NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 12/11-ranked Vanderbilt women’s basketball team turned up the pressure on Stonehill in a 109-50 victory on Sunday afternoon at Memorial Gymnasium.
The Commodores forced a season-high 35 turnovers in the 59-point win over the Skyhawks. Vanderbilt held a 46-13 edge in points off turnovers, as seven Dores had two or more steals on Sunday. In total, the Commodores posted 26 steals as a team, which is the second most collected in a game in school history.
Vanderbilt was just as effective on the offensive end, as the Dores scored the most points in a game in the Shea Ralph era and shot a season-best 69.8 percent from the floor. It marks the first time Vandy has shot 60 percent or better in a game since Nov. 11, 2015, when the Dores posted a 69.2 percent success rate from the floor against Air Force. The Commodores did most of their damage inside the arc, as Vandy held a 64-18 edge in points in the paint.
A total of six Dores registered 10-plus points in the rout led by sophomore Mikayla Blakes’ game-high 21 points. Blakes’ efforts against Stonehill extended her double-digit scoring streak to 32 games, which is the fourth-longest active streak in the nation. The guard shot 53.8 percent from the field, matched her season-high in assists with seven, and collected five steals.
Junior Aiyana Mitchell registered a career-high 16 points in 15 minutes of action. The 6-4 forward went 7-of-8 from the field and equaled her career best in assists with three. Graduate Sacha Washington registered 14 points, while graduate Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda and seniors Jada Brown and Justine Pissott each scored 12 points in the win.
Dores used a 16-0 run in the first quarter to open the game up. Vanderbilt led by as many as 64 points before settling for the 59-point win, which is the largest margin of victory this season.
Head Coach Shea Ralph on the Win
“I was excited to have this game to play after Christmas break, before we get into SEC play. You never know what you’re going to get when your players have five days off with holidays, family, and travel. I’m really impressed with how the team has come back and practiced. I was really pleased with the effort we had out there today. We’re still working on some things defensively that I would like to see us be better at, I think, rebounding also. Everybody was able to get into the game and do something well, and that’s always a good day.”
Up Next
The No. 12/11-ranked Commodores open SEC play on Thursday, as Vanderbilt travels to the Ozarks to take on Arkansas. Tipoff against the Razorbacks is set for 1 p.m. CT and streams live on SEC Network+.
Dore Notes
- Vanderbilt is off to a 13-0 start for just the third time in program history, joining the 1992-93 and 1995-96 teams
- The Commodores have won 28-straight nonconference home games dating back to the 2022-23 season and are now 41-3 at Memorial Gym against non-SEC teams under head coach Shea Ralph
- Vandy has won 19 straight regular-season games vs. nonconference teams
- Sunday’s 109-50 victory over Stonehill comes in the first meeting between the two programs
- The Dores’ 109 points are the most scored in the Ralph era
- It is the first 100-point game for Vandy since March 2, 2025, against Missouri
- Vandy’s 59-point win is the largest margin of victory this season
- Six Commodores scored in double digits for the second time this season
- The black and gold collected a season-high 25 steals, the second-most steals in a game in program history
- It is the fifth game this season with 15 or more steals for the Dores
- Vanderbilt had seven players notch multiple takeaways for the first time this season
- The Commodores converted 17 free throws, their 10th game with at least 10 made free throws
- Vandy now has four games of shooting at least 90-percent from the charity stripe
- Mikayla Blakes finished with 21 points, extending her double-digit scoring streak to 32 straight games
- Blakes’ scoring stretch is currently the fourth longest in Division I and the longest in the SEC
- The sophomore has now scored at least 20 points in nine games this season
- Blakes matched her season-high in assists with seven, her fourth game of the season with five or more
- Blakes and Aubrey Galvan are the only Commodores to have seven or more assists in the same game this season
- Aiyana Mitchell produced a career-high 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting
- Jada Brown set her career-high in steals with six
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