Fans are encouraged to bring unused toiletry items to Wednesday’s game
Photo: Regina Rickert
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The seventh-ranked Kentucky women’s basketball team will play host to Bradley in Memorial Coliseum on
Wednesday, Nov. 25 at Noon ET. UK will look to improve to 7-0 for the first time since 2011-12 and third time under head coach Matthew Mitchell. Fans can listen to the UK IMG Sports Radio Network with Neil Price or follow Twitter updates on @UKHoopCats. Live streaming video is available to members of the subscription video portion of www.UKathletics.com.
Single-game reserved tickets cost of $9 for all ages. General admission tickets for adults are $8 while single-game general admission tickets for seniors and children (ages 6-18, 65 and over) are only $5. UK faculty, staff and children ages five and under are admitted free in the general admission seating area, while supplies last. Season tickets are also still available for just $65. Lower-level chair back seating ($80) is sold out.
Fans are asked to bring unused toiletry items travel size or regular size (tooth brush, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant) to either game. The items will be donated to Bluegrass Hospitality Group’s Thanksgiving Dinner for the less fortunate, which will take place on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 28) from 11-2 p.m. ET at Malone’s and Sal’s on Tates Creek Road.
Fans who donate items will receive a voucher for a free box of popcorn with their donation. Fans can bring their toiletry items to any of the UK Marketing gazebos located inside Memorial Coliseum.
“We are asking people in the community to help the people who are less fortunate than we are by bringing any unused or new toiletry items that we are going to distribute at a Thanksgiving meal on Thursday,” Mitchell said. “We had a great response to that at our last home game and we are asking the community to rally and really help us out with that community service initiative. We would really be appreciative of that.”
Wednesday’s game also is the first of three UK sporting events for the “Big Blue Triathlon.” UK Hoops has the first event at Noon followed by men’s basketball vs. Eastern Michigan in Rupp Arena at 4 p.m. ET. The triathlon concludes at 8 p.m. ET in Memorial Coliseum where the volleyball team plays host to Florida in the squad’s regular-season finale.
Fans will have an opportunity to register in person prior to the women’s basketball game in Memorial Coliseum. Participants will receive a wristband at each checkpoint.
Checkpoint #1 – Prior to women’s basketball on the West Concourse
Checkpoint #2 – Women’s basketball postgame on West Concourse
Checkpoint #3 – Prior to men’s basketball in Rupp Arena main lobby
Checkpoint #4 – Men’s basketball postgame in Rupp Arena main lobby
Checkpoint #5 – Prior to volleyball match on West Concourse
Finish – Volleyball post match (must have all 5 prior wristbands)
All finishers will receive a commemorative Big Blue Triathlon t-shirt. One grand champion (random drawing) will receive a Nike gift pack and two lower level tickets to the men’s basketball game vs. Louisville, VIP access to ESPN College GameDay on February 15th, two lower level tickets to men’s basketball vs. Florida, and two lower level tickets to men’s basketball vs. Alabama (senior day). The winning “triathlete” will also get to shoot baskets on the Rupp Arena floor prior to one of the games as well as get their picture taken at mid court.
Participants are encouraged to stay hydrated throughout the day. First aid stations are available at each venue. Sign-ups will begin at 11 a.m. ET in Memorial Coliseum on November 27.
Parking is available in all available “E” lots surrounding Memorial Coliseum. Parking Structure #5 will be available but fans need to pull a white ticket from the dispenser and exchange for a pink voucher with Event Staff at the entrances of the Coliseum. The Lexington Parking Authority Transit Center Parking Garage, located between High Street and Vine Street, is also available. If parking in this garage, bring the yellow token and game ticket to the Guest Service table at the Lexington Ave entrance to request a free parking coupon. Shuttles are available beginning 1.5 hours prior to tip off and pick up/drop off near Parking Structure # 5 (blue route) and near the Transit Center Parking Garage (green route).
For more parking information, please visit www.ukathletics.com/wbbgameday.
Located in Peoria, Ill., the Bradley Braves enter Wednesday’s game at 2-3 with wins over Illinois (98-92) and Southeast Missouri State (72-68) and losses to Stony Brook (83-79), South Florida (87-63) and Northern Illinois (63-60).
Junior guard Michelle Young leads Bradley through five games in scoring at 19.4 points per game and 42.9 percent shooting from the field.
The Wildcats (6-0) are riding a 16-game winning streak over nonconference opponents after a hard-fought victory at Middle Tennessee on Sunday.
UK came out firing on all cylinders against the Blue Raiders, leading by as many as 17 points and shooting 50 percent from the field for the second straight game. In the 84-72 win, junior Bria Goss (Indianapolis) once again had an impressive outing as she netted a team-high 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Senior Kastine Evans (Salem, Conn.) continued her streak of hot shooting, adding 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Junior Jennifer O’Neill (Bronx, N.Y.) and senior Samarie Walker (West Carrollton, Ohio) followed with 14 and 12 points, respectively. Walker narrowly missed her third straight double-double as she grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
Overall, senior forward DeNesha Stallworth (Richmond, Calif), an All-America Candidate, leads a very balanced scoring attack this season. She averages a team-high 13.8 points per game, while shooting a team-high 62.7 percent from the field which ranks second in the league and 18th nationally. Evans follows closely behind with 13.2 points per game. She is netting 60.0 percent from the 3-point line, a mark that ranks first in the Southeastern Conference and eighth nationally. Goss and Janee Thompson (Chicago) also are averaging in double figures this season with 11.7 and 10.5 ppg, respectively. Walker is the team’s leading rebounder with 9.7 rebounds per game.
UK leads the all-time series over Bradley 2-0.
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