Kentucky-Florida Women's Basketball Postgame Notes

UK ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
KENTUCKY VS. FLORIDA
SUNDAY, FEB. 18, 2024
RUPP ARENA AT CENTRAL BANK CENTER
 

KENTUCKY 81, FLORIDA 77 – FINAL
 
Team Records and Series Notes  

• Kentucky is 10-16 overall and 3-9 in the Southeastern Conference in 2023-24, while Florida is 13-11 overall and 4-8 in the conference this season.
• The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program is in its 50th season.
  • UK has a 904-604 (.599) all-time record.
• Kyra Elzy is in her fourth season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 59-56 (.513) overall record.
  • She has a 22-37 overall record in the SEC.
• Kentucky remains the leader in the all-time series with Florida, 37-27, and in Lexington, 17-12.
• Kentucky will play at Mississippi State in Starkville, Mississippi, on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
  • The game will be broadcast on SEC Network+.

Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination Casidy Rowe, Maddie Scherr, Amiya Jenkins, Emma King and Ajae Petty for the first game this season.
  • It is UK’s 11th starting combination this season.
  • UK is 1-0 when using that starting combination.
• The Wildcats won the opening tip.
• Ajae Petty was the first player to score for Kentucky.
• Brooklynn Miles was the first substitute off the bench for Kentucky.

• The Wildcats improved to 4-0 on the season when they score at least 80 points.
  • The Cats improved to 383-26 all-time when they score at least 80 points.
• UK’s 81 points is a season high in SEC games.
• The Wildcats had a season-high tying 42 bench points.
• Kentucky improved to 7-3 when at least four players score in double digits in 2023-24.
• UK led UF in rebounds, 43-35.
• The Wildcats went 22-of-33 at the line, both of which are season highs in SEC games.
• Kentucky took a season-best seven charges in the game.

How It Happened

• Both teams shot 46.7 percent on 7-of-15 from the field in the first quarter as Kentucky and Florida were tied, 17-17, at the end of the period.
  • The Wildcats went 3-of-7 from the arc in that period.
• Eniya Russell scored nine points in the second quarter on 3-of-6 from the arc, a 3-pointer and 2-of-2 from the line to lead UK in the third quarter.
  • Maddie Scherr and Amiya Jenkins combined for another eight points, as Kentucky led Florida, 36-34, at halftime.
• The Wildcats trailed the Gators, 60-54, despite making just one less field goal.
  • One difference in the third quarter was at the line, as the Gators went 10-of-14 and the Cats went just 4-of-7.
  • Florida also scored six points off Kentucky’s six turnovers in that period.
• Down six points to start the fourth quarter, Kentucky chipped away at Florida’s lead through the first five minutes of the period.
  • Amiya Jenkins’ layup and Maddie Scherr’s jumper helped UK tied UF, 69-69, just under the five-minute mark.
  • Florida regained a two-point lead on the next possesion, but Kentucky followed with a 5-0 run to take the lead and keep it until the end of the game.
  • Kentucky defeated Florida, 81-77.

Player Notes

• Eniya Russell, a senior guard, led Kentucky with a career-high 24 points on 8-of-15 from the field and 7-of-10 from the line.
  • She has scored 10+ points in 13 games this season and 17 games in her career.
  • She added five rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block.
    • She has dished out 3+ assists in five games this season and 11 games in her career.
    • She has made 2+ steals in five games this season and six games in her career.
  • Ajae Petty, a senior forward, had 10 points and a team-high 11 rebounds.
    • It marked her 14th double-double this season and 16th of her career.
    • She has scored 10+ points in 20 games this season and 30 games in her career.
    • She has had 10+ rebounds in 15 games this season and 17 games in her career.
    • She added one assist.
  • Maddie Scherr, a senior guard, had 14 points on 4-of-8 from the field and 4-of-4 from the line.
    • She has scored 10+ points in 17 games this season and 38 games in her career.
    • She added three rebounds, an assist and a steal.
  • Amiya Jenkins, a sophomore guard, had 10 points and a season-high seven rebounds.
    • She has scored 10+ points in six games this season and six games in her career.
    • She added an assist.