UK Women's Basketball

Tennessee's Rickea Jackson set a single-game Southeastern Conference tournament record with a season-high 34 points as the Lady Vols held off Kentucky 80-71 in a quarterfinal round game Friday night.

Jada Walker scored a career-high 24 points and 14th-seeded Kentucky won its second straight game in the Southeastern Conference Tournament,roaring back from a 10-point third-quarter deficit to knock off sixth-seeded Alabama 71-58, earning a berth in Friday’s quarterfinals against Tennessee.

Robyn Benton scored 22 points and Jada Walker had 15 but a late rally came up just short as the Kentucky women’s basketball team lost at Missouri 74-71 on Thursday night.

Jada Walker scored 19 points and Robyn Benton added 18 as the Kentucky women’s basketball team beat Minnesota 80-74 on Wednesday night atWilliams Arena.

Blair Green scored 15 points and grabbed five rebounds as the Kentucky women’s team overcame a slow start to top Bellarmine 63-45 on Thursday night at Memorial Coliseum.

Jada Walker scored 19 points and Robyn Benton added 17 as the Kentucky women’s basketball team opened its season with an 82-78 win over Radford on Monday night at Memorial Coliseum.

Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard was an overwhelming choice as WNBA rookie of the year. Howard received 53 of 56 votes to become only the second Atlanta player to win the award.

Rhyne Howard scored 24 points, including a key 3-pointer during a clinching 9-2 run, and No. 13 Kentucky topped No. 10 Arkansas 75-64 in the Southeastern…

Dre’una Edwards had 19 points, Rhyne Howard added 18 and No. 9 Kentucky held Wofford to 28% shooting while running away to a 98-37 rout. The Wildcats shot…

Matthew Mitchell, the winningest head coach in Kentucky women’s basketball history with over 300 wins, announced Thursday that he has retired from…