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Women of this Wildcat World get sneak peek of Kentucky Wildcats

The women’s clinic offers female fans of Wildcat World an opportunity to get up close and personal with the Kentucky players and the coaching staff.

Women in Wildcat World - photo by Chris Reynolds

Women in Wildcat World – photo by Chris Reynolds

The men of Big Blue Nation may have the Basketball Fantasy Experience, but the ladies have a unique experience as well: the Women's Clinic.

The clinic offers female fans an opportunity to get up close and personal with the players and the coaching staff. This year the record attendance was broken again, with almost 800 ladies participating in the event.

After registration, the fans had the opportunity to explore the practice facilities and visit the Wildcat Coal Lodge. The ladies were also able to have the players sign various items, ranging from basketballs to hardhats.

The festivities kicked off with a fashion show, hosted by Jennifer Palumbo, WKYT anchor, and her secret host, Marcus Lee.

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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