Dores Battle Lady Toppers Wednesday – Vanderbilt Commodores

No. 8 Commodores end season-opening homestand Wednesday against Western Kentucky
Vanderbilt (3-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. Western Kentucky (2-0, 0-0 CUSA)
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026 • 6:30 p.m. CT
Memorial Magic
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 8-ranked Vanderbilt women’s basketball team closes its season-opening four-game homestand Wednesday, as the Commodores host Western Kentucky. Tipoff against the Hilltoppers is set for 6:30 p.m. CT from Memorial Gymnasium and streams on SEC Network+
Starting Five
>> Vandy is coming off its third straight win to open the 2026-27 season, as the Dores defeated Morehead State, 102-50, at Memorial Gym Monday night. Mikayla Blakes led a quartet of double-digit scorers for the Commodores, as the All-American scored a game-high 24 points. Senior Aiyana Mitchell and sophomore Aubrey Galvan each collected a double-double in the win over the Eagles. Galvan tallied a season-high 18 points and dished out 10 assists, while Mitchell scored 15 points and 10 rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench.
>> Vanderbilt is looking to open a campaign at 4-0 for the fifth consecutive season. The Commodores have never begun five straight seasons with four consecutive wins.
>> The Dores have won 32-straight nonconference home games dating back to the 2022-23 season. Under head coach Shea Ralph, Vanderbilt is 44-3 inside Memorial Gym against non-league teams. Overall, Vandy is 67-21 at home in six seasons under Ralph.
>> Vanderbilt has won 23 consecutive regular-season games against non-SEC teams. The Commodores are 66-20 against nonconference foes under head coach Shea Ralph and 46-5 over the last four seasons.
>> Wednesday’s meeting will be the 38th overall meeting between the two schools separated by roughly 65 miles. Vanderbilt leads the all-time series against Western Kentucky, 25-12. Vandy has won 11 straight games against WKU, a winning streak that dates back to the 2005-06 season. The Dores are 14-3 all-time against the Hilltoppers at Memorial Gym.
Game Coverage
Wednesday’s contest against Western Kentucky streams live on SEC Network+ via the Watch ESPN app, with Andrew Allegretta and Richard Hendrix on the call.
Fans can also listen to Andrew Selover call all the action locally on 94.9 The Fan and on the Vanderbilt Commodores app outside of Nashville.
Game Day Information
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Memorial Magic
Experience a little extra Memorial Magic as the Dores take on Western Kentucky! Enjoy a magical night of basketball, complete with a special halftime performance by a magician!
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50th Season of Commodores Women’s Basketball
The 2026-27 campaign makes the 50th season that Vanderbilt has sponsored varsity-level women’s basketball. The Commodores’ first varsity season came in 1977-78 and competed in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), the precursor to NCAA women’s basketball.
Vanderbilt is 962-560 (.632) coming into Season 50. The Dores are 912-505 (.643) at the NCAA Division I level, which began in the 1981-82 season.
Mikayla’s Streaks
Junior Mikayla Blakes has two of the most prolific active scoring streaks in all of NCAA Division I.
The guard has scored 20-plus points in 18 straight games, which is the longest active streak among all active players nationally. It is also the 10th-longest stretch of consecutive 20-point outings by an NCAA Division I player this century (since 1999-00).
Blakes has also tallied double-digit points in 56 consecutive games, which is the third-longest active streak in NCAA Division I.
Record-Setting Offense
Vanderbilt has registered 100 or more points in three straight games to start the 2026-27 season. It is the first time in school history that the Dores have scored 100-plus points in three consecutive contests.
Double Dores
Senior Aiyana Mitchell (15 points, 10 rebounds) and sophomore Aubrey Galvan (18 points, 10 assists) each posted a double-double in Monday’s win over Morehead State. It marked the first time this season a pair of Commodores have posted a double-double in the same contest. It is also the first time Vandy has had two players accomplish the feat in the same contest since March 21, 2026, when Sacha Washington and Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda had a double-double against High Point in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
Lending a Hand
The Commodores currently rank seventh in the nation in assists per game at 25.7. Vanderbilt has handed 20-plus assists in all three games this season.
Sophomore Aubrey Galvan ranks third nationally with 27 assists, while her 9.0 assists per game average is fourth-highest in NCAA Division I. The point guard is just one of three players in all of NCAA Division I to have two double-doubles this season via points and assists.
Scouting the Lady Toppers
Western Kentucky holds a 2-0 overall record coming to Music City. The Lady Toppers have won back-to-back home games against Chattanooga (61-50) and Christian Brothers (94-43).
Freshman Jamila Ray paces WKU at 19.5 points per game. The 5-10 guard is shooting 50 percent from the floor (10-of-12) and is coming off a career-high 25 points her last time out vs. Christian Brothers. Senior Josie Gilvin is averaging 10.5 points and a team-high 8.5 rebounds in her return to Western Kentucky after spending last season at Kentucky. Gilvin played for WKU from 2022-25.
The Lady Toppers are averaging 77.5 points per game, while giving up 46.5 points. Western Kentucky is shooting 43.1 percent from the floor and 30.2 percent from behind the arc. Defensively, WKU allows teams to shoot 35.9 percent from the field and 22.2 percent on 3-point field goals.
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