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.

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.

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

Vanderbilt scored two wins over ranked teams for the first time since the 2015-16 season, with both wins coming over the last week, earning the Commodores NCAA.com Team of the Week honors.

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.

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

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.

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

Soon as Shea Ralph turned the corner to enter the locker ... double digits in all 19 games except one (and that was a rout of Alabama A&M in which she played less than half the game).