Kentucky-LSU Postgame Notes

Feb. 22, 2009

Recap | Box Score

The Wildcats are now 14-13 overall, 4-8 in the SEC while LSU moves to 15-9, 8-4 in conference play.
The Lady Tigers now lead the overall series 28-7, including an 11-2 advantage when the game is played in Baton Rouge.
UK has dropped 16 straight games to LSU, including eight in a row in Baton Rouge.
Kentucky returns to action Thursday, Feb. 26 for its regular-season home finale vs. Georgia. The game will be televised on FSN South at 7 p.m. EST and will mark the final home contest for seniors Jenn’e Jackson, Carly Ormerod and Eleia Roddy.

UK used the line-up of Victoria Dunlap, Jenn’e Jackson, Carly Ormerod, Amber Smith and Amani Franklin for the first time this season. This is the ninth different starting lineup for the Cats this season.
Senior Eleia Roddy did not play due to flu-like symptoms, snapping her 26-game starting streak.
Sixteen of UK’s 27 games, including nine of 12 SEC games have now been decided by 10 points or less this season. The Cats are 7-9 overall, 3-6 in SEC close games.
UK went 3-of-8 from the perimeter, extending its streak to 179 games with at least one three-pointer.
The Cats trailed 29-20 at the half and are now 2-11, 0-6 in SEC games when behind at the break. UK outscored LSU 36-31 in the second half.
UK won the rebounding battle, 39-27. The Cats have won the battle of the boards in all but eight games this season. UK is now 12-7 overall, 3-2 in the league when outrebounding its opponent.
UK held LSU to 48.9 percent (22-of-45) shooting. The Cats have now held 25 of their 27 opponents to at or under 50 percent from the floor.
UK’s defense has held 14-of-27 teams to under 60 points, including six of the last 10. UK is 9-3 overall, 3-2 in the SEC when the opponent scores 60 or less.

Senior Jenn’e Jackson earned her second career and first start of the season. It marked her first starting nod since 2007 vs. Oakland in the WNIT. She finished with a season high-tying six points in a season-high 27 minutes.
With a game-high 21 points (one shy of her career high) and career high-tying 15 rebounds, sophomore Victoria Dunlap charted her 12 th career and ninth double-double of the season.
She is now tied for seventh on UK’s career double-doubles list.
With 15 rebounds, she jumps to spots and moves up to No. 9 on UK’s career rebounding list.
It was her third game this season to score 20 or more points.
Junior Amani Franklin scored 14 points, her 16th game in double figures this season.
Sophomore Carly Morrow finished with seven points with one three-pointer and a career high four steals. She has hit a three-pointer in 21-of-27 games this season.

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