Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes needed a quarter to get warmed up, and then she went off, finishing with an NCAA true-freshman-record 53 points as the 23rd-ranked Commodores defeated Florida on Thursday in Gainesville, Fla. Blakes made 16 of 24 shots from the field, including 5 of 9 from 3-point range, as she surpassed the 51 points scored by Southern California's JuJu Watkins as a true freshman last season. She also set Vanderbilt's single-game scoring record and the Southeastern Conference single-game mark. Elena Delle Donne put up 54 points in game as a redshirt freshman for Delaware in 2009-10. The Commodores (18-4, 5-3 SEC) turned a close game into what looked like a blowout when Blakes netted 18 points in the second quarter to extend the lead to 46-26.
Women's Top 25 roundup: Vandy freshman Mikayla Blakes scores 53
