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PHOTO BY LEXI BASKIN I STAFF UK students enjoyed the snow day and the weekend by sledding around campus, among other things. Here are Shelby Lowe and Noah Curtis enjoying the weather their own way.
Snow place like Rupp Arena workers cleared snow for nearly 30 hours straight to prepare for UK game By Marjorie Kirk mkirk@kykernel.com
In preparation for the UK men’s basketball game Saturday night, Rupp Arena’s engineering department manager, Brian DuFour, worked nearly 30 hours straight to clear sidewalks and parking lots of snow. The whole process took about 31 hours, and was tackled by DuFour’s team of 10, four contractors plowing the big lots, and about eight temporary helpers courtesy of Futura and the city’s workers. “We got a couple hours of sleep last night. The Hyatt was nice enough to give us some rooms so we wouldn’t have to travel home on the roads and then try to get back,” DuFour said. “So we worked until about 11 p.m. last night, got up at about 4 a.m. or so. One of my guys came in at midnight,
worked until 4 or 5 (a.m.), so we kept somebody continuously working.” DuFour came to Rupp Arena about a year ago, and within a week he was tackling the 17inch blizzard that hit Lexington in 2015. Preparation for Saturday’s game started at 5:30 a.m. Friday during the heavy storm, which coated the city in about 10 inches of snow. DuFour coordinates with the city’s snow removal team to clear the streets after his team pushes the snow to the edge of the sidewalk, where bobcats pick up hundreds of pounds of snow and take it away. “Everybody was booked up, but there were messages on my phone Friday morning,” DuFour said. “The mayor had called tactical lawn care in Wilmore, ... and then George Milligan from public works said he had a guy’s name in In-
diana and they were down here looking for work, so I put them to work.” Besides the sidewalks and parking lots used by Rupp Arena, DuFour’s team of six will also volunteer to clear off lots and sidewalks for the
“What keeps it going is the guys who stay ... all day and night and don’t complain.”
Brian DuFour
Engineering manager for Rupp Arena
Hyatt, the Lexington Center, the Mary Todd Lincoln house and other surrounding areas for free. In turn, the Hyatt will sometimes give rooms to DuFour’s crew-
members so they don’t have to risk driving in the dangerous snowstorms. Clearing off 40 acres of sidewalk and parking lots requires manpower and time, including shoveling and salting by hand, which is what DuFour’s team did before recently purchasing a snow removal machine. But Rupp has never had to close because of the weather. “It doesn’t happen — it’s never happened. Whatever it takes,” DuFour said. “What keeps it going is the guys who stay here all day and night and don’t complain. They got 35 mile an hour winds last night, whipping at them and covered their face in snow, and they just kept going.” Weather certainly wasn’t going to keep more than 20,000 UK fans from making the trek to support the Cats, even if it meant taking an Uber.
“We ended up Ubering, but it was fine,” marketing freshman Maria Massa said. “Ever since yesterday (the roads) have been pretty clear.” Massa and civil engineering freshman John Lampe both live in dorms on campus where most of the streets were clear, but communications seniors Allie Klika and Lindsey Cullen were stuck under about 10 inches of snow in the north campus neighborhoods of State Street and Montmullin Street off campus. “I have a jeep. There were a lot of (cars stuck) on Montmullin,” Klika said. “A lot of the back streets are still not plowed at all. I think we’ll leave a little bit early, and I’d say people should drive slow. As it gets later, it will get colder and that’s when stuff starts to freeze.”
