Friday, October 16
Morgantown, W.Va.
7:00 PM
West Virginia University
vs
Kentucky
West Virginia Set to Host Kentucky
October 15, 2026 10:07 AM | Men's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 24 West Virginia University men's soccer team welcomes Kentucky, Friday, Oct. 16, for a Sun Belt matchup. Kickoff from Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is set for 7 p.m.
Nick Farrell and Adam Zundell have the call of Friday's contest on ESPN+. The game also can be heard on 91.7 FM (WWVU) in Morgantown, and live stats are available at WVUsports.com.
Single-game tickets are available to purchase in advance by visiting WVUGAME.com or calling 1-800-WVU GAME. When purchasing online, tickets are $12 each. Any remaining tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for youth and seniors at the stadium ticket window on match day.
New for the 2026 season, all student tickets for WVU's Olympic sports will transition to mobile delivery. Students will now be required to log in to their WVUGAME.com account to reserve a student ticket for each home athletics event. For Olympic sports, there is no request process. Students will simply log in to their account using the single sign-on functionality, navigate to the sport of the event they would like to attend and reserve a ticket.
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The game will be the backend of a doubleheader with the No. 12 WVU Women's Soccer team, who will play UCF at 3 p.m. Both games will be a Gold Rush with fans encouraged to wear gold.
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The Mountaineers are coming off a 0-0 draw at American on Monday. Freshman Kendall Starks made one save to pick up his first career shutout.
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Senior Pablo Pozos leads the team with four goals and 10 points this season with sophomore Sammie Walker tallying two goals and six points. Juniors Isaac Scheer and Jacob Redenfors lead the team with three assists.
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West Virginia is coming off 13-5-3 season and their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance. In the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches Poll, WVU was picked to win the league, the first time the Mountaineers are preseason favorites since 2022.
Pozos was named the 2026 Sun Belt Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after tallying 11 goals and three assists in his first season with the Mountaineers. Scheer and junior midfielder Nacho Martinez joined Pozos on the Preseason All-Conference Team.
Overall, the Mountaineers return 15 players from last year's squad while adding 15 newcomers. Six players join WVU out of the transfer portal while there are nine first-year college players suiting up for the Gold and Blue.
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Kentucky is 1-7-3 this season and 1-2-1 in Sun Belt action, with its one win coming against No. 23 Old Dominion.
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Costa Iliadis leads the team with seven points on two goals and three assists. Benjamin Rasmussen has made 40 saves in goal and has a .702 save percentage.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Nick Farrell and Adam Zundell have the call of Friday's contest on ESPN+. The game also can be heard on 91.7 FM (WWVU) in Morgantown, and live stats are available at WVUsports.com.
Single-game tickets are available to purchase in advance by visiting WVUGAME.com or calling 1-800-WVU GAME. When purchasing online, tickets are $12 each. Any remaining tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for youth and seniors at the stadium ticket window on match day.
New for the 2026 season, all student tickets for WVU's Olympic sports will transition to mobile delivery. Students will now be required to log in to their WVUGAME.com account to reserve a student ticket for each home athletics event. For Olympic sports, there is no request process. Students will simply log in to their account using the single sign-on functionality, navigate to the sport of the event they would like to attend and reserve a ticket.
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The game will be the backend of a doubleheader with the No. 12 WVU Women's Soccer team, who will play UCF at 3 p.m. Both games will be a Gold Rush with fans encouraged to wear gold.
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The Mountaineers are coming off a 0-0 draw at American on Monday. Freshman Kendall Starks made one save to pick up his first career shutout.
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Senior Pablo Pozos leads the team with four goals and 10 points this season with sophomore Sammie Walker tallying two goals and six points. Juniors Isaac Scheer and Jacob Redenfors lead the team with three assists.
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West Virginia is coming off 13-5-3 season and their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance. In the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches Poll, WVU was picked to win the league, the first time the Mountaineers are preseason favorites since 2022.
Pozos was named the 2026 Sun Belt Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after tallying 11 goals and three assists in his first season with the Mountaineers. Scheer and junior midfielder Nacho Martinez joined Pozos on the Preseason All-Conference Team.
Overall, the Mountaineers return 15 players from last year's squad while adding 15 newcomers. Six players join WVU out of the transfer portal while there are nine first-year college players suiting up for the Gold and Blue.
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Kentucky is 1-7-3 this season and 1-2-1 in Sun Belt action, with its one win coming against No. 23 Old Dominion.
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Costa Iliadis leads the team with seven points on two goals and three assists. Benjamin Rasmussen has made 40 saves in goal and has a .702 save percentage.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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