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Cat Scratches
Date and Place of Birth: Dec. 5, 1987/
Panama City, Fla.
Parent(s): Harley and Mary Watkins
Siblings: Crystal (23), John (22), Josh (21),
Shannon (18),
Major: Sociology
Contemplated Profession: Work with
troubled teens
High School and Coach:
Christian County HS/Don Dillard
Shooting Hand: Right
Questions & Answers
What is your nickname? Lit
What has given you the most joy in the last
year? Finishing my freshman year of college
Person that has most influenced you in life,
why? Both my mother and father
What has impressed you most about Coach
Mitchell? How loving he is and passionate
towards the team
If you could trade places with Coach
Mitchell for one day what would you do? I
would live in his big house
If you could give Coach Mitchell a
nickname, what would it be? Napoleon
Funniest player on the team and why?
Amber. She’s just funny
You’d be surprised to know that I? Have a
twin brother
Favorite quote? “I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me.”
I chose to play basketball at UK because?
Of the fans and the coaches
Why do you wear the number 12? Because I
couldn’t get 3 and 1 + 2 = 3 so 12 was my
choice
High School
Missed senior season due to a back injury ...
Played two seasons at Christian County High
School after transferring from Port St. Joe, Fla.,
before her sophomore season ... Averaged 14.0
points and 10.0 points per game as a junior
under Coach Don Dillard ... Named the Florida
Freshman of the Year after averaging 18.1 points
per game in her rookie campaign ... Also competed
in track and field, running the anchor in
the 2006 KHSAA State Championship 4x100
and 4x200 meter relays ... Chose Kentucky over
Western Kentucky and several other schools.
Mitchell Says...
“Lydia is explosive. She’s exciting. She’s athletic.
She’s hard working. She sacrifices her body.
She just is a high-energy player that is going to
have a tremendous season.”
Game-By-Game Statistics
(Freshman - 2006-07)
Opp. MIN FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA REB A Blk Stl Pts
Washington State 12 3-5 0-1 2-4 1 3 0 2 8
Indiana 14 1-6 0-0 1-2 4 0 0 1 3
at Old Dominion 27 2-4 0-1 2-3 11 0 0 2 6
vs. Delaware 16 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
vs. SIU 9 2-5 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 1 4
Detroit 11 2-6 0-1 0-0 6 0 0 1 4
at #19 Louisville 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Arkansas-Pine Bluff8 1-1 0-0 2-2 2 1 0 0 4
Miss. Valley State 12 0-1 0-0 4-6 10 1 0 1 4
Southern 9 1-2 0-0 1-2 5 0 0 0 3
vs. Kent State 12 2-3 0-0 1-2 6 0 0 0 5
vs. Memphis 9 0-1 0-0 6-6 4 1 0 1 6
Texas-Pan American6 0-2 0-0 0-0 6 1 0 0 0
South Carolina 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
at #7/8 Ohio State 8 0-2 0-0 1-2 3 0 0 0 1
at Alabama 12 3-4 0-0 1-1 3 0 0 1 7
Ole Miss 9 2-2 1-1 0-0 3 1 0 0 5
at #8 LSU 19 3-4 0-0 0-1 3 0 1 1 6
at Auburn 9 2-3 0-0 1-1 1 0 0 2 5
Mississippi State 16 2-3 0-0 1-2 3 1 1 0 5
at South Carolina 15 3-7 2-2 0-1 5 0 1 1 8
#15 Vanderbilt 5 0-0 0-0 3-4 1 0 0 0 3
Florida 7 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
at Ole Miss 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
at #3 Tennessee 14 2-3 0-0 0-1 3 0 0 0 4
#11/12 Georgia 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Arkansas 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
at Florida 12 1-2 0-1 0-0 6 0 0 0 2
va. Arkansas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
vs. #10/12 Georgia2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0
at Oakland 11 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 0 0 0 0
at Ball State 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 2
at Wisconsin 16 1-2 0-0 2-2 3 0 0 1 4
Totals 325 34-76 3-9 28-44 96 13 3 16 99
* Started game
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