LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 25 Kentucky women’s soccer team (3-0-0, 0-0-0 SEC) is set up for a huge road test as they take on the No. 8/11 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0-1, 0-0-0 BIG 10). The match is set to begin in Columbus at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. ET and will also be available to stream on BIG+.
Most recently, the Wildcats squad saw a 5-0 road win at Dayton. Two early goals came from SEC Freshman of the Week Kyla Dawn, with the rest from juniors Juliette Rayo and Kendall Campbell, and freshman Sydney Arendarczyk. Assists on the five goals came from junior Lexi Tylenda and senior Katherine Truitt. Sophomore goalkeeper Megan Holland & junior Emilie Maihs combined for the team shutout.
The young roster hopes to pull off the big win against a top 15 opponent on the road, after Kentucky cracked into the top 25 in the Top Drawer Soccer Rankings earlier this week.
Ohio State is 1-0-1 on the season so far and is coming off two matches against ranked opponents. In their opener, they had a 0-0 draw against No. 25 Clemson and they gained their first win last week over No. 12 Kansas, 1-0.
The Blue and White have a huge opportunity to grab a ranked win on the road on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. They hope for another win before heading home to host Wright State on Sunday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. ET and rival Louisville next week on Sep. 3 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Admission to all 2026 Kentucky Soccer regular season home matches will be free to the public. For the latest on UK Women’s Soccer, follow the Wildcats on Facebook, Instagram, X and at UKathletics.com.
