Kentucky womens basketball (4-1) suffered its first loss of the season in The Bahamas on Monday, losing to No. 11 Virginia Tech 82-74.
The loss took place in the first of two games UK is set to play in the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship in Nassau. It also took place in Kentucky’s first game against a ranked opponent.
While the final score line remained within single digits, the game’s entirety could not say the same, with Kentucky trailing by as many as 28 points in the second quarter.
The Wildcats finished the game shooting 5-6 in recent attempts, bringing the final shooting performance to 30-68 (44%) from the field and 2-9 (22%) from beyond the arc.