Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Sept. 9:
Volleyball: Morgan Bergren
Freshman Morgan Bergren made a splash in her first career action at the Ameritas Players Challenge in Nebraska this week. She was inserted into the lineup in the second set of the Duquesne win and passed out 22 assists, had two kills, six digs and a trio of blocks in leading UK to a .413 hitting percentage. The progression continued in her first career start against Oklahoma, a team receiving votes in the poll, where she earned her first 40+ assist game with 42 assists, four kills, an ace, seven digs and four blocks. She really shined against No. 1 Nebraska and a packed house of 4,163 fans where she contributed her first career double-double effort with a UK season-high 47 assists and 10 digs. She also had a career-high four kills and five blocks in leading UK to a .266 hitting percentage against the top-ranked Huskers. She found senior Ashley Frazier for a career-high and match-high 20 kills on a blistering .459 hitting percentage while also finding five players for four or more kills on the night.
Women’s soccer: Kelli Hubly
Freshman Kelli Hubly scored her first career goal in Kentucky’s 2-0 win over No. 12 Louisville Friday night. The goal was scored in the 80th minute, and provided the insurance for the Cats to secure the upset win on the road. The goal was a one-touch goal that was put home to the near post after beautiful cross-field service from sophomore Arin Gilliland.
Women’s soccer: Kayla King
Louisville native Kayla King stepped up in a big way Friday night, tallying the clean sheet in a monumental upset of No. 12 Louisville in the Wildcats first road game of the season. After an injury to Kayla Price in the third minute, King came in off the bench, and tallied a season-high six saves, including a PK that would have tied the game at 1-1 late in the game. In addition, King was selected to the Cardinal Classic All-Tournament Team.
Volleyball: Alexandra Morgan
Junior Alexandra Morgan had a terrific week for the Wildcats in Nebraska. She posted a team-high 19 blocks for an average of 1.73 per set. She’s logged nearly 50 blocks in the first 10 games of action that leads the conference. Furthermore, she tallied season-high numbers with seven blocks in the opening two matches of the weekend and posted five or more in all three matches. She also contributed six digs on the weekend, including a career-high four against Oklahoma. Morgan also contributed to the offensive side of things. She had a career-high 10 kills on a UK-season best .833 hitting percentage against Duquesne in which she did not commit an error. She matched her career-high with 10 kills in the loss to Oklahoma before putting together a .300 hitting clip performance against the top-ranked Huskers.
