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 the [...]
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 Liberty (27-6), 83-77. [...]
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
One day later, and yet another honor for junior forward Victoria Dunlap. On Wednesday, Dunlap was named a nominee for the WBCA/State Farm Coaches’ All-America All-Region 3 Team. There are five regions across the country. The State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team selection committee will review the 52 regional candidates and trim the number to 40 [...]
Junior forward Victoria Dunlap and UK head coach Matthew Mitchell are going to need bigger trophy shelves, and soon, as they picked up more awards on Tuesday, this time from the Associated Press. The AP named Dunlap Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, and the AP named Mitchell SEC Coach of the Year. Dunlap and [...]
Following a long wait for Selection Monday, the Cats have only a short distance to travel for the NCAA Tournament. The Cats (25-7, 11-5 Southeastern Conference) received a No. 4 seed in the Kansas City regional and will face the 13th-seeded Liberty Lady Flames (27-5) in Louisville, Ky. The Cats were projected to go as [...]
In the final edition of the regular-season rankings, released Monday, the UK women’s basketball team (25-7, 11-5 Southeastern Conference) finished No .19 in the AP poll and No. 15 in the coaches’ poll. The Cats were 19th in the last AP poll, but improved one spot since the previous coaches’ poll. Other SEC teams in the [...]
Following UK signee Maegan Conwright’s Most Valuable Player award at last weekend’s Texas State Tournament, two more 2010 UK signees were honored on Friday. Sarah Beth Barnette, a 6-foot-1 forward at Lexington Christian Academy, was named Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year. Kastine Evans, a 5-foot-8 guard at Norwich Free Academy, was named Gatorade Connecticut [...]
Maegan Conwright, one of five UK signees for Matthew Mitchell’s top-10 class of 2010, was named the Most Valuable Player of the University Interscholastic League Girls State Basketball Championship. Conwright not only captured MVP honors over the weekend in Austin, Texas, but also led her team Mansfield Timberview High School to its first Class 4A title. [...]
The Cats will be dancing for the first time since 2005-06. Although UK’s place in the women’s NCAA Tournament won’t become official until Selection Monday, the No. 19 Cats (25-7, 11-5 Southeastern Conference), runners-up in the SEC regular season and SEC Tournament, simply have to sit and wait to find out where and when they’ll [...]
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