Juniors Carly Morrow, Victoria Dunlap & Amber Smith

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1 Juniors Carly Morrow, Victoria Dunlap & Amber Smith

2 UK HOOPS MEDIA INFO OPPONENTS HONORS HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW STAFF WILDCATS OUTLOOK KENTUCKY After the final buzzer sounded to end last season, Matthew Mitchell was ready to start the campaign. The season was done, so Mitchell wasted little time in regrouping and getting ready for the upcoming year. And it has been difficult for him to contain his excitement. As last season progressed, Mitchell saw flashes of dominance from forward Victoria Dunlap; he watched Amani Franklin transform from a role player to a go-to star; he witnessed Amber Smith turn into a wily guard; and he saw his three-point threat, Carly Morrow, become a complete player. And as Mitchell looked down his bench, he saw highly touted transfers Rebecca Gray, Keyla Snowden and Crystal Riley, who would soon be eligible to play. Mitchell also knew he Seniors Lydia Watkins and Amani Franklin had a talented freshman class coming in, headlined by Kentucky Miss Basketball A dia Mathies. With outstanding facilities in place, a well-rounded coaching staff, and the most complete and talented roster since he arrived at UK, Mitchell was ready to embark on a breakthrough season. But he knew one thing was missing. While acknowledging his players dedication in past years, Mitchell knew this group could give more. He wanted them to understand that it is a privilege to play for the University of Kentucky, so he urged them to strengthen their commitment in the offseason and take the summer more seriously than previous squads have. Mitchell even instituted a dribbling program that required the players to take and dribble a basketball wherever they went. Mitchell s plan was a success. The players returned to the fall semester more focused and in better shape than ever, Mitchell said. The players that have been in the program for years now have a better and clearer understanding of what we want them to do, Mitchell said. You have a group of seniors and a group of juniors that really look to make something special and their opportunities are starting to dwindle. Now is the time for players like Smith, Dunlap, Franklin, Morrow and Lydia Watkins, and their stellar preseason workouts have trickled down to the rest of the team. Coaches raved all preseason about their newfound work ethic. I think what we have is a collection of players who are as close to having the same attitude as they ve had since I ve been here. It s a positive attitude and a positive outlook, Mitchell said. The main thing is everybody involved has been really committed to our winning goals. We talk about discipline all the time. They ve done a good job with the opportunity that was presented to them over the summer to get better and take advantage of that, so that s what has me so optimistic. Here we go indeed. Backcourt If there s one reason more than any other for the increased optimism this season, it s the massive upgrades on the perimeter. Despite losing fan favorite Carly Ormerod to graduation, UK s biggest strength this season should be the perimeter play of its guards. The Cats are deeper, more talented and more experienced at the guard position than they ve been under Mitchell. It starts with the trio of Amber Smith, Carly Morrow and Amani Franklin, UK s three leaders on the perimeter. Each brings a different game to the floor, but all three have the capability of putting up big numbers any given night. Smith, who returns as the Cats starting point guard, is the floor general behind the offensive attack. At 5-foot-6, Smith provides lightning-quick speed and an uncanny ability to create shots for herself and her teammates. In her sophomore season, she dished out a team-leading 3.6 assists per game, but more importantly, she learned how to take control of the game and run the team. One of Smith s primary passing mates on the outside is the sharpshooting Morrow. Although she s struggled with consistency, she possesses an deadly accurate three-point shot at times. In 32 games with the Cats last season, she knocked down 48 treys, good for 10th in the Southeastern Conference. Although a chunk of her 7.5 points per game average came from the outside, Morrow developed an all-around game in her sophomore season. But the chief weapon in UK s perimeter arsenal is the dynamic Franklin. At 5-foot-11, Franklin boasts versatility and big-play ability. She has the capability of playing all three guard