A’dia Mathies named SEC Player of the Week

 

Staff Report

UK Hoops junior guard A’dia Mathies was named SEC Player of the Week according to a release from the UK Athletic Office.

Mathies led the Cats to their third victory over a top-10 ranked team this season, when she tallied 34 points and nine rebounds against the Tennessee Volunteers Thursday night at Memorial Coliseum. She also nailed the game-winner with 4.2 seconds remaining, which took the Cats to 4-0 in the SEC and ended a 36-game SEC winning streak for the Vols.

Facing increased scrutiny from the South Carolina Gamecock defense Sunday in Columbia, Mathies was limited to eight points.  She contributed three steals and a career-high three blocks to help the Cats defeat South Carolina and move into sole possession of first place in the SEC at 5-0.

This is the second time this season Mathies has been honored with this award, as she was named Co-SEC Player of the week on Dec. 5, 2011.

The No. 9/8 Cats (16-2. 5-0) go on the road for another tough conference test Thursday, facing the  No. 19/16 Georgia Bulldogs (15-3, 4-1) at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga. The Bulldogs’ only conference loss was 51-80 in Knoxville against the Vols.