Story byTERESA M. WALKERFri, January 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM UTC·2 min readNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mikayla Blakes scored 20 points to lead five Vanderbilt players in double figures, and the seventh-ranked Commodores stayed undefeated, beating Missouri 99-68 on Thursday night. Vanderbilt (16-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) is a win away from matching the 17-0 start by the 1992-93 squad, which reached the program's lone women's Final Four. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe SEC's leading scorer who came in averaging 25.2 points per game, Blakes struggled with only eight points through three quarters before her shots started falling.
