2023–24 Kentucky Wildcats men's club soccer team
| 2023–24 Kentucky Wildcats men's club soccer | |
|---|---|
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Clemson Socctoberfest, Finalist | |
SCSA, Mountain North champion | |
SCSA Regional Tournament, Group Stage | |
| Conference | [[Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance]] |
| Mountain North | |
| 2023–24 record | 10-3-4 (4-1-1 SCSA) |
| Head coach | Johnny Kirkpatrick (1st season) |
| Assistant coach | Johnny Nitti (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | University of Kentucky's Competitive Sports Field Lexington, Kentucky |
The 2023-24 Kentucky Wildcats men's club soccer team represented the University of Kentucky as a part of the Mountain North division of the Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance (SCSA), one of six national regions formed to help determine bids to the NIRSA National Soccer Championships. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky and played against other non-varsity collegiate teams across the country.[1]
Due to issues in the division, there was debate regarding who was the true divisional champion. While UTK "A" only lost to UK and UK lost to Tennessee Tech and, due to the forfeit ruling, tied Vanderbilt meaning they technically dropped 5 points while UTK "A" only dropped 3 points. However, UTK "A" played one less game due to confusion over who considered a divisional member. Both teams have self-proclaimed that they were 2023 Mountain North champions.
Roster[edit]
| 2023–24 Kentucky Wildcats men's club soccer team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | # | Position | Class | Year |
| Sam Wakeman | 0 | Goalkeeper | Sophomore | 2nd |
| Cade Spurlock | 00 | Goalkeeper | Freshman | 1st |
| Grayson "G-Bot" Collins | 2 | Center back | Sophomore | 2nd |
| Ben Prince | 3 | Outside back | Junior | 2nd |
| Holden Kinsman | 4 | Outside back | Freshman | 1st |
| Badr Alalwani | 7 | Center mid | Sophomore | 2nd |
| Johnny Kirkpatrick | 8 | Center mid | Senior | 4th |
| Hunter Sekelsky | 9 | Striker | Sophomore | 1st |
| Marcos Ayele | 10 | Center mid | Junior | 3rd |
| Gonzalo de Gracia | 11 | Outside mid | Junior | 3rd |
| Johnny Nitti | 12 | Outside back | Junior | 3rd |
| Jacob Allum | 13 | Outside mid | Sophomore | 2nd |
| Jacob Smith | 14 | Center back | Junior | 3rd |
| Kalen Stockton | 16 | Striker | Sophomore | 2nd |
| Hayden Barzoff | 17 | Outside back | Sophomore | 2nd |
| Beni Ntagaramba | 18 | Outside back | Junior | 1st |
| Aiden Bryan | 20 | Outside back | Sophomore | 1st |
| Evan Grill | 23 | Outside back | Sophomore | 2nd |
| Ryder Kohl | 31 | Outside back | Freshman | 1st |
| Spencer Baker | 32 | Goalkeeper | Freshman | 1st |
| Seckou Drame | 33 | Outside mid | 1st | |
| Adam Cassol | 34 | Striker | Sophomore | 2nd |
| Eugene Renner | 45 | Center back | Sophomore | 1st |
| Grant Krump | 61 | Center Mid | Sophomore | 1st |
| Kevin "Kevinho" Gliatis | 69 | Striker | Sophomore | 2nd |
| Aiden "Aidinho" Leonard | 77 | Striker | Sophomore | 2nd |
| Morgen Hammer | 88 | Center mid | Freshman | 1st |
| Pierce Bergin | Outside mid | Junior | 3rd | |
| Ryan Hughes | Outside mid | Junior | 3rd | |
| Ben Thackston | Center mid | Junior | 3rd | |
| Kristian Martinovic | Outside back | Sophomore | 1st | |
| Clement Nshimiye | Forward | Sophomore | 1st | |
| Norton Morais | Junior | 1st | ||
| Fred Kpoto | Striker | Sophomore | 1st | |
| Jack Hercules | 1st | |||
| Ares Marlonsson | Striker | Graduate | 1st | |
| AJ Leone | Freshman | 1st | ||
Schedule and results[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record
