The Kentucky women’s basketball team’s bodies were in Nashville on Sunday afternoon. Their heads were not.
On Sunday, the Wildcats (10-16, 2-12 SEC) suffered a soul-crushing 79-57 defeat to the Vanderbilt Commodores (12-16; 3-11 SEC) on the road. Before falling to Vanderbilt, UK lost four-straight SEC contests by an average margin of 14.3 points.
Injuries have only catalyzed Kentucky’s latest troubles. Robyn Benton (ankle) and Maddie Scherr (illness) missed UK’s contest on Thursday against Georgia. Benton returned to face the Commodores, but Scherr did not. To pile on, 6-foot-3 forward Ajae Petty was listed out on Sunday due to an ankle injury.