Kentucky Men's Soccer Rounds Out Regular Season Play Undefeated

After routing South Carolina with a victory of 3-0 on Tuesday night, Kentucky Men’s Soccer finished their regular season without a loss and clinched the title in the Sun Belt Conference along the way. The team made history for the program, going undefeated on the season for the first time in school history (11-0-5, 5-0-3 Sun Belt).

Not only did the team make history, but they also finished No. 2 in the country, per the United Soccer Coaches Top 25.

The Cats finish the 2022 regular season 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 for the first time in program history!! 😸🎉@SunBelt Regular Season Champs 🏆#WeAreUK | #GBED pic.twitter.com/BMjkGBiAQY

— Kentucky Men’s Soccer (@UKMensSoccer) November 2, 2022

Shutout win over South Carolina

To close out the regular season, Kentucky was able to find a shutout win over South Carolina with the help of senior Nick Gutmann, who tallied three assists. On his first two assists, Gutmann made the connection with junior Enzo Mauriz, who found the back of the net and scored the first two goals for the ‘Cats.

Gutmann’s success with assists did not end there as he was able to find freshman and Lexington native, Max Miller. Th three-assists performance from Gutmann moved him into the top spot in the nation for assists by one player.

The team effort from Kentucky is what earned them their first Sun Belt Conference title and secured their No. 2 ranking in the nation.

Looking to the postseason

Heading into the postseason, Kentucky will host the quarterfinals and semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament starting on Sunday, November 6th at the Bell Soccer Complex in Lexington.

The ‘Cats will be going up against South Carolina again at 7:00 pm on November 6th to start their Sun Belt Conference tournament run.

If they are able to get the win over the Gamecocks on Sunday, UK will move into the semifinals and play the winner of West Virginia-Coastal Carolina on Wednesday, November 9th.