Kentucky Welcomes Eastern Michigan for Senior Day Showdown

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Within the ultimate non-conference match of the 2022 season, Kentucky meets Japanese Michigan on Sunday for a 1 p.m. kick-off on the Wendell and Vickie Bell Soccer Complicated.

Sunday’s affair may even function UK’s Senior Day with the Wildcats set to honor their 10 Class of 2022 members throughout a pregame ceremony at roughly 12 p.m. Scholar athletes to be acknowledged embrace: Hailey Farrington-Bentil, Taylor Hattori, Maggy Henschler, Josie Knight, Rafferty Kugler, Jordyn Rhodes, Hannah Richardson, Peyton Rimko, Steph Stull and Caroline Trout.

Kentucky (6-1-0) is seeking to win a seventh non-conference contest for the primary time since 2015. With a victory, the Wildcats would additionally equal their win complete from the 2021 season, when the Cats completed with a mark of 7-10-2. For the season, Kentucky is outscoring its opponents 21-4. The 21 objectives are tied for the seventh most within the nation and mark the best complete by an SEC staff so far.

UK is contemporary off a 4-1 consequence towards Wright State this previous Thursday, a recreation which noticed junior Úlfa Úlfarsdóttir register two objectives whereas seniors Jordyn Rhodes and Maggy Henschler additionally discovered themselves within the scoring column. Senior ahead Hannah Richardson picked up two assists on the night time, bringing her season complete to 6, tied for the second most in Division I coming into the weekend. Úlfarsdóttir leads the staff with 11 factors this season, having already set new profession benchmarks in factors, objectives (4) and assists (three).

Japanese Michigan (1-3-2) is ending off a highway journey which started with a 1-0 loss to Morehead State this previous Thursday. The Eagles lone win to date in 2022 got here towards Illinois State again on Aug. 21. Sophomores Meagan Lukowski and Maddie O’Farrell every have scored twice this season, main a pack of six goal-scorers. Junior goalkeeper Rebecca Przybylo has began 5 of the staff’s six matches in internet, making 23 saves and conceding eight objectives.

The Wildcats and Eagles have by no means met previous to Sunday, making EMU the third opponent this season which UK is dealing with for the primary time.

The match will air on SECN+, with admission to the Bell Soccer Complicated freed from cost for all followers.

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