Framing competition
Kernel photo editors bring statewide awards to UK
The Kentucky Student Photographer of the Year is usually awarded to a student from a For the first time since the school with a traditional photoinception of the Kentucky journalism program, like WestNews Photographers Associa- ern Kentucky University. tion contest more than 10 years ago, a UK student was named Kentucky Student PhotograReaves: pher of the Year. Student Photographer Michael Reaves, a marketof the Year ing and management senior 1st place Pictorial and director of photography for the Kentucky Kernel, won the 1st place Sports Action award, along with other awards 2nd place Spot News including 1st Place Pictorial 2nd place Sports Feature and 1st Place Sports Action. 3rd place Sports Feature Kernel photo editor and 3rd place Illustration marketing junior Taylor Pence Honorable Mention Feaalso earned awards including ture Picture 1st Place Illustration and 2nd Honorable Mention Place Sports Action. Sports Picture Story “The student contest was really strong. It was a pretty rePence: markable selection of images 1st place Illustration from all across the state,” said 2nd place Sports Action Jack Gruber, a judge for the 3rd place Sports contest and a staff photojourPicture Story nalist for USA TODAY. By Will Wright
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Reaves and Pence submitted photos from UK football games, the Breeders’ Cup and other events on campus, as well as photos from internships. Reaves worked as a photojournalism intern at the Dallas Morning News during the summer of 2015. Judges for the contest reviewed portfolios of students from UK, Western Kentucky University, University of Louisville and Morehead State University. The judges review the portfolios without knowing which photographer submitted them. Gruber said Reaves’ portfolio stood out immediately, and said people would not ordinarily expect photos of such high caliber in a student competition. Kentucky, Ohio and Missouri are considered three of the top photojournalism states in the country for up-and-coming news photographers. Gruber said awards like Reaves’ Kentucky Student Photographer of
PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES AND TAYLOR PENCE I STAFF Director of photography Michael Reaves and photo editor Taylor Pence received a baseball bat for each award, totaling 12 between the two of them.
the Year award could help him find a job after graduation. “I’m just happy for the Kernel because Kentucky is a very competitive state,” Pence said. “This is the first time we’ve ever been able to compete
with Western (Kentucky University). It’s just better knowing that we were able to hold our own against such strong competitors.” Both Pence and Reaves said the award says more about UK and the Kernel than it says
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about them as individuals. With such steep competition, they both said the awards were humbling. “It’s not about me,” Reaves said. “Awards are great, but I think it just affirms what we do.”
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FEATURES
Originality key to blog creation By Samantha Angel features@kykernel.com
Blogging has evolved over the last few years — for some, it is a hobby and for others, it is a career. Becky Feigin, a journalism junior at UK, started her blog, “whahnderlust,” in May 2015. Last summer, when Feigin was traveling in Europe, she combined her love for food, travel and writing to start the blog. “The most challenging part was honestly coming up with a title,” Feigin said. The name “whahnderlust” comes from her constant desire to travel, conjoined with her middle name, Hahn. Feigin said establishing a following is another one of a blogger’s biggest challenges, but said social media has helped her do it. She shares all of her published articles on Twitter and Facebook, which helps increase the number of views on her work. She has already written about her favorite foods in Lexington, and once the weather warms up she plans to write about her future hiking adventures. “If you write with the goal of making yourself proud, you are bound to get other people hooked on your writing along the way,” she said. Focusing on the author is something Olivia Rink, UK alum and former varsity cheerleader, knows well. Rink began her eponymous blog, oliviarink.com, in September 2014 for young females interested in fashion and beauty. “I write about everything from tips for staying organized to how to get the perfect curls,” Rink said. “Anything 20-something females might be interested in, whether it be my faith or how to dress for special occasions.” Rink said bloggers should
make sure the main reason they start blogging is because they really love it and want to inspire other people. For Rink, the most challenging part of starting to blog was balancing her job while finding inspiration, planning content, writing and editing copy, scheduling photo shoots, and collaborating with brands for her blog. However, after months of hard work, her parttime hobby eventually became her full-time job. “Being a cheerleader at UK helped me gain a following on social media before I even launched my website,” Rink said. “Once I started blogging, I already had several loyal Kentucky followers that supported me from the beginning.” Rink said a consistent posting schedule and quality content are keys to successful blogging. The Kentucky Connection helped Alex McLean, a former Lexington resident and WKU grad, start her blog as well. McLean has moved from Kentucky to New York City, and she now resides in Nashville, Tennessee. She started her blog, “Lex What Wear,” in August 2012. She was looking for a new outlet to express her creativity and voice. “I had researched some of the only fashion bloggers that existed at that time for a couple of months, and realized I had the tools and education to explore the opportunity further,” McLean said. Similar to Rink, McLean’s blog content focuses mostly on fashion and lifestyle. To prepare content, McLean researches trending topics on Pinterest and Instagram to develop ideas for her posts. She also uses social media to promote her blog. “Self-promotion through social media is essential to growing blogs,” McLean said.
