HIGH POINT AT KENTUCKY
WHEN: Nov. 18, 2018 | 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Lexington, Ky. | Memorial Coliseum (8,500)
RECORDS: High Point (2-0) | Kentucky (3-0)
SERIES RECORD: Kentucky leads 2-0
LAST MEETING: Nov. 17, 2012 | No. 6 UK 80, HPU 46
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HIGH POINT, N.C. - The High Point University women's basketball team travels to Lexington, Ky. to play Kentucky on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 18).
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The Panthers are coming off an 86-36win over Mars Hill on Wednesday (Nov. 14). The Wildcats defeated Virginia 63-51 Thursday (Nov. 15).
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PAW PRINTS
• The Panthers are 105-84 all-time under head coach
DeUnna Hendrix.
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• HPU is 2-12 all-time against SEC teams.
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• Senior
Emma Bockrath has led the Panthers in scoring in both games this season. She is averaging 21.5 points through the first two games.
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• The Panthers had two players finish with a double-double against Mars Hill for the first time since the 2016-17 season. Bockrath finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds, while junior
Miya Bull had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
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• The Purple & White have out-scored opponents 56-15 in the first quarter this season and 102-45 in the first half.
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• Bull and Bockrath led the Panthers in rebounds with 10 each.
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• Freshman
Skyler Curran scored a season-high 19 points in the win against Mars Hill.
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• Senior
Lindsey Edwards scored a season-high 16 points against Mars Hill.
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• HPU is shooting 46.2 percent (62-134) from the field this season.
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• Junior
Camryn Brown leads the team with seven assists per game and dished out a season-high nine dimes in the win over Mars Hill.
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• As a team, High Point is averaging 15.5 steals per game.
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• The Panthers are averaging 83 points per game this season.
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• High Point has made exactly nine 3-pointers in both games this season.
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• HPU have out-rebounded its opponents 90-77 in its two games.
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HISTORY vs. KENTUCKY
This will be the third meeting all-time between the two pr0grams, with the Kentucky leading the series, 2-0. The last meeting came on Nov. 17, 2012 with UK defeating HPU 80-46.
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A LOOK AT THE WILDCATS (3-0)
• Freshman Rhyne Howard leads Kentucky and averages 18.3 points per game. She is also the second-leading rebounder for the Wildcats with 5.7 boards per game.
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• Sophomore Keke McKinney is the top-rebounder for UK with 6.3 rebounds per game.
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• Senior Taylor Murray leads the team with 3.0 assists per game and 3.7 steals per game.
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• The Wildcats are averaging 80.3 points per game, while their opponents score 42.3 points per game.
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• UK is shooting 39.9 percent (85-213) from the field this season. Its opponents have averaged 36.3 percent (49-135) on the year.
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• Kentucky averages 17.7 assists per game as a team and holds its opponents to 11.7 dimes per game.
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• The Wildcats' defense has been strong this season forcing their opponents into 104 (34.7 per game) turnovers over three games.
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• UK has grabbed 50 offensive rebounds and 111 total rebounds on the season.
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DEUNNA HENDRIX vs. KENTUCKY AND SEC OPPONENTS
HPU head coach
DeUnna Hendrix is 0-1 against all Southeastern Conference opponents in her career, with the loss coming to Kentucky in 2012-13 season when the Wildcats were ranked No. 6.
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NEXT UP
The Panthers will travel to Oxford, Ohio to play Miami (Ohio) Tuesday, Nov. 20. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
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