No. 8 Vanderbilt women’s basketball defeated Lipscomb 112-53 in its 2026–27 season opener Monday at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville.
Mikayla Blakes scored 27 points, collected nine rebounds and recorded six assists. Madison Greene added 19 points. Aubrey Galvan contributed 16 points and led the team with 11 assists. Mia Woolfolk scored 15 points. Aiyana Mitchell had 10. Five Commodores reached double figures.
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Vanderbilt built a 39-point halftime lead after outscoring Lipscomb 19-2 in the second quarter. The Commodores forced 27 Lipscomb turnovers, recorded 19 steals and converted those takeaways into 39 points. They shot 60% from the field and 35% on three-point attempts.
McKayla Miller scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds for Lipscomb. Tess Wiczek added 10 points and seven rebounds.
According to The Associated Press, Vanderbilt entered the season ranked No. 8 in the AP Top 25 — its highest preseason ranking since opening the 2001–02 season at No. 3. The Commodores advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 last season for the first time since 2008–09. Last season, Blakes earned SEC Player of the Year, Galvan was named SEC Freshman of the Year and coach Shea Ralph won SEC Coach of the Year.
Vanderbilt hosts Queens University on Wednesday. Lipscomb plays at Butler on Thursday.
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