Wildcats extend win streak to five.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The University of Kentucky men’s soccer teamopened Mid-American Conference play on Friday, edging Marshall 2-1 inovertime.

Marshall (5-4-1, 0-1 MAC) jumped on the board early, as the ThunderingHerd’s Tommy Greenwalt found the net in the eighth minute. The Wildcatsrefused to roll over, however, and knotted the game on a Billy Dwyer goal inthe 61st minute. The two teams traded shots for the remaining 30 minutes,but neither team could find the net.

The game appeared to be headed to a second extra frame, but with just 1:28left in the first overtime, UK’s Tyler Cook slammed a header into theMarshall net for a 2-1 Wildcat victory.

With the win, UK (5-5, 1-0 MAC) extends its win streak to five games,tying the school record. The Cats return to MAC play on Sunday, when theybattle Western Michigan at the UK Soccer Complex. Kickoff is set for 2:30p.m.

UK 2, Marshall 1

            1   2   OT  FUK          0   1   1   2Marshall    1   0   0   0Goals: UK - Billy Dwyer (Brian Peacock) 61:13, Tyler Cook (MichealStickler) 103:32; Marshall - Tommy Greenwalt (Hugo LaReservee) 8:05.Shots: UK 12, Marshall 7 Corner Kicks: UK 10, Marshall 3 Goalkeeper Saves: UK (O'Leary) 1, Marshall (Richard Orrick) 3 Fouls:UK 11, Marshall 12