December 28, 1998

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky women’s basketball team recorded its tenth winof the season, defeating Cincinnati, 70-59, in Memorial Coliseum. Kentuckyhad not met Cincinnati since Jan. 17, 1995.

Four Wildcats scored in double figures with Laura Meadows leading the waywith a game-high 17 points and nine rebounds. Tiffany Wait dropped in 16points while Shantia Owens and Jaye Barnes added 10 and 12 pointsrespectively.

The Cats (10-2, 1-0) led by only one at the half (31-30), but quicklyjumped out to a 41-35 lead on a Wait three-pointer with 14:08 remaining.Wait, who was 0-of-7 in the first half, nailed five field goals in thesecond half and hit five-of-five free throws to give Kentucky the edge.

The Bearcats (7-4, 0-1) rallied back, however, to tie the game at 42-42with 10 minutes remaining in the game. Fourth-year Coach Bernadette Mattoxcontinued to use a full-court press to force 20 UC turnovers and pull awaywith a 66-57 lead with one minute left.

“We pressed for 37 minutes tonight and I felt Tiffany and Laura reallyperformed tonight,” Coach Mattox said. “We know our players will continueto get better and we as a coaching staff will continue to demand excellenceat all levels of the game.”

Leading scorer for the Bearcats was Madinah Slaise with 18 points. Alsoadding double digits was Doris Scott with 14 points and Candice Robersonwith 12.

UK moves to 16-3 overall versus Cincinnati and are 11-0 at home versus theBearcats. UK’s 10-2 record is the best since 1990 when the Cats began theseason at 10-1.

The Cats will play host to No. 20 Florida on Sunday, Jan. 3 at 1 p.m. inMemorial Coliseum. The game will be televised live on Florida’s SunshineNetwork.