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Performances of the Week: Feb. 19

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Feb. 19:

Baseball: Austin Cousino

Dynamic freshman talent Austin Cousino made a monumental debut in his first two collegiate games, leading UK to wins at Wofford and vs. Eastern Michigan ... A native of Dublin, Ohio, Cousino's first five career hits came as extra-base knocks, with four doubles and one triple ... The 2009 MVP of the 16-U USA National Team's gold medal winning club in the IABF Championships, Cousino hit leadoff in all three games and started in centerfield, delivering the type of energetic, spark-plug at the top of the order igniting the UK offense ... A 2011 first-team high school All-America outfielder by Baseball America, Cousino added two outfield assists in his first three games, gunning a run down at the plate and nabbing a sure double at second base with a bare-handed grab and strong throw from the gap ... In addition to his sparkling defense and energy at the top of the order, Cousino had a play in his collegiate debut where he took third base from first on a routine grounder to the third sacker ... In his second career game, Cousino tallied a double and a triple, a game after recording a hit and a RBI in his debut ... On Monday at USC Upstate, Cousino opened the game with doubles in both the first and second innings to give the Wildcats a cushion ... Later in the tilt, Cousino laid down a perfect bunt single for his career-high third hit of the contest.

Swimming and diving: Greg Ferrucci

Greg Ferrucci took second in the men's 3m springboard to cap what was the best-ever 3m competition for UK in school history. Ferrucci went on to place third overall in the 1m springboard, jumping from 7th to 3rd in his final dive of the competition.  Ferrucci won all three of the preliminaries for the 1m, 3m, and platform while medaling in two of them.

Swimming and diving: Lucas Gerotto

Lucas Gerotto led the way for UK, placing third in the men's 100-fly with a time of 47.00 in the finals. The Sao Paulo, Brazil native finished on the podium of the SEC Championships for the first time in his career. The finish of 3rd was the best finish for the Wildcats in the water for the 2012 SEC Championships.

Men's basketball: Terrence Jones

Tallied his first double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds in Kentucky's win over Ole Miss ... Scored in double-digits in five of the last six games ... Has six or more rebounds in nine-straight games ... Helped UK win its national best 50th straight home game while extending the nation's longest winning-streak to 18 games

Baseball: Corey Littrell

In his first start of the year on Monday afternoon at USC Upstate, Kentucky sophomore southpaw Corey Littrell turned in his best career outing ... A native of Louisville, Ky., Littrell worked a career-long seven innings, allowing just two singles and fanning a career-best eight, facing just one hitter over the minimum ... Littrell dominated a Spartans team that had scored 10 runs in their first two games, including a blowout win over 2011 37-win Eastern Michigan earlier in the weekend ... Littrell's quality start was his fifth career.

Baseball: Taylor Rogers

Kentucky junior Taylor Rogers turned in a career performance in his first start of the year, tossing six innings in a win at Wofford in t he season lidlifter ... The 2011 Cape Cod League All-Star allowed only five hits and one run, walking one and striking out a career-high nine ... Allowed one run in the game on a fielder's choice that scored a runner, who had stole third base earlier in the at bat ... His quality start was the 12th of Rogers career.

Men's tennis: Anthony Rossi

Went 3-0 in singles action at the ITA National Indoors, taking his season record to 26-2, including a 9-0 mark in dual matches. Has won 16 consecutive matches dating back to his singles title in the SEC Coaches Indoor Championships.

Men's basketball: Kyle Wiltjer

Tallied 13 points in UK's win over Ole Miss ... 13 points was a personal best in SEC play for Wiltjer ... Three 3-pointers tied a career-high ... Shooting .462 pct. from the 3-point range in league play ... Helped the Wildcats extend the nation's longest home-winning streak to 50 games and the longest current winning streak to 18 games.

Baseball: Lucas Witt

Kentucky sophomore leftfielder Lucas Witt had two great games in his season debut, leading the Wildcats to wins over Wofford , 2011 37-win club Eastern Michigan and previously undefeated USC Upstate ... Witt finished the three games with a .462 average (6-for-13) with three RBI and one stolen base ... In the season opener, Witt recorded a 2-for-5 game with an RBI ... In a win over EMU, Witt collected a career-high three hits with two runs and one RBI ... On Sunday, Witt collected a hit and a RBI with a line-drive single up the middle.

