UK Hoops celebrated a SEC regular-season championship before tipoff of its SEC tournament game in a trophy presentation on the court of Bridgestone Arena. UK Hoops rally late in second half to win 71-67 and advance to face LSU Saturday at 4pm.
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Showing posts with label NCAA Women's Basketball. Show all posts
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
UK’s Mathies, Goss, Snowden earns SEC top awards
First Team All-SEC
A'dia Mathies, Kentucky
All-Freshman Team
Bria Goss, Kentucky
All-Defensive Team
A'dia Mathies, Kentucky
Player of the Year
A’dia Mathies, Kentucky
Freshman of the Year
Bria Goss, Kentucky
Defensive Player of the Year
Glory Johnson, Tennessee
Co-6th Woman of the Year
Keyla Snowden, Kentucky
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
NCAA Women's Top 25 Poll 2/28/12
1. Baylor (40)
2. Stanford
3. Notre Dame
4. Connecticut
5. Duke
6. Maryland
7. Miami (FL)
8. Delaware
9. Penn St.
10. Kentucky
11. Green Bay
12. Georgetown
13. Tennessee
14. Ohio St.
15. Georgia Tech
16. Georgia
17. Texas A&M
18. St. John's
19. St. Bonaventure
20. Louisville
21. Purdue
22. Gonzaga
23. Rutgers
24. Nebraska
25. South Carolina
Dropped Out:No. 21 DePaul
Others Receiving Votes:Princeton 45, Arkansas 36, DePaul 34, West Virginia 25, California 25, Middle Tenn. St. 15, Fla Gulf Coast 8, Vanderbilt 6, Iowa 3, Oklahoma 2, Fresno St. 2
USA Today/ESPN
1. Baylor (31)
2. Stanford
3. Notre Dame
4. Connecticut
5. Maryland
6. Duke
7. Miami (FL)
8. Delaware
9. Kentucky
10. Tennessee
11. Green Bay
12. Penn St.
13. Texas A&M
14. Georgetown
15. Georgia
16. Ohio St.
17. Louisville
18. Georgia Tech
19. Rutgers
20. Gonzaga
21. St. John's
22. St. Bonaventure
23. DePaul
24. Nebraska
25. Purdue
Dropped Out:No. 24 Vanderbilt
Others Receiving Votes:Middle Tenn. St. 25, Vanderbilt 18, Fla Gulf Coast 17, California 14, Princeton 11, West Virginia 8, Arkansas 7, South Carolina 7, UTEP 5, LSU 2
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Video: UK Coach Mitchell, players on Senior Night win over South Carolina
UK Hoops Head Coach Matthew Mitchell and UK Hoops players Bria Goss, A'dia Mathies, and Keyla Snowden talk to the media after their win over South Carolina in Memorial Coliseum on Senior Night. Video's courtesy of uksportsinfo.com
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Video: UK Hoops Coach Matthew Mitchell, Players Senior Night Preview against South Carolima
UK hoops head coach Matthew Mitchell talks about senior night and South Carolina. UK Hoops Seniors players Keyla Snowden, Crystal Riley and Amber Smith at Wednesday's Press Conference discuss Thursday's senior night against South Carolina. Video's courtesy of KyKernel.com.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Video: UK Hoops Coach Matthew Mitchell After 70-61 Win vs Vanderbilt
UK Hoops Head Coach Matthew Mitchell spoke to the media after his team's 70-61 win versus SEC foe Vanderbilt. Video's courtesy of uksportsinfo.com.
Kentucky Head Coach Matthew Mitchell
Opening Statement …
“Fantastic victory tonight for our team over a very good opponent and I just loved the way that we started the game with tremendous defensive intensity and great aggressive play on the offensive end. It was clearly a game that we wanted to win and we played like we wanted to win. We played really, really hard and hustled tonight. I am really proud of our team.”
“Fantastic victory tonight for our team over a very good opponent and I just loved the way that we started the game with tremendous defensive intensity and great aggressive play on the offensive end. It was clearly a game that we wanted to win and we played like we wanted to win. We played really, really hard and hustled tonight. I am really proud of our team.”
On the character of the team that they play that well coming out of the gate after three consecutive losses …
“Yeah, I tell you, I really liked the way that we practiced the last couple of days. We were in a tough spot, clearly and had not played well and suffered some losses. For us to be able to come out and stay focused and not get down (was big.) What a great crowd for the late tip, I really appreciate people coming out, but I was so proud of these players. I thought that they came to play tonight.”
