No. 4 seeded Kentucky men’s soccer (6-6-6, 5-3-3 Sun Belt) fell to No. 1 seeded West Virginia (12-1-6, 6-0-4 Sun Belt) by a score of 2-1 in the semifinal round of the Sun Belt Tournament. 

When the Cats faced off against the Mountaineers earlier in the season, the match ended in a 0-0 draw. This made both teams eager to win this contest with much more on the line.

Within the second minute of the match, All Sun Belt Conference First Team and reigning Sunbelt Offensive Player of the Week, Logan Dorsey scored a left-footed goal for the Cats. The Mountaineers followed this up almost immediately by scoring on a corner kick to tie the match at 1-1. 

This tie stuck until the end of the first half of the match.

The second half began slowly until the 54th minute when Mountaineers defender Carlos Hernando scored a free kick. 

The Cats went scoreless in the second half and fell 2-1 to West Virginia, moving the Mountaineers into the championship match of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

West Virginia will face No. 2 seeded Marshall on Sunday for the tournament title.

The Wildcats ended the 2024 season with a record of (6-6-6), which means they will advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017.