No. 2 Kentucky Men's Soccer Keeps Streak of Draws Going

Kentucky men’s soccer continues to uphold its #2 national ranking even though they have been unable to come up with a win over its last three games. On Wednesday, Kentucky faced fellow Sun Belt Conference opponent, Coastal Carolina, at The Bell Soccer Complex at the University of Kentucky on a cold, windy night.

Less than 10 minutes away from the start of another conference matchup for @UKMensSoccer here at The Bell! The Wildcat’s tuned in and you should be too! pic.twitter.com/GcjZgtzpQK

— katelyn perkins (@KPerkinsKSR) October 19, 2022

The Wildcat was ready for the match up and so was a packed crowd. Coming into the match, Kentucky remained undefeated (8-0-4) while Coastal (3-3-5) sat at .500 on the season. Most people expected this to be an easier game for the ‘Cats, but from the start, they were never able to find the spark that they needed to get the win

Although Kentucky had many more corner attempts compared to Coastal in the first half, the ‘Cats could not find the back of the net.

‘Cats Go Into Halftime Scoreless and Tied

Halftime at The Bell. @UKMensSoccer and Coastal both sit at zero after a scoreless first half

— katelyn perkins (@KPerkinsKSR) October 19, 2022

After halftime, Kentucky came out with more fire than it seemed like it had in the first. There was more of a sense of urgency from the team and it was evident that everyone was wanting to end their two-match streak of draws.

Enzo Mauriz, a junior midfielder for Kentucky, is typically the one who takes the corner kicks for the team. After many failed attempts in the first half, Mauriz came back out in the second and had another attempt from the corner that looked good.

He lined up to take the kick and put it right on the money, but the ‘Cats still came up just short after the ball was sent right over the crossbar.

CLOSE CALL for the Cats but come up just short on the corner here in the 55’ pic.twitter.com/sLHulu7p58

— katelyn perkins (@KPerkinsKSR) October 20, 2022

Kentucky Looks Onward to End Draw Streak

The ‘Cats tallied up some more shots on goal, but their attempts were either saved or just barely missed. In the end, Kentucky was unable to find the back of the net and kept their draw streak going.

Kentucky has ended its last three matches in a draw, most recently a 2-2 tie against No. 16 Dayton. On Saturday, the ‘Cats will journey up I-65 to face the Hoosiers of Indiana University at 7:00 p.m. EST and will try to maintain their undefeated record and put an end to this streak of draws.