Kentucky-Wisconsin Postgame Notes

March 22, 2009

Recap | Box Score

Kentucky concludes the 2008-09 season with a 16-16 overall record, while Wisconsin improves to 19-14.
- The Cats have posted 16 or more wins in five consecutive seasons.
The Wildcats trail 0-2 in the series vs. Wisconsin and are now 28-41 all-time vs. teams from the Big Ten conference. UK has lost eight straight games to Big Ten teams.

Kentucky made its sixth all-time appearance in the WNIT, its fourth in the last five years.
The Wildcats have appeared in a school-record five consecutive postseason tournaments.
Kentucky is 13-5 all-time when playing in the WNIT, including a 4-2 mark in second-round games.
Kentucky’s 45 points marked the fewest in the WNIT since netting 60 vs. Texas on March 17, 1978.
UK’s 19 first-half points were the lowest since scoring 24 twice, the last vs. West Virginia on March 28, 2005.
UK’s 27.5 field goal percentage was the lowest since hitting 35.6 percent vs. Wisconsin on March 22, 2007.

Kentucky used the starting line-up of Victoria Dunlap, Amani Franklin, Carly Ormerod, Eleia Roddy and Amber Smith for the ninth time this season. The Cats are 4-5 with that particular starting five.
UK scored just 45 points, the second-lowest scoring output of the season.
UK’s 16 first half points were a season low.
The Wildcats won the rebound battle 46-39. Kentucky held the rebounding edge in all but nine games this season.
- UK’s 46 rebounds tied for the second-highest total this season. UK also grabbed 46 rebounds vs. Long Island on Nov. 29.
Kentucky trailed 19-16 at halftime. The Cats were 3-12 overall when trailing at the half.
The Wildcats had 19 games – including five of their last seven – decided by 10 points or fewer and went 8-11 in those games.
Kentucky limited Wisconsin to 31.7 percent (19-of-60) shooting from the floor and ended the season holding 29 of 32 opponents to under 50 percent shooting.
Kentucky was 2-of-12 from beyond the arc and has now hit a three-pointer in 184 consecutive games, dating back to the 2003-04 season.

Senior Eleia Roddy finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds, her 16 th career and 12 th double-double of the season.
- She concludes her Kentucky career with 747 points and 563 rebounds in 97 career games and ranks fifth on UK’s career double-doubles list.
Sophomore Victoria Dunlap pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds, her 13 th game with double-figure rebounds. She also swatted a game-high three blocks and had one steal. She has at least one steal in 27 of 32 games, including eight consecutive.
Senior guard Carly Ormerod finished the game with 11 points.
- It was her fourth game of the season with double figures.
- Played in her team-leading 106 th career game and played a season-high 40 minutes.
- Concluded her Wildcat career ranking in the top 10 on four career lists, including:
  - Eighth on UK’s three-point field goal made list (101)
  - Seventh on UK’s three-point field goals attempted list (315)
  - 10 th on UK’s three-point field goal percentage list (.321)
  - Ninth on UK’s assists per game list (2.92).

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