Members of the Vanderbilt women’s basketball team took a knee during the playing of national anthem before Sunday's exhibition game against Marian University.
Photos started appearing on social media Sunday night showing about half the team's players taking a knee during the anthem.
A Vanderbilt athletics department spokesperson confirmed to The Tennessean that players did take a knee but did not have any information as to the reason why.
Vanderbilt head coach Stephanie White or her players were not available for comment after the game.
The gesture follows what some players in the National Football League have been doing all season, where they have taken a knee to protest racial inequality, police brutality or comments from President of the United States and certain team owners.