Vanderbilt Freshman Mikayla Blakes Breaks NCAA Scoring Records With 53 Points

Blakes sets NCAA freshman single-game scoring record and SEC scoring mark in Vanderbilt's win over Florida.

Mikayla Blakes scored 53 points in Vanderbilt's 99-86 victory over Florida, setting an NCAA freshman single-game scoring record.
She surpassed the previous NCAA freshman record of 51 points and broke the SEC single-game scoring record of 51 points set in 2003 and 1976.
Blakes also set Vanderbilt's all-time single-game scoring record, eclipsing a 42-point mark set earlier this season.
The freshman guard shot 16-of-24 from the field, 5-of-9 from three-point range, and 16-of-18 from the free-throw line in her historic performance.
Vanderbilt, now ranked 23rd, has won four straight SEC games and entered the Top 25 for the first time in 11 years, with Blakes averaging 21 points per game this season.