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Performances of the Week: Dec. 11

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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. 11:

Volleyball: Ann Armes

In her final collegiate match, she struck for 11 kills on a sizzling .400 hitting percentage. It marked the 10th time this season she has registered 10 or more kills in a match.

Women's basketball: Azia Bishop

  • Averaged 11.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 2.0 steals in a pair of wins against No. 6/5 Duke and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
  • Recorded the first double-double of her career when she scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against Duke.
  • Had a double-double in the second half alone against Duke.
  • Hit 9-14 shot attempts this week.

Volleyball: Ashley Frazier

Was named to the NCAA All-Region team after tallying a team-high 16 kills on .306 hitting in UK's Sweet 16 loss to No. 1 overall seed Texas. Frazier finished the season having notched 25 matches with 10 or more kills.

Women's basketball: Bria Goss:

  • Averaged 19.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.0 steals in a pair of wins over No. 6/5 Duke and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
  • Scored a career-high 19 points against No. 6/5 Duke, only to follow it up with a career-high tying 19 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
  • Recorded a career-high six steals against Arkansas-Pine Bluff en route to leading the Cats to a program-record 49 forced turnovers.
  • Hit a career-high three 3-pointers against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
  • Played a career-high 32 minutes against No. 6/5 Duke, often drawing the assignment of guarding Duke starting point guard Chloe Wells.
  • Has started in every game this season.
  • On the season, ranks second on the team in scoring (12.3 ppg), third in rebounding (5.2 rpg), third in assists (2.0 apg) and third in steals (2.1 spg).

Men's basketball: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Michael scored in double-figures in the first half in Indiana for the second time this season and the first time since Kentucky's season-opener against Marist ... Narrowly missed his second double-double in three games by one rebound ... Averaging 17.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in last two games.

Volleyball: Stephanie Klefot

Became the first UK player in the history of the program to record 600 or more digs in a season after posting 21 in the loss to Texas. For the season, she has recorded 608 scoops. She also topped 20 or more digs in a match on 11 occasions in 2011.

Women's basketball: A'dia Mathies

  • Scored a season-high 23 points against No. 6/5 Duke, including a career-high tying four 3-pointers, while also grabbing four rebounds and recording four steals.
  • Played a team-high tying 33 minutes against Duke.
  • Shot over 50 percent from the field against Duke, including 80 percent from 3-point range (4-5).
  • Made a career-high tying nine field goals.
  • Made a career-high tying four 3-pointers for the second straight game.
  • Scored 20 or more points for the fourth time this season.
  • No. 23 in scoring at UK all-time, and just three points shy of tying Janet Timperman at No. 22.
  • Tied with Valerie Still at No. 9 on the UK all-time steals list, and is just the 10th player in UK history with 200 or more steals in her UK career.
  • Has started and reached double figures in scoring in every game this season.

Volleyball: Becky Pavan

Playing in her final collegiate match, Pavan made her mark once again. She led the team with a match-high six blocks to run her career total to 402 career block assists. With that number she is one of just four players in school history to achieve 400 or more block assists.

Performances of the Week: Dec. 4

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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. 4:

Volleyball: Whitney Billings

Registered 2.75 kills per set and 3.38 digs per set in a pair of NCAA Tournament wins. She notched a career-high 20 digs in a Wildcat win over Dayton, including posting 11 scoops in the decisive fifth stanza. In the win over Texas A&M she led UK with a season-high 17 kills on a sizzling .400 hitting percentage.

Men's basketball: Anthony Davis

Anthony averaged a double-double on the week helping UK to a 2-0 record with wins over St. John's and No. 5 North Carolina ... Davis started with a 15-point, 15-rebound, eight block effort against St. John's ... His 15 rebounds was the 10th most by a freshmen (tied with several others) ... He swatted a career-high eight blocks, which was tied for second in the Kentucky record books for a single-game; it was a UK freshman single-game record ... Davis pulled down nine rebounds against North Carolina and blocked two shots, giving him multiple blocks in all eight games this season, but none was bigger than his swat on John Henson's game-winning field goal attempt with seven seconds left ... Davis pulled down the rebound to help secure Kentucky's win over the fifth ranked Heels.

