Lady Rattlers take on undefeated Kentucky

The Lady Rattlers will take on the 8-0 Kentucky women’s basketball team at 1 p.m. EST today in a game that will be televised live on Fox Sports South.

FAMU is 5-2 overall, 1-0 in the Mid-eastern Athletic Conference after wins over Florida (72-71) and Bethune-Cookman (65-62) last week. The Lady Rattlers also won their first three games of the season, highlighted by a season-opening upset at South Florida, 73-68 in overtime. Their two losses came against Missouri and Auburn.

“Florida A&M is a tremendous team, off to a great start with a 5-2 record,” UK Hoops Coach Matthew Mitchell said. “They have gone into Tampa and beat South Florida and gone into Gainesville and beaten Florida. They have certainly been impressive to watch on film.”

Four FAMU players are averaging in double-digit scoring led by senior guard Deidra Jones with 15.3 points per game. The reigning MEAC Player of the Week, Tameka McKelton, follows with 13.3 points per game. FAMU's leading rebounder is Qiana Donald with 10.9 caroms per game.

This is just the second meeting between the squads in school history. UK leads 1-0 after defeating the Lady Rattlers 84-55 on Nov. 21, 2005 in Lexington. UK is 5-0 all-time vs. teams from the MEAC.

UPDATE

The Lady Rattlers fell to Kentucky, 91-39. Sophomore Antonia Bennett led FAMU with 12 points and 10 rebounds, while sophomore Tameka McKelton added 11 points and six rebounds.