Gainesville, Fla.-Mikayla Blakes on Thursday night no. 23 Vanderbult defeated Florida 99-86 to score NCAA Freshman record 53 points after scoring 16 field goals and 16 free throw.
Blakes, who scored 33 runs in the then win. 19 Alabama was out last time and which was the last season 36, broke the freshman Mark of 51 sets by Juju Watkins of USC.
Blakes is the only player in Division I – Male or Female – to score at least 50 points in a game this season.
Iyana Moore added 22 points, seven rebounds and six assistance to the vendible (18–4, 5-3 seconds). Khamil Pierre scored just three points on shooting 1 -10, but ended with 11 rebounds and three stolen.
Moore scored five points in the 9–0 run, leading to the 19–14 lead. Blakes hit four 3-pointers and replaced two-three-point plays as they alone dropped Florida out of the second quarter from 18–10 and Vanderbult took a lead of 46–26 in the interval.
Gaters used 18-7 deficiency to trim their deficit by 82-74 with 4:44 to play, but Blakes scored 14 points from there than to seal it by Florida-compared to 12 For.
Rahi Kylle finished 11 out of 15 from the ground and finished with 12 rebounds for 23 points and Florida (11–11, 2-6). Live McGill scored 20 points, Jeria Warren scored 13 and Laila Reynolds scored 10 runs.
Vanderbilat hosts Mississippi on Sunday. Florida hit the road to play in Arkansas on Monday.