Mikayla Blakes is phenomenal. Her dramatic finish carried Vanderbilt over a top-15 opponent and in-state rival. But she wasn't the only star to shine this week. For this edition of the women's college basketball Star Power Index,

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.

Vanderbilt women's basketball beat the Tennessee Lady Vols for the first time in five years with Mikayla Blakes' layup just before time expired.

Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball vs Tennessee Lady Vols on Jan. 19, 2025, at Memorial Gym in Nashville, Tennessee

Here's where Vanderbilt women's basketball stands in the latest NCAA tournament bracket predictions after beating Tennessee.

The No. 15 Lady Vols lost another heartbreaker, falling 71-70 to Vanderbilt. It was an uphill battle to erase the 11-point lead at halftime that Vanderbilt (15-4, 2-3 SEC) had built. Tennessee had one of its worst shooting games of the season,

The Lady Vols came back from an 11-point deficit at halftime, but lost another heartbreaker in conference play and fell 71-70 at Vanderbilt on Sunday.

The Lady Vols dropped in the AP poll after losing their third game of the season. Tennessee lost by one point at Vanderbilt on Sunday.

A day after a late rally by the UT men wasn't quite enough — the sixth-ranked Volunteers missed a chance to force overtime while falling 76-75 on Saturday — the No. 15 Lady Vols suffered a similar finish as Vanderbilt freshman guard Mikayla Blakes capped her game-high 23 points by tipping in a missed shot at the buzzer,