Hoops Claims SEC Opener Over Florida
A'dia Mathies scored 20 points and Jennifer O'Neill had 12 of her 17 in the second half and No. 6 Kentucky topped Florida 76-69 Thursday night in the teams' Southeastern Conference opener. DeNesha Stallworth added 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Wildcats (13-1) won their school-record 12th straight game. Last season's regular-season conference champions had to work hard and often for their sixth straight win over Florida. Kentucky trailed just once, but had to withstand several rallies from Florida.