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Kentucky Kernel

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Kentucky Kernel

Kentucky Wildcats pitcher Stephanie Schoonover (23) pitches the ball during the No. 16 Kentucky vs. Dayton softball home opener game on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 5-4. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky softball tied at No. 16 in week seven of USA Softball Top 25

Colton Johnson, Reporter March 29, 2023

Kentucky softball (20-7-1) saw its ranking drop five spots to No. 16 in the USA Softball Top 25, with the Wildcats being tied with Virginia Tech in the poll. The drop in ranking comes after the Wildcats...

Kentucky Wildcats pitcher Stephanie Schoonover (23) pitches the ball during the No. 16 Kentucky vs. Dayton softball home opener game on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Pivotal first inning sees No. 11 Kentucky softball defeat Texas A&M 10-2

Parker Scott, Reporter March 26, 2023

No. 11 Kentucky softball (20-7-1) defeated No. 24 Texas A&M (19-11) by a score of 10-2 in the final game of the weekend series on Sunday. Junior Stephanie Schoonover returned to the mound to start...

Kentucky Wildcats pitcher Stephanie Schoonover (23) walks towards the dugout after retiring the inning during the No. 16 Kentucky vs. Dayton softball home opener game on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 5-4. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky softball suffers sweeping defeat in Saturday double header against Texas A&M

Parker Scott and Jonathon Bruner March 26, 2023

No. 11 Kentucky softball (17-7-1) came up short in a back-and-forth game before being mercy-ruled for a sweeping defeat by No. 24 Texas A&M (19-10) in a doubleheader on Saturday.  Junior Stephanie...

Kentucky Wildcats forward Oscar Tshiebwe (34) holds the ball during the Kentucky vs. Florida mens basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 72-67. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Kentucky mens basketball finishes regular season at No. 23 in AP Poll, third highest in SEC 

Ayden Parece, Reporter March 8, 2023

Kentucky mens basketball remained at the No. 23 spot in the week 18 AP Top 25 Poll on Monday. After breaking into the Poll for the first time since Week 8 in the week 17 edition of the rankings, Kentucky...

Kentucky Wildcats guard Jada Walker (11) lays in the paint during the Kentucky vs. Georgia womens basketball game on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. UK lost 50-40. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Kentucky womens basketball’s new lineup struggled to come together in Texas A&M loss

Isaiah Pinto, Reporter February 26, 2023

Kentucky womens basketball traveled to College Station for an SEC matchup that resulted in a 74-67 loss to Texas A&M. The Wildcats began the game without two starters after Nyah Leveretter tore...

Kentucky Wildcats forward Ajae Petty (13) holds the ball between plays during the Kentucky vs. No. 1 South Carolina womens basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. South Carolina won 95-66. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Kentucky womens basketball falls to Texas A&M 74-67 for sixth consecutive loss

Ali Cetinok, Assistant Sports Editor February 23, 2023

Kentucky womens basketball lost to Texas A&M 74-67 inside Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, for the Cats’ last true road game of the season. The loss brings the Wildcats to 10-17 overall and...

Kentucky Wildcats guard Cason Wallace (22) passes the ball during the Kentucky vs. No. 10 Tennessee mens basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 66-54. Photo by Brady Saylor | Staff

Kentucky receives 12 votes in week 16 AP top 25 after undefeated week

Ayden Parece, Reporter February 20, 2023

Kentucky mens basketball received 12 votes in the week 16 AP Poll on Monday. The 12 votes were a step up from the week 15 poll, with Kentucky receiving no votes for the top 25 after back-to-back losses...

Kentucky Wildcats guard Cason Wallace (22) passes the ball during the Kentucky vs. Texas A&M mens basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 76-67. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Kentucky mens basketball left out of AP Top 25 rankings despite undefeated week

Ayden Parece, Reporter January 23, 2023

Kentucky mens basketball earned two quality conference wins over Georgia and Texas A&M this past week after its pivotal win over No. 5 ranked Tennessee in the weekend prior. That said, despite the...

Kentucky Wildcats forward Jacob Toppin (0) dribbles the ball during the Kentucky vs. Texas A&M mens basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 76-67. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Jacob Toppin continues streak of home success, boosts Kentucky to third straight win

Luke Fetzer, Staff Writer January 22, 2023

The 2022-23 Kentucky basketball team has many stars, but sometimes those stars are off their game and, when that happens, others will be expected to step up.  Jacob Toppin is no exception.  Now...

Kentucky Wildcats forward Oscar Tshiebwe (34) celebrates between plays during the Kentucky vs. Texas A&M mens basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 76-67. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Three takeaways from Kentucky’s 76-67 win over Texas A&M

Ali Cetinok, Assistant Sports Editor January 21, 2023

Kentucky basketball (13-6) seems to have found its way back on track after a quick three-game turnaround. After losing to South Carolina at home one week ago, Kentucky has now won three straight, most...

Kentucky guard CJ Fredrick (1) shoots a 3-pointer during the Kentucky vs. Texas A&M mens basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

At the buzzer: Kentucky mens basketball defeats Texas A&M 76-67

Cole Parke, Sports Editor January 21, 2023

Kentucky mens basketball (13-6) defeated Texas A&M 76-67 on Saturday inside Rupp Arena to improve to 4-3 in the SEC. The Wildcats entered the matchup fresh off of back-to-back conference wins, a...

Kentucky Wildcats guard Maddie Scherr (22) shoots a free throw during the Kentucky vs. No. 7 LSU womens basketball game on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. UK lost 67-48. Photo by Isabel McSwain | Staff

Cats look to stack SEC wins for first time this season

Ali Cetinok, Asst. Sports Editor January 20, 2023

Kentucky womens basketball (9-9) won its first SEC game of the season this past Sunday, defeating Florida 81-75. With the win, the Cats now seek consecutive SEC victories as they travel to Starkville...

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