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No. 16 Kentucky Rolls Past Queens on Monday

No. 16 Kentucky Rolls Past Queens on Monday

by Tim Letcher

Georgia Amoore scored 20 points and dished out four assists as No. 16 Kentucky cruised past Queens 87-45 on Monday night inside Historic Memorial Coliseum.

Amelia Hassett, who eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career in the game, had a season-high 19 points for UK, while sophomore Clara Strack added 16 points. Teonni Key had a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Kentucky scored the first four points of the game on a jumper by Hassett and a layup from Key. After Queens got on the board, Hassett hit a three to make it 7-2 Cats. The run would continue with a Strack fadeaway basket, an Amoore three, a Strack layup and two Lexi Blue free throws completed a 12-0 run that gave UK a 16-2 lead.

After Queens scored three in a row, UK got a layup and free throw from Amoore, a Key jumper and an Amoore three to lead 24-5. The Cats would lead 29-9 after 10 minutes of play.

The Kentucky onslaught continued early in the second quarter. UK got a Strack jumper, a Dazia Lawrence layup, another Strack basket and a Hassett three to assemble a 9-0 run and build a 38-9 lead. After a pair of Queens free throws, Hassett hit another three and the Cats led 41-11. After a Royals’ basket, Amoore hit three free throws to make it 44-13. Kentucky would lead 52-18. Amoore led the Cats with 14 points in the first half.

In the third quarter, Kentucky opened on an 8-4 run, including five points from Amoore, to lead 59-22. Queens would score four in a row before UK got a Blue layup, two Clara Silva free throws, two Hassett free throws and a free throw from Amoore to make it 66-26. Kentucky would continue to build the lead, and UK held a 76-29 advantage through three quarters.

Kentucky returns to action on Saturday, visiting Purdue. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. ET and the game can be seen on the Big Ten Network.

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