During the first five games of the season, UK scored an average of 3.2 goals per game, which is third best in the nation in scoring. But on Wednesday night at the UK Soccer Complex, the Cats (4-2) and the Michigan Wolverines (4-2) were in a defensive battle most of the game, before two second-half [...]
Continue reading …The UK women’s golf team hired Brendan Ryan as an assistant coach, head coach Myra Blackwelder announced Monday. Ryan has run his own golf consulting business since 2005, where he helped high school golfers obtain scholarships. “Brendan is a great fit for our developing program as he brings experience in three key areas: coaching, recruiting [...]
Continue reading …Not again. That’s the thought that ran through the minds of the 68,612 in the stands at Commonwealth Stadium. UK head coach Rich Brooks thought about it too. How could you not, when Middle Tennessee State (1-2, 0-1 Sun Belt Conference) quarterback Joe Craddock scrambled to his right, cocked his arm back and released it Hail [...]
Continue reading …By Keith Buckhout sports@kykernel.com The UK volleyball team will head into their Southeastern Conference schedule riding a six-match winning streak after fighting off the University of Albany for a 3-1 victory at Memorial Coliseum on Saturday night in the final match of the UK Invitational. “It’s pretty cool to know we’re on a six match [...]
Continue reading …The UK men’s soccer team traveled north on Interstate-75 to the University of Cincinnati for an impressive 4-1 on Saturday. Junior Tim Crone netted his first two goals of the season and senior Michael Strong tallied his fifth goal in as many games to lead the Cats. The Cats also got a penalty-kick goal from [...]
Continue reading …You could hear the groans from Commonwealth Stadium. Not again. Not another last minute Hail Mary pass to pull victory away from the Cats. Luckily for the Cats, UK avoided repeating history thanks to a last minute tackle from corner Robbie McAtee, pulling down a Middle Tennessee State wide receiver down at the one inch [...]
Continue reading …Quarterbacks All week, head coach Rich Brooks has fielded questions about who UK’s starting quarterback will be—freshman Randall Cobb or sophomore Mike Hartline. With Hartline, you have a quarterback who won’t make mistakes, but so far doesn’t have the extra gear to win a game himself. In Cobb, you have that extra gear, but costly [...]
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Sometimes there are wins. Then sometimes, there are absolute beat downs. The UK volleyball team’s win over Tennessee State Wednesday night in Memorial Coliseum qualified as the latter.
Continue reading …Where there’s smoke there’s fire, and after the smoke cleared from the UK women’s volleyball entrance, the Cats provided the fire. The Cats jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead in the first set, with sophomore outside hitter, Sarah Mendoza, scoring the team’s first three points. Tennessee State wasn’t about to roll over in the [...]
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On-field prosperity helps pull in star recruits for Cats “Team First, Me Second.†Those words, white on a black background, line the halls of Louisville Central High School’s locker room. Typical coach speak, the message is simple: don’t be a hero; do what the team needs you to do above all else. But in the [...]
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