Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, April 24:

Softball: Kara Dill

Sophomore Kara Dill had a week to remember in helping lead UK to a 4-1 week. Dill and the Wildcats snapped an eight-game losing streak to Louisville and captured their fifth SEC series for the most series won in a single-season at South Carolina.

Dill was magnificent at the dish with a 9-for-18 week and a .500 average. She matched her single-game highs in back-to-back outings with three hits against Eastern Kentucky and Louisville. Her two stolen bases against the Colonels also matched a career-high in that category.

In the win over the Cardinals, Dill's bases-clearing three-run triple in the third inning tied the score at seven after UK had trailed 7-0 through two innings of action. Dill then scored the go-ahead run on Meagan Aull's single. The three-bagger was the first of her career, and could not have come at a more critical time with the bases loaded and two outs trailing by three.

UK's shortstop then earned two more hits in the opening game of the South Carolina series, while scoring two of UK's five runs in that contest. She singled and scored in a 3-2 win in the nightcap of a doubleheader. Dill posted a career-long and the longest hitting streak in school history with a 15-game stretch of games with a hit.

Dill's 18 stolen bases for the season ranks as the eighth most in a single-year in school history, while her 39 runs is the sixth best in a single-year in school allure. She currently leads the team in batting average in just her second season of play.

Baseball: Alex Meyer

Kentucky junior right-handed starter Alex Meyer turned in the start of his career in the series opener against No. 12 Arkansas, pitching UK to a win over the red-hot Razorbacks ... Meyer tossed his league-high third complete-game of the year, allowing only three hits and one earned run, striking out 10 ... A native of Greensburg, Ind., Meyer's 10-strikeout gem was his seventh career double-digit strikeout game and his third this year ... Meyer allowed only one hard-hit ball in the game, an RBI double from Arkansas All-American James McCann in the second inning ... Meyer now owns 224 career strikeouts, good for the seventh-best total in UK career history ... With 81 strikeouts in 71.2 innings pitched, Meyer leads the SEC in strikeouts, fanning 10.17 per nine innings pitched ... Meyer ranks second in the SEC in innings pitched, first in complete games, holding opponents to a .230 batting average ... Meyer threw first-pitch strikes to 20 of the 34 hitters he faced in the complete-game gem ... Meyer was most dominating over the final four innings of work, where he threw first-pitch strikes to five consecutive hitters to end the game and fanned five batters in the final three frames.

Softball: Rachel Riley

Junior Rachel Riley was exceptional this week on the mound in helping UK to a 4-1 week.

Riley entered the Louisville game in the third inning with UK trailing by seven runs. The junior right-hander yielded just three hits the rest of the way in helping the Blue and White to an improbable comeback effort. She was also magnificent at the plate going 4-for-4 on the day with a home run and three RBI to help her own cause. She yielded just one walk and struck out four in the win.

In the second game of the doubleheader with South Carolina, Riley picked up her 11th victory of the year on a five-hit performance. With the win she equaled her own career-high for wins in a single year in helping UK to the series win. It marked the fifth SEC series win of the year for UK, a new single-season high.

For the week, Riley tossed 12.2 innings of ball, yielding eight hits total and just one walk while striking out five. Batters could muster just a .182 batting average against UK's right-hander.

Riley was also terrific at the plate with a 7-for-18 week on a .389 average. The junior enjoyed a career-long nine game hitting streak in the stretch as well.

Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Apr. 17:

Softball: Chanda Bell

Junior Chanda Bell had an impressive performance in helping UK to a pair of wins over Tennessee Tech and run its season record to 31 wins. Bell suffered a minor injury earlier in the week and was held out of the Marshall series for precautionary reasons.

She entered the Tennessee Tech game in the top of the fifth to toss an inning of relief and help preserve the shutout. Bell threw just nine pitches - all strikes to sit down the Golden Eagles in order with three straight strikeouts.

The right-hander was called into duty in the nightcap of the doubleheader with UK trailing 2-1, with the bases loaded and one out in the third. Bell promptly entered the game and forced consecutive strikeouts to work her way out of the jam. She yielded her lone hit in the fourth frame as the Golden Eagles benefited from an error in the inning that would have ended the threat.

From there, however, Bell was unstoppable. She tossed the remaining six innings of extra-inning ball flawlessly. She did not allow a single base runner the rest of the way, and went on to throw 16 strikeouts - to match her own UK single-game high. She has now thrown 10 or more strikeouts in 32 career games. Her 19 strikeouts helped push her single-season total to 176, which is the third highest number for a single season in UK history (with Bell owning the first two spots as well).

Softball: Lauren Cumbess

Freshman Lauren Cumbess was a two-way threat for the Wildcats in helping lead UK to a 4-0 week. Cumbess was a game-changer at the plate and led the pitching staff with two wins on the week. At the dish, she batted .500, which included a game-tying single in the sixth inning. With UK trailing 3-2 to Tennessee Tech in the nightcap, Cumbess was inserted into the lineup in a pinch-hitting situation and delivered an RBI-single into left field to plate the game-tying run and help UK complete the eventual comeback. In the circle, Cumbess worked 9.0 innings of action on the week, earning two victories. She gave up under one hit an inning, while allowing just one walk and striking out seven. She teamed with relief pitcher Chanda Bell for her third shutout of the season in the opening win of the Tennessee Tech series.