positions (including forward) and returns as UK s second-leading scorer after netting 11.3 points per game last season. Franklin has eclipsed the 20-point mark four times in her career, including a career-high 28-point outpouring at South Carolina last season. Amani made tremendous strides last year from being a role player to a go-to player, Mitchell said. I was happy with the way she handled the transition and I think that we are looking forward to her to be great this year. As a senior who has been a double-digit scorer in the SEC, we need her to take the floor with confidence that she can be that scorer night-in and night-out. The newcomers may be there every night and might not, but we know Amani will be. We believe in her and need her to produce. 46

3 CAT SCRATCHES Returning Production UK returns five letterwinners, including three starters from last season s squad that advanced to a school-record fifth consecutive postseason tournament. The statistics below reflect the returning production: Points 64.8 % Rebound 48.8 % Assists 68.0 % Blocks 50.4 % Steals 70.7 % Seventeen Home Games Highlight Schedule The Cats have 17 regular-season home games in Memorial Coliseum this year, including eight against SEC opponents. Highlights of the home slate include a matchup against intrastate rival Louisville on Dec. 20 for the Pack the House game; a Jan. 24 contest vs. Auburn on National Women in Sports and Alumni Day; the WBCA Pink Zone game on Feb. 18 vs. Florida and Senior Day Feb. 21 vs. South Carolina. Cats Play New 16-game SEC Slate The SEC adopted a new 16-game schedule for the first time in its 28-year women s basketball history. Although the women s teams will now play the same number of league games as the men, the women are not playing the traditional divisional schedule and will not have divisional standings. The system increased the existing 14-game schedule by adding an additional rotating team from the East and West divisions. Kentucky s permanent partner is South Carolina and for the next two seasons, UK will face Auburn and Arkansas as their Western homeand-home opponent. The Wildcats Eastern Division partners are Georgia and Vanderbilt. The last couple of years we haven t had those two or three players that you knew were going to knock down three-pointers on a consistent basis, Mitchell said. I think Rebecca and Keyla will help us in that respect by being those two very, very consistent three-point shooters. Frontcourt The Cats lack depth and height, but Mitchell believes the frontcourt will still be strong if it can continue to play outstanding defense and rebound the ball. There s not as much depth there, but there is a lot of quality talent there, Mitchell said. Everybody has to do a good job of taking care of themselves, getting plenty of rest, eating right and making sure they stay healthy. If we stay healthy, we have more than enough talent to make a really big impact. The Cats might be limited depth-wise in the paint, but it s hard to be overly concerned when you have a player like All-SEC performer Victoria Dunlap roaming the low block. Dunlap has shown flashes of outright dominance at times. As a sophomore, Dunlap led the team in scoring, field goal percentage, rebounding, steals and blocks, and the 6-foot-1 forward currently ranks seventh on UK s double-double list with 13. If Dunlap can become more consistent, she has the ability to become one of the league s best players, according to Mitchell. This summer was key for her because it was really the first summer she was able to develop her individual game, Mitchell said. Last summer she was slowed down by arthroscopic knee surgery and the summer before she was a freshman and really didn t know what to do or what was going to be asked of her. This past summer, she was more focused than I have ever seen her and it s shown. She s come back shooting the ball much better and is much more aggressive offensively. But she ll need help down low. Eleia Roddy, another double-double threat by her own merit, will be tough to replace. UK HOOPS KENTUCKY OUTLOOK WILDCATS Six Newcomers Will See Action Six newcomers, consisting of three freshmen and three sophomore transfers, will don the Blue and White for the first time this season. After sitting out last year due to NCAA transfer rules, former Miss Kentucky Basketball Rebecca Gray (5-10 guard from Georgetown, Ky.) left North Carolina after one season to return to her home state. Also coming back home to play in front of her hometown is Akron transfer Keyla Snowden (5-7 guard from