100 Points Again as No. 8 Vanderbilt Scores a Program-Record 73 in the First Half Against Queens

Photo: Vanderbilt Athletics. Official roster headshot of Mikayla Blakes, guard, Vanderbilt women's basketball, 2026-27 season.

No. 8 Vanderbilt scored 73 points in the first half, a program record for any half, and beat Queens 100-42 on Wednesday night at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville. It was the Commodores' second straight 100-point game, the first time they have done that since the 1994-95 season, per Vanderbilt Athletics. Mikayla Blakes scored 24 points, 22 of them before halftime, per the Associated Press.

Vanderbilt led 73-11 at the break. The 62-point halftime margin was the widest in any half in program history, per Vanderbilt Athletics.

A 34-0 run

Mia Woolfolk scored the game's first six points and Olivia Jones had the next five, per the AP. Vanderbilt led 38-4 after one quarter.

Breah Franks' jumper made it 15-4 with 4:50 left in the first quarter. Queens did not score again until Ahmani Klabunde hit a 3-pointer with 6:55 left in the second, by our count from ESPN's play-by-play. Vanderbilt scored 34 straight points in between, the longest run of the Shea Ralph era, per Vanderbilt Athletics. That was 7 minutes and 55 seconds without a Queens point, by our count.

Queens made four field goals in the first half, by our count. Its 11 first-half points were the seventh-fewest by a Vanderbilt opponent this century, per Vanderbilt Athletics.

Blakes scored 13 in the first quarter and nine in the second, by our count. All four of her 3-pointers came before halftime. She finished 9 of 17 from the field and 4 of 9 from 3-point range in 23 minutes, with five rebounds, three assists and three steals, per ESPN's box score.

36 turnovers

Vanderbilt had 23 steals, its most since Dec. 28, 2025, per Vanderbilt Athletics. Queens committed 36 turnovers and made 17 field goals, per ESPN.

Team totals, per ESPN's box score:

| Category | Vanderbilt | Queens | | --- | --- | --- | | Field goals | 39-70 (55.7%) | 17-50 (34.0%) | | 3-pointers | 10-25 | 2-11 | | Free throws | 12-22 | 6-6 | | Rebounds | 39 | 29 | | Offensive rebounds | 18 | 11 | | Assists | 25 | 6 | | Steals | 23 | 10 | | Turnovers | 18 | 36 | | Points off turnovers | 56 | 18 | | Points in the paint | 54 | 24 | | Fast-break points | 26 | 10 |

Vanderbilt outscored Queens by 38 points off turnovers, by our count. The Royals made all six of their free throws.

Five Commodores scored in double figures. Woolfolk had 16 on 7 of 9 shooting. Jones, a freshman, had a career-high 15 points and four steals. Aubrey Galvan scored 13 with six assists, and Aiyana Mitchell scored 10 in 10 minutes off the bench, per Vanderbilt Athletics. All 12 Vanderbilt players who played scored, for the second straight game.

Queens wins the second half

With most of the Vanderbilt starters on the bench, Queens scored 12 in the third quarter and 19 in the fourth, per the AP. The Royals outscored Vanderbilt 31-27 after halftime and opened the fourth quarter on a 15-4 run, per Queens Athletics. They had two turnovers in the fourth quarter.

Ashantay Noble led Queens with eight points and five rebounds. Klabunde made both of the Royals' 3-pointers, and Franks scored six on 3 of 4 shooting off the bench. Nykira Arrington had four points, four rebounds, three steals and two blocks, per Queens Athletics.

The context

Vanderbilt opened the season with a 112-53 win over Lipscomb on Monday, per Vanderbilt Athletics. It has won 21 straight games at Memorial Gym, its longest home streak this century, and 22 straight against nonconference opponents.

Blakes, a preseason All-American, has scored 20 or more points in 17 straight games, the longest active streak in Division I, per Vanderbilt Athletics. Her double-digit scoring streak is at 55 games, the third-longest active streak in Division I. Galvan was the SEC Freshman of the Year last season, per the AP.

Vanderbilt was No. 8 in the AP Top 25 and is 2-0. It hosts Morehead State on Monday. Queens (0-2) closed an opening-week SEC road swing and hosts Carolina University on Monday. The crowd was 2,806.

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Sources:

• Vanderbilt Athletics: Commodores Dethrone Queens
• Queens Athletics: Royals Show Second-Half Fight Against No. 8 Vanderbilt
• Associated Press: Blakes leads No. 8 Vanderbilt to program record first half in rout of Queens
• ESPN: Queens vs. Vanderbilt box score and play-by-play
• NCAA.com: AP Top 25 women's basketball poll