Performances of the Week: Feb. 12

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Feb. 12:

Gymnastics: Kayla Hartley

Led Kentucky to a season-best score on floor exercise with a career best score of 9.9 ... Hartley, a native of Versailles, Ky., is only the 18th gymnast in school history to earn a 9.9 or higher on floor ... Her solid score is the highest for any UK gymnast this season on any event and the highest floor score of UK since Andrea Mitchell posted a 9.95 last season on March 4.

Men's basketball: Doron Lamb

Helped lead the top-ranked Wildcats to a 2-0 record on the week, including wins over seventh-ranked Florida and on the road at Vanderbilt ... Scored a game-high 18 points in 20-point win over seventh ranked Florida ... Went 4-5 from 3-point range in win over Gators, tying his season-high for 3s made in a game ... Scored game-high 16 points in win at Vanderbilt, hitting multiple 3-pointers for the seventh time in the last eight games ... Averaging three 3-pointers per game over the last three games ... His first 3-pointer against the Commodores game UK a four-point lead in a back and forth game, while his second 3-pointer put Kentucky ahead for good 64-63 with 3:18 left in the game.

Track & field: Luis Orta

Ran a career-best 14:02.45 in the 5,000-meter run, the fourth best 5,000m run in school history. Orta has the best 5,000m in the SEC by 11.90 seconds, and the 25th best time in the country. Orta finished sixth in the at the Husky Classic on Friday, which featured eight teams ranked in the latest top 25.

Track & field: Bradley Szypka

Set a career-best mark in the shot put with a throw of 16.31m/53-06.00. Syzpka has the ninth best shot put throw in the SEC, and the second best among freshmen. Szypka's mark leads the team this season.

Men's basketball: Marquis Teague

Helped lead the Wildcats to a 2-0 mark on the week including a 20-point win over seventh ranked Florida as well as a win in Memorial Gym against Vanderbilt ... Teague tallied his first-career double-double in the win against Florida scoring 12 points and dishing out a game-high 10 assists ... He also hit a pair of 3-pointers, the fourth time this season he's hit multiple 3-pointers ... Teague followed that performance with a 13-point, eight assist, one turnover game on the road at Vanderbilt ... Over the last eight games, Teague has dished out 46 assists against just 17 turnovers.

Track & field: Keilah Tyson

Won the 200m dash at the SPIRE Division I Collegiate Invitational by breaking the UK 200m dash freshman record for the second time in as many weeks with a time of 23.69. Her time of 23.69 is a career-best and the second best in school history. Tyson is tied for the fourth fastest 200m in the SEC this season, and is the fastest time among freshmen. Additionally, Tyson's time is tied for the 15th fastest in the country. Tyson also competed in the long jump this weekend, finishing sixth in the event, but with the top mark among the freshmen.

Feb. 5 Performances of the Week

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Feb. 5:

Gymnastics: Holly Cunningham

Had a fantastic meet against No. 14 LSU, performing well on both the vault and balance beam. Started the meet by sticking her vault and posting a career-high score of 9.85, which tied the highest individual vault score on the season for UK. Cunningham was the last to go on balance beam with Kentucky currently holding a team score of 194.95. The native of Colorado Springs, Colo., delivered a clutch routine that was scored 9.8, which helped UK eclipse the 195 mark for the second consecutive meet.

Men's basketball: Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis helped lead the Wildcats to a 2-0 mark on the week picking up a win at home and one on the road ... Posted 15 blocks on the week, including eight blocks against South Carolina pushed his season total to 116, breaking Shaquille O'Neal's SEC freshman record for blocks in a season, doing so in only 24 games ... Now ranks ninth on the league's single-season blocks list ... Leads the nation in blocks and has more blocks than eight other schools in the league ... Has blocked at least two shots in every game this season ... Missed only two shots on the week ... Led all scorers in both games ... Also led both games in rebounding as well as blocked shots.

