#Life of an Intern: NCAA Women’s Basketball Week 12 Sunday

South Florida (11-10, 2-5 AAC) and UCF (18-3, 7-1 AAC) battle it out in an in-state rivalry game on Sunday.

Tipoff will be at 1 p.m. at CFE Arena.

Season Stat Leaders

South Florida UCF

Points

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Laura Ferreira (15.8 per game)

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Kay Kay Wright (17.6 per game)

Rebounds

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Shae Leverett (7.5 per game)

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Kay Kay Wright (4.0 per game)

Assists

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Sydni Harvey (3.1 per game)

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Kay Kay Wright (3.6 per game)

Steals

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Enna Pehadzic (0.8 per game)

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Kay Kay Wright (1.9 per game)

Blocks

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Britney Smith (0.7 per game)

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Shae Leverett (1.5 per game)

Team Notes

South Florida

South Florida is on a three-game losing streak.
The Bulls lost their last game to Cincinnati 57-56 on Wednesday.

Player of the Game: Enna Pehadzic (22 pts, 3 rebs)

South Florida has been playing without five players this season.
Kitija Laksa, Beatriz Jordao and Sivila Serrat are out for the rest of the season.
The Bulls are out-rebounding teams with a margin of 11.7.
South Florida’s rebounding margin is also No. 1 in the AAC and No. 7 in the NCAA.
Enna Pehadzic

Scoring 9.3 points per game.
Score 20+ points in three games this season.
Scored a career-high 22 points against Cincinnati.
Her five 3-pointers against Cincinnati matched her career high.
AAC Statistics

No. 4 in 3-point field goals made (1.9 per game)
No. 14 in 3-point field goal percentage (.322)
No. 26 in scoring (9.3 per game)

Luize Septe

Scored a career-high 10 points and career-high eight assists against Cincinnati.

Sydni Harvey

Scoring 12.9 points per game.
AAC Statistics

No. 1 in free throw percentage (.887)
No. 7 in 3-point field goal percentage (.354)
No. 10 in 3-point field goals made (1.6 per game)
No. 12 in scoring (12.9 per game)
No. 13 in assists (3.1 per game)
No. 15 in assist/turnover ratio (0.8)

Shae Leverett

Scoring 7.0 points and grabbing 7.0 rebounds per game.
AAC Statistics

No. 2 in blocked shots (1.5 per game)
No. 5 in rebounding (7.5 per game)

Tamara Henshaw

Scoring 7.0 points and grabbing 7.0 rebounds per game.
AAC Statistics

No. 12 in rebounding (7.1 per game)

Alyssa Rader

AAC Statistics

No. 6 in rebounding (7.4 per game)

Elisa Pinzan

AAC Statistics

No. 6 in assist/turnover ratio (1.7)
No. 15 in assists (3.0 per game)

UCF

UCF is 7-1 in AAC play.
The Knights won their last game against Houston 58-56 on Wednesday.

Player of the Game: Kayla Thigpen (16 pts, 2 rebs, 2 asts, 2 stls, 1 blk)

Kay Kay Wright

AAC Statistics

No. 3 in free throw percentage (.835)
No. 4 in scoring (17.6 per game)
No. 5 in steals (1.9 per game)
No. 7 in assists (3.6 per game)
No. 11 in assist/turnover ratio (1.1)

Kayla Thigpen

AAC Statistics

No. 9 in steals (1.6 per game)
No. 10 in field goal percentage (.464)
No. 24 in scoring (9.5 per game)

Nyala Shuler

AAC Statistics

No. 7 in rebounding (7.4 per game)

Sydnee McDonald

AAC Statistics

No. 7 in 3-point field goals made (1.7 per game)
No. 9 in 3-point field goal percentage (.346)

AAC Team Stat Comparison

Points

South Florida: No. 3 (66.0 per game)

UCF: No. 6 (63.5 per game)

Rebounds

South Florida: No. 1 (44.3 per game)

UCF: No. 8 (38.1 per game)

Assists

South Florida: No. 5 (13.5 per game)

UCF: No. 11 (11.3 per game)

Steals

South Florida: No. 12 (4.7 per game)

UCF: No. 3 (10.6 per game)

Blocks

South Florida: No. 2 (4.1 per game)

UCF: No. 10 (2.9 per game)

Last Meeting

UCF beat South Florida 62-49 on January 8, 2019 in Tampa, Florida.
The Knights won the game with large margin of 13-points.
UCF and South Florida were tied at 7-7 at the 5:30 mark in the first quarter.
The Knights took the lead in the final minute of the first quarter on a jumper drained by Jamesha Paul, 11-10.
UCF went on a 9-2 run in the first minutes of the third quarter to take a 38-30 lead.
South Florida shot only nine points in the fourth quarter while UCF scored 19.
Kay Kay Wright scored 20 points for the sixth time this season.

