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Kentucky women’s basketball goes to 2 – 0 with another blowout win

Kentucky women’s basketball blows out Northern Kentucky 70 – 41 on Thursday night.

On Thursday night, coach Kenny Brooks and the Kentucky women’s basketball team played their second game of the new era. After dominating SC Upstate 98 – 43, the Wildcats faced off against Northern Kentucky, and it was another convincing win.

Kentucky started slow, and only led by six points halfway through the second quarter. They pulled ahead by 13 at the half, though, closing things out on a 10 – 3 run, including a Georgia Amoore three-pointer with eight seconds left.

Related: Georgia Amoore named a top 100 player by ESPN

The second half, particularly the fourth quarter, belonged to the Cats. In the final quarter, Kentucky outscored NKU 17 – 6, and the game’s final would be 70 – 41.

Freshman Clara Silva led the Wildcats in scoring with 18 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Center Clara Strack was also strong once again. She was just short of a triple-double with 15 points, 13 rebounds, and 8 assists. Georgia Amoore had 13 points and 8 assists.

The 2 – 0 Wildcats will take on Wofford next. That will take place on November 12th at 6:00 PM ET.

Kentucky women’s basketball lands international recruit Clara Silva

Kentucky women’s basketball adds international recruit Clara Silva for 2024.

Kenny Brooks hasn’t been the head coach for the Kentucky Wildcats women’s basketball team for long. However, he has already transformed the roster in a short time by landing a number of solid players.

On Sunday, Brooks was at it again. This time, they have added center Clara Silva, a 6’7″ player from Portugal. Like Zvonimir Ivisic for the men’s team last year, she has experience playing professionally overseas.

Playing for Unicaja Baloncesto, she averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 2 blocks. She is also a solid frontcourt passer.

Silva originally committed to Virginia Tech, but like Georgia Amoore and Clara Strack, will follow Brooks to Lexington to play for the Wildcats. She announced the decision on her Instagram page.

Brooks has added some serious talent to a Kentucky roster that didn’t perform well last year, and lost most of its players when the coaching change occurred.

Wildcats fans are hoping Brooks can get them back into the NCAA Tournament. As he continues to add talented players, that becomes more and more of a possibility.