2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

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 which they defeated Wright State in the first round, Syracuse in the second round before losing to Baylor in the sweet sixteen.

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
2013–14 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 South Carolina142 .875295  .853
No. 3 Tennessee133 .813296  .829
No. 15 Texas A&M133 .813279  .750
No. 10 Kentucky106 .625269  .743
Florida88 .5002013  .606
Georgia79 .4382012  .625
LSU79 .4382113  .618
Vanderbilt79 .4381813  .581
Auburn79 .4381915  .559
Alabama79 .4381416  .467
Arkansas610 .3751911  .633
Missouri610 .3751714  .548
Mississippi State511 .3132214  .611
Ole Miss214 .1251220  .375
2014 SEC tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

Roster

2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
PG 0 Jennifer O'Neill 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrSaint Michael Academy Bronx, NY
PG 3 Janee Thompson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoWhitney Young Chicago, IL
F 5 Kyvin Goodin-Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrMarion County Lebanon, KY
G 10 Bernisha Pinkett 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrWoodson Washington, DC
F 11 DeNesha Stallworth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrPinole Valley
California
Richmond, CA
F/C 12 Jelleah Sidney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrSaint Michael Academy
Chipola JC
Queens Village, NY
G 13 Bria Goss 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBen Davis Indianapolis, IN
G 15 Linnae Harper 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrWhitney Young Chicago, IL
F/C 23 Samarie Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrChaminade-Julienne
Connecticut
West Carrollton, OH
G 25 Makayla Epps 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrMarion County Lebanon, KY
F/C 31 Samantha Drake 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrNelson County Bardstown, KY
G 32 Kastine Evans 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrNorwich Free Academy Salem, CT
F/C 50 Azia Bishop 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrStart 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

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
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.
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