The No. 25 Kentucky Wildcats are set to travel to Columbus on Thursday evening to meet the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, a matchup that pits two of the nation’s top programs against each other.
Kentucky arrives after a convincing 5‑0 road victory over Dayton, where Kyla Dawn, Juliette Rayo, Kendall Campbell and Sydney Arendarczyk each found the net, while Lexi Tylenda and Katherine Truitt supplied the assists.
Between the posts, sophomore goalkeeper Megan Holland and junior Emilie Maihs combined for a clean sheet, helping the Wildcats climb into the Top Drawer Soccer rankings.
Rankings and Stakes
Ohio State, listed at No. 8/11, opened the season with a draw against No. 25 Clemson before edging No. 12 Kansas 1‑0, and now looks to build momentum before home fixtures against Wright State and Louisville.
The game will be streamed live on BIG+, and admission to all 2026 Kentucky Soccer regular‑season home matches remains free for the public, inviting fans to witness the showdown in person.