PREVIEW: Kentucky WBB looks to take down Texas A&M on the road

Kentucky got a double-digit road win over Georgia in their last game, and the Cats will look to duplicate that same success when they take on Texas A&M in College Station.

Get to know the Aggies before the game.

Bio Blast

Texas A&M is 9-8 overall and 2-3 in the SEC to this point in the season. Before the year began, they were picked to finish 13th in the conference, but as it stands right now, they are currently tied for sixth in the conference. To be fair, it’s early in conference play, but Texas A&M has proven that they can get wins against SEC competition.

Perhaps their best win this season came on January 5th when Texas A&M upset then No. 25 Ole Miss, beating the Rebels 60-58 at home. It is worthy to note that they have suffered some bad losses to this point as well, including their season opener against Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

Last season, Texas A&M went on the road and beat Kentucky 61-44 in Rupp Arena, but things could look very different this go around.

Scouting Report

If there’s one thing to know about Texas A&M, it’s that they are a very, very bad three-point shooting team. They sit dead last in the conference and 329th in the country in three-point percentage (24.6%). The Aggies have just one player who shoots north of 30% from deep, freshman guard Taliyah Parker (32.4%)

Their leading scorer and arguably their best player is fifth-year senior Aicha Coulibaly, who averages 12.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. She had 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists against the Cats a year ago, and she is capable of putting up that type of stat line on Thursday too.

Sahara Jones, a 6-foot fifth-year senior guard, averages 10.5 points and 6.9 rebounds in 28.2 minutes per contest, having the best year of her collegiate career. Texas A&M also has a much deeper rotation than Kentucky, with 10 players averaging at least 12 minutes of action per game.

Projected Kentucky Starters

#3 – Georgia Amoore

5-FOOT-6 – GUARD – GRADUATE STUDENT

18.5 PPG – 7.5 APG – 2.4 RPG

#7 – Teonni Key

6-FOOT-4 – FORWARD – JUNIOR

11.7 PPG – 8.5 RPG – 2.2 BPG

#10 – Dazia Lawrence

5-FOOT-8 – GUARD – REDSHIRT SENIOR

13.6 PPG – 2.4 APG – 2.1 RPG

#13 – Clara Strack

6-FOOT-5 – CENTER – SOPHOMORE

15.9 PPG – 9.8 RPG – 3.2 APG

#32 – Amelia Hassett

6-FOOT-3 – FORWARD – JUNIOR

11.1 PPG – 9.4 RPG – 2.1 APG

Initial Availability Report

Starting this season in conference play, SEC teams are required to release an availability report, listing players and their injury statuses for their upcoming game.

Here is the initial report for Kentucky-Texas A&M:

The final availability report will be available closer to game time.

**Note: Kentucky’s Dominika Paurová is not listed as “Out” because she is completely exempt from the season due to an ACL tear she suffered in the offseason. Jordan Obi, who also suffered a lower leg injury in the summer, may return to the hardwood this season, hence why her name appears on the availability report.**

How to Watch/Listen

Place	Tipoff	TV	Radio	Live Stats
Reed Arena (College Station, TX)	7 p.m. ET	SEC Network (Eric Frede and Christy Thomaskutty)	630 WLAP, 790 WKRD (Darren Headrick)	StatBroadcast

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