Hear what the Cats had to say following their 78-62 win over Middle Tennessee.
Makayla Epps, Alexis Jennings and Jennifer O’Neill:
Kentucky Student-Athletes
#0 Jennifer O’Neill, Sr., G
On tonight’s shooting…
“My teammates found me and it gave me more opportunities to make shots.”
On UK’s 28 turnovers…
“I just think we can take better care of the ball. We were trying to get others involved, but we can’t be indecisive with our passes.”
#25 Makayla Epps, So., G
On turnovers against zone …
“(Matthew Mitchell) got on me for making a bounce pass in the lane – something that I shouldn’t have done. I know better than that. The 28 turnovers were strictly us, and we should have brought that way down.”
On tonight’s shooting successes and what she attributes it to …
“Just coming out and playing. We had better focus because we had three days to prepare. I feel like ever since I came back from the Virgin Islands, I have been in the flow of things. I feel like tonight really put me back in my scoring mentality.”
On interior players getting more involved tonight…..
“Alyssa Rice made some good moves. With Azia (Bishop) making post moves, it’s great to see. That is what we will need in SEC play. I’m glad to see them doing it now and hopefully it will carry over to each and every game.”
#35 Alexis Jennings, Fr., C/F
On her first half …
“It’s been real rough for me right now about being in the post and finishing all my moves. Tonight, I just focused and played real hard and everything we did in practice came together today. I don’t think I was nervous, I just went out there and played.”
On hitting a 3-pointer in the first half ….
“It gave me a lot of confidence. I know I can shoot the 3-point shot. Sometimes I overthink it. I had confidence tonight and I think that’s what carried over into my play.”
