Mooney Interview Airs Tonight

By Weinman - Senior guard Jessica Mooney took time this past weekend to record an interview with Michael Hackney of the Middle Tennessee Sports Network. The local group broadcasts high school basketball and hockey game throughout the Nashville area.

Tonight's basketball matchup features Hillsboro, Mooney's alma mater, taking on Ravenwood. The girls' game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., with the pregame broadcast firing up around 5:40. Mooney's interview will air during the pre-game coverage.

The broadcast is available via the link above. There are two large media players on the home page, with the basketball player located underneath hockey player. If you miss this live tonight, the entire broadcast will be archived on the MTSN web site later tonight.

How to attack a retreat

By Weinman - The women's basketball team spent last weekend at the Deer Run Retreat in Thompson's Station, Tenn., to take part in team-building exercises prior to the start of the 2009-10 season. The coaches and players enjoyed an evening campfire, participated in problem-solving games and tackled the facility's ropes course.

Check the video (below) to see if anyone has figured out who locked the coaches in their cabin on Saturday night.... And come check out the team TONIGHT as they play their first preseason game of the year when Union (Tenn.) University visits Memorial Gymnasium for a 7 p.m. tip-off.

Game week!

By Weinman - We're only four days away from the first women's basketball exhibition of the 2009-10 season, when Union University visits Memorial Gymnasium on Friday, Oct. 30, for a 7 p.m. CT tip.

This past weekend, the Commodores went on an overnight team-building retreat south of Nashville. The squad took a video camera along and captured some behind-the-scenes footage, so come back to vucommodores.com later this week to check it out.

WBB teaches healthy habits

By Weinman - Three seniors from the women's basketball team -- Lauren Lueders, Merideth Marsh and Jessica Mooney -- headed to Coopertown Middle School in Robertson County this morning to deliver a quick message about healthy habits during a Children's Health Week presentation.

A few hundred kids in grades four through eight got advice on staying hydrating, getting plenty of sleep and making smart eating choices. The Commodores also asked some healthy eating trivia questions (What fruit has 200 seeds on every piece...? Answered in the Photo Gallery), taught the children some pre-activity stretches and hosted a quick relay race.

For excerpts from each of the student-athletes' presentations and highlights of the relay race, check out the following video:

Mooney, Silvers at Cedar Grove Career Day

By Weinman - Senior women's basketball student-athlete Jessica Mooney and assistant director of marketing Jason Silvers took part in a career day this morning at Cedar Grove Elementary School in Smyrna. Mooney talked about what it takes to be a Division I student-athlete, while Silvers discussed marketing for sports teams.

A product of Nashville's Hillsboro High School, Mooney has made a point of giving back to the community that helped shape her. What's her motivation to send a positive message to the youth of Middle Tennessee?

"I really appreciated when people did it for me," Mooney said. "I love kids, and it's important for me to be able to give back."