Here's what Shea Ralph said about the impact Mikayla Blakes made for Vanderbilt women's basketball against Alabama.

Vanderbilt women's basketball ranked No. 23 in the AP poll released Monday morning and the USA TODAY Coaches Poll released Tuesday after defeating Alabama, 66-64, in Tuscaloosa on Sunday.

The No. 19 Alabama women's basketball team came up short on Sunday, losing 66-64 to Vanderbilt at home. The Crimson Tide welcomed Sarah Ashlee Barker back into the lineup for the first time in five games.

Soon as Shea Ralph turned the corner to enter the locker ... double digits in all 19 games except one (and that was a rout of Alabama A&M in which she played less than half the game).

Vanderbilt is back in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 for the first time since 2014, ranked No. 23 this week.

Alabama's head coach Kristy Curry knew it ... Vanderbilt's defense was everything it needed to be Shea Ralph has made the defense the point of emphasis this season. "We've really started to ...

The unranked Vanderbilt Commodores just nailed a major upset against the 19th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on the road, largely due to freshman Mikayla Blakes.

The Commodores beat Tennessee, 71-70, at Memorial Gymnasium, then beat Arkansas, 101-60, before the win over Alabama. Mikayla Blakes scored 33 points against the Crimson Tide. Under Shea Ralph ...

Vanderbilt women's basketball got its first road SEC win of the season, 66-64, over No. 19 Alabama. It was its first time beating two ranked teams in the same year since 2015-16. Mikayla Blakes scored 33 points while Khamil Pierre had a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds.

Vanderbilt is turning around its basketball program in a positive way; earning accolades in the Associated Press Top 25 rankings.

When Vanderbilt women's basketball defeated Arkansas, 101-60, on Thursday, it was the team's annual LGBTQ+ pride night. The Commodores first hosted a pride night in 2020, before coach Shea Ralph was hired. But Ralph has continued the tradition. One of Vanderbilt's assistant coaches, Kevin DeMille, is openly gay.

The Vanderbilt Commodores entered Coleman Coliseum on Sunday priming with confidence after their victory over the No.17 Tennessee Volunteers on Jan. 19. Aiming to end a decade-long losing streak against Alabama.