Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, Oct. 16:

Men’s golf: Joseph Barr

• Junior Joseph Barr carded a career-best round of 66 (-5) in the first round of the Bearcat Invitational on Oct. 10.
• Barr followed up his first round 66 with a 2-under par 69 in the second round to hold the lead entering the tournament’s final round.
• Barr finished the tournament in a tie for third, his best result of the season thus far, and helped lead Kentucky to a second-place finish.

Volleyball: Whitney Billings

Sophomore Whitney Billings continued her dynamic play in Southeastern Conference action. Billings was the difference maker in UK’s upset of No. 18 Tennessee – its first loss of the SEC schedule. Billings struck for 15 kills, the highest total this season, on a sizzling .367 hitting percentage. She was the only UK attacker to post an above .350 attacking percentage in the victory. Billings’ all-around play continues as she also notched a squad-high six blocks and added four assists in the win. Against Mississippi State she totaled her 10th match of the season with 10 or more scoops with 14 digs in the three-set match for an average of 4.67 scoops per stanza. Furthermore, Billings was served at 24 times for the week and she did not commit an error.

Women’s soccer: Natalie Horner

Natalie Horner netted the golden-goal in Kentucky’s 1-0 double-overtime upset of 14th ranked Tennessee Friday night. It was Horner’s second goal of the season and her first in conference play.

Men’s soccer: Matt Lodge

Junior forward Matt Lodge shined in a shellacking of UK rival Tulsa on Wednesday, assisting on a school-record three goals in the 3-1 win over the Golden Hurricane … Lodge’s three assists are the most in a single-game in school annals, marking the fourth time in UK history a player has accomplished that feat and the first since Barry Rice in 2006 … Now owns 10 assists on the year, the second-most assists in UK single-season history, just three shy of Jamal Shteiwi’s school-best 13 in 2003 … Has added seven goals and 62 shots, with his shot total ranking as the second-most shots in UK single-season history … 16 games deep into his junior season, Loge owns 17 goals and 15 assists (49 points), ranking among the career leaders in points (seventh), goals (eighth), assists (fifth), shots (137; fifth) and game-winning goals (six; seventh) … With 24 points in 2011, Lodge ranks fifth in UK single-season history …A Rossington, England, native and a 2009 Freshman All-America honoree, Lodge ranks among the C-USA leaders in shots (first, 62), points (fourth, 24), points per game (sixth, 1.50), goals (sixth, 7) and assists (first, 10).

Volleyball: Jackie Napper

Freshman Jackie Napper has been the epitome of consistency for the Wildcats with seven or more digs in six consecutive matches for the Louisville, Ky., product. Napper put together one of her best performances of the season in the upset victory over No. 18 Tennessee. Napper charted eight scoops, but it was her demeanor on the receiving end of serves that helped propel UK to the win. Napper was served at an astounding 42 times in the match and did not make a single error. Napper then went on to post seven scoops in three sets of action, for 2.33 scoops per set, well above her season average.

Cross country: Luis Orta

• Luis Orta earned his fourth top-10 finish in as many races this season.
• The junior from Caracas, Venezuela finished in fifth at the Panorama Farms Invitational, crossing the finish line at the 8,000-meter race in 24:29.74.
• Orta has led UK in every race this season and has been named Southeastern Conference Men’s Runner of the Week three times already.

Men’s soccer: Charles Pettys

Junior midfielder Charles Pettys notched his first career two-goal game, in leading UK to a 3-1 beatdown of Conference USA powerhouse Tulsa on Wednesday … Pettys notched both of UK’s two goals to start of the game, getting his first in the 13th minute and adding his second in the 27th frame … On the year, Pettys owns three goals and seven assists, ranking fourth in the league in assists and ninth in the conference in points (13) … Pettys’ first career two-goal game marked the 57th all-time two-goal outing from a UK player in program history … In his two-year UK career, Pettys – a native of Los Angeles, Calif. – has played in 29 games with 20 starts, posting four goals and eight assists.

Women’s soccer: Kayla Price

Freshman Kayla Price notched her fifth shutout of the season in the upset of Tennessee. She currently second among all-time UK freshmen in shutouts and her 1.19 GAA is the third lowest among freshmen in program history.

Women’s tennis: Jessica Stiles and Khristina Blajkevitch

• Junior Jessica Stiles and sophomore Khristina Blajkevitch have paired up for doubles play at the USTA/ITA Women’s Tennis Ohio Valley Regional’s and have yet to lose a match. Their impressive play has earned them a spot in the semi-finals in the main draw.