UAB Men's Soccer Travels to Face No. 10 Kentucky on Sunday

Sunday, October 3

Lexington, Ky.

5:00 PM

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#10 Kentucky

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UAB Men's Soccer Travels to Face No. 10 Kentucky on Sunday

10/2/2021 10:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

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BIRMINGHAM – The UAB men's soccer team looks to move to a perfect 3-0 record on the road when the Blazers take on No. 10 Kentucky on Sunday. Sunday's matchup in Lexington, Kentucky, is set to begin at 5 p.m. CT.

The Blazers (2-6, 0-1 C-USA) fell 3-1 to Georgia State on Wednesday at BBVA Field. UAB's late comeback against Conference USA's No. 23 FIU this past Saturday came up just short as Mason Robicheaux's goal in the 88^th minute trimmed the Blazers' deficit to 2-1.

UAB's match at Kentucky will stream live on ESPN+. Fans will also be able to follow this weekend's matchup via live stats.

LAST TIME OUT
UAB entered the halftime break of Tuesday's match against Georgia State tied at 1-1, but the Panthers struck twice within a two-minute span in the second half to pull away for a 3-1 road victory. Senior Nathaniel St. Louis once again earned a tally on the scoresheet by burying his second penalty kick goal of the year, tying the match at 1-1 in the 33rd minute.

UAB built on its momentum from late in the first half to fire five shots within the first 25 minutes of the second half, but Georgia State's defense kept the Blazers off the scoreboard before registering the winning goal. The Green and Gold fired 12 shots, including five attempts on target, in the loss to the Panthers.

St. Louis' penalty kick goal marked his team-best fifth goal of the season. St. Louis has scored in three of his past five matches and paces the Blazers in goals (five), points (11) and shots on goal (13).

THE SERIES VS. KENTUCKY
Kentucky holds an 11-7-0 advantage in the series against the Blazers. While the Wildcats are 7-3 in their past 10 matchups against the Blazers, UAB earned the win in the most recent matchup between the two teams on March 27.

After no goals in the first 90 minutes, the Blazers found a golden goal from Birmingham native Brooks Rice in the 98^th minute to earn UAB its first ranked victory of the 2020-21 season. The Wildcats were ranked No. 18 at the time and made it to the third round of the NCAA Tournament this past season.

SCOUTING KENTUCKY
Kentucky (6-0-2) has been a defensive juggernaut all season, allowing just three goals through eight matches. The Wildcats have not allowed multiple goals in a match this season, allowing just two such games in all the 2020-21 season.

UK has limited opponents to just a 4.6% shot percentage this season and has allowed only 0.38 goals per contest. On offense, Luke Andrews and Eythor Bjorgolfsson pace the Wildcats with three goals apiece. Goalkeeper Jan Hoffelner has made six of the team's eight starts in net and has allowed only one goal, sporting a .917 save percentage this season.

COMMON OPPONENTS
UAB and Kentucky share eight common opponents during the 2021 season – seven in Conference USA action and one in nonconference play. The Wildcats defeated Dayton, which was UAB's first opponent of the 2021 season, 3-1 on Wednesday.

LIVE STREAM
UAB's match against the Panthers will stream live on ESPN+. ESPN+ is a subscription-based service.

LIVE STATS
Fans can follow this weekend's match via Sidearm Stats.

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