Housing the arts at Limestone
North campus to get new dorm, new Living Learning Program By Rebecca Watters features@kykernel.com
North campus will continue to grow next fall with the addition of the Limestone Park residence halls. With this new space, the university will also expand its Learning Living Programs, which puts groups of students with similar interests in the same dorms. Limestone Park I will house the Creative Arts LLP, and plans are underway to provide students in the group with resources, practice spaces and more. “This is a joint project between the College of Arts and
Sciences and the College of Fine Arts. They will have first access to the facilities which are a state-of-art dance studio, a beautiful art studio and a music practice studio,” said Nancy Jones, a performing arts producer who is helping with the project. Students must apply as part of the UK housing application in the summer to be a part of the LLP. About 120 students will be accepted. The LLP will include classes for English, theater, music and visual arts, as well as a community atmosphere. Plans are underway to offer creative, art-based outings for students.
“So whether it is going to the Opera House to see a musical or going to the theater to see a film, we are going to try and create many opportunities for one-on-one and community connections,” Jones said. Jones is a member of the planning committee. When the program debuts in the fall, assistant English professor Hannah Pittard and an individual who has not yet been hired will co-direct the program. “My goal is to create a safe, fun, creative atmosphere for students. Limestone Park I is a residence hall, yes, but the Creative Arts LLP is a community where students should feel comfortable and excited to hang out and mingle with new friends,” Pittard said. The other co-director will be a professor of dance and
will work with students in the LLP. “The people that we are bringing on campus for this position are dynamic, at the cutting edge of their field and would be wonderful mentors to students in the LLP,” Jones said. Though the project is still in its planning phase, Pittard is confident the LLP will be a positive experience for students. “I think the Creative Arts LLP is such a cool opportunity to bring together a hundred or so students ... who genuinely love the arts, whether it’s photography, dance, creative writing or something else,” Jones said. “We’d love to see all sorts of creative collaborations happening in the new spaces provided by Limestone Park I.”
NEWS
Bringing ‘Fancy’ to Lexington By Marjorie Kirk
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Four UK honors students and a professor are on a mission to win a Knight Foundation grant and improve the city of Lexington. Knight Foundation selected the group as one of 126 finalists across the nation, including four others from Lexington, out of a total of about 7,000 submissions. The team’s proposal, called “Fancy Lex,” is designed to follow-up Fancy Farm, an event often regarded as the starting post of Kentucky’s political season. The budget for the project is about $120,000. The money would go toward advertising the event, paying for the venue, and giving $5,000 to the city’s 12 districts, which will each set up its own area for discussion with constituents. Economics sophomore Clay Thornton said the idea came to him because he found
that politicians at Fancy Farm were not providing real solutions, and hoped to foster a better platform for problem solving. “Fancy Farm is more traditional, more one-line campaign thinkers that really don’t provide any solutions,” Thornton said. “‘Fancy Lex’ would be a way to put Lexington at the
their Citizen Kentucky Honors class. In an op-ed to the Lexington Herald-Leader, Abby Shelton, a member of the “Fancy Lex” team last year, solicited other millennials to get involved. “For those turned on by politics, ‘Fancy Lex’ would offer a chance for young vot-
“‘Fancy Lex’ would be a way to put Lexington at the next stage of the political conversation.” Clay Thornton Economics sophomore
next stage of the political conversation and more importantly to reform politics.” The group studied civic engagement and trends among younger generations, whose low levels of participation in politics the “Fancy Lex” group hoped to challenge, in
ers to come to a big city celebration and get to know their mayor, council members and other public officials,” Shelton said. “For those turned off by politics, it offers an alternative: a chance to come to the same party and build new constructive relationships
with government officials to solve the city’s problems.” Thornton compared the proposed plan to a Thursday Night Live or Night Market atmosphere, with music, representation from local businesses, and a pavilion for each of the 12 districts where the public can discuss issues with their elected representatives. “The big difference for young people is that they don’t know the proper or traditional way to go about making solutions and so ‘Fancy Lex’ would be connecting young people with their elected leaders,” Thornton said. This year’s group also consists of theater and communications freshman Emilia Bustle, community and leadership development freshman Molly Thompson, biology and psychology junior Torie Osborne, and journalism sophomore Blair Johnson. Joshua Qualls contributed to this report.
