GAINESVILLE, Fla. ? Just three days after piling on the biggest win in school history in a non-conference game with Ohio State, the University of Kentucky softball team returns to the road to take on the third-ranked Florida Gators in Gainesville for a three-game SEC series beginning Saturday.

The Wildcats (16-28, 3-16) claimed a 16-0 win Wednesday in Columbus, matching a program-record for its largest win total. Junior Katie McCarty tallied a career-high three-hits in the game, while sophomore Molly Johnson matched a program-record with four runs scored. Freshman Annie Rowlands blasted a three-run home run to cap off an eight-run fifth inning for the win. Sophomore Amber Matousek claimed the victory in the circle and also earned her second career shutout. The right-hander tossed three strikeouts giving her over 100 for the season.

UK faces a big challenge this weekend as they face one of the hottest teams in collegiate softball. The Gators have dropped just two games all season long. Florida has rolled up a 48-2 record. They have one blemish in conference play, a loss to #1 Alabama in which the two teams split the doubleheader. The Gators have controlled the series with UK owning a 32-6 overall record, including a 3-0 sweep last season. Kentucky last won a game in 2006 in game two of a doubleheader. UK has once taken a series from the Gators in 2000.

Freshman Meagan Aull leads the UK bats in conference play, hitting at a .327 average against SEC foes and crossing the plate a team-leading eight times. Sophomores Natalie Smith and Johnson have racked up a combined 14 RBI in conference play, while freshman Megan Yocke has added six runs batted in. Johnson leads the team with seven stolen bases. Aull, Johnson, Smith and Yocke have all started all 44 contests for the Blue and White this season.

Live results and complete coverage of the Kentucky-Florida series can be found by visiting ukathletics.com. Florida is also offering live video coverage through GatorVision.