Women’s Basketball falls at Kentucky Tuesday

Tuesday, February 15

Lexington, Ky.

5:00 PM

Mississippi State

15-9,6-6SEC

Kentucky

11-11,4-8SEC

Mississippi St.

Kentucky

Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics

Women’s Basketball falls at Kentucky Tuesday

February 15, 2022 | Women's Basketball

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By: Kelly Shipp, Assistant Director/Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Mississippi State falls on the road to Kentucky 81-74 in what was the team's second game in three days.

Anastasia Hayes finished as the Bulldogs' leading scorer for the fifth straight game, tallying 21 points along with five rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals. Hayes has eclipsed the 20-point mark 11 times this season and in six consecutive games.

JerKaila Jordan had her third straight 20-point outing, finishing with and even 20 to go along with five rebounds and four made three-pointers. This is the fourth game of the season that Jordan has made four or more threes. Aislynn Hayes also chipped in with 11 points on three, three-point makes, finishing in double-digits for the third time this season.

Myah Taylor came close to a double-double on Tuesday, scoring 11 points with eight assists and zero turnovers. Taylor has now dished out at least five assists with no turnovers in three games this season.

Caterrion Thompson finished with eight points, six rebounds, and three assists while making two three-point shots. This is the third straight game that Thompson has made multiple threes in a game, and it is her sixth time doing so in the last seven games. Charlotte Kohl also chipped in with three points, four rebounds and two blocks.

Mississippi State led by 15 points with 7:10 to play before Kentucky went on a 24-2 run to seal the contest. During that stretch, Kentucky scored eight points from the foul line, one less than State attempted for the game. Personal fouls were 19 against MSU and 13 against Kentucky, resulting in 24 foul shots for the Wildcats and just nine for Mississippi State.

Quoting Coach Novak
On the frustration after the loss
"It was high. It should be high. When you have a chance, and you have kind of controlled the game for a long portion, then to have it slip away like that, it's going to hurt. There's going to be some frustration. I think that's all normal. I think you should have pain after something like that. The beauty [of it] is that I'm going to have it, they're going to have it, we're going to let them have it, but you can only have it for so long because we have another game coming up here. So, normal grieving process, have at it, we'll all be babies for a little bit, and then we need to mature and get ready for that next one. We're not going to sugarcoat this thing and pretend that it's all good. We're a happy little unit. We're happy with the direction that we're going, but that loss hurts. All losses hurt."

Game Notes
• This is the first time since the 2018-19 season that MSU has had two players score at least 20 points in three consecutive games.

Up Next
Mississippi State will be back at home Thursday to host No. 11 LSU. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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