Russell Scores 19 As Kentucky Women Beat Georgia 64-50 To Begin The SEC Tournament

GREENVILLE, S.C.: Eniya Russell scored 19 factors, Ajae Petty added 11 factors and 14 rebounds for her seventeenth double-double of the season and No. 12 seed Kentucky beat Thirteenth-seeded Georgia 64-50 on Wednesday within the opening sport of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Kentucky (12-19) advances to play No. 5 seed Tennessee on Thursday within the second spherical. The Wildcats improved to 7-1 of their final three SEC Tournament appearances after successful the title in 2022 and reaching the quarterfinals in 2023.

Kentucky missed its first six pictures of the sport till Russell acquired going, scoring 10 factors within the first quarter to assist construct a 21-14 lead. The Wildcats led 36-22 on the break for its largest halftime lead of the season towards an SEC opponent. Petty managed the paint with eight factors and 9 rebounds to assist Kentucky maintain a 25-13 edge on the glass.

Georgia missed seven straight pictures spanning the fourth-quarter break as Kentucky prolonged its result in 16 factors. The Bulldogs acquired as shut as 9 factors the remainder of the way in which as Kentucky didn’t make its first area objective of the fourth till Russell’s layup with 1:20 left.

Brooklynn Miles had 11 factors, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for Kentucky. Miles was within the beginning lineup as a result of Maddie Scherr, Kentucky’s second-leading scorer, was out resulting from concussion protocol.

Javyn Nicholson led Georgia (12-18) with 23 factors. The Lady Bulldogs have been outrebounded 41-25 and missed all 11 of their 3-point makes an attempt.

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