Florida (5-16, 1-7 SEC) looks for its second SEC win at No. 19 Kentucky (17-5, 4-4 SEC) on Sunday.

Tipoff will be at 2 p.m. at Rupp Arena.

Season Stat Leaders

Florida Kentucky

Points

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Funda Nakkasoglu (16.9 per game)

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Maci Morris (16.8 per game)

Rebounds

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Delicia Washington (7.6 per game)

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Rhyne Howard (7.0 per game)

Assists

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Kiara Smith (3.1 per game)

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Taylor Murray (3.8 per game)

Steals

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Kiara Smith (1.3 per game)

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Taylor Murray (3.4 per game)

Blocks

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Kristina Moore (0.3 per game)

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KeKe McKinney (1.1 per game)

Team Notes

Florida

Florida is on a four-game losing streak.
The Gators lost at Tennessee 67-50 on Thursday.

Player of the Game: Funda Nakkasoglu (18 pts, 3 rebs, 1 ast)

Florida’s bench players have the scoring advantage of 393-295 this season.
The Gators have outrebounded opponents in four of their last five games.
Funda Nakkasoglu

Scored 10 points in 16 games this season.
SEC Statistics

No. 1 in 3-point field goal percentage (.473)
No. 2 in 3-point field goals made (2.7 per game)
No. 5 in scoring (16.7 per game)
No. 6 in field goal percentage (.490)

Kiara Smith

Averaging 9.8 points per game since the start of SEC play.
SEC Statistics

No. 11 in assists (3.1 per game)
Tied at No. 19 with Alabama’s Cierra Johnson, Arkansas’s Jailyn Mason, Tennessee’s Jazmine Massengill and LSU’s Shanice Norton in steals (1.2 per game).
No. 25 in free throw percentage (.627)
Tied at No. 26 in Auburn’s Janiah McKay, Arkansas’s Raven Northcross-Baker and Mississippi State’s Anriel Howard in 3-point field goals made (0.6 per game).
Tied at No. 28 with Mizzou’s Hannah Schuchts and LSU’s Shanice Norton in rebounds (4.5 per game).

Delicia Washington

SEC Statistics

No. 11 in rebounds (7.9 per game)
No. 16 in assists (2.8 per game)
Tied at No. 18 with South Carolina’s Te’a Cooper and LSU’s Jaelyn Richard-Harris in steals (1.4 per game).
No. 23 in free throw percentage (.641)
Tied at No. 24 with South Carolina’s Destanni Henderson in 3-point field goals made (0.8 per game).
No. 33 in scoring (11.0 per game)
No. 43 in 3-point field goal percentage (.224)

Zada Williams

SEC Statistics

Tied at No. 23 with South Carolina’s LeLe Grissett in rebounds (5.2 per game).
No. 45 in scoring (8.7 per game)

Ariel Johnson

SEC Statistics

Tied at No. 16 with Auburn’s Brooke Moore and Tennessee’s Evina Westbrook in 3-point field goals made (1.1 per game).
Tied at No. 27 with Alabama’s Hannah Barer and Auburn’s Daisa Alexander in assists (1.9 per game).
Tied at No. 28 with Mississippi State’s Andra Espinoza-Hunter, Alabama’s Shaquera Wade and Texas A&M’s Chennedy Carter in 3-point field goal percentage (.333).

Kristina Moore

SEC Statistics

No. 27 in 3-point field goals made (0.6 per game)
No. 43 in 3-point field goal percentage (.235)

Danielle Rainey

SEC Statistics

Tied at No. 25 with LSU’s Mercedes Brooks and Mizzou’s Jordan Chavis in 3-point field goals made (1.2 per game).
No. 33 in 3-point field goal percentage (.298)

Kentucky

Kentucky dropped to No. 19 in this week’s AP Poll.
The Wildcats are on a two-game losing streak.
Kentucky lost to South Carolina 74-70 on Thursday.

