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South Florida visits No. 14 Vanderbilt following Blakes’ 28-point performance

South Florida Bulls (6-4) at Vanderbilt Commodores (9-0)

Nashville, Tennessee; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 Vanderbilt hosts South Florida after Mikayla Blakes scored 28 points in Vanderbilt’s 81-68 win against the Virginia Cavaliers.

The Commodores are 4-0 on their home court. Vanderbilt ranks second in the SEC with 20.4 assists per game led by Aubrey Galvan averaging 6.6.

The Bulls play their first true road game after going 6-4 with a 1-3 record in neutral-site games to begin the season. South Florida is fourth in the AAC scoring 71.1 points per game and is shooting 42.0%.

Vanderbilt averages 86.2 points, 17.6 more per game than the 68.6 South Florida gives up. South Florida averages 4.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 fewer made shots on average than the 6.8 per game Vanderbilt gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Blakes is scoring 25.4 points per game with 4.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists for the Commodores. Justine Pissott is averaging 10.7 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 41.5%.

Katie Davidson is shooting 31.5% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulls, while averaging 11.5 points. Stefanie Ingram is averaging 9.7 points and six assists.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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