Entering Friday’s game against Sam Houston State, A’dia Mathiez led her team in scoring and appeared unstoppable at times. Not even she has the range every night.The junior guard needed a bucket late in the second half just to reach double figures as she turned in her worst shooting performance this season. Fortunately, Mathies is surrounded by enough offensive firepower that the Kentucky Wildcats were able to defeat Sam Houston State 73-52 and move to 6-0 anyway.”That is something that is going to beneficial for us I think,” head coach Matthew Mitchell said. “We have some offensive weapons.”Mathies was joined in double figures by three of her teammates, led by Keyla Snowden who scored a season-high 19 points. The senior nailed seven of her 13 shots, including 4-of-9 from deep. Snowden’s range was vital against the Bearkats’ zone defense and was a welcome development after she was 1-for-7 in UK’s last outing.”Keyla bounced back and I was really happy with that,” Mitchell said. “That was a person that kind of stepped in and filled that gap tonight.”Snowden did an admirable job in filling the scoring void, but Mathies didn’t allow her off night from the field to deter her in other areas. She also contributed five rebounds and three assists and was her typical self on the defensive end. Her six steals on the night moved her into 10th place in school history with 193, further proving Mathies needs not score to exert a major impact on any game she plays.”I was so happy with A’dia’s play: six steals and she’s making things happen on the floor,” Mitchell said. “Her presence is good. I think we were a little flat tonight and A’dia didn’t play her best, but she’s having a good season.”Also chipping in on the offensive end for the Cats were Bria Goss (10 points) and Samantha Drake, who posted her second career double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds. However, Snowden was the only UK player to make at least half her shots as the Cats hit just 29-of-83 (34.9 percent) shots from the field. “We’re not shooting the ball well right now and I believe we’re a better shooting team than what we’re showing,” Mitchell said. “I thought we created some good open looks tonight and just didn’t make a lot of them.”Mitchell also bemoaned his team’s ability to finish around the basket, saying UK repeatedly struggled to finish through contact against a Bearkat team that started three players six feet or taller. Persevering through physical play inside has been a priority for the Cats from day one, but it’s still a work in progress.”I think we’re just not being strong,” Drake said. “We work on the post game where we’re going through pads and coaches are pounding on us to be strong. In the game, I don’t think we really focus on that much. We need to keep working on it so it becomes natural and a habit.”Even so, the fact remains that UK is a dangerous offensive team. UK got by tonight on the strength of extra possessions generated by turnovers (26 forced) and offensive rebounding (UK held a 25-6 edge in that department). If UK can continue to take 30 more shots than its opponents, the Cats could become downright scary if they can convert some of the easy opportunities they missed on Friday and Mathies returns to her usual form.Mathies doesn’t figure to have too many more games like she had tonight, but it’s still nice for UK to know it can survive when her shot isn’t going in.”I think it’s comforting,” Snowden said. “Some teams rely on one person and if they have a bad game then the whole team has a bad night. With our team anybody can step up on any night so I think it makes us more flexible.”