Kentucky-Purdue Fort Wayne Postgame Notes

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#15/19 KENTUCKY VS. PURDUE FORT WAYNE
MONDAY, NOV. 18, 2024
HISTORIC MEMORIAL COLISEUM – LEXINGTON, KY.
 

#15/19 KENTUCKY 79, PURDUE FORT WAYNE 67 – FINAL

Postgame Links

• Recap
• Final Book (PDF)
• Season Stats (PDF)
• Postgame Press Conference
  • One page of quotes attached

Team Records and Series Notes  

• Kentucky is 5-0 to begin the season, while Purdue Fort Wayne moved to 2-2.
• The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program is in its 51st season of varsity status.
  • UK has a 911-608 (.599) all-time record.
  • UK has a 533-199 (.728) all-time record at home.
  • UK has a 493-172 (.741) all-time record in Historic Memorial Coliseum.
• Kenny Brooks is in his first season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 4-0 record in Blue and White.
  • He improved to 522-204 (.719) in his 23rd overall season as a head coach.
• Kentucky remains the leader in the all-time meetings with Purdue Fort Wayne, 2-0, including 2-0 in Historic Memorial Coliseum.
• In its next game, Kentucky will play Arizona State in the Music City Classic on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 4:30 p.m. ET in Trevecca Nazarene University / Trojan Fieldhouse in Nashville, Tennessee, on BallerTV.

Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination Georgia Amoore, Dazia Lawrence, Amelia Hassett, Teonni Key and Clara Strack for the fifth straight game.
  • UK is 5-0 when using that starting combination
• The Wildcats won the opening tip.
• Clara Strack was the first player to score for Kentucky for the second time this season.
• Cassidy Rowe and Clara Silva were the first substitutes off the bench for Kentucky for the second and fourth time this season, respectively.
• Kentucky has won each of their first five games of the season by at least 10 points for the first time since 2018-19.
• At least four players have scored in double-digits in all five games this season.
• Two players had at least 20 points in the game in Georgia Amoore (23) and Dazia Lawrence (21).
  • It marked the first time two players scored at least 20 points since Saniah Tyler (22) and Ajae Petty (20) did so at Mississippi State on Feb. 22, 2024.
• The Wildcats made a season-high 11 3-pointers, their most in a game at Memorial Coliseum since Dec. 1, 2021, against West Virginia (11).
  • It marked the second game this season UK has made at least 10 3-pointers.
  • The Cats shot a season-high 44.0 percent from the arc tonight (11-of-25).
• UK swatted at 11 blocks.
  • It marked the fourth game this season UK has recorded at least 10 blocks.
• Kentucky has got off to a hot start this season, shooting at least 50.0 percent from the field in all five opening quarters in 2024-25, including its season-high 61.5 percent (8-of-13) in the first quarter tonight.
• The Wildcats overcame a nine-point deficit in the third quarter to win the game.
  • It marked the second straight game the Cats have overcome at least a seven-point deficit to win a game.
• UK trailed five points at halftime.
  • UK is 2-0 when trailing at halftime this season.
  • The last time UK won consecutive games when trailing their opponent at halftime of both games was against Mississippi State and Vanderbilt on Feb. 15 and 17, 2022, respectively.

Player Notes

• Georgia Amoore, graduate guard, recorded a game-high and season-high 23 points.
  • She recorded a season-high four 3-pointers.
    • She has made at least three 3-pointers in two games this season.
  • She has scored in double-digits in all five games this season.
  • She added seven assists and one block.
    • She has made at least seven assists in all five games this season.
  • She played every minute of the game for the second straight game, for a combined 85 minutes.
• Dazia Lawrence, redshirt senior guard, scored a season-high 21 points.
  • She recorded a career-high-tying five 3-pointers.
    • She has made at four three 3-pointers in two games this season.
  • She has scored in double-digits in four games this season.
  • She added one steal.
• Clara Strack, sophomore center, added 14 points.
  • She has scored in double-digits in all five games this season.
  • She added nine rebounds, four assists, three blocks and one steal.
    • She has dished out at least three assists in four games this season.
    • She has made at least three blocks in four games this season.
  • Teonni Key, junior forward, had the second double-double of her career with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
    • She has scored in double-digits in four games this season.
    • She added five blocks and two assists.
      • She has recorded five blocks in back-to-back games.
    • Cassidy Rowe, junior guard, had a season-high six points on a season-high two 3-pointers.

She added three rebounds, four assists, a career-high three steals and a career-high-tying one block.