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Terriers drop hard-fought game at Kentucky

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Wofford ended the game with a 13-3 run, but host Kentucky held on for a 67-57 win Monday night in non-conference women’s basketball action inside Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky. It marked the final out-of-league game for both the Terriers and Wildcats.

Wofford, finding itself down 20, 64-44, with 4:46 to play, trimmed the deficit in half before the game was over. Sophomore Natalie Gramblin hit a 3-pointer, while junior Liz Miller converted a pair of foul shots to bring the Terriers within 14, 64-50. Wofford continued to utilize full-court pressure and following UK’s final field goal at 2:04 by Catina Bett, senior Kelsi Koenig answered with a trey in the corner. Sophomore Kathlyn Varno then had a layup and tip-in with :34 seconds to play to knock the gap down to nine, 66-57.

Wofford hung tough early, keeping the score tied at 8-8 following a backcourt steal and uncontested layup by Miller at 15:19. The score would remain knotted for nearly three minutes until Victoria Dunlap started a 7-0 Wildcat run with a bucket. Amani Franklin then added UK’s other five points, including a corner 3-pointer, as the hosts took a 15-8 advantage.

A second-chance reverse layup by Varno stopped the Kentucky (6-8) run. Her basket ignited a 6-0 Terrier surge, as junior Kate Dempsey hit a pair of shots to pull Wofford within three, 17-14. Franklin knocked down another triple and Lydia Watkins added a pair of jumpers in the paint for Kentucky. Miller hit a trey in the far corner for Wofford to keep it close, 24-19, with seven-and-a-half minutes to play in the frame.

The Wildcats then used an 8-2 run, including four points from Franklin, to push their lead to 11, 32-21, with 3:54 to play. The two Wofford (9-5) points during the period came on a pair of free throws from Koenig.

Kentucky then turned to the tallest player on the floor, 6-6 Sarah Elliott, for its next six points. She hit two free throws and a couple field goals to end the half with 12 points. Gramblin drilled a top-of-the-key 3-pointer, while Varno added another in-the-paint basket as the Terriers closed to within 12 at the half, 39-27.

The Lady ’Cats went back to Elliott to begin the second stanza, as she hit the team’s first field goal. Miller then had a coast-to-coast layup and hit another corner 3-pointer at 14:36 to off-set a triple by UK’s Chelsea Chowning. Miller’s trey would be the last Wofford points until sophomore Kelly Dwyer hit a 3-pointer of her own at 8:51. However, during that near-six minute stretch, Kentucky tallied 11 points and it held a 61-37 edge with 7:30 to play in the half.

Miller finished as the team’s leading scorer for the sixth time in the last seven games with 13 points. She tied a career high and Varno with eight rebounds, while the Terriers’ 42 overall caroms matched the output of the Wildcats despite Kentucky being taller than Wofford at nearly every position. Koenig finished with 10 points to give the Terriers a pair of players in double figures.

Elliott led all scorers with 16 points, while Franklin contributed 15. Watkins and Dunlap ended the game with 10 points apiece. Elliott and Watkins were the Lady ’Cats’ top rebounders with six each.

Wofford will return to action with a 3 p.m. Saturday contest in Statesboro, Ga., with Southern Conference foe Georgia Southern.

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