SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2021
MEMORIAL COLISEUM – LEXINGTON, KY.
No. 16 Kentucky 83, West Virginia 60 –
No. 16 Kentucky 83, RV West Virginia 60 – FINAL
Team Records and Series Notes
- Kentucky is 5-1 this season, while West Virginia is 4-2.
- This was the fourth all-time meeting between Kentucky and West Virginia in women’s basketball.
- UK leads the all-time series 3-1.
- Kentucky is in its 48th season with a 868-558 (.608) all-time record.
- The Wildcats are currently ranked No. 16 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 18 in the USA Today/WBCA Coaches’ Top 25.
- Kyra Elzy is in her second season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 23-10 overall record.
- Elzy is 16-2 at home, including a 14-2 record inside Memorial Coliseum and 2-0 mark inside Rupp Arena.
- Elzy is 10-0 at home against a non-conference opponent with all 10 wins coming in Memorial Coliseum.
- Kentucky is 505-178 all-time at home. UK is 475-161 at Memorial Coliseum and 30-19 at Rupp Arena.
- The losses are off by two because UK has played two games inside those two venues that are not allowed to be considered “home games” per NCAA Tournament rules.
- WVU is the second ranked or receiving votes opponent that UK has faced this season, sitting 1-1. UK will play eight more games against teams ranked or receiving votes.
- Kentucky will be back in action Sunday vs. Merrimack College inside Memorial Coliseum. The game will tip at 2 p.m. ET on SEC Network+ and the UK Sports Network.
Team Notes
- Kentucky used the starting combination of senior guards Jazmine Massengill, Robyn Benton and Rhyne Howard, junior forward Dre’una Edwards and sophomore wing Treasure Hunt.
- UK is 4-1 this season with those starting five. These five have started each of the last five games.
- Rhyne Howard scored first for Kentucky in the game. It is the third time this season she has scored first.
- Jada Walker was the first sub for Kentucky. It was the fourth time she has been the first Wildcat off the bench.
- WVU won the opening tip. It was the second time this season UK has lost the opening tip.
- West Virginia led at the end of the first quarter, 17-16, as the first quarter was back-and-forth of runs.
- UK came out of the media timeout and scored twice quickly to take a 14-10 lead, but WVU came right back with five straight to regain the lead.
- UK was 6-of-14 from the field in the first quarter, while WVU was 7-of-16. The Mountaineers were 3-of-5 from long range in the first quarter.
- The rebounds were tied 8-8 at the end of the first quarter and UK held a 8-6 edge in paint points.
- Kentucky outscored West Virginia 24-14 in the second quarter, hitting each of its last four field-goals attempted.
- UK was 9-of-18 from the field and 5-of-7 from 3 in the second quarter.
- UK won the second-quarter rebounding margin 13-7. The Wildcats also had seven second-chance points in the second quarter.
- Thirteen of Kentucky’s 15 first-half field goals were assisted.
- The Wildcats were dominate in the third quarter, outscoring WVU 22-14.
- The Wildcats went 7-of-13 from the field in the quarter and 2-of-4 from 3.
- UK sealed the win with a 21-15 fourth-quarter edge.
- UK was 7-of-12 from the field in the fourth quarter and 2-of-2 from 3.
- Kentucky outrebounded the much taller WVU squad, 43-28, including 13-9 on the offensive glass.
- The Wildcats also won the paint points 32-30 and second-chance points 21-5.
- Kentucky had 10 blocks in the game, which was a season high.
- Kentucky had 21 assists in the game and has had 20 or more assists in three games this season.
- The Wildcats hit 11 3-pointers in the game, which was a new season high.
- UK was 11-of-19 from long range for 58 percent.
- The Wildcats did turn the ball over more than their opponent for the first time this season, but had a 17-8 edge in points off turnovers to offset that.
- Kentucky is now 9-0 all-time under Kyra Elzy when it shoots over 50 percent.
- UK is 21-3 now under Elzy when it scores over 70 points and 11-1 now when it scores over 80 points in her tenure.
- The Wildcats are now 14-0 when they hold an opponent to 60 point or less under Elzy and 19-1 when an opponent scores 70 or less points.
- Kentucky’s 83 points scored was the most a team has scored against WVU all season – the previous was 58 points by Kennesaw State.
- UK becomes the first non-conference opponent to score at least 83 points against WVU since Iowa scored 83 on Nov. 23, 2018.
Player Notes
- Senior guard Rhyne Howard scored a game-high 27 with five 3s, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.
- Howard’s five 3s were a season high for the senior.
- Her 27 points were a season high as well.
- For her career, Howard has scored 1,778 career points sitting sixth in UK history in points scored. Howard needs 12 more points to tie Makayla Epps for fifth.
- Howard ranks second in school history in career scoring average at 20.0, while she is seventh in field-goals made with 618, third in career 3s made with 230 and third in career 3-point field-goal percentage at 38.5. She is also fourth in UK history in steals per game at 2.348.
- In 89 career games, Howard has …
- Hit at least one 3 in 79 career games, including six times this season.
- Made three or more 3s in 39 career games, including twice this season.
- Made five or more 3s in 13 career games, including once this season.
- Scored 10+ points in 80 career game, including six times this season.
- Scored 15+ points in 65 career games, including six times this season.
- Scored 20+ points in 48 career games, including four times this season.
- Scored 25+ points in 27 career games, including once this season.
- Scored 30+ points in 7 career games.
- Led UK in scoring in 57 career games, including three times this season.
- Led UK in rebounding in 48 career games, including three times this season.
- Led UK in assists in 32 career games, including three times this season.
- Led UK in steals in 36 career games, including five times this season.
- Led UK in blocks in 34 career games, including three times this season.
- Has 19 career double-doubles, including two this season.
- Has 1 triple double.
- Redshirt junior forward Dre’una Edwardsrecorded her second straight double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
- Edwards added six blocks in the game becoming the first UK player since 2016 to record six or more blocks in a game.
- The six blocks were a career high for Edwards.
- This was the second double-double of the season for Edwards and the 13th of her career.
- Edwards went 3-of-4 from 3 in the game, which was a new career high in 3s made.
- Senior guard Jazmine Massengill had nine assists in the game, adding four rebounds, one block and six points.
- Massengill nine assists were a season high.
- She has led UK in assists three times this season and nine times in her career.
- Freshman guard Jada Walker scored in double figures for the fourth straight game with 13 points, adding four rebounds and one steal.