The Wildcats’ opening round match at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament needed more than 110 minutes to decide a victor.
No. 18 Kentucky men’s soccer, the top seed in the tournament, was all tied up 0-0 with 8-seed Coastal Carolina after 90 minutes and two extra periods. But UK was able to use penalty kicks (6-5) to beat the Chanticleers on Sunday afternoon at The Bell. The win pushes UK to the semifinal round of the conference tournament, setting up a matchup with 4-seed Georgia Southern (which beat Central Florida 1-0 in the game after Kentucky’s) for Wednesday, November 12, back at The Bell (7:00 p.