“Yeah, I tell you, I really liked the way that we practiced the last couple of days. We were in a tough spot, clearly and had not played well and suffered some losses. For us to be able to come out and stay focused and not get down (was big.) What a great crowd for the late tip, I really appreciate people coming out, but I was so proud of these players. I thought that they came to play tonight.”
On the effort of Samarie Walker, especially offensively …
“It was a big night for her and just an unbelievable effort, particularly in the first half. We have struggled so much to score against zone defenses and Vanderbilt probably does a better job than anybody of mixing defenses. I tried not to focus on what they were doing and focused more on what we were doing and how we were moving and how hard we cut and screened. I just thought the aggressive play by everybody got Vanderbilt in a lot of rotation situations and that opened up the offensive boards and Samarie was a monster on those. Really good effort and, you know, I just think that she can continue to get better. She missed a lot of layups and free throws so the effort you saw tonight I think can get better with her, as far as being more efficient. I am really, really happy because she played 35 quality minutes tonight.”
“It was a big night for her and just an unbelievable effort, particularly in the first half. We have struggled so much to score against zone defenses and Vanderbilt probably does a better job than anybody of mixing defenses. I tried not to focus on what they were doing and focused more on what we were doing and how we were moving and how hard we cut and screened. I just thought the aggressive play by everybody got Vanderbilt in a lot of rotation situations and that opened up the offensive boards and Samarie was a monster on those. Really good effort and, you know, I just think that she can continue to get better. She missed a lot of layups and free throws so the effort you saw tonight I think can get better with her, as far as being more efficient. I am really, really happy because she played 35 quality minutes tonight.”
On getting good scoring games from players other than Bria Goss and A’dia Mathies …
“The six-minute draught in the second half really turned a game that we had firmly in control into a really tough game that we had to grind out. I was really proud of the players because sometimes those are harder to close out when you start to lose the momentum. Just balance across the board. If we ever hit on all cylinders in a night we will be tough to beat. No matter how it happened, or how it needed to happen tonight, we got what we needed and that was a victory.”
“The six-minute draught in the second half really turned a game that we had firmly in control into a really tough game that we had to grind out. I was really proud of the players because sometimes those are harder to close out when you start to lose the momentum. Just balance across the board. If we ever hit on all cylinders in a night we will be tough to beat. No matter how it happened, or how it needed to happen tonight, we got what we needed and that was a victory.”
On ending the three-game losing streak …
“I am just so happy for our players because you get off to such a great start at 10-0 and then you lose some tough games and there has to be a point for them where their confidence is down. There is no question about it. I am so happy for them. Really proud of our coaching staff because we just tried to stay behind them and believed that we had a good team. I think we can continue to get better. This was a tough game for us to win tonight and I was proud we were able to get it.”
“I am just so happy for our players because you get off to such a great start at 10-0 and then you lose some tough games and there has to be a point for them where their confidence is down. There is no question about it. I am so happy for them. Really proud of our coaching staff because we just tried to stay behind them and believed that we had a good team. I think we can continue to get better. This was a tough game for us to win tonight and I was proud we were able to get it.”
On Amber Smith’s status …
“She is just not 100 percent. I just think that probably rest (will help.) She was available, but I think that probably trying to get her back at 75 percent (isn’t what we need to do), but get her back to 100 percent where she can have some explosiveness. She just doesn’t have a lot of explosiveness right now. We have a lot of basketball left to play and I know that she wants to finish her career out really strong. It just worked out tonight where we didn’t have to play her. She is ailing, but could have gone. Probably better that she didn’t.”
“She is just not 100 percent. I just think that probably rest (will help.) She was available, but I think that probably trying to get her back at 75 percent (isn’t what we need to do), but get her back to 100 percent where she can have some explosiveness. She just doesn’t have a lot of explosiveness right now. We have a lot of basketball left to play and I know that she wants to finish her career out really strong. It just worked out tonight where we didn’t have to play her. She is ailing, but could have gone. Probably better that she didn’t.”
On Maegan Conwright’s play recently …
“I thought that Maegan played a beautiful game for not playing that position in months. I thought that she was fantastic. I told her during the game, she had a couple of turnovers that she felt bad about, I told her, ‘With what was on the line tonight, coming off what we have come off and to be thrust into that position, I am very impressed.’ She needs to embrace that role and you see we are much more explosive with her in that position.”
“I thought that Maegan played a beautiful game for not playing that position in months. I thought that she was fantastic. I told her during the game, she had a couple of turnovers that she felt bad about, I told her, ‘With what was on the line tonight, coming off what we have come off and to be thrust into that position, I am very impressed.’ She needs to embrace that role and you see we are much more explosive with her in that position.”
