Sacred Heart Pioneers at Kentucky Wildcats
· NCAA Women's Basketball
43 - 71
Morris, Howard lift No. 18 Kentucky women past Sacred Heart
Jaida Roper added 12 points and Taylor Murray 11 for the Wildcats (13-1), who used a 10-0 run to close the first half for a 33-20 lead. A 14-0 run early in the third quarter, when McKinney scored seven, pushed the lead to 25.
Kentucky, which is home against Vanderbilt on Thursday to open Southeastern Conference play, only shot 35 percent, ending a string of three-straight games of making more than half its shots. Howard, the leading scorer at 18 points, went 2 for 15, missing all six 3-pointers, and scored seven.
Erin Storck led the Pioneers (4-7) with 19 points. Adrianne Hagood added 14 points and Katherine Haines had 12 rebounds. Sacred Heart shot just 27 percent, was 10 of 21 from the foul line, had 17 turnovers and was outrebounded 57-35.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 43 - 71 |
| 4th 0:02 |  |
Sacred Heart Deadball Team Rebound. | 43 - 71 |
| 4th 0:02 | |
Erin Storck missed Jumper. | 43 - 71 |
| 4th 0:34 | |
Erin Storck Defensive Rebound. | 43 - 71 |
| 4th 0:34 |  |
KeKe McKinney missed Jumper. | 43 - 71 |
Statistics
 SHU |
UK |
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|---|---|---|
| 14-52 | FG | 27-77 |
| 27 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 10-21 | FT | 12-15 |
| 48 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Assists | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 31 |
Game Information
Location: Lexington, KY
Attendance: 4,079 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 19-1 | - | 28-5 |
| Quinnipiac | 19-1 | - | 27-7 |
| Merrimack | 15-5 | 4 | 19-13 |
| Iona | 12-8 | 7 | 20-12 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 8 | 15-15 |
| Siena | 11-9 | 8 | 13-17 |
| Sacred Heart | 10-10 | 9 | 13-18 |
| Manhattan | 10-10 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Marist | 8-12 | 11 | 11-20 |
| Saint Peter's | 6-14 | 13 | 7-23 |
| Rider | 5-15 | 14 | 7-22 |
| Canisius | 3-17 | 16 | 5-24 |
| Niagara | 1-19 | 18 | 1-28 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 15-1 | - | 36-4 |
| Texas | 13-3 | 2 | 35-4 |
| Vanderbilt | 13-3 | 2 | 29-5 |
| LSU | 12-4 | 3 | 29-6 |
| Oklahoma | 11-5 | 4 | 26-8 |
| Kentucky | 8-8 | 7 | 25-11 |
| Georgia | 8-8 | 7 | 22-10 |
| Ole Miss | 8-8 | 7 | 24-12 |
| Tennessee | 8-8 | 7 | 16-14 |
| Alabama | 7-9 | 8 | 24-11 |
| Texas A&M | 7-9 | 8 | 14-13 |
| Mississippi State | 5-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Florida | 5-11 | 10 | 18-15 |
| Missouri | 4-12 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Auburn | 3-13 | 12 | 15-17 |
| Arkansas | 1-15 | 14 | 12-20 |