Wildcats Welcome Georgia Southern for Home Finale, Senior Night

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Wildcats (1-9-4, 1-4-2 SBC) are set for their final home match of the 2026 season on Friday night against the Georgia Southern Eagles (6-4-4, 2-3-2 SBC) at the Bell Soccer Complex.

Kentucky will face Georgia Southern for the 7th time in program history. Last year, the Wildcats defeated the 20th-ranked Eagles in an upset 2-1 win on the road in Statesboro to improve their all-time series record to 3-1-2.

The Wildcats are coming off a scoreless draw against James Madison last week in Harrisonburg, securing a crucial point in the hopes of qualifying for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, which is set to begin on Nov. 8.

Four Wildcats are tied for the team lead in the scoring department entering the final two games of the regular season, including midfielders Agustin Lopez and Yasha Schaerer, and forwards Costa Iliadis and Michael Lee. Kentucky has also gotten goal scoring contributions from six other players this season.

On the defensive end, goalkeeper Benjamin Rasmussen ranks second in the Sun Belt Conference in saves with 48 and recorded his first career clean sheet in the draw at James Madison.

Georgia Southern enters match day 15 of the season coming off a 1-0 defeat at home against West Virginia last week, moving their overall record to 6-4-4 on the year and 2-3-2 in conference play. The Eagles currently rank seventh in the Sun Belt table with 8 points with two games remaining.

The Eagles are led offensively by forward Broden Beorlegui with eight goals on the season, which is tied for second in the Sun Belt. Beorlegui also leads the team in points (17), shots (35) and shots on goal (17).

Kickoff for Kentucky vs. Georgia Southern is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, streaming on ESPN+. Friday’s match is also Senior Night and Alumni Night, with three seniors, Schaerer, Sinan Solmaz and Fredrik Skilberg being honored prior to the game and six alumni being honored at halftime.

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