Jacksonville State has no answers to Kentucky's pressure
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky (No. 13 ESPN/USA Today, No. 17 AP) forced 48 turnovers Tuesday, setting a women's basketball school record in the Wildcats' 100-25 win over Jacksonville State.
The Wildcats' (2-0) full-court pressure defense wore down Jacksonville State from the opening tip. After the Gamecocks scored the first game's first basket, Kentucky fired off a 22-0 run that included 13 forced turnovers.
Kentucky's defense also tied a school record with 25 points allowed in a game.
A'dia Mathies and Bernisha Pinkett each led the Wildcats with 18 points, and Mathies led all rebounders with 10.
After leading 49-13 at halftime, Kentucky opened the second half on a 17-2 run to spread the lead to 66-15.
The school record for turnovers forced in a game was 43, which Kentucky did Jan. 3, 2000 against Winthrop.
Briana Morrow had eight points for the Gamecocks (0-2).
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2021-22 ASUN Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Florida Gulf Coast | 15-1 | - | 30-3 |
Liberty | 14-2 | 1 | 28-5 |
Stetson | 11-5 | 4 | 20-12 |
Jacksonville | 8-8 | 7 | 16-13 |
North Florida | 5-11 | 10 | 13-17 |
Kennesaw State | 5-11 | 10 | 9-19 |
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
Jacksonville State | 13-3 | - | 24-8 |
North Alabama | 8-8 | 5 | 13-16 |
Eastern Kentucky | 7-9 | 6 | 15-16 |
Lipscomb | 5-11 | 8 | 10-20 |
Central Arkansas | 4-12 | 9 | 9-19 |
Bellarmine | 1-15 | 12 | 4-24 |
2021-22 Southeastern Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Carolina | 15-1 | - | 35-2 |
LSU | 13-3 | 2 | 26-6 |
Tennessee | 11-5 | 4 | 25-9 |
Ole Miss | 10-6 | 5 | 23-9 |
Florida | 10-6 | 5 | 21-11 |
Georgia | 9-7 | 6 | 21-10 |
Kentucky | 8-8 | 7 | 19-12 |
Missouri | 7-9 | 8 | 18-13 |
Arkansas | 7-9 | 8 | 18-14 |
Alabama | 6-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
Mississippi State | 6-10 | 9 | 15-14 |
Texas A&M | 4-12 | 11 | 14-15 |
Vanderbilt | 4-12 | 11 | 16-19 |
Auburn | 2-14 | 13 | 10-18 |