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Tradition
CATS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Cats in the NCAA Tournament
Record vs. NCAA Opponents
vs. James Madison: 0-1
vs. Drake: 0-1
vs. Indiana: 0-1
vs. Illinois: 1-0
vs. South Carolina: 1-0
vs. Louisiana Tech: 0-1
vs. Nebraska: 1-0
vs. UCLA: 0-1
Total 3-5
Appearances: 5, Last in 1998-99
First Round Games: 2-3
Second Round Games: 0-1
Regional Games: 1-1
Year-By-Year Results
1999
NCAA West Regional • Los Angeles, Calif.
1st • Kentucky 98, Nebraska 92
2nd • UCLA, 87, Kentucky 63
throw attempts tied for the third-highest total in
West Regional first/second round history.
• Kentucky’s 98 points versus Nebraska in
1999 were the most by the Wildcats in a NCAA
Tournament game in school history.
1991
NCAA East Region • Harrisonburg, Va.
1st • James Madison 70, Kentucky 62
Back Row From L-R: Ilene Hauser, Grad. Asst.; Lisa Bressman, Grad Asst.; Jennifer
Gray, Christe Jordan, Cathy Proctor, Tedra Eberhart, Coach Sharon Fanning,
Jocelyn Mills, Rebekah Reasor, Tiundra Love, Pattresa Leonard, Karen
Booker, Asst.; Jerry McLaughlin, Asst. Coach. Seated From L-R: Lucresia
Hunter, Trainer; Diana Pardee, Manager; Mia Daniel, Stacy McIntyre, Jamie Hobgood,
Tracye Davis, Kristi Cushenberry, Kayla Campbell, Karen Killen, Jennifer
Johnson, Manager; Stacye Buzzanca, Manager.
1986
NCAA Midwest Region • Des Moines, Iowa
1st • Drake 73, Kentucky 70
1982
(SEC Champions)
NCAA Midwest Regionals • Ruston, La.
1st • Kentucky 88, Illinois 80
2nd • Kentucky 73, South Carolina 69
3rd • Louisiana Tech 82, Kentucky 60
Back Row From L-R: Terry Hall, Coach; Lynn Norenberg, Grad. Asst.; Kathy Lokie,
Valerie Still, Jody Runge, Grace Odrick, Terri Naiser, Tayna Fogle, Dottie Berry, Asst.
Coach; Mimi Porter, Trainer. Seated From L-R: Michele Oberst, Manager; Lisa
Collins, Donna Martin, Patty Jo Hedges, Lori Edgington, Lea Wise, Diane Stephens,
Gary Loyd, Manager.
1982 MIDWEST
ALL-REGIONAL TEAM
•MVP-Pam Kelly, Louisiana Tech
Janice Lawrence, Louisiana Tech
Valerie Still, Kentucky
Patty Jo Hedges, Kentucky
Sheila Foster, South Carolina
Back Row From L-R: Strength Coach Chris Rounds, Manager LaTrice
Hogan, Manager Trey Clark, Head Coach Bernadette Mattox, Assistant
Coach Leslie Nichols, Katie Vieth, Shantia Owens, Laura Meadows, Tanesha
Seaton, Stephanie Christman, Assistant Coach Meghan Burke, Assistant
Coach Rick Griffith, Manager Wes Thompson, Manager Erica Lynch,
Athletic Trainer Amy Plas. Seated From L-R: Natalie Martinez, Rae Keith,
Carolyn Alexander, Tiffany Wait, Jaye Barnes, Kenya Young, Erica Jackson,
LaTonya McDole.
• For the first time in 17 years, the UK
women’s basketball team won a first round game
in the NCAA Tournament in 1999, defeating
Nebraska, 98-92.
• The Cats’ 64 second-half points were the
most scored by a team in a half in the history of
the West Regional first or second round. Kentucky’s
31 made free throws also tied the West
Regional first/second round record and its 40 free
Back Row From L-R: Terry Hall, Coach; Sue Stanley, Trainer; Laurie Hudgens,
Shell Miller, Karen Mosley, Melanie Warren, Debbie Miller, Leslie Nichols,
Cindy Noble, Asst. Coach; Donna Murphy, Asst. Coach. Seated From L-R:
Michele Pennie, Monique Tarantini, Pam Shrum, Jodie Whitaker, Bebe Croley,
Lynne Elbert, Sandy Harding.
1983
NCAA Mideast Region • Lexington, Ky.
1st • Indiana 87, Kentucky 76
Back Row From L-R: Terri Naiser, Valerie Still, Jody Runge, Sally Loughton,
Karen Mosley, Leslie Nichols, Lisa Collins. Seated From L-R: Diane Stephens,
Donna Martin, Patty Jo Hedges, Lea Wise, Audre Andrew, Lynnette Lewis.
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