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UK Women Fall To NC State In NCAA Tourney

Freshman Rhyne Howard scored 21 points and Maci Morris had 18 for the sixth-seeded Wildcats in a losing cause as the Kentucky Wildcats fell 72-57 to the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the NCAA Women's Tournament.  The UK Women failed to make the Sweet 16 after missing the tournament last year.

"They really, I thought, were focused on trying to take away Maci and Rhyne and just make it tough on them to score," Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell said, "and we just could not get the ball in the basket."

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Kentucky: The Wildcats are tough to beat when they're hitting shots and forcing turnovers with a press that averages 21.4 takeaways. They're 18-0 when they outshoot their opponents. But shooting 32 percent — their worst night in nearly two months — simply won't get it done. And they only scored 13 points off N.C. State's 16 turnovers.

"Just a tough night when you shoot low 30s from the field to beat an outstanding team, and the reason we shot a low percentage was, credit North Carolina State's defense," Mitchell said. "I thought it was difficult to get open all night."