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OPINIONS
Why I waited until 21 to drink MARJORIE KIRK News Editor
Until just four days ago, I would refuse drink offers from my friends with no qualms. On the other hand, they would respond, “Why not? Are you alright in the head? Come on, just one.” I would say, “No I’m fine, I’m just not 21.” My friends may have been bewildered by my refusal, but I find it to be even more bizarre that a majority of people cannot wait until they’re allowed to do something to do it.
In my mind, it would be more reasonable to be concerned for the restless who don’t have the patience to wait for the appropriate time to drink. But not everyone who drinks before 21 is a compulsive drinker, and not everyone who waits to drink does so because they are terrified of alcohol or the law. I wasn’t totally alcohol-free before I was 21. I’ve been to a few places in Europe where I could drink, and I’ve tried a few things at my parents’ house. From this, I think I developed a respect for alcohol, and I developed the conviction that it has an appropriate time and place. Now, I think I have a healthy
relationship with alcohol, which isn’t always the case for college students. I turned 21 on Thursday and didn’t try to drink 21 shots; I went out with a couple of friends to OBC Kitchen, a great restaurant on Tates Creek Road with an extensive bourbon collection and peanut-butterdipped, thick-cut bacon. Unsurprisingly, the alcohol wasn’t the best part of the night. Contrary to popular opinion, not every night out is better with alcohol. Rest assured, I have no vendetta against alcohol. I don’t think it’s bad or turns people violent or rude. Moreover, it’s not an excuse for inappropriate behavior like insensitive comments, adultery, sexual assault
and countless other things people seem to be off the hook for because they were inebriated. If you’re belligerent, racist, abusive or a rapist when you’ve had any amount of alcohol, it’s not because of the alcohol. I’m glad my friends enjoy spending time with each other, climbing into attics, playing Mario Kart and knocking over Jenga towers, and it’s not my place to see their consumption as anything else but their way of enjoying a night out. My enjoyment is just a little bit cheaper, and my mornings after are a bit less painful. Marjorie Kirk is the news editor of the Kentucky Kernel. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
Oscars boycott shows solidarity PAIDIN DERMODY Kernel Columnist
The 88th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, will take place Feb. 28, and there are several celebrities who won’t be in attendance this year. Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo and Snoop Dogg, among others, are actively boycotting this year’s ceremony. Because all 20 nominees for best acting are white for the second year in a row. Pressure on this year’s host, Chris Rock, to drop out of the show is quickly growing as calls
for all those who were invited to join the boycott are taking over online media. Although not invited to the awards, Tyrese Gibson, star of “Furious 7,” has continued to show his outrage over the lack of diversity among the nominations and has tried to encourage Rock to join the boycott. Rolling Stone reported that 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said, “It would certainly be nice if everybody could be represented properly. And hopefully that’s the case, but perhaps it’s not the case.” The Oscars boycott has deeper roots than just another Hollywood matter. It deals with serious implications of racial
discrimination from the lack of diversity among the awards’ nominations. Racial discrimination is still widespread in 2016, and it is profound to see the effect it has taken on such a prestigious award show and such highly respected, well-known figures in the media. In Lexington, blacks and Hispanics make up about 20 percent of the population and whites about 75 percent. UK students and the greater Lexington community are trying to shed light on situations of discrimination through the Black Lives Matter campaign, which strives to bring awareness to “the ways in which black lives are deprived of basic human
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rights and dignity,” according to the group’s website. Students and members of the community can take a stand against racial discrimination and stand up for the basic human rights deserved by all people. Frankly, it’s about time that communities band as one to spread awareness and work together to end discrimination against not just blacks, but all races. The boycott of 2016’s Oscars is a great platform to encourage diversity and continue the fight against discrimination. Paidin Dermody is a journalism and English freshman. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
