As No. 5 UK Hoops scrambled in the final seconds, attempting to score 100 points for the second straight game, not everyone in Memorial Coliseum was as thrilled as the 5,372 fans in the stands.
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DeNesha Stallworth is a long way from her hometown of Richmond, Calif., but it’s safe to say she feels right at home in Memorial Coliseum.
The 6-foot-3 junior power-forward scored 18 points in the first half Thursday, finishing with a season-high 25 points to go with six rebounds and four assists in No. 5 UK Hoops’ 100-47 rout of the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
When UK head coach Matthew Mitchell said the biggest difference between this season’s team and last season’s was his traditionally big post players, he may have been on to something.
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In the early 1980s, there was no professional wrestling promotion more popular in Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas than Mid-South Wrestling. The undisputed king of Mid-South was Sylvester Ritter, also known as Junkyard Dog. Fans packed massive arenas, New Orleans’ Superdome included, to see Junkyard Dog take the ring.
One of those fans went on to become the head women’s basketball coach at the UK.
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After winning a 15th straight game Sunday with a 69-43 win at Missouri, UK Hoops (16-1, 4-0 SEC) has moved up to No. 5 in the latest Associated Press poll released Monday.
Continue reading …Junior center DeNesha Stallworth scored a team-high 17 points as No. 6 UK Hoops (16-1, 4-0 SEC) rolled past Missouri, 69-43, Sunday for its 15th consecutive victory.
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“A tale of two halves” is how UK Hoops head coach Matthew Mitchell put it. And if Mitchell wants to compare his sixth-ranked squad’s victory over No. 20 Texas A&M to a Charles Dickens novel, that’s good enough for me.
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One more game, one more step on the tightrope. Senior guard A’dia Mathies led No. 6 UK Hoops (15-1, 3-0 SEC) to a close 65-62 win over No. 20 Texas A&M on Thursday for a school-record 31st straight home victory.
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UK Hoops (14-1, 2-0 SEC) have been seldom challenged so far this season, a road loss to Baylor aside, Matthew Mitchell’s ship was mainly on cruise control until his squad battled Florida and Alabama last weekend, pulling out two hard-fought victories.
Continue reading …UK Hoops hit the road for the first time in SEC play and will return home to Lexington with an 87-70 victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide.
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