No. 13 Vanderbilt takes advantage of USF turnovers, rolls to win

Field Level Media|published: Mon 15th December, 22:02 2025

Vanderbilt Commodores guard Mikayla Blakes (1) shoots the ball during the women’s basketball game between the Vanderbilt Commodores and Virginia Cavaliers at Vanderbilt's Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025.

All five Vanderbilt starters scored in double figures as the No. 13 Commodores cruised to an 87-58 win over South Florida on Monday in Nashville.

Mikayla Blakes hit just 7 of 19 field-goal attempts, but she still led Vanderbilt (10-0) with 19 points. Sacha Washington followed with 16 points, Justine Pissott scored 13, Aubrey Galvan added 11 and Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda chipped in with 10.

Stefanie Ingram was the lone player to score in double figures for the Bulls (6-5), winding up with 23 on 10-of-13 shooting. South Florida outshot Vanderbilt from the floor, 44.1% to 42.3%, but the Bulls committed 20 turnovers that resulted in 28 points for the Commodores.

The Bulls jumped to an early 7-2 lead before the Commodores scored the last nine points of the first quarter, capped by a three-point play from Blakes. The margin grew to 17 points in the second quarter, and Vanderbilt was ahead 38-25 at halftime.

The Commodores opened the third quarter with a layup from Mwenentanda and a 3-pointer from Blakes, and South Florida never got closer than 16 points the rest of the way.

--Field Level Media

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