Wildcats Journey to Baton Rouge for Penultimate SEC Contest – UK Athletics

BATON ROUGE, La. – Fresh off a 3-2 upset over No. 8 South Carolina, Kentucky (10-4-2, 4-2-2 SEC) will head south to face (rv) LSU (9-5-2, 4-2-2 SEC) on Sunday, October 19 at 2 p.m. ET. The match from LSU Soccer Stadium in Baton Rouge will probably be streamed dwell on SEC Network +.

With its win over the Gamecocks on Thursday night time, Kentucky cliched its spot within the SEC Tournament for the third season in a row. The upset over the nation’s eighth-ranked squad additionally marked the third consecutive season through which a Troy Fabiano-led Kentucky squad has defeated a prime ten staff—becoming a member of victories over No. 9 Alabama in 2023 and No. 9 UCLA in 2024.

In Thursday’s win, sophomore Kendall Campbell made her first begin of the season and scored her first purpose at Kentucky within the ninth minute. Senior Thalia Morisi added a second purpose within the 14th minute, and freshman Gabi Poretto drained a penalty kick within the thirty second minute to assist the Cats obtain their highest purpose whole in an SEC match this 12 months. Poretto’s purpose proved to the game-winner, serving to the Lithia, Fla. native tie the Kentucky freshman document for game-winning objectives in a season at 4.

Kentucky held the Gamecocks to a season-low 4 photographs on Thursday, marking the eighth time this season the Cats have held an opponent to 5 photographs or fewer. The Wildcats lead the SEC with solely 5 photographs conceded this season. Kentucky additionally leads the nation in nook kicks per sport with 8.75 makes an attempt per match and penalty kicks drawn with 12.

The Wildcats are searching for their first highway victory of the season in Baton Rouge, enjoying solely their fourth match of the marketing campaign away from residence. Kentucky is 0-1-2 in highway matches this season, however is undefeated in its final two by way of 1-1 attracts at Florida and at Ole Miss. Kentucky can be enjoying an opponent within the receiving votes class of the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll for the primary time; the Wildcats are 3-3 in opposition to prime 25 groups this season.

LSU and Kentucky enter the competition tied for sixth within the Southeastern Conference desk with 14 factors and similar 4-2-2 data. The Tigers are within the midst of their greatest run of type this season, undefeated of their final 5 matches with a 4-0-1 document in that stretch.

Kentucky leads the all-time sequence between the groups, 14-7-3, together with a constructive 6-5 mark in matches performed in Baton Rouge. The Cats and Tigers have met in every of Fabiano’s earlier three seasons, with Kentucky going 1-1-1 in that stretch. The one tie got here within the 2023 SEC Tournament the place the Cats superior by way of a penalty shootout; Kentucky received the latest assembly with a 2-1 victory in Lexington final season.

The Wildcats will shut the common season on the highway subsequent Sunday, touring to the Lone Star State to face Texas A&M on Sunday, October 26. The determination day conflict from Ellis Field in College Station will kick off at 5 p.m. ET and will probably be televised nationally on the SEC Network.

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