Men's tennis: Alejandro Gomez

Clinched Kentucky's match against No. 12 Pepperdine with a straight-sets 6-1, 6-1 win over David Sofaer. The native of Cali, Colombia, has earned the decisive fourth point in three consecutive matches for UK, including two against top-25 ranked foes. Gomez is 7-0 in dual matches this season and has a season record of 27-4.

Men's tennis: Alex Musialek

The senior co-captain showed his heart and toughness in UK's win over No. 12 Pepperdine by defeating No. 21 Sebastian Fanselow in a three-set thriller 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. With the match tied 2-2, Musialek broke the Pepperdine star to win the third set and give UK a 3-2 lead it would not relinquish. Musialek is now 3-0 in dual matches and 17-5 this season.

Performances of the Week: Jan. 31

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Jan. 29:

Track & field: Terence Boyd

Freshman Terence Boyd had a strong weekend at the Rod McCravy Memorial, recording the seventh best mark in UK history in the long jump Friday, and the eighth best mark in UK history in the triple jump Saturday.

Men's basketball: Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis helped lead the Wildcats to a 2-0 mark on the week, both wins coming on the road ... Moved to second on the all-time SEC freshman blocks list with eight blocks on the week ... Has now totaled 101 blocks on the season, 14 shy of the SEC freshman record ... Pulled down double-figure rebounds against Georgia, the 11th time this season ... Davis tallied his 11th double-double of the season in helping lead UK to its 13th straight win of the season over LSU ... Davis is currently one of only four freshmen in the SEC since 1990 to average 10.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game

Men's tennis: Alejandro Gomez

With UK holding a 3-1 lead in a key match against No. 22 Tulsa and play at No. 2 and No. 6 singles also in a third set, sophomore Alejandro Gomez took matters into his own hands, dominating Tristan Jackson for a 6-0 win to clinch the match and send Kentucky to the National Indoor Team Championships. The native of Cali, Colombia, won the first set 6-3, before Tristan Jackson returned the favor in the second set with a 6-3 win. Gomez would break early in the third set to take a 2-0 lead and never looked back, earning the match 6-3, 3-6, 6-0.

Track & field: Terri-Ann Grant

Senior Terri-Ann Grant won the high jump, setting a personal record in the event, eclipsing 1.82m/5-11.50, the second best high jump mark in program history.

Gymnastics: Alexis Gross

Helped Kentucky earn a season-best team scored against Illinois-Chicago with career-high scores on vault, uneven bars, balance beam and in the all-around. Gross started the meet strong with a 9.775 on bars and followed that with a 9.6 on vault. The native of Pasadena, Md., finished the night with a 9.725 on floor and a 9.775 on beam for a career high all-around score of 38.875.

Men's basketball: Darius Miller

Tallied a pair of double-figure scoring games in helping Kentucky to two road wins on the week ... Scored a season-high 19 points in win at Georgia going 4-4 from 3-point range and shooting 87.5 percent from the field ... Miller followed that with another double-digit performance in UK's win over LSU ... His 13 points pushed him to 1,081 for his career moving into Kentucky's top 50 (48th) all-time scorers.

Men's tennis: Eric Quigley

After earning two singles wins Tuesday against No. 29 Indiana and Eastern Kentucky senior Eric Quigley has earned his 145th career singles win to stand alone on top of Kentucky's all-time career singles wins list. Quigley earned win 144 when he defeated Josh MacTaggart of Indiana in three sets and then broke the record with a straight-sets win over Niklas Schroeder of EKU. Quigley's victories Tuesday give him a 145-44 career record, passing former UK All-American Paul Varga for first all-time in career singles wins at Kentucky. Varga, who played from 1982-85, ended his career with a 144-80 record and has held the title as the winningest singles player in school history for over 27 years.

Track & field: Keilah Tyson

Freshman sprinter Keilah Tyson broke the women's indoor 60-meter dash freshman school record Saturday with a time of 7.36 at the Rod McCravy Memorial meet. Tyson's race tied the third fastest time in program history. The Norfolk, Va., native broke the record previously set by Kentucky great Passion Richardson, who went on to help the United States 4x100 relay team win bronze at the 2000 summer Olympic games in Sydney.

