2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Kentucky during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by seventh year head coach Matthew Mitchell, played their home games at the Memorial Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished with a record of 26–9 overall, 10–6 in SEC play for a fourth-place finish. They lost in the 2014 SEC women's basketball tournament to Tennessee. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Wright State in the first round, Syracuse in the second round before losing to Baylor in the sweet sixteen.

2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 10
Record	26–9 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach	Matthew Mitchell (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff House Shalon Pillow Danielle Santos
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum

2013–14 SEC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 South Carolina	14	–	2		.875			29	–	5		.853
No. 3 Tennessee †	13	–	3		.813			29	–	6		.829
No. 15 Texas A&M	13	–	3		.813			27	–	9		.750
No. 10 Kentucky	10	–	6		.625			26	–	9		.743
Florida	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Georgia	7	–	9		.438			20	–	12		.625
LSU	7	–	9		.438			21	–	13		.618
Vanderbilt	7	–	9		.438			18	–	13		.581
Auburn	7	–	9		.438			19	–	15		.559
Alabama	7	–	9		.438			14	–	16		.467
Arkansas	6	–	10		.375			19	–	11		.633
Missouri	6	–	10		.375			17	–	14		.548
Mississippi State	5	–	11		.313			22	–	14		.611
Ole Miss	2	–	14		.125			12	–	20		.375
† 2014 SEC tournament winner As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC) Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown PG 0 Jennifer O'Neill 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Saint Michael Academy Bronx, NY PG 3 Janee Thompson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Whitney Young Chicago, IL F 5 Kyvin Goodin-Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Marion County Lebanon, KY G 10 Bernisha Pinkett 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Woodson Washington, DC F 11 DeNesha Stallworth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Pinole Valley California Richmond, CA F/C 12 Jelleah Sidney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Saint Michael Academy Chipola JC Queens Village, NY G 13 Bria Goss 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Ben Davis Indianapolis, IN G 15 Linnae Harper 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Whitney Young Chicago, IL F/C 23 Samarie Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Chaminade-Julienne Connecticut West Carrollton, OH G 25 Makayla Epps 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Marion County Lebanon, KY F/C 31 Samantha Drake 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Nelson County Bardstown, KY G 32 Kastine Evans 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Norwich Free Academy Salem, CT F/C 50 Azia Bishop 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Start Toledo, OH	Head coach Matthew Mitchell (Mississippi State) Assistant coach(es) Jeff House (Nazareth) Shalon Pillow (Tennessee) Danielle Santos (Florida) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2013-08-16

