Mikayla Blakes, an Associated Press first-team All-American, and No. 2 seed Vanderbilt basketball will begin their Women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 21 (6 p.m., ESPNews) at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville against No. 15 seed High Point.
The Commodores (27-4) lost in the SEC tournament quarterfinals, the team’s first game in the tourney after receiving a double-bye.
High Point (27-5) has won three in a row and qualified for the NCAA women’s tournament by winning the Big South Conference tournament 71-67 against Radford.
The winner will face either Illinois or Colorado in the second round on March 23 at Memorial Gymansium.
Vanderbilt and High Point have met once, in 2011, when Vanderbilt won 70-54.
The Vanderbilt women’s basketball vs. High Point Women’s NCAA Tournament game starts at 6 p.m. CT Saturday from Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville. Jay Alter and Kim Adams are announcers for the game. Streaming options for the game include ESPN app.
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Wednesday, March 18
Vanderbilt beat writer Aria Gerson’s prediction: Vanderbilt 95, High Point 59
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