2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record26–9 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff House
  • Shalon Pillow
  • Danielle Santos
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
Seasons
2013–14 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 South Carolina 14 – 2   .875 29 – 5   .853
No. 3 Tennessee † 13 – 3   .813 29 – 6   .829
No. 15 Texas A&M 13 – 3   .813 27 – 9   .750
No. 10 Kentucky 10 – 6   .625 26 – 9   .743
Florida 8 – 8   .500 20 – 13   .606
Georgia 7 – 9   .438 20 – 12   .625
LSU 7 – 9   .438 21 – 13   .618
Vanderbilt 7 – 9   .438 18 – 13   .581
Auburn 7 – 9   .438 19 – 15   .559
Alabama 7 – 9   .438 14 – 16   .467
Arkansas 6 – 10   .375 19 – 11   .633
Missouri 6 – 10   .375 17 – 14   .548
Mississippi State 5 – 11   .313 22 – 14   .611
Ole Miss 2 – 14   .125 12 – 20   .375
† 2014 SEC tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Kentucky during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by seventh year head coach Matthew Mitchell, played their home games at the Memorial Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished with a record of 26–9 overall, 10–6 in SEC play for a fourth-place finish. They lost in the 2014 SEC women's basketball tournament to Tennessee. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Wright State in the first round, Syracuse in the second round before losing to Baylor in the sweet sixteen.

Roster

2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
PG 0 Jennifer O'Neill 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Saint Michael Academy Bronx, NY
PG 3 Janee Thompson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Whitney Young Chicago, IL
F 5 Kyvin Goodin-Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Marion County Lebanon, KY
G 10 Bernisha Pinkett 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Woodson Washington, DC
F 11 DeNesha Stallworth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Pinole Valley
California 		Richmond, CA
F/C 12 Jelleah Sidney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Saint Michael Academy
Chipola JC 		Queens Village, NY
G 13 Bria Goss 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Ben Davis Indianapolis, IN
G 15 Linnae Harper 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Whitney Young Chicago, IL
F/C 23 Samarie Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Chaminade-Julienne
Connecticut 		West Carrollton, OH
G 25 Makayla Epps 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Marion County Lebanon, KY
F/C 31 Samantha Drake 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Nelson County Bardstown, KY
G 32 Kastine Evans 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Norwich Free Academy Salem, CT
F/C 50 Azia Bishop 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Start Toledo, OH
Head coach

Matthew Mitchell (Mississippi State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff House (Nazareth)
Shalon Pillow (Tennessee)
Danielle Santos (Florida)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-16

