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FORT WORTH, TX – Koko Nelson’s connections at Notre Dame helped her get in the door at Vanderbilt.A former player for the Fighting Irish women’s basketball team from 2013-18, Nelson first came to the Commodores in 2021 as the recruiting operations coordinator for the football team. Clark Lea, who was the Fighting Irish defensive coordinator previously, knew then-Notre Dame women’s basketball coach Muffet McGraw and went to McGraw for a reference on Nelson.But Nelson always wanted to work in women’s basketball. She thought she would work in football for a few years before getting back into the game she’d played,…

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Vanderbilt women’s basketball is one of 16 teams left in the hunt for the national championship after an impressive first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament.The Commodores made it to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 17 years.After hosting the first two rounds at Memorial Gymnasium, Vanderbilt is heading to Fort Worth, Texas. Commodore Nation gave the team a send-off this afternoon with gold and black in sight.It has been almost 20 days since the team last traveled, but road trips are nothing new for them. The Commodores opened the season in Paris.“It was…

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Head coach Shea Ralph is a finalist for the Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year, and sophomore Mikayla Blakes is up for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the YearATLANTA – On Wednesday, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced that Vanderbilt women’s basketball sophomore Mikayla Blakes has been named a finalist for the 2026 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year, while Commodore head coach Shea Ralph was selected as a 2026 Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year finalist.Both Blakes and Ralph were named one of four finalists for…

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MadisonLive updates all day, breaking news as it happens and weather every 10 minutes Resize: Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes (1) dribbles the ball past Illinois guard Maddie Webber, right, during the first half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, in Nashville, Tenn.​COPYRIGHT 2026 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers:source

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