Women’s College Basketball - Mikayla Blakes: Bucket
- Andrew McClure
- Jan 31
- 1 min read
Updated: Feb 6
What to know: The Vanderbilt women’s basketball program entered the AP Top 25 poll this week for the first time since February 2014, but that’s not the only thing the lady Commodores are celebrating right now. Their young freshman, Mikayla Blakes, has been one of the best in the country this year. She currently averages 21 points a game and is the only freshman to have multiple performances of 30+ points. Last night, she managed to break a Vanderbilt, NCAA, and SEC record all-in-one in their game against the Florida Gators.
The freshman put up a school record 53 points, which was also enough to break the NCAA and SEC record for single-game scoring by a freshman. In regards to the NCAA and SEC, the previous record was 51. Blakes shot 16-24 from the field, which included a 5-9 performance from behind the arc. Blakes was a five-star recruit in last year’s cycle.
Blakes has been consistently great all year, but has been especially stellar in recent weeks. She hit the game-winning shot four games ago against Tennessee, then put up 24 against Arkansas, 33 against Alabama, and topped it off with 53 points last night.
Watch out for Vandy Women’s Basketball, they are a program on the rise with the right player to lead them…
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