Kentucky women’s basketball tipped off “Arkansas week” with a convincing 89-69 win over the Razorbacks Sunday afternoon at Historic Memorial Coliseum.
Georgia Amoore led the Cats (17-2, 6-1 SEC) with 19 points and 8 assists. Clara Strack added 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocked shots. Amelia Hassett contributed 14 points and 4 blocks. Teonni Key chipped in 13 points and 11 boards.
Check out the highlights and postgame notes:
#11/11 KENTUCKY 89, ARKANSAS 69 – FINAL
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Team Records and Series Notes
– Kentucky improved to 17-2 overall and 6-1 in the Southeastern Conference, while Arkansas is 8-14 overall and 1-6 in the SEC.
– The Wildcats are 11-0 at home, their best home record to start the season since an 11-0 start at home in 2018-19.
– UK has a 539-199 all-time record at home.
– UK has a 499-172 all-time record inside Historic Memorial Coliseum
– The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program is in its 51st season of varsity status.
– UK has a 923-610 all-time record.
– Kenny Brooks is in his first season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 17-2 record in Blue and White.
– He is 534-206 (.722) in his 23rd overall season as a head coach.
– Kentucky leads Arkansas in the all-time series, 27-16, including 18-4 in Lexington.
– Kentucky will play host to No. 19/19 Alabama on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network.
Team Notes
– Kentucky used the starting combination Georgia Amoore, Dazia Lawrence, Amelia Hassett, Teonni Key and Clara Strack for the 19th straight game.
– UK is 17-2 when using that starting combination.
– The Wildcats lost the opening tip.
– Georgia Amoore was the first player to score for Kentucky for the fifth time this season.
– Saniah Tyler was the first substitute off the bench for Kentucky for the second time this season.
– Kentucky is 9-0 in 2024-25, when scoring 80+ points.
– Of UK’s 17 wins, 16 have come by at least 10 points.
– All six of UK’s league wins have come by at least 14 points.
– Kentucky has held 14-of-its-18 opponents to under 40.0 percent shooting from the field, including 6-of-its-7 league opponents.
– UK made 13 3-pointers in today’s game.
– UK has made double digit 3-pointers in seven games this season.
– This is the first season in program history UK has produced four games with at least 12 3-pointers.
– All five starters scored in double digits for the fourth time this season.
– Other games include Purdue, vs. Belmont and at Vanderbilt.
– Two players recorded double-doubles in the same game for the fifth time this season.
– Other games include vs. Wofford, vs. Arizona State, vs. Illinois and at Georgia.
– The Wildcats shot over 50.0 percent from the field in the first quarter.
– The Cats have shot more than 50.0 percent in the first frame in 11 of 19 games this season and five of seven league games.
– UK has had a lead at halftime over all seven of its league opponents this season and at least a 10-point halftime lead over 6-of-7 league opponents.
– UK held a 16-point lead over UA at halftime.
– Kentucky recorded 10 blocks in today’s game.
– UK has had double digit blocks in seven games this season.
Player Notes
* Teonni Key, junior forward, had 13 points and 11 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season.
– She has scored 10+ points in 15 games this season.
– She has grabbed 10+ rebounds in seven games this season.
– She knocked down her sixth three-point field goal of the season.
– She added two steals, one assist and one block.
* Georgia Amoore, graduate guard, had a team-high 19 points.
– She has scored 10+ points in 18 games this season.
– She has scored 15+ points in 14 games this season.
– She added eight assists, two steals and three rebounds.
– She needs four more assists to eclipse 800 for her career.
– She has recorded at least eight assists in 12 games this season.
– She recorded her 11th game of the season with at least 15 points and five assists.
* Clara Strack, sophomore center, had 17 points and 10 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season.
– She has scored 10+ points in 16 games this season.
– She has scored 15+ points in 11 games this season.
– She has grabbed 10+ rebounds in 10 games this season.
– She knocked down her eighth 3-pointer of the season.
– She added four blocks and one assist.
– She has made at least four blocks in five games this season.
*Amelia Hassett, junior forward, had 14 points.
– She has scored 10+ points in 10 games this season.
– She went 4-of-8 from the arc.
– She has made at least three 3-pointers in eight games this season.
– She added seven rebounds, four assists, a season-high four blocks and one steal.
* Dazia Lawrence, a graduate guard, had 14 points.
– She has scored 10+ points in 13 games this season.
– She went 4-of-8 from the arc.
– She has made at least three 3-pointers in nine games this season.
– She added two steals, one block, one rebound and one assist.
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