Roper's 30 points help No. 14 Kentucky women beat Winthrop
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Jaida Roper scored 15 of her career-high 30 points in the first quarter and No. 14 Kentucky beat Winthrop 91-36 on Wednesday night.
Roper, whose previous career best was 15 points, made 12 of 13 from the field, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range. Blair Green had a career-high 13 points and Rhyne Howard, who did not play in the second half, scored 12 points for the Wildcats (10-0).
Roper and Howard each hit three of Kentucky's eight first-quarter 3-pointers to make it 32-12 going into the second and the Eagles got no closer the rest of the way.
The Wildcats had 14 steals and forced a season-high 35 turnovers -- including 23 in the first half -- which they turned into 46 points. Kentucky made 13 of 23 (56.5%) from 3-point range and shot 52.4% (33 of 63) overall.
Kem Nwabudu led Winthrop (1-6) with nine points. The Eagles, who have lost five in a row, shot just 30% (14 of 47) from the field and made 2 of 12 (17%) from behind the arc.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Scott Yarbrough
- Eric Koch
- Katie Lukanich
2023-24 Big South Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
High Point | 14-2 | - | 20-12 |
South Carolina Upstate | 10-6 | 4 | 16-16 |
Radford | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
Presbyterian | 8-8 | 6 | 21-15 |
Winthrop | 8-8 | 6 | 14-16 |
Charleston Southern | 8-8 | 6 | 11-19 |
Longwood | 6-10 | 8 | 9-21 |
Gardner-Webb | 5-11 | 9 | 6-24 |
UNC Asheville | 4-12 | 10 | 11-20 |
2023-24 Southeastern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Carolina | 16-0 | - | 38-0 |
LSU | 13-3 | 3 | 31-6 |
Ole Miss | 12-4 | 4 | 24-9 |
Alabama | 10-6 | 6 | 24-10 |
Tennessee | 10-6 | 6 | 20-13 |
Vanderbilt | 9-7 | 7 | 23-10 |
Mississippi State | 8-8 | 8 | 23-12 |
Auburn | 8-8 | 8 | 20-12 |
Texas A&M | 6-10 | 10 | 19-13 |
Arkansas | 6-10 | 10 | 18-15 |
Florida | 5-11 | 11 | 16-16 |
Kentucky | 4-12 | 12 | 12-20 |
Georgia | 3-13 | 13 | 12-18 |
Missouri | 2-14 | 14 | 11-19 |