Men’s basketball– Following its most complete victory of the season within SEC action, the Wildcats conclude its two-game road swing through the Heart of Dixie at Alabama on Tuesday.- Sophomore Kyle Wiltjer turned in another 17-point performance, while classmate Ryan Harrow reached double figures for the eighth straight game and dished out a UK career-high eight assists in the win. Freshman Nerlens Noel continued his imposing defensive prowess with a career-high seven blocks to couple with 10 points and nine rebounds.- Alabama enters the matchup following a one-point victory over Texas A&M on Saturday. The Anthony Grant-led Crimson Tide are 11-6 overall on the season and own a 3-1 record within SEC play.Women’s basketball– No. 5 Kentucky improved to 18-1 overall, 6-0 in the SEC with commanding wins over Mississippi State and Auburn last week in Memorial Coliseum. The Cats are now riding a school-record 33-game home winning streak and the nation’s longest overall winning streak at 17.- The 100-47 win over Mississippi State was the largest margin of victory over an SEC opponent in school history. Junior center DeNesha Stallworth led four players in double digits with a UK career-high 25 points in just 24 minutes of action. Senior All-America candidate A’dia Mathies followed with 21 points. UK forced 25 turnovers and won the rebounding battle 46-20.- In UK’s “We Back Pat” game vs. Auburn, defense was again the name of the game. The Wildcats held the Tigers to just 21 first half points, taking a 51-21 lead at the break. Mathies led the way with 16 points in the opening stanza. She went on to notch her second straight 20-point game with a season-high 24 points on a near perfect shooting night. Mathies hit 8-of-9 from the field, including 5-of-6 from the 3-point line and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe.Gymnastics– The No. 14 University of Kentucky gymnastics team defeated No. 9 Arkansas in convincing fashion in front of more than 5,600 fans inside Memorial Coliseum on Friday.- The Wildcats took the meet 195.5-193.075 while winning every team and individual event.- The Wildcats continued the unprecedented start to the season as Friday’s win gave the program back-to-back SEC wins for the first time ever. All four wins this season have come against higher-ranked opponents.- Kentucky is off to the best start in school history as the Wildcats have never before topped 195 in all three meets to begin the season.- Audrey Harrison stole the Excite Night at the Kentucky Classic show winning the individual all-around competition for the second consecutive week. The Knoxville, Tenn., native’s season high 39.275 was highlighted by her 9.9 to anchor on uneven bars with a score, which ties for her career high.- Harrison won individual titles on bars and floor exercise (9.85). The junior now has four event titles this year and 11 all-time.Rifle– Kentucky knocked off two top-15 teams over the weekend in Oxford, Miss., defeating No. 11 Ole Miss (4670 – 4611) on Saturday and No. 10 Memphis (4646 – 4598) on Sunday.- Senior Heather Greathouse led the Wildcats in their win over Ole Miss, shooting an 1176 aggregate score. Freshman Connor Davis delivered a 594 in air rifle.- Senior Ed Ryznar had a strong showing in Kentucky’s win over Memphis, shooting a 574 in smallbore and 588 in air rifle.- Sophomore Cody Manning recorded a new personal best aggregate score of 1162 in Sunday’s match with Memphis.Men’s tennis– The Kentucky men’s tennis team got off to a 2-0 start to the 2013 season with two 7-0 wins over Northern Kentucky and Morehead State.- The pair of wins were the first in the head coaching career of Cedric Kauffmann.- No. 15 Tom Jomby and No. 94 Anthony Rossi each earned singles wins on Sunday, while Jomby and Kevin Lai went 2-0 on the day in doubles.- UK next takes to the court on Wednesday at No. 22 Indiana in Bloomington for the Wildcats first of 15 matches versus ranked teams in 2013.Women’s tennis– The Kentucky women’s tennis team opened the 2013 season with two dominating wins, defeating Morehead State 7-0 and Belmont 6-1 on Saturday.- Freshman Nadia Ravita opened her collegiate career with two singles wins in the No. 1 spot and two doubles wins paired with junior Caitlin McGraw in the No. 1 doubles slot.- Sophomore Stephanie Fox failed to drop a set in two singles wins on Saturday, taking both contests 6-0, 6-0.Upcoming scheduleTuesday, Jan. 22Men’s basketball at Alabama  – 9:00 p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 23Men’s tennis at Indiana – 2:00 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 24Women’s basketball at South Carolina – 7:00 p.m.Friday, Jan. 25Track and field hosts Rod McCravy Memorial – 10:00 a.m.Men’s tennis hosts Michigan State – 1:00 p.m.Gymnastics at Alabama – 8:30 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 26Track and field hosts Rod McCravy Memorial – 10:00 a.m.Swimming and diving host Louisville – 12:30 p.m.Men’s basketball hosts LSU – 4:00 p.m.Men’s tennis hosts Texas/South CarolinaSunday, Jan. 27Women’s basketball hosts LSU – 3:00 p.m.

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