The Kentucky women’s basketball team improved to 2-0 with a solid 70-41 win over Northern Kentucky on Thursday night.
Clara Silva led the Cats with 18 points and 5 blocked shots. Clara Strack just missed a triple-double with 15 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists. Georgia Amoore chipped in 13 points and 8 assists. Amelia Hassett pulled down 16 boards to go along with 5 points.
Check out the highlights:
Postgame notes:
#22 KENTUCKY VS. NORTHERN KENTUCKY
THURSDAY, NOV. 7, 2024
HISTORIC MEMORIAL COLISEUM – LEXINGTON, KY.
#22 KENTUCKY 70, NORTHERN KENTUCKY 41– FINAL
Team Records and Series Notes
Kentucky is 2-0 to begin the season, while Northern Kentucky is 0-2.
The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program is in its 51st season of varsity status.
UK has a 908-608 (.599) all-time record.
UK has a 530-199 (.727) all-time record at home.
UK has a 490-172 (.739) all-time record in Historic Memorial Coliseum
Kenny Brooks is in his first season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 2-0 record in Blue and White.
He improved to 519-204 (.718) in his 23rd overall season as a head coach.
Kentucky remains the leader in the all-time meetings with Northern Kentucky, 12-4, including 7-2 in Historic Memorial Coliseum.
Team Notes
Kentucky used the starting combination Georgia Amoore, Dazia Lawrence, Amelia Hassett, Teonni Key and Clara Strack for the second straight game.
UK is 2-0 when using that starting combination.
The Wildcats won the opening tip.
Georgia Amoore was the first player to score for Kentucky.
Cassidy Rowe was the first substitute off the bench for Kentucky.
Kentucky defeated Northern Kentucky, 70-41.
This is the first time that Kentucky has won each of their first two games of a season by at least 29 points since 2018-19.
This is just the third time in program history that Kentucky has allowed 43 points or less in each of their first two games of a season (1974-75,
2018-19, 2024-25).
UK’s defense has held its first two opponents of the season to under 30.0 percent shooting.
The Wildcats have recorded the second-most blocks in program history in back-to-back games, with 12 blocks in the season opener and now 16 blocks
against Northern Kentucky.
The 12 blocks were tied for the second-most, while the 16 blocks are now the second-most outright.
Five players contributed to those 16 blocks, while four swatted at least three apiece, including Georgia Amoore (3), Amelia Hassett (3), Clara
Strack (4) and Clara Silva (5).
Kentucky made a season-best 52 rebounds.
Two players had 10+ rebounds in tonight’s game, marking the first time two-or-more players have grabbed 10+ rebounds in the same game since Rhyne
Howard (12) and Dre’una Edwards (10) did so at Missouri on Feb. 24, 2022.
The Wildcats turned the ball over a season-low eight times.
The Cats have turned the ball over fewer than 10 times for the last three straight games, a stretch dating back to the last game of last season.
For the second straight game, UK has dished out the ball at least 20 times, recording 22 assists in tonight’s game.
Player Notes
Clara Strack, sophomore center, who reset her career high in scoring in the season opener (22 points), also reset her career high in rebounds
(13) and assists (8) tonight.
She added 15 points, a career-high-tying four blocks and one steal.
She was two assists away from a triple-double.
Georgia Amoore, graduate guard, had a season-high 13 points, adding eight assists, five rebounds, a career-high-tying three blocks and one
steal.
She has dished out at least eight assists in two straight games.
Clara Silva, freshman center, led the team with both a career-high 18 points and five blocks.
It marked the second straight game she has scored 10+ points.
It marked the second straight game she has made 5+ blocks.
She needs 12 more blocks to crack into the program’s all-time, top-10 freshman season list.
She added four rebounds and a career-high-tying two assists.
Amelia Hassett, junior guard, had a career-high and team-lead 16 rebounds.
She added five points, three blocks and a steal.
Teonni Key,
junior forward, had a team-lead three steals.
She added four points, three rebounds and a block.