W-L-D |
Goal scorer(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | |||||
| September 9, 2023 6pm EST |
Xavier | W 9-0 | 1-0-0 | - Marcos Ayele x4 - Aiden Leonard x2 - Sekou Drame - Adam Cassol - Leon Görgen |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
| SCSA Regular Season | |||||
| September 10, 2023 12pm EST |
Tennessee "A" | W 5-2 | 2-0-0 | - Hayden Barzoff - Kevin Gliatis x2 - Fred Kpoto (PK) - Hunter Sekelsky |
Lexington, Kentucky |
| September 16, 2023 11am CST |
Tennessee Tech | L 1-2 | 2-1-0 | - Hunter Sekelsky | Cookeville, Tennessee |
| September 16, 2023 1:30pm CST |
MTSU | W 5-0 | 3-1-0 | - Seckou Drame - Kevin Gliatis x2 - Morgan Hammer - Gonzalo de Gracia |
Cookeville, Tennessee |
| October 1, 2023 12:00pm EST |
Tennessee "B" | W 4-0 | 4-1-0 | - Aiden Leonard x2 - Gonzalo de Gracia - Seckou Drame |
Lexington, Kentucky |
| Unplayed[lower-alpha 1] | Vanderbilt | T 0-0 | 4-1-1 | N/A | N/A |
| Friendly (Associate members) | |||||
| October 8, 2023 3:00pm EST |
NKU | W 8-3 | 5-1-1 | - Gonzalo de Gracia x2 - Fred Kpoto x2 - Evan Grill - Kalen Stockton - Seckou Drame - Hunter Sekelsky |
Highland Heights, Kentucky |
| October 15, 2023 5:00pm EST |
Louisville | L 0-1 | 5-2-1 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Clemson Socctoberfest | |||||
| October 20, 2023 9:00pm EST |
NC State Group stage |
W 2-1 | 6-2-1 | - Seckou Drame - Hunter Sekelsky |
Clemson, South Carolina |
| October 21, 2023 1:30pm EST |
Clemson A Group stage |
W 2-0 | 7-2-1 | - Gonzalo de Gracia - Kevin Gliatis |
Clemson, South Carolina |
| October 21, 2023 6:00pm EST |
Georgia Group stage |
W 3-0
(Forfeit) |
8-2-1 | Clemson, South Carolina | |
| October 22, 2023 9:00am EST |
Louisville Semifinals |
W 3-0 | 9-2-1 | - Hunter Sekelsky - Gonzalo de Gracia - Kevin Gliatis |
Clemson, South Carolina |
| October 22, 2023 1:00pm EST |
NC State Finals |
L 1-2 | 9-3-1 | - Hunter Sekelsky | Clemson, South Carolina |
| SCSA Regular Season | |||||
| October 22, 2023 1:00pm EST |
UT-Chattanooga | W 3-2 | 10-3-1 | - Aiden Leonard x2 - Morgen Hammer |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| SCSA Regional Tournament | |||||
| October 22, 2023 1:00pm EST |
UNC-Wilmington | T 1-1 | 10-3-2 | - Hayden Barzoff | Henrico, Virginia |
| October 22, 2023 1:00pm EST |
Georgia Tech | T 1-1 | 10-3-3 | - Grant Crump | Henrico, Virginia |
| October 22, 2023 1:00pm EST |
Florida | T 1-1 | 10-3-4 | - Ryder Kohl | Henrico, Virginia |
- ↑ Initial double header in Lexington scheduled on September 23rd between Vanderbilt and UT-Chattanooga was cancelled due to inaccessible field space. The game against Vanderbilt was unable to be replayed and the game was recorded as a 0-0 tie
Regional rankings[edit]
Regional rankings began on September 18 and were released every seven days. Only the top 10 teams from each gender group for each region were released and were based on RPI from games exclusively played against other SCSA teams. The final ranking, the seventh week, was released after the regional tournament and was used to determine national tournament bids.[2]
| Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Note[edit]
Many details obtained through UKMCS's Instagram, but generally unreliable and therefore uncited.
References[edit]
- ↑ "League Policies". Southeast Collegiate Soccer Alliance. 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ↑ Granholm, Cory. "Weekly Rankings". NIRSA Play. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-08-13. Unknown parameter
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