Player of the Game: Maci Morris (21 pts, 1 reb, 5 asts, 3 blks)

The Wildcats dropped five of their last six home games.
Maci Morris

Holds a team-high 56 3-pointers this season.
SEC Statistics

No. 2 in 3-point field goal percentage (.471)
Tied at No. 3 with Arkansas’s Alexis Tolefree in 3-point field goals made (2.3 per game).
No. 6 in free throw percentage (.827)
No. 8 in scoring (16.3 per game)
No. 12 in field goal percentage (.440)
Tied at No. 14 with Arkansas’s Chelsea Dungee in steals (1.4 per game).
Tied at No. 14 with Georgia’s Stephanie Paul and Tennessee’s Kasiyahna Kushkituah in blocks (0.7 per game).

Rhyne Howard

Averaging 16.4 points per game.
SEC Statistics

No. 5 in 3-point field goals made (2.1 per game) and steals (2.2 per game).
No. 7 in 3-point field goal percentage (.400)
No. 9 in scoring (16.2 per game)
No. 10 in field goal percentage (.441)
Tied at No. 13 with Auburn’s Unique Thompson and Texas A&M’s Ciera Johnson in blocks (0.8 per game).
No. 14 in rebounds (7.2 per game)
Tied at No. 15 with Mizzou’s Lauren Aldridge and Texas A&M’s Shambria Washington in assists (2.7 per game)
No. 18 in free throw percentage (.716)

Taylor Murray

Averaging 12.5 points, 2.5 assists and 2.2 steals per game.
SEC Statistics

No. 1 in free throw percentage (.891) and steals (3.6 per game).
Tied at No. 7 with Mississippi State’s Jordan Danberry in assists (3.7 per game).
No. 23 in scoring (12.7 per game)

Jaida Roper

SEC Statistics

No. 13 in assists (2.8 per game)
No. 14 in 3-point field goal percentage (.375)
Tied at No. 19 with Tennessee’s Rennia Davis in 3-point field goals made (1.0 per game).
No. 46 in scoring (8.5 per game)

Amanda Paschal

SEC Statistics

Tied at No. 28 with Mizzou’s Akira Levy, Ole Miss’s La’Karis Salter and Mississippi State’s Anriel Howard in assists (1.8 per game).

Tatyana Wyatt

SEC Statistics

Tied at No. 20 with Mizzou’s Sophie Cunningham, Alabama’s Cierra Johnson, Arkansas’s Chelsea Dungee, Tennessee’s Zaay Green, Mississippi State’s Jordan Danberry and LSU’s Ayana Mitchell in blocks (0.4 per game).
Tied at No. 36 with Tennessee’s Jazmine Massengill and Ole Miss’s Cecilia Muhate Pena in rebounds (3.8 per game).

Keke McKinney

SEC Statistics

No. 8 in blocks (1.2 per game)
No. 17 in steals (1.3 per game)
Tied at No. 22 with Georgia’s Taja Cole in rebounds (5.0 per game).

Ogechi Anyagaligbo

SEC Statistics

Tied at No. 22 with South Carolina’s Te’a Cooper and Mississippi State’s Xaria Wiggins in blocks (0.4 per game).

SEC Team Stat Comparison

Points

Florida: No. 14 (60.5 per game)

Kentucky: No. 4 (75.5 per game)

Rebounds

Florida: No. 10 (32.2 per game)

Kentucky: No. 12 (31.7 per game)

Assists

Florida: No. 14 (10.9 per game)

Kentucky: No. 4 (14.1 per game)

Steals

Florida: No. 10 (6.1 per game)

Kentucky: No. 2 (11.6 per game)

Blocks

Florida: No. 12 (0.9 per game)

Kentucky: No. 4 (3.8 per game)

Series History

Kentucky leads Florida 30-25 in the all-time series.
Last Meeting: January 11, 2018, The Wildcats beat the Gators 56-53 in Gainesville, Florida.

Another SEC matchup will take place in Nashville, Tennessee as Tennessee (14-7, 3-5 SEC) and Vanderbilt (6-15, 1-7 SEC) battle it out in an in-state rivalry.

Tipoff will be at Memorial Gym at 3 p.m.

Season Stat Leaders

Tennessee Vanderbilt

Points