Junior guard Andrea Kelly and senior forward Kristen Morris combined for 23 points and 14 rebounds in LSU’s 59-56 victory in Lexington, Ky., on Sunday.Kelly scored every one of LSU’s 3-point field goals in her first career start. All of her points were from beyond the arc.”The biggest gamble of my coaching career was starting Kelly at the [point guard] position tonight,” said LSU women’s basketball coach Van Chancellor in a postgame radio interview. “She had 15 points and no turnovers. And she made five 3s; we didn’t make five 3s.”Kelly made two 3-point jumpers in less than a minute in the second half to give LSU a 52-45 lead. But she missed two free throws with 14 seconds remaining to give Kentucky another chance.The junior point guard had not missed a free throw all season, going a perfect 7-for-7 before Sunday.
Kentucky’s Carly Marrow made two free throws to cut LSU’s lead to 57-56 with eight seconds left. LSU junior guard Allison Hightower responded to extend the lead to 59-56.
 
 
 
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