Nov. 5, 2012

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• Kentucky begins its 39th season of varsity women’s basketball.
• Matthew Mitchell enters his sixth season as the head coach of the Wildcats. He already ranks third on the UK’s all-time wins list with 114 and his winning percentage (.670) is second.
• This was the seventh overall meeting between UK and Bellarmine but just the fourth since Kentucky became a varsity sport in the 1974-75 season. The Wildcats have won all seven meetings.
• The Wildcats are 5-1 in exhibition games under Matthew Mitchell.

First Half Notes

• UK started with the lineup of Bria Goss, Kastine Evans, A’dia Mathies, DeNesha Stallworth and Samarie Walker.
• DeNesha Stallworth scored on the first possession of the game.
• Out of the first media timeout, Coach Mitchell subbed in a fresh lineup of Janee Thompson, Jennifer O’Neill, Bernisha Pinkett, Brittany Henderson and Azia Bishop.
• Kentucky never trailed the entire half.
• After a Bellarmine bucket to cut the UK lead to 11-8, the Cats went on a 51-10 run to take a 62-18 advantage into the break.
• UK was 24-for-49 (49%) from the floor led by Samarie Walker who scored a team-high 12 points and was 6-for-6 from the field.
• Kentucky owned the turnover battle 27-2, including 15 steals.

Second Half Notes

• UK outscored the Knights 51-15 in the second half to win by a final score of 113-33.
• The Wildcats led by as many as 82 points.
• Kentucky was a sizzling 22-of-36 (61.1%) from the floor in the second half.

Team/Game Notes

• The Wildcats shot 46-of-85 (54.1%) from the field.
• UK buried 10 treys on 10-of-24 (41.7%) from beyond the arc.
• Eleven of the 12 available Wildcats scored on the night. Junior Maegan Conwright did not see action due to an ankle injury.
• Six UK players scored in double-figures.
• Kentucky won the turnover battle 46-7, with 28 steals.

Individual Notes

• Junior Samarie Walker led the Wildcats with 19 points and was a perfect 9-of-9 from the field. The junior also grabbed six rebounds and recorded five steals.
• Sophomore Bria Goss tallied 16 points and was 3-for-5 from beyond the arc.
• Redshirt-sophomore Bernisha Pinkett posted 15 points, while dishing out four assists and tallying five steals.
• Senior A’dia Mathies added 13 points and five steals for the Cats.
• Sophomore Azia Bishop corralled a team-high seven rebounds and added 13 points in just 16 minutes.
• Junior DeNesha Stallworth chipped in 11 points and hauled in four rebounds in her first game for UK.
• Freshman Janee Thompson scored nine points off the bench, while grabbing four rebounds and dishing out four assists.