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11/02 13:45 CST Mikayla Blakes and Vanderbilt dominate in their home opener,
beat Lipscomb 112-53
Mikayla Blakes and Vanderbilt dominate in their home opener, beat Lipscomb
112-53
By JORDAN SMITHERMAN
Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) --- Mikayla Blakes led five players in double-digit
scoring with 27 points and No. 8 Vanderbilt beat Lipscomb 112-53 Monday in its
season opener.
Blakes, a preseason All-American, also pulled down nine rebounds and had six
assists for the Commodores (1-0, 0-0 Southeastern Conference).
Madison Greene added 19 points, while Aubrey Galvan had 16, Mia Woolfolk had 15
and Aiyana Mitchell had 10 against Lipscomb (0-1, 0-0 Atlantic Sun Conference).
Fresh off a Sweet 16 appearance for the first time since the 2008-09 season,
Vanderbilt's expectations for this season are high. The team's preseason
ranking at No. 8 is the highest since the Commodores opened the season at No. 3
in 2001.
Last season, Blakes won SEC Player of the Year, Galvan won SEC Freshman of the
Year, and coach Shea Ralph won SEC Coach of the Year. For this year, the
Commodores added some key transfers, including Woolfolk from Georgia, junior
guard/forward Vernell Atamah from Northwestern State and graduate guard Saniya
Glenn-Bello from Harvard.
The Commodores took over the game with 19-2 run in the second quarter and went
into halftime with a 39-point lead.
Vanderbilt recorded 19 steals, forced 27 turnovers and scored 39 points off of
turnovers.
Galvan led the way in assists with 11. The Commodores shot 60% from the field
and 35% from 3-point range.
McKayla Miller led Lipscomb with 16 points and six rebounds while Tess Wiczek
added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Up Next
Lipscomb travels to face Butler on Thursday.
Vanderbilt hosts Queens University on Wednesday.
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