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Mikayla Blakes, a freshman guard for the Vanderbilt Commodores, has quickly gained popularity in women’s college basketball.
Her Vanderbilt team had come so close on this ... A FaceTime call that would change everything. Mikayla Blakes, the five-star guard out of Somerset, N.J., was prepared to issue her college ...
Mikayla Blakes of Vanderbilt women's basketball was named the USBWA Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Year, the organization announced Tuesday. Blakes will be honored at the Final Four.
Mikayla Blakes set Vanderbilt women's basketball's new single-game scoring record in the Commodores' win Thursday night at Florida. Blakes scored 53 in Vanderbilt's 99-86 win at the O'Connell Center.
Vanderbilt fought back from that deficit to force overtime, but Mikayla Blakes, Khamil Pierre and Leilani Kapinus all fouled ...
Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes (1) celebrates after defeating Tennessee at Memorial Gym in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. / Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ...
Mikayla Blakes’ latest honor is her biggest yet. The Vanderbilt guard was Tuesday named the winner of the 2024-25 Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Year Award by the U. S. Basketball ...
Vanderbilt beat Tennessee 71-70, in a matchup at Memorial Gymnasium in January, on a buzzer beater from Mikayla Blakes. The Commodores led by six at halftime then proceeded to outscore the Lady ...
But the reigning national champions responded and closed the game out with a 16-0 run to beat Vanderbilt 84-63 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Friday. Mikayla Blakes led Vanderbilt (22-10) with 20 ...
Mikayla Blakes may not be able to score any more baskets, but she’s still scoring. The Vanderbilt freshman postseason awards continued to grow with, arguably, Blakes’ biggest award yet. Blakes ...