< PreviousFrom Kópavogur, Iceland to Phaphos, Cyprus and Bartlett, Illinois to Delray Beach, Florida, the Kentucky women’s soc- cer program underwent a bit of a facelift in the 2019 offseason with the addition of 15 new student-athletes: 14 freshmen and one transfer. While the challenge of bringing so many new faces into a program at one time could be daunting to most, third-year head coach Ian Carry and his coaching staff have jumped at the opportunity to hit the ground running with the team and are pleased with the progress thus far. “Bringing in such a large class took a lot of preparation from the staff,” Carry said. “We made sure that our upperclassmen who were returning fed into (the newcomers) over the summer with regards to our culture and what we want to build here at Kentucky. It’s a great class and a great group of young women that join a returning group that are hungry and eager to be successful.” Sophomore midfielder Emma Shields was impressed with the team’s focus and energy throughout a rigorous preseason. “The incoming (players) are creating so much more good competition between ev- eryone,” Shields said. “It’s great energy, it’s intense and it’s making everyone else better. It’s really cool too because off of the field we are becoming best friends and you can see that on the field because we are working to- gether, cheering each other on and building chemistry.” Carry mirrored those comments from Shields, saying that preseason has gone smoothly, and the team has adapted to ev- erything the coaching staff has thrown at them really well. He also says there is some- thing different about this team than in past years. “We haven’t had to spend much time on the basics,” Carry said. “We have 28 fit play- ers right now and they are all players that can fill in multiple roles across the starting 11, and that’s huge because it’s increased the competition level. (This team) is hungry, they want to win and they are all working so hard over the preseason to earn a starting position.” The Wildcats finished the first week of the season with two ties against Bowling Green, 3-3, and Western Kentucky, 0-0. Freshman forward Jordyn Rhodes was the star of the first two games with two goals in the opener. The next chance to see UK in action will be on Sunday at The Bell as the Cats host Youngstown State on Sunday at 2 p.m. Senior Day for the Cats is on Sept. 8 against Miami (OH) at 2 p.m. while SEC ac- tion for Kentucky starts on Sept. 19 when the Wildcats host Auburn at 7 p.m. at The Bell. The Wildcats return home to the Bell Soccer Complex to face EKU on Sunday, Sept. 2 at 2 p.m. ET. 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