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Wildcat art hits UK museum
Students can submit their own pieces By Adrian Rudd news@kykernel.com
Sports fans and artists alike can take interest in the Bill Adams: Blue Madness Exhibit on Tuesday at the UK Art Museum. Featuring detailed drawings of cat-like creatures using blue ballpoint pen, the exhibit coincides perfectly with basketball season in full force. While Bill Adams is from New York and his work is not intended to be a tribute to the UK mascot, director Stuart Horodner saw the opportunity for students to be particularly interested in these sketches. “They’re amazing works,” Horodner said. “Given the context of UK, I wanted to show them in an environment that seemed familiar to people.” To make the exhibit interactive, Adams encouraged students to come recreate his work with their own sketches. The museum will display student work outside the gallery. Regardless of artistic talent or interest, Horodner encouraged all students to expose themselves to this type of artwork. “This exhibit is an interesting connection to the already existing culture of
PHOTO PROVIDED BY UK ART MUSEUM BILL ADAMS, untitled #1008, ballpoint pen, courtesy of the artist and Kerry Schuss Gallery.
the wildcat here,” Horodner said. “The creatures seem cute, but what’s surprising is they have real emotions and distinct moods.”
IF YOU GO Rather than opening Jan. 23, the exhibit was rescheduled to open Tuesday due to class cancellations. The sketches will remain on display through April 3. The UK Art Museum is open Tuesday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday through Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Dorm to donation bin Support Sanders’ plan Friday’s snow day brought joy to UK students and faculty who could use an extra day off, but for Lexington’s homeless population, it was a threat to their lives. A man died of hypothermia Jan. 12 behind Wildcat Wearhouse, the UK apparel store near campus. More than 1,200 people in Lexington are homeless, and hunger affects even more. UK students have the chance to curb those numbers with initiatives as close to home as their residence halls. Give & Go is a program that allows students to donate non-perishable food and reusable household items during move-out. Recycling and Surplus Coordinator Mari Long said the program has been going on for years but just started putting out the bins at the end of the 2015 fall semester. Last semester’s donations
alone were 22 bags of more than 1,100 pounds of material that went to the Hope Center Recovery Program for Women in Lexington. The Hope Center is one of four 24-hour emergency shelters in the city and beds as many as 800 people in a night. Students moving out of dorms have food, bedding, toiletries and even clothes that they could do without when they go home or move off campus. More often than not, these items are thrown away or stored up. In reality, not many off-campus students sleep in extra-long twin beds or use shower caddies. Long said students donate more during the spring semester, and bins are available in each dorm. Residence Life picks up the donations, and students don’t even have to leave the dorms. For students off campus, emergency shelters like the Hope Center, the Salvation
Army, the Community Inn and Arbor Youth Services’ MASH Drop Inn Center always accept donations and look for volunteers, especially in the colder seasons. Lexington’s emergency plan provides transportation and housing for the homeless population. So if students cannot donate or volunteer, they can contact mobile programs like the HopeMobile Car Patrol or the Compassionate Caravan, which offer transport to emergency shelters if volunteers become aware of someone in danger because of the cold weather. Students may not have much money to give, but donations of old bedding, snacks that won’t be eaten, and even coats or boots that don’t fit anymore can keep another person or family from suffering this winter. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
