The Kentucky women’s basketball team destroyed Queens 87-45 Monday night at Historic Memorial Coliseum.
Georgia Amoore led the Wildcats (8-1) with 20 points and 4 assists. Amelia Hassett scored 19 points and joined the 1,000-point club for her college career. Clara Strack chipped in 16 points.
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Buckets on buckets on buckets! pic.twitter.com/ja9ZD5PQUp
— Kentucky Women’s Basketball (@KentuckyWBB) December 10, 2024
Courtside: @michelleknezov caught up with Amelia Hassett after scoring her 1,000th career point and helping lead the Cats to a victory over Queens! pic.twitter.com/Is9WRzJL9I
— UK Sports Network (@UKSportsNetwork) December 10, 2024
Postgame notes:
#16/16 KENTUCKY VS. QUEENS
MONDAY, DEC. 9, 2024
HISTORIC MEMORIAL COLISEUM – LEXINGTON, KY.
#16/16 KENTUCKY 87, QUEENS 45 – FINAL
Team Records and Series Notes
Kentucky is 8-1 to begin the season, while Queens is 5-4.
The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program is in its 51st season of varsity status.
UK has a 914-609 (.600) all-time record.
Kenny Brooks is in his first season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 8-1 record in Blue and White.
He is 525-205 (.719) in his 23rd overall season as a head coach.
Kentucky leads the all-time series with Queens, 1-0.
With tonight’s win, UK improved its streak of defeating 12-straight, first-time opponents dating back to 2017.
In its next game, Kentucky will play at Purdue on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 5 p.m. ET in West Lafayette, Indiana.
It’s the first game in a home-and-home series.
Team Notes
Kentucky used the starting combination Georgia Amoore, Dazia Lawrence, Amelia Hassett, Teonni Key and Clara Strack for the ninth straight game.
UK is 8-1 when using that starting combination
The Wildcats won the opening tip for the fifth time this season.
Amelia Hassett was the first player to score for Kentucky for the first time this season.
Cassidy Rowe and Lexi Blue were the first substitutes off the bench for Kentucky for the fifth and first times this season, respectively.
This is just the second time in program history that UK has allowed 45 points or less four times within their first nine games of a season (six
times in 1974-75).
UK has held five of its nine opponents to less than 30.0 percent from the field, including holding Queens to 26.3 percent.
Not included in the five opponents is holding Arizona State to 30.3 percent from the field.
In all eight of UK’s wins, it has defeated its opponents by at least 10 points.
Kentucky delivered 24 assists tonight, its second most this season behind 26 against USC Upstate in the season opener.
UK has dished out at least 20 assists in four of nine games this season, while two other times recording 19 apiece.
The Wildcats went a season-high 95.0 percent from the free-throw line on 19-of-20 at the stripe.
Kentucky scored at least 50 points (52) in the first half for the first time since scoring 50 against Winthrop on Nov. 21, 2021.
Kentucky has shot at least 50.0 percent from the field in seven of its nine first quarters this season, including its 50.0 percent (10-of-20) tonight.
UK scored a season-high 29 points in tonight’s first quarter.
At least four players have scored in double digits for seven of nine games this season, including tonight.
UK is 7-0 when at least four players score in double digits in 2024-24.
Kentucky now has four 1,000-point career scorers on its team with Amelia Hassett’s 19 points in tonight’s game to eclipse 1K.
Player Notes
Amelia Hassett, a junior forward, eclipsed 1,000 career points with her season-high 19 points in tonight’s game.
She shot 50.0 percent from the field (7-of-14).
She has scored in double-digits in four games this season.
She made three 3-pointers.
She has made at least three 3-pointers in three games this season, including two back-to-back.
She added six rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal.
Georgia Amoore, graduate guard, had a team-high 20 points.
She has led UK in scoring three times this season.
She has scored at least 20 points in three games this season.
She is just 12 points away from 2,000 career points.
She made three 3-pointers.
She has made at least three 3-pointers in three games this season.
She added four assists, one block and one rebound.
Clara Strack, sophomore center, had 16 points.
She shot 50.0 percent from the field (7-of-14).
She has scored at least 15 points in six games this season.
She added six rebounds, two blocks, two assists and two steals.
She has blocked at least one shot
and dished out at least two assists in all nine games this season.
Teonni Key, junior forward, recorded 12 points and a career-high-tying and team-high 13 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season.
She went 50.0 percent from the field (4-of-8).
She has scored in double-digits in seven games this season.
She added four assists, one block and one steal.
Dazia Lawrence, a graduate guard, had a season-high five rebounds and a season-high and team-high five assists.
She added seven points, going 3-of-4 from the field, including 1-of-1 from long range.
It marked the first time this season she has led UK in assists.
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