Every Tuesday, UK Athletics recognizes outstanding performances for our student-athletes. These are the honorees for the week ending Sunday, September 22:Volleyball: Morgan BergrenSophomore Morgan Bergren led the Wildcats to their most complete offensive performance of the season in a sweep at Lipscomb. Bergren directed the UK offense to 40 kills on a .522 hitting clip, while the Blue and White committed just five errors as a unit in three sets of action. Bergren found seven different players for at least three or more kills. Bergren had six kills herself on a .556 hitting clip. She also contributed six digs and a trio of blocks in the win. Women’s soccer: Kayla KingKayla King recorded her fourth shutout of the 2013 season on Friday night, making six saves en route to leading the Wildcats to the 1-0 win over Auburn. King dropped her season-low GAA to .079, as she led Kentucky to itsseventh-straight win on the year. King was forced to shot 12 Auburn shots, and a barrage of chances in the final stages of the match, as she helped Kentucky keep a clean sheet for the fifth time of the year. Kentucky is now 3-0-0 inone-goal matches this season.Volleyball: Alexandra MorganSenior Alexandra Morgan was spectacular in UK’s 3-0 sweep at Lipscomb on Saturday. She registered a team-high six blocks for an average of 2.00 blocks per stanza in the win. Her presence at the net flustered the Bison into a .089 hitting percentage and the home team did not hit above .100 in two of three sets. She also contributed offensively with six kills on a dazzling .750 hitting percentage. Women’s soccer: Stuart Pope Stuart Pope connected with Arin Gilliland forPope’s team-leading eighth goal of the season in the 27th minute to give UK the win. The goal for Pope was her sixth in the last seven matches since being moved up to an attacking center midfielder.

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