Men's Soccer

DannyEvans

  • position Forward
  • height 5-10
  • Weight 170
  • class Senior
  • Hometown The Colony, Texas
  • High school Lone Star HS

Career Honors:

  • 2021 C-USA Tournament Champions
  • 2021 All-C-USA Third Team
  • 2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
  • 2020 All-C-USA Third Team
  • 2020 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
  • 2020 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019 All-C-USA Second Team
  • 2019 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
  • 2019 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
  • C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 28, 2019)
  • 2018 C-USA Tournament Champions
  • 2018 C-USA Regular Season Champions

2021 (Senior): Landed on the All-C-USA Third Team for the second year in a row … Named to the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll … Appeared in 15 matches, earning six starts … Finished the year with 10 points off a team-high-tying five goals … Recorded two goals against Florida International in the Conference USA Tournament semifinals, the second multi-goal game of his career … Netted Kentucky’s lone goal versus West Virginia … Also tallied goals against Wright State and UAB … Fired off 32 shots – the second most on the team – including 16 on target … Logged 696 minutes, including a combined 67 minutes against Santa Clara and Clemson in the NCAA Tournament Second Round and Sweet 16, respectively.

2020 (Junior): Named to the All-C-USA Third Team, C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll, and Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll … Appeared in all 19 matches, starting in 17 … Recorded 11 points, the second-most on team … Tied for the most goals on team with four … Recorded three assists … Scored the golden goal in the 96th minute of 1-0 overtime win at Duke on Feb. 19 … Led UK with 38 shot attempts and 15 shots on goal.

2019 (Sophomore): Named to the All-C-USA Second Team, C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll, and Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll … Named the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 28 … Started in all 21 matches … Tied for the most points on team with 19, which was also tied for the fourth-most in C-USA … Led UK with seven goals, which was also tied for the third-most in C-USA … Recorded five assists, tied for the second-most on team … Scored the game-winning goal in the 49th minute of 2-0 win over Bowling Green on Sept. 24 … Tied for the most shot attempts on UK’s roster with 42 to be tied for the third-most in C-USA … Attempted 19 shots on goal, the second-most on team.

2018 (Freshman): Appeared in 13 matches, earning starts in three … Scored two goals … Scored the game-winning goal in the 82nd minute of 2-1 win over South Carolina on Sept. 29.

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