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American college students, including those at UK, face mounting levels of student loan debt that could economically cripple an entire generation. Much like the housing bubble that was part of the economic collapse in 2008, the total debt of college students could lead us toward another economic disaster. The average college student has accumulated about $30,000 in debt, with the total amount of debt resting at about $1.3 trillion. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, has proposed following the European model and making college publicly funded for undergraduates. Last year, Sanders proposed the “College For All Act,” which would make college tuition free at four-year public universities and colleges by imposing a “Robin Hood tax” on Wall Street. It
would put a speculation fee on investment houses and hedge funds, as well as a 0.5 percent speculation fee on stock trades (50 cents for every $100 worth of stock), a 0.1 percent fee on bonds and a 0.005 percent fee on derivatives. Economist Jared Bernstein’s research shows that the plan could raise hundreds of billions of dollars every year, and average working and middle-class Americans would not feel the brunt of such a speculation tax. The legislation would give $47 billion per year to states, which are responsible for covering 33 percent of the cost of tuition at public universities and colleges. The federal government would cover the other 67 percent. Detractors will claim that such a plan is unaffordable, even though data tends to suggest the opposite. For one, such policies only pay for tuition. Students will still need to pay
for books, room and board, living expenses and other living expenses. College is expensive enough — even without a debt equivalent to a house mortgage. The idea of publicly funded education is not new in this country, but skyrocketing tuition costs and student loan interest rates are relatively new phenomena. The GI Bill of Rights provided opportunities for more than 3 million Americans to receive a college education, which contributed to the economic development of that generation. Sanders’ plan is not an invasive government robbery of working and middle-class Americans. It is a minuscule, reasonable speculation tax on Wall Street activity. The time has come for such a plan to become official public policy. Wall Street can afford it, and American students deserve it. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
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Track team shines at meet By Lamar Smith sports@kykernel.com
UK’s annual Rod McCravy Memorial indoor track meet showcases some of the best talent in the country. This year’s field included 10 top-25 teams, including SEC rivals No. 2 Georgia women, No. 1 Florida men and the Cats’ No. 8 ranked women. UK performed well in the men’s decathlon, women’s long jump, men’s high jump and several more. Junior Sha’Keela Saunders, who finished third and second in outdoor and indoor long jump at the NCAAs respectively, came in first in long jump. Saunders long jump mark is currently second in the nation. “I feel good about it. Actually, I feel better now because that was kind of an off day,” said Saunders, who jumped 21’5.25” (6.53m). “I feel better now that on an off day I’m jumping over 21 feet. Last year on an off day I was jumping over 20 feet, if that.” Timothy Duckworth, a sophomore heptathlete, had a personal record in the heptathlon and beat his previous personal-best by more than 200 points. He also was first in pole vault, winning by 150 points and vaulting 16’4.75” (5m). “We’ve been working on quite a lot of stuff in practice sort of speed work and everything and that was coming along really well,” Duckworth said. “But, it was really nice to jump five meters again in pole vault because I haven’t been up there since my senior year in high school.” Xaivier McAllister, a junior jumper transfer, came in first in the high jump with a jump over seven feet. Beckie Famurewa came in second in the weight throw, throwing 20.40 meters. Freshman polevaulter Olivia Gruver also set the school record for women’s pole vaulting by vaulting 13’8.25 (4.17m). Her mark is currently ninth in the nation. UK’s Ariah Graham, who transformed to a half-miler last year, ran a 2:04.64 to not only break a school record but also beat out Florida’s All-American, Claudia Francis, and post the No. 3 time in the NCAAs this season. Underclassmen Jackie Howell and Jasmine Quinn both had solid outings for the Cats in their 60m hurdle prelims.
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Tigers slumping After suffering a 33-point loss at home to an Arkansas team UK beat by 14, surviving the wave of talent that resides in Rupp Arena will be a tall task for head coach Kim Anderson and the Missouri Tigers.
