Blakes leads Vanderbilt rout of Lipscomb in home opener

NASHVILLE (Interstat) — Mikayla Blakes had 27 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two blocks as Vanderbilt beat Lipscomb 112-53 in a women’s NCAA Division I game Monday at Memorial Gym. Vanderbilt shot 45 of 72 from the floor, 8 of 21 from 3-point range and 14 of 20 from the line. Aubrey Galvan added 16 points and 11 assists, Madison Greene scored 19, Mia Woolfolk had 15 points and five rebounds, Aiyana Mitchell scored 10 and Jhai Johnson grabbed seven rebounds. Lipscomb shot 18 of 59 overall and 9 of 28 from deep. McKayla Miller led the Bisons with 16 points and six rebounds, Tess Wiczek had 10 points and seven rebounds, Elena Bertrand added eight points and four assists, and Taliah Lee scored six. Vanderbilt had 22 assists, 12 offensive rebounds and seven blocks while forcing 30 turnovers. Lipscomb had nine offensive rebounds and three assists. Attendance was 7,023. The Commodores improved to 1-0; the Bisons dropped to 0-1.