KENTUCKY WBB POSTGAME NOTES
Kentucky vs. Georgia
Memorial Coliseum – Lexington, Ky.
Jan. 7, 2018
 
FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 42, Georgia 56
 
Team Records and Series Notes

• Kentucky falls to 8-9 overall, including an 0-3 record in Southeastern Conference play this season, while Georgia is 14-2, 2-1 SEC.
• Matthew Mitchell is in his 11th season as head coach at Kentucky. He is the winningest head coach in program history at 249-109.
• Georgia leads the all-time series 37-18, including a 14-10 edge in games played in Lexington.
  • The loss snapped a four-game win streak against the Bulldogs.
• Kentucky will continue SEC action Thursday, Jan. 11, traveling to Gainesville, Fla., to take on the Florida Gators. The game will be shown live on SEC Network+ and will be broadcast on the UK Sports Radio Network with Darren Headrick calling the action.

 
Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination of senior Alyssa Rice, senior Makenzie Cann, junior Taylor Murray, junior Maci Morris and freshman Dorie Harrison.

  • UK is 6-2 with that starting-five combination.
• The Wildcats had a 10-8 lead with 4:01 left in the first quarter, but Georgia ended the quarter on a 7-0 run to take a 15-10 lead.
• UK outscored the Bulldogs 14-11 in the second stanza to cut the deficit to two (26-24) heading into halftime.
• The first half alone saw 10 lead changes and seven ties.
• Both teams struggled to find offensive rhythm out of halftime, as UK shot just 1-of-11 (.091) and Georgia shot 2-of18 (.111) in the third quarter.
• The Bulldogs pulled away in the final quarter, outscoring UK 21-13 in the final period.
• UK’s 42 points marked its lowest scoring effort of the season.
• Kentucky shot a season-low 20.4 percent (11-54) from the field.
• The Wildcats bench outscored Georgia’s, 18-14.

 
Player Notes

• Makenzie Cann scored a team-high 10 points to go with five rebounds in the contest.

  • The senior has scored in double digits in back-to-back contests.
  • Cann is shooting 6-of-14 (.429) from beyond the arc in the last two games.
• Maci Morris added nine points for the Wildcats, playing limited minutes.
• Dorie Harrison led UK on the boards with nine rebounds.