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UK women beat Alabama, advance to SEC semifinals

Face South Carolina on Saturday

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 3, 2017) — The University of Kentucky women’s basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament with a 65-55 victory against Alabama today in Greenville, S.C.

Evelyn Akhator led UK with 23 points and nine rebounds. Makayla Epps added 12 points and Alyssa Rice and Maci Morris each had 11.

UK, the No. 4 seed, will play No. 1 seed South Carolina at 5 p.m. on Saturday. South Carolina beat Georgia 72-48. The UK/South Carolina game will be on ESPNU.