BATON ROUGE, La. – Southeastern Conference play is upon the fifth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team as the Tigers prepare to open their 16-game league schedule with the Kentucky Wildcats on Thursday, Jan. 1, inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 11/12 University of Kentucky women’s basketball program, who also is seventh in the latest NET rankings, will play host to Hofstra inside Historic Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. ET. It is the program’s final nonconference game of the regular season.

No. 11 Kentucky dominated Hofstra 80-42 on Sunday at Historic Memorial Coliseum, where the Wildcats are 15-0 the past two seasons. Clara Strack led all scorers with 24 points and 11 rebounds while adding seven blocks. Amelia Hassett knocked down five 3-pointers, scoring 11 of her 18 points in the third quarter.

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Former Kentucky forward Jordan Burks (99) is having a breakout season as a junior for Central Florida. The 6-foot-9, 205-pound Burks is averaging a team-high 13.8 points and hitting 39.6% of his 3-point tries for a Knights team that is 11-1 with wins over Texas A&M of the SEC and Pittsburgh of the ACC. Jacob Kupferman Getty Images

Kenny Brooks and the Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team got a convincing win over Hofstra on Monday, nearly doubling up their score. However, it didn't change anything in the updated USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, and the Cats stayed put.