Kentucky’s women’s basketball team ended 2018 the same way that it started: by winning. The eighteenth-ranked Cats defeated the Sacred Heart Pioneers 71-43. Despite the final margin, Kentucky struggled early against SHU, so head coach Matthew Mitchell will likely prepare the team to correct their wrongs.
The two seniors on Kentucky’s roster, Taylor Murray and Maci Morris, were crucial in today’s victory. They combined 28 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 blocks. Eight players scored for UK, showing how fluid and dangerous this offense can be when executed to its potential. The Cats were successful in the half court press today, but didn’t get their signature turnovers in the first half.