April 25, 2001
The University of Kentucky women’s soccer team wrapped up its spring exhibition season with a 7-0 win over Miami (Ohio) on Saturday, April 21. Two Wildcats, Kate Qually and Annie Gage, scored two goals apiece, while Heather Saas, Keri Boyce, and Elizabeth Ramsey all added one. Kentucky finished the spring on a four-game win streak, going 5-0-1.”We had a successful spring season and hope the momentum and chemistry the team built will carry over to the fall,” UK coach Warren Lipka said.
The highlight of the season was the 1-0 win over 16-time national champion North Carolina. The Wildcats’ largest margin of victory was over British squad Wolverhampton, 13-0. The squad also posted wins over Wake Forest and Vanderbilt, and tied with Duke.
Kentucky will meet Vanderbilt again the fall, in Nashville, Tenn., in a game that will kick off conference play for the Cats. The season will start on Aug. 25 with an exhibition game against Wright State. During the season, the Wildcats will meet five teams they for the first time in school history. In the span of two weeks, UK will face first-time opponents Loyola-Marymount, Southern California, Utah, Arizona State, and New Mexico. Loyola-Marymount and Southern Cal will meet the Cats when Loyola plays host to the Loyola-Marymount Fila Challenge, Sept. 14-16. This will be the first time a Kentucky women’s soccer team has traveled to California to compete.
The following weekend, Sept. 21-23, Utah will travel to the Bluegrass for a Friday match-up, while Sunday’s game will feature UK playing host to Ohio State, against whom the Cats have a 2-0 record. Kentucky will play host to meet Arizona State and New Mexico in the Traditional Bank Invitational, Sept. 28-30.
Other UK opponents on the fall 2001 schedule are Marshall, Michigan, Michigan State and Indiana. As for Southeastern Conference play, Kentucky will play host to Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and Auburn. The Cats will have two conference road trips, one to Mississippi to face Ole Miss and Mississippi State, and the other to South Carolina and Florida. The conference championship will be held in Baton Rouge, La., as LSU plays host the weekend of Nov. 8-11.
