- Kentucky players hope playing at home gets them off to a positive start on what they hope is a journey to that ends with a long-sought Final Four berth. Third-seeded Kentucky (24-8) will host its first women's NCAA tournament game when the Wildcats play 14th-seeded Wright State (26-8) Saturday in the Notre Dame Regional. ''Certainly, I'd rather be playing here than playing in Wright State's gym,'' Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell said Friday. ''Just knowing the gym and knowing how well we shoot in there,'' she said, ''I think that is going to help us.'' With 6-foot forward Tayler Stanton as Wright State's tallest starter, Kentucky's length could be a challenge for the Raiders.
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