Men’s basketball– The Wildcats opened conference play on Saturday, tallying a 79-64 win over South Carolina, pushing the nation’s longest home winning-streak to 45 games (44 in Rupp Arena; one in Memorial).- Anthony Davis recorded his ninth double-double (12p, 10r) on the season, fourth most by a freshmen in UK history. It was the fifth-straight double-double for Davis, who also added seven blocks pushing his season total to 75, fifth on the UK single-season blocks’ list.- Terrence Jones led all scorers with 20 points, the most since scoring 26 points against St. John’s.- Marquis Teague (17) and Doron Lamb (10) also scored in double-figures for the Wildcats in the win. UK shot 59.2 percent from the field, its highest since shooting 61.3 percent in the season-opener.Women’s basketball– Kentucky is coming off back-to-back home victories over Arkansas and Mississippi State to improve to 14-2 overall, 3-0 in conference action. The Wildcats are 3-0 in SEC play for the first time since the 1992-93 season and just the fourth time in 30 years of SEC basketball.- Matthew Mitchell charted his 100th win at UK, becoming just the third coach in school history to do so. He is the second fastest coach to accomplish the feat, reaching the milestone in 151 games.- Junior guard A’dia Mathies continues to dominate in almost every statistical category for Kentucky as she averaged a team-high 20.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals last week. She scored a team-high 21 points, while netting a career-high five 3-pointers vs. Arkansas and followed that performance with 20 points and five rebounds in UK’s record-setting win over Mississippi State.- The Cats’ 48-point margin of victory was the largest in an SEC game in program history. The Wildcats also hit a school-record 14 3-pointers vs. the Lady Bulldogs en route to the 88-40 win.- Freshman Bria Goss continues to impress as she has hit 8-of-11 from the field over the last two games, including 6-of-7 from beyond the arc. Goss has reached double figures in scoring in 14 of 16 games, including each of the last eight.Gymnastics– The Kentucky gymnastics team kicked off the Tim Garrison Era in fine fashion Saturday night, finishing second at the Excite Night at the Kentucky Classic event with a team score of 194.325 in front of 3,686 fans at Memorial Coliseum.- UK was led in the meet by sophomore Audrey Harrison, who earned her first collegiate all-around title with a mark of 38.375. Freshman Sara Shipley finished tied for fourth on vault with a team-high score of 9.85, while senior Storey Morris was fourth on beam with a 9.750.- Vault was the Wildcats’ best event of the night as Kentucky earned a team score of 49.025. Shipley led the way for UK on the event with her high score of 9.85, while fellow freshman Kenzie Hedges made the most of her first collegiate meet with a 9.825. Morris and Harrison each posted 9.8s, while sophomore Holly Cunningham wrapped up the scoring with a 9.75.Men’s tennis– The Kentucky men’s tennis team completed its first weekend of competition in 2012 with a dominatingperformance in bot singles and doubles at the Rainbow Warrior Challenge in Honolulu.- The Wildcats, which enter the spring season ranked seventh in the nation, were led at the event by No. 5 Eric Quigley, No. 13 Alex Musialek and No. 36 Anthony Rossi. All three UK stars went 2-0 in singlesplay at the event.- Joining the three stars with a perfect 2-0 record in singles play were three sophomores in No. 85 Panav Jha, Ryuji Hirooka and Maks Gold.- Earlier in the week, Kentucky made a splash in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles rankings,earning six ranked singles players, more than any other team in the nation.Swimming and diving– The Kentucky diving team competed in the Georgia Diving Invitational this week in Athens, Ga. UK waspaced by sophomore Greg Ferrucci who posted a score of 412.20 in the three-meter competition. The score was good enough to land the defending Southeastern Conference Freshman Diver of the Year the overall championship in the event. John Fox placed eighth in the same competition, posting a score of 334.10.- The score of 412.20 on the three-meter dive set a new school record for Ferrucci, passing Ben Starchuk, who had held the record since 2005 with a score of 406.43 on Feb. 5, 2005.- The UK swimming teams defeated Indian River State College on Thursday afternoon in Ft. Pierce, Fla., as the men’s team downed IRSC 165-76 while the women defeated the Pioneers 194-48. Kentucky won10 races en route to the victory including wins by Megan Eppler, Tyler Reed, and Julia Gerotto.- The Wildcats will return to Southeastern Conference action on Sat., Jan. 14 as the Wildcats will travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to take on the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in a dual meet scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. ET at the Don Gambril Olympic Pool.Upcoming scheduleWednesday, Jan. 11Men’s basketball at Auburn – 8:00 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 12Women’s basketball hosts Tennessee – 7:00 p.m.Women’s tennis at Hawaii InvitationalFriday, Jan. 13Gymnastics at Arkansas – 8:00 p.m.Women’s tennis at Hawaii InvitationalMen’s tennis hosts SEC IndoorsTrack and field hosts Kentucky InvitationalSaturday, Jan. 14Men’s basketball at Tennessee – NoonSwimming and diving at Alabama – 1:00 p.m.Women’s tennis at Hawaii InvitationalMen’s tennis hosts SEC IndoorsTrack and field hosts Kentucky InvitationalRifle at ArmySunday, Jan. 15Women’s basketball at South Carolina – 3:00 p.m.Men’s tennis hosts SEC IndoorsSwimming and diving at Emory

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