Kentucky Women’s Soccer Hosts Missouri on Friday Night

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky (5-8-2, 0-6-0 SEC) hosts Missouri (7-6-1, 1-4-1 SEC) on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET at The Bell. This game will be streamed live on SEC Network+ with Dave Baker and Payton Atkins on the call. 
 
The Wildcats come into this game after losing 4-2 at No. 24 Florida on Sunday afternoon at Dizney Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. Julia Grosso and Jordyn Rhodes scored the goals for UK in that game. Those were the first two goals for Kentucky after a stretch of two-straight games without the team finding the back of the net. 
 
Freshman forwards Hannah Richardson and Rhodes lead the team in goals scored, as Richardson has recorded eight goals in 14 games played while Rhodes has five goals in 15 games played. In assists, senior midfielder Foster Ignoffo leads the team with two.
 
Missouri enters this contest off of a 2-0 win over Tennessee at home. The win over the Volunteers snapped a four-game losing streak in SEC play for the Tigers. The team is led in goalscoring by Sarah Luebbert with seven and Julissa Cisneros with six. Luebbert also leads the team in assists with five. 
 
Looking forward, the Wildcats travel to Georgia on Thursday night at 7 p.m. ET. That game will also be streamed live on SEC Network+.
 

 
Location: Columbia, Missouri
 
Head Coach: Bryan Blitz (24th Season)
 
Program Record vs. Kentucky: 8-1-1
 
2019 Team Record: 7-6-1, 1-4-1 in the SEC.
 
Last Time Out: Missouri defeated Tennessee at home by a score of 2-0.
 
Team Form: The Tigers tied 1-1 with Ole Miss in their first SEC game before dropping four straight games to Florida, 3-2, Georgia, 5-1, South Carolina, 1-0, and Vanderbilt, 2-1, and then following that up with the 2-0 win over the Volunteers. 
 
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