Feb. 23, 2000

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky women’s basketball team plays itsthird game in five days when it travels to Oxford, Miss., on Thursday,Feb. 24 to take on Ole Miss at 8 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast onWLXG-AM Sports Radio 1300 from C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum.

The Wildcats (13-12, 8-6 Southeastern Conference) look tocontinue their winning ways on the last regular season road trip, afterdefeating non-conference opponent Louisville on Tuesday, 75-65, inLexington. For the fourth time in the last five games, UK put fourplayers in double-figures. Shantia Owens and McDole charteddouble-doubles, scored 18 points apiece and grabbing 14 and 12 rebounds,respectively. Tiffany Wait added 15 while Erica Jackson 12.

The Cats haven’t won in Oxford, Miss., since an 87-81 decisionin 1991. Prior to last year’s win over the Lady Rebels in the firstround of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Kentucky had not beatenOle Miss in eight tries. The Cats are 1-7 in Oxford.

“Playing on the road in this conference is always tough,” UKCoach Bernadette Mattox said. “Ole Miss is no pushover either. Theywill come out ready to play because they are looking for their firstconference win. They have come close to beating three nationally-rankedteams and we need to come out the aggressor in this game.”

The Lady Rebels are 11-14 overall, 0-12 in the SEC. Ole Misslost its 12th straight conference game of the season with a 67-63 lossto nationally-ranked Auburn on Sunday. Leading scorer Frankie Boyd washeld to only two points in the loss, but three Lady Rebels scored indouble figures. Junior guard Chandra Dorsey led the team with 19 pointswhile junior guards Becky Myatt and Stephanie Murphy added 18 and 10points, respectively.

The Cats are led by McDole who averages 12.0 points per game.Also netting double digits this season is junior Laura Meadows (11.5ppg) and Erica Jackson (11.4 ppg). Meadows is only 10 points shy ofbecoming the 21st Wildcat to record 1,000 points in a career.