Volleyball: Ashley Frazier

Led the Wildcats with 34 kills for a 4.25 kills per set average in two NCAA Tournament victories. Frazier became the first player to post 20 or more kills in a match this season with 20 to help UK escape with a 3-2 victory over Dayton in the opening round. She followed that performance with 14 kills in three frames of action in a victory over Texas A&M. Her .522 hitting percentage against the Aggies matched a career-high.

Women's basketball: Bria Goss

  • Recorded nine points, five rebounds and two assists in her first collegiate game against a top 10 team.
  • Tied for third on the team in scoring (9 pts) and second on the team in rebounds (5 rebs) against No. 10 Louisville.
  • Tied a career high with two made 3-point field goals.
  • Played a career-high 30 minutes against the Cardinals.
  • Has started in every game this season and is UK's second-leading scorer as a freshman.

Men's basketball: Terrence Jones

Scored in double figures in back-to-back games and has done so in four straight games helping lead UK to a 2-0 record on the week with wins over St. John's and No. 5 North Carolina ... Tallied a season-high 26 points in win over St. John's ... Tied season highs with nine rebounds and four blocked shots and tied career-high with four steals ... Notched career highs in free-throws made (11) and attempted (16) ... Scored 14 first-half points in win over North Carolina and finished the game with three blocks ... Jones has made a 3-pointer in every game he's attempted one this season ... After scoring a career-low six points vs. Old Dominion, Jones has scored in double figures in each of his last four games

Volleyball: Stephanie Klefot

Totaled 45 digs in the two wins to run her total for the season to 587 which is the new single-season record for the Wildcats. She matched a season-high with 28 digs in a win over Dayton and then posted 17 in the victory over A&M. She also notched the biggest ace of the season. With UK trailing 14-13 in the decisive fifth set against Dayton, Klefot sent a rocket across the net that died just in front of the back-line defense for the match-tying 14th point. UK would go on to score the next two points and win the match behind a 16-14 fifth set.

Women's basketball: A'dia Mathies

  • Led Kentucky over No. 10/11 Louisville with a season-high tying 20 points, her third 20-point outing of the season
  • Made a career-high four 3-pointers
  • Shot over 50 percent from the field against Louisville, including 66.7 percent from 3-point range
  • Hit 8-of-11 free-throw attempts, for a 72.7 percent clip
  • Tied a season high with three assists
  • Played a team-high tying 32 minutes

Volleyball: Lauren O'Conner

Struck for a career-high 18 kills in a Wildcat win over Dayton in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. In UK's win over Texas A&M she posted a career-high five blocks as Kentucky turned back 10.5 combined rejections in the sweep.

Performances of the Week: Nov. 27

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Nov. 27:

Women's basketball: Bria Goss

  • Averaged a team-high 12.0 points per game in UK's three wins while shooting a team-high field goal percentage (.519). Also had the most made field goals on the team (14).
  • Reached double figures in scoring every game this week, including a career-high 13 points in two games this week (Nebraska Omaha and Mississippi Valley State).
  • Finished the week second on the team in rebounds (6.0 rpg), third in assists (2.0 apg) and third in steals (2.0 spg).
  • Continues to shoot well from the free-throw line, going 6-7 from the charity stripe this week to push her total to a team-best 15-17 (.882).
  • Led the team in scoring against Nebraska Omaha with a game-high 13 points.
  • Had a team-high tying 13 points against Mississippi Valley State to go along with a team-high tying three steals.

Men's basketball: Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis just missed averaging a double-double on the week by two rebounds while leading Kentucky to a 2-0 mark on the week and a 6-0 start to the season ... Davis did record his second double-double of the season inn UK's win over Portland with 13 points and 12 rebounds ... He posted a pair of four-block games on the week and is averaging a league best 4.3 blocks per game ... Davis has multiple blocks in all six games this season.

Football: Matt Roark

  • Senior wide receiver Matt Roark made his first start at quarterback for Kentucky in its historic win over Tennessee. Roark was 4-for-6 passing for 15 yards and rushed 24 times for 124 yards. All totals are career highs. Roark's longest completion was a 15-yard toss to tight end Nick Melillo.
  • Roark rushed for over 100 yards in the game, marking the first time a UK player has rushed for over 100 yards since Coshik Williams gained 111 against Ole Miss earlier this season.

