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Lexington, Ky. – The Kentucky women’s basketball team had three players in double figures on Sunday as the Cats defeated UNC Greensboro 82-56 at Memorial Coliseum. Jada Walker had 20 points and four assists and Robin Benton had 14 points for the Cats. Petty recorded a double-double today with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
UK’s defense played a major factor throughout the game, as they forced 24 UNCG turnovers – 12 of them being steals. They scored 29 points off this turnover. The Cats held the Spartans to 23 of 67 (34.3 percent) from the floor, including four of 14 (28.6 percent) from beyond the arc.
Kentucky got off to a slow start entering the first period, as UNCG took an early 11-9 lead, but UK’s defense was stifling from the start. The Cats got into the game, as they started with full-court pressure for the duration of the quarter. They forced nine turnovers and scored 13 points off UNCG mistakes. UK finished the first quarter with a 13-2 run, sparked by Walker – who had 10 points and four assists in the period.
Kentucky opened the second period on a 17-2 run, including 11 straight, to open a 44-17 lead. The Cats would lead by as many as 29 points in the quarter and take a 48-21 lead into the half.
The third period began with UNCG holding the Cats to no points in the first two minutes of the period. The Spartans tried to fight back with a 6-0 run in the same two minutes. Kentucky fought back for momentum with a pair of hustle plays by Amiah Jenkins — scoring a layup on her own steal, as well as forcing an out-of-bounds turnover. The Cats closed the third quarter with an 11-4 run, taking their largest lead of the game at 68-36.
The fourth quarter was also competitive, with UNCG outscoring the Cats 17-14 in the stanza.
Kentucky returns to action on Wednesday, as they travel to Minnesota at Williams Arena. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. and the game can be seen on Big Ten Network Plus.
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