Mikayla Blakes scored 22 of her 24 in the first half as No. 8 Vanderbilt compiled a 62-point halftime lead en route to a 100-42 win over Queens on Wednesday in Nashville.
The Commodores (2-0) scored the game’s first eight points, led 38-4 after one quarter and were up 73-11 after the second period.
Vanderbilt, which won its opener 112-53 over Lipscomb on Monday, had five players score in double figures on Wednesday. Mia Woolfolk put up 16 points, Olivia Jones had 15 points, Aubrey Galvan chipped in 13 points and six assists, and Aiyana Mitchell added 10 points.
Ashantay Noble topped the Royals (0-2) with eight points. Queens shot 21.1% from the floor in the first half and 34% for the game.
No. 6 Texas 85, FDU 65
Madison Booker amassed 24 points, seven rebounds, five assists and five steals as the Longhorns won their season opener by topping the Knights in Austin, Texas.
Texas led 30-8 after one quarter, and FDU (0-2) never got closer than 16 points the rest of the way.
Breya Cunningham totaled 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Longhorns. Reese Downey sank five 3-pointers en route to 17 points for the Knights, and Ane Valle posted 10 points and seven rebounds.
No. 7 Louisville 87, Stetson 35
Tajianna Roberts scored four points in a game-opening 8-0 run, and the Cardinals never trailed against the Hatters in Louisville.
Any doubt about the outcome was erased when Louisville (2-0) went on a 24-0 run in the third quarter, extending the lead to 68-22. Imari Berry, who had seven points in that surge, finished with a team-high 16.
Cici Driessen led Stetson (1-1) with 10 points, but she shot just 2-for-10 from the floor. The Hatters made just 23.6% of their field-goal attempts.
–Field Level Media