Performances of the week: Jan. 22

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Jan. 22:

Men's basketball: Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis helped lead the Wildcats to a 2-0 mark on the week ... Davis tallied seven blocks in the win over Arkansas breaking the Kentucky single-season blocks record, he now has 93 on the season besting the previous record of 83 ... Tallied his 10th double-double of the season against Arkansas ... Hit four big free throws, going 4-4 from the free throw line inside the final 3:30 to help seal win against Alabama ... Leads the nation in blocks and the SEC in field goal percentage ... He did break the UK freshman record for blocks this week ... Davis now has more blocks than eight other teams in the league and entered the weekend's game with more than 302 other schools

Women's basketball: Bria Goss

  • Scored a career-high 22 points, including a career-high tying three 3-pointers, on the road at No. 15/14 Georgia.
  • Scored 17 of her team- and career-high 22 points at Georgia in the second half, rallying the Wildcats from a 10-point second half deficit.
  • While her shot wasn't falling vs. Florida, Goss relied on her defense to help push UK to victory, taking three charges and grabbing a team- and career-high nine rebounds.
  • Hit both of her free throws with 22.8 seconds left to help preserve UK's victory over Florida.
  • Has started in every game this season.
  • Leading freshman scorer in the SEC.

Men's basketball: Terrence Jones

Scored in double-figures in both games helping to lead Kentucky to a 2-0 mark on the week ... Has scored in double-figures in six-straight games ... Blocked a career-best five shots in win over Arkansas ... Scored a team-high 15 points in win over Alabama to help push Kentucky's home-winning streak to a national best 47-straight

Women's basketball: Samarie Walker

  • Scored a career-high 18 points and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in just 20 minutes of play at No. 15/14 Georgia.
  • Was one rebound shy of recording her first double-double of the season on the road against No. 15/14 Georgia (18 points, nine rebounds).
  • Blocked a career-high tying three shots vs. Florida and also had a career-high tying three steals vs. the Gators.
  • Scored nine points and grabbed seven boards vs. Florida.
  • Averaged 13.5 points, the second most on the team, and a team-high 8.0 rebounds in a pair of UK wins over the week.
  • Shot 73.3 percent (11-15) from the field, the highest shooting percentage on the team.

Performances of the Week: Jan. 15

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Jan. 15:

Men's basketball: Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis helped lead the Wildcats to a 2-0 mark on the road this week, the only team in the league to win a pair of games on the road this week ... Davis tallied eight blocks on the week moving him to within one block of the UK single-season record after only 18 games ... Leads the league in blocks and field goal percentage ... He did break the UK freshman record for blocks this week ... Davis helped lead the Cats in a come-from-behind wins at Auburn and at Tennessee, scoring game-high 14 points at Auburn and a game-high 18 points at Tennessee ... Scored in double-figures in seven-straight games and eight of the last nine.

Swimming & diving: Greg Ferrucci

Greg Ferrucci led the Wildcats on the diving platforms this weekend, winning three of the four events he competed in. The reigning Southeastern Conference Freshman Diver of the Year scored a 327.98 on the one-meter, leading Kentucky. Ferrucci finished second in the three-meter competition, recording a 334.43, only falling short of fellow teammate John Fox who won the event with a 351.08.

Ferrucci won both the three-meter and the one-meter competitions in Atlanta, Ga., against Emory University, recording a 429.90 on the 3m, and a 405.30 on the 1m.

Women's basketball: A'dia Mathies

  • Scored a career-high 34 points vs. No. 6/7 Tennessee, and grabbed nine boards, one shy of tying a career high. Also dished out two assists, blocked two shots and had two steals.
  • Hit the game-winning shot vs. Tennessee with 4.2 seconds left to snap Tennessee's 36-game conference winning streak, give UK its first 4-0 start in conference play in program history, and give UK its third win over a top-10 ranked opponent this season, the first time the program has done that since 1982-83.
  • Her 34 points vs. Tennessee are the most points scored by a UK player since Dec. 20, 1987, when Bebe Croley scored 40 points vs. Morehead State.
  • First player to score 30 points in a game since Dec. 7, 2010 (Victoria Dunlap, 30, vs. Tennessee Tech).
  • Tied a career high with three blocks at No. 24/RV South Carolina, while also getting three steals.
  • Led UK in minutes played this week.
  • Has started in every game she has played this season.
  • Has reached double figures in scoring in 14 of 17 games she has played in.
  • No. 16 in scoring all-time at UK (1,208), and is just seven points shy of tying Stacy McIntyre at No. 15.
  • No. 9 in steals all-time at UK (220), and is just four steals shy of tying Sandy Harding at No. 8.

