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01-11-2006, 02:18 AM
Impressive backcourt play from Kentucky guards Samantha Mahoney (Detroit), Carly Ormerod (Louisville, Ky.) and Jenny Pfeiffer (North Vernon, Ind.) led the Wildcats to their first Southeastern Conference win of the season Sunday in Memorial Coliseum. UK defeated South Carolina 72-60 led by Mahoney’s season-high 20 points, a career-best 18 points from Ormerod and 13 points by Pfeiffer.
Mahoney, who finished with double figures for the third consecutive game and the seventh time in nine outings, anchored an impressive perimeter game for the Wildcats. She also dished out a team-high four assists, brought down four rebounds and came up with four steals. UK hit 8-of-16 from beyond the arc, the most three-pointers made by the Cats this season since hitting 12 vs. Stetson on Nov. 22. Ormerod, the SEC leader in three-point field goal percentage, connected on 4-of-5 attempts from three-point range while Mahoney and Pfeiffer went 2-of-5 and 2-of-6, respectively. UK advances to 11-3 overall, 1-1 in SEC play.
“It was a great win for our team,” UK Coach Mickie DeMoss said. “South Carolina is a great basketball team. I am proud of the way we played. We had some outstanding performances. Carly Ormerod made some really good decisions tonight…knocking her threes down and really playing smart. Samantha Mahoney played well and ended up with 20 points. Our perimeter people – (Jenny) Pfeiffer had 13 (points) – really stepped up big for us.”
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Mahoney, who finished with double figures for the third consecutive game and the seventh time in nine outings, anchored an impressive perimeter game for the Wildcats. She also dished out a team-high four assists, brought down four rebounds and came up with four steals. UK hit 8-of-16 from beyond the arc, the most three-pointers made by the Cats this season since hitting 12 vs. Stetson on Nov. 22. Ormerod, the SEC leader in three-point field goal percentage, connected on 4-of-5 attempts from three-point range while Mahoney and Pfeiffer went 2-of-5 and 2-of-6, respectively. UK advances to 11-3 overall, 1-1 in SEC play.
“It was a great win for our team,” UK Coach Mickie DeMoss said. “South Carolina is a great basketball team. I am proud of the way we played. We had some outstanding performances. Carly Ormerod made some really good decisions tonight…knocking her threes down and really playing smart. Samantha Mahoney played well and ended up with 20 points. Our perimeter people – (Jenny) Pfeiffer had 13 (points) – really stepped up big for us.”
Read Rest of Story here: UK Guards Lead Wildcats to First SEC Win (http://www.ukathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=46&url_article_id=1692 2&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2)
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