Mikayla Blakes didn’t necessarily have the resume to truly contend for National Freshman of the Year. Now, she’s On3’s frontrunner. The Vanderbilt Commodores have two ranked victories in the last two weeks and also nearly upset then-No.

Mikayla Blakes broke the NCAA freshman and SEC single-game scoring record with 53 points in a game as Vanderbilt women's basketball beat Florida.

Vanderbilt basketball coach Shea Ralph had a few choices when drawing up the play down one against No. 15 Tennessee. She could give the ball to star forward Khamil Pierre, a monster athlete who's often unstoppable in the paint.