No. 2 Hoosiers Fall on the Road at No. 4 Kentucky

Wednesday, October 3

Lexington, Ky.

7:00 PM

Indiana University

9-2-0 (3-0-0B1G)

Kentucky

-901 (300 CUSA)

Indiana

Kentucky

No. 2 Hoosiers Fall on the Road at No. 4 Kentucky

10/3/2018 10:21:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 2-ranked Indiana University men's soccer team fell on the road to the No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats, 3-0, in front of a record crowd of 3,503 at the Bell Soccer Complex in Lexington, Ky. on Wednesday night.

KEY MOMENTS
• The Wildcats (9-0-1) took an early lead on the match's first shot, as J.J. Williams struck from the top of the box to give UK a 1-0 advantage.
• Indiana (9-2) had a good look at the equalizer in the 53^rd minute, but A.J. Palazzolo's header from eight yards out off a cross from Andrew Gutman went wide.
• In the 63^rd minute, Indiana's Francesco Moore's effort from six-yards out on the left side was saved at the near post by the Wildcat goalkeeper.
• With seven minutes left, IU had a pair of chances. Justin Rennicks' shot on a cross from Griffin Dorsey was blocked out of play. On the ensuing corner kick, Timmy Mehl's header missed just high of the crossbar.
• In the 85^th minute, UK's Jason Reyes scored off a rebound from a free kick to double the Wildcats' lead. In the 88^th, UK's Williams added another on a breakaway with IU pushing forward.

NOTABLES
• The goal surrendered by the Hoosiers in the third minute was the first allowed by IU in a first half all season.
• The setback to Kentucky snapped IU's nine-match winning streak, which was the longest for the team since 2003.
• Indiana's only two losses this season have come on the road at top-5 opponents – No. 5 Wake Forest and No. 4 Kentucky.
• IU is 4-2 against ranked opponents this season.
• Shots for the match were 13-12 in favor of IU, with the Hoosiers also holding an advantage in corner kicks, 6-5.

UP NEXT
• The No. 2-ranked Hoosiers will head north to face Big Ten rival Michigan on Sunday, Oct. 7. The match will be broadcast live nationally on the Big Ten Network at 3:00 p.m. ET.

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