southeast Missouri, Louisiana Tech and Nicholls State prior to the Holiday break. This game against Vanderbilt is the fourth-straight home game for the Tigers. Throughout the month of December and leading into January, Memphis is at home seven out of eight contests.

Against Nicholls State on Dec. 21, freshman guard Taylor Barnes put up a career-high 21 points while pulling down six rebounds and dishing out four assists to earn her way to Rookie of the Week honors in the American Athletic Conference. It was the first time this season that Memphis had a player earn a Player of the Week type honor. Cheyenne Creighton and Taylor Williams have both been put on the Weekly Honor Roll this season.

Creighton continues to lead the team in scoring with 14.5 points per game. In the last four contests, Creighton has scored 16.8 points per game which is followed closely by Brea Elmore's 15.8 points. Elmore is coming off of a 17-point, eight-rebound, and five-assist game against Nicholls last week.

Head coach Melissa McFerrin is in her ninth season at the helm of the Tiger program. Coming into the game against Vanderbilt, McFerrin is four wins shy of 150 at Memphis and 200 in her career.

About The Match-Up
Wednesday's game will be the 13^th meeting all-time between the Tigers and the Commodores. Vanderbilt holds a 10-2 advantage over Memphis including wins in the last eight meetings. The last victory for the Tigers was on Feb. 21, 1987 at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse by a score of 93-74.

A Look At Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt comes into the Wednesday afternoon game with a 10-2 overall record while receiving votes in the latest AP poll. The Commodores are coming off of a loss to Louisville prior to the Holiday break. Before the setback, Vanderbilt had won eight-straight contests.

Three players are averaging in double figures for the Commodores, led by Rachel Bell with 12.8 points per game. Kayla Overbeck leads the team in rebounding, pulling down 6.9 per game. She is also just shy of averaging in the double-digits with 9.3 points per contest.

Stephanie White is the head coach of Vanderbilt and is currently in her first season at the helm. The Purdue graduate is a former WNBA player and was most recently the head coach of the WNBA's Indiana Fever.

Final Details
Tip-off against Vanderbilt is scheduled for 4:02 p.m. at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. The game will be televised on ESPNU and can be heard on the radio at 91.7 FM WUMR. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow us on Twitter at @MemphisWBB.