WildcatRick
01-24-2008, 11:03 PM
The Kentucky women’s basketball team improves to 4-1 in the Southeastern Conference as the Wildcats escaped South Carolina with a hard-fought 66-62 win Thursday night in the Colonial Center. Sophomore Amani Franklin (Decatur, Ga.) scored a career-high 21 points in the win while freshman Amber Smith (Winter Haven, Fla.) followed with 13 points and four steals.
“We are really happy to win this game,” UK Coach Matthew Mitchell said. “We struggled to separate ourselves from South Carolina but this was a physical, hard-fought game. It wasn’t pretty but we found a way to win.”
The Wildcats (10-9, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) led by as many as 11 points with 10 minutes remaining in the second half after back-to-back three-pointers from Franklin and Mahoney. USC (11-8, 0-4 SEC) continued to fight back, clawing within four points, 53-49, with 8:41 to go. UK extended its lead back to nine late in the game (60-51) before the Gamecocks used an 8-0 run to cut the lead to one, 60-59 with 1:32 remaining. An offensive rebound and put-back by senior Sarah Elliott (McKee, Ky.), gave the Cats a four-point advantage (63-59) lead with 1:19 to go.
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“We are really happy to win this game,” UK Coach Matthew Mitchell said. “We struggled to separate ourselves from South Carolina but this was a physical, hard-fought game. It wasn’t pretty but we found a way to win.”
The Wildcats (10-9, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) led by as many as 11 points with 10 minutes remaining in the second half after back-to-back three-pointers from Franklin and Mahoney. USC (11-8, 0-4 SEC) continued to fight back, clawing within four points, 53-49, with 8:41 to go. UK extended its lead back to nine late in the game (60-51) before the Gamecocks used an 8-0 run to cut the lead to one, 60-59 with 1:32 remaining. An offensive rebound and put-back by senior Sarah Elliott (McKee, Ky.), gave the Cats a four-point advantage (63-59) lead with 1:19 to go.
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