LEXINGTON, Ky - Opening a three-game road trip, the Wisconsin women's soccer team (2-1) marched into Lexington and left with a big 3-1 win over Kentucky (3-1).
The Wildcats had no answer for sophomore forward Cameron Murtha who logged one goal and two assists on the afternoon.
Murtha unlocked the scoring gate for Wisconsin in the 13th minute, finishing on the far post off a right side service from Alexis Tye.
Joining Murtha in the scoring epidemic was senior midfielder
Victoria Pickett, scoring off of a Murtha assist in the 26th minute. Sophomore forward
Lauren Rice put the Badgers up 3-0 in the second half on a pass from Murtha, officially putting the game away.
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The Wildcats scored their lone goal of the match in the 74th minute on an Abby Steiner goal.
The Badgers outshot Kentucky 18-5, held a 12-7 corner advantage and controlled possession time for over 45 minutes.Â
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Jordyn Bloomer tallied two saves and clinched the second win of her career in net.
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Straight from the pitch:
Head coach Paula Wilkins
"I'm excited to bounce back after the Florida State loss, especially on the road having to deal with travel and hot weather. I'm happy with the goals that we scored, I think they were three very solid goals. They went out and took care of what they had to and rebounded strong. I'm proud of them."
Up next: Wisconsin heads west to face off against University of Washington. The game is set for Thursday, Aug. 30 at 10 p.m.