Men's basketball: Terrence Jones

Posted season bests in back-to-back games this week helping lead UK to a 2-0 record and a 6-0 mark on the season ... Shot 50 pct. from the field on the week including 75 pct. from 3-point range ... Posted back-to-back multiple block games and has three-straight and four on the season ... Tallied a season-high two steals in win over Portland

Women's basketball: A'dia Mathies

  • Averaged 11.3 points and a team-high 5.6 steals to go along with 5.3 rebounds per game in UK's three wins.
  • Swiped a career-high nine steals against Nebraska Omaha.
  • Her nine steals against Nebraska Omaha are tied for the second most steals in a single game in UK history.
  • Moved into the top 10 all-time in steals at UK (195).
  • Reached double figures in scoring in every game this week and moved up to No. 25 on the UK all-time scoring list (1,034).
  • Helped lead UK to an undefeated week, beating its opponents by an average of 31 points.

Performances of the Week: Nov. 20

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Nov. 20:

Volleyball: Ashley Frazier

Junior Ashley Frazier posted consecutive matches with 10 or more kills to pace the Wildcats to an undefeated season at home in SEC action in 2011. Frazier has now charted 10 or more kills in 14 of the team's last 16 matches. She had an all-around performance and her efficiency was a game-changed. Frazier averaged 3.12 kills per frame and had a .309 hitting percentage including a .500 match against LSU. She also averaged 1.12 digs per set and contributed 0.62 blocks per set including a career-high three solo rejections in the comeback win over Arkansas.

Women's basketball: Bria Goss

Goss, a 5-foot-10 guard, averaged 11.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game last week. She scored in double-figures in all three of UK's wins and has improved her scoring output in each of UK's four games this season, culminating with a career-high 12 points against Southern Mississippi. She also grabbed a career-high and team-high eight rebounds vs. the Lady Eagles. A tenacious defender, Goss tied her career high with three steals against Northeastern and dished out a team-high tying four assists in the last two games. 

Men's basketball: Doron Lamb

Poured in 17 points in Kentucky's win over No. 12 Kansas in Madison Square Garden in the State Farm Champions Classic ... Scored nine straight points on three 3-pointers against Kansas in a key run to put the game out of reach against the Jayhawks ... Finished with a season-high 26 points against Penn State in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament in helping lead UK to the tournament championship ... Tied his career high with seven free throws made against Penn State ... Averaged 17.0 points in the tournament ... Hit 50% of his 3-pointers in three games on the week

Football: Danny Trevathan

  • Forced two fumbles in the game and led UK with a career-high tying 17 tackles, recording three tackles for a loss and one sack.
  • He now has double-digit tackles in 17 of the last 20 games and now owns 21 career games with at least 10 tackles.
  • With 366 tackles in his career, Trevathan moves into 10th place in UK career history, passing Richard Jaffe (76-69) and Brian Williams (82-85), who each had 350 career tackles.

Performances of the Week: Nov. 13

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Nov. 13:

Volleyball: Whitney Billings

Sophomore Whitney Billings had another electrifying weekend for the Wildcats as she guided UK to a pair of tough road victories this week. Billings totaled back-to-back double-double efforts for just the second time this season. She led the squad with 28 kills on the week and an astounding .377 hitting percentage. Her 17 kills in the victory over Ole Miss marked a season-high. With two matches with an above .300 hitting clip, Billings has now notched eight matches this season against league foes with an above .300 percentage. Her all-around performance continues to be UK's "X-factor" as it peaks towards the end of the season. The sophomore averaged 3.25 digs per set and had nearly a block per frame as well. Her 4.12 points per stanza paced the squad, well above her 2.97 season average.

Men's basketball: Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis tallied a double-double in his first career outing He tallied 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field, of which eight of those field goals were dunks ... Davis because the second UK freshman (Terrence Jones) in as many years to post a double-double in his first career outing ... He also added five blocks and three assists to his stat line.

Women's basketball: Kastine Evans

  • Sophomore Kastine Evans came off the bench to crush her previous career high (11 points) with a game-best 23 points in 25 minutes during UK's season-opening win at Morehead State
  • Hit 8-of-12 from the field, including a career-high tying two 3-point field goals
  • Found a way to get to the free-throw line a team-high six times, make five free throws
  • Also charted two steals, three rebounds and an assist in the balanced effort

Rifle: Henri Junghänel

  • Henri Junghänel led UK to wins over Ohio State and Murray State in a dual-match on Saturday, leading the team in both guns.
  • Junghänel posted a 593 in air rifle and a 585 in smallbore to pace the Wildcats. A redshirt junior, he entered the match leading the team in smallbore average and ranking third in air rifle average.

