Women's Soccer

The University of Kentucky women?s soccer team has announced its 2006 spring schedule which kicks off this Sunday, Feb. 19, when it hosts a 9v9 tournament at Nutter Field House.

UK, Morehead State, Eastern Kentucky, Bellarmine, Georgetown College, U17 Ambassador Red and U17 Blast FC will make up the eight-team field of Kentucky?s 9v9 tournament on Feb. 19. The event is free and open to the public.

UK travels to Bloomington, Ind., for the 10v10 Indoor Friendlies on Feb. 25 at John Mellencamp Pavilion. The Cats will take on Indiana out of the Big Ten and Butler out of the Horizon League in that tournament, as well as the FC Dynamo ?89.

The Cats then head to Virginia Tech?s ACC/SEC Challenge in Blacksburg, Va., on Mar. 25. The Cats will take on Virginia Tech at 9:30 a.m., followed by a 2 p.m. match against Wake Forest who also advanced to the NCAA tournament qualifiers last season.

The Wildcats will host a still undetermined opponent on April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Lexington before wrapping up the spring slate against a second 2005 NCAA qualifier in Illinois on Apr. 22 in Carmel, Ind. The game, which is the featured college game at the Crossroads of America Showcase hosted by Carmel United Soccer Club, is set for 7:30 p.m. at Carmel High School which is located just north of Indianapolis.

Schedule subject to change

Feb. 19 (Sunday)

UK Indoor 9v9 Tourney @ Nutter Field House

(Kentucky, Morehead St., Eastern Kentucky, Bellarmine,
Georgetown College, U17 Blast FC, U17 Ambassador Red

Feb. 25 (Saturday)

10v10 Indoor Friendlies @ Indiana U., Bloomington, Ind.
8am vs. Indiana University
11am vs. FC Dynamo ?89
2pm vs. Butler University

March 25 (Saturday)

ACC/SEC Challenge @ Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
(Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest)
9:30am @ Virginia Tech
2pm vs. Wake Forest

April 12 (Wednesday)

7:30pm vs. TBA @ UK Soccer Complex

April 22 (Saturday)

7:30pm vs. Illinois @ Carmel HS ? Carmel, Ind.

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