Here's what Shea Ralph said about the impact Mikayla Blakes made for Vanderbilt women's basketball against Alabama.

The Commodores (17-4, 4-3 SEC) have been receiving votes in both the AP and USA TODAY Coaches Polls for most of the season but have yet to crack the rankings. Vanderbilt has not been ranked in the AP poll since 2014, though the Commodores were ranked in the Coaches Poll in January of last year.

The No. 19 Alabama women's basketball team came up short on Sunday, losing 66-64 to Vanderbilt at home. The Crimson Tide welcomed Sarah Ashlee Barker back into the lineup for the first time in five games.

Vanderbilt is turning around its basketball program in a positive way; earning accolades in the Associated Press Top 25 rankings.

Vanderbilt is back in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 for the first time since 2014, ranked No. 23 this week.

When Vanderbilt women's basketball defeated Arkansas, 101-60, on Thursday, it was the team's annual LGBTQ+ pride night. The Commodores first hosted a pride night in 2020, before coach Shea Ralph was hired. But Ralph has continued the tradition. One of Vanderbilt's assistant coaches, Kevin DeMille, is openly gay.

The unranked Vanderbilt Commodores just nailed a major upset against the 19th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on the road, largely due to freshman Mikayla Blakes.

Vanderbilt women's basketball got its first road SEC win of the season, 66-64, over No. 19 Alabama. It was its first time beating two ranked teams in the same year since 2015-16. Mikayla Blakes scored 33 points while Khamil Pierre had a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds.

The Vanderbilt Commodores entered Coleman Coliseum on Sunday priming with confidence after their victory over the No.17 Tennessee Volunteers on Jan. 19. Aiming to end a decade-long losing streak against Alabama.

FAYETTEVILLE — Bud Walton Arena remained a gloomy spot for Arkansas basketball fans Sunday. The No. 19 Alabama women’s basketball team was the latest culprit in handing the Razorbacks a loss inside their home arena, with a 94-62 victory over Arkansas.

As Vanderbilt women's basketball coach Shea Ralph put it: "There's a fork in the road." Mikayla Blakes made sure it was the right one vs the Lady Vols

New squads are in the Top 25 and teams are already chasing titles. All of this and more in this week's edition of The Weekly Fast Break.