Volleyball: Stephanie Klefot

Junior Stephanie Klefot provides the Wildcat defensive unit with a consistency that is unmatched in the league. Klefot registered 17 digs in a three-set victory over Alabama and also provided the UK offensive effort with a career-high seven assists. She then turned around and matched a season-high with 28 assists in the victory at Ole Miss. She also added her first kill of the season and recorded a pair of aces to open up the scoring in the decisive fifth frame. With 45 digs this weekend, Klefot has now accumulated 494 for the season which is the eighth most in a single-season in UK history. Her 28-dig performance against the Rebels marked the 20th time in her career she had topped 20 or more scoops in a match. She has recorded 10 or more digs in all but one match this season, including a span of 18 consecutive which she is currently holding.

Football: Nick Melillo

  • Had a career game against Vanderbilt, earning his first career touchdown reception and posting a career high in receptions and receiving yards.
  • Finished the game with four catches for 59 yards, including two reception of 20-yards or more. Melillo's touchdown catch was a 22-yarder, while his longest of the game was a 25-yard reception.

Performances of the Week: Nov. 6

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Nov. 6:

Football: Winston Guy

Earned his seventh double-figure tackle game of the season against Ole Miss when he had 10 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry. One of his biggest plays came in the first quarter when he tracked down a speedy Ole Miss ball carrier en route to the end zone, saving a touchdown.

Cross country: Luis Orta

  • Junior Luis Orta finished fifth at the SEC Cross Country Championships on Monday.
  • Orta is the first UK cross country runner to earn first team All-SEC honors since current assistant coach Thomas Morgan won the SEC Championships in 2003.
  • Orta ran a 24:28.36 on the 8,000-meter course in Maryville, Tenn.
  • Led Kentucky to a fourth-place team finish, its best team result at the conference meet since 1992, when the Wildcats finished in third.

Men's tennis: Eric Quigley

  • Advanced to the semifinals of the USTA/ITA Nation Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, taking down two top-24 ranked players along the way.
  • Went 3-1 at the event, increasing his career record to 137-43, sitting only seven wins shy of tying the school record for singles wins in a career.
  • Quigley was honored with the 2011 USTA/ITA Sportsmanship Award as selected by a panel of coaches, officials and tournament committee members.

Football: Maxwell Smith

Earned his first career start and performed well, completing 19 of 36 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Ole Miss.  His 283 passing yards is the most ever in one game for a Kentucky true freshman (non-redshirt) quarterback.  The old record was 208 yards by Larry McCrimmon vs. Florida in 1978.

Football: Danny Trevathan

Continued his brilliance this season with his second consecutive 17-tackle performance against Ole Miss. Also earned his fourth career interception, including one in each of the last three games. He becomes the first player to notch picks in three consecutive games since Tremayne Martin had an interception in the first three games of the 1997 season.

Football: CoShilk Williams

Second career 100-yard rushing game against Ole Miss when he rushed a career high 25 times for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Has played well in UK's last three games, rushing 62 times for 323 yards and two touchdowns.

Performances of the Week: Oct. 30

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Oct. 30:

Volleyball: Whitney Billings

Sophomore Whitney Billings always seems to have the biggest matches of her career during the biggest of times for UK. Billings charted a season-high 17 digs on a .333 hitting clip while adding 12 digs in an upset of No. 13 Florida. Billings' double-double effort was the third of the year, but first in conference action. With the win, UK controls its own destiny and remains in the hunt for the SEC title. Billings provides a consistency in all-around play that is unmatched by any other UK player. She charted 3.00 kills per set on nearly a .300 hitting clip, while also passing out nearly an assist per set. Defensively, she picked up 2.62 digs per set and charted a perfect 1.000 serve-receive percentage while being served at a team-high 41 times. Furthermore, she contributed offensively with a team-high three service aces including a pair against the Gators.

