The Kentucky women’s basketball team improved to 9-1 on the season with an impressive 82-52 win at Purdue on Saturday.
The 30 point win was UK’s largest margin of victory in a nonconference road game since Nov. 10, 2013 at Wagner (39 points).
Georgia Amoore led the way with 21 points for the Wildcats. Amoore eclipsed the 2,000-point plateau for her career in the game.
Check out the highlights and postgame notes from the win:
#16/16 KENTUCKY 82, PURDUE 52 – FINAL
Team Records and Series Notes
– Kentucky is 9-1 to begin the season, while Purdue is 5-5.
– UK moved to 1-1 on the road in 2024-25.
– The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program is in its 51st season of varsity status.
UK has a 915-609 (.600) all-time record.
– Kenny Brooks is in his first season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 9-1 record in Blue and White.
– He is 526-205 (.719) in his 23rd overall season as a head coach.
– Kentucky trails the all-time series with Purdue, 1-2.
– Tonight’s game marked Kentucky’s first game at Purdue.
– In its next game, Kentucky will play host to Belmont for its annual holiday game on Friday, Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. ET in Historic Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky.
Team Notes
– Kentucky used the starting combination Georgia Amoore, Dazia Lawrence, Amelia Hassett, Teonni Key and Clara Strack for the 10th straight game.
– UK is 9-1 when using that starting combination
– The Wildcats won the opening tip for the sixth time this season.
– Clara Strack was the first player to score for Kentucky for a team-lead four times this season.
– Cassidy Rowe was the first substitute off the bench for Kentucky for a team-lead six times this season.
– Tonight’s game marked UK’s largest margin of victory in a nonconference road game (30 points) since Nov. 10, 2013 at Wagner (39 points).
– UK recorded its second-best, field-goal percentage of the season on 47.6 percent (30-of-63).
– Ironically, UK recorded its lowest first-quarter, field-goal percentage of the season on 28.6 percent (4-of-14).
– Kentucky tied the school record for single-game, free-throw percentage (with at least 10 attempts) with 100.0 percent (12-of-12).
– In all nine of UK’s wins, it has defeated its opponents by at least 10 points.
– The Wildcats are 3-0 this season when scoring at least 80 points.
– The Cats are 386-26 all-time when scoring at least 80 points. Kentucky delivered 20 assists tonight.
– UK has dished out at least 20 assists in five of 10 games this season, while two other times recording 19 apiece.
– Kentucky made 10 3-pointers in tonight’s game.
– UK is 3-0 when it makes at least 10 3-pointers.
– UK attempted a season-high 30 3-pointers.
– UK shot a season-high 78.6 percent in the fourth quarter on 11-of-14 from the field.
– That includes its 4-of-7 from the arc.
– Kentucky delivered 20 assists tonight.
– UK has dished out at least 20 assists in five of 10 games this season, while two other times recording 19 apiece.
– Five players scored in double figures for the second time this season.
– UK is 2-0 when at least five players score in double digits.
– UK is 8-0 when at least four players score in double digits.
– Two players had at least 20 points for the third time this season, including Amelia Hassett (22) and Georgia Amoore (21).
– UK is 3-0 when two players score at least 20 points.
– With Amelia Hassett’s 22 points in tonight’s game, four different players have score 20+ points this season.
Player Notes
Georgia Amoore, graduate guard, had 21 points on 53.3 percent from the field.
She eclipsed 2,000 career points in tonight’s game.
She is ranked seventh in NCAA DI among active career leaders.
She has scored at least 20 points in back-to-back games.
She has scored at least 20 points in four games this season.
She added two rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Amelia Hassett, a junior forward, had a game-high and season-high 22 points on 53.8 percent from the field.
She has reset her season high in scoring in back-to-back games.
It marked her first 20+ point game this season.
She made a season-high five 3-pointers on 5-of-10 from the arc.
She has made at least three 3-pointers in four games this season, including three back-to-back.
She added nine rebounds, two assists and one steal.
Clara Strack, sophomore center, had 12 points and 12 rebounds for her fifth double-double this season.
She shot 55.5 percent from the field (5-of-9).
She has scored at least 10 points in nine games this season.
She added four assists and three blocks.
She has delivered at least three assists in six games this season.
She has made at least three blocks in six games this season.
Dazia Lawrence, a graduate guard, had 13 points and a season-high six assists.
She has reset her season high in assists in back-to-back games.
She had three 3-pointers.
She has made at least three 3-pointers in four games this season.
She added two rebounds.
Teonni Key, junior forward, recorded 10 points and nine rebounds.
She has scored in double-digits in eight games this season.
She added three assists, three blocks and one steal.
She has delivered at least three assists in five games this season.
She has made at least three blocks in six games this season.
