Hot Streak Continues – Vanderbilt University Athletics

No. 5/4 Vanderbilt moves to 6-0 in the SEC for the first time in school history after an 81-53 victory over Auburn at Memorial Gym
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 5/4-ranked Vanderbilt women’s basketball team moved to 6-0 in SEC play for the first time in school history, as the Commodores posted an 81-53 victory over Auburn on Thursday at Memorial Gymnasium.
Vanderbilt’s 28-point win over the Tigers extends its school-record winning streak to 20 games, as the Dores stand a perfect 20-0 to open the 2025-26 season. Vandy becomes the sixth SEC program since 1999-00 to have a winning streak of 20 games or more. It is the first time an SEC school has won 20-straight games since LSU won its first 20 games to open the 2024-25 season.
A quartet of Commodores registered double-digit points against Auburn. It marked the 19th time in 20 games this season that Vanderbilt has had three or more players score 10-plus points. Graduate Sacha Washington and freshman Aubrey Galvan each recorded a double-double in the victory. It is the second time this season that a pair of Dores have posted a double-double in the same game, as Galvan (16 pts, 15 ast) and Washington (13 pts, 10 reb) also accomplished the feat against Tennessee State on Nov. 23.
Sophomore Mikayla Blakes extended her double-digit scoring streak to an SEC-leading 39 games with a team-best 20-point effort against Auburn. It is the 14th game with 20 or more points for the All-American this season. The Somerset, New Jersey, native also dished out five assists.
Washington collected her team-leading fifth double-double of the season with an 18-point, 12-rebound effort. It is the forward’s 27th career double-double, while her 12 rebounds moved the Lawrenceville, Georgia, native into fifth place on Vanderbilt’s all-time rebound list with 879 career caroms.
Galvan posted her second career double-double, as the first-year point guard tallied 15 points to go along with 10 assists. It was Galvan’s third outing of the season with 10 or more helpers.
Senior Justine Pissott rounded out Vanderbilt’s group of double-digit scorers, as the 6-4 guard scored 10 points to push her double-figure scoring streak to a career-high five games.
The Commodores ran away from the Tigers in the third quarter, as Vanderbilt used an 18-2 run to turn a two-point lead into a 51-33 advantage midway through the stanza. Vandy extended its lead to a game-high 31 points in the fourth quarter before settling for the 28-point victory to post its sixth-straight SEC win.
No. 5/4 Vanderbilt shot an even 50 percent from the floor against Auburn, making 32-of-64 of its shots from the floor. The Dores outrebounded the Tigers, 44-25, which led to a 15-2 edge in second chance points. The Commodores forced Auburn into 19 miscues, which turned into 22 points off turnovers.
Head Coach Shea Ralph on the Win
“I’m having to remind myself that this makes us 20-0 and that’s a great thing, right? The other thing is that I like being in this place where I’m pissed off after a win because we didn’t play well today, especially in the first half. I like it because it says that I know how good this team can be. I also like how my team responded after halftime. They looked more like our team, especially in that third quarter. We took control, which we should’ve done sooner, but I liked the response, and I loved that we had multiple contributions today.”
Up Next
The No. 5/4 Commodores hit the road once again this Sunday, as Vanderbilt heads to No. 2-ranked South Carolina for a top-five matchup at Colonial Life Arena. Tipoff against the Gamecocks airs live on ESPN at 2 p.m. CT.
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