No. 6 Kentucky Heads North to Face Ball State
LEXINGTON, Ky. – No. 6 Kentucky will compete in the rare dual meet
weekend when the Wildcats travel to Ball State on Sunday. The meet is set to begin
at 1 p.m. inside Worthen Arena and can be watched live on ESPN3 and the
WatchESPN app.
Last time out, Kentucky hit above the 195 mark for the fourth time this
season when the Wildcats faced LSU. The Tigers defeated the Wildcats, 197.475 –
195.750. UK hit above 49 on bars and the floor, with the best on bars at
49.125. Freshman Mollie Korth came up with a career-high score of 9.925 as the
anchor on bars, helping her secure a share of the individual crown.
Ball State has the highest average score among Mid-American Conference
teams with a score of 194.250. The Cardinals posted their high, 194.950, last
weekend in a tri-meet win over North Carolina State and William & Mary. Kaitlyn
Menzione placed second with an overall score of 38.975 beating her previous
personal best in the all-around competition.
After this weekend, the Wildcats will stay on the road. UK head to Georgia
on Friday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. inside Stegeman Coliseum.
ANOTHER BEST SCORE EVER
In front of a sold out Memorial Coliseum, Kentucky posted a 197.100, a
program best, in the win over No. 11 Auburn. UK had just posted a 196.950, a
previous season high, the weekend before at Florida.
HIGH SCORING ROTATIONS
Individual rotations had record nights as well against No. 11 Auburn.
Kentucky shined on the floor, posting a 49.525 as a team, good for the second
highest score ever. UK did the same on beam, putting up a 49.425, also the
second highest ever. Bars, at 49.225, was the fourth best in school history.
SECOND FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK AWARD AND THIRD WIN
After posting a 39.450, Korth won her third all-around crown in her third
event in the win over No. 11 Auburn. Korth posted a 39.450, while taking two
individual wins. She put up an impressive 9.950 on floor and 9.875 on bars for
the crowns. She also posted a 9.850 on the beam and 9.775 on the vault.
STELLAR FLOOR ROUTINES
When the Cats took on No. 11 Auburn, UK had a phenomenal performance on
the floor. No Wildcat posted below a 9.800, and UK was led by freshman Mollie
Korth who posted a 9.950. Sophomore Sidney Dukes followed with a career best
score of a 9.925. The cats as a team posted a 49.525.
For complete news and updates on the
Kentucky Gymnastics program, go to UKathletics.com. Season tickets
can be found on UKathletics.com/Tickets. News and updates on the team can also be found on
Twitter at @UKGymnastics and at @UKCoachGarrison and Facebook at Facebook.com/UKGymnastics.
– GO CATS –
For more information contact:
Mike Scholze (mike.scholze@uky.edu)
– 859-257-3838
