No. 8 Vandy beats Lady Tops 101-59

Western Kentucky’s women’s basketball team fell to No. 8 Vanderbilt, 101-59, on Wednesday evening in Nashville. Four Lady Toppers finished with double figure points, with junior Hayven Smith leading the way with a career high 15 points. After winning the tipoff, WKU (2-1) was the first team to put points on the board. Trinity Rowe connected on a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give WKU an early 3-0 lead. After a Vanderbilt basket on the next possession, Smith gave the Lady Toppers a 5-2 lead with a jumper in the paint. The Commodores cut into that lead with a pair of free throws, but Rowe’s second 3 of the night put WKU back ahead 8-4. Vanderbilt scored again, but a baseline jumper from Torri James put WKU ahead 10-6. The Lady Toppers held a 12-9 lead with 6:46 left in the quarter when Vanderbilt used a 9-0 run to take the lead for the first time. From there the Commodores outscored WKU 22-6 to take a 31-18 lead into the second quarter.

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