LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska midfielder Kari Uppinghouse scored twice tolead the ninth-ranked Huskers to a 3-0 win over the University of Kentuckywomen’s soccer team Sunday. It was the eighth straight shut-out win for theHuskers.
Uppinghouse put Nebraska ahead 20 minutes into the game when her 25-yardshot got past UK goalkeeper Carrie Kuhnell to give the Huskers a 1-0 lead.She scored again five minutes into the second half off an assist from KimEngesser to put Nebraska up 2-0. Lindsay Eddleman gave the Huskers thefinal margin three minutes from full time, scoring from inside the 18-yard box togive Nebraska the 3-0 win.
“This was a tough loss,” Kentucky head coach Warren Lipka said. “We haveto go out in practice this week and get ready to play two conference gamesnext weekend.”
UK (5-8-1, 3-1 SEC) continues a four-game road trip next weekend as theytravel to Mississippi to face Mississippi State on Friday and Ole Miss onSunday. Mississippi State (10-2-1, 2-2) has won six of their last seven games,allowing just four goals in that span, while Ole Miss (8-5, 2-2) has won twostraight by a combined score of 9-2.
Kentucky vs. No. 9 Nebraska
Score By Periods 1 2 FKentucky 0 0 0Nebraska 1 2 3Scoring - Uppinghouse, Neb. (unassisted), 19:19; Uppinghouse, Neb. (Engesser), 49:57; Eddleman, Neb. (unassisted), 86:47. Shots: Nebraska - 19; Kentucky - 10Corner Kicks: Nebraska - 1; Kentucky 7Goalkeeper Saves: Nebraska - 3; Kentucky - 5 Fouls: Nebraska - 8; Kentucky - 10