The Basics
Game 1
Oral Roberts (0-0) at #22 Kentucky (0-0)
Date/Time: Thursday, August 22 / 7:30 p.m. (ET)
TV/Video (ESPN+): Kentucky
Live Stats: Kentucky
Summit League: Weekly Notebook: No. 1
Location: Bell Soccer Complex (Lexington, Kentucky)

TULSA, Okla. – For the third consecutive season, the Oral Roberts men's soccer team kicks off their 2024 campaign on the road and will venture east to take on #22 Kentucky. The match will take place at Bell Soccer Complex in Lexington, Kentucky on Thursday, August 22 at 7:30 p.m. (ET).

Fans can watch the game live through ESPN+ or follow @ORUMSoccer on X for updates and information.

Quick Hits 

• The Golden Eagles will take on the Wildcats for the first time in program history.
• Head Coach Ryan Bush enters the season 10 wins shy of hitting the century mark of career wins at ORU (90-69-24).
• Luis Flores enters the year listed as one of United Soccer Coaches' 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Players to Watch after a 2023 campaign that saw him break ORU single-season goals scored record (15).
• ORU will look for back-to-back season opening wins (4-0, at UCSB).
• Flores and Schinieder Mimy were selected to the Summit League Preseason Players to Watch list. This is the second consecutive Player to Watch honor for Mimy and the first for Flores.
• Along with Mimy and Flores, ORU returns starters Jakub Grzesiak, Juan Moreno, and Thiago Patto back for the 2024 season.
• The Golden Eagles welcome 13 talented newcomers (eight transfers and five freshmen) to the 2024 roster for added depth and versatility.
• Last season, ORU finished with an 10-4-3 record and made it to the semifinal round of the Summit League Championship.
• Head Coach Ryan Bush is entering his 12th season at the helm for the Golden Eagles.
• At the end of this past summer, Brian McCurdy was promoted to Associate Head Coach.

 
Opponent Information

• Kentucky was slotted No. 4 in the Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll as well as No. 22 in TopDrawSoccer's preseason rankings.
• In the 2023 season, Kentucky saw its fifth consecutive visit to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, back-to-back upsets of nationally ranked No. 1 and No. 2, a second-round conference tournament match to reach a final season record of 8-8-4.
• In addition to the team's recognition, sophomore Isaiah Chisolm and junior Casper Mols were named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Team.
• The Wildcats enter the fresh season with a squad of 12 returners and 15 newcomers.

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