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No. 23 Vanderbilt takes on the Florida Gators after Mikayla Blakes scored 33 points in the Commodores' 66-64 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Blakes scored a career-high 53 points in Vanderbilt's 99-86 win over Florida on Thursday at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, setting a new NCAA record for the most points scored in a game by a freshman.

Blakes is the only player in Division I — men’s or women’s — to score at least 50 points in a game this season.

Both Vanderbilt basketball programs are enjoying successful seasons on the hardwood, and the women kept things rolling for themselves on Thursday. Vanderbilt (1

The Florida Gators (18-2, 5-2 SEC) face the Vanderbilt Commodores (16-4, 4-3 SEC) in a clash of SEC squads at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday. The game airs on SEC Network.Buy tickets for Florida vs.

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Blakes scored 53 points in the No. 23 Commodores’ 99-86 win at Florida, breaking the NCAA freshman single-game scoring record. The University of Southern California’s JuJu Watkins had set the previous mark of 51 last season.

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The 53-point outing is the most impressive. She did it on 67 percent shooting and was 5-of-9 from deep. MY GIRL WAS COOKING. She broke a Vandy record, an SEC freshman scoring record and JuJu Watkins’ NCAA D1 record. WHEW.

Vanderbilt women's basketball freshman Mikayla Blakes delivered a historic performance Thursday night, scoring an SEC women’s basketball record 53 points to lead the No. 23 Commodores past Florida 99-86 at Exactech Arena.