The names on the front of the jerseys in a third-round game of the Women's National Invitational Tournament last night were UK and James Madison University. But it was the names on the back of two particular jerseys on which last night's game hinged: Mahoney and Young.
To the typical fan, it appeared little had changed for Dicky Lyons Jr. as he lined up yesterday for the first day of spring practice. Lyons, a junior wide receiver, broke from the huddle and trotted across the freshly mowed grass at the Nutter Training Facility and set himself in the slot position, a place he has become familiar with during his three seasons at UK.
Trailing 5-2 in her at bat, sophomore shortstop Molly Johnson belted a two-run home run that brought the UK softball team within one run against inter-state rival Louisville. But the Cats' late-game rally fell just short, as Cardinal reliever Kristen Wadwell shut the door on the comeback and UK fell 5-4 in Louisville yesterday.