Category: Match Report

Kennesaw State proved a hurdle too many for the Wildcats on Saturday as the hosts took the spoils with a 24-5 victory. The Owls led at the break after a tight first 40 minutes had been decided by an interception and a breakaway try which saw Kentucky down 7-0 at halftime. Seven minutes of the second half had been played when Kentucky was able to answer with an unconverted try from Jaydon Hudson. The Wildcats did not learn from that first half mistake as Kennesaw State repeated the feat 17…

Read More

Kentucky traveled to Athens, Georgia for their second conference game of the season on Saturday. The Wildcats got off to a comparatively slow start but picked up the pace to run in no less than 11 tries in the 80 minutes, along with nine conversions for a final score of 73-7. Full back, Jacob Goeppner led the way with four tries to keep his scoring streak alive at four games on the season. Kentucky led 14-0 after 20 minutes with scores from Goeppner and Anthony Mencini. Georgia tried to stay…

Read More

Kentucky welcomed in Alabama to open their conference play and play their first game of the season in front of their home fans. Both teams came in to the game with a 1-1 record as the Wildcats expected a test from a team that many feel would be a major contender for the SCRC Championship game at the end of the season. The Wildcats continued their trend of scoring first in games as winger, Kai Carlberg crossed for a fine try early in the game to put the hosts up,…

Read More

Kentucky could not overcome a spate of missed tackles and dropped balls as it fell to Ohio State on the road, 39-31. The Wildcats took an early 7-0 lead as full back, Jacob Goeppner popped up on the right wing to accept a great offload from Dirk van den Berg and score in the corner. Undeterred the Buckeyes went down the opposite end of the field on a consistent basis and scored three tries without reply to hold a 17-7 lead with halftime on the horizon. Just before the klaxon…

Read More

Kentucky traveled to Indianapolis (IN) to face IUPUI in their season opener on Saturday and came away with a 57-12 victory. The Wildcats received the ball from the kickoff and moved it down the left flank in phases to score the opening try with Dirk van den Berg crossing for the first score of the season. Conversely, the Jaguars were also able to move the ball down the field and score on their first possession but failed with the conversion to see the score at 7-5 to the visitors early…

Read More