[COLOR=#000000][B][I]Wildcats play host to Gamecocks in inaugural “Terry Hall Memorial Classic” at 11 a.m. ET[/I][/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 18/15 Kentucky women’s basketball team returns to Memorial Coliseum Tuesday, Nov. 15 to play host to first-time opponent Jacksonville State in the inaugural “Terry Hall Memorial Classic.” Tipoff is slated for 11 a.m. ET.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]Hall holds the distinction of being the winningest coach in UK women’s basketball history as well as owning the best winning percentage of any coach to guide the program. UK will honor the former coach each season by naming the first home game after her.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]“We are excited to get back on the court and play,” UK Hoops head coach Matthew Mitchell said. “Friday night’s game gave us a lot of areas where we can improve. The game against Morehead State, we were able to watch that film and see some areas where we can take steps forward, certainly at this time of year. There are a lot of things to improve on. In the Morehead State game, they played a really, really tough game and were very intense in that first half. We watched that yesterday as a team and hopefully we have learned some things. We had a good practice yesterday and we’ll have to get ready for an early morning start tomorrow which we’re excited for.”[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]The Wildcats (1-0) are coming off a 96-60 win at Morehead State on Friday in their season opener. Despite trailing by one at the half (32-31), UK exploded on a 36-10 run in the second stanza to win its third consecutive season opener and eighth-straight victory over the Lady Eagles. The Wildcats’ 65 second-half points were the most points in a half in school history.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]Sophomore Kastine Evans (Salem, Conn.) was impressive for the Wildcats, as she came off the bench to record a career-high 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting. Also in double digits were All-SEC first team selection A’dia Mathies (Louisville, Ky.) with 16 points, and sharp-shooter Keyla Snowden with 15, including three 3-pointers. Sophomore Maegan Conwright (Arlington, Texas) followed with 11 points and a career-high tying five assists.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]Jacksonville State, located in Jacksonville, Ala., was picked to finish ninth by the Ohio Valley Conference’s coaches and sports information directors. The Gamecocks, led by Annette Watts in her second season at JSU, travel to Lexington after falling at Mississippi State on Friday, 78-41.[/COLOR]
