🏆⏩ Next stop... Quarterfinals action

Welcome to Anchor Impact, a newsletter fueled by Student-Athlete NIL (SANIL) for Vanderbilt University’s collective Anchor Impact.

In today’s content ⚓
- On to bigger things ☝️
- Taking over the diamond ⚾
+ so much more 💪

🏀 Men’s Hoops sophomore tabbed to SEC Community Service Team

🏀 Head Coach Byington named Skip Prosser Man of the Year finalist

🏀 Pierre receives finalist spot for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's Cheryl Miller Award

🏈 Football staff sees trio with new titles

💪 MID-WEEK RULING

Vandy Boys dominate St. Bonaventure 14-1 using a seven-run sixth inning (READ MORE).

📱 BEST OF SOCIALS: VOLS EDITION

No. 8 Vandy’s victory over No. 9 Tennessee in the second round of SEC Tournament play marks the first time in history the Dores have defeated the Vols twice in a single season. Let’s dive into social media following the win:

• Freshman zooms through the paint 💨

• She’s simply sensational 🤯

• Call her “Triple threat Moore” 🔥

• Blakes hits the spin cycle 💫

• The battle has just begun ⏭️

🏀 STARTING FIVE

Women’s Hoops (22-9) will face reigning NCAA Champions South Carolina (27-3) in the quarterfinals of the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament:

• The Gamecocks claimed their fourth-straight SEC Regular-Season Championship with 15-1 mark in league play this season

• In those four seasons, South Carolina went 62-2, the title was the Gamecocks’ ninth in the last 12 seasons

• South Carolina continues to stake its success on inside play, leading the nation with 41.9 points in the paint per game

• The team is sixth in the nation with 5.8 blocks per game

• Forward Joyce Edwards became just the third freshman in program history to earn First-Team All-SEC honors, joining former Gamecocks A’ja Wilson and Aliyah Boston

🏀 March 7 // No. 8 Women’s Hoops battles No. 1 South Carolina at the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament at 11:00 am CT

⚾ March 7 // Baseball takes on Xavier in a two-game series at home at 4:30 pm CT on SECN+ (Fan Appreciation Weekend)

🎾 March 7 // Women’s Tennis travels to face Arkansas at 5:00 pm CT

🏐 March 7 // Volleyball welcomes Tennessee at 7:00 pm CT

🏀 March 8 // Men’s Basketball meets Georgia away at 11:00 am CT on ESPNU

🥍 March 8 // Lacrosse clashes with Arizona State on the road at noon CT on ESPN+

⚾ March 8 // Baseball rounds out its two-game series with Xavier at home at 2:00 pm CT on SECN+

🎾 March 9 // Women’s Tennis meets No. 12 Oklahoma away at 1:00 pm CT

🎾 March 9 // Men’s Tennis suits up against No. 23 Pepperdine in Malibu at 11:00 am CT