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Kentucky women’s basketball outlasts Boston College in 83-81 victory

Kentucky women’s basketball (3-5) pulled out a win against Boston College on Thursday, defeating the Eagles 83-81 inside the Clive M. Beck Center on the campus of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky.

The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Cats, with Kentucky’s last win coming in its second game of the season when it defeated USC Upstate 82-54.

Kentucky graduate student Emma King would kick off the scoring for the Wildcats, sinking a 3-pointer as the Cats would go on to build a 13-11 lead halfway through the first.

“I love that kid,” Kentucky Head Coach Kyra Elzy said regarding King.