Lexington, Ky.). Crystal Riley (5-5, point guard from Memphis, Tenn.), a transfer from LSU at mid-semester, will be available for action after the fall semester in mid-december. Three freshmen look to make their collegiate debut. High school All-American and reigning Kentucky Miss Basketball A dia Mathies (5-9 guard from Louisville, Ky.), Anna Cole (6-7 center from Mondovi, Wis.) and Brittany Henderson (6-2 forward from St. Altadena, Calif.) look to make their mark this season on the UK Hoops program. Junior forward Victoria Dunlap STAFF REVIEW RECORDS Shalon Pillow Joins Coaching Staff Former Tennessee standout Shalon Pillow was added to the coaching staff in July of She replaces Wendy Palmer who accepted a similar position at her alma mater, Virginia. Pillow will coach the post players. Pillow, a native of Addyston, Ohio, comes to Kentucky after spending one season as an assistant coach at Hofstra University in Long Island, N.Y., and three seasons at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla. If the newcomers are there, UK could have the best collection of guards in the SEC. The Cats welcome four new guards three transfers and a freshman all of whom Mitchell expects to contribute immediately. Freshman A dia Mathies is an athletic guard who can score at will and sophomore Crystal Riley adds a dangerous threat at the point position, but the biggest difference-makers could be local products Rebecca Gray and Keyla Snowden. Gray, a former Miss Kentucky Basketball star and Scott County product, logged 15.3 minutes and 5.2 points per game for the nationally ranked North Carolina Tar Heels in , and Snowden, a Lexington Catholic High School graduate, torched the record books at Akron her freshman season, breaking the school record for most three-pointers in a single season with 91. During individual workouts in the preseason, assistant coach Kyra Elzy said the sharpshooting duo knocked down more than 20 three-pointers in a row. The fans better sit back and enjoy the ride because these two individuals can rain threes, Elzy said. They shoot threes like people shoot free throws. Their addition will be a much-needed boost to a team that struggled to knock down the perimeter shot in UK ranked near the bottom in the league in three-pointers made a season ago, but Mitchell is hoping the shooting presence of Gray and Snowden will open things up for everyone. HISTORY HONORS OPPONENTS MEDIA INFO 47

4 UK HOOPS KENTUCKY Junior point guard Amber Smith knock down shots last season, teams could pack it in and clog the interior game for UK. This season, Mitchell wants the Cats to play a more up-tempo offense and shoot a higher percentage from the field. Mitchell now believes he has the personnel to do that. We definitely want to look different on offense this year, Mitchell said. We want to be more up-tempo and we want to use to the threepoint stripe more to our advantage, moreso than we did last year. In years past, we ve been a lot slower paced, trying to go half court and trying to really execute and grind things out because that s what the personnel has dictated. Being deeper at the point guard spot now with our quality depth, speed, quickness and the overall upgrade we have being able to shoot the ball, I think we ll look differently on offense. I think it s going to look better. RECORDS REVIEW STAFF WILDCATS OUTLOOK Responsible for filling in for the departed Roddy will be a pair of freshmen. Forward Brittany Henderson is an athletic forward who can run the floor extremely well, and center Anna Cole will give the Cats a boost of height that they haven t had since, well, ever. Standing at 6-foot-7, Cole is the tallest player in UK Hoops history. Brittany Henderson and Anna Cole are both freshmen and they need to learn and get better, but their attitudes lead me to believe that they ll come in and contribute right away, Mitchell said. The return of Lydia Watkins will certainly be important, both from a depth standpoint as well as an experience factor. After sitting out most of last season due to personal reasons, Watkins, a guard/forward, is expected to get most of her minutes in the frontcourt. During her sophomore season, Watkins averaged 4.4 points and 3.8 rebounds in just under 13 minutes of action. Lydia just brings a big bundle of energy that we missed last year, Mitchell said. She brings athleticism and a spark. She makes plays that get her teammates and the fans fired up. She is just an energy player and she is off-the-charts intelligent as a player. She knows what is going on and we need her to stay