NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 8-ranked Vanderbilt women’s basketball team outpaced Western Kentucky Wednesday evening at Memorial Gymnasium, as the Commodores picked up a 101-59 victory to remain undefeated for the 2026-27 campaign.
Vandy extended its school-record streak of consecutive 100-point outings to four straight games in the win over the Lady Toppers. The Commodores are just the sixth NCAA Division I team since 1999-00 to have four consecutive games scoring 100 or more points.
Junior Mia Woolfolk put together her best game to date in a Commodore uniform, as the transfer from Georgia scored a season-high 27 points. She shot 85.7 percent from the field, making 12 of her 14 shots from the field. It is the second straight 20-point outing for Woolfolk this week, as she registered 20 points exactly against Morehead State on Monday. The Midlothian, Virginia, native’s double-digit scoring streak has now reached 17 games, while it is her seventh career game with 20-plus points.
Woolfolk led a group of five double-digit scorers for Vanderbilt. It is the third time in four games this season that five Commodores scored 10 or more points in a contest.
Sophomore Aubrey Galvan opened the second quarter by scoring the first eight points of the frame en route to a season-high 19-point outing. The point guard made a career-high five 3-point field goals, all of which came in the first half. Galvan tallied a game-high six assists, as she has now dished out six or more helpers in every game this season.
Junior Vernell Atamah entered the double-digit scoring column for the first time as a Commodore on Monday. The transfer from Northwestern State tallied 10 points and equaled her season-high in 3-pointers made with two.
Freshman Olivia Jones filled out the stat sheet against the Lady Toppers. The Bay Shore, New York, native collected 14 points to go along with a personal-best five assists and four steals. Sophomore Mikayla Blakes extended her double-digit scoring streak to 57 straight games with a 12-point performance.
The Dores faced their first deficit of the 2026-27 season early in the first quarter. Vanderbilt used a 34-12 run that lasted nearly eight minutes between the first and second quarters to turn an 8-4 deficit into a 40-20 advantage for the Commodores with 7:46 remaining before halftime.
Vanderbilt shot 54.7 percent from the field in the victory. The Dores forced WKU into 22 miscues, which led to a 29-2 advantage in points off turnovers. Vandy outscored the Lady Toppers in the paint, 64-20.
Head Coach Shea Ralph on the Win
“We played a really good team tonight. Western Kentucky made a huge jump from last season. I love what their coach has done for them, and they are going to have a great year.
"Our team was really good today. We were the better team. Watching our growth from day to day has been a joy as their coach. They're easy to push, and they want to be great. I love the way that we shared the ball today. I loved the contributions from top to bottom. It’s an exciting time. It’s very early in the season, but every single day we’re getting better on both ends of the floor. I know we’re going into a tough game this weekend, but I’m glad we didn’t take today for granted and didn’t look past what we had right in front of us.”
Up Next
The Commodores take to the road for the first time in the 2026-27 season on Sunday, as No. 8 Vanderbilt travels to Sioux City, Iowa, to take on No. 10/13-ranked Iowa. Tipoff against the Hawkeyes is set for noon and airs nationwide on FS1.
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Dore Notes
- For the first time in school history, Vanderbilt has opened a campaign at 4-0 for the fifth consecutive season
- The win marks 12 consecutive victories against WKU and pushes the series record to 26-12
- Vandy has now won 32 straight nonconference home games dating back to the 2023-24 season
- The Dores are now 45-3 inside Memorial Gym against non-SEC teams in the Ralph era
- Vanderbilt has won 24 consecutive regular-season games vs. nonconference teams and is 47-5 against non-league teams over the last four seasons
- Mikayla Blakes extended her active double-digit scoring streak to 57 games, which is the longest streak by a Commodore this century and the third-longest double-digit scoring streak among all active NCAA players
- Aubrey Galvan registered a season-best 19 points to push her double-digit scoring streak to eight games
- Mia Woolfolk’s 27 points extended her double-figure scoring streak to 17 games
- Vanderbilt has dished out 25-plus assists for the fourth consecutive contest to open the season