Kentucky is Thankful to Have Georgia Amoore for SEC Battles

Georgia Amoore hit seven 3-pointers in Thursday's win over Mississippi State. (Vicky Graff Photo)

Coach Kenny Brooks has been able to lead the UK women to some impressive wins in non-conference play. Brooks and his staff have ACC experience but were coaching in the Southeastern Conference for the first time when the Cats blasted Mississippi State Thursday behind 28 points by Dazia Lawrence and 27 by Georgia Amoore.

“I think we are ready. It’s fun for us,” said Kentucky assistant Josh Petersen, who had been at Miami before joining Brooks’ staff. “This is a new adventure for all of us (on the coaching staff) but we know the SEC well. We have all coached against SEC teams, so we know what is coming.”

Petersen didn’t deny that UK had things to “tweak and work on” before SEC started and continues Sunday when the Cats play at Vanderbilt.

“I know it sounds so cliche but how we continue to build and work together and how we can get more efficient is what we have to keep doing,” Petersen said.  “Every game we grow as a  team. We get into SEC play and have to know what our bread and butter will be.

“The beautiful thing is we know who Georgia Amoore is. She does not get rattled. She is all about the team. The whole team feeds off that and she steadies the team.”

Amoore has had nine assists the last two games and has also scored 20 or more points in five straight games.

“Georgia was always a facilitator (at Virginia Tech) and able to find people and now they find her. That is what we have to continue to have,” Kentucky coach Kenny Brooks said after the win over Mississippi State.

“People are going to try to double team Georgia and put her in bad situations but if they (other UK players) facilitate like they are capable of doing that will make it hard to do.”