Big Blue Brew 1/20: Wildcats Beat Bulldogs

The women's basketball team beat Georgia 78-64.

🔵The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good Morning, Cats. “If you can’t fly then run, If you can’t run then walk, If you can’t walk then crawl, But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Today, we pause to honor a man that moved our country and our society forward in so many ways. As we celebrate victories, moments and stories in each and every Brew, let us remember those who helped pave the paths before us. 

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check It Out Below!

🏀 Women beat Georgia
👟 Breaking her own school record
🔵 And much, much more!

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Cat Dub. The Wildcats beat the Georgia Bulldogs 78-64. Clara Strack led the team with 25 points and had 12 rebounds. Amelia Hassett also had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Georgia Amoore went double-digits in scoring again, contributing 24 points in the win.

🔼 Double Meet Weekend. The track & field team competed in the Corky Classic and Vanderbilt Invite this past weekend. On day one, Kate Powers set a new school record in the weight throw with a distance of 22.63m. Janet Jepkemboi Amino finished first in the women’s 1000m with a time of 2:43.23. She is No. 3 in the UK all-time record book. On day two, Carlie Makarawu won the 200m at the Corky Classic and set a new national lead in the event with a time of 20.48.

🔼 Home Dubs. The No. 8 gymnastics team beat No. 3 Alabama in Historic Memorial Coliseum’s soft opening. The Cats won 197.300-196.100. Kentucky scored higher than 49.275 on each event. They did best in beam with a 49.400 score.

🔼 Spring Opener Wins. The women’s tennis team opened the spring season with 6-1 wins over East Tennessee State and Murray State. The Cats had three doubles wins and five singles wins over ETSU. The women had two doubles wins and five singles wins over Murray State.

🔼 Swimming Sweep. The men’s and women’s swim and dive teams beat Cincinnati 164-136 and 179-116. Gavin Hang and Kristy Pfaff made it into the all-time record book with their diving results. Hang is No. 8 in the 3-meter dive with a score of 390.45. Pfaff is No. 9 in the 1-meter dive with a score of 309.75.

🔼 Highest Score. The rife team beat Murray at the Winthrow Open 4731-4725. This is the highest team score ever posted at the Winthrow Open. Braden Peiser led the smallbore event with a score of 592 and had 40 centers. He also led in air rifle with a score of 597 and had 57 centers.

📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Monday, January 20

⛳️ Women’s Golf Tri Match (Indiana, Louisville)
🎯 Rifle vs. Memphis @ TBA | NCAA Scorecard | Live Targets

Thursday, January 23

🏀 Women’s Basketball at Texas A&M @ 7pm

Friday, January 24

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Santa Clara @ 1pm ET | Live Stats | Watch
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Iowa @ 1pm ET

Saturday, January 25

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Arizona State/Nebraska @ TBA
🏊 Swim and Dive vs. Louisville @ 1pm ET | Meet Info
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Vanderbilt @ 2:30pm ET

Sunday, January 26

🎯 Rifle at North Georgia @ TBA | NCAA Scorecard | Live Targets
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Purdue @ 11am ET
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Arkansas @ 12pm ET | Tickets
🤸 Gymnastics at Missouri @ 6pm ET

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