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 5, 2013* 1:00 p.m.	No. 7	Eckerd College	W 83–35	–	Memorial Coliseum (2,314) Lexington, KY
Regular Season
Nov. 8, 2013* 7:00 p.m.	No. 7	at Marist	W 75–61	1–0	McCann Field House (3,200) Poughkeepise, NY
Nov. 10, 2013* 1:00 p.m.	No. 7	at Wagner	W 96–57	2–0	Spiro Sports Center (1,847) Staten Island, NY
Nov. 13, 2013* 11:00 a.m.	No. 7	Georgia Southern	W 103–38	3–0	Memorial Coliseum (6,278) Lexington, KY
Nov. 17, 2013* 2:00 p.m., UK IMG/FSN	No. 7	Central Michigan	W 96–74	4–0	Memorial Coliseum (4,813) Lexington, KY
Nov. 21, 2013* 7:00 p.m.	No. 7	Lipscomb	W 116–49	5–0	Memorial Coliseum (5,031) Lexington, KY
Nov. 24, 2013* 5:00 p.m., WNAB	No. 7	at Middle Tennessee	W 84–72	6–0	Murphy Center (4,822) Murfreesboro, TN
Nov. 27, 2013* 5:00 p.m.	No. 7	Bradley	W 117–77	7–0	Memorial Coliseum (4,829) Lexington, KY
Dec. 1, 2013* 1:00 p.m., UK IMG/FSN	No. 7	No. 4 Louisville The Battle For The Bluegrass	W 74–69	8–0	Memorial Coliseum (7,963) Lexington, KY
Dec. 6, 2013* 7:30 p.m.	No. 5	vs. No. 9 Baylor	W 133–130 4OT	9–0	AT&T Stadium (N/A) Arlington, TX
Dec. 12, 2013* 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 5	at DePaul	W 96–85	10–0	Sullivan Athletic Center (2,577) Chicago, IL
Dec. 15, 2013* 2:00 p.m., UK IMG/FSN	No. 5	East Tennessee State	W 73–56	11–0	Memorial Coliseum (5,431) Lexington, KY
Dec. 22, 2013* 3:00 p.m., UK IMG/FSN	No. 5	No. 2 Duke	L 61–67	11–1	Rupp Arena (23,706) Lexington, KY
Dec. 29, 2013* 2:00 p.m.	No. 6	Grambling State	W 109–46	12–1	Memorial Coliseum (5,165) Lexington, KY
Jan. 2, 2014 3:00 p.m.	No. 6	at Alabama	W 85–63	13–1 (1–0)	Foster Auditorium (1,639) Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 5, 2014 3:00 p.m., CSS	No. 6	Florida	L 73–83	13–2 (1–1)	Memorial Coliseum (7,039) Lexington, KY
Jan. 9, 2014 7:00 p.m.	No. 9	at No. 10 South Carolina	L 59–68	13–3 (1–2)	Colonial Life Arena (5,689) Columbia, SC
Jan. 12, 2014 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 9	Missouri	W 80–69	14–3 (2–2)	Memorial Coliseum (5,279) Lexington, KY
Jan. 19, 2014 2:00 p.m., SEC TV	No. 10	at Auburn	W 73–71	15–3 (3–2)	Auburn Arena (3,129) Auburn, AL
Jan. 23, 2014 7:00 p.m.	No. 9	Alabama	L 55–57	15–4 (3–3)	Memorial Coliseum (4,722) Lexington, KY
Jan. 26, 2014 1:00 p.m., SPSO	No. 9	Arkansas	W 68–58	16–4 (4–3)	Memorial Coliseum (5,396) Lexington, KY
Jan. 30, 2014 9:00 p.m., SPSO	No. 13	at Georgia	L 56–58	16–5 (4–4)	Stegeman Coliseum (2,509) Athens, GA
Feb. 2, 2014 12:00 p.m., SPSO	No. 13	No. 14 LSU	W 63–56	17–5 (5–4)	Memorial Coliseum (6,333) Lexington, KY
Feb. 9, 2014 12:00 p.m., CSS	No. 15	at Florida	L 80–86	17–6 (5–5)	O'Connell Center (2,759) Gainesville, FL
Feb. 13, 2014 7:00 p.m., SPSO	No. 18	Ole Miss	W 108–78	18–6 (6–5)	Memorial Coliseum (6,530) Lexington, KY
Feb. 16, 2014 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 18	at No. 8 Tennessee Rivalry	W 75–71	19–6 (7–5)	Thompson–Boling Arena (15,664) Knoxville, TN
Feb. 20, 2014 7:00 p.m., UK IMG/FSN	No. 15	No. 4 South Carolina	L 58–81	19–7 (7–6)	Memorial Coliseum (5,958) Lexington, KY
Feb. 23, 2014 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 15	at No. 16 Texas A&M	W 83–74	20–7 (8–6)	Reed Arena (7,343) College Station, TX
Feb. 27, 2014 8:00 p.m.	No. 12	at Mississippi State	W 81–74 OT	21–7 (9–6)	Humphrey Coliseum (2,871) Starkville, MS
Mar. 2, 2014 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 12	Vanderbilt	W 65–63	22–7 (10–6)	Memorial Coliseum (6,551) Lexington, KY
SEC tournament
Mar. 7, 2014 2:30 p.m., SPSO	No. 12 (4)	vs. No. (5) Florida Quarterfinal	W 75–70	23–7	Arena at Gwinnett Center (4,217) Duluth, GA
Mar. 8, 2014 Noon, ESPNU	No. 12 (4)	vs. No. 5 (1) South Carolina Semifinal	W 68–58	24–7	Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,306) Duluth, GA
Mar. 9, 2014 3:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 12 (4)	vs. No. 6 (2) Tennessee Championship game / Rivalry	L 70–71	24–8	Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,544) Duluth, GA
NCAA women's tournament
Mar. 22, 2014* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	No. 10 (3)	No. (14) Wright State First Round	W 106–60	25–8	Memorial Coliseum (N/A) Lexington, KY
Mar. 24, 2014* 6:25 p.m., ESPN2	No. 10 (3)	No. (6) Syracuse Second Round	W 64–59	26–8	Memorial Coliseum (4,661) Lexington, KY
Mar. 29, 2014* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 10 (3)	vs. No. 5 (2) Baylor Sweet Sixteen	L 72–90	26–9	Edmund P. Joyce Center (N/A) South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source

Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	6	6	9	10	9	13	15	18	15	12	12	10	10
Coaches	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	10	12	8	12	13	18	15	15	13	11	11

See also

2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team