LEXINGTON, Ky. – Two second half objectives had been the distinction as Kentucky ladies’s soccer (7-6-0, 0-5-0 SEC) was overwhelmed by Auburn (5-3-5, 1-3-1 SEC), 3-1, on Thursday night time on the Wendell and Vickie Bell Soccer Advanced.
Kentucky placed on a powerful first-half show, scoring as soon as and producing a number of extra high quality probabilities, however in the end fell quick within the second 45 minutes.
Fifth-year defender Maggy Henschler, who missed the Cats’ final contest because of an harm, scored UK’s lone purpose in her return to the lineup. Senior goalkeeper Steph Stull got here on in aid of Tallulah Miller within the 67th minute and made her first two saves of the season upon entry.
Auburn obtained on the board first within the seventeenth minute on a long-range purpose by junior midfielder Anna Haddock, which redirected off a Kentucky defender earlier than discovering its approach to the again of the web.
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The Wildcats equalized lower than 10 minutes later when Henschler scored her third of the 12 months within the twenty sixth minute to make it 1-1.
The purpose got here off of a Hannah Richardson nook when Auburn was unable to clear the preliminary ball in. Freshman Mallory Glass collected the failed try, discovered fellow midfielder Úlfa Úlfarsdóttir who, in flip, performed a move to Henschler for a right-footed blast.
Minutes later, UK almost grabbed the lead off one other nook kick because the ball pinballed in entrance of the Auburn web, with a number of Wildcats mustering makes an attempt on the go-ahead purpose earlier than the hazard ceased.
Kentucky once more discovered itself on the doorstep of a second purpose within the thirty eighth minute when a set-piece from Peyton Rimko resulted in two-shots hitting the crossbar. Ahead Hailey Farrington-Bentil had the preliminary try, directing a header off the crossbar earlier than the ball discovered its approach to the foot of freshman Mallory Glass for a second shot that hit the woodwork.
The rating remained 1-1 on the half regardless of the Wildcats proudly owning a 6-1 benefit in nook kicks.
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Following Kentucky’s seventh nook of the match within the fiftieth minute, momentum started to shift in favor of the guests. The Tigers retook the lead within the 67th minute on a purpose by M.E. Craven and doubled the benefit within the seventy fifth minute when an tried clearance by Henschler discovered its manner into the Wildcats’ purpose.
UK totaled three pictures heading in the right direction within the second half as Glass, Rafferty Kugler and Richardson every examined Auburn keeper Maddie Prohaska to no avail.
For the night time, Henschler led the Cats with three complete pictures whereas Farrington-Bentil and Glass every had two.
Kentucky could have a two-day break earlier than leaping proper again into SEC motion on the highway this Sunday at South Carolina. Kickoff is ready for two p.m. with the sport obtainable for streaming on SECN+.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rivalry week has finally arrived. The Louisville and Kentucky football program are set to do battle once again, facing off in Lexington for the annual Battle for the Governor’s Cup.
Here are the depth charts for both the Cardinals and Wildcats:
Changes from Louisville’s Depth Chart vs. Pitt:
Quarterback
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9 Tyler Shough (6-5, 230, Gr.) 10 Pierce Clarkson (6-1, 190, R-Fr.) OR 15 Harrison Bailey (6-5, 230, R-Sr.) OR 12 Brady Allen (6-6, 220, R-So)
Running Back
25 Isaac Brown (5-9, 190, Fr.) 21 Donald Chaney Jr. (5-10, 210, R-Jr.) 26 Duke Watson (6-0, 180, Fr.) 22 Keyjuan Brown (5-10, 210, R-Fr.)
Wide Receiver
0 Chris Bell (6-2, 220, Jr.) 81 Cataurus Hicks (5-10, 180, R-Fr.)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-2) at Kentucky Wildcats (5-0)
Lexington, Kentucky; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -22.5; over/under is 164
BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Kentucky takes on Western Kentucky after Koby Brea scored 22 points in Kentucky’s 108-59 win over the Jackson State Tigers.
The Wildcats have gone 4-0 at home. Kentucky is 10th in college basketball averaging 12.6 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 42.3% from downtown. Brea leads the team averaging 4.0 makes while shooting 74.1% from 3-point range.
The Hilltoppers are 0-1 in road games. Western Kentucky ranks third in the CUSA shooting 37.4% from 3-point range.
Kentucky scores 97.0 points, 24.2 more per game than the 72.8 Western Kentucky allows. Western Kentucky averages 9.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.8 more made shots on average than the 6.0 per game Kentucky gives up.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Brea is shooting 74.1% from beyond the arc with 4.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, while averaging 16 points.
Julius Thedford averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Hilltoppers, scoring 11.4 points while shooting 54.5% from beyond the arc.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Mark Stoops owns a five-game winning streak in the Governor’s Cup series. The Wildcats have won three games in a row at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium and have not lost to Louisville at Kroger Field since 2017 when Bobby Petrino was holding the call sheet and and Lamar Jackson was playing quarterback. The Wildcats have also covered a lot of spreads in this series.
Stoops is 7-2-1 against-the-spread (ATS) in this series with with covers as a double-digit dog in 2014 and 2016. Kentucky has beaten Louisville outright as a dog three times since 2016 and has covered five straight in this series. Those are not the only trends going in Kentucky’s direction heading into this Week 14 contest.
Louisville is 0-4-1 ATS as a road favorite under Jeff Brohm with outright losses to Pittsburgh and Stanford. Kentucky is 5-0-1 ATS as a dog in its last six outing including four games this season. Kentucky covered numbers as a double-digit dog against Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Texas this season.
The visitor is 11-3-1 ATS (5-10 outright) in the last 14 meetings of this series with 10 outright wins but Kentucky has won the last two meetings at Kroger Field covering each times as a three-point favorite. In 2019, Kentucky ran away for a 45-13 victory and cruised to a 26-13 victory in 2022.
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Kentucky has consistently overachieved pregame expectations in this series. The Wildcats are currently a 3.5-point dog with a total of 48.5. That’s a projected final score of 26-22.5. Will UK exceed expectations again against Louisville? A win would equal four outright upsets for the Big Blue in the last eight meetings of the series.
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