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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —UK’s unlikely season continued on Sunday, this time in the form of a historic, and arguably, the biggest win in program history.
One dream season was going to come to an end following the end of the Sweet 16 matchup between UK and [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The dreary weather in Syracuse, N.Y., paralleled the collective somber feelings of the Big Blue Nation on Saturday when West Virginia ended the men’s hoops team chance for trip to Indianapolis for a shot at a national title.
In fact, for many fans, the national title seemed like it was UK’s to lose, following [...]
Ahead of Sunday’s Sweet 16 matchup with Nebraska, junior forward Victoria Dunlap was named a finalist for the State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team.
The 40 finalists are selected by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and the final team will consist of 10 players. The final team will be announced on April 3 in San Antonio, Texas, [...]
Sarah Beth Barnette, a 6-foot-1 forward at Lexington Christian Academy and member of UK’s 2010 recruiting class, was named Kentucky Miss Basketball on Wednesday.
Barnette becomes the fourth in the last six years and second straight Kentucky Miss Basketball, following freshman guard A’dia Mathies, to play for the Cats. UK sophomore guard Rebecca Gray was the [...]
For the UK women’s basketball team, big games like the one on Sunday come around only once every 28 years.
In fact, calling it a big game might be a gross understatement.
The fourth-seeded Cats’ (27-7) Sweet 16 game against the Kansas City Regional’s top seed, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, could very well qualify as the biggest game [...]
No. 1 Nebraska Cornhuskers (32-1)
Game time: Sunday, approximately 10 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Location of school: Lincoln, Neb.
Conference: Big 12
Common opponents: Louisiana State (W 77-63)
Players to watch: Forward Kelsey Griffin (20.4 points, 10. 3 rebounds a game), forward Cory Montgomery (12.6, 4.9) and guard Dominique Kelley (12.3, 3.9)
Tournament record: Nine appearances, 5-8 record overall
Other notes: Griffin is [...]
If you’ve been hearing this word for the past couple of days, forgive me, but there’s only one way to describe UK basketball in the last 72 hours:
Sweet!
Quickly, name the last time both the men’s and women’s basketball teams were in the Sweet 16 of their respective tournaments since both expanded [...]
LOUISVILLE—The key matchup entering the Cats’ second round game was Michigan State’s size vs. UK’s speed.
Quickness won out this time, as the fourth-seeded Cats (27-7) defeated the fifth-seeded Spartans 70-52 to advance to the Sweet 16 in the Kansas City Regional.
This is UK’s first trip to the regional semifinals since 1982, when [...]
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Cats’ fairy tale season was not going to be ended by a Cinderella.
A’dia Mathies, a calm and collected freshman guard and Louisville native, was simply not going to allow it, as she scored a career high 32 points to lead fourth-seeded UK (26-7, 11-5 Southeastern Conference) past pesky 13th-seeded [...]
Follow women’s beat writer Nick Craddock as he covers the UK vs. Liberty first round action in Louisville. The Cats boast the best of the SEC, having the Coach, Player and Freshman of the Year on the squad. The Cats finished second in the SEC.
UK vs. Liberty — NCAA First Round
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