Mia Woolfolk Scores 27 as No. 8 Vanderbilt Beats Western Kentucky 101-59 for Fourth Straight 100-Point Game

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Four games, four triple-digit scores. Vanderbilt had never scored 100 points in four straight games before, and on Wednesday night, Nov. 11, the Commodores got there on a night when their star guard went cold and the rest of the roster barely seemed to notice.

No. 8 Vanderbilt beat Western Kentucky 101-59 at Memorial Gymnasium behind 27 points from Mia Woolfolk, who made 12 of 14 shots in just 20 minutes. Aubrey Galvan added 19 points and six assists with five 3-pointers, and Olivia Jones chipped in 14 points, five assists and four steals. According to the Associated Press, it was the program's fourth straight 100-point game, a first for Vanderbilt.

The Commodores moved to 4-0 in front of 3,190 fans, according to ESPN. The Lady Toppers fell to 2-1. Here is the ESPN box score (opens in a new tab) and Vanderbilt's game preview (opens in a new tab).

Western Kentucky threw the first punch

For a few minutes, this looked like it might be a different kind of night. Western Kentucky guard Trinity Rowe, a preseason All-Conference USA pick according to AP, opened the game with two early 3-pointers, and the Lady Toppers built a lead of as many as four points.

Vanderbilt's answer was simple: throw it to Woolfolk. The Georgia transfer scored 15 points in the first quarter alone, according to AP, establishing herself in the post and finishing almost everything she touched. Vanderbilt won the period 31-18, and the early scare was over.

A seven-point quarter for the Lady Toppers

The second quarter is where the game broke open. Rowe picked up her third foul with 7:27 left before halftime and sat the rest of the half, according to AP, and Western Kentucky's offense went with her. The Lady Toppers scored seven points in the period, five of them after Rowe went to the bench. Vanderbilt scored 26.

Galvan did most of her damage in that first half. Galvan, last season's SEC Freshman of the Year, made 5 of 7 3-pointers before the break, per AP, and one of them, midway through the second quarter, barely moved the net. Vanderbilt carried a 57-25 lead into the locker room.

Galvan also had a hand in Woolfolk's big night. In a postgame clip posted by ESPN, she walked through a no-look lob to Woolfolk and talked about how much she trusts her new frontcourt partner and how much fun the group is having. The clip's title quoted her on those no-look passes: "I was just feeling myself."

The second half was closer. Western Kentucky lost the third quarter only 23-21 and the fourth 21-13, but a 32-point halftime cushion left no room for a comeback. Vanderbilt led by as many as 45.

Woolfolk's night, and the end of a streak

Woolfolk's line was about as efficient as basketball gets. She made 12 of 14 field goals and 3 of 4 free throws, all in 20 minutes, with three offensive rebounds and a steal. Two nights after scoring 20 against Morehead State, she topped it, and she did it without attempting a 3-pointer. AP described her as a transfer portal addition from Georgia who gives the Commodores depth in the frontcourt, and on Wednesday she looked like much more than depth. Western Kentucky had no answer for her around the rim in the first quarter, and it never really found one.

The other headline was quieter. Mikayla Blakes, the Commodores' star guard and a Wade Trophy watch list pick, scored 12 points on 6 of 15 shooting and missed all five of her 3-point attempts. That ended her streak of 18 straight games with at least 20 points, a run AP described as the best in the nation. Blakes still contributed three assists and three steals in 30 minutes without a turnover, and Vanderbilt won by 42 on a night she was held under 20.

That is the encouraging part for Shea Ralph. A team that leans on one scorer tends to wobble when that scorer goes cold. Vanderbilt did not wobble. It simply found the post.

Four games, four 100-point nights

The streak is worth laying out in full. Vanderbilt opened the season with a 112-53 win over Lipscomb on Nov. 2, beat Queens 100-42 on Nov. 4 behind a record 73-point first half, and topped Morehead State 102-50 on Monday before Wednesday's 101-59 win. That adds up to 415 points in four games, an average of almost 104 per night, with an average margin of victory of nearly 53 points.

The competition will get much tougher, starting this weekend. But the way the Commodores have reached 100 has varied from night to night, which bodes well for the tougher tests ahead. Blakes carried the scoring early in the season. On Wednesday it was Woolfolk inside and Galvan from deep.

The numbers behind 101

Vanderbilt shot 41 of 75 from the field, 55 percent, and made 11 of 13 free throws. The 3-point shooting was only average at 8 of 26, and it did not matter, because the Commodores scored 64 points in the paint to Western Kentucky's 20.

The defense fed the offense all night. Vanderbilt forced 22 turnovers, collected 13 steals and outscored the Lady Toppers 29-2 in points off turnovers. It also scored 20 fast break points to Western Kentucky's eight. The Commodores assisted on 26 of their 41 field goals and turned the ball over just seven times, a 26-to-7 ratio that says plenty about how comfortable they looked.

Western Kentucky actually shot a respectable 23 of 55 from the field, 42 percent, and made all seven of its free throws. Hayven Smith led the Lady Toppers with 15 points on 7 of 9 shooting, and Torri James added 12 on 4 of 5 shooting. Rowe and Josie Gilvin scored 10 apiece, with Gilvin playing 38 minutes. The problem was the turnovers. Kamille Brown dished out six assists but also turned it over five times, and Jamila Ray, Rowe and Gilvin had four turnovers each.

Depth on display

Ralph started Jones, Galvan, Vernell Atamah, Blakes and Woolfolk, and 12 Commodores played. Atamah gave Vanderbilt 10 points with a pair of 3s, and the bench filled in the rest.

Jhai Johnson had six points, six rebounds and four assists in 16 minutes. Aiyana Mitchell, who posted 15 points and 10 rebounds off the bench against Morehead State, did not score this time but grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots in 14 minutes. Trinity Wilson made 3 of 4 shots for six points, Madison Greene added a 3 and two steals in 21 minutes, and Sther Ubaka scored four points in two minutes. Monique Williams and Saniyah Glenn-Bello also saw the floor.

Vanderbilt outrebounded Western Kentucky 38-30 and grabbed 14 offensive rebounds. The Commodores also blocked five shots, three of them by Mitchell.

What comes next

The schedule changes in a hurry. After four home games against overmatched opponents, Vanderbilt plays its first road game of the season on Sunday, Nov. 15, at No. 10 Iowa. AP noted that Vanderbilt entered Wednesday fourth in the nation in scoring, and Sunday will be the first real chance to see whether the 100-point offense travels against a ranked opponent on the road.

The Iowa game also tests the depth Vanderbilt showed on Wednesday. If Blakes is back to her usual self and Woolfolk keeps finishing like this inside, the Commodores have a two-way scoring threat few teams can match. Western Kentucky returns home to host Kentucky State on Monday, Nov. 16.

For more on the Commodores' start, read about Mikayla Blakes passing Christina Foggie in the win over Morehead State and the record 73-point first half against Queens.

Sources: ESPN box score, Associated Press, Vanderbilt Athletics.

Photo: Vanderbilt Athletics (file photo from Nov. 4, 2026, vs. Queens).