Clara Strack scores 29 to go with career-high 18 boards as No. 12 Kentucky women beat EMU 81-47

Lexington, Ky. (AP) — Clara Strack delivered a stellar performance as No. 12 Kentucky women's basketball team defeated Eastern Michigan 81-47 on Sunday. Strack led the way with 29 points and a career-high 18 rebounds. The Kentucky player converted 8 of 14 field goal attempts, sinking four 3-pointers and making nine of ten free throws.

Me’Arah O’Neal and Asia Boone each contributed with three 3-pointers each, while Kentucky finished 14 of 29 from beyond the arc in the game. O’Neal and Savvy Swords added 12 points each for Kentucky, who have begun the season 5-0 for the third consecutive year. Peyton Hill chipped in with 16 points, and Fernanda Ovalle contributed 10 for Eastern Michigan, who are currently 0-4 on the season.

Kentucky opened the game with an impressive 19-0 run, and they went on to take an early lead, 33-13, at the end of the first quarter. Strack scored the first eight points of the second quarter, and later scored 10 points during an 18-0 run that put Kentucky up 61-23 with just over a quarter remaining. Eastern Michigan suffered 13 straight unanswered field goals between halftime and the end of the fourth quarter.