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No. 8 Vanderbilt beats Morehead State 102-50 as Mikayla Blakes scores 25

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Preseason All-American Mikayla Blakes scored 25 points while Aubrey Galvan and Aiyana Mitchell each had double-doubles as No. 8 Vanderbilt beat Morehead State 102-50 Monday night.

Blakes went 7 of 15 from the floor for the Commodores (3-0), who had little trouble with the Eagles (0-3). Vanderbilt scored the first 11 points and forced Morehead State into the first eight turnovers. Breayah Jefferson’s jumper in the paint got Morehead State on the board with 5:21 left in the first quarter.

Vanderbilt finished with a 36-11 advantage in points off turnovers.

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No. 8 Vanderbilt beats Morehead State 102-50 as Mikayla Blakes scores 25

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Preseason All-American Mikayla Blakes scored 25 points while Aubrey Galvan and Aiyana Mitchell each had double-doubles as No. 8 Vanderbilt beat Morehead State 102-50 Monday night.

Blakes went 7 of 15 from the floor for the Commodores (3-0), who had little trouble with the Eagles (0-3). Vanderbilt scored the first 11 points and forced Morehead State into the first eight turnovers. Breayah Jefferson’s jumper in the paint got Morehead State on the board with 5:21 left in the first quarter.

Vanderbilt finished with a 36-11 advantage in points off turnovers.

Blakes has scored 20 points or more in 18 consecutive games, leading active NCAA Division I players. The Commodores have started the season with three straight 100-point games — a team first — and earned their 23rd consecutive regular-season win over nonconference opponents.

Galvan, last season’s Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year, had 18 points and 10 assists and connected on back-to-back 3s to close out the second quarter and give the Commodores a 53-26 lead.

Mia Woolfolk scored 20, with eight consecutive points in a 15-0 run as the third quarter ended with Vanderbilt up 81-41. Mitchell had 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Kensley Feltner scored 17 points for the Eagles.

NO. 19 OKLAHOMA STATE 94, NORTHWESTERN STATE 56

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Liv McGill scored 23 points to go with seven assists, Audi Crooks had 12 of her 13 ponts in the second half and Oklahoma State beat Northwestern State.

Oklahoma State had a double-digit lead just four minutes into the game following a 12-2 run. Northwestern State’s next field goal came with 2:29 left in the first quarter to make it 14-5.

Northwestern State trimmed its deficit to 28-21 with 4:28 left in the second quarter but the Lady Demons did not make another field goal before the break. Oklahoma State closed on a 16-2 run for a 21-point lead at halftime, with Yuting Deng capping the half on a 3-pointer from the corner just before the buzzer.

Crooks scored seven points during a 17-3 run that ended in a 61-27 advantage midway through the third.

Deng also finished with 13 points for Oklahoma State (3-0), which beat Morgan State 92-38 on Friday. Stailee Heard had eight points and eight assists, and Crooks scored double-digit points for the 101st consecutive game.

KP Parr led Northwestern State (1-2) with 18 points and Karma Wynn added 11. The Lady Demons dropped to 1-7 in the series that dates to 1975.

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