Kentucky-Northern Kentucky Postgame Notes

Dec. 3, 2014

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Kentucky improves to 7-1, while Northern Kentucky falls to 4-4.
UK is in its 41st season of varsity women’s basketball.
Kentucky improves to 719-487 (60.3) all-time and 186-89 (73.2) in the month of December.
Matthew Mitchell is in his eighth season as the head coach of the Wildcats. He already ranks first on UK’s all-time wins list with 177 and winning percentage of .719.
This was the 15th meeting between the programs since UK became a varsity sport in 1974-75.
- Kentucky leads the all-time series 11-4, including a 6-2 mark in Memorial. UK has won six straight against the Norse.
Kentucky improves to 389-144 all-time in Memorial, including a 99-16 record under Matthew Mitchell.
- UK has now won 47 straight regular-season non-conference games at Memorial Coliseum, dating back to Dec. 19, 2008.
UK is 20-5 all-time against teams currently aligning to make up the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Tonight’s attendance was 4,165.
Next up: UK will travel to the Derby City to take on the No. 7/7 Louisville Cardinals. The game will be shown on ESPN3.

UK started with the lineup of Jennifer O’Neill, Janee Thompson, Kyvin Goodin-Rogers, Bria Goss and Azia Bishop.
- Kentucky is 7-1 with this lineup.
UK led by 11 at 45-34 at halftime.
UK improved to 4-0 on the season when leading at the half.
Kyvin Goodin-Rogers scored the first seven points of the game to give UK the 7-0 lead.
- She also accounted for 13 of UK’s first 19 points, eclipsing her career high of 11.
- She went 6-9 from the floor, including 2-2 from the 3-point line.
Bria Goss scored 12 points and had three rebounds in the first 20 minutes
- Her prior season high in points was 10 vs. South Florida.
Makayla Epps led Kentucky with four rebounds.

UK began the second half with the same five players that started the game.
Kentucky went on an 8-2 run heading into the under 12 media break to extend its lead to 19 points.
UK outscored NKU 37-30 in the final 20 minutes.

Kentucky forced 26 turnovers and has now forced 20 or more in seven of eight games this season.
Eight of nine players who played grabbed at least three rebounds.
All nine players scored at least one point.
Northern Kentucky did not have a fast break point in the game.
- UK countered with 10 points on the fast break.
Kentucky scored 80+ points for the fourth time this season.
- UK is now 316-21 overall and 70-3 under Matthew Mitchell when scoring 80+ points.
UK recorded 16 steals, tying a season high (vs. Appalachian State).
The sophomore class scored 43 of UK’s 82 points (52.4).
Kentucky led the entire game.
UK’s 46.7 percent shooting from the field was the second-highest this season.
UK won the rebounding battle for the fifth time this season, including second straight.

Sophomore Kyvin Goodin-Rogers charted a career-high 19 points, four rebounds, a career-best three steals and a block in just 16 minutes of action.
- Scored 16 of her 19 points in the first half in just 10 minutes of action.
Senior Bria Goss scored a season-high 16 points.
- Made a season-high seven free throws on 10 attempts.
- Now has 1,120 career points and needs 14 more to move up to No. 22 on the all-time scoring list.
Sophomore Linnae Harper scored 13 points for her 10th double-figure game in her last 13.
- Had a team-high four assists, tying her previous season high (vs. Appalachian State)
- Marked her sixth double-figure game of the season.
- All three of her rebounds were offensive and she now has 25, second on the team.
Sophomore Makayla Epps had her seventh double-figure game of the season, including fourth straight with 11 points.
- Had one assist to keep her streak alive of at least one assist in every game this season.

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