Dukes Draw with Kentucky in Scoreless Affair

Friday, October 13

Lexington, Ky.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

4-3-5, 0-2-3

Kentucky

3-6-3, 0-3-2

James Madison

Kentucky

10/13/2023 9:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

LEXINGTON, Ky. – James Madison earned a point against Kentucky in a 0-0 stalemate on Friday night at the Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex.

The Dukes have drawn their past three games for an overall record of 4-2-5 with a 0-2-3 mark in Sun Belt play. Kentucky moved to 3-6-3 (0-3-2 SBC) and is winless in its last seven contests.

Sophomore Cameron Arnold and junior Balint Kocso both placed one shot on goal in the tie. Sophomore Sebastian Conlon stood tall on his line with a trio of saves.

How It Happened

The Dukes' first scoring opportunity came in the 29th minute when a header from Enrique Garcia Barelles narrowly missed wide right.
Seven minutes later, Kosco registered a shot on goal as he found himself square to the Wildcats' keeper, but the shot was saved.
Kentucky nearly broke the seal as Matthias Yohannes' header caromed off the right post in the 59 minute.
Redshirt senior Rodrigo Robles let off a strike from the top of the box in the 77th minute that sailed off the mark to the left.
The Wildcats threatened late in the match with a free kick opportunity. However, Yohannes' attempt was read well for an easy save by Conlon with six minutes to go.

Game Notes

Kentucky held the advantage in corners (5-3), shots (10-5) and shots on goal (3-2).
Conlon has made three or more saves in seven of the Dukes' 12 outings so far in 2023.
JMU is 2-1-4 this season when tied at halftime.

Quoting Head Coach Paul Zazenski
"The positives to come out of tonight's match were we got a Sun Belt road point and we kept a shutout. We didn't create a ton on offense tonight, which was rare for our group, but we still did have two point blank chances we didn't convert in the first half. Credit to the guys for our defensive efforts as Kentucky is a tough place to play."

Up Next
The Dukes will return to Sentara Park to host Old Dominion on Wednesday, Oct. 18. The Royal Rivalry game is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+.