Kentucky Women’s Basketball didn’t get their fairytale ending against the top team in the nation.
On Thursday night, the Wildcats (9-11) fell 59-50 to the No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks (22-1). This is Kentucky’s second loss to the Gamecocks this season; the first being a 74-54 defeat on Jan. 9. Kentucky’s loss drops them to 2-8 in conference play. Moreover, the ‘Cats didn’t have any excuses this time around.
For the first time since Jan. 16 against Tennessee, Kentucky Women’s Basketball had nine healthy players. Robyn Benton returned after missing five straight games due to an ankle injury.