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NCAA TOURNAMENT 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2011 • 2015 #DEFENDTHEGOLD @LSUSoccer SEC RUNNERS-UP @LSUBrianLee 2008 • 2009 • 2011 /LSUSoccer @LSUSoccer LSU SEC WEST CHAMPIONS 2017 SOCCER 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2011 MATCH Kentucky BREAKDOWN Sept. 29, 2017 LSU Kentucky 6:30 p.m. CT • SEC Network+ Record 7-1-2, 0-1-2 SEC Record 5-7, 0-3 SEC 11 Lexington, Ky. Ranking RV (United Soccer Coaches Top 25) Ranking Not Ranked Bell Soccer Complex (3,368) Last Game Sept. 24 in Baton Rouge, La. Last Game Sept. 24 in Auburn, Ala. 2017 SCHEDULES tied Mississippi State, 2-2 lost to Auburn, 3-0 Head Coach Brian Lee Head Coach Ian Carry LSU (7-1-2, 0-1-2 SEC) Career Record 273-175-50/24th year Career Record 5-7/1st year DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME (CT) LSU Record 129-95-40/13th year UK Record 5-7/1st year AUGUST (4-0) LSU vs. UK 6-12-2 UK vs. LSU 12-6-2 18 Mississippi Valley State W, 5-0 20 at Colgate W, 3-0 25 Lamar W, 2-0 31 at George Washington W, 2-0 SEPTEMBER (3-1-2) 3 Austin Peay W, 3-1 10 Liberty W, 1-0 NEXT UP 14 #19 Cincinnati W, 1-0 Tigers Look for First SEC Win at Kentucky 17 Vanderbilt*^# L, 0-1 With draws in each of their last two Southeastern Conference matches at 24th-ranked Alabama on Sept. 21 and at home 21 at #24 Alabama*# T, 1-1 24 Mississippi State*# T, 2-2 against Mississippi State on Sunday afternoon, the Tigers will look to build on their recent performances with their first 29 at Kentucky*# 6:30 p.m. SEC win of the season at Kentucky on Friday night. The Wildcats are also seeking their first conference win of 2017 as as OCTOBER (0-0) the match could prove crucial for both teams in SEC Tournament positioning early in the league season. LSU’s 2-2 draw at 5 Georgia*# 6 p.m. Alabama a week ago marked the club’s second positive result against a nationally-ranked opponent this month after also 8 at Ole Miss*# 2 p.m. defeating 19th-ranked Cincinnati by a 1-0 margin on its home field at the LSU Soccer Stadium the week before on Thursday, 12 Arkansas*# 6 p.m. 15 Central Florida 1 p.m. Sept. 14. Junior forward Alex Thomas has certainly worn her scoring boots in recent weeks as she scored the winner against 19 Texas A&M*^# 6 p.m. Cincinnati before netting both goals in LSU’s 2-2 draw against Mississippi State on Sunday. Thomas now tops the team’s 22 at Auburn*@# 5 p.m. scoring charts this fall with a career-high six goals along with two assists for a team-leading 14 points heading into Friday’s 26 at Missouri*# 6:30 p.m. match at Kentucky. Senior forward Zoe Higgins follows Thomas with a career-high of her own of four goals to this point of NOVEMBER (0-0) the season, although she will look to end a drought of five starts without a goal after netting four in her first five matches 30-5 at SEC Tournament TBA of the season. Freshman Tinaya Alexander has also proven to be one of the top attacking talents in college soccer with her performance during the non-conference season as she follows Higgins and Thomas with three goals. Alexander is one * - Denotes SEC match ^ - Denotes SEC Network Broadcast of the NCAA’s leading assist makers with seven (one in each of the team’s first seven matches this season) to tie for the @ - Denotes ESPNU Broadcast top spot in the SEC and rank No. 4 in the NCAA. Senior Nicole Howard joined Alexander with her third goal of the season at # - Denotes SEC Network+ Broadcast Alabama a week ago. Kentucky will rely on freshman midfielder Eva Mitchell to right its ship and compete for its first SEC win of the season as Mitchell enters the weekend as the joint-top scorer on the team with three goals in her rookie season. Senior striker Tanya Samarzich, who has also scored three goals this fall, is out for the season with a torn ACL. The Wildcats Kentucky (5-7, 0-3 SEC) have been outscored 7-0 in their three SEC matches and will be looking to break that trend as LSU comes to town. DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME (CT) AUGUST (2-2) STORYLINES 18 at Wisconsin L, 0-1 • The Tigers are looking pick up their • Senior