Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, November 29:

Football: Randall Cobb

WR/QB Randall Cobb – 186 all-purpose yards, including 101 rushing yards and a touchdown


UK Hoops: Victoria Dunlap

  • Junior forward Victoria Dunlap averaged a team-high 18.0 points and 5.5 rebounds last week in helping the Wildcats remain unbeaten at 6-0.
  • Led all scorers with 17 points at UC Santa Barbara on 7-of-13 shooting with five rebounds, three steals and a block. She netted 13 of those points in the first half on 6-of-7 shooting.
  • Scored a game-high 19 points against McNeese State on 8-of-14 shooting with six rebounds, three steals and three blocks. She produced 13 of her 19 points in the second stanza on 5-of-9 shooting.
  • Dunlap’s three blocks against McNeese State pushed her into eighth place on UK’s career blocked shots list with 75 blocks in just 71 games. She moved past Jody Runge (74 from 1980-84).
  • She has now scored in double digits in 12 consecutive games and swiped at least one steal in 13 consecutive games, dating back to last season.

Football: Micah Johnson

LB Micah Johnson – Career-high 16 tackles, including two tackles for loss

Football: Sam Maxwell

LB Sam Maxwell – Seven tackles, 56-yard interception return for a touchdown

Volleyball: Lauren Rapp

Junior Lauren Rapp was the spark in Kentucky’s comeback effort to force Tennessee into a fifth and deciding frame after trailing the Lady Vols 2-0. Rapp accounted for 15 total points in the match with 12 kills and three blocks. The right-side hitter also accounted for a pair of assists in a single match after only tallying five other assists throughout the entire season. Rapp also posted eight scoops in the match despite not playing in the back row rotation. She continues to have a productive season with a career-best .322 hitting percentage and the .364 average against Tennessee helped increase that percentage which ranks among the top-10 in the conference this season.

Men’s Basketball: John Wall

Wall, a 6-4 guard from Raleigh, N.C., averaged 19.0 points, 5.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds in leading the Wildcats to the Cancun Challenge championship. He was named the tournament MVP after he scored a career-high 23 points in leading Kentucky to a 73-65 overtime victory against Stanford in the finals of the Cancun Challenge. He hit a jumper with 30 seconds left in regulation to tie the score and then knocked down two free throws with 2.4 seconds left to send the game into overtime.

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