Kentucky-Bellarmine Exhibition Postgame Notes

Nov. 9, 2009

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Kentucky is 3-0 all-time against Bellarmine (Louisville, Ky.) in regular season games. The Wildcats also defeated the Knights last season in exhibition play, 72-69.
Kentucky is in its 36th season of women’s basketball. Head Coach Matthew Mitchell enters his third season with the Wildcats.
This is the only exhibition game of the season.
UK is now 4-1 in exhibition games under Coach Mitchell.
UK Hoops begins regular season play Friday, Nov. 13, at 11 a.m. ET against first-time opponent Boston. The game is the first women’s collegiate basketball in the nation for the 2009-10 season.

Starting line-up: Victoria Dunlap, Amber Smith, A’dia Mathies, Amani Franklin, Carly Morrow
Key run: Kentucky went on a 20-0 run in the first half sparked by a bucket by Victoria Dunlap, holding Bellarmine scoreless for over eight minutes.
UK scored 107 points in the game. The last time the Wildcats hit for 100 or more points was Dec. 22, 2005 vs. Tennessee State. UK defeated TSU, 105-45.
All 10 eligible players saw action and grabbed at least one rebound. Sophomore guard Crystal Riley (transfer from LSU) will not be eligible until after the 2009 fall semester.
Nine of the 10 players charted at least two points, one rebound and one steal.
Four players scored in double digits: Victoria Dunlap (22), A’dia Mathies (18), Rebecca Gray (18) and Amani Franklin (15).
The Wildcats forced 34 turnovers and scored 49 points off those miscues.
UK grabbed 22 steals, including 15 in the first half.
Kentucky outrebounded the Knights 49-36 and scored 62 points in the paint.

Junior Victoria Dunlap led with 22 points (11-of-16) and added 13 rebounds. She also added three blocks and a game-high four steals.
Sophomore Rebecca Gray scored 18 points in her first game as a Wildcat.
Freshman A’dia Mathies also put up 18 points, four assists and two steals in her debut.
Senior Amani Franklin added 15 points and was one rebound shy of a double-double with nine.
Freshman Brittany Henderson came off the bench for nine points, 10 rebounds and a game-high four blocks.
Junior point guard Amber Smith dished out a game-high six assists.

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