Men's golf: Chase Parker

Sophomore Chase Parker saved his best day at the Southeastern Conference Championships for last, earning a 1-under-par 69 to finish the 54-hole tournament tied for 12th. The native of Augusta, Ga., had four birdies in the final round. Parker finished the tournament at 5-over-par 215 for his second consecutive top-22 showing at the SEC Championships.

Softball: Rachel Riley

Junior Rachel Riley was instrumental in leading UK to a 4-0 week and helping eclipse the 30-win plateau for the third consecutive season -a feat never before achieved in school history. Riley paced the team with a .538 batting average and three homers on the week. She currently owns a career-long hitting streak of six games and has reached base safely in eight straight contests.

In the nightcap of a doubleheader with Marshall, Riley became the fourth different UK player to hit two home runs in a single game with a pair of blasts in the first and sixth innings. Riley also earned the win on the mound in that game as she worked 5.0 innings of relief action to post her ninth victory of the season.

In the nightcap of a doubleheader with Tennessee Tech, Riley provided additional heroics for the Blue and White. With UK trailing 3-1, Riley came up with her third home run of the week to bridge the game to just one run with the solo shot in the fourth frame. Riley's six homers on the season is a new career-best in that category. Riley has also bested her career-highs in runs scored, hits, doubles, RBI, total bases and walks in her junior campaign.

Men's tennis: Anthony Rossi

Completed Kentucky's come-from-behind win against No. 29 Vanderbilt in its regular-season finale by posting a comeback win at No. 5 singles in a three-set tiebreaker. With UK trailing 3-1, the Wildcats earned three consecutive points with Rossi finishing off the Commodores by winning the third-set tiebreaker 7-4. The win continued Rossi's undefeated streak in Southeastern Conference play. The Frenchmen is now 8-0 this season against SEC foes.

Women's tennis: Jessica Stiles

Sophomore Jessica Stiles defeated Vanderbilt's Jackie Wu 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles.

Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, April 3:

Kentucky Gymnastics team

Behind a season-high  score on balance beam of 48.9, the University of Kentucky gymnastics team posted its highest team score at a NCAA Regional in school history with a 195.175 in a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional on Saturday. Kentucky's team score at the meet surpassed its previous NCAA Regional high mark of 195.150, which helped UK earn a fourth-place finish in the 2001 NCAA Regional. The Wildcats had not scored a 195 team score of above since the 2001 season. The Wildcats were impressive on all four events at the meet but earned its highest event score on balance beam, posting a season-high score of 48.9. Junior Storey Morris led all UK gymnasts on the event with a 9.85, surpassing her career high of 9.825, while freshman Audrey Harrison scored a 9.8 for her highest career mark.

Softball: Meagan Aull

Senior Meagan Aull simply had the best weekend of her career in helping guide UK to it's first-ever sweep of No. 5 Florida. Aull was 5-for-10 at the dish with all five hits coming in the extra-base magnitude. Aull entered the series with just six career homers and blasted four in three games against the Gators in leading UK to just the second series win in school history over Florida.

Aull connected with a three-run long ball to help propel UK to a run-rule in the opening game of the series. She then led off the second game of the series by taking the first offering of the bottom of the first over the center-field fence. It marked the first time in her career she had back-to-back games with a homer. Aull then proved to be a difference maker late in the game with an RBI double that led to a four-run inning for UK to recapture the lead en route to a 7-6 win to take the series.

Finally, in the last game of the series, Aull blasted a leadoff homer for the second consecutive game to begin an eight-run charge for the Blue and White. After UK having batted all the way around the order, Aull came back to the plate in the bottom of the first with a runner on second and charted her second long ball of the game. It is the first time in her career she has totaled two homers in a single game and just the 15th time in school history the feat has been achieved. It is the first time in school history that a player hit two homers in the same inning.

With five hits this weekend, Aull moved into ninth place all-time with 184 career hits.

Aull has a hit in 23 of UK's last 25 games with hitting streaks of eight, 10 and a current five-game run. In 12 of those games Aull has multiple hits.

She currently leads the SEC with 20 hits in league action and ranks seventh with a .408 batting average.

Softball: Chanda Bell

Junior pitcher Chanda Bell helped catapult the Blue and White to a series sweep of No. 5 Florida. Bell was terrific in the opening game of the series working a complete-game effort and striking out 11 batters. It marked the 30th time in her career she has totaled 10 or more strikeouts in a game -- and the first against Florida.

With the win over the Gators it marked the first career victory over Florida and the second victory over a top-10 ranked opponent in the SEC this season.

In the final game of the series, Bell entered the game in relief and worked two innings allowing just one hit and striking out three to preserve the sweep. For the series, Bell worked 8.0 innings, allowed just six hits and struck out 14 to a Gator attack that entered the series batting .357 as a unit.

Bell has held SEC opponents to a staggering league-best .119 batting average and given up a league-low 15 hits. Angel Brunner of Auburn is the next closest with a .171 batting average. She ranks second behind Alabama's Kelsi Dunne with 63 strikeouts tossed, despite pitching 10 less innings than the league leader.

