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Kentucky men’s soccer suffers first regular season loss since 2021

Kentucky men’s soccer suffered its first regular season loss since 2021, on Friday, falling 1-0 on the road against Wisconsin.

The Wildcats entered the match in Madison as the No. 2 men’s soccer program in the country, coming off a triumphant 2022 season that saw the team enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed.

Kentucky Wildcats midfielder Martin Soereide (6) does warmup workouts before the Kentucky vs. ETSU mens soccer match on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, at the Wendell and Vickie Bell Soccer Complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 1-0. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff (

Prior to the defeat Kentucky had defeated its opponents, Florida Gulf Coast (FGCU) and East Tennessee State (ETSU), by a combined 4-0.