Vanderbilt women’s basketball has its highest SEC Tournament seed since 2011, and a strong performance in Greenville, South Carolina, could put the Commodores in the NCAA Tournament.
The No. 6 seed Commodores (22-8) are in search of their first March Madness berth in a decade. Vanderbilt is projected as a No. 10 or 11 seed in expert bracket picks, among the last handful of teams in the tournament. Most important for the Commodores will be avoiding a bad loss in their first game as they are slated to face No. 11 Florida (14-14) on Thursday. The winner will advance to play No. 3 Ole Miss in the quarterfinals on Friday.
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The Gators are No. 61 in the NET. Vanderbilt faced them earlier in the year at Memorial Gymnasium and won, 63-57. In the SEC regular season, Florida went 5-11 with wins over Missouri, Mississippi State, Arkansas, Texas A&M and Georgia. The Gators defeated Missouri again in the SEC Tournament first round Wednesday.
Florida is primarily led by two players offensively: Aliyah Matharu (18.1 points per game) and Leilani Correa (17.8). Another double digit scorer, center Ra Shaya Kyle, averaged 12.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game but has not played since going down with an injury in the first matchup with the Commodores.
What time is Vanderbilt women’s basketball vs. Florida on tonight?
The game will start 25 minutes after the conclusion of the 5 p.m. matchup between Auburn and Arkansas, approximately 7:30 p.m.
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Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on Twitter @aria_gerson.
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