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.

UCLA and South Carolina remain atop the women's poll, while Texas is back in top five and Vanderbilt is ranked for first time in 11 years.

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).

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 ...

Shea Ralph's Vanderbilt team is in the poll for ... The Commodores topped then-No. 19 Alabama on Sunday as the Crimson Tide were one of a dozen ranked teams to lose last week.

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 ...

Mikayla Blakes broke the NCAA freshman and SEC single-game scoring record with 53 points in a game as Vanderbilt women's basketball beat Florida.

Vanderbilt women's basketball put the SEC on notice with its wins over Tennessee and Alabama a week apart. Star freshman Mikayla Blakes, recently named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week, figured prominently in both wins.

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