healthy and have a good year. She will be a huge part of this team if she can do that. But no matter how great those players play, UK will still have to switch up things offensively this season to compensate for the lack of numbers in the paint. At times, they ll use a fourguard lineup, and at others, they ll put Franklin in the post. Mitchell, though, believes it will work to UK s advantage. Because of the Cats inability to STARTERS RETURNING - 3 Schedule Seventeen home games, a trip to Santa Barbara Calif., and a new 16-game Southeastern Conference slate, are features of the schedule. The Wildcats, who have advanced to postseason play in a school-record five consecutive seasons, will face a challenging schedule as five squads (Auburn, Florida, Louisville, Tennessee and Vanderbilt) were ranked in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll and 15 teams appeared in postseason play last year (Boston, Butler, UTC, UCSB, Louisville, Mississippi State, MTSU, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee). It s particularly exciting this season as the new SEC schedule increases from 14 games to 16, Mitchell said. The fact that there are 16 league games for the first time in SEC history makes our schedule unique and more challenging. Every year we work really hard to construct a schedule that will prepare us for success in the SEC. We feel like we have accomplished that this year as our non-conference schedule also includes very exciting and formidable opponents. After an exhibition game vs. Bellarmine on Nov. 9, the Wildcats open the schedule with back-to-back home games, playing host to first-time opponent Boston University on Friday, Nov. 13, and Butler on Sunday, Nov. 15. The Boston Terriers are looking to continue their success from last season after finishing 25-8 overall and compiling an unblemished 16-0 record in America East play. The Butler Bulldogs are coming off an impressive season which saw them notch their second-straight 20-win campaign, tie the school record for most conference wins in a season and advance to postseason play (WNIT) for the first time since Overall, the non-conference slate boasts 13 games against teams from 11 different confer- MEDIA INFO OPPONENTS HONORS HISTORY No. Name POS CL HT PPG RPG APG BPG SPG NOTES 34 Victoria Dunlap F Jr Started in all 65 career games; 2nd-Team AP & Coaches All-SEC in Amber Smith G Jr career games - 44 starts; Led team and ranked 10th in SEC assists per game 25 Amani Franklin G Sr career games - 41 starts; 648 career points; 2nd-leading returning scorer STARTERS LOST - 2 No. Name POS CL HT PPG RPG APG BPG SPG NOTES 1 Eleia Roddy C Sr starts; 2nd-Team Coaches All-SEC; Led SEC in double-doubles with Carly Ormerod PG Sr starts; 4-year starter at point guard; ranks in top 10 of 4 UK career lists OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING - 2 No. Name POS CL HT PPG RPG APG BPG SPG NOTES 5 Carly Morrow G Jr career games - 14 starts; Hit a team-high 48 threes in Lydia Watkins G/F Sr career games - 2 starts; Missed 22 games in NEWCOMERS - 6 No. Name POS CL HT Hometown/School 1 Adia Mathies G Fr. 5-9 Louisville, Ky./Iroquois HS 2009 Kentucky Miss Basketball; High School All-American 3 Crystal Riley G So.-TR 5-5 Arlington, Tenn./Hillcrest HS/LSU Rated 11th-best PG coming out of high school; Played in 5 games at LSU 4 Keyla Snowden G So.-TR. 5-7 Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic HS/Akron Ranked 6th nationally in 3-pointers made per game as a freshman (2.9) 23 Rebecca Gray G So.-TR 5-10 Georgetown, Ky./Scott Co. HS/North Carolina 2007 Kentucky Miss Basketball; Played in 30 games at UNC; 5.2 ppg 30 Anna Cole C Fr. 6-7 Mondovi, Wis./Mondovi HS Averaged 15.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.9 blocks per game; Tallest UK player 40 Brittany Henderson F Fr. 6-2 St. Altadena, Calif./John Muir HS Averaged 13.6 points, 8.9 rebounds per game as a senior 48

