For the first time in program history, the Kentucky women's soccer team will begin the season ranked in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Top 25, coming in at No. 16 to start the 2015 season.
2015 NSCAA Top-25 Preseason Poll
1. Florida State (25)
2. Virginia (3)
3. Stanford (1)
4. UCLA
5. Texas A&M
6. Penn State
7. North Carolina
8. Florida
9. Notre Dame
10. Pepperdine
11. South Carolina
12. West Virginia
13. Virginia Tech
14. Wisconsin
15. Texas Tech
16. Kentucky
17. Central Florida
18. California
19. BYU
20. Washington
21. DePaul
22. Clemson
23. Kansas
24. Rutgers
25. Georgetown
The first match of Kentucky's season will be a top-20 showdown at the Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex, as the No. 16 Wildcats will host the No. 20 Huskies at 7:30 p.m. ET on the SEC Network+.
Congratulations to Head Coach Jon Lipsitz and the women for achieving this. They're just the latest UK program to rise from relative unknown to Top-25 power.