September 20, 1998

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky men’s soccer team claimed the Kentucky Invitational Tournament title on Sunday, besting Winthrop 2-1 at the UK Soccer Complex.

Rob Frey opened the scoring for UK, blasting a shot past WU goalie Justin Stevens in the 34th minute for a 1-0 lead. It appeared that Frey’s goal would be the game-winner until the 83rd minute, when Winthrop’s Dave Oldham put in a header to tie the score at 1. But just 24 seconds later, UK responded when Giovanni Fernandes drilled a 25-yard shot into the Eagles’ net, giving UK the 2-1 win and the tournament title.

UK landed four players on the All-Tournament team, led by KIT Offensive MVP, Lee Baker. Joining Baker on the tournament team were Wildcats Johnny Hinds, Giovanni Fernandes and Todd Stonestreet. With the win, UK improves to 2-5, while Winthrop drops to 6-2.

In the consolation game, Virginia Tech topped The Citadel 4-1, behind a four-goal second half. The Hokies broke open a scoreless game in the 64th minute, when Stanislav Licul netted the first of his two goals to give Tech a 1-0 lead. Viriginia Tech then exploded with three more goals in remaining 25 minutes for the 4-0 win.

UK looks to extend its two-game win streak on Saturday, when the Cats face South Alabama at 2:30 p.m. at the UK Soccer Complex.

Kentucky 2, Winthrop 1

            1  2  - FKentucky    1  1  - 2Winthrop    0  1  - 1

Goals:

UK – Rob Frey (Brian Peacock assist) 34:19; Giovanni Fernandes (unassisted) 83:46. WU – Dave Oldham (Rob Bruni assist) 83:22.

Shots: UK 11; WU 13.
Corner Kicks: UK 3; WU 3.
Goalkeeper Saves: UK (West) 7; WU (Stephens) 2. Fouls: UK 11; WU 7.

Virginia Tech 4, The Citadel 0

              1  2  - FVa. Tech      0  4  - 0The Citadel   0  0  - 0

Goals:

VT – Stanislav Licul (Ryan Cummins assist) 64:23; Cummins (unassisted) 65:02; Licul (Cummins assist) 71:11; Jon Craig (unassisted) 89:44.

Shots: VT 16; Citadel 10.
Corner Kicks: VT 7; Citadel 2.
Goalkeeper Saves: VT (Kibler) 2; Citadel (Wagner) 1.
Fouls: VT 11; Citadel 10.

KIT All-Tournament Team

Lee Baker (UK)

Ryan Cummins (VT)
Giovanni Fernandes (UK)

Ruel Gomez (WU)
Will Hays (WU)
Johnny Hinds (UK)

Stanislav Licul (VT)
Jeff Mishusick (WU)
Will Smith (Citadel)
Todd Stonestreet (UK)

David Wagner (Citadel)

Offensive MVP

Lee Baker (UK)

Defensive MVP

Will Hays (WU)