UK Hoops, the #9 team in the country, faces off with the #6 Tennessee Lady Vols in Memorial Coliseum.
Here is a pregame notes to get you ready for this huge SEC matchup.
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[*]The Wildcats are 3-0 in SEC play for the first time since the 1992-93 season and just the fourth time in 30 years of SEC basketball.
[*]The Lady Vols are led by Glory Johnson, freshman point guard Ariel Massengale and Shekinna Stricklen. Johnson, the reigning SEC Player of the Week, is seventh in the conference in scoring (14.3ppg) and third in rebounding(9.8ppg).
[*]Junior guard and Naismith Watch List member A’dia Mathies continues to dominate in almost every statistical category as she averages a team high 16 points to go along with 5.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 3.4 steals per game.
[*]Tennessee is led by legendary head coach Pat Summitt, in her 38th year. She is the all-time winningest coach in NCAA history.
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Probable Starters
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Kentucky Wildcats
[/U]PG-24 Amber Smith
F-40 Brittany Henderson
G-1 A’dia Mathies
G-32 Kastine Evans
G-13 Bria Goss
[U]Tennessee Lady Vols
[/U]F-15 Alicia Manning
F-25 Glory Johnson
G-5 Ariel Massengale
G-10 Meighan Simmons
G-40 Shekinna Stricklen
