NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mikayla Blakes knows she won’t slip quietly into her second season at No. 19 Vanderbilt, not after her amazing collegiate debut .

“I’m going to get a lot of attention, so it’s how can I help my teammates get open shots,” Blakes said.

Opponents will start every game plan on how to defend Blakes after she set the NCAA Division I single-game scoring record for a freshman with 55 points 17 days after scoring 53 in another. She became the second D-I player to score 53 or more points in multiple games in a season and first since 1988-89.

Coach Shea Ralph, who been busy rebuilding a program with a strong history, has a deep roster and big goals. Her Commodores, ranked in the AP preseason poll for the first time since 2012, open the season Monday against Californ

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