Track and field: Keffri Neal

  • Finished with the second-fastest collegiate time in the men's 800m run at the Kentucky Invitational.
  • Has the third fastest freshman time in the SEC in the 800m run.
  • Ran the third leg of the 4x800-meter relay, helping lead the team to a second-place finish.

Track and field: Luis Orta

  • Ran a career-best time in the one-mile run of 4:09.59.
  • Finished in second in the one-mile run.
  • Has the fastest time in the mile in the SEC.
  • Has the 32nd fastest time in the country in the mile.

Men's tennis: Anthony Rossi

Kentucky men's tennis junior Anthony Rossi claimed the SEC Coaches' Indoor Championships singles title on Monday with an impressive win against No. 10 Sadio Doumbia of Georgia. The win helped Rossi become the first Kentucky player to win the singles title in the annual event since Adam Malik did it back in 1989. The UK star is only the second player in school history to win the event.

Performances of the Week: Jan. 10

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Jan. 8:

Men's basketball: Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis averaged a double-double for the third straight week, helping the Wildcats to a 2-0 record on the week including a win in the SEC opener over South Carolina ... Davis has tallied five-straight double-doubles and six in his last seven games ... He now has nine double-doubles on the season, tying him for fourth most by a UK freshman in school history ... He blocked 10 shots on the week and is on pace to destroy the UK single season blocks record by nearly 70 blocks ... Davis tallied a 20-10 game against Arkansas-Little Rock, his second 20-10 performance of the season ... He then just missed a triple-double in his first-career SEC outing, with a 12 point, 10 rebound, seven block effort against South Carolina

Swimming & diving: Greg Ferrucci

  • The Kentucky diving team competed in the Georgia Diving Invitational this week in Athens, Ga. UK was paced by sophomore Greg Ferrucci who posted a score of 412.20 in the three-meter competition. The score was good enough to land the defending Southeastern Conference Freshman Diver of the Year the overall champion in the event, taking home first place. John Fox placed eighth in the same competition, posting a score of 334.10.
  • The score of 412.20 on the three-meter dive set a new school record for Ferrucci, passing Ben Starchuk, who held the record since 2005 with a score of 406.43 on Feb. 5, 2005.

Gymnastics: Head coach Tim Garrison

In his first meet as the head coach of the UK gymnastics team, Tim Garrison led the Wildcats to a second-place finish at the Excite Night at the Kentucky Classic event at Memorial Coliseum. A total of 3,686 fans helped open the Tim Garrison Era at Memorial Coliseum with an energetic atmosphere.

Women's basketball: Bria Goss

  • Scored 11 points against Arkansas on a perfect 4-4 shooting from the field, including a career-high tying three 3-pointers, to go along with five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
  • Scored 13 points, including a career-high tying three 3-pointers for the second consecutive game, and had four rebounds and three steals vs Florida.
  • Shooting 6-7 from beyond the arc over the last two games.
  • Is 8-11 from the field over the last two games.
  • Third in scoring (12.0 ppg), tied for second in rebounding (4.5 rpg) and first in steals (2.5 spg) for the week.
  • Has reached double figures in scoring in 14 of 16 games for the Wildcats, including each of the last eight.
  • Has started in every game this season.
  • Has at least two steals in seven of UK's last eight games.
  • Leading freshman scorer in the SEC.

