No. 7/6 Commodores equal the best start in program history at 17-0 after a 91-51 win at Texas A&M
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 7/6 Vanderbilt women’s basketball team had equaled the best start in program history, as the Commodores knocked off Texas A&M, 91-51, at Reed Arena to post their 17-straight win to open the 2025-26 season.
The 17-0 start to the 2025-26 season matches the 1992-92 Final Four team for the best start in school history. The 17-consecutive victories also equal the longest winning streak in program history.
The victory over the Aggies also pushes Vandy’s SEC record to 4-0 for the first time since the 2000-01 campaign. The 40-point margin of victory marks the third-largest margin of victory for Vanderbilt in an SEC road game since 1999-00.
All-American Mikayla Blakes paced the Commodores in a win at Texas A&M, as the guard registered a game-high 25 points. It marks her sixth-straight game with 20 or more points. Blakes also extends her double-digit scoring streak to 36 games, which is the longest streak by a Commodore since the 1999-00 campaign.
Senior Justine Pissott scored the most points of her career in an SEC contest on Sunday. The Toms River, New Jersey, native registered 22 points and a game-high six 3-point field goals against the Aggies. It is Pissott’s second career game with 20 or more points.
Freshman Aubrey Galvan rounded out Vanderbilt’s trio of double-digit scorers with a 12-point outing. It extends Galvan’s double-digit scoring streak to a career-best four games. The first-year point guard dished out a game-best seven assists.
Vanderbilt dropped the hammer on Texas A&M in the second quarter, as a 25-8 run by the Dores to close the second stanza turned a two-point Vandy advantage into a 19-point lead for the Commodores going into halftime. Vanderbilt expanded on its lead over the final two quarters of play, as the Dores led by as many as 43 points before settling for the 40-point road win.
Vandy shot a blistering 56.6 percent from the field and hit 12 3-point field goals. The Dores forced Texas A&M into 23 turnovers, as Vanderbilt has collected 20 or more turnovers in each of its last six contests. The Dores held a 34-9 edge over the Aggies in points off turnovers.
Head Coach Shea Ralph on the Win
“Our team today was really good, and we had some ups and downs. The one thing that I’m starting to figure out about this team is that they love playing together, they’ve got great chemistry, and they want to win. They celebrate each other. There are things that I’m learning about them every day that humble me as a coach because the things that they have, I can’t coach. Their chemistry is incredible. They’re competitiveness, they’re toughness, their ability and willingness to be coached, those are things that I know from my experience as a player and a coach that you need to have if you want to win championships. Now, it’s only January, so I say that with a grain of salt, right? This is a great road win in the SEC in January, and we’re going to keep pushing and keep the process going from day to day. But I love what I’m seeing from my team. I’m really happy to be their coach.”
Up Next
The No. 7/6 Commodores continue their three-game road trip on Thursday, as the Commodores take on Mississippi State. Tipoff against the Bulldogs is set for 5:30 p.m. CT live on SEC Network.
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