Swimming & diving: Megan Eppler

Megan Eppler continued to see success in the pool for the second consecutive week for Kentucky, claiming the title to the 50, and 100-freestyle events on Saturday. Eppler posted a season-best 23.35 in the 50-freestyle, claiming victory by over .5 in the event. Eppler led Kentucky in a 1-2-3 finish in the 50-freestyle, as the Wildcats swept the podium. Eppler also led Kentucky to a 1-2-3 sweep of the podium in the 100-freestyle, claiming a career-best time of 51.22, winning by .77 in the event.

Swimming & diving: Greg Ferrucci

Greg Ferrucci had a career-best day on Saturday in Nashville, tabbing a career high in the one-meter diving competition, posting a score of 387.37. That score in the competition also set a new University of Kentucky school record. The reigning SEC Male Freshman Diver of the Year also set a career-best score in the three-meter showdown as Ferrucci earned a 405.07. Ferrucci helped lead Kentucky to a 1-2-3 finish in the three-meter competition.

Volleyball: Stephanie Klefot

Kentucky libero Stephanie Klefot continues to provide a consistent presence for UK's back-line defensive effort. In an upset win over No. 13 Florida, Klefot charted a season-high and match-high 28 digs to lead the Wildcats. It marked the 19th time in her career she has posted 20 or more digs in a single match. Her five assists in the match marked a season-high and just the third time in her career she has notched five or more assists. Klefot helped in the scoring effort as well with a pair of service aces. In the three-set victory over South Carolina, Klefot charted 18 digs which was good for an average of 6.00 scoops per set. Klefot leads the league with 435 digs on the year and sits just 20 scoops shy of breaking into UK's top-10 for most digs in a season with six matches remaining in the regular season.

Women's soccer: Caitlin Landis

Caitlin Landis tallied her second multi-goal game of the year netting a pair of goals in Kentucky's 4-2 win over Vanderbilt ... Landis also recorded the game-winning goal, her second this season ... Landis ranks second on the team in goals (6), points (14) and shots (53) ... Landis' efforts in the victory helped guide UK to a six-seed in the SEC Tournament, the Wildcats' highest seed since 2006.

Men's golf: Cody Martin

Sophomore UK men's golfer Cody Martin paced the Wildcats on Sunday with a fantastic round of 4-under par at the Forest Oaks Country Club (par 72, 7,212 yards). Martin had five birdies on the day, including back-to-back birdies on Nos. 6 and 7.

Martin got off to a hot start in 2011, finishing in the top five in each of Kentucky's first three tournaments. His top-15 finish on Sunday is his best finish since the Inverness Intercollegiate Invitational in late September. Martin's 68 is his best round since his 4-under par 67 in the second round of the UK Bluegrass Fall Invitational.

Men's tennis: Alex Musialek

  • Won the singles title at the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Indoor Championships, taking down fellow teammate and No. 3 Eric Quigley.
  • The win advanced Musialek to the National Indoor Championship this week in New York.
  • Advanced to the finals of the doubles main draw at the event as well.

Volleyball: Lauren O'Conner

Freshman Lauren O'Conner continues to be the epitome of consistency for the Cats. O'Conner has charted eight or more kills in all but one SEC match this season for UK. In a three-set victory over South Carolina she totaled eight hammers on a match-high .400 hitting clip. In the win over No. 13 Florida, she matched her kill output and also provided four blocks which matches a career-high. She also provided UK's offense with a pair of aces and served the final four winning points for UK in the decisive fifth set with Florida.

Men's tennis: Eric Quigley

  • Advanced to the finals of the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Indoor Championships before falling to teammate Alex Musialek.
  • Third consecutive finals appearance at the event after winning the singles title the past two seasons.
  • Advanced to the finals of the doubles main draw at the event as well.

Swimming & diving: Tyler Reed

Tyler Reed continued his impressive senior season, winning all three events he competed in on Saturday afternoon. Reed won the 200-freestyle by a staggering two seconds, and 50-the freestyle by over four-tenths of a second, recording times of 1:40.80 and 21.11 in the events respectfully. Reed as an individual has now won the 100-freestyle in both weekends that UK has been in competition this far in 2011-12.