On if this team is where he wants them to be at this point in the season …
“I think we can get better. As far as our position, we are in better position than we probably have ever been in a SEC season in the history of the school. As far as how they award the championship is based on a 16-game schedule and I love the position we are in. We are still striving to win the championship and we are still in position to do that. I am happy with that, but I still think we can play better.”
“I think we can get better. As far as our position, we are in better position than we probably have ever been in a SEC season in the history of the school. As far as how they award the championship is based on a 16-game schedule and I love the position we are in. We are still striving to win the championship and we are still in position to do that. I am happy with that, but I still think we can play better.”
Video: UK Hoops players Mathies, Walker, and Snowden 70-61 Win vs Vandy
UK Hoops stars A'dia Mathies, Samarie Walker, and Keyla Snowden talk to the media after their 70-61 win over SEC foe Vanderbilt. UK Hoops improve to 11-3(SEC), 22-5(Overall). Video's courtesy of uksportsinfo.com.
Monday, February 20, 2012
SEC Women's Basketball Standings 2/20/12
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
SEC Women's BB Games for 2/20/12-2/26/12
Vanderbilt at Kentucky 9:00 PM ESPN2
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD
Arkansas at Tennessee 7:00 PM FSN
Ole Miss at Georgia 7:00 PM
Mississippi St. at Florida 7:00 PM
South Carolina at Kentucky 7:00 PM
Alabama at Auburn 9:00 PM CSS
Vanderbilt at LSU 9:00 PM FSN
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH
Kentucky at Mississippi St. 1:30 PM ESPNU
Arkansas at South Carolina 2:00 PM SEC Network
Florida at Tennessee 3:30 PM ESPNU
Ole Miss at Auburn 3:30 PM FSN
Alabama at Vanderbilt 4:00 PM CSS
LSU at Georgia 5:00 PM ESPN2
*NOTE: ALL GAMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
Monday, February 13, 2012
SEC Women's BB Games for 2/13/12-2/19/12
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13THKentucky at Tennessee 7:00 PM ESPN2
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH
Georgia at South Carolina 7:00 PM FSN
Kentucky at Alabama 7:30 PM
LSU at Arkansas 8:00 PM CST
Florida at Vanderbilt 9:00 PM FSN
Tennessee at Mississippi St. 9:00 PM CSS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH
Tennessee at Ole Miss 2:00 PM SEC Network
Auburn at LSU 3:00 PM
Mississippi St. at Arkansas 3:00 PM
South Carolina at Alabama 3:00 PM FSN
Georgia at Florida 3:30 PM ESPNU
SEC Women's Basketball Standings 2/13/12
| Southeastern | Conf | All |
| Kentucky (7) | 10-1 | 21-3 |
| Tennessee (11) | 8-3 | 17-7 |
| Arkansas | 8-4 | 19-5 |
| Georgia (21) | 8-4 | 19-6 |
| South Carolina (24) | 8-4 | 19-6 |
| Vanderbilt | 7-5 | 19-6 |
| LSU | 7-5 | 17-8 |
| Florida | 6-6 | 16-9 |
| Mississippi St. | 4-8 | 14-11 |
| Auburn | 3-10 | 11-15 |
| Mississippi | 2-11 | 12-14 |
| Alabama | 1-11 | 11-15 |
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
NCAA Women's AP/USA Today Top 25 Basketball Poll 2/7/12
1. Baylor (40)
2. Notre Dame
3. Connecticut
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. Miami (FL)
7. Kentucky
8. Maryland
9. Green Bay
10. Ohio St.
11. Tennessee
12. Delaware
13. Nebraska
14. Georgetown
15. Texas A&M
16. Purdue
17. Rutgers
18. Penn St.
19. Gonzaga
20. Louisville
21. Georgia
22. North Carolina
22. Georgia Tech
24. South Carolina
25. St. Bonaventure
Dropped Out:No. 22 BYU, No. 25 Texas Tech
Others Receiving Votes:DePaul 38, BYU 28, California 25, Texas Tech 24, Oklahoma 18, Arkansas 14, St. John's 12, Princeton 12, Fla Gulf Coast 8, UTEP 7, Kansas St. 7, Fresno St. 6, West Virginia 1, Bowling Green 1
USA Today/ESPN
1. Baylor (31)
2. Notre Dame
3. Connecticut
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. Miami (FL)
