LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 19th-ranked Kentucky women’s basketball team will help celebrate Alumni Day and the 25th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Sunday, Jan. 23 when the Wildcats play host to Vanderbilt in Memorial Coliseum. Game time is set for 4 p.m. EST as it will be broadcast live on ESPNU with Anne Marie Anderson and LaChina Robinson calling the action. It also will be broadcast live on the Big Blue Sports Radio Network with Neil Price and on Sirius channel 212 and XM channel 199. In addition, the game will be available nationally on the ESPN Full Court package and ESPN3.com.
Single-game tickets are on sale now. Single-game reserved seats are $7 (regardless of age) while general admission tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for youth/seniors. UK students, faculty and staff are admitted free with valid identification. To purchase tickets, visit the Joe Craft Center in person, call 1-800-928-2287 or go online at UKathletics.com.
Sunday is one of more than 1,000 events taking place across the country for National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Congress has proclaimed this national day each year since 1987. It recognizes the progress of girls and women in sports and the benefits that sports and fitness activities can bring the lives of all girls and women. The day is organized nationally by the Girl Scouts of the USA, Girls Incorporated, National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, the National Women’s Law Center and the Women’s Sports Foundation. There will be an autograph session with female student-athletes from each of UK’s varsity sports beginning at 3 p.m. and the first 1,000 fans will receive a free commemorative poster.
Sunday also is Alumni Day. Over 30 former players will be recognized at halftime and the first-ever Alumni Game will be played in Memorial Coliseum at Noon. Admission is free but the arena will be cleared following the game.
One special former Wildcat will receive the third annual “Susan B. Feamster Trailblazer Award,” at halftime of the UK game. Ceal Barry was a four-year letterwinner at Kentucky under Coach Debbie Yow from 1974-77. After graduation, she spent four seasons as head coach at Cincinnati and 22 seasons at the helm of the Colorado women’s basketball program before retiring in 2005. She now serves as the Associate AD for Academics/Student Services at CU. A few of her many accolades are: 1994 National Coach of the Year; 1995 Carol Eckman Award; 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist; two-time District V Coach of the Year; four-time Big Eight Coach of the Year; 510 Career Wins at UC and CU; 12 NCAA Tournaments.
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