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01-04-2006, 11:25 AM
Sophomore Kentucky guard Samantha Mahoney (Detroit) scored a game-high 17 points and directed a late comeback Monday to propel the Wildcats to a 66-62 overtime victory over Bowling Green State in Memorial Coliseum. Mahoney, who was held scoreless in the first half, scored 12 consecutive points midway through the second half as the Cats win their first game of 2006. Kentucky improves to 10-3 on the year.
With the game tied at 56 after regulation, neither team scored for the first 3:38 of the overtime period before junior guard Jenny Pfeiffer (North Vernon, Ind.) knocked down a free-throw. Pfeiffer missed the second free-throw shot, but senior forward/center Jennifer Humphrey (Memphis) snatched down the rebound and Mahoney followed with a jumper in the paint to give UK the 59-56 advantage with 2:10 left in overtime. The Wildcats hit 4-of-4 free-throws in the final 29 seconds to ice the victory.
“It was an offensive struggle tonight,” UK Coach Mickie DeMoss said. “It was really a defensive ballgame. We found a way to win and that’s what is most important. Sam was really the key for us on the offensive end. She single-handedly got our offense going there in the second half.”
Sophomore center Sarah Elliott (McKee, Ky.) followed with 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting, while Pfeiffer followed with 13 points, including making 8-of-9 shots from the free-throw line. Freshman point guard Carly Ormerod (Louisville, Ky.) chipped in nine points on 3-of-4 shooting with two three-pointers. Humphrey led UK on the boards with a team high 12 rebounds and junior guard Nastassia Alcius (Lexington, Ky.) charted a career-high seven critical steals to lead a solid defensive effort.
Read Rest of story here: UK Hoops Holds Off Falcons in Overtime (http://www.ukathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=46&url_article_id=1689 3&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2)
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With the game tied at 56 after regulation, neither team scored for the first 3:38 of the overtime period before junior guard Jenny Pfeiffer (North Vernon, Ind.) knocked down a free-throw. Pfeiffer missed the second free-throw shot, but senior forward/center Jennifer Humphrey (Memphis) snatched down the rebound and Mahoney followed with a jumper in the paint to give UK the 59-56 advantage with 2:10 left in overtime. The Wildcats hit 4-of-4 free-throws in the final 29 seconds to ice the victory.
“It was an offensive struggle tonight,” UK Coach Mickie DeMoss said. “It was really a defensive ballgame. We found a way to win and that’s what is most important. Sam was really the key for us on the offensive end. She single-handedly got our offense going there in the second half.”
Sophomore center Sarah Elliott (McKee, Ky.) followed with 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting, while Pfeiffer followed with 13 points, including making 8-of-9 shots from the free-throw line. Freshman point guard Carly Ormerod (Louisville, Ky.) chipped in nine points on 3-of-4 shooting with two three-pointers. Humphrey led UK on the boards with a team high 12 rebounds and junior guard Nastassia Alcius (Lexington, Ky.) charted a career-high seven critical steals to lead a solid defensive effort.
Read Rest of story here: UK Hoops Holds Off Falcons in Overtime (http://www.ukathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=46&url_article_id=1689 3&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2)
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