CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Mikayla Blakes scored 26 points, Sacha Washington had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 19 Vanderbilt pulled away in the third quarter to beat Austin Peay 75-65 on Wednesday night

Aubrey Galvan made two 3-pointers and scored 11 of her 18 points in the third quarter as Vanderbilt stretched its five-point halftime lead to 63-51. Blakes hit a 3-pointer to open the fourth, but neither team scored for more than three minutes before Washington's free throw made it 67-51 with about six minutes left.

Austin Peay (1-1) pulled to 73-65 but didn't get any closer.

Blakes was 8 of 20 from the field with a pair of 3s and shot 8 of 11 from the free-throw line. Aiyana Mitchell scored nine of her 10 points in the second half for the Commodores, who are off to a

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