U-M’s Courtney Boylan Scores 18 to Lead U-M to Season-Opening Win at Kentucky

Site: Lexington, Ky. (Memorial Coliseum) Score: Michigan 70, Kentucky 60 Records: U-M (1-0), Kentucky (0-1) Next U-M Event: Monday, Nov. 17 -- at Akron (Akron, Ohio), 7 p.m. LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The University of Michigan women's basketball had four players score in double figures, led by 18 points from freshman Courtney Boylan (Minnetonka, Minn./Chaska HS), in a season-opening 70-60 win at Kentucky this afternoon (Saturday, Nov. 15) at Memorial Coliseum. In her collegiate debut, Boylan tallied 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the floor, including 4-of-4 from three-point range. Melinda Queen (Oak Forest, Ill./Carl Sandburg HS), who made her first start since the 2005-06 season, tallied a career-high 15 points as she hit 3-of-9 from the field and added career bests for free throws made (nine) and attempted (11). Other U-M players in double figures included Queen with 15 points, junior Krista Phillips (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Aden Bowman Collegiate) with 11 and senior Jessica Minnfield (Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic) with 10. To read more please click here.