Women’s Basketball: Vanderbilt bests Queens 100-42 in its second game of the season – The Vanderbilt Hustler

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After a season-opening 59-point victory over local rival Lipscomb Monday, Nov. 2, the Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball Team returned to home action Nov. 4 against Queens University. 
The ’Dores were in full control throughout the 40 minutes and won with a score of 100-42. Mikayla Blakes led the team in scoring, notching 24 points in only 23 minutes. Four other players – freshman Olivia Jones, Georgia transfer Mia Woolfolk, senior Aiyana Mitchell and sophomore Aubrey Galvan – scored double-digits, and four players – Blakes, Galvan, Jones and junior Vernell Atamah also knocked down multiple 3-pointers. 12 out of 13 rostered players entered the game. 
Head Coach Shea Ralph brought out the same starting lineup as Monday’s matchup, which was comprised of Jones, Blakes, Galvan, Atamah and Woolfolk. 
Woolfolk easily won the tipoff, placing the ball right in Galvan’s hands. Muscling her way towards the basket, Woolfolk drew first blood on a layup, getting fouled simultaneously. On an assist by Galvan, Woolfolk once again scored. The teams traded missed 2-pointers before Blakes was called for a charge, giving the ball back to the Royals. 
The Royals were unable to capitalize off of the the offensive foul, as a turnover led to yet another Woolfolk basket. Steal after steal by the ’Dores gave them multiple scoring opportunities, which they capitalized on. Queens made their first basket, but the ’Dores responded with the first 3-pointer of the game from the freshman Jones.  
After weaving through several defenders, Blakes knocked down her first basket, and after a Vernell Atamah steal, she scored again on an easy layup.  
After a media timeout, the Royals scored their second basket of the game. Blakes knocked down two free throws to give the Black and Gold an 11-point lead. Jones continued to show off her defensive capabilities and her toughness, as she stole an inbound and made a layup right after while also being fouled. 
The following possession, Queens committed its fifth foul of the quarter, turning a Galvan bucket into a 3-point play. A steal by Johnson brought the Royals to double digits in turnovers. The Royals’ sloppy play continued as they committed their eighth foul of the game, this time on Mitchell. 
Blakes and Galvan seemed to have no issue dealing with the Royals’ defense, as they notched layups on back-to-back possessions. The ’Dores ended the quarter on a 22-point run, as Blakes notched her first triple of the night, making the score 38-4.  
In the second quarter, Vanderbilt did not let its foot off the gas and started off strong with a Blakes three. Galvan logged the next 5 points on two free throws and a three before Woolfolk committed a charge, finally providing Queens with an opportunity to score.  
Ahmani Klabunde gave the Royals their first 3-pointer of the game, which Atamah quickly responded to with a layup. An arcing pass by Galvin to Woolfolk added two more points for the ’Dores, and Jones notched her first 3-pointer of the game soon after. At the media timeout, with 5:37 left on the clock, the ‘Dores led 56-7.  
The Black and Gold took an astonishing 50-point lead with a free throw from Woolfolk, and they continued to stifle the Royals. Woolfolk committed a foul, but the ’Dores prevented the Royals from even inbounding the ball, giving the Black and Gold the ball yet again.  
Queens went to the line for the first time on a Johnson foul and scored its first points after a 4-minute drought. Blakes’ third 3-pointer of the night was responded to by a layup from Ashantay Noble, finally bringing the Royals’ score to double digits. Blakes struck back, unsurprisingly with yet another one from beyond the arc. Graduate student Saniyah Glenn-Bello scored her first points of the game as the quarter ended with a score of 73-11. 
Queens struck first with a layup by Noble, and Atamah logged Vanderbilt’s first points of the half with a triple left of the key. An impressive assist by Galvan gave Jones an easy layup opportunity, which she executed flawlessly. As the shot clock expired on the next possession, a last-second jumper by Mia Moore gave Queens two more points.  
The Royals seemed to be finding their footing, as they did not commit a penalty in the first half of the quarter and went on a 6-0 run, preventing the ’Dores from scoring for almost five minutes. Ralph took a timeout, giving her players a chance to reset. Ten game clock seconds later, a media timeout was called.  
A steal by Aiyana Mitchell gave the ’Dores the chance to score, but Atamah’s shot landed off the mark. A Johnson offensive foul gave the Royals possession yet again, and the Commodores committed another foul right after.  
Jones ended the Black and Gold’s scoring drought with a free throw, and Johnson wrestled for a jump ball that gave the ’Dores the ball. Soon after, Jones was fouled while shooting but was unable to capitalize on her two free throws. 
Forward Trinity Wilson landed her first basket of the game and made a strong overhead pass on the next play, setting guard Madison Greene up for a jumper. The quarter ended with Vanderbilt leading 89-23. Queens scored more in the third quarter than the entire first half. 
A Klabunde 3-pointer was succeeded by a Greene jumper to begin the last quarter of play. Queens continued to shoot well, as Ryan Davis swished a jumper, which was answered by a Johnson basket for the ’Dores.  
An over-the-shoulder layup by Makayla Minshall brought Queens to 36 points, capping the Royals’ scoring run to six points in a row. Vanderbilt finally answered with an Atamah 3-pointer, her second of the night. 
Fresh off the bench, Sther Ubaka made a jumper and a Monique Williams layup brought the ’Dores’ score to triple digits. Greene dribbled until the clock expired, and the ’Dores took home their second victory of the year with a dominant score of 100-42. 
The ’Dores will have the weekend to recuperate before battling Morehead State at Memorial on Monday, Nov. 9.  
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