Passing is paving the way to success for No. 14 Kentucky Women’s Basketball this season. After the first seven games, Kentucky’s distribution is looking like a well-oiled machine. Nevertheless, the ‘Cats pass more than just the eye test.
In the Wildcats’ 90-56 victory over Merrimack on Sunday, the team recorded 30 assists. For reference, the last time UK had 30 assists in one contest was on Nov. 18, 2015. While UK is neck-and-neck with historic records, they’re dominating the present competition.
Passing up the competition
Kentucky is currently averaging the second-most assists per game in the nation with 20.