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🤼♀️ THE SEC RUMBLE!
A TOP 5 SHOWDOWN IN COLUMBIA
Photo via the University of Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt has been on a run of a lifetime.
At No.5 in the country, this is the highest they’ve been ranked since the 2001-2002 season. They improved their record to 20-0 after beating Auburn on January 22. Even though they’re the only other team that’s undefeated, the Commodores know they have room to get better.
“I like being in this place where I’m pissed off after a win because we didn’t play well today,” head coach Shea Ralph said, “especially in the first half. I like it because it says that I know how good this team can be.”
Ralph’s team is led by two incredibly dynamic guards. Mikalya Blakes has taken the nation by storm and is second in the country in scoring at 25 points per game. Blakes is one of the best players in the country and is a dark-horse Player of the Year contender. Aubrey Galvan has been one of the best freshmen in the country and a stabilizing force for Vandy.
In the last edition of the WBB Roundup, I compared the SEC to the WWE Royal Rumble. The Road to WrestleMania, the Final Four is exhausting and filled with opponents looking to throw you over the top rope. And just when you’ve got a moment to catch your breath, the countdown hits zero, and a new opponent comes down the aisle…
South Carolina has been excellent as usual this season. Dawn Staley’s team is near the top of the SEC and has a good chance to make it to its sixth consecutive Final Four. They went into Norman to take on No. 16 Oklahoma on January 22. SC rallied from a late six-point fourth-quarter deficit to get the game into overtime. However, they ran into an Aaliyah Chavez-sized buzzsaw in overtime.
The freshman guard scored 15 of her game-high 26 points in OT as she had the state of Oklahoma rocking.
What South Carolina also did was put up a surprisingly poor effort on the glass. Coming into the game, the Gamecocks were sixth in the NCAA in rebound percentage. The Sooners were 12th, but they wound up winning the rebound matchup by +15.
Add it all up, and you get…
Thursday’s loss marked the third consecutive game in which South Carolina was outrebounded by their opponent. That’s certainly something Dawn Staley and her coaching staff will be focusing on in preparation for their matchup against Vanderbilt.
This will be a great matchup. South Carolina will have plenty of energy following a tough loss. Vanderbilt will have to weather the early storm and stick to its game plan.
A win for Vandy would give them a leg up in the SEC Rumble and power them through the rest of the season. A win for SC will remind people of their excellence and get them back on track. With the game airing on ESPN, the atmosphere will be electric. It’s time to Rumble!