With a strong 16-4 overall record, fourth-year head coach Shea Ralph has helmed another strong campaign for the Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball program. They had a first-round exit in the 2023-24 NCAA Tournament at the hands of the Baylor Bears,

The Kentucky Wildcats are getting ready to make the trip down to Nashville for an underrated game against the Vanderbilt Commodores. Many fans look at the schedule and see their team is playing Vandy and write the game off.

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Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats are getting ready to head to Nashville to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores. There should be a good amount of Kentucky fans

Vandy will get another opportunity to slow down a high-octane offense against the Wildcats, who are averaging 89.2 points per game, second in the nation behind Alabama. Kentucky ranks first in the SEC in field goals made per game (31.2), three-point baskets per game (10.2) and assists per game (18.7).

Vanderbilt’s men defeated the sixth-ranked Vols 76-75 when Tennessee guard Chaz Lanier missed the second of two free-throw attempts with 2.8 seconds left in the game. It marked the Commodores’ second win in their last 15 meetings with the Vols.

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Coach Mark Pope's Wildcats (14-4, 3-2 SEC) have had a week to prepare after a 102-97 defeat last weekend to No. 4 Alabama, the same team that knocked off coach Mark Byington's Commodores 103-87 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Tuesday.

Kentucky will travel to Nashville to face a Vanderbilt team that has shown significant improvement this season. Recently, the Commodores secured a win at home against Tennessee, although they faced a loss on the road against Alabama.

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Kentucky is really going to have to protect the ball, as Vandy is ranked 19th nationally and 2nd in the SEC in turnovers, forcing 15.7 per game. They are lethal in transition, too, as well as being ranked 3rd in the SEC in steals,