Kentucky Soccer Welcomes Big Blue Nation to Fan Day on Saturday
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Soccer program
will be welcoming the Big Blue Nation to the Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer
Complex on Saturday afternoon, as the first UK Soccer Fan Day will be taking
place at 3:30 p.m. ET inside the stadium, followed by the women’s soccer team
playing in its only exhibition of the preseason against Pittsburgh at 7 p.m.
ET.
The highly-successful season ticket scarves,
which are up 35 percent in sales and have already surpassed sales for 2015,
will be on sale for $30 and gets fans into all home matches for the men’s and
women’s soccer teams. The men are defending Conference USA Champions, with the
women just one year removed from a Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament,
the best in program history.
Fans can purchase season ticket scarves from
the UK Ticket Office by logging on to UKathletics.com/tickets or by calling
(800) 928-2287 or locally at (859) 257-1818. The purchase of one (1) season
ticket is good for entry for one person to each game.
All home matches for Kentucky soccer are held
at the state-of-the-art Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex on UK’s campus,
which was built in 2014 as part of a $7 million project that included a brand new
press box, suite area, seating bowl, team locker room and lounge, and coaching
gameday offices.
Fans will have an opportunity to purchase
season tickets at the inaugural Kentucky Soccer Fan Day on Saturday, Aug. 13
beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET with autograph sessions, skill challenges, free pizza
and more planned. Following Fan Day will be a free exhibition of the UK women’s
facing Pittsburgh in the Wildcats only preseason match of the season.
The 2016 home season opens under the lights on
Thursday, Aug. 25 as the Kentucky women’s soccer team plays South Florida at
7:30 p.m. ET before a Sunday weekend capper on Sunday, Aug. 28 against
Northwestern at 1 p.m. ET. The men’s team opens home play on Tuesday, Aug. 30
at 7 p.m. ET against the Duquesne Dukes.
Q and A on Kentucky Soccer Scarves
How will I enter UK Soccer games with my scarf?
Present your scarf at the main entrance to
the Wendell &
Vickie Bell Soccer Complex and you’ll be admitted. It’s that simple.
What if I forget my scarf?
No problem! Season ticket holders may bring
their photo ID to the ticket booth at the Wendell &
Vickie Bell Soccer Complex to be admitted to the match.
What if I lose my scarf?
We’ve got you covered! Unfortunately, scarves
are not able to be replaced, but we are able to grant you admission to
remaining games. Please call the UK Ticket Office at (800) 928-2287 to request
reprinted paper tickets for the remainder of the season.
Are Kentucky postseason scarves available for postseason play?
Kentucky Soccer season ticket scarves are only
eligible for home, regular season matches. Postseason ticket information will
be announced at a later date
For the latest on the Kentucky women’s soccer team, follow @UKWomensSoccer on Twitter,
Instagram and Facebook, as well as on the web at UKathletics.com.
