Kentucky-Dayton Postgame Notes

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
KENTUCKY VS. DAYTON
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23, 2022
BAHA MAR GRAND BALLROOM – NASSAU, BAHAMAS
 
Kentucky 70, Dayton 44 – FINAL
 
Workforce Data and Sequence Notes  

• The College of Kentucky girls’s basketball program is in its forty ninth season with an 887-570 (.609) all-time file.   
  • The Wildcats at the moment are 5-1 on the season and 1-1 within the Bahamas.  
  • The Flyers at the moment are 0-6 on the season and 0-2 within the Bahamas. 
• Kyra Elzy is in her third season as the pinnacle coach of the Wildcats, holding a 42-22 overall file.  
• Kentucky stays the chief within the all-time conferences with Dayton, 14-4, in a collection that started in 1975. 
  • The Wildcats have gained six of the final eight conferences. 
  • The Wildcats have two of the final three conferences.  
• Kentucky doesn’t have a sport for an additional 10 days. For its subsequent sport, it’ll host UNC Greensboro on Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. ET in Memorial Coliseum for Trivia Evening and Nationwide Sock Day. 
  • The Wildcats will depart from the Bahamas on Friday, Nov. 25. The Cats will get pleasure from a free day on the island on Thanksgiving Day.  

Workforce Notes  

• Kentucky used the beginning mixture Jada Walker, Maddie Scherr, Robyn Benton, Blair Inexperienced and Adebola Adeyeye for the second straight sport this season. UK is 1-1 utilizing this beginning mixture.  
  • Dayton gained the opening tip. 
  • Robyn Benton was the primary Kentucky participant to attain within the sport for the second sport this season.  
  • Ajae Petty was the primary substitute off the bench for Kentucky for the second straight sport. 
• Dayton gained the opening tip and scored first, then Kentucky responded with a 6-0 run.  
  • Robyn Benton went 3-of-3 via the media timeout at 4:44.  
    • She was accountable for six of Kentucky’s first 9 factors.  
  • The Wildcats held the Flyers scoreless for greater than 4 minutes via the center of the primary quarter. 
  • Dayton then went on a 7-3 run to dip beneath the one-minute mark. 
  • Kentucky closed out the primary quarter with a 5-0 run, which included a last-second 3-pointer from Benton. 
  • The Wildcats led the Flyers, 17-12, on the finish of the primary quarter. 
• Ajae Petty had a steal and rating to open up the second quarter. 
  • Dayton responded with a 3-pointer. 
  • Each groups went scoreless for the subsequent three minutes. 
  • Kentucky then went on a 7-0 run, with Maddie Scherr coming up with the final 5 of these factors on 2-of-2 from the road and a 3-pointer. 
  • Each groups went scoreless for the subsequent minute, then Dayton capped the scoring drought with simply its second area objective of the second quarter at 2:46. 
  • As soon as once more, Benton capped the second quarter with a 3-pointer.  
  • Kentucky led Dayton, 29-17, at halftime.  
    • The Wildcats held the Flyers to 5 factors within the second quarter, the fewest scored by an opponent in 1 / 4 to this point this season.  
• Kentucky went on a 7-2 run to start out the third quarter, which included a 3-pointer from Blair Inexperienced.  
  • It was back-and-forth till the sixth minute when Dayton went on a 4-0 run on the line.  
  • Eniya Russell broke up the run with a layup, then the 2 groups went back-and-forth over the subsequent two minutes.  
  • Kentucky capped the tit-for-tat with a 5-0 run, with the assistance of an Ajae Petty and-one and an Amiya Jenkins layup. 
  • Dayton responded with three-point play for themselves beneath the one-minute mark. 
  • Kentucky led Dayton, 49-32, on the finish of the third quarter.  
• The Wildcats had a 9-0 run to start out the fourth quarter, due to the scoring effort of three totally different gamers. 
  • Dayton went to the road for 2, then Kentucky had one other fast 5-0 run after a Petty layup and a Walker 3-pointer.  
  • After a free throw, the Flyers had back-to-back layups.  
  • The sport was back-and-forth from there, with freshmen doing a bulk of the work within the last minutes, as Cassidy Rowe had a pair free throws, Saniah Tyler had a 3-pointer and Zennia Thomas made a jumper via contact.  
  • Kentucky defeated Dayton, 70-44. 
• Kentucky led its opponent in scoring in all 4 quarters for the primary time this season. 
• The Wildcats compelled the Flyers to commit 29 turnovers, whereas the Cats scored 28 factors off these miscues. 
  • It marked the fourth time this season UK’s opponent has dedicated at the very least 25 turnovers. 
• Kentucky had 28 bench factors, its second-most of the season.  
• The Wildcats knocked down six 3-pointers, the second time this season the Cats have made at the very least 5 3-pointers. 
• Kentucky held Dayton to 44 factors, the fewest quantity of factors it has held an opponent to all season. 
  • It marked the third time this season UK has held an opponent to beneath 50 factors.  

Participant Notes  

• Three gamers scored in double digits for the fifth sport this season.  
• Graduate guard Robyn Benton led the staff in scoring with 15 factors on 6-of-10 from the sector and 2-of-5 from the arc.  
  • She had 12 factors within the first half.  
    • She capped each the primary and second quarters with a 3-pointer.  
  • She led Kentucky in scoring for the primary time this season. 
  • She has scored in double digits in all six video games this season and on 45 events in her profession. 
  • She added two rebounds, two steals and an help. 
• Junior ahead Ajae Petty had a career-high tying 12 factors on 5-of-9 from the sector.  
  • She has scored in double digits for 2 straight video games and thrice in her profession.  
  • She added six rebounds and a career-high tying two steals. 
    • It marked the second time this season she has had two steals. 
• Sophomore guard Jada Walker had 11 factors on 5-of-9 from the sector and 1-of-2 from the arc.  
  • She added three steals.  
    • She has had at the very least three steals in 5 of six video games this season.  
  • She has scored in double digits in 5 of six video games this season and on 22 events in her profession.  
• Junior guard Maddie Scherr had a career-high 11 assists and a career-high tying eight rebounds.  
  • She added a season-high 4 steals and scored 5 factors, together with a 3-pointer.