5 Q & A WITH HEAD COACH MATTHEW MITCHELL What are you most looking forward to this season? We have high character kids and a high character team with a real closeness. That excites me to watch them come together and see what identity they forge for themselves. I don t know exactly how everything will end up, but I am excited to see what happens because they are such good people and they work so hard. My guess is that they are going to be a special group. What can fans expect about the style of play this season? Most of the time when a team has a weakness in size but a strength in quickness and athleticism that generally leads them to be more up tempo and do some things that confuses the defense. We will try to be a little bit unpredictable defensively and try to get the floor spread and let our playmakers have a chance to make plays on offense. The SEC is a tough athletic league and I know we will have to be a tough rebounding team. The fact that we don t have a lot of height doesn t worry me that much because we have good athleticism and that usually leads to good rebounding. I would expect us to be a little bit more up tempo then we have been in the past, both offensively and defensively. Here we go what does that mean to you? To mean, it s just the excitement of the phrase. It is almost like can t wait to get going, can t wait to see how this team will begin. I have so much confidence in our players and I can t wait to begin the year. What facet of the game is most important to this team s success? There is always going to be a huge emphasis put on defense and rebounding at Kentucky. The people that I have learned the game from and grew up playing for, just always emphasized that as being important and we will do the same. They will be staples of our program and we work will hard on them. I think it is really important to become a more explosive scoring team for us to be where we want to be. We haven t scored points at the rate that we need to in order to become a championship team in this league. I do think we need to take some steps forward offensively. What does this team have to do to return to the NCAA Tournament? One thing we need to do is stay healthy. If we have a year of good fortune from an injury standpoint, then I think our prospect for success goes up. That puts responsibility on the players to make sure they are doing whatever they can to make sure they are in good health - eating right, staying in good rest and those things. After that, I think that the combination of having experienced players and exciting new players will give us a chance to win more games in the SEC and that is really where our season will be measured. If we perform in our league, then we will be in the NCAA Tournament. With just two seniors, what do you do to make up for lack of experience? You have to work hard to be prepared every day as a coach and make sure that you have a teacher s mentality every day when you show up to practice. The great thing that will help me with this team is that I believe in them as people and that they want to win. They have demonstrated that over the summer. Up to this point, we have not had to coach a whole lot about attitudes and that makes it easier to go in and do your part. Amani Franklin became more of a go-to player last season. What do you expect from her this season? She made tremendous strides last year from being a role player to a go-to player. I was happy with the way she handled the transition. As a senior who has been a double-digit scorer in the SEC, we need her to take the floor with confidence that she can be that scorer night-in and night-out. We believe in her and need her to produce. On the return of Lydia Watkins after missing most of last season... Lydia just brings a big bundle of energy that we missed last year. She brings athleticism and a spark. She makes plays that get her teammates and the fans fired up. She also is an off-the-charts intelligent player. She knows what is going on and we need her to stay healthy and have a good year. She will be a huge part of this team if she can do that. Do you think that this year s team will be improved offensively and why? I think they will. The big thing is that I feel we will be a better perimeter shooting team. We have been near the bottom in three-point field goal percentage and field goal percentage in the SEC statistics but have still been extremely competitive. I know we have the capability to be a better shooting team and that will be the difference in another 10 to 12 points this year. If we can average that or more a game along with our strong defensive performances then we will be better. What impact do you see the three freshmen having this season and in the future? They are first of all, really good people and students that come from great families and have a steadiness about them as a class. I have high optimism for them here at UK and the futures they will have. They have embraced the work and the transition from high school to college with little complaining. I think that bodes well for our future. All of them have the ability to help our team in different ways. UK HOOPS KENTUCKY OUTLOOK WILDCATS STAFF REVIEW ences, including