UK women’s basketball a 3 seed in SEC Tournament

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Kentucky senior guard Jaida Roper brings the ball up the court during the game against Georgia on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 88-77. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Kernel Sports Staff

Despite its 70-64 loss to Vanderbilt (14-15, 4-12 SEC) Sunday afternoon, the Kentucky women’s basketball team earned a double-bye as the No. 3 seed in the SEC Tournament. 

In Sunday’s loss the the Commodores, sophomore guard Rhyne Howard scored 26 points, making it the 19th game she’s scored 20 or more points. As a team, the Cats hit 20-of-60 field goal attempts, just 33 percent, and shot 7-of-24 from behind the arc.

The Cats, finishing the regular season with a 10-6 SEC record, will play in the quarterfinals of the tournament on Friday, March 6 in Greenville, South Carolina. That game will be at approximately 8:30, taking on either sixth-seeded Tennessee, 11th-seeded Missouri or 14th-seeded Ole Miss.