SEC Player of the Year Rhyne Howard had 14 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals as the fourth-seeded Kentucky women's basketball team beat 13th-seeded Idaho State 71-63 on Sunday in the first round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.
Senior guard Chasity Patterson added 14 points and three rebounds for the Cats, while junior Blair Green came off the bench to score 10 points. Dre'una Edwards had nine points and seven rebounds UK.
Kentucky (18-8) advances to the second round and will face Iowa on Tuesday.