Kentucky-Auburn Postgame Notes

Feb. 12, 2009

Recap | Box Score

The Wildcats fall to 13-12 overall, 3-7 in the SEC while No. 5/4 Auburn improves to 24-1, 9-1 in conference play and 10-0 at home.
UK is now 0-6 vs. ranked opponents this season.
The Tigers now lead the all-time series 24-11, including a 9-5 advantage over the Cats on the Plains. AU’s win snapped UK’s two-game winning streak over the Tigers.
Kentucky is off Sunday but returns to action Thursday, Feb. 19 vs. No. 15/17 Tennessee in Memorial Coliseum. Thursday marks UK’s WBCA Pink Zone™ game. Fans wearing pink can purchase general admission tickets for only $1 while supplies last.

UK used the line-up of Victoria Dunlap, Eleia Roddy, Carly Ormerod, Amber Smith and Amani Franklin for the fifth time this season. This line-up is now 1-4.
Four players scored in double figures led by Roddy’s 21 points. The Cats are now 7-2, 1-1 in the SEC when four or more players net double digits.
UK went 6-of-16 from beyond the arc and has now hit a three-pointer in 177 consecutive games.
Kentucky trailed 47-27 at the half, its largest deficit at the half in SEC play. UK is now 2-10 overall, 0-5 in SEC play when trailing at the break.
UK outscored Auburn 42-34 in the second half and clawed back to within six points with 9:47 to go before Auburn used a 5-0 run to go back up by double figures and seal the win.
Kentucky hit 40.6 percent (26-of-64) from the field, its second straight game to net 40 percent or better.
- UK hit a season-high 26 field goals, surpassing the previous high of 25 vs. No. 7/11 Tennessee on Jan. 8, 2009.
- The Cats also attempted a season-high 64 field goals. The previous high was 59 vs. Arkansas on Jan. 11, 2009.
Auburn hit 58.7 percent (37-63) from the floor, marking just the second opponent to hit over 50 percent against the Cats this season.
The Cats had just 13 turnovers, tying their season-low. UK also committed just 13 vs. Mississippi State and LSU.
Auburn outscored UK 48-32 in points in the paint but UK scored 18 second-chance points compared to the Tigers’ six.

Senior center Eleia Roddy finished 21 points (one point shy of her career high) and 10 rebounds for her 15 th career and SEC-high 11 th double-double of the season. She takes sole possession of No. 15 on UK’s career double-double list. (22 in career high vs. LSU on Jan. 25, 2009)
- Roddy attempted a career-high 18 field goals. Her previous high was 14 on two occasions.
Junior Amani Franklin scored 15 points, including 11 in the first half.
- She hit 3-of-6 from the three-point line and has now hit multiple threes in nine games, including two consecutive.
Sophomore point guard Amber Smith finished with 15 points, just two shy of her career high. She hit a season-high two three-pointers in the final two minutes of the game. She also dished out six assists with just one turnover.
Sophomore forward Victoria Dunlap added 13 points, her third straight game in double figures. She grabbed two steals in the game and now has a team-high 40 steals on the season.

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