September 18, 1998

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky men’s soccer team broke its five-game losing streak Friday night, topping The Citadel 2-0 in the opening round of the Kentucky Invitational Tournament.

A UK Soccer Complex crowd of 1,153 saw the Cats capture their first win of the season behind two penalty kicks by Lee Baker in the 75th and 81st minutes. Goalkeeper Brian O’Leary made four saves to post his first shutout of the season for UK.

Kentucky (1-5) held a 20-6 shot advantage over The Citadel (1-5) in advancing to Sunday’s 2 p.m. final.

Meeting the Cats in the final will be undefeated Winthrop, who claimed a 2-1 victory over Virginia Tech in the KIT opener. Wintrop (6-0) struck on a Gareth Hayden header in the 27th minute to take a 1-0 lead at the half. Virginia Tech (1-5) evened the score at 1-1 on a Stanislav Licul blast in the 61st minute before Paul Hayward gave Winthrop the go-ahead goal on a header in the 76th minute for the 2-1 win. Virginia Tech now faces The Citadel in the KIT consolation match at noon on Sunday. The championship will be decided at 2 p.m., when UK takes on Winthrop at the UK Soccer Complex.

UK 2, The Citadel 0              1   2   FUK            0   2   2The Citadel   0   0   0

Goals: UK – Baker (penalty kick), 75:30; Baker (penalty kick), 81:39.
Shots: UK 20; Citadel 6.
Corner Kicks: UK 3; Citadel 3.
Goalkeeper Saves: UK (O’Leary) 4; Citadel (Wagner) 7.
Fouls: UK 13; Citadel 7.

Winthrop 2, Virginia Tech 1           1   2   FWinthrop   1   1   2Va. Tech   0   1   1

Goals: WU – Hayden (Barrett assist) 27:53; Hayward (Oldham assist) 76:46. VT – Licul (unassisted) 61:29
Shots: WU 10; VT 9.
Corner Kicks: WU 9; VT 3.
Goalkeeper Saves: WU (Stevens) 2; VT (Salmin) 4.
Fouls: WU 9; VT 6.