Kentucky-Notre Dame Postgame Notes

Dec. 18, 2011

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Kentucky falls to 10-1, while Notre Dame improves to 10-1.
Kentucky is now 1-1 against Notre Dame all-time.
- UK head coach Matthew Mitchell is now 1-1 against the Fighting Irish.
Coach Matthew Mitchell is now 126-79 overall and 96-50 at UK.
Kentucky is now 638-465 in 38 years of varsity play.
UK is now 2-1 vs. teams ranked in the top 10 this season.
Kentucky plays again Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. ET against Samford at Memorial Coliseum.

Kentucky used the starting lineup of Amber Smith, A’dia Mathies, Bria Goss, Kastine Evans and Samantha Drake for the sixth time this season. This lineup is now 5-1.
- UK has started a freshman in 114-of-146 games in the Matthew Mitchell era, including 81 straight.
Trailing 26-17, its largest deficit of the season, Kentucky went on an 11-1 run, including nine straight points, to take a 28-27 lead at the 4:54 mark.
Kentucky forced Notre Dame into 15-first half turnovers. The Fighting Irish’s season average for turnovers in a game was 16.2.
- Of the Fighting Irish’s 15 turnovers, 10 came from Kentucky steals.
Kentucky trailed 40-46 heading into the locker room.
- Notre Dame’s 46 points in the first half is a season-high for a UK opponent.

Down 56-46, its largest deficit of the season, Kentucky rallied with an 8-0 run to pull within two points at 56-54 at the 12:50 mark.
From the 15:14 mark to the 8:03 mark, a span of 7:11 where UK went on an 18-12 run, the Wildcats held Notre Dame to just two made field goals.
Junior guard A’dia Mathies fouled out with 7:25 on the clock and UK trailing 70-67.
Tied at 75, Notre Dame went on a 10-0 run, the largest by a UK opponent this season, to take an 85-75 lead.
- Notre Dame led by at least eight points for the remainder of the game.

Kentucky forced 22 turnovers in the game.
- UK has forced double-digit miscues in 93 consecutive games. The Cats are 67-26 during that span.
- Kentucky has forced 371 turnovers this season (33.7 per game).
- Kentucky has forced at least 10 turnovers in 20 of 22 halves this season.
- It was just the fourth time all season that Notre Dame committed 20-plus turnovers.
Kentucky is 32-2 under Matthew Mitchell when scoring 80 or more points.
- Today’s game was just the second time in the Matthew Mitchell era that Kentucky lost when scoring 80 or more points.
- It is Kentucky’s first loss in the last three seasons when scoring 80 or more points.
Kentucky is 39-28 in games decided by 10 points or less during the Matthew Mitchell era.
- UK is 1-1 this season in games decided by 10 points or less.
UK finished with 13 steals and has swiped double-digit steals in 10 of 11 games this season.
Kentucky outscored Notre Dame 27-21 in points off turnovers.
Kentucky was 17-23 from the foul line against the Fighting Irish.
With four made 3-pointers, UK extended its streak of consecutive games with a triple to 268.
Attendance was 9,149 as the game was a sellout.

Sophomore center Samantha Drake scored a team- and career-high 21 points on 8-11 shooting and grabbed four rebounds.
- Drake has reached double figures in scoring in five of the last six games.
Junior guard A’dia Mathies scored 17 points, to go with three rebounds, three assists and two steals.
- Mathies’ two steals move her into ninth place all-time at UK with 203 career steals.
- Mathies fouled out of the game with 7:25 remaining.
Freshman guard Bria Goss scored 14 points, grabbed five rebounds and had two steals.
- Goss is averaging 17.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 steals over the past three games.
Sophomore forward Samarie Walker played in her first game as a Wildcat after sitting out the first semester, per NCAA transfer regulations.
- Walker scored seven points on 3-5 shooting, grabbed seven rebounds, blocked one shot and recorded one steal.
Senior guard Amber Smith scored 13 points on 5-8 shooting, and had four rebounds and four assists.
- It marked the most points for Smith since scoring 17 points vs. Southern Miss. On Nov. 19.
Sophomore guard Bernisha Pinkett came off the bench for five points, two assists, four rebounds and a team-high three steals.

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