Kentucky-Monmouth Postgame Notes

#24/20 KENTUCKY 104, MONMOUTH 46– FINAL

Team Records and Series Notes  

• Kentucky is 2-0 to begin the season and Monmouth is 1-1.

• The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program is in its 52nd season of varsity status.

• UK has a 931-616 all-time record.
• The Wildcats have a 2-0 mark at home in 2025-26.
  • The Cats are 545-202 all-time at home.
  • The Cats are 505-175 all-time in Historic Memorial Coliseum.
• Kenny Brooks is in his second season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 25-8 record in Blue and White.
• He is 542-212 in his 24th overall season as a head coach.

• This marked the first contest between the two teams in program history.
• This is the 13th straight season UK has won its first two games of the season.

Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination Tonie Morgan, Jordan Obi, Amelia Hassett, Teonni Key and Clara Strack.
  • UK is 2-0 when using that starting combination.
  • UK won the opening tip.
  • Clara Strack was the first player to score for Kentucky for the first time this season.
• Asia Boone was the first substitute off the bench for Kentucky for the second time this season.
• The Wildcats eclipsed 100 points in a game for the first time since defeating Evansville, 100-62, on Dec. 5, 2017.

• The Wildcats’ 104 points are the most since defeating Morehead State, 112-57, on Nov. 18, 2015.

• This is the first time since 2021-22 that UK has scored at least 75 in each of their first two games of the season.
• UK had its largest margin of victory (+58) since Dec. 19, 2020 (61+ against Wofford).
• Kentucky held Monmouth to just two field goal – four points – in the first quarter on 7.7 percent shooting (1-of-13).
• Kentucky led Monmouth, 55-18, at halftime.
  • It is the program’s most first-half points under Kenny Brooks.
  • It is the first time UK held an opponent to 20 points or fewer in the first half since holding Florida on Jan. 9, 2025.
• Kentucky’s 17 3s are the second-most in a game in program history.
  • Kentucky set the school record with 18 last season against Mississippi State on Jan. 2.
• UK tied the school record for the most 3FGA in a UK game at 36, which was set last season against LSU on Feb. 23, 2025.
• This is the first time UK has had nine different players score at least six points in the same game since Dec. 29, 2013 (also nine players vs. Grambling).
• Kentucky had its most players scoring at least 14 points in the same game (4) since Feb. 16, 2025 (vs. Georgia (5)).
• The Wildcats had 47 bench points, the most by the Cats under head coach Kenny Brooks by
• UK shot 58.2 percent from the field, the highest in the head coach Kenny Brooks era and the highest since Dec. 18, 2018 (58.6% vs. Western Carolina).
  • UK had its best shooting percentage from 2FG with 71.0 percent (22-of-31) since Jan. 25, 2018 (71.%8 – 28-of-39 – vs. Alabama).
• Kentucky held Monmouth to 27.9 percent shooting, and opponent’s lowest percentage since Queens last season on Dec. 9, 2024 (26.3%).
  • In the head coach Kenny Brooks era, UK has held 24 of its last 33 opponents to under 40.0 percent shooting from the field.

Player Notes

• Lexi Blue, sophomore guard, had a career night. She scored a career-high and team-high 18 points on 6-of-7 from 3.
  • Her 85.7 3FG% is the highest in a UK game (with a minimum of seven attempts) since March 26, 2013 (85.7 3FG% – also 6-of-7 – by A’dia Mathies vs. Dayton).
  • Her previous career-high in scoring was six points and her previous career-high in 3s was 1.
  • It is the first time she has led the team in scoring.
  • She played just 18 minutes in the game.
• Amelia Hasset, a senior forward, had 17 points.
  • She knocked down a trio of 3s for the first time this season and the 24th time in her college career.
  • She has scored 10+ points in both games this season and 60 times in her college career.
  • She added seven rebound, two assists, one steal and one block.
• Teonni Key, senior forward, had 14 points on 6-of-9 from the field.
  • She added three rebounds, two blocks, one steal and one assist.
  • She played just 22 minutes in the game.
• Asia Boone, junior guard, had 14 points on 5-of-8 from the field, including 4-of-6 from the arc.
  • She added four assists and one rebound.
  • She played just 23 minutes in the game.
• Clara Strack, junior center, had nine points on 4-of-7 from the field.
  • She added six rebounds, three assists and three blocks.
    • It is the second straight game she has had at least three blocks.
    • It is the second straight game she has dished out multiple assists.
  • She played just 18 minutes in the game.
• Tonie Morgan, senior guard, dished out a team-high nine assists.
  • She added eight points, two rebounds and a steal.