high-profile matchups against Louisville (Pack the House), Middle Tennessee and UC Santa Barbara. Eight of the 13 non-conference opponents posted winning records last season, including six with 20 or more wins. Six teams Boston University, Butler, Louisville, Middle Tennessee, UT-Chattanooga and UC Santa Barbara advanced to the postseason. Other non-conference highlights include road trips to Santa Barbara, Calif., (Nov. 25), Morehead State (Nov. 17) and Middle Tennessee (Dec. 28). The Cats met the Gauchos of UCSB last season in Lexington, defeating the Big West regular season and tournament champions, The Wildcats have not traveled to either Morehead or Middle Tennessee since The SEC adopted a new 16-game schedule for the first time in its 27-year women s basketball history. Although the women s teams will now play the same number of league games as the men, the women are not playing the traditional divisional schedule and will not have divisional standings. The system increased the existing 14-game schedule by adding an additional rotating team from the East and West divisions. Kentucky s permanent partner is South Carolina and for the next two seasons, UK will face Auburn and Arkansas as their Western homeand-home opponent. The Wildcats Eastern Division partners are Georgia and Vanderbilt. I like the 16-game schedule, Mitchell said. It gives us two more opportunities to compete in the best conference in the country. I respect every opponent in the SEC and I m excited to play this year s schedule. Kentucky opens conference play at Georgia on Jan. 7 but returns to Memorial Coliseum for four of its next five games. Highlights of the SEC slate include a Jan. 24 matchup with Auburn when the Wildcats help celebrate the 24th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day. UK joins the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on Feb. 18 for the The WBCA Pink Zone game vs. Florida. The Wildcats two seniors Franklin and Watkins will be honored in a pre-game ceremony prior to Kentucky s last home game against South Carolina on Sunday, Feb. 21. UK will conclude the regular season with back-to-back road games against Tennessee (Feb. 25) and Auburn (Feb. 28). The 2010 SEC Tournament returns to Duluth, Ga., March 4-7 at The Arena at Gwinnett Center. Freshmen Anna Cole, A dia Mathies and Brittany Henderson 49 RECORDS HISTORY HONORS OPPONENTS MEDIA INFO

6 ROSTERS REVIEW STAFF WILDCATS OUTLOOK KENTUCKY UK HOOPS NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/HS/College 1 A dia Mathies G Fr. 5-9 Louisville, Ky./Iroquois HS 3 Crystal Riley PG So.-TR 5-5 Memphis, Tenn./Hillcrest HS/LSU 4 Keyla Snowden G So.-TR 5-7 Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic HS/Akron 5 Carly Morrow G Jr Chattanooga, Tenn./Chattanooga Girls Prep School 12 Lydia Watkins G/F Sr. 6-1 Hopkinsville, Ky./Christian Co. HS 23 Rebecca Gray G So.-TR 5-10 Georgetown, Ky./Scott Co. HS/North Carolina 24 Amber Smith PG Jr. 5-6 Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven HS 25 Amani Franklin G Sr Stone Mountain, Ga./Redan HS 30 Anna Cole C Fr. 6-7 Mondovi, Wis./Mondovi HS 34 Victoria Dunlap F Jr. 6-1 Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood Academy 40 Brittany Henderson F Fr. 6-2 St. Altadena, Calif./John Muir HS BY CLASS Seniors (2) Amani Franklin Lydia Watkins Juniors (3) Victoria Dunlap Carly Morrow Amber Smith Sophomores (3) Rebecca Gray Crystal Riley Keyla Snowden Freshman (3) Anna Cole Brittany Henderson A dia Mathies MEDIA INFO OPPONENTS HONORS HISTORY RECORDS ALPHABETICAL Name No. Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/HS/College Anna Cole 30 C Fr. 6-7 Mondovi, Wis./Mondovi HS Victoria Dunlap 34 F Jr. 6-1 Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood Academy Amani Franklin 25 G Sr Stone Mountain, Ga./Redan HS Rebecca Gray 23 G So.-TR 5-10 Georgetown, Ky./Scott Co. HS/North Carolina Brittany Henderson 40 F Fr. 6-2 St. Altadena, Calif./John Muir HS A dia Mathies 1 G Fr. 5-9 Louisville, Ky./Iroquois HS Carly Morrow 5 G Jr Chattanooga, Tenn./Chattanooga Girls Prep School Crystal Riley 3 PG So.-TR 5-5 Memphis, Tenn./ Hillcrest HS/LSU Amber Smith 24 PG Jr. 5-6 Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven HS Keyla Snowden 4 G So.-TR 5-7 Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic HS/Akron Lydia Watkins 12 G/F Sr. 6-1 Hopkinsville, Ky./Christian Co. HS PRONUNCIATION A dia (ODD-e-uh) Mathies (MATH-is) Keyla (KEE-la) Snowden (SNO-den) Amani (uh-mon-ee) Franklin 50

