No. 20/14 UK Concludes Non-Conference v BGSU Tuesday
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – No. 20/14 Kentucky will wrap up the non-conference portion of its schedule with what promises to be a stiff test in the form of Bowling Green Tuesday at The Bell.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – No. 20/14 Kentucky will wrap up the non-conference portion of its schedule with what promises to be a stiff test in the form of Bowling Green Tuesday at The Bell.
The match is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. ET, and be broadcast on SEC Network+.
The setup
The Wildcats have a 2016 record of won 8, lost 3, drew 2 (3-2-0 Conference USA).
The Wildcats are 6-0-2 at home overall. Kentucky has scored nine and conceded two goals at home this season.
Kentucky scored two goals in a match for the third time this season in Saturday’s 2-0 win against Old Dominion. The Wildcats scored more than one goal in a game at The Bell for the first time in 2016.
Bowling Green has an overall record identical to their hosts. The Falcons are 1-0-1 in MACtion.
BGSU is 3-3-0 on the road, but a more acute look at that record shows a 1-0 win at then-No. 22 West Virginia two matches ago as a notable feather in the visitors’ cap.
Kentucky goalkeeper Stuart Ford has kept seven clean sheets of this season. Kentucky boasts Conference USA’s No. 2 goals-against average defense: .579. That mark is 10th best in the nation.
Wednesday will pit two quality defenses against one another as BGSU has the nation’s No. 13 GAA defense (.59).
Both teams have conceded eight goals this season. Bowling Green has scored 21 times, compared with Kentucky’s 18.
The precedent
Kentucky owns a 10-8-1 record against BGSU all-time. Kentucky has won two home matches in a row, having last played in 2009 and 2004 before that.
The logistics
Gates will open at 6 p.m.
Tickets are $5 for the general public and $2 for youth and seniors. Fans can purchase tickets online via Ticketmaster or by calling (800) 928-2287, or at the ticket window at The Bell.
Kentucky’s 600-plus season ticket holders can wear their 2016 Kentucky Soccer scarves to gain admission.
The first 250 fans at The Bell will receive a commemorative match poster.
Parking for the match is first come first served located outside the stadium’s main entrance. Overflow parking will be available above the soccer practice pitch.s
UK players will sign autographs on the side of the pitch following the match weather-permitting.
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