Vanderbilt's women's basketball team improved to 19–7 on the season after defeating the Auburn Tigers 98–88, thanks to a historic performance from freshman guard Mikayla Blakes.
During the rout, Blakes scored 55 points, the most by a freshman in a Division I basketball game in history. That bested the previous record held by two-time WNBA MVP Elena Delle-Donne, who scored 54 points as a freshman at the University of Delaware back in 2010. Her 55-point game was also the most points by an SEC player in conference history.