Football: Matt Roark

  • Senior wide receiver Matt Roark totaled a career-high with both 13 catches and 116 receiving yards today. Roark's 13 receptions rank second on UK's all-time single-game list, tying Randall Cobb (vs. Tennessee, Nov. 27, 2010).
  • Roark's 116 receiving yards is the most for a Wildcat this season and the first time a UK wide receiver has eclipsed the 100-yard mark since La'Rod King earlier this season against Central Michigan.

Football: Danny Trevathan

  • Senior linebacker Danny Trevathan, who ranks first in the SEC in tackles, tied a career-high with 17 tackles in the game. Trevathan has double-digit tackles in 15 of the last 17 games, dating back to last season.
  • Trevathan's 17 tackle performance moves him up to 17th on Kentucky's all-time tackle list, passing Keith Martin (1980-83). Trevathan needs two tackles to tie Art Still (1974-77) for 16th all time.
  • Trevathan earned an interception in the game, marking the second consecutive game he has recorded a pick. He becomes the first player to notch back-to-back games with picks since Winston Guy in 2010 against Auburn and South Carolina.

Performances of the Week: Oct. 23

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Oct. 23:

Swimming & diving: Megan Eppler

Eppler swam a 23.61 in the 50-freestyle, ranking third overall in the event, which was one of the best performances of the day for the UK women in their season-opening meet in Knoxville, Tenn., this weekend. Eppler also swam a career-best 51.27  in the 100-freestyle placing fourth in the event.

Football: Winston Guy

Led UK with 12 tackles, including two pass break-ups. It marked the sixth time this season and 10th time in his career he has had double-digit tackles. Guy now leads the SEC in tackles with 79.

Volleyball: Christine Hartmann

Junior setter Christine Hartmann had the best all-around performance of her career in leading the Wildcats to a pair of tough-road victories. Hartmann notched a double-double effort, her third of the season, with 39 assists and 10 digs in a win at Georgia. The Wildcats set a school-record with 20.5 blocks in the match, and Hartmann had six. In adding to her repertoire she also posted a career-high four aces in the victory. Hartmann's impressive dispersal of the ball aided UK to have four players with .300 hitting clips or better in the match. On Sunday, Hartmann's play only improved. The St. Charles, Ill., native totaled a career-high eight blocks while passing out a career-best 54 assists in a five-set victory. Hartmann found four different players for 13 or more kills with one more posting nine.

Women's soccer: Kelsey Hunyadi

Kelsey Hunyadi tallied her third career multi-goal game against Mississippi State, leading Kentucky to a win and clinching the Wildcats a berth in this year's SEC Tournament ... She attempted a school single-game record and career-high 11 shots against the Bulldogs in the victory ... It was her career-best fourth game-winning goal of the season ... Hunyadi netted her 11th goal of the season against the Rebels, it's the most goals by a Wildcat since the 2001 season and her 30 points on the season are also the most since by a UK player since 2001 ... Hunyadi has attempted 72 shots this season, second most in school history, 15 shy of the school record.

Volleyball: Stephanie Klefot

Junior Stephanie Klefot notched 43 digs on the weekend to become just the third player in UK history to post 1,200 digs in a career. The 26 scoops vs. Auburn are the most in an SEC match this season for UK's starting defensive stalwart. In the match with Georgia, she posted a match-high 17 digs to lead five different UK players in double-figures for digs. Klefot continues to provide a steady presence for the Blue and White has she has posted 10 or more digs in every SEC match this season and in 22-of-23 matches overall this year. Furthermore, Klefot was targeted a team-high 46 times on the service line and committed just one error for an impressive .978 clip.

Football: Offensive line

Did a fantastic job for Kentucky up front, allowing the Wildcats to rush for 340 yards, which is the most since UK had 341 against Vanderbilt last season. It also marked the second-consecutive game UK has not given up a sack.

Volleyball: Jackie Napper

Freshman Jackie Napper's presence in the back-row helped lead the Wildcats to a pair of road victories this weekend. Napper recorded the first back-to-back double-figure dig efforts of her career with 12 in a win at Georgia and an SEC career-high 13 against Auburn. Napper also registered her second career kill in the win at Georgia. Furthermore, Napper's steady play on the serve-receive line continues to be impressive. This week, Napper was targeted 42 times and committed just one error for an impressive .976 average. Her 2.78 digs per set ranked as the second-best total on the team, and the best for a non-libero. For her career, she has notched seven matches with 10 or more scoops.

