Women’s Basketball

Vanderbilt University employees and their families are invited to cheer on the Vanderbilt women’s basketball team as they take on the Arkansas Razorbacks Sunday, Feb. 25. The free Employee Appreciation event begins with a Fan Fest at 12:30 p.m. in the Memorial Practice Gym, followed by the game at 2 p.m. Read More

Few people in the university’s history have been as loyal to Vanderbilt as long and as selflessly as Stella Scott Vaughn. She grew up on campus and was one of Vanderbilt’s earliest woman graduates. She served as the university’s first female physical-education instructor and coach, working her first nine years without pay. She also took on the unofficial role as dean of women students. Read More

Portions of Jess Neely Drive and Natchez Trace will be closed from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, for Vanderbilt women’s basketball's annual Education Day, when the team will host more than 3,000 elementary and middle school students. Read More

The neighborhood where Jessica Mooney Holman grew up is barely 2 miles from the heart of the Vanderbilt campus. But in many ways it’s a world apart. “Yes, it was definitely a tough neighborhood,” says Holman, BS’10, MEd’12, who played on four NCAA Tournament basketball teams while at Vanderbilt from… Read More

Kayla Overbeck, a sophomore on the Vanderbilt women’s basketball team, spent part of her summer in Udine, Italy, playing for the USA Women’s U19 Team in the FIBA World Cup that captured the silver medal. Read More

Today, Holman plays an integral role as senior director of programs at Harvest Hands, a community development organization that promotes healthy living, spiritual formation and economic development in South Nashville. Read More

Head Women's Basketball Coach Stephanie White was inducted into the 2017 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Hall of Fame class during ceremonies June 10 in Orlando, Florida. Read More

Equality Weekend, a three-day event that honored 21 of Nashville’s civil rights leaders, celebrated the 50th anniversary of Vanderbilt’s breaking the SEC color barrier with men’s basketball players Perry Wallace, BE’70, and Godfrey Dillard. The 21 leaders were honored at the Commodore men’s basketball game Feb. 18 and the women’s game Feb. 19—both of which were Vanderbilt victories. Read More

As part of Black History Month, Vanderbilt’s basketball teams suited up in specially made jerseys for their winning games on Feb. 18 and 19. The back of each uniform featured the name of an individual who played an influential role in the civil rights movement. Read More

Vanderbilt rising sophomore Kayla Overbeck has been named to the 2017 USA Basketball Women's U19 World Cup Team. Read More

Vanderbilt Assistant Women's Basketball Coach Carolyn Peck, BA'88—who in 1999 became the first African American head coach (at Purdue) to win the NCAA women's basketball title—was an influence on South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley, who last weekend became the second African American coach to win the title. Vanderbilt Athletics' Zac Ellis talked with Peck about that relationship. Read More

Minta Spears and Marqu’es Webb, women's basketball's two departing seniors, were a big part of Stephanie White’s first season as head coach. After graduation, Spears hopes to forge a career as a coach, while Webb has set her sites on playing professional basketball. Read More

Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball Head Coach Stephanie White and Associate Coach Carolyn Peck will lead a discussion as part of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s weeklong celebration of Equal Pay Day. Read More

Vanderbilt recently celebrated Equality Weekend, a two-day event that honored 21 of Nashville’s civil rights leaders and marked the 50th anniversary of Vanderbilt breaking the SEC’s color barrier with men’s basketball players Perry Wallace and Godfrey Dillard. The 21 leaders were honored at the Commodores’ men’s basketball game on Feb. 18 and the women’s game on Feb. 19—both Vanderbilt victories. Read More

Vanderbilt athletics is set to honor 21 of Nashville's leading civil rights figures at its men's and women's basketball games this weekend, when the players will wear special Nike uniforms. Read More

Thursday, Feb. 16, is the final day to register for this year’s Employee Appreciation women’s basketball game and pre-game fan fest. Read More

Vanderbilt University employees and their families are invited to cheer on the women’s basketball team as they take on Ole Miss Sunday, Feb. 19, and enjoy a free Employee Appreciation event. Read More

Vanderbilt head women's basketball coach Stephanie White will show her support for Soles4Souls by coaching barefoot during the Commodores' home game against Alabama on Thursday. Read More

As the women's basketball team prepares to welcome Tennessee to Memorial Gym on Jan. 5, VUCommodores.com looks back at the 'Dores top three moments in the Tennessee rivalry. Read More

Continuing a long-standing tradition, the Vanderbilt women's basketball team will host the annual Teddy Bear Toss promotion on Sunday, Dec. 18, when the Commodores play Tennessee Tech at Memorial Gym. This year's event will benefit the Salvation Army Angel Tree Program. Read More