Vanderbilt Women's Basketball Sweeps SEC Awards

0:00On March 4, Vanderbilt Women's Basketball made history by sweeping three major South Eastern Conference Awards in one season, becoming just the sixth. Team ever-to-claim player of the year, freshman of the year, and coach of the year honors. Michaela Blake's earn-player of the year, Aubrey Gavin took freshman of the year, and she a Ralph was named Coach of the year. The Commodore's posted a stellar 27 wins and three losses record, smashing schoolmarks for regular season and conference victories. They tie for second place in the SEC and grab the number two seed in the conference tournament, which kicks off March 4 in Greenville South. Carolina. Coach Ralph and her players all stressed that these individual nods really belong to the whole team. Despite bringing back just one starter in Blake's, Vanderbilt rebuilt into a powerhouse, with Ralph highlighting how the group's effort fueled there. Success? Blake's topped the nation and scoring at 27.1 points per game, and became the first since 2000 to average over 30 points in, SEC play.

1:01Unranked out of high school, Gavin step right in as the starting point guard, putting up 12.9 points, 5.9 assists, and 2.7 steals per game while leading all freshmen nationally in assists. Looking ahead, Vanderbilt sits as a projected number two seed in the NCAA tournament, writing high momentum into March madness and showing what team.