Early Concessions Haunt Wildcats in 4-1 Loss to No. 6/4 Texas A&M

LEXINGTON, Ky.  – The No. 6/4 Texas A&M Aggies scored three times inside the first 23 minutes away to get a big leg up in a Sunday showdown at Kentucky on Sunday afternoon, holding on to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats 4-1 in Lexington.
 
The lone Kentucky goal in the match came off the foot of Abby Steiner, who scored her second goal of the season in the 30th minute for the Wildcats. Senior forward Tanya Samarzich fed in a perfectly-weighted ball to the running feet of Steiner, who tucked home the finish past Cosette Morche to pull the Wildcats within two at the time.
 
The Aggies jumped ahead on an Ally Watt goal, her Southeastern Conference leading 11th goal of the season. Emily Bates then scored her second and third goals of the season in the 10th and 23rd minutes to put the Aggies out in front 3-0.
 
After Kentucky responded with a goal by Steiner on the half-hour mark, Addie McCain scored off a long-range set piece for the Aggies to bump the lead back up to three goals.
 
Payton Woodward in goal for Kentucky made one save.
 
Kentucky will next face the Arkansas Razorbacks on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. ET. The match will stream live on the SEC Network+, ESPN+ and the ESPN app.
 
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