COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 7/6 Vanderbilt women’s basketball team had equaled the best start in program history, as the Commodores knocked off Texas A&M, 91-51, at Reed Arena to post their 17-straight win to open the 2025-26 season.
The 17-0 start to the 2025-26 season matches the 1992-92 Final Four team for the best start in school history. The 17-consecutive victories also equal the longest winning streak in program history.
The victory over the Aggies also pushes Vandy’s SEC record to 4-0 for the first time since the 2008-09 campaign. The 40-point margin of victory marks the third-largest margin of victory for Vanderbilt in an SEC road game since 1999-00.
All-American Mikayla Blakes paced the Commodores in a win at Texas A&M, as the guard registered a game-high 25 points. It marks her sixth-straight game with 20 or more points. Blakes also extends her double-digit scoring streak to 36 games, which is the longest streak by a Commodore since the 1999-00 campaign.
Senior Justine Pissott scored the most points of her career in an SEC contest on Sunday. The Toms River, New Jersey, native registered 22 points and a game-high six 3-point field goals against the Aggies. It is Pissott’s second career game with 20 or more points.
Freshman Aubrey Galvan rounded out Vanderbilt’s trio of double-digit scorers with a 12-point outing. It extends Galvan’s double-digit scoring streak to a career-best four games. The first-year point guard dished out a game-best seven assists.
Vanderbilt dropped the hammer on Texas A&M in the second quarter, as a 25-8 run by the Dores to close the second stanza turned a two-point Vandy advantage into a 19-point lead for the Commodores going into halftime. Vanderbilt expanded on its lead over the final two quarters of play, as the Dores led by as many as 43 points before settling for the 40-point road win.
Vandy shot a blistering 56.6 percent from the field and hit 12 3-point field goals. The Dores forced Texas A&M into 23 turnovers, as Vanderbilt has collected 20 or more turnovers in each of its last six contests. The Dores held a 34-9 edge over the Aggies in points off turnovers.
Head Coach Shea Ralph on the Win
“Our team today was really good, and we had some ups and downs. The one thing that I’m starting to figure out about this team is that they love playing together, they’ve got great chemistry, and they want to win. They celebrate each other. There are things that I’m learning about them every day that humble me as a coach because the things that they have, I can’t coach. Their chemistry is incredible. They’re competitiveness, they’re toughness, their ability and willingness to be coached, those are things that I know from my experience as a player and a coach that you need to have if you want to win championships. Now, it’s only January, so I say that with a grain of salt, right? This is a great road win in the SEC in January, and we’re going to keep pushing and keep the process going from day to day. But I love what I’m seeing from my team. I’m really happy to be their coach.”
Up Next
The No. 7/6 Commodores continue their three-game road trip on Thursday, as the Commodores take on Mississippi State. Tipoff against the Bulldogs is set for 5:30 p.m. CT live on SEC Network.
Dore Notes
- Vanderbilt has equaled the best start in program history, as the Commodores have matched the school-record 17-0 start set by the 1992-93 Final Four teamThe Commodores also match the longest winning streak in program history with 17-consecutive wins to open the 2025-26 campaign
- The Dores improve to 4-0 in SEC play for the first time since 2008-09
- Vandy has now won three-straight games vs. Texas A&M for the first time in series history
- The Commodores have won five of their last six games against the Aggies, as Vanderbilt is now 9-10 against Texas A&M all-time
- Vanderbilt has now scored 80-plus points in 13 games this season
- It’s the Commodore’s first road win as a top 10 AP team since Dec. 22, 2002, at UT Martin (101-77)
- Sophomore Mikayla Blakes extended her double-digit scoring streak to 36 games with a 25-point performance against the Aggies
- Her 36-game double-digit scoring streak is the longest active streak in the SEC and the fourth-longest streak in NCAA Division I
- Blakes’ 36-straight game with 10 or more points is the second-longest streak by a Commodore since 1999-00
- Blakes has now scored 10-plus points in 49 of the 50 games she has played in at Vanderbilt
- Senior Justine Pissott records her second 20-plus point performance with 22 points against the Aggies
- It is Pissott’s 10th double-digit scoring performance of the season and the 19th of her career
- Pissott hit 5-plus 3-point field goals for the fourth time in her collegiate career
- Freshman Aubrey Galvan extended her double-digit scoring streak to a career-best four games with 12 points against Texas A&M
- Galvan handed out a game-best seven assists, marking her 13th game with 5-plus helpers this season
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