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 5, 2013*
1:00 p.m. 		No. 7 Eckerd College W 83–35  –
 Memorial Coliseum (2,314)
Lexington, KY
Regular Season
Nov. 8, 2013*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 7 at Marist W 75–61  1–0
 McCann Field House (3,200)
Poughkeepise, NY
Nov. 10, 2013*
1:00 p.m. 		No. 7 at Wagner W 96–57  2–0
 Spiro Sports Center (1,847)
Staten Island, NY
Nov. 13, 2013*
11:00 a.m. 		No. 7 Georgia Southern W 103–38  3–0
 Memorial Coliseum (6,278)
Lexington, KY
Nov. 17, 2013*
2:00 p.m., UK IMG/FSN 		No. 7 Central Michigan W 96–74  4–0
 Memorial Coliseum (4,813)
Lexington, KY
Nov. 21, 2013*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 7 Lipscomb W 116–49  5–0
 Memorial Coliseum (5,031)
Lexington, KY
Nov. 24, 2013*
5:00 p.m., WNAB 		No. 7 at Middle Tennessee W 84–72  6–0
 Murphy Center (4,822)
Murfreesboro, TN
Nov. 27, 2013*
5:00 p.m. 		No. 7 Bradley W 117–77  7–0
 Memorial Coliseum (4,829)
Lexington, KY
Dec. 1, 2013*
1:00 p.m., UK IMG/FSN 		No. 7 No. 4 Louisville
The Battle For The Bluegrass 		W 74–69  8–0
 Memorial Coliseum (7,963)
Lexington, KY
Dec. 6, 2013*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 5 vs. No. 9 Baylor W 133–130 4OT 9–0
 AT&T Stadium (N/A)
Arlington, TX
Dec. 12, 2013*
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 5 at DePaul W 96–85  10–0
 Sullivan Athletic Center (2,577)
Chicago, IL
Dec. 15, 2013*
2:00 p.m., UK IMG/FSN 		No. 5 East Tennessee State W 73–56  11–0
 Memorial Coliseum (5,431)
Lexington, KY
Dec. 22, 2013*
3:00 p.m., UK IMG/FSN 		No. 5 No. 2 Duke L 61–67  11–1
 Rupp Arena (23,706)
Lexington, KY
Dec. 29, 2013*
2:00 p.m. 		No. 6 Grambling State W 109–46  12–1
 Memorial Coliseum (5,165)
Lexington, KY
Jan. 2, 2014
3:00 p.m. 		No. 6 at Alabama W 85–63  13–1 (1–0)
 Foster Auditorium (1,639)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 5, 2014
3:00 p.m., CSS 		No. 6 Florida L 73–83  13–2 (1–1)
 Memorial Coliseum (7,039)
Lexington, KY
Jan. 9, 2014
7:00 p.m. 		No. 9 at No. 10 South Carolina L 59–68  13–3 (1–2)
 Colonial Life Arena (5,689)
Columbia, SC
Jan. 12, 2014
5:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 9 Missouri W 80–69  14–3 (2–2)
 Memorial Coliseum (5,279)
Lexington, KY
Jan. 19, 2014
2:00 p.m., SEC TV 		No. 10 at Auburn W 73–71  15–3 (3–2)
 Auburn Arena (3,129)
Auburn, AL
Jan. 23, 2014
7:00 p.m. 		No. 9 Alabama L 55–57  15–4 (3–3)
 Memorial Coliseum (4,722)
Lexington, KY
Jan. 26, 2014
1:00 p.m., SPSO 		No. 9 Arkansas W 68–58  16–4 (4–3)
 Memorial Coliseum (5,396)
Lexington, KY
Jan. 30, 2014
9:00 p.m., SPSO 		No. 13 at Georgia L 56–58  16–5 (4–4)
 Stegeman Coliseum (2,509)
Athens, GA
Feb. 2, 2014
12:00 p.m., SPSO 		No. 13 No. 14 LSU W 63–56  17–5 (5–4)
 Memorial Coliseum (6,333)
Lexington, KY
Feb. 9, 2014
12:00 p.m., CSS 		No. 15 at Florida L 80–86  17–6 (5–5)
 O'Connell Center (2,759)
Gainesville, FL
Feb. 13, 2014
7:00 p.m., SPSO 		No. 18 Ole Miss W 108–78  18–6 (6–5)
 Memorial Coliseum (6,530)
Lexington, KY
Feb. 16, 2014
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 18 at No. 8 Tennessee
Rivalry 		W 75–71  19–6 (7–5)
 Thompson–Boling Arena (15,664)
Knoxville, TN
Feb. 20, 2014
7:00 p.m., UK IMG/FSN 		No. 15 No. 4 South Carolina L 58–81  19–7 (7–6)
 Memorial Coliseum (5,958)
Lexington, KY
Feb. 23, 2014
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 15 at No. 16 Texas A&M W 83–74  20–7 (8–6)
 Reed Arena (7,343)
College Station, TX
Feb. 27, 2014
8:00 p.m. 		No. 12 at Mississippi State W 81–74 OT 21–7 (9–6)
 Humphrey Coliseum (2,871)
Starkville, MS
Mar. 2, 2014
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 12 Vanderbilt W 65–63  22–7 (10–6)
 Memorial Coliseum (6,551)
Lexington, KY
SEC tournament
Mar. 7, 2014
2:30 p.m., SPSO 		No. 12 (4) vs. No. (5) Florida
Quarterfinal 		W 75–70  23–7
 Arena at Gwinnett Center (4,217)
Duluth, GA
Mar. 8, 2014
Noon, ESPNU 		No. 12 (4) vs. No. 5 (1) South Carolina
Semifinal 		W 68–58  24–7
 Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,306)
Duluth, GA
Mar. 9, 2014
3:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 12 (4) vs. No. 6 (2) Tennessee
Championship game / Rivalry 		L 70–71  24–8
 Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,544)
Duluth, GA
NCAA women's tournament
Mar. 22, 2014*
11:00 a.m., ESPN2 		No. 10 (3) No. (14) Wright State
First Round 		W 106–60  25–8
 Memorial Coliseum (N/A)
Lexington, KY
Mar. 24, 2014*
6:25 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 10 (3) No. (6) Syracuse
Second Round 		W 64–59  26–8
 Memorial Coliseum (4,661)
Lexington, KY
Mar. 29, 2014*
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 10 (3) vs. No. 5 (2) Baylor
Sweet Sixteen 		L 72–90  26–9
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (N/A)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 9 10 9 13 15 18 15 12 12 10 10
Coaches 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 10 12 8 12 13 18 15 15 13 11 11

See also

2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "2013-14 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball schedule". UK Athletics. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.