Kentucky Women’s Soccer Hosts Western Kentucky on Sunday

LEXINGTON, Ky.- Kentucky (0-0-1) hosts in-state opponent Western Kentucky (1-0-0) on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET at The Bell. The game will be streamed live on SEC Network+ with Dave Baker and former UK soccer player Payton Atkins on the call.
 
“It’s another good game for us to mature, and for us to learn and for us to build,” Kentucky head coach Ian Carry said. “We’ve been together for 14 days now and we started six freshmen (against Bowling Green). We’re a very young side that’s beginning to gel.”
 
The Wildcats enter the matchup with the Hilltoppers coming off of a 3-3 draw on Thursday night against Bowling Green. The goal scorers in that game were freshman forward Jordyn Rhodes (two goals) and sophomore midfielder Hikari Yamada (one goal). Rhodes impressed in her collegiate debut, scoring in both halves of regulation.
 
The Hilltoppers defeated Belmont, 5-0, on Thursday night in their season opener. With four goals in the first half and one in the second, WKU played well against the Bruins. Western Kentucky’s Ansley Cate (two goals) and Ambere Barnett (one goal, two assists) were the stars in the match.
 
Looking forward, Kentucky travels to George Mason in Fairfax, Virginia on Thursday at 7 p.m. 
 

 
Strong Start
Freshman Jordyn Rhodes is expected to lead the line again in Kentucky’s matchup with Western Kentucky after a two-goal performance in the season opener and her collegiate debut on Thursday night against Bowling Green.
 
Good Record Against WKU Historically
Kentucky leads the series 2-0-2 with Western Kentucky, having outscored the Hilltoppers 13-4 in those meetings. UK and WKU played to a scoreless draw in 2009, which was the last meeting between the two sides.
 
Young Lineup
Eight of Kentucky’s 11 starters against Bowling Green on Thursday night were either freshmen or sophomores including goal scorer Jordyn Rhodes and goalkeeper Steph Stull. In total, the Cats only have eight upperclassmen (juniors and seniors) on their entire roster.
 

 
Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky
 
Head Coach: Jason Neidell (19th Year)
 
Program Record vs. Kentucky: 0-2-2
 
2019 Team Record: 1-0-0
 
Last Time Out: Western Kentucky defeated Belmont, 5-0, on Thursday night.
 
Team Form: Prior to defeating Belmont, the Hilltoppers went 2-1-0 in three exhibition matches with wins against Murray State, 2-0, and Austin Peay, 3-0, while dropping a game to Wright State, 1-0.
 
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