Big Blue Preview: No. 12/10 Kentucky Plays Host to Eastern Michigan on Sunday

This press release was updated on Nov. 14 at 11:20 a.m. ET to reflect the television adjustment made by the Southeastern Conference. The game, which is still scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 15 at noon ET in Historic Memorial Coliseum, will now be on SEC Network+. The game was regularly scheduled to be on SEC Network, which will now carry the Ole Miss-Oklahoma football game beginning at 1 p.m. ET. 

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 12/10 University of Kentucky women’s basketball program (4-0, 0-0 Southeastern Conference) will play host to Eastern Michigan (0-3, 0-0 Mid-American Conference) in Historic Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Nov. 15 at noon ET.

GAMEDAY TIMELINE
10:30 a.m. ET – Shuttles begin
10:45 a.m. ET – Doors open to Historic Memorial Coliseum / poster giveaway at all entrances
11 a.m. ET – Holiday photos with Wildcat and Scratch begin on the Lexington Ave. concourse
11:54 a.m. ET – Emily McDonald ball presentation
11:55 a.m. ET – National anthem
11:58 a.m. ET – Player intros
12:02 p.m. ET – Tip time
Halftime – Alumni introduction / holiday photos resume through halftime
One-hour postgame – Shuttles stop

PROMOTIONS & THEMES

• Poster giveaway featuring Kentucky’s three McDonald All-American freshmen – Maddyn Greenway, Emily McDonald and Savvy Swords – at all entrances, while supplies last.
• Get your holiday photos with Wildcat and Scratch on the Lexington Ave. concourse from 11 a.m. – Noon ET or at halftime!
• Alumni Day – Join Kentucky women’s basketball as it welcomes back alumni to their Old Kentucky Home. All alumni are invited to attend the weekend festivities and will be highlighted during the game.
• WildCourt Appreciation Day – Join the WildCourt Club for behind-the-scenes access and exclusive opportunities – such as this one – throughout the year. Memberships start at just $100 for the season; visit UKathletics.com/wildcourt-club/ to sign up today.
• UK Students: Sorority Day – The first 50 sorority members in attendance will receive a free clear bag. Also, the sorority with the most members in attendance will receive a sweet treat delivery to their chapter meeting. Sorority members should sign in at the Team Wildcat table behind Section 10.

For a full list of the program’s promotions and themes, click here.

TICKETS
Fans can still purchase single-game tickets to the Kentucky-Eastern Michigan game and all 13 remaining home games in 2026-27. To shop single-game tickets, click here.

Fans not using their tickets are strongly encouraged to donate them to veterans and first responders via VetTix.com or to transfer them to a friend.

HOW TO LISTEN & WATCH
Darren Headrick will have the Kentucky-Eastern Michigan radio call for UK Sports Network on 630 AM WLAP in Lexington. It also will be carried on SiriusXM channel 256 and on the SiriusXM App channel 256.

Big Blue Nation also can watch the game on SEC Network+, with Sam Gore and longtime women’s basketball head coach Mike Neighbors on the call.

PARKING & SHUTTLES
UK Athletics recommends nine parking locations for fans attending games this season, including two parking locations with shuttle transportation (The Cornerstone Garage, High Street Lot). The shuttle at those parking locations starts 90 minutes prior to tip off and breaks at the end of the first quarter. It resumes at the start of the third quarter and runs one hour postgame.

QUICK FACTS

• Kentucky has three 40-point wins within its first four games of a season for the first time in program history.
• With a 93-point showing to defeat No. 25/25 NC State last Sunday and a 98-point showing over Evansville on Wednesday, UK has scored at least 93 points in consecutive games for the first time since 2015.
• Those 90+ point performances have come off the back of a school-record-tying 18 team 3s in each of those contests.
• Ajša Sivka tied Rhyne Howard’s single-game school record with eight 3s against the Wolkpack, then freshman guard Emily McDonald broke that record with nine 3s against the Aces.
• For her 32-point, five-rebound and three-assist affair against the Wolfpack, Sivka was named both the USBWA National Player of the Week and the SEC Player of the Week.
• Kentucky’s front court, which includes three 6-5 players in Clara Strack, Sivka and Me’Arah O’Neal, have all made at least one 3 in the last two straight games.
• Strack, a National Player of the Year and Center of the Year candidate, already leads the nation with 15 blocks. She needs 16 more to tie the UK career school record.
• UK has held all four opponents to under 40.0 percent shooting this season.
• UK moved up to No. 12 in the AP Top 25 and No. 10 in the USA Today Coaches Poll on Monday. Week 2 is the earliest a UK team has broken into either rankings’ top 10 in the Kenny Brooks era.
• The Wildcats boast the No. 6 transfer class in the nation (On3) and the No. 6 freshman class in the nation (ESPN).
• Kentucky and Texas are the only two teams with 2026 McDonald’s All-Americans.
• UK lost three starters from 2025-26, all of whom were selected in the WNBA Draft.

Take a deeper dive into the Kentucky-Eastern Michigan matchup and the Kentucky women’s basketball team viewing the game notes.

For more information on the Kentucky women’s basketball team, visit UKathletics.com or follow @KentuckyWBB on X, Instagram, and Facebook.