Mathies' 21 Leads Kentucky to 84-72 Win Over Arkansas; Mathies scores 21 and adds six assists; Bishop adds 11 points, eight rebounds in only 10 minutes
Mathies' Monster Night Lifts Hoops Over Tennessee; Mathies scores 34, including the game-winner
General Has seen action in 70 games with 22 starting assignments, including 19 in a row ... Improved her averages from 2.6 points and 3.0 rebounds per game as a freshman to a career-high 5.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game last season as a sophomore ... Has notched double-figure points five times and grabbed double-figure rebounds three times in her career ... Grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds in the SEC Tournament semifinals vs. Vanderbilt (3/5/11) which tied for the 10th-highest single-game rebounding mark in school history ... Made the game-winning layup against LSU (2/3/11) with 1.1 seconds remaining, giving UK its first win over the Lady Tigers in Lexington since 1994 ... Majoring in hospitality management.
2010-11 (Sophomore) Saw action in all 34 games with 22 starts, including the final 19 ... Averaged a career-best 5.1 points per game... UK's second-leading rebounder in all games with 5.5 rebounds per game, also a career high ... Scored six points and collected seven rebounds in a career-high 33 minutes in the Cats' first-round victory over Hampton in the NCAA Tournament ... Grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds in the SEC Tournament semifinals vs. Vanderbilt ... The 18 boards is tied for the 10th-highest on the single-game rebounding list ... Double-figure points in four games ... Made the game-winning layup against LSU with 1.1 seconds remaining ... Had a career-night vs. Auburn, scoring a career-high 13 points while pulling down seven rebounds ... Put up a then career-high 11 points and four steals against Alabama A&M in her second-career start ... Also grabbed a game-high six rebounds ... Played 22 minutes against Georgia, scoring eight points and six rebounds ... Made the most of her first career start against Southern Miss., posting nine points, 12 rebounds and two blocks ... Scored eight points on 3-of-5 shooting in the season opener vs. Morehead State ... Recorded 10 rebounds vs. Murray State.
2009-10 (Freshman) Averaged 2.6 points and 3.0 rebounds in 10.6 minutes per game in her rookie season ... Scored eight points in 10 minutes vs. Oklahoma in the NCAA Tournament Regional Finals (3/30/10) ... Grabbed five rebounds and blocked two shots in 13 minutes against Tennessee (3/7/10) in the championship game of the SEC Tournament ... Scored seven points in just eight minutes vs. Auburn (1-24-10) ... Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds and three blocks to go with six points in 26 minutes of play against Florida A&M (12/13/09) ... Recorded her first steal of the season vs. South Carolina (1/14/10) ... Charted a season-high 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting in 21 minutes of action vs. Chattanooga (11/22/09) ... Made her first collegiate 3-pointer against UT Martin (12/22/09) ... Netted seven points with three rebounds in 13 minutes vs. Louisville (12/20/09) ... Saw 16 minutes of action in her debut against Boston (11/13/09), charting two points, six boards and a block in just 16 minutes.
High School Rated the 67th power forward in the Class of 2009 by HoopGurlz.com ... Four-year starter under Coach Gary Johnson ... Averaged a team-high 13.6 points and the team's second-highest rebounding mark with 8.9 rebounds per game as a senior ... Shot a team-high 44.0 percent from the floor ... Named first-team All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) selection and first-team member of the Pacific League during her junior season after averaging 15.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game ... Helped lead the Mustangs to a 28-3 overall and unblemished 14-0 record in the Pacific League during her junior year ... Excellent athlete as she also was a member of her high school's volleyball, softball and track and field teams.
The Cats' Cause Played Bingo at Kentucky Children's Hospital ... Volunteered at YMCA's Fall Festival ... Participated in Cats Cultivating Character, where student-athletes teach character lessons once a month to third grade students at a local elementary school ... Volunteered to pack and deliver food for God's Pantry BackPack program ... Participated in Beaumont Centre YMCA's Fall Festival ... Volunteered to serve lunch at the Lexington Hope Center.
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