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UK Women s Basketball Has Hnstornc Season
By Kelli Ela m
Sometimes unexpected success is the Coaches’ All-America team, becoming at UK in scoring (1,284), third in blocks
sweetest. The 2009-2010 basketball season only the second player in school history to (129), and fourth in rebounding (811).
was certainly sweet for UK Hoops. Coach be named to the team. She led UK in scor- She is only the third player in school his-
Mathew Mitchell’s team was predicted to ing (18.1), rebounds (8.4), steals (3.1) and tory to amass over 1,000 points and 800
Hnished 11th out of 12 teams in the South- blocks (1.9) per game. Dunlap was the rebounds in a career.
eastern Conference. Instead, the women’s only player to rank among the SEC ’s top Defensively, Dunlap was among the na-
team produced one ofthe best seasons in three in scoring, rebounding and steals. tion’s leaders in steals (15th), points per
the history of the program. She ended the season ranked 12th all-time game (38th) and blocks (49th).
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