University of Kentucky guard, Jordan Obi could not save her team from suffering a shock 60-58 loss to Tennessee in USA’s National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCA) women’s basketball league.
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Sports247 reports that, although Obi was her team’s second top scorer in the game and they were initially tipped to carry the day, The Wildcats surprisingly fell to the 17th placed Tennessee.
Obi’s efforts fell flat on a night Mia Pauldo netted 21 points, shot 9 of 22 from the field and 2 of 11 from beyond the arc for Tennessee, who got their seventh straight win of the season.
Pauldo’s second 20-point mark of the season overwhelmed Obi’s side (17-4, 4-3), who rank fifth at turnovers per game with 11.0, as they committed 10 turnovers in the first half and 11 in the second.
Former Pennsylvania University star, Obi’s 14 points and 11 rebounds placed her behind Ameila Hassett on 16 points for Kentucky, while Tonie Morgan scored 13, with Clara Strack adding 14 rebounds and nine points.
Kentucky had a missed shot and two turnovers in the final 90 seconds, as Tennessee secured their second-straight win over a ranked opponent, after their earlier 70-59 dominance over Alabama on Sunday.
In the wake of Obi’s efforts, a citation for her stated in part, “A Hartford, Connecticut, native, (she) spent the last four seasons at Penn from 2021-24.
“In 83 games there, she averaged 13.7 points per game, 7.6 rebounds per game, 1.9 assists per game, 1.0 blocks per game and 0.9 steals per game.
“In just three seasons of action at Penn, she combined for 1,142 points, 88 3-pointers, 631 rebounds, 165 assists, 85 blocks and 72 steals.
“She was the 25th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career points and became the seventh fastest to do so in just 74 games.
“As a senior in 2023-24, she averaged 14.7 points per game and a team-high 7.7 rebounds per game, adding 65 assists and a team-high 38 blocks.”
