No. 10 Kentucky Comes Up Just Short, Falls to No. 5 South Carolina

[Matt Dillon]

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Rhyne Howard scored 32 points and grabbed seven rebounds, but the 10^th-ranked Kentucky women's basketball team fell to No. 5 South Carolina 75-70 on Sunday at Memorial Coliseum.

Kentucky (9-3, 2-2 SEC) got 12 points and seven rebounds from Dre'una Edwards and 12 points from Chasity Patterson.

The Cats forced 18 South Carolina turnovers and turned those into 22 points. But the Game****************s dominated the rebounding battle, grabbing 46 compared to just 31 for the Cats. South Carolina had 23 second-chance points, compared to just 10 for Kentucky and the Game****************s had 56 points in the paint, compared to just 34 for the Cats.

No. 10 Kentucky Comes Up Just Short, Falls to No. 5 South Carolina - University of Kentucky Athletics (ukathletics.com)

[Lighthouse]

I watched this game yesterday and SC's size was the deciding factor. Their 6'5" center was not or could not be blocked off the boards or stopped inside. She spent a good portion of the 1st half on the bench with 2 fouls but our Cats could only manage to get 1 more. Kentucky had a good lead through most of the 3rd Quarter, but again seemed to come unglued down the stretch. Our Ladies have more size, but a Big who can play still hurts them.

[Matt Dillon]

We seemed to be nervous at the outset. Once we settled down, we were right in it until the end.

[Catsrock]

Well that’s a good competitive effort