South Carolina Upstate Spartans @ Kentucky Wildcats
Tonie Morgan ties program record with 16 assists and No. 23 Kentucky women rout USC Upstate 90-30
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- — Clara Strack had 18 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks, Tonie Morgan tied a program record with 16 assists to go with 11 points, and No. 23 Kentucky routed South Carolina Upstate 90-30 on Wednesday night.
Morgan found Amelia Hassett for a 3-pointer with 1:34 left in the fourth quarter to tie Patty Jo Hedges’ record from 1982 and cap the scoring for a 60-point victory.
USC Upstate's 30 points were the fewest allowed by Kentucky since 2015 when Jackson State finished with 24.
Hassett finished with a team-high 20 points and Asia Boone scored 12 points off the bench for Kentucky (4-0), which has scored 75-plus points in each of its first four games this season. Jordan Obi also scored 12 and Teonni Key added 10. Strack, who was coming off a career-high 27 points in here homecoming game at Buffalo, went 8 of 12 from the field.
Cassie Gallagher was the only starter for South Carolina Upstate (1-3) to score and she finished with a team-high seven points.
USC Upstate scored 11 points in the first quarter before being held to single digits in each frame after that.
Kentucky outscored USC Upstate 21-4 in the second quarter to build a 46-15 lead at halftime. Strack secured a double-double in the first half with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Hassett added 10 points.
Kentucky also used two 10-0 runs in the third quarter to go ahead 71-22 as USC Upstate scored just seven points.
USC Upstate returns home to play South Carolina State on Monday.
Kentucky plays at Marshall on Saturday.
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Game Information
Lexington, KY
Referee:Melissa Barlow
Referee:Kenya Kirkland
Referee:Saif Echo
2025-26 Standings
| Big South ConferenceBig South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 4-0 | - | 15-2 |
| Longwood | 4-0 | - | 13-4 |
| Winthrop | 3-2 | 1.5 | 10-9 |
| Charleston Southern | 3-2 | 1.5 | 5-13 |
| Radford | 2-2 | 2 | 10-9 |
| Gardner-Webb | 2-2 | 2 | 5-13 |
| UNC Asheville | 1-4 | 3.5 | 6-12 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 1-4 | 3.5 | 6-13 |
| Presbyterian | 0-4 | 4 | 2-15 |
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt | 5-0 | - | 18-0 |
| South Carolina | 5-0 | - | 18-1 |
| Tennessee | 4-0 | 0.5 | 12-3 |
| Kentucky | 4-1 | 1 | 17-2 |
| Ole Miss | 3-1 | 1.5 | 16-3 |
| Texas | 3-2 | 2 | 18-2 |
| Alabama | 3-2 | 2 | 17-2 |
| LSU | 2-2 | 2.5 | 16-2 |
| Oklahoma | 2-2 | 2.5 | 14-3 |
| Auburn | 2-3 | 3 | 13-6 |
| Georgia | 1-3 | 3.5 | 15-3 |
| Texas A&M | 1-3 | 3.5 | 8-5 |
| Mississippi State | 1-4 | 4 | 14-5 |
| Missouri | 1-4 | 4 | 13-7 |
| Florida | 0-5 | 5 | 12-8 |
| Arkansas | 0-5 | 5 | 11-9 |
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