Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes.
These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, November 22:

Football: Junior Derrick Locke

• Accounted for 245 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns
• Rushed 16 times for 80 yards
• Caught two passes for 80 yards, both touchdowns of 20 and 60 yards
• Returned three kickoffs for 85 yards
• With UK trying to preserve the lead in the final two minute of the game,
  he ran for 3 and 9 yards, getting the first down that enabled the Wildcats
  to run out the clock
• Moved into 14th place on the UK all-time rushing list with 1,645 career
  yards

Football: Senior Sam Maxwell

• Led UK with a career-high 11 tackles, including one for loss
• Made two game-saving plays in the final three minutes of the game
• With Georgia driving for the potential tying touchdown, he stopped tailback
  Caleb King at the one-yard line; on the next play UK recovered a Bulldog
  fumble
• Made the game-clinching interception with 1:45 remaining
• In the first quarter, with Georgia having a third-and-one from the UK
  two-yard line, he threw Washaun Ealey for a loss, denying a touchdown and
  forcing the Bulldogs to attempt a field goal

Men’s Basketball: Junior Patrick Patterson

Patterson, a 6-9 forward from Huntingonton, W.Va., was named the SEC Player
of the Week after he averaged 18.7 points and 12.3 rebounds in wins over Miami
University, Sam Houston State and Rider. He scored 19 points and tied his career-high
with 18 rebounds in the win over Rider. On the week, he recorded his 23rd and
24th double-doubles of his career which is tied with Pat Riley for 10th on
UK’s all-time double-double list. Patterson moved to 46th on UK’s all-time
scoring list with 1,096 points and recorded his 22nd career 20-point game against
Sam Houston State. He hit his first career three-pointer against Miami and
then hit another against Sam Houston State.

Football: Senior Corey Peters

• Played a great game with a career-high 10 tackles, two for loss, caused
  a fumble and had two pass breakups
• In the second quarter, he batted away a pass on third down, forcing Georgia
  to attempt a field goal
• In the fourth quarter, he caused a fumble that resulted in a 10-yard loss
  for Georgia
• On the next play, he smashed into Bulldog QB Joe Cox to force an errant
  incomplete pass and a Bulldog punt

Swimming & Diving: Senior Megan Pulskamp

Senior Megan Pulskamp had the best meet of her life in helping UK capture
the UT Invite crown — the best November finish for the team under Gary Conelly.
Pulskamp won three individual events and placed second in another. She was
also among three winning relays. For the weekend, Pulskamp achieved three individual
NCAA ‘B’ marks and all four relays attained NCAA ‘B’ time standards. UK’s 200-free
relay currently ranks first in the league — and her 100-fly time is best in
the conference as well.

Swimming & Diving: Junior Tyler Reed

Tyler Reed was UK’s top peformer this week in its second place finish at the
UT Invite — only behind the host Volunteers. Reed captured wins in two events
and second place in another in his individual races. He was also a winner in
the 400-free relay while placing second in the 800-free. All five of Reed’s
races earned NCAA ‘B’ time standards. His 100 and 200-free individual times
currently lead the SEC.

Volleyball: Junior Lauren Rapp

Junior Lauren Rapp had an outstanding week for the Wildcats as the squad increased
its win total for the fifth consecutive season. Rapp led the team with 26 kills
on .451 hitting. She also paced the team with 4.21 points per set. Rapp led
the team with 11 kills in a win over South Carolina, a match in which she did
not commit a single hitting error. She also was the team’s leader with a season-high
during conference action 15 kills in a loss to No. 13 Florida. For her career,
Rapp has now posted 10 or more kills in a match on 46 occasions and led the
team in kills 18 times.

Men’s Basketball: Freshman John Wall

Wall, a 6-4 guard from Raleigh, N.C., received the league’s freshman of the
week honor and national player of the week honor after hitting the game-winning
shot with 0.5 seconds left to lead Kentucky to a 72-70 win over Miami University
in his season debut. Wall averaged 20.3 points, 7.3 assists, 4.0 rebounds and
2.7 steals in three games last week. He finished with 19 points and had five
assists against the Redhawks. He followed that with a 21-point effort against
Sam Houston State and then recorded a double-double with 21 points and 11 assists
against Rider, the first double-double in points and assists for the Wildcats
since Cliff Hawkins in the 2004 season. His 11 assists are the most by a Wildcat
since Rajon Rondo in the 2006 season and the third most by a Wildcat freshman
in UK history.

Swimming & Diving: Freshman Trina Winsor

Freshman Trina Winsor was spectacular in her first championship-like meet
of her career. Winsor placed among the top-five in all three individual events
and was a second-place finisher on the 800-free relay in helping UK capture
the UT Invitational crown. All three of Winsor’s individual times ranks among
the top-20 in the conference. The 800-free relay is the third best time in
the SEC.