Kentucky Women’s Basketball Postgame Notes
FINAL: #13/13 Kentucky 86, Colorado 61
Memorial Coliseum – Lexington, Ky.
Nov. 22, 2015
Team Records and Series Notes
? Kentucky secured an 86-61 win over Colorado on Sunday, Nov. 22.
? UK moves to 4-0 on the season and 1-0 all-time against Colorado.
? Kentucky is now 2-0 this season against teams from the Pac-12 Conference. Last Sunday, Kentucky defeated then-No. 15/15 Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz.
? The Wildcats are in their 42nd season of varsity basketball, holding a 740-496 (.598) all-time record.
? Kentucky has won 53 consecutive regular season non-conference games inside Memorial Coliseum, dating back to Dec. 19, 2008 vs. Alabama A&M.
? Matthew Mitchell is in his ninth season with Kentucky and the win moves him to 228-110 overall, including a 198-81 record while at Kentucky.
Team Notes
? Kentucky closed the first period with a 14-0 run over 4:26, which was the second longest run of the season.
? UK ended the first half on an 8-0 run to take a 42-21 lead into halftime.
? Kentucky is now 3-0 leading or tied at halftime this season.
? UK outscored CU 42-21 in the first half shooting 80% from the free throw line.
? Kentucky held Colorado to just 33% from the floor in the first half.
? The team forced 16 turnovers in the first half, turning them into 16 points.
? Kentucky took advantage of CU’s 21 total turnovers, scoring 22 points off them.
? For the fourth straight game, Kentucky outscored its opponent in the paint. The Wildcats held a 20-10 advantage in the paint against the Buffaloes.
? The Wildcats were 11-for-18 in 3-pointers, which is the most 3-point field goals made since hitting 12 against Auburn on Jan. 20, 2013.
Individual Notes
? Senior guard Janee Thompson finished with 17 points, seven assists and two rebounds.
o The last time Thompson scored 10+ points in three straight games was in December of the 2013-14 season.
? Freshman guard Maci Morris had 13 points, just three shy of her career-high of 16 (vs. Rice on 11/13/15).
o Morris went 3-of-6 from the 3-point line. The outing matched her career-high of 3-pointers made. She has now made a 3-pointer in every game this season.
? Freshman guard Taylor Murray finished the game with 10 points, five assists and three rebounds.
o This marks Murray’s third time scoring 10+ points this season and second time with five-plus assists.
? Sophomore forward/center Alexis Jennings scored 10 points – the 17th time in her career she’s scored 10+ points in a single game.
? Evelyn Akhator led the team with 9 rebounds for the fourth straight game in a row and accumulated 10 points.
o This is the third time in Akhator’s career she’s had 10+ points in a single game.