Men's basketball: Terrence Jones

Recovering from a dislocated pinkie Jones scored in double figures in back-to-back games helping Kentucky to a 2-0 mark on the week ... Shot better than 73 pct. from the field on the week, averaging15.0 ppg ... Shot over 88 pct. from the field in SEC-opening victory over South Carolina hitting eight of nine shots ... 20 points against South Carolina was most since tallying 26 against St. John's on Dec. 1

Women's basketball: A'dia Mathies

  • Scored a team-high 21 points vs. Arkansas, including a career-high five 3-pointers, a season-high six assists, three rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
  • Scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds in 20 minutes vs. Mississippi State.
  • Scored 20 or more points in both games this week.
  • Hit three of Kentucky's program-record 14 3-pointers vs. Mississippi State.
  • Was 8-16 from beyond the arc in wins over Arkansas and Mississippi State.
  • Led UK in minutes played this week.
  • Has started in every game she has played this season.
  • Has reached double figures in scoring in 13 of 15 games she has played in.
  • No. 22 in scoring all-time at UK (1,166), and is just four points shy of tying Jocelyn Mills at No. 20.
  • No. 9 in steals all-time at UK (215), and is just nine steals shy of tying Sandy Harding at No. 8.

Gymnastics: Storey Morris

Gymnastics senior Storey Morris performed very well in her final season opener as a UK gymnasts, scoring a 9.7 or above on vault, uneven bars and balance beam. Morris started the night by sticking her landing on vault en route to a score of 9.8, while she secured a 9.7 posting on bars and led the Wildcats on beam with a score of 9.75.

Men's tennis: Eric Quigley

Kentucky men's tennis senior Eric Quigley went 2-0 in singles play at the Rainbow Warrior Challenge over the weekend, taking his career singles record to 139-43, sitting only two wins shy of tying Jesse Witten (2002-05) for second all-time in career singles wins.

Performances of the Week: Jan. 1

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Jan. 1:

Men's basketball: Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis averaged a double-double for the second straight week, helping the Wildcats to a 2-0 record on the week including a win over fourth-ranked Louisville ... Davis has tallied three-straight double-doubles and four in his last five games ... He blocked 12 shots on the week and is on pace to destroy the UK single season blocks record by nearly 70 blocks ... Davis hit a career high 12 free throws in the win over Louisville, finishing with 18 points and 10 rebounds while blocking six shots for the second-straight game and tying his career high in steals with three.

Men's basketball: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist helped lead Kentucky to a 2-0 record on the week, averaging a double-double ... He followed his career-high 18-point night against Lamar with a career-game against fourth-ranked Louisville, where he posted his second career double-double with career highs in points (24) and rebounds (19) ... He has now scored in double-figures in seven-straight games ... For his efforts, he was named the game's MVP by the Bluegrass Sports Commission ... His 19 rebounds was a UK-UofL series record ... He tied his career-high for free throws made with eight

Women's basketball: Bria Goss

  • Scored a team-high 12 points at Middle Tennessee.
  • Finished with 12 points, six boards and two steals at Middle Tennessee.
  • Only UK player to reach double figures in scoring at Middle Tennessee.
  • Played 35 and 36 minutes at Middle Tennessee and Florida, respectively, both team highs.
  • Scored a career-high 11 first-half points against Florida on 5-7 shooting.
  • Has reached double figures in scoring in 12 of 14 games for the Wildcats, including each of the last six.
  • Has started in every game this season.
  • Has at least two steals in five of UK's last six games.
  • Leading freshman scorer in the SEC.
  • Averaging 14.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals over Kentucky's last six contests.
  • On the season (among players who have played five or more games), ranks second on the team in scoring (12.2 ppg), third in rebounding (5.1 rpg), third in steals (1.9 spg) and tied for fourth in assists (1.7 apg).

Women's basketball: A'dia Mathies

  • Scored a team-high 14 points at Florida, to go along with six boards, three assists and three steals.
  • Scored all eight of her points vs. Middle Tennessee in the second half. Had eight boards, one assist and three steals at MT to go along with her eight points.
  • With UK trailing by two in the final minute of the first half at Florida, Mathies turned the game around by nailing two 3-pointers, grabbing a rebound and taking a charge in the final 60 seconds to give UK a four-point halftime lead, and they would never trail again.
  • Has started in every game she has played this season.
  • Has reached double figures in scoring in 11 of 13 games she has played in.
  • Has at least two steals in every game but one that she has played in this season.
  • No. 22 in scoring all-time at UK (1,125), and is just 10 points shy of tying Karen Mosely No. 21.
  • No. 9 in steals all-time at UK (212), and is just 12 steals shy of tying Sandy Harding at No. 8.

