Football– Kentucky was impressive both on offense and defense in a win over Samford. Offensively, Kentucky posted 455 yards of total offense including 342 on the ground, while the UK defense limited Samford to 102 yards of total offense – which was the lowest output by a UK opponent since 1996.- True freshman quarterback Jalen Whitlow went 10-of-13 for 66 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for 59 yards and a rushing touchdown. Junior Raymond Sanders led the team in rushing with 123 yards and a TD.- Linebacker Avery Williamson paced the defense with 13 tackles, including two sacks, becoming the first player since 1990 to have four straight games with 13 or more tackles.Men’s basketball– Freshmen Alex Poythress and Nerlens Noel led the effort against Duke as Poythress scored 20 points, while Noel contributed 15 points and eight rebounds.- Kentucky used sharp shooting in going over the century mark in the 101-49 victory over Lafayette.Kentucky’s .645 shooting from the floor as a team was the best under fourth-year head coach John Calipari and best for any UK team since 2008.- Sophomore Kyle Wiltjer hit a career-high seven 3-pointers. Poythress charted a career-high 22 points to become the first freshman to have back-to-back 20-point efforts since Brandon Knight in February 2011.Volleyball– Junior Alexandra Morgan shined in a 3-1 win over Georgia with nine kills on a .400 hitting percentage, but it was her defense that proved the difference. Morgan had a career-high 10 blocks to accompany three aces and four digs. The 10 rejections was easily a career high and it marks the first 10-block performance by a Wildcat since Lauren Rapp had 10 blocks in an NCAA Tournament victory back in 2010.- UK honored the senior class of Ashley Frazier, Christine Hartmann and Stephanie Klefot before the match. Frazier had nine kills, Hartmann a double-double with 45 assists and 13 digs, and Klefot a match-high 19 scoops in the victory.Women’s basketball– UK’s first road trip of the season wasn’t a very pleasant one as the Wildcats dropped an 85-51 decision to No. 1 Baylor in the programs’ first-ever meeting. It didn’t help that UK shot its lowest shooting percentage since 2008, netting just 27.1 percent from the field. Senior guard A’dia Mathies led UK with 12 points, while sophomore guard Bria Goss added 11.- UK regrouped and charted an 80-46 win over High Point on Saturday, hitting 50 percent from the field (30-of-60) and forcing 32 turnovers on season-high tying 19 steals. Mathies once again led the way, scoring all 17 of her points in the first half. Junior forward Samarie Walker pulled down a season-best 12 rebounds to go along with six points, three assists and three steals.Women’s soccer– UK fell to No. 5/6 UCLA in the second round of the 2012 NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship, ending their season with a 14-6-1 mark.- It was the first time UK had ever advanced in the NCAA Tournament in 20 years of competition.- Kentucky finished the season with a 2-1-1 record against top-15 teams in the country, knocking off No. 12 Louisville, No. 13 Florida and earning a draw with No. 6 Texas A&M.Rifle– The Kentucky rifle team shot a 4693 on Saturday but fell to top-ranked TCU.- Freshman Connor Davis tied a program best in air rifle with a 597. Senior Henri Junghänel led the team with an aggregate score of 1185, shooting a 590 in smallbore followed by a 595 in air rifle.Cross country– Cally Macumber capped a great season with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA National Championships on Saturday. She finished the 6K race in a season-best time of 19:42.20, fewer than 15 seconds behind the race winner. She is the highest NCAA finisher for the Wildcat women since Valerie McGovern was the national runner-up in 1989. Macumber became the first woman in UK history to complete a 6K race in less than 20 minutes.- Chelsea Oswald also had an impressive day as she came in 37th with a time of 20:13.00. Both Macumber and Oswald earned All-America honors, marking the first time since 1988 that multiple UK women were garnered that recognition in the same year.- Luis Orta also impressed by finishing with a time of 30:52.30 in his first NCAA Championship appearance.Swimming and diving– Kentucky’s men’s and women’s swimming teams earned second place finishes in the Volunteer Invitational this weekend. The Wildcats earned strong individual performances from freshman Matt Roman and junior Lucas Gerotto on the men’s side, while sophomore Julia Gerotto, senior Mandy Myers and senior Megan Eppler led the way for the women.- Junior diver Greg Ferrucci had a big weekend, sweeping the 1-meter (369.95), 3-meter (410.90), and the platform (383.35) events over Tennessee and Duke.Men’s soccer– Kentucky fell to No. 19 Xavier, 1-0, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.- UK hosted just its second NCAA Tournament game in the history of the program and its first since 2003. UK’s NCAA Tournament berth was also its first in nine seasons, with the Wildcats making its fifth all-time postseason appearance.Upcoming scheduleWednesday, Nov. 21Men’s basketball hosts Morehead State – 7:00 p.m.Volleyball at Missouri – 8:00 p.m.Friday, Nov. 23Volleyball at Auburn – 4:00 p.m.Women’s basketball hosts Morehead State – 4:00 p.m.Men’s basketball hosts LIU Brooklyn – 7:00 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 24Football at Tennessee – 12:21 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 25Women’s basketball hosts USC Upstate – 1:00 p.m.

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