Women’s Basketball: Vanderbilt makes program history with 102-50 win over Morehead State – The Vanderbilt Hustler

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Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball (3-0), took home its third-straight win of the season against the Morehead State Eagles (0-3) 102-50 at Memorial Gymnasium. With this win, it became the first team in program history to score three consecutive 100-point games. 
“I always expect perfection from our players, and they got really close today,” head coach Shea Ralph said.
The Commodores came out with a strong starting lineup, consisting of Olivia Jones, Mia Woolfolk, Aubrey Galvan, Mikayla Blakes and Vernell Atamah. Galvan, a sophomore, put up the first two points of the game seconds after tipoff, setting the tone for the way the Commodores would continue to dominate for the rest of the night.
Vanderbilt got into the double digits before the Eagles put points on the board, building a point gap that only grew throughout the game. Morehead State’s junior guard Breayah Jefferson put the Eagles’ first points on the board with a layup, but Blakes immediately responded with one her own. Vanderbilt kept offensive pressure high, ending the first quarter with a 28-10 lead.
The Commodores carried this energy into the second quarter as well, with both Blakes and Galvan scoring nine points apiece. Galvan was a standout throughout the first half of the game, with 15 points, five assists and three 3-pointers. The Eagles struggled to match her speed and quick passing, including an impressive behind the head pass late in the second half. Defensively, Vanderbilt played tough, making Morehead State fight for every basket. At the end of the second quarter, freshman Jhai Johnson demonstrated her athleticism, leaping up to pick off a pass and turn the steal into a breakaway layup. The half ended with Vanderbilt leading 53-26.
Morehead State came out of halftime strong and offensively aggressive, matching each basket scored by the Commodores. However, its momentum was halted by a quick give and go by Vanderbilt. Galvan fired a pass from across the court to Blakes, who immediately passed it back for a Galvan 3-pointer. From there, the Commodores continued to pull further ahead of the Eagles, bringing the score to 81-40 by the end of the third quarter. Defensively, the Commodores kept the Eagles scoring in the single digits in the last quarter. On offense Galvan remained strong all night, making 7 out of 9 shots. Blakes was also dominant, once again the top scorer for the Commodores, going 7 for 15 for a total of 25 points. 
The Commodores will take on Western Kentucky this Wednesday, Nov. 11, hoping to continue breaking records and keeping their streak alive.
 
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