Missouri ranks second to last in points per game in the SEC (67.8) and shoots just 42.6 percent from the field. If the Tigers want a win on Wednesday they’ll need to shoot lights out against UK.
UK defense rising The Cats’ defense has held its last three opponents to shoot 36.8 percent from the field and 35.8 percent from behind the arc. UK head coach John Calipari has traditionally had teams loaded with
great defenders, and this year’s team is starting to reach expectations. Another strong showing against Missouri is exactly what the Cats need, especially with the Kansas Jayhawks up next.
Tyler Ulis takeover Now with seven games of scoring 20 or more points, UK sophomore Tyler Ulis is willing his team to victories. The Cats haven’t won three games in a row since November, but will have a chance
to break that streak Wednesday against Missouri. And if UK is able to do so, it will be because of the crafty play of the 5-foot-9 point guard. Ulis averages 15.3 ppg, 6.0 apg and 1.9 tpg.
PHOTO BY JOSH MOTT I STAFF Guard Tyler Ulis passes around a defender during the game against Vanderbilt University. The 5-foot-9 sophomore has scored 20 points or more in seven games this season.
Cats to face rival Vols at home By Caitlin Schwartz sports@kykernel.com
No. 9 UK women’s basketball team returns to action Monday night against the No. 18 Tennessee Lady Vols at Memorial Coliseum. UK will be coming off of a hard-hitting loss last Thursday night to Ole Miss 73-65 in Oxford. Cats leading scorer Makayla Epps only hit five of her 14 field goal attempts during the game, but her 12-of-12 free throw attempts helped her to end the game with 22 points. UK led only once in the game early in the first quarter, after freshman Maci Morris hit a three-pointer to make the score 7-6. Morris was able to contribute 10 points for the Cats against Ole Miss. Epps and Morris’ efforts would be wasted, though, as turnovers would prove to be the downfall for the Cats. The Rebels were able to pull away by capitalizing on the 21 UK turnovers with 22 points.
Ole Miss’ Shequila Joseph scored 21 points while A’Queen Hayes and Shandricka Sessom each chipped in 14 points. The loss put UK at 14-3 on the season with a 3-3 record in SEC play going into Monday night’s game against Tennessee.
is led by redshirt sophomore Diamond DeShields, averaging 15.1 points per game. The guard is also the team’s leading three point shooter, which is an area the Lady Vols struggle in as a whole, making the third fewest per game in the SEC. Adding to the mix are sophomore center Mercedes
“Tennessee is bringing in a really talented team and it will be a huge challenge for us.” Matthew Mitchell
UK Women’s Head Coach
The meeting with Tennessee will mark the 64th meeting between these border-state rivals. The Lady Vols are 12-6 on the season with a 3-2 record in SEC play including an impressive victory over No. 20 Missouri. Offensively, Tennessee
Russell and senior forward Bashaara Graves, with each contributing about 10 points per game. For the Cats, it is junior Epps who impacts the game from all over. The junior leads the team in scoring, is tied for first in assists per games, and
is third in rebounds. It seems whenever UK needs a big play, she is always there to make it. Senior point guard Janee Thompson and junior forward Evelyn Akhator, who both average about 12 points per game, will help Epps cary the scoring load. Both teams sit in the middle of the pack for rebounding numbers in the SEC, so the battle on the glass could be a big turning point in the game. Graves comes in as Tennessee’s best rebounder, hauling in 8.5 per game. Akhator leads the Cats in that category, averaging nearly 10 rebounds per game. Tennessee holds an alltime 53-10 record in the series against UK. The Lady Vols have also won the past four contests and won’t be intimidated by playing in Memorial Coliseum, as they are 20-7 in Lexington. Beth Mowins and Doris Burke will call the action. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m.
PHOTO BY HUNTER MITCHELL I STAFF Freshman Maci Morris scored 10 points last game. The Cats will play against a Tennessee team with a 53-10 record against UK.