Softball: Emily Jolly

Freshman Emily Jolly put together the best SEC series of her young career in helping propel UK to a sweep of the Gators. The freshman second baseman totaled a .444 batting average on four hits and three runs scored. She totaled a pair of her team-best six doubles, including a two-run two-bagger in an eight-run opening inning in the final game of the series. Jolly was also masterful in the field recording a pair of putouts and three assists. 

Men's tennis: Tom Jomby

With the match tied 3-3 and the final singles match in a decisive third-set tiebreaker, University of Kentucky freshman Tom Jomby earned arguably his biggest collegiate win of his young career by defeating Andrew Butz to give No. 14 Kentucky a 4-3 win over No. 15 Florida. With the win, Kentucky its first victory over the Gators since the 2002 season and its first win in Gainesville, Fla., since 1992 when Wildcats took down Florida in the NCAA Tournament. The Kentucky freshman fell in the first set 6-4 and trailed in the second set before turning the match around by fighting back to earn a second-set victory. In the third set, Jomby earned a quick break to go up 3-1 before Butz would respond to take a 5-4 lead. Jomby, who was named SEC Freshman of the Week two weeks ago, earned a key win behind 6-5 to send the set into a tiebreaker. After falling behind 2-0 in the breaker, Jomby turned up the pressure again en route to a 7-4 tiebreaker win, clinching the UK victory.

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

Softball: Chanda Bell

Junior pitcher Chanda Bell threw the first no-hitter in SEC action in school history with a complete-game shutout over Mississippi State in the series-clincher. Bell narrowly missed out on a perfect game when the lone base runner reached on a Wildcat fielding error. Bell, however, quickly escaped the inning without further damage by striking out the side to record 11 strikeouts in 15 total outs in the game. It marked the 29th time in her career she registered 10 or more strikeouts in a single game. Bell recorded the first-ever no-hitter in her freshman season at UK. She had another earlier this season in non-conference action, but the no-no against the Bulldogs was the first in SEC play in school allure. Furthermore, Bell picked up her 45th career victory to move into second place on UK's all-time career list in that category. Her .095 opponent batting average in SEC action is tops in the league, and she ranks second in strikeouts tossed against league foes.

Softball: Lauren Cumbess

Freshman Lauren Cumbess was simply sensational in helping guide the Wildcats to a series sweep of Mississippi State for the second time in three seasons, batting .600 in those three outings. Cumbess had two game-clinching hits for the Blue and White in two decisive victories. In the opening game of the series, Cumbess connected for a three-run homer in the third inning to give the Wildcats a lead it would never relinquish. It was the first round tripper in SEC action for UK's freshman, and it marked one of a program-record four homers in the game. The three-RBI is a single-game high for the first-year player. In game two of the series, Cumbess had a bases-clearing double in the first inning to highlight a six-run first frame to put the game out of reach in the opening stanza in the series-clincher. In the final game of the series, Cumbess came to the plate in two situations with runners aboard and Mississippi State opted to walk her in both instances. Her .429 batting average for the week ranked second on the team, only trailing Megan Yocke's week. The five-RBI tied a team-high and she was one of five players to connect for a homer on the weekend.

Softball: Megan Yocke

Senior Megan Yocke led the Wildcats to their first three-game sweep in league action this season. Yocke paced the squad with a .556 batting average and five runs scored. Yocke made her presence felt at the plate all weekend which began with a solo homer in the opening game of the series, one of four Wildcat long balls. The four homers in a single game are the most in school history. Yocke scored twice in the 8-0 series-winner when she was walked twice in the game.  Prior to leaving the game with an injury in the third game of the series, Yocke registered her first triple of the season and would come home to score. Yocke set several milestones this week as she moved into five all-time in both runs scored (115) and home runs (22). She also became UK's all-time career leader with 102 walks. She also took over the No. 2 spot with 1,074 career put outs.

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

Softball: Meagan Aull

Senior Meagan Aull led the Wildcats to a 3-2 week on the road in the Southeastern Conference. Aull has set a new personal best with a nine-game hitting streak, including having a hit in all eight SEC games. Aull charted three consecutive multi-hit performances in UK's three victories this week. In UK's win at LSU, just the third win against the Tigers in program history, Aull was 2 for 3 on the evening and scored two of UK's six runs. She also charted a stolen base in that outing. Aull was the only player to record a hit against Brittany Mack in the final game of the series. With eight hits this week, Aull moved into 10th all-time at UK with 176 career hits.  

Baseball: Braden Kapteyn

Junior two-way star Braden Kapteyn had a solid week in leading UK to three wins and a series victory over red-hot Tennessee. Kapteyn batted .333 with a homer and five RBI on the week, also recording a save in the series opener on Friday. In the Friday win, Kapteyn belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning in a 3-3 game, giving UK a 5-3 lead. After hitting the homer, Kapteyn took the mound for a six-out save, striking out three of the six hitters he faced and not allowing a base runner for his seventh career save. Kapteyn, who now ranks 10th all-time on the UK career save list, has batted .320 on the year with four doubles, one triple, three homers and 17 RBI, drawing seven walks and striking out just six times with three stolen bases. On the mound this year, Kapteyn has a save in five relief outings, owning a 4.91 ERA and striking out 13 in 7.1 innings with only four hits allowed.

Baseball: Alex Meyer

Junior right-hander Alex Meyer posted his third quality start of the season in a winning effort over Tennessee on Friday night, lifting UK to a series-opening win over the red-hot Vols, who entered the series winning nine straight games and leading the conference in batting average, slugging, on-base percentage and stolen bases. In his start, Meyer picked up the win in seven innings, allowing only two earned runs with seven strikeouts. The SEC's leader in strikeouts, Meyer has fanned 46 in 34.2 innings. In five starts this year, Meyer has posted a 3-2 record and a 2.60 ERA, allowing only 23 hits in 34.2 innings, walking 15.

Baseball: J.T. Riddle

Freshman J.T. Riddle had a breakout week during UK's four games, including helping push the Wildcats to a series win over Tennessee on SEC opening weekend. Riddle led UK all week, batting .538 (7 for 13) with a homer and a team-best eight RBI. Riddle drew two walks and got hit by one pitch, only striking out once and totaling a .588 on-base percentage. Riddle's breakout game during the four-game week came in the rubber match on Sunday, with UK needing a win to clinch the series. Riddle belted his first career homer, a three-run job, and added a walk and an HBP, also making a jaw-dropping catch in rightfield to save extra bases with a fully extended, leaping catch. Riddle added a sac fly and stole 2-of-2 bases, charting a .769 slugging percentage. A natural shortstop and considered the shortstop of the future for the Wildcats, Riddle has forced his way into the lineup, playing right field for the first time in his career. In Tuesday's win over Murray State, UK kept Riddle out of the starting lineup, in an attempt to get the two-way star some innings on the mound. After UK had to pull Lucas Witt in the early innings due to injury, Riddle came off the bench to go 2 for 2 with three RBI, a walk and a stolen base, adding a sac fly. In the series opener vs. Tennessee on Friday, Riddle went 1 for 4, helping UK secure a 5-3 comeback win and making his first fully extended, diving catch in rightfield on the weekend. On Saturday, Riddle collected a career-high three hits, going 3-for-5 with two RBI and a stolen base. Currently riding an eight-game hitting streak, Riddle leads UK with a .381 average (16 for 42) with four stolen bases and a .500 on-base percentage through 15 games.

Softball: Ellen Weaver

With UK utilizing all four of its pitchers in rotating fashion, freshman Ellen Weaver made her first career SEC start on the opening night of the series at LSU. Weaver was masterful in limiting the Tigers to just one run while striking out nine, one shy of her career-high mark of 10 strikeouts. Weaver tossed all seven innings of action, and the highlight of her night may have been in the fourth inning with LSU threatening with runners on first and second. Weaver was sensational in getting out of the jam by striking out the next three batters she faced to limit any further damage. Weaver earned the win on the mound, marking just the third time in school allure the Wildcats defeated LSU. She is the second consecutive freshman to win on the mound against the Tigers in Baton Rouge, La., as Chanda Bell earned the last win two years ago during her freshman season. In the outing, Weaver also saw action at the plate and recorded her first career SEC hit.

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

Gymnastics: Seniors - Jasmine Minion, Andrea Mitchell, Phylicia Reshard, Colleen Williams

In their final home meet of their collegiate careers, these four gymnasts stepped up to the challenge and carried the Kentucky gymnastics team to a season-best score of 195.65. All four gymnasts had impressive scores at the event, but none more than Mitchell who set or tied a career high on three events en route to her career best all-around score of 39.550. Minion was great for UK on beam, scoring a career best beam score of 9.775, while Reshard continued her solid year as an all-arounder with a score of 39.2. Williams had arguably her best meet of the year Friday, taking home medalist honors on vault with a 9.85 and setting a season high on bars with a 9.8.

Baseball: Jordan Cooper

Sophomore right-hander Jordan Cooper turned in the start of his career in a must-win situation on Sunday at the 2011 Houston College Classic against Utah, hosted by the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park ... Cooper hurled seven innings and allowed only one run on three hits, striking out a career-high nine ... The Shelbyville, Tenn., native picked up the win over the red-hot Utes, holding UT to a .150 batting average ... Cooper allowed only one run in the first inning on two back-to-back hits to start the game, including one that bounced off his cleats on the mound ... On the year, Cooper owns a 1-0 record and a 3.86 ERA in four games and three starts, totaling one save ... In 16.1 innings this season, Cooper has fanned 13.

Softball: Lauren Cumbess

Freshman Lauren Cumbess has been an offensive spark and a consistent performer in the circle in helping guide UK to its best start in program history following a 3-0 weekend at the Coach B Classic. Cumbess is currently on a six-game hitting streak which ranks as the fourth best streak on the team this season. In a win over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Cumbess had a day to remember. In her lone pitching performance of the week, Cumbess was nearly flawless with a complete game shutout in the win. She yielded what would become three meaningless singles and struck out a career-best 10 in the win. At the dish, Cumbess connected for her first career home run to aide her own cause with a solo shot in the fifth inning to lift UK to the 2-0 win. In the victory over Southern Illinois, Cumbess produced an RBI single in the first inning and would come around to score to help guide UK to a 9-5 win.

Softball: Kara Dill

Sophomore Kara Dill paced the Wildcats to a 3-0 week to improve to 14-3 overall on the season, which is the best start in school history. Dill batted .556 for the week, which included a career-best three hits in a win over Southern Illinois. Dill also tapped home a career-high three times in that outing. In the victory over Purdue, Dill executed a perfectly-played suicide-squeeze bunt to plate the final run of a three-run inning to lift UK to the comfortable advantage. She has started all 17 games for UK at shortstop in her first season in the role and has performed admirably registering 17 putouts and 24 assists while committing just one error in the opening weekend of action.  

Baseball: Trevor Gott

Freshman right-hander Trevor Gott had a stellar weekend at the Houston College Classic, pitching in the Friday and Sunday games ... Gott picked up a huge save in the Sunday game, entering with a 2-1 UK lead in the eighth inning and tossing two shutout innings with only one infield hit allowed ... A native of Lexington, Ky., and a graduate of Tates Creek, Gott struck out four in the outing ... In his appearance on Friday, Gott was called on to face reigning NCAA Player of the Year, Rice third sacker Anthony Rendon ... Gott forced a first pitch swing and miss from Rendon, then educed a harmless ground out ... On the year, Gott has appeared in a team-high five games this season, posting a 1-1 record and a perfect 0.00 ERA ... Gott has tossed 8.1 innings without allowing an earned run, fanning 11 in 8.1 frames.

Baseball: Braden Kapteyn

Junior two-way star Braden Kapteyn had a productive weekend during UK's three games at the Houston College Classic ... A native of Lansing, Ill., Kapteyn hit in the middle of the order on the weekend and reached base safely in a staggering 11-of-13 plate appearances ... On Friday vs. Rice, Kapteyn snapped 25 consecutive innings without a homer at the spacious Minute Maid Park, by sending a towering bomb into the famous Crawford Boxes over the tall leftfield fence ... In five plate appearances vs. the high-octane Owls, Kapteyn reached five times ... In a game with Houston, Kapteyn reached base safely in 2-of-4 visits to the plate, totaling a run ... In Sunday's win over Utah, Kapteyn was UK's offense, reaching base safely in all four outings, including scoring UK's only two runs in a 2-1 win ... Kapteyn went 2-for-2 at the plate with two walks ... In a tie game in the eighth inning, Kapteyn delivered a deep triple that sailed near the 4340foot centerfield fence, for his first career triple, coming around to score the go-ahead run.

Men's basketball: Brandon Knight

Scored in double-figures for the 24th  and 25th straight games ... Was a perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line on the week ... Scored 12 of his 17 points and grabbed four of his six rebounds in the second half against Vanderbilt to help the Cats remain perfect at home for the second straight season ... Iced the game vs. Vanderbilt with two free throws with :08 left to UK an insurmountable 68-65 lead ... At Tennessee, he scored 17 of his game-high 19 points in the second half to help the Cats to a season sweep of the Volunteers ... Hit a pair of free throws with just over a minute remaining to help put the game away ... Broke the UK freshman record for 3-pointers in a season with 69th

Men's basketball: Darius Miller

Tallied back-to-back double-digit efforts against Vanderbilt and Tennessee giving him a career-best six-straight double-digit scoring games ... Shot better than .500 on the week for the second straight week ... Hit a pair of free throws with 4:28 left in the game that gave Kentucky the lead for good ... Hit a pair of crucial 3-pointers in the road win against Tennessee the second of which gave UK a four-point lead with 2:53 left in the game

Women's tennis: Marni Venter

• Defeated Vivian Pietraroia of Mississippi State on Sunday 6-1, 6-1
• Paired with fellow freshman Caitlin McGraw, won at No. 2 doubles 8-1

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

Softball: Chanda Bell

Junior Chanda Bell made history in her second no-hitter of her career, this time against Colorado State to begin the Stanford Nike Invitational. Bell allowed just one base runner with a walk, and was a full-count walk away from a perfect game. In the game, she set the UK single-game record with 16 strikeouts - besting her own previous record of 15 she had set four other times. Additionally, in the contest she topped Keary Camunas' for the all-time career strikeout mark at UK. Camunas had 550 career Ks, and Bell has now totaled 577 in her career, in just her third season of play. Bell would go on to record her second career save in 3.0 innings of work to preserve the victory over UC Davis. Finally, Bell earned her second win of the weekend in a relief effort come-from-behind victory over North Dakota State. Bell was the only pitcher to throw in every game played this weekend, and charted 32 strikeouts in 18.0 innings of work for an average of 1.78 strikeouts per inning.

Baseball: Taylor Black

Senior shortstop Taylor Black exploded offensively during UK's five-game week, batting .529 (9-for-17) with a staggering nine RBI ... Black scored nine runs, with three doubles and one homer, drawing five walks and getting plunked by two pitches without striking out ... The native of Easley, S.C., added a stolen base and reached base at a .667 clip and slugged .882 at the plate ... Ranked as the 26th-best senior prospect in college baseball by Baseball America, Black is off to a dynamic start in 2011, totaling a .345 (10-for-29) average with 10 runs, three doubles and a triple through seven games ... During UK's five-game week, Black was also a force defensively, making several impressive plays showcasing his tremendous range and arm strength, totaling 11 assists and nine putouts.

Women's basketball: Victoria Dunlap

• Led Kentucky with 19 points and seven rebounds to go with three steals and two blocks in the 76-62 win over Auburn.
• Grabbed three steals vs. the Tigers to move into sixth place on UK's single-season steals list with 91.
• Collected 12 points and seven rebounds while adding a game-leading four steals in UK's thrilling 55-54 win over Arkansas on "Senior Night."
• Has scored in double figures 26 times this season, including 17 consecutive and 90 times in her career.

Men's basketball: Brandon Knight

Scored in double-figures for the 22nd and 23rd straight games ... Recorded his UK freshman record 12th 20-point game with a career-high 26 points at Arkansas ... Pulled down career-high eight rebounds at Arkansas ... Averaged 5.5 assists on the week and 6.8 over the last four games ... Hit three 3-pointers on the week putting him one-shy of the UK freshman record for 3-pointers in a season with 67.

Baseball: Corey Littrell

Freshman southpaw Corey Littrell carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning of his first career start, picking up a win in UK's home-opening win over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday ... A native of Louisville, Ky., Littrell lasted 6.2 innings, allowing only two hits and two runs ... He tossed two walks - both on full-count offerings - and struck out three, throwing only 77 pitches, including 51 for strikes ... A 6-foot-3, 190-pounder, Littrell retired the first eight hitters he faced and had only faced the minimum number of hitters while working into the sixth inning of his starting-pitching debut ... The southpaw only had trouble on back-to-back hitters in his final inning of work, allowing a one-out single to break up the no-hit bid, with the No. 4 hitter then pulling a two-run homer ... The 2010 Kentucky High School Mr. Baseball out of Trinity High School, Littrell picked up his first career win, helping the Wildcats best EMU, a club that had just beaten No. 4 Clemson on the road.

Men's basketball: Darius Miller

Tallied back-to-back double-digit efforts against Arkansas and 13th ranked Florida ... Shot .500 on the week ... Scored career-high 24 points in win over 13th ranked Florida ... Had all-around game adding five rebounds, three assists, three blocks ... Had a crucial possession in win over Florida at 4:30 mark where he grabbed an offensive rebound keeping the possession alive and finished it with a 3-pointer pushing UK's lead to 11 ... It was the second-consecutive home game in which Miller has posted a career-high scoring total.

Baseball: Walter Wijas

Sophomore right-hander Walter Wijas was a force out of the bullpen for UK during a five-game week, appearing in three of the five games and tossing seven shutout innings in relief ... Wijas picked up a win in his three outings, tossing seven innings without a run crossing the plate, allowing seven hits and walking three with four punchouts ... Wijas picked up the win on Tuesday on the road at Morehead State, coming on in relief of freshman starter Jonathan Paquet in the fourth inning and hurling 3.2 shutout innings for his first career win, allowing only three hits and striking out three ... In four games on the year, Wijas owns a perfect 0.00 ERA through 8.2 frames.

Softball: Megan Yocke

Senior Megan Yocke batted .615 to lead the Wildcats to a 3-1 weekend. Yocke blasted a three-run home run in the victory over Colorado State and also plated another score with a double. She was 2-for-2 in a win over UC Davis and also scored both of UK's runs in that win. She smacked her second home run of the weekend in a win over North Dakota State and scored the game's tying run to force extra innings against the Bison. For the week, she was the lone UK player to record at least two hits in every game at the Stanford Nike Invitational. With two stolen bases against UC Davis she matched a career-high in that category. With four RBI in the win over the Rams, Yocke has now charted four or more RBI in a game three times already this season.

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

Gymnastics: Kentucky Vault Lineup

The University of Kentucky women's gymnastics team had a school-record breaking performance Sunday against the Ohio State Buckeyes, scoring the highest team vault score in school history with a 49.4. The Wildcats were led on the event by senior Phylicia Reshard, who earned a career high 9.95, becoming only the sixth gymnasts in school history to earn a 9.95 or higher on vault. Fellow senior Jasmine Minion and junior Whitney Rose were just behind Reshard with a 9.875. Seniors Andrea Mitchell and Colleen Williams scored a 9.85, with Mitchell's mark tying a career high and Williams' score setting her career high. Video of all five vaults

Softball: Brittany Cervantes

Junior Brittany Cervantes rewrote the UK history books in helping the Blue and White to their best start in school history with an 8-2 record through 10 games of action. Cervantes was simply magnificent in putting on an offensive show in leading UK to the Garnet and Gold tournament crown. The junior started four games at third base and one at catcher and batted a blistering .625 with a 10-for-16 weekend while also reaching base four more times by way of a walk. She ripped three home runs and a double while driving in seven runs. Additionally, Cervantes swiped her first three bases of the season along the base paths. She had a blazing 1.250 slugging percentage and a remarkable .700 on-base clip.

Cervantes' history lesson began with her matching a career best with two home runs in the win over Georgia Southern on Saturday. She then opened the Florida State game on Sunday with a long ball to strike for a UK-record three consecutive homers in as many at-bats. Furthermore, between the two games Cervantes has reached base seven straight times including six consecutive by way of a hit. Her four hits in the tournament-clinching win over Florida State is a career-best. With a hit in every game this weekend, Cervantes has charted a career-high six-game hitting streak which extends back to a hit in the final game of the FIU Combat Classic. Her three runs scored in the win over Middle Tennessee State is a career-high. Cervantes totaled three games with multi-hit performances and charted a pair of games with multi-RBI. With the three home runs this weekend she pushes her career total to 24 and is now nine shy of setting the UK career home run record in just her third season of action.

Men's basketball: Terrence Jones

Recorded back-to-back double-doubles in helping lead the Cats to a 2-0 record on the week ... Has tallied four double-doubles in last six games ... Tied career high with five assists against Mississippi State ... Tied career high with five offensive rebounds against South Carolina ... 10 defensive rebounds against Mississippi State was most since pulling down 15 against Notre Dame on Dec. 8.

Baseball: Alex Meyer

Junior Alex Meyer had arguably the best game of his career in his season-debut on Sunday vs. Miami (Ohio) ... The 6-foot-9 right-hander tossed a career-high seven innings, whiling striking out a career-best 13 ... The Greensburg, Ind., native allowed only three hits and held the Redhawks to a .143 batting average ... Meyer's 13 strikeouts marks his sixth career double-digit strikeout performance ... A preseason All-Southeastern Conference selection by Baseball America, Meyer was the hard-luck loser in a 3-1 loss to the Redhawks, allowing one run in the fourth inning, with Miami taking the lead in the seventh inning on an error that would have retired the go-ahead run at home plate ... While tossing the quality start, Meyer allowed only three runners to reach scoring position and struck out eight of the first 12 hitters he faced on the season.

Men's basketball: Darius Miller

Tallied back-to-back double-digit efforts helping Kentucky to a 2-0 record on the week ... Hit 3-of-7 3-pointers in victory over Mississippi State and followed it with a career best 6-of-8 performance against South Carolina ... Recorded career-high 22 points in win against USC ... Missed double-double by one rebound ... Blocked three shots, one short of career-high.

Women's basketball: Bernisha Pinkett

• Freshman Bernisha Pinkett averaged a team-high tying 13.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in UK's two SEC road games last week.
• Earned her first career start vs. Vanderbilt and did not disappoint as she posted UK's second-highest point total with 14.
• Also grabbed six rebounds in a career-high 36 minutes of play in helping UK chart its first win over VU in Nashville since 1986.
• UK's second-leading scorer with 12 points off the bench in a tough loss at Georgia.
• Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds vs. the Lady Bulldogs.
• Hit 7-of-8 free-throw attempts in the two games.
• Has now scored at least three points in 12 consecutive games.

Women's basketball: Keyla Snowden

• Despite playing with a stress fracture in her right foot, junior Keyla Snowden averaged a team-high tying 13.0 points, 2.0 steals and 1.5 assists in UK's two road games last week.
• Earned a spot back in the starting lineup vs. Vanderbilt, scoring an SEC-high 22 points in the pivotal win over Vanderbilt.
• Went 7-of-10 from the floor, including 4-of-6 from behind the arc vs. the 'Dores.
• Moved up to eighth place on UK's single-season 3-pointers made list with 52, passing her total of 51 from the 2009-10 season.
• Charted just her second 20-plus point game of the season in helping UK chart its first win at Vandy in 25 years.

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

Women's golf: Ashleigh Albrecht

• Led Kentucky at the UCF Challenge to its second-lowest team round in program history since records began being kept in 1987-88.
• Shot an opening-round, bogey-free, 6-under-par, 66, the second-lowest individual round in program history.
• Eagled the par 5 seventh hole from 59 yards out.

Women's tennis: Megan Broderick

• Went 2-1 in singles play over the week and is tied for the team lead with three wins in singles play during the spring season.
• Went 2-1 in doubles play over the week, including a win while paired with freshman Khristina Blajkevitch over the No. 13 doubles tandem in the country.

Swimming and diving: Lisa Faulkner

• Earned a career-best score on the three-meter board (347.60).
• Holds the second-best score on the three-meter board in UK history (347.60).
• Finished in fourth place on the three-meter board.
• Finished in the top nine on all three boards at the SEC Diving Championships.

Swimming and diving: Greg Ferrucci

• Named SEC Male Freshman Diver of the Year.
• Earned career-best marks on the one-meter, three-meter and platform.
• Holds the second-best score on the three-meter board in UK history (400.55).
• Holds the second-best score on the platform in UK history (336.00).
• Holds the third best score on the one-meter in UK history (378.50).
• Finished in the top-seven on all three boards at the SEC Diving Championships.

Men's basketball: Terrence Jones

• Averaged a double-double on the week.  
• Recorded his league-leading eighth double-double of the season against Tennesssee.
• Tied season high with four blocks against the Vols.
• Tallied team-high 25 points at Vanderbilt.
• Has scored in double-figures in four straight games and 16 of his last 17 games.

Softball: Emily Jolly

• Freshman Emily Jolly was the lone true freshman to start all five opening weekend games for the Blue and White when she made five starts at second base.
• In her first career game, she had a two-run single to help upset No. 22/24 Ohio State.
• Matched a single-game UK record with three doubles in UK's victory over DePaul, a feat only achieved by one other player in school history.
• She also plated a pair of scores in that outing, including driving in the game's final two runs in the eighth inning to help UK secure a comeback from three down to defeat the Blue Demons by a 6-3 final margin.
• For the week, she batted .308 with four RBI, three extra-base hits and a perfect fielding percentage, which included eight putouts and eight assists.

Men's basketball: DeAndre Liggins

• Scored in double-figures in back-to-back games for the second time this season.
• Tied career high with 19 points against Tennessee while recording career-high five steals.
• Had an efficient shooting night by making 5-of-6 field goals and 7 of 8 at the foul line.
• Posted ninth double-digit scoring effort against Vanderbilt.
• The Wildcats are 8-1 when Liggins scores in double-figures.

Softball: Sam DeMartine

• Sam DeMartine helped UK go 4-1 to start the season, which included a run-rule five-inning upset of No. 22/24 Ohio State in the opener.
• UK has now defeated a top-25 ranked team in the season opener in two straight seasons.
• DeMartine's RBI single in the top of the third proved to be the only offense UK would need to defeat the Buckeyes.
• For the week, DeMartine led the team with a .462 batting average and a team-best two home runs.
• One of her bombs led a three-run comeback effort to down DePaul in extra innings when she hit a solo shot in the top of the seventh to begin the rally from three back.
• Her two runs scored against the Blue Demons is a career high.
• She led the team for the weekend with two multi-hit games.
• Teamed with Erika Silence for the first back-to-back home runs of the season in the win over Ohio State.
• The three home runs against the Buckeyes matched a school record for home runs in a single game.

Women's basketball: A'dia Mathies

• Averaged a team-high 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in UK's two games last week.
• Hit 48 percent from the field and 87.5 percent from the free-throw line in two games.
• Scored a game-high 16 points in UK's first win over LSU in Lexington since 1994.
• Also charted a game-high four steals and two assists in the win. Her second assist fed Brittany Henderson who scored the game-winning field goal with 1.1 seconds remaining.
• Scored 11 of her game-high 16 points in the decisive second half and at one point strung together seven straight points from the 8:38 mark to 6:01 remaining in the game, putting the Wildcats up 40-37.
• Scored a team-high 16 points while recording seven rebounds and a game-high four assists against South Carolina.
• Only Wildcat to score at least one point in all 25 games.
• Has now scored in double figures 46 times in her career.

Track and field: Sharif Webb

• Senior Sharif Webb grabbed a fifth-place finish in the men's 800-meter run with a time of 1:47.91 at the Husky Classic to capture his spot at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
• Webb's time locked in the Wildcats first NCAA automatic qualifying time of the season.
• The senior narrowly missed out on surpassing his career-best time of 1:47.86, set last season at Notre Dame. His personal-best time currently ranks second on UK's all-time 800m list, only trailing David Freeman who ran 1:47.40 in 2003.
• Webb returned to Kentucky this season as the Wildcats' only men's indoor All-America honoree a year ago and with his performance Saturday will have an opportunity to duplicate that run.

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

Women's basketball: Victoria Dunlap

• Averaged a team-high 21.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in UK's two SEC road wins over Ole Miss and Alabama last week.
• Hit 52.9 percent from the floor and 63.6 percent from the free-throw line for the week.
• Scored 16 of her team-high 18 points in the decisive second-half vs. Ole Miss.
• Grabbed her 27th career and fifth double-double of the season vs. Alabama with a team-high 25 points and 15 rebounds.
• It marked her sixth career 25-point and 15-rebound game, her first of the season.
• With 43 points in the two games and 1,639 in her career, she moved up two spots to No. 3 on the all-time scoring list, passing Pam Browning (1,598 points from 1974-78) and Sam Mahoney (1,601 points from 2005-08).
• With six steals and 274 in her career, she moved up to No. 3 on UK's all-time steals list, passing Patty Jo Hedges (271 steals from 1979-83).
• Just three rebounds shy (997) of joining Valerie Still as the only two players in school history to pull down 1,000 rebounds in a career.

Swimming and diving: Lisa Faulkner

• Won both events she competed in, the one- and three-meter dive.
• Received a career-best score of 321.20 on the one-meter board.
• Score of 321.20 on the one-meter board is the third best in program history.

Swimming and diving: Greg Ferrucci

• Won both the one- and three-meter board competitions.
• Has won the last six diving events he's competed in.
• Recorded a career-best score of 368.85 on the one-meter board.
• His score of 368.85 on the one-meter board is the fourth best all-time at Kentucky, bettering his previous best score of 362.25 which was then the fourth-best score all-time at Kentucky.

Men's basketball: Doron Lamb

• Tallied game-high 19 points in helping lead Kentucky to 66-60 win over Georgia on Saturday.
• Recorded 14th multiple 3-pointer game this season.
• Hit two free throws late to help ice the game against the Bulldogs

Women's basketball: Jennifer O'Neill

• Averaged 7.5 points off the bench in just 14.5 minutes per game in UK's two SEC wins over Ole Miss and Alabama last week.
• Was critical in UK's win over Ole Miss, scoring eight of her 10 points in the final minutes. With UK trailing by two points with less than seven minutes remaining in the game, O'Neill hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Cats a lead they would not relinquish.
• Also dished out a career-high-tying four assists vs. the Rebels.
• Scored five points in 11 minutes off the bench in UK's win over Alabama.
• Has made at least one 3-pointer in six consecutive games.

Swimming and diving: Chatham Penrod

• Part of two Keating Aquatic Center record times.
• Swam first leg in victorious 200 medley relay which set a KAC pool record time of 1:45.07.
• Won the 200 backstroke by setting a KAC pool record with a finish of 2:02.63.
• Won every race she was a part of.