Kentucky Women's Soccer Making A Mark

by Glenn Logan on Apr 9, 2011 2:48 PM EDT in Other College Sports

We don't talk about sports like women's soccer on A Sea of Blue much. There is just too much going on around the "revenue sports" for most of the year. Women's soccer at UK certainly isn't that.

But in his second year at the helm of the Wildcats, Jon Lipsitz, the second-year coach of the Kentucky women's soccer team, is making noise. Lipsitz retooled the style of the 'Cats after a rather dismal 2009, turned the team around and into a fast-breaking offensive-oriented team, and led the Wildcats to the SEC tournament in 2010. Kentucky lost to the #2 seeded South Carolina Gamecocks, but suddenly, Kentucky has become on of the hottest names on the recruiting trail according to TopDrawerSoccer.com:

As of this moment, the Kentucky women's program could field a team using only its 2012 verbal commits.

And we're not talking about a harmless team, either.

Just in case you haven't noticed, the Wildcats have successfully ransacked the recruiting season while acquiring players from Canada to Arizona.

Lipsitz has really started making noise on the recruiting scene, and if we know nothing else about a sport, we know that recruiting is the difference between a team that can win and a team that cannot. If Lipsitz's success continues on the recruiting trail, the University of Kentucky could become a force to be reckoned with in the SEC.

Does this remind you of another coach at Kentucky?

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Thanks for the heads up Glenn

It sounds like something that Wildcat fans could show up en masse for as well, to keep the blood pumping and the adrenaline flowing from cheering on your team. Since revenue is a big deal I wonder if they have package deals for fans where you buy entrance to multiple sports in an all inclusive deal? Might be a way to encourage folks to get more bang for their buck and attend a wider variety of sports. Especially if there were deep discounts for retirees who might have more time to go. I suspect that as busy as folks are it’s tough to get out a lot to attend multiple events hence the lack of attendence by casual fans.

Anyway, GO CATS! hahaha!

I have kleptomania,
but when it gets bad,
I take something for it.

by bluecrip on Apr 9, 2011 5:43 PM EDT reply actions

Another Plus

For Barnhart’s hiring resume — however the jury is still out on the baseball (14-17, 2-7) coach. Gary Henderson might not be up to the task as Cats have regressed.

"I bring reason to your ears, and, in language as plain as ABC, hold up truth to your eyes." Thomas Paine, December 23, 1776

by Wild Weasel on Apr 9, 2011 7:28 PM EDT reply actions