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Mwenentanda Heads to WNBA

The graduate student signs a replacement contract with the Golden State Valkyries to become the third Commodore alum to ink a WNBA deal ahead of the 2026 season

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Taking Her Game to the Half-Court

Taking Her Game to the Half-Court

Vanderbilt sophomore Mikayla Blakes has been selected to the USA Basketball 3x3 women's development camp and will participate in the 2026 USA Basketball 3X Women's Showcase

Shea Ralph Just Getting Started After Extension

Shea Ralph Just Getting Started After Extension

Consensus national coach of the year ready to build on historic women’s basketball season and help empower Vanderbilt as the premier destination for women’s collegiate sports

Pair of Dores Ink WNBA Training Camp Deals

Pair of Dores Ink WNBA Training Camp Deals

Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda will be in camp with the Golden State Valkyries and Sacha Washington will participate in the Atlanta Dream camp

Academically Honored

Academically Honored

Mikayla Blakes becomes the first Commodore to earn CSC Academic All-America first team honors in 28 years

Dores Honored on Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

Dores Honored on Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

Total of 36 student-athletes from four Commodore sport programs recognized

Pissott Drafted by Indiana Fever

Pissott Drafted by Indiana Fever

The guard/forward was selected 25th overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2026 WNBA Draft, as she becomes the first Vanderbilt women's basketball player to be drafted since 2014

Nation's Best Shooting Guard

Nation's Best Shooting Guard

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame names Mikayla Blakes as the recipient of the 2026 Anne Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Award

Blakes Up for Honda Award

Blakes Up for Honda Award

The sophomore guard is one of four finalists up for the prestigious award recognizing the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports

Clean Sweep

Clean Sweep

Vanderbilt women's basketball head coach Shea Ralph has been named the Associated Press Coach of the Year

Ralph and Blakes Honored by WBCA

Ralph and Blakes Honored by WBCA

The fifth-year Vanderbilt head coach was named the WBCA NCAA Division I Coach of the Year, while the sophomore guard was selected to the WBCA All-America team

Ralph Named Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year

Ralph Named Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year

The fifth-year head coach becomes the first Commodore to win the Werner Ladder Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year

Blakes Named Wooden Award Finalist

Blakes Named Wooden Award Finalist

The sophomore is one of five finalists for the Wooden Award and was selected to the 10-member Wooden All-America team

Blakes and Ralph to Participate in Team USA Training Camp

Blakes and Ralph to Participate in Team USA Training Camp

The Vanderbilt women's basketball duo will take part in the Team USA April training camp in Phoenix, while Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda will play in the Lilly Women's College All-Star Game this Saturday on ESPN2

Vandy WBB - Sweet 16 Postgame Press Conference - March 27

Vandy WBB - Sweet 16 Postgame Press Conference - March 27

Vanderbilt women's basketball talks to the media after a 67-64 loss in the Sweet 16

Dores Season Ends in the Sweet 16

Dores Season Ends in the Sweet 16

No. 2-seed Vanderbilt falls to No. 6-seed Notre Dame, 67-64, in the Sweet 16 to bring the 2025-26 season to an end

Vandy WBB - Sweet 16 Players Presser - March 26

Vandy WBB - Sweet 16 Players Presser - March 26

Vanderbilt women's basketball players talk to the media on Sweet 16 press conference day

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