The Tulsa men’s soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision to #2 Kentucky on Friday night at the Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex in Lexington, Ky.  TU fell to 2-1 on the season, while UK moved to 2-1 overall.

 

“I thought we obviously started the game poorly in the first 25 minutes, but then our passing got better, our defensive organization got better and in the second half we created some good chances and overall were much improved,” Head Coach Tom McIntosh said. “Kentucky is a good team and in these types of games we have to be more complete and respond better when we go a goal down.  I am proud of how our guys worked, battled in the second half and did what we asked them to, but we were unfortunate not to get a goal.”

 

Jason Reyes scored the Wildcats’ first goal with just 3:12 ticked off the clock, while Daniel Evans added a score in the 59^thminute off an assist from Clay Holstad.

 

Thomas Wells had a team-best three shots for the Golden Hurricane, while four other players had one attempt.  Bryson Reed played all 90 minutes in goal and picked up one save.

 

Tulsa had a 7-5 lead in shots and a 3-2 advantage in corner kicks, while Kentucky had a 3-2 edge in shots on goal.

 

Tulsa will return to action on Saturday, September 14 against Missouri State.  Game time is set for 7:00 pm in Springfield, Mo.

 

Scoring Summary

Tulsa               0          0          -           0          

Kentucky          1          1          -           2

 

Individual Scoring

Jason Reyes (Kentucky) at 3:12 (unassisted)

Daniel Evans (Kentucky) at 58:41 (Clay Holstad)

 

Goalkeeper Saves

Bryson Reed (Tulsa) – 1

Enrique Facusse (Kentucky) – 2

 

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