Performances of the Week: Dec. 25

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Dec. 25:

Men's basketball: Anthony Davis

The league’s leading shot-blocker averaged a double-double on the week, leading the Wildcats to a 2-0 record with wins over Samford and Loyola (Md.) … Davis tallied his fifth double-double of the season against Loyola, the second most by a Wildcat this year … Davis shot 87.5 pct. from the free throw line on the week … He tallied five blocks and three steals in Kentucky’s win over Samford

Women's basketball: Samantha Drake

  • Scored a team-high 18 points against Samford, going a perfect 6-6 from the field and an impressive 6-7 from the free-throw line, and grabbed three boards and dished out two assists.
  • Is 14-17 (.824) from the field and 11-14 from the foul line (.786) over the last two games, averaging 19.5 points per game.
  • Has reached double figures in scoring in six of the last seven games.
  • Had zero turnovers against Samford.

Women's basketball: Bria Goss

  • Scored 11 points and grabbed four boards against Samford.
  • Has reached double figures in scoring in 10 of 12 games for the Wildcats.
  • Has started in every game this season.
  • On the season (among players who have played three or more games), ranks second on the team in scoring (12.5 ppg), third in rebounding (5.1 rpg), fourth in assists (1.8 apg) and third in steals (1.9 spg).
  • Averaging 15.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals over the Kentucky’s last four contests.

Men's basketball: Darius Miller

Posted a pair of double-figure scoring games in helping UK to a 2-0 record on the week … Also had eight assists on the week to just two turnovers … Has scored in double-figures in three-straight games … Kentucky’s highest active scoring leader is just 40 points shy of UK’s prestigious 1,000-point club

Dec. 18 Performances of the Week

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Dec. 18:

Men's basketball: Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis tallied his fourth double-double this season and is now averaging a double-double on the season ... Blocked five shots and is leading the league with a 4.4 block/game average ... His 18 rebounds tied for the second most by a freshman in school history and was two off the freshman record ... He's on pace to finish with 145 blocks on the season, more than 60 blocks better than the current school record

Women's basketball: Samantha Drake

  • Scored a team- and career-high 21 points against No. 3/3 Notre Dame, including a career-high eight made field goals, while also grabbing four rebounds and blocking one shot.
  • Shot over 50 percent from the field, converting on eight of 11 shot attempts.
  • Her 21 points is the second most points scored by a Wildcat this season.
  • Had zero turnovers vs. Notre Dame.
  • Played 22 minutes against Notre Dame.
  • Has reached double figures in scoring in five of the last six contests.

Women's basketball: Bria Goss

  • Scored 14 points, grabbed five boards, passed out two assists and had two steals against No. 3 Notre Dame.
  • Played a team- and career-high 35 minutes on the road in a sold-out, hostile environment at No. 3 Notre Dame.
  • Played a career-high 35 minutes against No. 3 Notre Dame, often drawing the assignment of guarding Notre Dame All-America guard Skylar Diggins.
  • Has reached double figures in scoring in nine of 11 games for the Wildcats.
  • Has started in every game this season.
  • On the season (among players who have played two or more games), ranks second on the team in scoring (12.5 ppg), third in rebounding (5.2 rpg), fourth in assists (2.0 apg) and third in steals (2.1 spg).
  • Averaging 17.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 steals over the Kentucky's last three contests.

Men's basketball: Doron Lamb

Posted a game-high 24 points in Kentucky's win over Chattanooga, two points off his season-best ... Also pulled down a season-high six rebounds while hitting a season-best four 3-pointers ... Leads the team in scoring, 3-point shooting and free throw shooting ... Has hit multiple 3-pointers in four-straight games

Women's basketball: A'dia Mathies

  • Scored 17 points on 5-8 shooting, including 2-3 from beyond the arc and 5-6 at the charity stripe against No. 3 Notre Dame.
  • Also had three rebounds, three assists and two steals against the Fighting Irish.
  • Has reached double figures in scoring in every game this season.
  • Has scored at least 17 points in each of the last three games she has played in.
  • Recorded two steals to move into ninth all-time at UK with 203 career steals.

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