Football: Martavius Neloms

Started the scoring for Kentucky, sacking the JSU quarterback, causing a fumble which he scooped up and returned 40 yards for a touchdown.  The fumble recovery for a TD in the first quarter was the first for UK since Ventrell Jenkins' 56-yard return vs. East Carolina in 2009 (Jan. 2). Ended the game with eight tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack and a pass breakup.

Football: Morgan Newton

Rushed for a career-high 75 yards on 12 carries, including a touchdown run. Was also impressive in the passing game, throwing two touchdowns and going 10-for-16 on the day with 105 yards.

Swimming & diving: Tyler Reed

Placed first in the 100-freestyle posting a time of 45.24 seconds. The senior captain also placed well in the 200-freestyle with a time of 1:39.13. Reed swam the fastest split of any UK swimmer with a 20.04 split in the home stretch of the 200 medley relay in which Kentucky finished in third place.

Performances of the Week: Oct. 16

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Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Oct. 16:

Men's golf: Joseph Barr

  • Junior Joseph Barr carded a career-best round of 66 (-5) in the first round of the Bearcat Invitational on Oct. 10.
  • Barr followed up his first round 66 with a 2-under par 69 in the second round to hold the lead entering the tournament's final round.
  • Barr finished the tournament in a tie for third, his best result of the season thus far, and helped lead Kentucky to a second-place finish.

Volleyball: Whitney Billings

Sophomore Whitney Billings continued her dynamic play in Southeastern Conference action. Billings was the difference maker in UK's upset of No. 18 Tennessee - its first loss of the SEC schedule. Billings struck for 15 kills, the highest total this season, on a sizzling .367 hitting percentage. She was the only UK attacker to post an above .350 attacking percentage in the victory. Billings' all-around play continues as she also notched a squad-high six blocks and added four assists in the win. Against Mississippi State she totaled her 10th match of the season with 10 or more scoops with 14 digs in the three-set match for an average of 4.67 scoops per stanza. Furthermore, Billings was served at 24 times for the week and she did not commit an error.

Women's soccer: Natalie Horner

Natalie Horner netted the golden-goal in Kentucky's 1-0 double-overtime upset of 14th ranked Tennessee Friday night. It was Horner's second goal of the season and her first in conference play.

Men's soccer: Matt Lodge

Junior forward Matt Lodge shined in a shellacking of UK rival Tulsa on Wednesday, assisting on a school-record three goals in the 3-1 win over the Golden Hurricane ... Lodge's three assists are the most in a single-game in school annals, marking the fourth time in UK history a player has accomplished that feat and the first since Barry Rice in 2006 ... Now owns 10 assists on the year, the second-most assists in UK single-season history, just three shy of Jamal Shteiwi's school-best 13 in 2003 ... Has added seven goals and 62 shots, with his shot total ranking as the second-most shots in UK single-season history ... 16 games deep into his junior season, Loge owns 17 goals and 15 assists (49 points), ranking among the career leaders in points (seventh), goals (eighth), assists (fifth), shots (137; fifth) and game-winning goals (six; seventh) ... With 24 points in 2011, Lodge ranks fifth in UK single-season history ...A Rossington, England, native and a 2009 Freshman All-America honoree, Lodge ranks among the C-USA leaders in shots (first, 62), points (fourth, 24), points per game (sixth, 1.50), goals (sixth, 7) and assists (first, 10).

Volleyball: Jackie Napper

Freshman Jackie Napper has been the epitome of consistency for the Wildcats with seven or more digs in six consecutive matches for the Louisville, Ky., product. Napper put together one of her best performances of the season in the upset victory over No. 18 Tennessee. Napper charted eight scoops, but it was her demeanor on the receiving end of serves that helped propel UK to the win. Napper was served at an astounding 42 times in the match and did not make a single error. Napper then went on to post seven scoops in three sets of action, for 2.33 scoops per set, well above her season average.

Cross country: Luis Orta

  • Luis Orta earned his fourth top-10 finish in as many races this season.
  • The junior from Caracas, Venezuela finished in fifth at the Panorama Farms Invitational, crossing the finish line at the 8,000-meter race in 24:29.74.
  • Orta has led UK in every race this season and has been named Southeastern Conference Men's Runner of the Week three times already.

