Vanderbilt Commodores app<\/a> outside of Nashville.<\/p>\nNational Rankings
The Commodores came in at No. 5 in the Associated Press top 25 and No. 4 in the USA Today\/WBCA Coaches poll this week. It marks the program\u2019s highest ranking in either poll since the 2001-02 season.<\/p>\n
NET Ranking
Vanderbilt holds a NET ranking of seven heading into the weekend. Vandy has collected three Quad 1 wins, three Quad 2 victories and five Quad 3 wins through the first 19 games this season.<\/p>\n
The Dores opened the season at No. 12 in the first NET rankings of the 2025-26 season. The NET is an evaluation tool used by the NCAA Selection Committee to determine seeding and bids.<\/p>\n
Undefeated
Vanderbilt has won all 20 of its games this season. The Commodores are one of two undefeated teams remaining in NCAA Division I this season (UConn), and they are the only remaining unbeaten SEC team.<\/p>\n
Top-Five Matchup
The No. 5\/4 Commodores will be playing in their first top-five contest since Nov. 18, 2001, when then-No. 3\/3 Vanderbilt took on No. 1\/1 UConn in Storrs, Connecticut, in the 2001 Preseason WNIT. The Huskies posted a 69-50 victory over the Commodores.<\/p>\n
Seeking Another Top-Five Win
Vanderbilt is looking for its second win over a top-five team this season. The Commodores previously beat No. 5\/5 LSU, 65-61, on Jan. 4. The last time the Dores beat two top-five teams in the same season came during 2008-09, when Vandy collected a pair of wins over Auburn, which was ranked No. 3\/3 in the 73-70 win in Memorial Gym on Feb. 19, 2009, and then No. 6\/5 in the 2009 SEC Championship game victory on March 8.<\/p>\n
The last time the Dores beat two consensus top-five teams in the same year came during the 2000-01 campaign, when Vanderbilt knocked off No. 4\/4 Georgia, 71-65, on Feb. 25 in Memorial Gym, then beat No. 1\/1 Tennessee, 77-74, in the semifinals of the 2001 SEC Tournament on March 3, in Memphis.<\/p>\n
20-Straight Wins
The Commodores have posted 20th-straight victories for the first time in school history. They are one of only six SEC schools have won 20 or more consecutive games since the start of the 1999-00 season, joining South Carolina (five times), LSU (twice), Mississippi State (twice), Tennessee (twice) and Auburn (once).<\/p>\n
Road Warriors
The Commodores are 9-0 in road and neutral site games this season. Vanderbilt is 13-6 in SEC road games since the start of the 2023-24 season. Vandy won a program record six road games in 2023-24. Overall, Vanderbilt is 20-7 in true road games since the 2023-24 campaign.<\/p>\n
Justine\u2019s Not Just a Shooter
Though known for her sharp-shooting ability, senior Justine Pissott has shown that she is much more than that this season. In the win over Michigan, Pissott paced the Dores in rebounds (8), assists (5) and blocks (2).\u00a0 The 6-4 guard has led the Dores in blocked shots in each of the last five games, while Pissott has led the Commodores in rebounds and assists in three different games each.<\/p>\n
Jada Brown From Downtown
Senior Jada Brown has been a spark plug in a reserve role for Vandy this season, as she has hit a team-best 19 3-point field goals off the bench. Brown had made at least one 3-pointer in each of her last seven games coming off the bench. The Bentonville, Arkansas, native is averaging a career-best 4.5 points per game this season and has scored in 10-straight games.<\/p>\n
Scouting the\u00a0Gamecocks
South Carolina holds a 19-2 overall record and a 5-1 mark in SEC play. The Gamecocks are ranked No. 4 in the NET ranking coming into the weekend. USC is looking to get back in the win column, as it suffered a 94-82 overtime loss at No. 10\/10 Oklahoma on Thursday. South Carolina is in Year 18 under head coach Dawn Staley, who is 494-112 overall at the school.<\/p>\n
Sophomore Joyce Edwards (20.2 ppg) leads a group of five players who average double-digit points for the Gamecocks this season. Senior Ta\u2019Niya Latson is putting up 15.4 points per game, while senior Madina Okot (14.1 ppg), junior Tessa Johnson (13.6 ppg) and senior Raven Johnson (10.1 ppg) round out the group of double-figure scorers.<\/p>\n
The Gamecocks average 88.3 points per game. Defensively, they allow 55.8 points to the opposition. South Carolina is shooting 50.7 percent from the floor and 36.4 percent from behind the arc. Defensively, USC allows opponents to shoot 33.4 percent from the field and 25.9 percent beyond the 3-point line.<\/p>\n
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