Welcome to March.Ninth-seeded Kentucky Women's Basketball opened postseason play at the SEC Womens Basketball Tournament on Wednesday morning, facing No. 16 seed Arkansas in a win-or-go-home matchup.The Wildcats led from start t o finish in a 94-64 victory, advancing to the second round in a dominant fashion.The Wildcats set the tone early, building a strong first-quarter lead behind hot perimeter shooting. Amelia Hassett and Asia Boone hit back-to-back 3-pointers to spark the offense, and Jordan Obis and-one helped Kentucky jump ahead by eight midway through the opening period.Hassett added two more 3s as the Wildcats stretched the margin to 29-10 after one quarter. Kentucky shot 45% from the field, held Arkansas to 22% shooting and won the rebounding battle 17-9 in the first 10 minutes.The Wildcats pushed their lead to 20 in the second quarter after a Clara Strack block led to another Hassett 3-pointer. Arkansas responded with a 7-0 run and took advantage of Kentuckys late scoring drought.The Wildcats missed their final seven shots of the half to cut the Razorbacks deficit to 42-33 at halftime.Hassett led Kentucky with 12 points, while Strack added 11 points and eight rebounds. Taleyah Jones paced Arkansas with 12 first-half points.Kentucky pulled away in the third quarter after a brief slow start to the half.Amelia Hassett hit her fifth 3-pointer of the game with 5:59 remaining, forcing an Arkansas timeout. Out of the break, Tonie Morgan converted an and-one to extend the lead to 22, the Wildcats largest to that point.Kentucky followed with a 13-2 run over the next three minutes. Jordan Obi added a 3, and the Wildcats stretched the margin to 60-35 with 4:44 left in the quarter.Kentucky outscored Arkansas 28-10 in the period to carry a 70-43 lead into the fourth.Kentucky kept its foot on the gas in the fourth quarter, shooting 49% from the field while holding Arkansas to 36% to close out the 30-point victory, 94-64.Clara Strack recorded her 14th double-double of the season with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Jordan Obi added a double-double of her own with 14 points and 10 rebounds.Six Wildcats scored in double figures: Amelia Hassett finished with 18 points, Tonie Morgan and Obi each had 14, Teonni Key added 12 and Asia Boone chipped in 10.Kentucky dominated the glass throughout, outrebounding Arkansas 52-27.With the win, the Wildcats advance to face No. 8 seed Georgia at 11 a.m. Thursday in the second round. For more on Kentucky Women's Basketball and all of the Wildcats, join us onBBN Tonight, airing weeknights at 7:30 p.m. on the official station for UK Athletics, LEX 18. ...read more read less