Women's Basketball Begins 2026-27 Season with No. 9/8 Vanderbilt

Monday, November 2

Nashville, Tenn.

11 am

Lipscomb University

0-1,0-0ASUN

112

Vanderbilt

1-0,0-0SEC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Lipscomb	15	9	7	22	53
Vanderbilt	27	36	23	26	112

Box Score (PDF)

11/2/2026 1:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

NASHVILLE – In the season-opening contest for both squads, the Lipscomb University Women's Basketball team dropped a 112-53 decision to Vanderbilt University, ranked in the top 10 in both the preseason coaches and media national polls, Monday afternoon from Memorial Gymnasium.

Picked to finish fourth in the Southeastern Conference behind South Carolina, LSU and Texas, the Commodores enter the preseason ranked ninth in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association preseason poll and eighth in the Associated Press.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Vanderbilt opened a 13-2 lead before the Bisons steadied behind McKayla Miller, who hit two first-quarter 3-pointers, added a tip-in and made a late jumper. Tess Wiczek scored Lipscomb's first basket on a fastbreak layup, and Taliah Lee added a 3-pointer as Vanderbilt led 27-15 after the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Mia Smith scored on a fastbreak layup, Hannah Richardson scored off a Lee assist, Wiczek hit a 3-pointer off an assist from Hope Counts and Miller made two free throws. Vanderbilt capitalized on turnovers and extra chances to extend the lead to 63-24 by halftime.

Miller scored the Bisons' first four points of the third quarter with a layup and two free throws, bringing the score to 63-28. The Commodores then scored the next 19 points before Richardson ended the drought with a layup off a Wiczek assist and added a free throw on the next action. The Bisons entered the fourth quarter trailing 86-31.

Richardson scored inside early in the fourth, Presly Samz followed with a 3-pointer and Elena Bertrand accounted for the Bisons' next eight points with a jumper and two 3-pointers. Wiczek later added a 3-pointer and two free throws, and Lee made Lipscomb's final basket from 3-point range with 29 seconds left.

KEY STATISTICS
McKayla Miller paced the Bisons with 16 points and added six rebounds.

Tess Wiczek posted her first career double-digit effort in her first collegiate game with 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting with seven rebounds and three assists.

UP NEXT
The Bisons will continue the season-opening road swing on Thursday night at Butler. Tip is slated for 5:30 p.m. CST from Hinkle Fieldhouse.