Women’s basketball opens regular season Nov. 15 vs. Austin Peay.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (November 13, 1998) — The University of Kentucky battled foul trouble inthe first half, but used junior Tiffany Wait’s 22 points to edge past theMississippi All-Stars, 90-83, in Memorial Coliseum. The Wildcats finish theirpreseason exhibition games with a 2-0 record.

Newcomer Shantia Owens added 16 points and a team-high ten reboundsto record her first double-double as a Wildcat. Three other Wildcats scoredin double figures as Lexington native Erica Jackson and freshman LaTonyaMcDole netted 12 points apiece and senior Jaye Barnes added 11 points, allin the second half.

“I’m glad we won tonight, but most importantly I’m glad were we able to playa game like this early,” UK Coach Bernadette Mattox said. “We’ve got toget better on defense. The team we saw in our first exhibition game is not thekind of athletic talent that we are going to see in this conference.”

The Mississippi All-Stars were led by Tina Webb and Nicole Stovall, whoeach scored 20 points, while Cassandra Lupkins and Gussie Collins added15 points apiece.

Kentucky will open its regular season on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. versusAustin Peay in Memorial Coliseum. The game has been deemed “Sell-OutSunday” and the first 1,000 fans will receive posters. There will also be aT-shirt give-a-away and one person will win a trip to anywhere in thecontinental United States in a random drawing.