Men's soccer: Charles Pettys

Junior midfielder Charles Pettys notched his first career two-goal game, in leading UK to a 3-1 beatdown of Conference USA powerhouse Tulsa on Wednesday ... Pettys notched both of UK's two goals to start of the game, getting his first in the 13th minute and adding his second in the 27th frame ... On the year, Pettys owns three goals and seven assists, ranking fourth in the league in assists and ninth in the conference in points (13) ... Pettys' first career two-goal game marked the 57th all-time two-goal outing from a UK player in program history ... In his two-year UK career, Pettys - a native of Los Angeles, Calif. - has played in 29 games with 20 starts, posting four goals and eight assists.

Women's soccer: Kayla Price

Freshman Kayla Price notched her fifth shutout of the season in the upset of Tennessee. She currently second among all-time UK freshmen in shutouts and her 1.19 GAA is the third lowest among freshmen in program history.

Women's tennis: Jessica Stiles and Khristina Blajkevitch

  • Junior Jessica Stiles and sophomore Khristina Blajkevitch have paired up for doubles play at the USTA/ITA Women's Tennis Ohio Valley Regional's and have yet to lose a match. Their impressive play has earned them a spot in the semi-finals in the main draw.

Oct. 9 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, Oct. 9:

Volleyball: Whitney Billings

Just a week after her defensive prowess proved to be the difference in a 2-0 week for UK, it was her offensive display that lifted Kentucky to a 2-0 weekend at home this week. Sophomore Whitney Billings posted consecutive matches of 10 or more kills for just the second time this season and did so on a blazing .447 hitting percentage. A sub .200 average player, was simply spectacular in her effectiveness charting just a mere five errors in nearly 40 attempts. Billings also provided a trio of assists and got in on four blocks to run her point total 3.43 for the week. Her 11 kill performance in the win over Alabama marked the 15th time in her career she paced the Wildcats in offensive output. She just missed out on a double-double effort with 11 kills and nine digs in the win over Ole Miss.

Women's soccer: Kelsey Hunyadi

Kelsey Hunyadi scored the game-winning goal against Arkansas. It was her eighth goal of the season, tying her career-high and gave her at team-high 23 points on the season. It was also her third game-winning goal this year. Hunyadi is 4-4 on penalty kicks this year.

Volleyball: Stephanie Klefot

Junior libero Stephanie Klefot led a defensive charge that limited opponents to a mere .072 hitting percentage in two UK victories this weekend. Klefot led the back-line effort with 4.43 digs per set and 31 total for the weekend. Klefot has now stretched her career total to 1,144 which ranks fourth all-time in UK history. Klefot had a season SEC-high 19 scoops in the victory over Ole Miss. She then picked up a match-high 12 digs in the win over Alabama. Kentucky's defense limited Alabama to a -.012 hitting percentage for the match and just 16 total kills. It was the first time UK held an opponent to 20 or less kills in a match since 2008. The negative hitting percentage was a first for the Wildcat defense this season and the first since October of 2010. Klefot has now led the Wildcats in digs per match 18 times this season. The junior also added a season-high three aces in the win over the Tide to add to the team's season-high 10 aces in a match.

Volleyball: Lauren O'Conner

Freshman Lauren O'Conner continues to bring a consistent presence to the Wildcat offense in helping UK improve to 16-3 and 7-1 in league play. O'Conner has charted eight or more kills in all seven of UK's victories in SEC play. This week she contributed in a variety of ways with a team-high five service aces and she also added seven blocks for an average of one rejection per set. Her four blocks against Ole Miss matched a career-high for the first-year player. The three service aces against the Crimson Tide is a new career-best - and she helped the Wildcat set a new match-high in 2011 with 10 service aces in the win.  

Men's tennis: Eric Quigley

  • Claimed the consolation singles title at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Men's All-American Championship.
  • Quigley claimed the championship after taking down No. 10 Sebastian Fanselow of Pepperdine, dominating the highly ranked player for a straight-set win 6-3, 6-3.
  • During the event, Quigley won five-consecutive matches, all against opponents that are ranked in the top 40 in the nation in singles, including No. 8 Evan King, No. 10 Fanselow, No. 19 Finn Tearney, No. 25 Luka Somen and No. 36 Louis Cant.

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