ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Kentucky couldn't wear out Jericka Jenkins and the Hampton Lady Pirates. So, it settled for outlasting them.
Brittany Henderson scored four of her six points in overtime and the Wildcats survived a scare Saturday, beating Hampton 66-62 in the NCAA tournament. "They really gave us a tough, tough contest today, so my hat's off to Hampton," Wildcats coach Matthew Mitchell said.
"I am extremely proud of the Kentucky team for finding a way to win this game." The Wildcats did it by turning up the defense and turning to their depth, with 11 of 12 players scoring and grabbing at least one rebound.
No. 13 Hampton women lose in overtime to Kentucky 66-62
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —— It was oh so close for Hampton in Saturday's opening round of the NCAA women's tournament. The 13th-seeded Lady Pirates fell to No. 4 Kentucky 66-62 in overtime in a game that easily could have turned out differently.
"Tremendous, tremendous basketball game," said Hampton coach David Six.
"If you're a basketball fan you saw everything. You saw two great teams going at each other. And, unfortunately we came out on the short end of that. I'm proud of my kids. We didn't come here to be a bump on someone's schedule. We came here to play at a high level and I thought that we did that today."
Hampton (25-7) had a chance to go ahead late in regulation as Quanneisha Perry spotted up along the baseline to try and break a 56-all tie.
Hampton falls to Kentucky in OT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Brittany Henderson scored four of her six points in overtime, and Kentucky survived a scare from Hampton, beating the Lady Pirates 66-62 on Saturday in the Spokane Region of the NCAA tournament.
Keyla Snowden led the fourth-seeded Wildcats (25-8) with 19 points but missed a jumper at the buzzer that would have won the game in regulation, and Victoria Dunlap added 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Allowing just 51.3 points a game, the 13th-seeded Lady Pirates (25-7) were determined to put on a better showing than last season's 72-37 loss to Duke in the first round. And did they ever.
UK 66 Hampton 62 NCAA Tournament
Matthew Mitchell on UK's 66-62 win over Hampton in the NCAA Tournament.
"I'm so proud of our players for finding a way to beat a very tough Hampton team. I can't say enough about Hampton. What a great opponent. They were well coached and they had a great game plan that they executed well. They really gave us a tough, tough contest today. My hat is off to Hampton, but I am extremely proud of the Kentucky team for finding a way to win this game and I'm really happy to be advancing in the tournament."
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Hampton Lady Pirates vs. Kentucky
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| Quanneisha Perry |
13 Hampton (26-6, 15-1 MEAC) vs. 4 Kentucky (24-8, 11-5 SEC)
Television: ESPN2, 6:30 PM ET (NOT ON TV In Washington, D.C. Metro Area)
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UK opens NCAA Tournament play on Saturday in Albuquerque, N.M., as a four seed playing against 13th-seeded Hampton (25-6) of the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference. The Wildcats may be seed-line favorites when the teams take the floor on at 6:30 p.m. ET, but the Lady Pirates have UK's full attention.
"I'm very impressed with Hampton," Mitchell said. "They have a great record. They're on a tremendous winning streak right now. They have not lost a game in a while so they have to be coming in with tremendous confidence."
The winning streak Mitchell is referring to is a 13-game stretch dating back to a Jan. 22 loss to Bethune-Cookman. In that time, the Lady Pirates have defeated all but two of their opponents by double digits, thoroughly dominating the MEAC in the process. Additionally, Hampton is 24-2 since a 1-4 start to their season, defeating Florida, an SEC rival of UK, 69-54 along the way.
LADY PIRATES TO FACE KENTUCKY IN NCAA FIRST ROUND
HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University women’s basketball team, fresh off its second straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament championship, will face No. 4 seed Kentucky on Saturday in Albuquerque, N.M. in the first round of the 2011 NCAA Div. I Women’s Basketball Tournament.
The game is scheduled to tip off at 6:30 p.m. EST and will be televised live on ESPN2. The games will be played in "The Pit" on the campus of the University of Mexico.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
2011 Women's NCAA Tournament Bracket: Hampton Receives No. 13 Seed, Will Play Kentucky Saturday
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| Hampton University second year Head Basketball Coach David Six wins triple crown -- NCAA Tournament bid, MEAC Tournament Champions and MEAC Regular Season Champs. |
The Pirates qualified for the tournament by winning the MEAC Tournament with a win over Howard. It was Hampton's second-straight conference championship and they lost only one conference game during the regular season.
Kentucky, on the other hand, was arguably the SEC's second-best team behind perennial favorite Tennessee. The Wildcats enter the tournament with an at-large bid with a 24-8 record overall and 11-5 in the SEC.
NCAA TOURNAMENT WOMEN'S BRACKET
LADY PIRATES TO FACE KENTUCKY IN NCAA FIRST ROUND
HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University women’s basketball team, fresh off its second straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament championship, will face No. 4 seed Kentucky on Saturday in Albuquerque, N.M. in the first round of the 2011 NCAA Div. I Women’s Basketball Tournament.
The game is scheduled to tip off at 6:30 p.m. EST. Television and ticket information will be announced when made available.
The Lady Pirates erupted in jubilation when their name was unveiled on the ESPN broadcast in the Student Center Ballroom. Hampton (25-6) earned a No. 13 seed in the Spokane Region, the highest-ever seed for a MEAC school in the 64-team championship format. For second-year head coach David Six, the seeding was validating.
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