Overview
- Mikayla Blakes finished with 28 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals, hitting 12 of 13 from the line.
- Vanderbilt blew open a four-point halftime edge by shooting 10 of 11 from the field and 4 of 6 from three in the third quarter to build a 63-41 lead.
- The Commodores went 19 of 21 at the stripe while Virginia was 6 of 10, a gap that underpinned the result.
- Vanderbilt led by as many as 28 before Virginia trimmed the deficit to 12 in the final minutes, closing out an 81-68 decision in Nashville.
- Vandy moved to 9-0 behind contributions from Ndjakalenge Mwenentanda (16) and Sacha Washington (13), while Virginia fell to 6-3 with Kymora Johnson scoring 22.