NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL Monday, March 23, 2026
Illinois Fighting Illini 57
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Vanderbilt Commodores 75
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Match Report

Blakes leads Vanderbilt to 1st Sweet 16 since 2009 with near triple-double in March Madness

— Mikayla Blakes scored 25 points as No. 2 seed Vanderbilt beat seventh-seeded Illinois 75-57 Monday night to advance to the Sweet 16 in the women's NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009.

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Team Stats

21-71
FG
28-64
30
Field Goal %
44
3-23
3PT
11-26
13
Three Point %
42
12-15
FT
8-11
80
Free Throw %
73
45
Rebounds
45
22
Offensive Rebounds
15
23
Defensive Rebounds
30
9
Assists
15
12
Steals
9
2
Blocks
10
16
Turnovers
19
0
Team Turnovers
0
16
Total Turnovers
19
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
12
Points Off Turnovers
17
9
Fast Break Points
9
30
Points in Paint
22
17
Fouls
15
2
Largest Lead
22
1
Lead Change
1
1
Percent Led
96

Top Performers

ILL

  • Berry Wallace MIN 40 · PTS 18 · FG 7-20
  • Cearah Parchment MIN 32 · PTS 12 · FG 5-13
  • Destiny Jackson MIN 32 · PTS 2 · FG 0-7
  • Jasmine Brown-Hagger MIN 23 · PTS 12 · FG 5-11

VAN

  • Mikayla Blakes MIN 38 · PTS 25 · FG 10-22
  • Justine Pissott MIN 36 · PTS 18 · FG 7-12
  • Aubrey Galvan MIN 36 · PTS 12 · FG 3-9
  • Aiyana Mitchell MIN 20 · PTS 4 · FG 2-8

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:30 · 4th Quarter Aalyah Del Rosario Defensive Rebound.
  4. 0:30 · 4th Quarter Aalyah Del Rosario Block.
  5. 0:30 · 4th Quarter Destiny Jackson misses driving layup
  6. 0:31 · 4th Quarter Aga Makurat bad pass turnover
  7. 0:37 · 4th Quarter Jasmine Brown-Hagger makes driving layup
  8. 0:39 · 4th Quarter Jasmine Brown-Hagger Steal.

Highlights

00:13 Lety Vasconcelos drills basket vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Watch on ESPN 00:16 Justine Pissott drills the trey Watch on ESPN 00:15 What a shot by Justine Pissott Watch on ESPN 00:16 Berry Wallace drills basket vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Watch on ESPN

Women's College Basketball News

All news
ESPN Charlie Creme Predictions for every women's basketball conference champ and player of the year From the ACC to the WCC, here are the front-runners and favorites for player of the year for all 32 leagues. ESPN Shane Laflin How top 2027 women's basketball commits fit at their schools Breaking down South Carolina's five-star trio, plus more big women's basketball commitments for 2027-28. News Shane Laflin South Carolina adds Jordyn Palmer to top women's basketball recruiting class Jordyn Palmer, the No. 7 prospect in the 2027 SC Next 100, has committed to South Carolina, sealing the No. 1 recruiting class for the Gamecocks in this cycle. News UConn's Strong, USC's Watkins headline preseason AP All-America women's team UConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins, who have won The Associated Press Player of the Year award the past two years, headline the preseason AP All-America women's college basketball team released Thursday.