Kentucky-Chattanooga Postgame Notes

Nov. 22, 2009

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Kentucky improves to 4-0 with the win, while UTC is now 1-3.
UK is 4-0 to start the season for the first time since 2005-06 when the Wildcats opened 8-0.
The Wildcats are 8-0 all-time vs. Chattanooga and 13-0 against teams from the Southern Conference.
Up next: UK Hoops hits the road to Santa Barbara, Calif., to face the Gauchos Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 3 p.m. EST. The game will be broadcast live on the Big Blue Sports Radio Network with Neil Price.
UK owns a 579-447 (.564) all-time record in 35 years of varsity women’s basketball, including a 313-138 (.694) mark at Memorial Coliseum.
Matthew Mitchell’s career mark improves to 67-61, including a 37-32 record at Kentucky. Mitchell is 2-0 all-time against the Southern Conference with both victories coming against Chattanooga.

Kentucky rallied from a 39-30 first-half deficit and overcame a season-low 39.3 field goal shooting effort to remain unbeaten on the season.
The Wildcats posted four players in double figures, led by freshman guard A’dia Mathies’ 14 points. Kentucky has seen at least four players record double-digit scoring efforts in all four contests this season.
Key Run: Kentucky pushed away from Chattanooga with a 13-2 spurt over a six-minute span, starting with a basket from freshman forward Brittany Henderson with 9:09 remaining. UK took the lead for good at 50-49 when A’dia Mathies connected on two free throws at the 7:40 mark. Henderson’s two free throws at 3:32 gave the Wildcats a 61-51 advantage.
Kentucky has now hit a three-pointer in 188 consecutive games, dating back to 2003-04.
For the fourth consecutive game Coach Mitchell started Amber Smith, Victoria Dunlap, Amani Franklin, Carly Morrow, A’dia Mathies.

Freshman guard A’dia Mathies posted a team-high 14 points in the game. She also had five rebounds and charted season-bests in steals (four) and blocks (three). The Louisville native has scored in double figures in all four games this season, including a season-high 18 points at Morehead State (Nov. 17).
Fellow freshman Brittany Henderson registered her best collegiate game to date with 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting with six rebounds and two blocked shots.
Sophomore guard Rebecca Gray scored 10 points on 4-of-8 field goal shooting. It marked her second double-digit scoring contest of the season. She hit one three pointer and has hit at least one three in all four games this season.
Senior forward Lydia Watkins saw her first action of the 2009-2010 campaign, tallying six points and three rebounds. Watkins missed UK’s first three contests with a shoulder injury.
Junior forward Victoria Dunlap posted 12 points on 6-of-11 field goal shooting. She managed four rebounds, marking her first game this season without a double-double. Dunlap has scored in double digits in 10 consecutive games, dating back to last season.

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