Kentucky-South Carolina Women's Basketball Postgame Notes

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
KENTUCKY VS. NO. 1/1 SOUTH CAROLINA
SUNDAY, FEB. 25, 2024
RUPP ARENA AT CENTRAL BANK CENTER – LEXINGTON, KY.
 

SOUTH CAROLINA 103, KENTUCKY 55 – FINAL
 
Team Records and Series Notes  

• Kentucky is 11-17 overall and 4-10 in the Southeastern Conference in 2023-24, while South Carolina is 27-0 overall and 14-0 in the conference this season.
• The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program is in its 50th season.
  • UK has a 905-605 (.599) all-time record.
• Kyra Elzy is in her fourth season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 60-57 (.513) overall record.
  • She has a 23-38 overall record in the SEC.
• South Carolina remains the leader in the all-time series with Kentucky, 41-35.
  • Kentucky remains the leader in games played in Lexington, 20-14.
• Kentucky will play host to Ole Miss on Thursday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. ET.
  • The game will be broadcast on SEC Network+.

Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination Casidy Rowe, Maddie Scherr, Amiya Jenkins, Emma King and Ajae Petty for the third straight game.
  • UK is 2-1 when using that starting combination.
  • It is UK’s 11th starting combination this season.
• The Wildcats lost the opening tip.
• Maddie Scherr was the first player to score for Kentucky for the seventh time this season.
• Brooklynn Miles was the first substitute off the bench for Kentucky for the third time this season.

How It Happened

• Kentucky trailed South Carolina, 25-8, at the end of the first quarter.
  • UK held USC to just one field goal in the final five minutes and 35 seconds in that period, however USC went 6-of-6 from the line in that time.
• Scoring was better balanced in the second quarter, as USC narrowly outscored UK, 17-14, in that period.
  • UK scored just one less field goal and one less free throw than USC in the second quarter.
  • Kentucky trailed South Carolina, 42-22, at halftime.
    • USC took advantage of the line in the first half, going 9-of-9, while UK went 1-of-6.
  • Despite a slower start to the third quarter, Kentucky earned a 7-2 run down the stretch, including a 7-0 run before South Carolina made a pair of free throws under 10 seconds.
    • Kentucky trailed South Carolina, 74-43, at the end of the third quarter.
  • The Wildcats had six scorers in the fourth quarter, but the team effort wasn’t enough to overcome the deficit.
    • The Cats also went a crippling 0-6 from the line in that period.
    • Kentucky lost to South Carolina, 103-55.

Player Notes

• Ajae Petty, a senior forward, led Kentucky with 16 points, eight rebounds and a career-high tying three steals.
  • She has scored 15+ points in 14 games this season and 16 games in her career.
    • She has scored 10+ points in 22 games this season and 32 games in her career.
  • She had made at least two steals in 14 games this season and 19 games in her career.
• Saniah Tyler, a sophomore guard, had 15 points.
  • She has scored 15+ points in five games this season and in her career.
    • She has scored 10+ points in 14 games this season and 14 games in her career.
  • She added two rebounds, two assists and a steal.
• Maddie Scherr, a senior guard, had 11 points.
  • She added four rebounds and two assists.