1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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APSU | 17 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 52 |
UK | 24 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 81 |
No. 14 Kentucky women use balance, hot shooting, to win big
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Rhyne Howard led a balanced attack with 14 points and No. 14 Kentucky cruised to an 81-52 win over Austin Peay on Sunday.
KeKe McKinney added 12 points for the Wildcats (7-0) and three players had 10. Amanda Paschal had nine rebounds and six assists to go with her seven points.
Brianah Ferby led the Governors (6-1) with 13 points.
McKinney opened the scoring with a three-point play and after Austin Peay scored the Wildcats ran off eight points and turned that into a 13-3 run for a 16-5 lead. It was 24-17 after one quarter but Kentucky opened the second quarter with seven straight points and made that an 18-2 run.
Kentucky shot 53% in the first half and held the Governors to 29% and forced 15 turnovers, good for 16 points.
The Wildcats stayed hot and finished at 57% for the game despite going 4 of 13 from 3-point range.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Felicia Grinter
- Eric Baker
- Blanca Burns
2024-25 ASUN Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Bellarmine | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Central Arkansas | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
North Alabama | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Jacksonville | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Austin Peay | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Eastern Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Lipscomb | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
North Florida | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Queens University | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
Stetson | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
West Georgia | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |