Men’s basketball– The Kentucky men’s basketball team dropped an 88-58 loss to Tennessee on Saturday. Sophomore Kyle Wiltjer led the Cats with 18 points and six rebounds.- Senior Julius Mays scored 12 points and has logged 10 or more points in five straight games. – Junior Jarrod Polson contributed a career-high 11 points.Women’s basketball– Kentucky has won its last three games and looks to keep its winning streak alive when it faces No. 11/13 Texas A&M on ESPN2’s Big Monday in the second meeting of the season between the teams.- The Wildcats charted their 10th SEC win last week with an impressive come-from-behind victory over No. 16/14 South Carolina. Trailing by 16 points early in the second half, the Wildcats used a four-guard set to chip away at the Gamecocks’ lead and win 78-74 – the largest comeback in the Matthew Mitchell era.- Four players scored in double digits led by redshirt sophomore point guard Jennifer O’Neill with 19.Gymnastics– Then-No. 17 Kentucky defeated Missouri 194.250-194.125 on Friday night in Memorial Coliseum.- Audrey Harrison was the lone all-around competitor posting a 39.3, which tied her career-high set last week.- The junior also won balance beam, and shared the honors on uneven bars and floor exercise.- The Knoxville, Tenn., native now has 12 individual event honors this season and 19 in her career.- Her five all-around wins in 2013 have all come against Southeastern Conference competition.- Shannon Mitchell tied Harrison for the floor title, her second of the season and the third of her career.Rifle– The Kentucky rifle team shot a 4697 on Saturday at the NCAA Qualifiers.- Sophomore Elijah Ellis and senior Stacy Wheatley delivered personal bests in smallbore, with Ellis posting a 583 and Wheatley shooting a 586.- Senior Henri Junghänel led the team in smallbore and air rifle, shooting a 588 in smallbore and a 594 in air rifle.Softball– The No. 22/24 UK softball team continued where it left off last weekend by defeating another ranked team en route to a 4-1 record in the 23rd Campbell/Cartier Classic in San Diego. The Wildcats posted wins over No. 16 Washington, San Diego State – who is receiving votes in one poll – Cal Poly and UC Riverside.- Junior pitcher/infielder Lauren Cumbess paced the Wildcats throughout the weekend at the plate, blasting two homers for a .500 average (8-for-16) at the event with five RBI. Cumbess also went 1-0 in the circle, while freshman hurler Kelsey Nunley went 3-0 with a 2.21 ERA over the weekend. Nunley defeated San Diego State and Washington, throwing a complete game shutout against the Aztecs allowing only three hits.- UK has now defeated three ranked teams this season in then-No. 3 Cal, No. 16 Washington and No. 20 Stanford. Coach Rachel Lawson and Co. have also taken down Oregon State and SDSU, who both were receiving votes when UK posted wins against them. After two weekends of play, UK is 8-3 with its only losses coming to No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 3 Arizona State and unranked Portland State.Baseball– Kentucky began the season 2-0 with wins over UNC Asheville and Niagara in Spartanburg, S.C. UK wraps up play at Wofford on Monday against USC Upstate.- Junior second baseman J.T. Riddle set a new program record with a 6-for-6 game at the plate and starter Jerad Grundy tied a career-best with nine strikeouts in six innings in the win over Niagara.- Sophomore All-America southpaw A.J. Reed worked five innings on the mound and went a career-best 4-for-5 at the plate with three RBI, leading No. 8 Kentucky to a 9-2 season-opening win over UNC Asheville.Men’s tennis– Kentucky advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2013 ITA National Team Indoor Championships this weekend in Seattle, recording wins over No. 10 Mississippi State (4-0), and No. 6 Georgia (4-2).- UK’s No. 90 Anthony Rossi went 2-0 in singles action, defeating No. 12 Raymond Sarmiento of Southern Cal and knocking off No. 21 Nathan Pasha of Georgia 6-4, 7-6 (7) on Sunday.- With the wins this weekend, UK recorded their seventh win of the season over teams in the top 25 of the ITA rankings, as the Wildcats are now 3-1 versus teams in the top 10.- Tom Jomby also went 2-0 in singles play this weekend, collecting two straight-set wins. On Friday, Jomby ran past No. 43 Malte Stroppe of Mississippi State 6-2, 6-0 before giving UK a crucial point in its match with UGA, collecting a 6-4, 6-4 win over No. 92 over No. 92 Ben Wagland at the two slot.Women’s tennis– The Kentucky women’s tennis team knocked off No. 55 Ohio State and No. 54 Indiana throughout the course of the week, taking both matches 4-3.- Freshman Nadia Ravita recorded two singles win in the No. 1 slot to go along with two doubles wins in the No. 1 slot, paired with junior Caitlin McGraw.- Senior Jessica Stiles went 2-0 on the week in the No. 2 singles spot, taking both matches in straight sets.Women’s golf– The UK women’s golf team began their 2013 spring season with an eighth place finish in the 15-team field at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic Feb. 10-12.- Senior Ashleigh Albrecht was the low finisher for the Wildcats, tying for 14th at 7-over-par.- Junior Liz Breed and freshman Sarah Harris were tied for 28th at 12-over, while freshman Cylia Damerau placed tied for 34th at 13-over.Upcoming scheduleTuesday, Feb. 19Women’s tennis hosts Miami (OH) – 4:00 p.m.Swimming and diving at SEC Championships (College, Station, Texas)Men’s golf at Mobile Bay Intercollegiate (Mobile, Ala.) Wednesday, Feb. 20Men’s basketball hosts Vanderbilt – 8:00 p.m.Swimming and diving at SEC Championships (College, Station, Texas)Thursday, Feb. 21Swimming and diving at SEC Championships (College, Station, Texas)Friday, Feb. 22Baseball vs. Elon – Noon (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)Softball vs. Presbyterian – 2:00 p.m. (Spartanburg, S.C.)Gymnastics at Florida – 7:00 p.m.Swimming and diving at SEC Championships (College, Station, Texas)Track and field at SEC Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.)Saturday, Feb. 23Softball vs. Georgetown – Noon (Spartanburg, S.C.)Women’s tennis at Kansas – 1:00 p.m.Softball vs. USC Upstate – 2:00 p.m. (Spartanburg, S.C.)Baseball vs. Coastal Carolina – 3:00 p.m. (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)Men’s basketball hosts Missouri – 9:00 p.m.Swimming and diving at SEC Championships (College Station, Texas)Track and field at SEC Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.)Rifle at GARC Championships (Oxford, Miss.)Sunday, Feb. 24Softball vs. Howard – 10:00 a.m. (Spartanburg, S.C.)Men’s tennis at Samford – 10:00 a.m.Baseball vs. Kansas State – 11:00 a.m. (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)Men’s tennis vs. Jacksonville State – 2:00 p.m. (Birmingham, Ala.)Women’s basketball at LSU – 3:00 p.m.Track and field at SEC Championships (Fayetteville, Ark.)Rifle at GARC Championships (Oxford, Miss.)

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