ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands -- Mikayla Blakes scored 27 points, Justine Pissott had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 17 Vanderbilt beat BYU 84-71 on Saturday to claim the Paradise Jam's Island Division.

Vanderbilt (8-0) entered with a 7-0 record for the third-straight season -- accomplishing the feat for the first time in program history. Vandy's No. 17 ranking in the AP poll marks the program's highest since the 2013-14 team was No. 16 in Week 15.

Blakes was coming off a season-high 35-point performance in Thursday's win over Oregon State. It was the seventh 30-point game of the sophomore's career. Blakes was 10 of 24 from the floor against BYU to extend her double-digit scoring streak to 27 games.

Freshman Aubrey Galvan added 16 points, and Sacha Washington grabbed 12 rebounds to go

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