Zoe Higgins and junior Alex • A win over Kentucky on Friday 20 at Marquette L, 1-2 first win in SEC play this season while Thomas are LSU’s leading goal scorers night would move the Tigers to 24 Eastern Kentucky W, 3-1 snapping a six-match winless streak this season as leads the way with six 8-1-2 overall and 1-1-2 in SEC play 27 Wyoming W, 2-1 (2OT) in the league since their last win at goals and Higgins follows with four of this season. With its next win, LSU SEPTEMBER (3-5) 1 Louisville L, 1-3 Mississippi State on Oct. 14, 2016. her own heading into Friday’s match would already surpass its win total of 3 at Florida State L, 0-4 That’s when LSU picked up a 1-0 at Kentucky. They have seen their seven from last season and continue 8 Western Illinois W, 1-0 away win in Starkville for its second contribution improve dramatically one of the greatest single-season 10 at Ohio W, 3-0 SEC win of the 2016 season. while playing new positions this turnarounds in college soccer this 15 Lipscomb W, 2-0 season after combining for just one season. 17 at Tennessee* L, 0-3 21 South Caroilna* L, 0-1 • LSU’s fortunes against Kentucky goal between them during the 2016 24 at Auburn* L, 0-3 certainly turned when Brian Lee was season. Higgins is the team’s starting • The Tigers not only feature a 29 LSU* 6:30 p.m. appointed the head coach of the center forward, while Thomas slots in diverse attack this season, but OCTOBER (0-0) program ahead of the 2005 season. as an outside forward in the lineup. they also rank among the NCAA’s 5 Vanderbilt* 6:30 p.m. In eight matches between the teams best defensive teams as their 0.47 8 at Mississippi State* 2 p.m. 12 Missouri* 6 p.m. from 1995-2004, the Tigers were • Freshman Tinaya Alexander has goals against average stands tied 15 Loyola-Chicago 1 p.m. winless with an 0-8 record against also made an immediate impact on for No. 13 nationally and No. 3 in 19 at Florida* 5 p.m. the Wildcats. Since Lee’s arrival, LSU LSU’s fortunes in her debut season the SEC standings entering Friday’s 22 Arkansas* 1 p.m. is 6-4-2 in the series, which includes as she has tallied 13 points. Not only match. The Tigers also rank third in 26 at Georgia* 6 p.m. a solid 2-2-2 mark in six matches does she follow Thomas and Higgins the conference with just five goals NOVEMBER (0-0) played in Lexington. The Tigers with three goals on the year, but she conceded in their 10 matches to this 30-5 at SEC Tournament TBA will look to build upon their recent served up an assist in seven-straight point of the season. They limit their * - Denotes SEC match success in the series after last earning matches to start the season, which opponents to just 5.2 shots on target a 3-2 away win in Lexington in the currently leads the SEC and is tied for per match to rank among the nation’s last match between the sides in 2015. No. 4 in the NCAA in 2017. best in limiting chances. UNITED SOCCER COACHES POLL GAMECENTER RK. TEAM RECORD LAST Date/Time: Friday, September 29 at 6:30 p.m. CT 1. UCLA (22) 8-0-1 1 Location: Lexington, Ky. – Bell Soccer Complex (3,368) 2. Stanford (5) 8-1-0 2 TV/Online: SEC Network+/WatchESPN 3. South Carolina (4) 9-1-0 3 Series: Kentucky leads, 12-6-2 4. Duke 10-1-0 4 Series Notes: 5. North Carolina 7-2-0 8 LSU’s fortunes against Kentucky certainly turned when Brian Lee was appointed the head coach of the program ahead 6. Penn State 7-2-1 7 of the 2005 season. In eight matches between the teams from 1995-2004, the Tigers were winless with an 0-8 record 7. Southern California 6-1-1 10 against the Wildcats. The sides played only twice in Lexington during that time with Kentucky winning both matches. 8. Texas 10-0-0 17 Since Lee’s arrival in 2005, LSU is an impressive 6-4-2 in the series, which includes a solid 2-2-2 mark in six matches 9. West Virginia 8-3-0 5 played in at the Bell Soccer Complex. The Tigers will look to build upon their recent success in the series after last earning a 3-2 away win in Lexington in the last match between the sides in 2015. It was the first of two wins over Kentucky in a 10. Florida 8-2-0 6 five-day stretch as No. 7 seed LSU turned around and beat No.