Sunday Quickies: Rhyne Howard Game-Winner Edition

How big has Rhyne Howard been for Kentucky Women’s Basketball this season?

Howard has been a star, building off of her historic freshman campaign in Year 2 for the Wildcats and put on a show last night as Kentucky took down California.

Howard finished with 29 points, including 19 of those points coming in the fourth quarter. She also hit the game-winning shot, a 15-foot jumper from the elbow with 3.4 seconds remaining to put the Cats up 63-61 and give her team the victory.

The win moves Matthew Mitchell’s team to 11-1 on the season and a major part of that hot start is due to Howard, who is now averaging almost 21 points per game to go along with almost 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

Last night’s performance was also the fourth time in the last five games that Howard has surpassed 25 points.

She’s among the best in the country and last night was even more proof of that.

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Video footage of Howard’s game-winning bucket.

Quickies

Howard’s heroics lift Kentucky past Cal - UK Athletics

The team won’t return to action until Jan. 2

Sestina thinks Kentucky is starting to click, despite loss - Herald Leader

They need to start clicking, and in a hurry.

Cats gotta stick with each other after loss - Cats Pause

It’s easy to start throwing blame after back-to-back losses.

Sestina provides optimism for Kentucky - CBS Sports

The grad transfer was one of the few bright spots.

UK ready to turn the page to Louisville - KSR

No looking back with a must-win game next Saturday.

Who remains on UK Football’s recruiting board? - Courier Journal

Vito Tisdale is a big name that the Cats hope to land soon.

Bucs planning to keep Jameis Winston - Yahoo

Jameis gives and he takes away.

Umpires reportedly agree to test plan for automated strike zone - ESPN

It’s a controversial topic but seems like the umpires are willing to give it a shot.

NFL jersey swaps come at a price - Yahoo

$500 probably isn’t much to an NFL player though.