7 WHERE ARE THE CATS FROM? Alabama (4) Florence Karen Killen Birmingham Stephanie Stumbo, Jackie Sanders Gadsden Catina Bett Arkansas (1) Hot Springs Tiffany Wait California (1) St. Altadena Brittany Henderson D.C. (1) Washington, D.C. Danyelle Payne Florida (4) Clearwater Michele Pennie Ft. Walton Beach Afton Perry Winter Haven Moe Gamble, Amber Smith In 35 years of varsity women s basketball, Kentucky has been represented by Wildcats from 28 states, the District of Columbia and six countries. Georgia (6) Atlanta E Lisa Ladson Chickamauga Vanessa Foster-Sutton Decatur Tedra Eberhart, Amani Franklin Hephzibah Niecee Patterson Jonesboro Jaye Barnes Illinois (5) Altamont Caroline Huelskoetter Carmi Jennifer Goin Chicago Stephanie Christman East St. Louis Rita Adams Elmhurst Laurie Hudgens Indiana (6) Austin Jodie Whitaker Crown Point Nancy Cowan North Vernon Jenny Pfeiffer Peru Arlene Baluyut Portland Shannon Freeman Ramsey Julie Swarens-Beickman Iowa (2) Panora Cathy Proctor Waukon Jody Runge Kentucky (68) Alvaton Laura Upton Ashland Terry Boyd, Nikki Young Barbourville Melissa Napier Bedford Audre Andrew Berea Chelsea Chowning Bowling Green Selia Helm Carlisle Kim Denkins Corbin Lisa Collins Covington Lori Edgington, Katie Vieth Cynthiana Mary Custard East McDowell Geri Grigsby Eminence Chrissy Roberts Florence Julie Duerring Georgetown Stacy McIntyre, Rebecca Gray Ghent Pam Browning Hazard Stephanie Baker Carolyn Alexander Henderson Nikki Hay Hopkinsville Lydia Watkins Jackson Angel Stevens Jamestown Stephanie Higginbotham Jenkins Mitzi Combs Lexington Debbie Mack, Tayna Fogle, Lea Wise, Donna Martin, Leslie Nichols, Belitta Croley, Lisa Ellis, Tracye Davis, Marcia Webb, Erica Jackson, Nastassia Alcius, Keyla Snowden Liberty Debbie Miller London Bonnie Sizemore, Sharon Garland, Stacey Reed Louisville Carly Ormerod, Janet Timperman, Maria Donhoff, Denise Fetter, Patty Jo Hedges, Diane Stephens, Terri Naiser, Lynne Elbert, Christina Jansen, Latasha Peterson, Domonique Mitchell, A dia Mathies Loyall Lynnette Lewis Madisonville Jamie Hobgood McKee Sarah Elliott Manchester Vonda Jackson McRoberts Debra Oden Mt. Washington Sarah Rowe Becky McKinley Monticello Pam Shrum Owensboro Elisabeth Lukschu, Melanie Warren, Kris Miller Radcliff Jenn e Jackson Richmond Robyn Embry Russellville Lora Spencer Springfield Brittany Edelen Louisiana (1) Metairie Shawn Manning Maryland (3) Baltimore Pattresa Leonard Clarksville Keiko Tate Landover Cathy Barber Michigan (4) Detroit Chanté Bowman, Samantha Mahoney Lansing Michelle Smith Rochester Hills Sara Potts Mississippi (2) Gulfport Dasieka Hawthorne Yazoo City Shambrica Jones UK HOOPS KENTUCKY OUTLOOK WILDCATS STAFF REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY HONORS OPPONENTS MEDIA INFO 51

8 HONORS HISTORY RECORDS REVIEW STAFF WILDCATS OUTLOOK KENTUCKY UK HOOPS Nevada (1) Carson City Jennifer Gray New Jersey (4) Camden Grace Odrick Cherry Hill Valerie Still Jersey City Lyssa Simpson Newark Shantia Owens New York (4) Auburn Sandy Harding New York Aisha Bonets Queens Tanesha Seaton Rochester Oreonna Taylor Columbus Jenerrie Everette, Eleia Roddy Dayton LaTonya McDole, Alvine Mendeng Toledo Karen Mosley, Shaunda Roberts Medina Shelly Miller Oklahoma (2) Oklahoma City Christe Jordan Tulsa Stephanie Stoglin Oregon (2) Beaverton Keeoma Wardford Lake Oswego Ali Lomax Pennsylvania (1) Havertown Linda Edelman Tennessee (14) Brownsville Patrice Boyd Chattanooga Jennifer Johnson, Tiundra Love, Carly Morrow Collinwood Mia Daniel Hendersonville Kristi Cushenberry Kingsport Josh Mills Knoxville Sade Buley Memphis Davitria Harrell, Jennifer Humphrey, Crystal Riley Nashville Victoria Dunlap Oak Ridge Tammy Dowdell, Angela Phillips Texas (1) Colleyville Kristen Grassi West Virginia (4) Beckley Natasha Ross So. Charleston Beth Kogoy Huntington Laura Meadows Westover Monique Tarantini Wisconsin (1) Mondovi Anna Cole THE TEAM IS COMPOSED OF PLAYERS FROM SIX DIFFERENT STATES, INCLUDING KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, CALIFORNIA AND WISCONSIN. INTERNATIONAL CATS Bahamas Nassau Kayla Campbell Belgium Mons Malinka Salhi Canada Brantford, Ontario Karri Koach Montreal, Quebec Melissa Langelier MEDIA INFO OPPONENTS New Mexico (1) Albuquerque Natalie Martinez South Carolina (1) Greenville Kenya Young Virginia (2) Chesapeake Kathy Lokie Chilhowie Rebekah Reasor Finland Helsinki Anne Sarkalahti Germany Zweibruecken Ohio (12) Cincinnati Rae Keith, Racquel Ellis Clayton Mary Jane White, Ruth Ann Mountain, Theresa Stewart Washington (1) Sammamish Kristin Connolly Jeannine Mjoseth United Kingdom Stafford Sally Loughton 52