Longhorns extend Cats’ winless streak

After starting 2-0, the UK women’s soccer team has gone winless in its last four matches. The Cats (2-2-2) lost to Texas 2-0 in Austin, Texas on Sunday afternoon.

The Horns (3-3-3) got the best of the Cats in a chippy match that saw five yellow cards handed out and 17 combined fouls. Sophomore midfielder Kylie Doniak and junior forward Kirsten Birkhold each scored a goal in the first half for Texas. The Cats never recovered.

UK hasn’t scored a goal since a 1-0 win over Louisville on Aug. 29, a span of four games and 400 minutes of playing time. The Cats mustered only four shots, none of which were on goal. Texas had 12 shots against UK, five of which were on goal.

The Cats will look to break out of their slump when they host Western Kentucky on Friday night in the first round of the UK Tournament.