Men’s Soccer Set to Begin Sun Belt Conference Tournament Sunday
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Four-seeded Kentucky men’s soccer (5-5-6, 4-2-3 Sun Belt) is set to kick off the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Tournament with a match against five-seeded South Carolina (10-4-2, 5-4 Sun Belt) at 7 p.m. EST on Sunday at the Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown, W.Va.
The first rounds of the tournament will be hosted by one-seeded West Virginia and two-seeded Marshall with the quarterfinal matches taking place on Sunday followed by the semifinals on Wednesday.
Kentucky enters the contest after a 7-4 victory at Georgia State to close the regular season schedule. Senior Logan Dorsey recorded his second hat trick of the season, and one assist, to become the first Wildcat in program history to accomplish the feat. His impressive offensive performance in the match earned a second Offensive Player of the Week honor for the Evergreen, Co. native. In addition to Dorsey’s three scores, goals were also scored by Martin Soereide, Oliver Stavdal, Iker Carew and Agustin Lopez.
In the Sun Belt postseason awards, Kentucky saw the most first and second team nods in the conference with four total. Dorsey was named to the first team while Lopez, Josh Gordon and Marqes Muir were named to the second team.
South Carolina travels to Morgantown following a regular season closer against Georgia Southern at home. The match ended with a 3-0 victory for the Gamecocks.
Kentucky and South Carolina hold an all-time series record of 12-8-4 (UK) with the first match between the programs taking place in 1991. In the 2024 regular season, the Wildcats defeated the Gamecocks on the road, 2-0. In the regular season, the match is historically dubbed the Southeastern Conference Men’s Soccer Championship as the two universities are the only two in the conference to sponsor men’s soccer.
Live stats will be available for Sunday’s contest by clicking here. Fans can also stream the contest live on ESPN+.
2024 Sun Belt Conference Men’s Soccer Conference Tournament Standings:
- West Virginia
- Marshall
- Central Florida
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- James Madison
- Old Dominion
- Georgia Southern
For the full tournament bracket, click here.
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