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[COLOR=#000000][B][I][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]The Wildcats gear up for their third game in five days and sixth consecutive home matchup[/FONT][/I][/B][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]LEXINGTON, Ky. – No. 14/11 Kentucky women’s basketball returns to Memorial Coliseum for its third game in five days when the Wildcats play host to Mississippi Valley State on Sunday, Nov. 27 at 1 p.m. ET. The game will be televised live on the UK IMG Sports Network and Fox Sports South.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]It also can be heard live on the UK IMG Sports Radio Network with Neil Price calling the action. Fans can follow the UK Hoops team on Twitter at @UKHoopCats and use #UKHoops to comment on the game.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]The Wildcats (6-0) are coming off a 73-52 win over Sam[/FONT][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]Houston State on Friday night, their 26th consecutive win over a nonconference opponent at home. Senior guard Keyla Snowden (Lexington, Ky.) had one of her best performances of the season with a game-high 19 points after netting four 3-po[/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]inters. Sophomore Samantha Drake (Bardstown, Ky.) also had a solid game as she grabbed her second career double-double with 11 points and a career-high tying 13 rebounds in just 14 minutes of action.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]Overall this season, Mathies leads four players in double-figure scoring with an average of 15.8 points per game. She also leads the team in steals with 4.8 per game and is second in rebounding with 6.5 boards per game. Sophomore Kastine Evans (Salem, Conn.) follows Mathies in the scoring column with 10.8 ppg, while freshman Bria Goss (Indianapolis) and Snowden follow with 10.5 ppg apiece. Drake is the team’s leading rebounder with 8.3 caroms per game.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]As a team, Kentucky leads the Southeastern Conference in five different statistical categories:[/FONT][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]scoring offense (86.5), steals (18.5), turnover m[/FONT][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]argin (+18.8), offensive rebounds (25.2) and offensive rebound percentage (.498).[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial Narrow MT Std]Mississippi Valley State, located in Itta Bena, Miss., travels to Lexington after a road contest at Mississippi State on Wednesday. The Devilettes (1-3) fell to the Lady Bulldogs, 64-47.[/FONT][/COLOR]
