KENTUCKY WBB POSTGAME NOTES
Southern Indiana at Kentucky [EXH]
Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Ky.
Nov. 5, 2017
 
FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 87, Southern Indiana 56 [EXH}
 
Team Records and Series Notes

• This was the first and only exhibition game of the season for both teams.
• This was the first time Kentucky and Southern Indiana have met in women’s basketball.
  • Tonight’s attendance was 1,089
• The Wildcats will being the regular season on Friday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. ET against Sacramento State inside Memorial Coliseum. The game will be televised on the SEC Network+ and also broadcast live on the UK Sports Radio Network with Darren Headrick calling the action.
• The season opener next Friday will start the 44th season of varsity women’s basketball at Kentucky.
  • UK has an all-time record of 783-152 (.603) overall, including a 430-152 (.738) mark all-time in Memorial Coliseum.
• Matthew Mitchell is in his 11th season as head coach at Kentucky. He is the winningest head coach in program history at 241-100 (.706).
• The Wildcats enter the season receiving votes in both the USA Today/Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 and The Associated Press Top 25. UK has been receiving votes or ranked in both preseason listings each of the last eight years.

 
Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination of senior Alyssa Rice, senior Makenzie Cann, junior Taylor Murray, junior Maci Morris and freshman Dorie Harrison.
• Kentucky closed the first quarter on an 11-1 run.
  • USI did not score in the final 3:31 of the first quarter.
• UK held USI to just three points in the first six minutes of the second quarter and did not allow a point in the 5:30 span.
• Kentucky took control of the game late in the second quarter by going on a 12-0 run midway through the quarter.
  • UK had a 19-3 run that lasted the final 8:32 of the second quarter.
• Southern Indiana scored just seven points in the second quarter.
• All 14 UK players saw the floor in the game, including 12 in the first half.
  • 11 Wildcats scored at least one point.
• Eight Wildcats pulled down at least one rebound in the first half alone, while Taylor Murray had a team best four rebounds at the half.
• The Wildcats shot 18-of-32 (.563) and 5-of-10 (.500) from 3 in the first half.
• UK had 21 assists, 10 more than USI.
  • Nine Wildcats recorded at least one assist, Murray led the way with six.
• Kentucky had eight players with a +/- of 10 or more.
• USI had a 14-4 run in the third quarter and held UK without a field goal for 4:31.
• Kentucky held USI without a field goal for 4:22 in the fourth quarter.
• The Wildcats outrebounded USI 39-25.
  • 13 players pulled down at least one rebound for Kentucky.
• UK’s bench outscored USI’s 37-11.
• The Wildcats allowed just four USI points to come off of layups and just 14 points in the paint.
• UK forced 27 turnovers and turned those into 30 points.
• Kentucky hit six 3s in the game. The Wildcats are 121-23 under Matthew Mitchell when they hit six or more 3s.

 
Player Notes

• Junior guard Maci Morris led all scorers in the first half with 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting

  • Morris was 2-of-2 from 3 and 1-for-2 from the free throw line.
  • Morris led UK in second-half scoring as well with eight points on 2-of-3 shooting
  • Morris was UK’s leading scorer in the game with 19 points on 6-of-8 from the field and 3-of-4 from 3. She was one point shy of the game high (20), which was held by Kacy Eschweiler of USI.
  • Her 19 points would have qualified for her second-highest point production in her career. She had 29 against Arizona State last season.
• Junior guard Taylor Murray scored 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting, including one 3 and had team bests in rebounding (6), assists (6) and steals (4)
  • Murray had 18 games with 10 or more points last season
• True freshman forward Tatyana Wyatt was +41 in her 19 minutes of play. She contributed 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting.
• Fellow true freshman post Dorie Harrison started and scored eight points with three rebounds.
• True freshman forward KeKe McKinney had nine points with three rebounds and an assist.
• Senior Alyssa Rice scored nine points with three rebounds and three blocks.
• Sophomore guard Jaida Roper had nine points with three rebounds and three assists.