UK Women's Basketball

The University of Kentucky women’s basketball team was selected as a five seed in the 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship and will travel to Morgantown, West Virginia, for the First and Second Rounds.

Amelia Hassett was a perfect five-of-five from three-point range but No. 17 Kentucky lost to No. 3 South Carolina 87-64 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Southeastern Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament.

Kentucky needed its best players to play their best on Thursday in the Southeastern Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament against Georgia. As it turns out, UK’s best player had perhaps the best game of her career.

Kentucky placed six players in double figures as the Cats rolled past Arkansas 94-64 in the first round of the 2026 Southeastern Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament in Greenville, South Carolina.

Madina Okot had 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 3 South Carolina to a 60-56 win over No. 16 Kentucky. Clara Strack had 24 points and nine rebounds, scoring eight points down the stretch, to lead a rally that came up just short.

No. 18 Kentucky used a 19-0 run in the second quarter to break open the game as the Cats beat No. 14 Ole Miss 74-57 on Sunday at Historic Memorial Coliseum. Clara Strack scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the way for UK, while Asia Boone had 15 points. Tonie Morgan had 14 points and nine assists in the win.

Clara Strack had 33 points and 15 rebounds, Teonni Key also had a double-double, and No. 18 Kentucky defeated Arkansas 93-73 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak.

Clara Strack scored 26 points and the No. 12 Kentucky women hit 10 3-pointers in the first half in a 96-53 win over Wright State on Friday night.

Amelia Hassett had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds as No. 15 Kentucky held off Belmont 77-69 on Sunday in Nashville. Tonie Morgan had 18 points and nine assists for the Cats, while Clara Strack also had 18 points. Jordan Obi added 13 points for UK.

Five players scored in double figures as No. 17/16 Kentucky pulled away from Central Michigan 82-55 on Sunday inside Historic Memorial Coliseum.