Women’s
Soccer Releases 2010 Schedule
Cats to play eight NCAA Tournament teams
UK Media
The Kentucky women’s
soccer team has announced its 2010 schedule, which is highlighted by
games against eight NCAA Tournament teams, including three Sweet 16
teams and one Elite Eight performer.
In addition to contests against NCAA Tournament teams Auburn, Florida,
Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest,
the schedule also features six conference home dates and 11 total
matches at the UK Soccer Complex.
“We’re always going to play top competition to prepare for
the very rigorous SEC schedule,” said UK head coach Jon Lipsitz.
“We will be extremely young with only three seniors, and for our
younger players, the early part of the schedule will be a great
introduction to the increased demands of collegiate soccer. It will be
very important for us to mature and come together as a team
quickly.”
The Wildcats kick off the second year of the Lipsitz Era with two
straight home games, including the season opener on Saturday, Aug. 21
against Coastal Carolina, followed by another home date against border
rival Indiana on Friday, Aug. 27. UK and IU haven’t met since the
2002 season.
UK wastes no time being tested on the road, traveling to Wake Forest
Sept. 3-5 to take on the Demon Deacons and Virginia Tech. Wake Forest,
a traditional ACC power, advanced to the Elite Eight in last
year’s NCAA Tournament and finished the season ranked eighth.
Virginia Tech finished as high as 10th in one poll and advanced to the
Sweet 16 of last year’s NCAA Tournament.
The Wildcats play a third-straight road game at Louisville on Sept. 9
before opening a five-game home stand which includes the 2010 SEC
opener against last year’s regular season SEC champion Florida
and defending SEC Tournament champion South Carolina. The Gamecocks
also advanced to the Sweet 16 of last year’s NCAA Tournament.
In league play, UK will also host Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State
and Vanderbilt.
For the eighth straight season, the SEC will hold its postseason
tournament in Orange Beach, Alabama. This year’s tournament is
scheduled for early November, running from Nov. 3-7.
AUGUST
21 Sat COASTAL
CAROLINA UK SOCCER COMPLEX 6:00
PM
27 Fri INDIANA UNIVERSITY UK
SOCCER COMPLEX 7:00 PM
SEPTEMBER
3 Fri vs. Virginia Tech Winston Salem, NC
5:00 PM
5 Sun @ Wake Forest Winston Salem, NC
2:00 PM
9 Th @ Louisville Louisville, KY
7:00 PM
12 Sun MARSHALL
UNIVERSITY UK SOCCER COMPLEX 5:00 PM
15 Wed
EVANSVILLE UK SOCCER COMPLEX 7:00 PM
19 Sun SOUTH
ALABAMA UK SOCCER COMPLEX 2:00 PM
24 Fri FLORIDA
# UK SOCCER COMPLEX 7:00 PM
26 Sun SOUTH
CAROLINA # UK SOCCER COMPLEX 2:00 PM
OCTOBER
1 Fri @ Georgia # Athens, GA
7:00 PM
3 Sun @ Tennessee # Knoxville,
TN 2:00 PM
8 Fri @ LSU # Baton Rouge,
LA 8:00 PM
10 Sun @ Arkansas # Fayetteville,
AR 3:00 PM
15 Fri ALABAMA
# UK SOCCER COMPLEX 7:00 PM
17 Sun AUBURN
#% UK SOCCER COMPLEX 1:00 PM
21 Th @ Ole Miss # Oxford, MS
8:00 PM
24 Sun MISSISSIPPI
STATE #% UK SOCCER COMPLEX 2:30 PM
29 Fri VANDERBILT
# UK SOCCER COMPLEX 7:00 PM
$ - Pre-Season
Exhibition Match
# - South Eastern
Conference Match
%
- Doubleheader with Men’s Soccer
All
home matches in BOLD
CAPS played at the UK Soccer Complex
on the campus of The University of Kentucky
All
times listed are ET
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