Men’s basketball: DeMarcus Cousins
Recorded 16 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and career high three steals in Kentucky’s SEC opening win over Georgia … Tied career high with three steals against the Bulldogs … Once again, Cousins turned in a strong performance in the second half. Sidelined by foul trouble in the first half, he scored 12 of his 16 points in the final period. For the season, Cousins is averaging 15.4 points per game, 9.3 of which are coming in the second half, more than a quarter of UK’s second half point production. Averaging 12.3 rebounds in last three games.
Gymnastics: Storey Morris
Sophomore Storey Morris (Tyler, Texas) headlined Kentucky’s gymnasts, sharing titlist honors in two events. Morris recorded a personal best in matching teammate senior Emily Green (Penfield, N.Y.) for first place on the beam with a 9.825. Morris also shared top honors on the uneven bars with teammates senior Jacque Behrendt (Franklin, Tenn.) and senior Jamie Reimann (Johnston, Iowa) by scoring a 9.750.
Women’s basketball: Amber Smith
- Junior guard Amber Smith scored 15 of her career-high 20 points in the second half, lifting UK to a 63-53 upset win over No. 17/16 Vanderbilt.
- With UK trailing 41-31 at 12:29, Smith scored nine of UK’s next 16 points in a 16-5 run that gave the Wildcats a one-point lead at 47-46. She scored 13 of her 15 second-half points after UK trailed 41-31 at 12:29.
- Smith scored all of her team-high 15 points in the second half to force overtime at No. 8 Georgia.
- With UK trailing 49-42 at 5:33 in the second stanza, Smith scored eight of UK’s next 14 points before overtime, including a pair of clutch free throws with 2.1 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime.
- Smith has scored in double figures in eight times this season, including two consecutive games.
- Averaging a team-high 4.6 assists over the last 11 games.
