The Kentucky women?s basketball team prepares for its second of three games in a five-day span when it takes on Mississippi Valley State Tuesday, Dec. 19 in Memorial Coliseum in a ?Business Day Special? event. Tip-off is slated for
11:30 a.m.
and fans that present a business card will be admitted free. The game will be carried live on the Big Blue Sports Network (radio) with Neil Price.
Single-game general admission tickets are available for $5 adults/$2 senior citizens and children 6-18. Ages five and under are admitted free. UK students, faculty and staff also are admitted free with valid identification based on availability. For more ticket information, log on to ukathletics.com or call the UK ticket office at 859-257-1818 or 1-800-928-CATS (2287).
Fans are encouraged to park in Parking Structure 5 located next to Kennedy?s Bookstore on Limestone Avenue. Parking within Parking Structure 5 will be available free of charge. A shuttle bus service also will be provided and begins one hour prior to game time until one hour after the game. Additional game day parking is available in the E lots surrounding Memorial Coliseum including the Martin Luther King Parking Lot and the Student Center Parking Lot.
The Wildcats (6-3) are coming off an 83-46 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sunday. UK used a 21-0 run early in the second half to distance itself for its second consecutive win. Jenny Pfeiffer (North Vernon, Ind.) led three players in double-figure scoring with 15 points, while Jennifer Humphrey (Memphis, Tenn.) pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds.
Samantha Mahoney (Detroit) leads the Wildcats in scoring, averaging 13.8 ppg. Sarah Elliott (McKee, Ky.) and Carly Ormerod (Louisville, Ky.) follow in the scoring column with 11.7 and 11.3 ppg, respectively.
Tuesday?s game marks UK?s third of four consecutive games against members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Wildcats have defeated Alabama State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff already this season. This is the first meeting in the all-time series between the Cats and the Delta Devilettes.
MVSU, located in Itta Bena, Miss., is 2-4 on the season, having dropped a 59-44 decision to Tuskegee on Saturday at home. Coach Nate Kilbert is in his fifth season at his alma mater and has compiled a record of 128-114 during his tenure.
