Kentucky Heads West to Face Arkansas on Thursday Night
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Wildcats will hit the road west on Thursday night, as they face the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville for a Southeastern Conference match under the lights at Razorback Field. The match will be streamed live on the SEC Network+, ESPN+ and the ESPN app.
Kick-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET.
The Wildcats are coming off a 4-1 loss to No. 6 Texas A&M at the Bell Soccer Complex on Sunday afternoon in the unseasonably hot conditions of Lexington. The Aggies scored three early goals, and although Abby Steiner scored her second match of the season – the Aggies put in a fourth to seal the match. Kentucky is on a seven-match losing streak, its highest of the season.
Arkansas enters Thursday night’s match needing to win to keep any realistic hope of winning the SEC alive. The Razorbacks are 4-2-0 in the SEC on 12 points, which is six back of the current leaders, Vandy, who are on 18 points through six matches of league play.
Kayla McKeon and Tori Cannata lead Arkansas with six goals each through the opening 16 matches of the season. Goalkeepers Rachel Harris and Taylor Beitz have split a majority of the playing time, with a 1.13 and 1.26 GAA among them. Arkansas is outscoring its opponents by 10 goals in the second halves of matches this season (18-8).
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