7. Kentucky
8. Maryland
9. Green Bay
10. Ohio St.
11. Tennessee
12. Delaware
13. Georgetown
14. Texas A&M
15. Nebraska
16. Rutgers
17. Louisville
18. Gonzaga
19. Purdue
20. Georgia
21. Penn St.
22. DePaul
23. Georgia Tech
24. South Carolina
25. Vanderbilt
Dropped Out:No. 24 North Carolina, No. 25 Kansas
Others Receiving Votes:St. Bonaventure 34, North Carolina 19, California 18, Fla Gulf Coast 16, Middle Tenn. St. 15, UTEP 8, Texas Tech 5, Fresno St. 4, St. John's 4, BYU 4, Princeton 3, West Virginia 2, Oklahoma 2, Kansas St. 1
SEC Women's BB Games for 2/9/12-2/12/12
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9THAuburn at Florida 7:00 PM FSFL/SUN ESPN3
Mississippi St. at LSU 7:00 PM CST
Alabama at Ole Miss 8:00 PM
South Carolina at Arkansas 8:00 PM
Tennessee at Vanderbilt 9:00 PM CSS ESPN3
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH
LSU at Alabama 2:00 PM CSS
Vanderbilt at Georgia 2:00 PM SEC Network
Arkansas at Auburn 2:30 PM ESPN2
Ole Miss at Mississippi St. 3:30 PM FSN
Florida at South Carolina 5:00 PM ESPN2
Monday, February 6, 2012
SEC Women's Basketball Standings 2/6/12
| Southeastern | Conf | All |
| Kentucky (7) | 10-1 | 21-3 |
| Tennessee (11) | 8-2 | 17-6 |
| South Carolina (24) | 7-3 | 18-5 |
| Georgia (21) | 7-4 | 18-6 |
| Vanderbilt | 6-4 | 18-5 |
| Arkansas | 6-4 | 17-5 |
| LSU | 5-5 | 15-8 |
| Florida | 5-5 | 15-8 |
| Mississippi St. | 3-7 | 13-10 |
| Auburn | 3-8 | 11-13 |
| Mississippi | 2-9 | 12-12 |
| Alabama | 0-10 | 10-14 |
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Video: Coach Matthew Mitchell Post-Ole Miss Presser
UK Hoops Head Coach Matthew Mitchell talks to the media after his team blasted Ole Miss to stay undefeated in the SEC. Video's courtesy of uksportsinfo.com.
Video: UK Hoops Players After Win versus Ole Miss
UK Hoops stars Bria Goss, Samarie Walker, and Kastine Evans talked to the media after they beat Ole Miss to stay undefeated in the SEC. Video's courtesy of uksportsinfo.com.
Photos: UK Hoops vs. Ole Miss
UK hoops defeat Lady Rebels 82-41. Kentucky improves to 21-2 overall and 10-0in SEC play.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
NCAA Women's AP/USA Today Top 25 Basketball Poll 1/31/12
1. Baylor (40)
2. Notre Dame
3. Connecticut
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. Kentucky
7. Miami (FL)
8. Tennessee
9. Maryland
10. Green Bay
11. Ohio St.
12. Delaware
13. Rutgers
14. Louisville
15. Purdue
16. Nebraska
17. Georgetown
18. Texas A&M
19. Penn St.
20. Gonzaga
21. Georgia
22. BYU
23. North Carolina
24. Georgia Tech
25. Texas Tech
Dropped Out:No. 23 DePaul
Others Receiving Votes:St. Bonaventure 61, DePaul 53, South Carolina 48, California 18, Kansas St. 13, Arkansas 12, Princeton 11, St. John's 9, Fla Gulf Coast 8, Oklahoma 6, San Diego St. 5, Kansas 5, Fresno St. 4, UTEP 4, Vanderbilt 2, Michigan St. 1
USA Today/ESPN
1. Baylor (31)
2. Notre Dame
3. Connecticut
4. Stanford
5. Kentucky
6. Duke
7. Miami (FL)
8. Tennessee
9. Green Bay
10. Maryland
11. Ohio St.
12. Louisville
13. Delaware
14. Rutgers
15. Georgetown
16. Texas A&M
17. Purdue
18. Nebraska
19. Gonzaga
20. Georgia
21. Penn St.
22. Georgia Tech
23. DePaul
24. North Carolina
25. Kansas
Dropped Out:No. 23 Texas Tech
Others Receiving Votes:Texas Tech 30, Vanderbilt 23, St. Bonaventure 19, Middle Tenn. St. 15, Fla Gulf Coast 14, South Carolina 13, California 12, BYU 8, Michigan St. 6, UNLV 3, UTEP 3, Princeton 3, St. John's 2, Kansas St. 2, Fresno St. 2, South Florida 1
Monday, January 30, 2012
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