Chants Fall to No. 18 Kentucky in Penalty Shootout

Sunday, November 9

Lexington, Ky.

3 p.m.

Coastal Carolina University

3-9-2, 2-6-1

No. 18 Kentucky

10-2-5, 7-1-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Coastal Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0	0

11/9/2025 6:23:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Coastal Carolina men's soccer team saw its 2025 Sun Belt Conference Tournament run come to a heartbreaking end, falling to No. 18 Kentucky 6-5 in a penalty shootout.

With the result, the Chanticleers conclude the season with a 3-9-2 overall record.
Loed Klaasen forced the first save of the match in the ninth minute, but Sun Belt Goalkeeper of the Year Sebastian Conlon denied the effort to keep the game scoreless.
The Chants were saved by the woodwork in the 23rd minute when Kentucky's Agustin Lopez hit the inside of the post.
Coastal's Angel Lopez appeared to give the Chants the lead in the 35th minute, but the goal was waved off for a handball on his control inside the box.
With three minutes left in the first half, Kentucky's Josh Gordon found the net, but his goal was disallowed for offside.
At halftime, the Wildcats led 6-3 in shots and 2-1 in corner kicks.
Each team managed just one shot on goal in the second half but neither side could break through, sending the match into overtime.
At the end of regulation, Kentucky held a 12-6 advantage in shots, with Klaasen leading the Coastal attack with four attempts.
Goalkeeper Harrison Gough made a close-range reaction save off a deflected shot in the 17th minute of extra time to preserve the 0-0 draw and force a penalty shootout.
Kentucky shot first in the shootout and ultimately edged Coastal 6-5 to advance.
See below for shootout:

	Coastal		Kentucky
Order	Name	Result	Name	Result
1	Nate Kovalcik	Miss	Agustin Lopez	Miss
2	Angel Lopez	Made	Alex Ruiz	Made
3	Loed Klaasen	Miss	Kevin Larsson	Miss
4	Jon Almudi	Made	Isaiah Chisolm	Made
5	Christian Cook	Made	Josh Gordon	Made
6	Jaland Larmond	Made	Sinan Solmaz	Made
7	Lincoln Ulrich	Made	Joaquin Brizuela	Made
8	Jimson St. Louis	Miss	Oliver Stavdal	Made

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