Record-Setting Night – vucommodores.com

Vanderbilt women's basketball set the program record for most SEC wins in a season with an 85-60 victory over No. 24/23 Alabama to secure the school's first undefeated regular season at home
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 5/5-ranked Vanderbilt women’s basketball team capped off the 2025-26 regular season home slate by setting a pair of school records in an 85-60 win over No. 24/23 Alabama on Thursday night.
The victory over the Crimson Tide marks Vandy’s 12th SEC victory of the 2025-26 campaign to establish a new program record for most conference wins in a season. The 15-point victory also gives Vanderbilt its first undefeated record at home during the regular season, as the Dores improve to 16-0 at Memorial Gymnasium.
With the win, Vandy improves to 26-3 overall and 12-3 in SEC play. The Commodores’ 26 wins are tied for fifth-most in a single season in school history, equaling the 2003-04 and 2008-09 squads’ win totals. The victory also secures no worse than the No. 3 seed at next week’s SEC Tournament.
The Commodores collected their seventh victory over a top-25 team this season. It marks the first time since the 2000-01 campaign that the Dores have had seven victories over ranked foes in the same season. It is also the first regular season since 1995-96 that the Commodores have had 7-plus victories over ranked opponents, as they beat seven that season.
Vanderbilt’s All-American Mikayla Blakes extended her 30-point streak against ranked teams to five games, as the sophomore had 35 points against the Crimson Tide. The guard matched her season-best performance from behind the arc, going 6-of-13. Blakes is just the second NCAA player this century to have five-straight games with 30 or more points against top-25 foes, as she joins Iowa’s Megan Gustafson, who had a six-game streak during the 2018-19 campaign. The Vandy All-American is the first player this century to accomplish the feat in the regular season.
Overall, it is Blakes’ NCAA-leading 11th game with 30-plus points this season. The Somerset, New Jersey, native is the first SEC player this century to score 30 or more points 11 times in the same season.
Vandy had three or more players score double digits for the 26th time in 29 games this season, as graduate Sacha Washington and senior Justine Pissott joined Blakes.
Washington nearly had her first career triple-double with a 17-point, 10-rebound, 7-assist night against the Crimson Tide. Her seven assists tied Washington’s career high, while she also recorded her team-leading sixth double-double of the season. Pissott, the SEC’s leader in made 3-point field goals, added a pair of 3-pointers to her season total, as she registered 11 points and pulled down six rebounds.
Vanderbilt used a 10-run to turn a two-point lead into a double-digit advantage at 28-16 at the end of the first stanza. Vandy held a 36-32 lead at the half, then broke the game open in the third quarter by scoring the frame’s first 12 points to take a 16-point lead. The Commodore lead grew to as high as 27 points in the fourth quarter before claiming the 85-60 victory.
The Dores shot 42.9 percent from the floor, while limiting Alabama to 32.8 percent. Vanderbilt forced the Crimson Tide into 23 turnovers, which led to a 22-10 edge in points off turnovers.
Head Coach Shea Ralph on the Result
“It’s so special to be coaching this team and witnessing all the things that they’re doing, walking alongside them on the journey. It’s my understanding that it’s the first time in program history that we went undefeated at home in the regular season. We came here to do things that haven’t been done before. We’re just getting started. We were excited to have Commodore Nation show up for us tonight. We can’t do it without them. To see the crowd, to hear the crowd, to feel the energy, we’ve been working towards this, dreaming towards this, so thank you for showing up. We can’t wait to get to March.”
Up Next
The No. 5/5 Commodores close out the 2025-26 regular season on Sunday, as Vanderbilt heads 180 miles east on I-40 to take on Tennessee. Tipoff against the Lady Volunteers is set for a 1 p.m. CT contest live on ESPN.
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