Sunday, October 7
Lexington, Ky.
1 p.m.
Texas A&M
at
Kentucky
Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics
Match Preview: Kentucky
Oct 06, 2018 | Soccer
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 6 Texas A&M Aggies hit the road for a Sunday afternoon contest against the Kentucky Wildcats. The match time from Lexington is slated for a 1 p.m. CT.
The Aggies look to shake off their recent road rust. Texas A&M is 0-1-1 in their last two road matches and they are aiming for three points to stay in striking distance of first-place Vanderbilt who leads the league with 15 points with a 5-0-0 SEC record. Texas A&M is in fifth place with 10 points (3-1-1) while Kentucky is the cellar dweller, entering play without an SEC win (0-5-0).
The contest is available for viewing on SEC Network+. Fans can listen in the Brazos Valley on the Zone 102.7 or worldwide on RadioAggieland.com with David Ellis and Curt Magnuson on the call.
The Aggies have spent a majority of the 2018 campaign in an enviable position. Over the course of 1,280 minutes of play, Texas A&M has trailed for just 75:50. The Maroon & White have owned the lead for 739:42 and action has been tied for 464:28.
In her last 28 matches, Ally Watt has 44 points on 20 goals and four assists. The Aggies own a 25-1-2 mark over the span.
Texas A&M has registered nine shutouts on the season. Cosette Morché's nine clean sheets is tied for second on the Aggies' single-season list. Jordan Day set the team record with 14 in 2012. Day logged nine in 2011 and Esther Thompson logged nine in 2001.
The Aggies are 5-0-1 all-time against Kentucky with five of the six the meetings coming since Texas A&M joined the SEC. All five of the Aggies' wins have been one-goal decisions, including the last meeting, a 2-1 overtime win when Mikaela Harvey scored the game-winner in the 100th minute. In 2014, the Aggies toppled the Wildcats in the SEC Tournament championship game, 1-0, on Shea Groom's 30th-minute goal.
The Wildcats enter play with a 4-10-0 overall record. Kentucky started the season with three wins, all decided by one goal, but the Wildcats have lost 10 of their last 11, including their current six-match losing streak. During their current losing streak, UK has been outscored 19-5, but most recently they suffered a narrow defeat at Alabama, 4-3.
Yuuka Kurosaki leads Kentucky with nine points on four goals and one assist. Hollie Olding has added four goals. Hannah Leonard has seen the wealth of action in goal. She's saddled with a 2.10 goals-against average and .636 save percentage. Payton Woodward has played the last 252 minutes in goal and has been lit up to the tune of a 3.22 GAA and .625 save percentage.
The Aggies look to shake off their recent road rust. Texas A&M is 0-1-1 in their last two road matches and they are aiming for three points to stay in striking distance of first-place Vanderbilt who leads the league with 15 points with a 5-0-0 SEC record. Texas A&M is in fifth place with 10 points (3-1-1) while Kentucky is the cellar dweller, entering play without an SEC win (0-5-0).
The contest is available for viewing on SEC Network+. Fans can listen in the Brazos Valley on the Zone 102.7 or worldwide on RadioAggieland.com with David Ellis and Curt Magnuson on the call.
The Aggies have spent a majority of the 2018 campaign in an enviable position. Over the course of 1,280 minutes of play, Texas A&M has trailed for just 75:50. The Maroon & White have owned the lead for 739:42 and action has been tied for 464:28.
In her last 28 matches, Ally Watt has 44 points on 20 goals and four assists. The Aggies own a 25-1-2 mark over the span.
Texas A&M has registered nine shutouts on the season. Cosette Morché's nine clean sheets is tied for second on the Aggies' single-season list. Jordan Day set the team record with 14 in 2012. Day logged nine in 2011 and Esther Thompson logged nine in 2001.
The Aggies are 5-0-1 all-time against Kentucky with five of the six the meetings coming since Texas A&M joined the SEC. All five of the Aggies' wins have been one-goal decisions, including the last meeting, a 2-1 overtime win when Mikaela Harvey scored the game-winner in the 100th minute. In 2014, the Aggies toppled the Wildcats in the SEC Tournament championship game, 1-0, on Shea Groom's 30th-minute goal.
The Wildcats enter play with a 4-10-0 overall record. Kentucky started the season with three wins, all decided by one goal, but the Wildcats have lost 10 of their last 11, including their current six-match losing streak. During their current losing streak, UK has been outscored 19-5, but most recently they suffered a narrow defeat at Alabama, 4-3.
Yuuka Kurosaki leads Kentucky with nine points on four goals and one assist. Hollie Olding has added four goals. Hannah Leonard has seen the wealth of action in goal. She's saddled with a 2.10 goals-against average and .636 save percentage. Payton Woodward has played the last 252 minutes in goal and has been lit up to the tune of a 3.22 GAA and .625 save percentage.
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