Hoops Uses Second Half Surge to Upend Florida; Evans leads charge in second half with 10 points
General One of the key cogs in the Wildcats' success over the last two years ... Has started in 69-of-70 games during her career and has netted double-figures 51 times ... Has scored at least five points in all 70 career games ... UK's top returning scorer and third-leading rebounder from last season with an average of 12.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game ... Led the team in assists (89) and ranked second in steals (71) en route to being named to the All-SEC second team and SEC All-Defensive team last season ... Just 74 points away from joining UK's 1,000-point club ... 2010 SEC Freshman of the Year ... UK's first freshman All-American since 1980 ... Set the school freshman record for most steals in a season (93) and ranked second only to UK Hoops legend Valerie Still in points (491) ... Extremely athletic guard ... Possesses quickness with the ability to put the ball on the floor and get past defenders ... Majoring in psychology.
• All-SEC, Second team (Coaches) - 2011, 2010 • All-SEC, honorable mention (AP) - 2011 • SEC All-Defensive team - 2011 • Full Court Press Preseason All-SEC, First team - 2011 • All-SEC Coaches Preseason All-SEC, First team - 2011 • Media Preseason All-SEC, Second team - 2011 • MVP Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic - 2010-11 • Full Court Press Freshman All-American, Second team - 2010 • Gballmag.com Young All-American -2010 • SEC Freshman of the Year (Coaches) - 2010 • All-SEC Freshman team * - 2010 • All-SEC Tournament Team - 2010 • Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week - 2010
* - unanimous selection
2010-11 (Sophomore) All-SEC second team (coaches) and All-Defensive team member ... All-SEC honorable mention (AP) ... Started in 33-of-34 games ... Did not start vs. UTC (12/11/10) due to disciplinary reasons ... Moved to UK's starting point guard position in the final 13 minutes of the Georgia game on Jan. 9 ... Led the team in assists (89) ... UK's second-leading scorer (overall and SEC) which ranked ninth in the SEC (12.8 ppg) ... Second on the team and fifth in the SEC in steals (2.1 spg) ... Ranks fourth on UK's career steals per game list (2.383) ... Second on the team in field goal percentage, shooting .433 percent (146-of-337) ... Team's third-leading rebounder with 4.7 rpg ... UK's assist leader and 14th in the SEC (2.6 apg) ... Double-figure points in 51 career games, including 26-of-34 games this season ... Recorded her first career double-double with 26 points and a career-high 10 rebounds vs. Murray State ... The 26 points marked her eighth career game with 20-plus points ... Scored a go-ahead three-point play with 38.8 seconds to go vs. LSU in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament ... Scored the game-winning lay-up with less than 4.4 seconds in the win over Arkansas ... Recorded 18 points and a team-high four assists and four steals in a season-high 39 minutes vs. No. 4 Tennessee ... Dished out a career-high tying seven assists in the win against Mississippi State in only her second game as the team's floor general ... Named the Most Valuable Player of the 2010 Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic after averaging 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in the two-game event ... Put together her second career double-double against Tennessee Tech with 17 points and 10 rebounds while adding a team-leading six steals and four assists ... Provided a key steal in the final minutes vs. No. 12 Notre Dame in Lexington.
2009-10 (Freshman) Started in all 36 games, averaging a team-high 32.0 minutes per game ... Team's second-leading scorer with 13.6 points per game ... Scored in double-figures in 26 of UK's 36 games ... Scored in double figures in 11 of 16 SEC games with four 20-point performances against league competition ... UK's first SEC Freshman of the Year and first freshman All-American since Valerie Still in 1980 ... Owns the school freshman record for most steals (93) and ranked second only to UK Hoops legend Valerie Still in points (491)... Ranks among UK's all-time freshmen leaders in 10 categories ... Ranks fifth on UK's single-season steals list with 93 ... Became the 11th player in school history to score at least 32 points in a game when she netted 32 points on 9-of-15 field goals and 12-of-17 free-throw attempts against Liberty in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (3/20/10) ... It marked the most points ever scored by a UK player in the NCAA Tournament ... Averaged 17.5 points in four NCAA Tourney games ... Named to SEC All-Tournament team after averaging 17.0 points and 5.7 rebounds in leading UK to the finals for the first time since 1982 ... Scored a game-high 25 points on 6-of-11 field goals and 11-of-12 free throws to go with five rebounds in UK's 76-65 come-from-behind win over Mississippi State in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament (3/6/10) ... Pulled down at least four rebounds in 30 of 36 games, including the 19-straight to end the season ... Grabbed three or more steals in 18 games ... Made at least one 3-pointer in 21 games ... Ranked third in the SEC in steals (2.6 spg), 11th in scoring (13.6) and 13th in free-throw shooting (69.8 percent) for all games.
High School UK's first high school All-American since 2004 (Sarah Elliott) ... Rated the 13th-best shooting guard in the nation and the 65th player overall in the Class of 2009 by HoopGurlz.com ... Full Court Press High School All-American ... 2009 Kentucky Miss Basketball ... 2009 Kentucky Farm Bureau Female High School Athlete of the Year ... Elected Most Valuable Player of the Houchens Industries Girls' Sweet Sixteen championship ... Gatorade Kentucky Girls' Basketball Player of the Year ... Named Louisville Courier-Journal's Sixth Region Player of the Year ... Averaged 17.1 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.9 steals, 3.8 assists and 1.9 blocks per game as a senior ... Led Iroquois High School to an impressive 33-1 overall record and the Lady Raiders' first state tournament title in 2008-09 ... Coached by Al Northington ... Varsity player since the sixth grade ... Tallied 3,113 career points and 2,583 rebounds while starting at guard seven consecutive seasons ... Iroquois' all-time leading scorer ... Averaged 17.3 points and 11.0 rebounds a game as a junior ... Named to the All-State Tournament Team after averaging 19.2 points, 8.8 boards, 3.5 steals in the 2007 Houchens/KHSAA Girl's Sweet 16 during her sophomore season.
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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