LEXINGTON , Ky. – Kentucky women’s basketball finished 23rd nationally in average attendance according to the official attendance rankings kept by the NCAA. It marked the fifth straight season the Wildcats have ranked in the top 25 nationally and in the Southeastern Conference’s top four.

UK Hoops averaged 4,765 fans in 18 home games (13 in Memorial Coliseum and five in Rupp Arena) during the 2007-08 season, including 5,690 fans per game in seven SEC contests.

Kentucky saw a season-high attendance of 8,335 vs. No. 9 LSU in Rupp Arena on Jan. 27. It marked the fifth-largest crowd to see a women’s game in the downtown venue and the seventh-largest crowd overall at UK . The attendance of 7,278 vs. No. 2 Tennessee on Jan. 17 was a season-high in Memorial, marking the eighth-highest attendance total in the Coliseum in school history.

?We have tremendous fan support at Kentucky ,? UK Hoops Coach Matthew Mitchell said. ?Our fans mean so much to us and we know every game, home or away, they will be there for us. We appreciate everything they do and we look forward to another exciting season in 2008-09.?