Kentucky-Northern Kentucky Postgame Notes

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#22 KENTUCKY VS. NORTHERN KENTUCKY
THURSDAY, NOV. 7, 2024
HISTORIC MEMORIAL COLISEUM – LEXINGTON, KY.
 

#22 KENTUCKY 70, NORTHERN KENTUCKY 41– FINAL

Team Records and Series Notes  

• Kentucky is 2-0 to begin the season, while Northern Kentucky is 0-2.
• The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program is in its 51st season of varsity status.
  • UK has a 908-608 (.599) all-time record.
  • UK has a 530-199 (.727) all-time record at home.
  • UK has a 490-172 (.739) all-time record in Historic Memorial Coliseum
• Kenny Brooks is in his first season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 2-0 record in Blue and White.
  • He improved to 519-204 (.718) in his 23rd overall season as a head coach.
• Kentucky remains the leader in the all-time meetings with Northern Kentucky, 12-4, including 7-2 in Historic Memorial Coliseum.

Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination Georgia Amoore, Dazia Lawrence, Amelia Hassett, Teonni Key and Clara Strack for the second straight game.
  • UK is 2-0 when using that starting combination.
• The Wildcats won the opening tip.
• Georgia Amoore was the first player to score for Kentucky.
• Cassidy Rowe was the first substitute off the bench for Kentucky.
• Kentucky defeated Northern Kentucky, 70-41.
  • This is the first time that Kentucky has won each of their first two games of a season by at least 29 points since 2018-19.
  • This is just the third time in program history that Kentucky has allowed 43 points or less in each of their first two games of a season (1974-75, 2018-19, 2024-25).
• UK’s defense has held its first two opponents of the season to under 30.0 percent shooting.
• The Wildcats have recorded the second-most blocks in program history in back-to-back games, with 12 blocks in the season opener and now 16 blocks against Northern Kentucky.
  • The 12 blocks were tied for the second-most, while the 16 blocks are now the second-most outright.
  • Five players contributed to those 16 blocks, while four swatted at least three apiece, including Georgia Amoore (3), Amelia Hassett (3), Clara Strack (4) and Clara Silva (5).
• Kentucky made a season-best 52 rebounds.
  • Two players had 10+ rebounds in tonight’s game, marking the first time two-or-more players have grabbed 10+ rebounds in the same game since Rhyne Howard (12) and Dre’una Edwards (10) did so at Missouri on Feb. 24, 2022.
• The Wildcats turned the ball over a season-low eight times.
  • The Cats have turned the ball over fewer than 10 times for the last three straight games, a stretch dating back to the last game of last season.
• For the second straight game, UK has dished out the ball at least 20 times, recording 22 assists in tonight’s game.

Player Notes

• Clara Strack, sophomore center, who reset her career high in scoring in the season opener (22 points), also reset her career high in rebounds (13) and assists (8) tonight.
  • She added 15 points, a career-high-tying four blocks and one steal.
  • She was two assists away from a triple-double.
• Georgia Amoore, graduate guard, had a season-high 13 points, adding eight assists, five rebounds, a career-high-tying three blocks and one steal.
  • She has dished out at least eight assists in two straight games.
• Clara Silva, freshman center, led the team with both a career-high 18 points and five blocks.
  • It marked the second straight game she has scored 10+ points.
  • It marked the second straight game she has made 5+ blocks.
    • She needs 12 more blocks to crack into the program’s all-time, top-10 freshman season list.
  • She added four rebounds and a career-high-tying two assists.
• Amelia Hassett, junior guard, had a career-high and team-lead 16 rebounds.
  • She added five points, three blocks and a steal.
• Teonni Key, junior forward, had a team-lead three steals.
  • She added four points, three rebounds and a block.