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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky converted on a corner kick in the 54th minute to send the Southeast Missouri soccer team to a 1-0 loss in the final match of the Tropical Smoothie Invitational on Sunday.

Hayley Abbott and Ashton Aubuchon each earned all-tournament honors for their performance this weekend. Aubuchon and Abbott are on the all-tournament team for the second-consecutive year.

The Redhawks (1-4-1) dropped their second contest of the weekend, matches against Louisville and Kentucky (4-0). Both teams finished in the top 30 of the NCAA's RPI rankings a year ago.

The Redhawks and Wildcats played a scoreless first half. UK owned an 8-1 advantage in shots, but was unable to place any of its attempts on goal in the opening frame. Southeast recorded its first shot attempt in the 45th minute when Hayley Abbott got her head on a cross, but the ball deflected wide at the end of the first regulation period.

Kentucky got on the board with 36:42 left when Natalie Horner headed in an Alyssa Telang corner kick off the far post to make it 1-0. From there, Southeast found some openings in the UK defense, firing three of the next four shots, including two on net. Sarah Uptmor and Courtney Luehmann placed shots on goal roughly two minutes apart, but Wildcat keeper Kayla Price steered both attempts away.

“Kentucky served a great ball in only a yard away from the goal when they scored,” Southeast associate head coach Paul Nelson said. “We didn't play that well in the first half, we were trying to incorporate a different style of play. We played quicker in the second half and created some quality opportunities.”

The Wildcats outshot the Redhawks, 17-4, and owned an 11-0 advantage in corner kicks. Aubuchon got the start in goal for Southeast, her first since the season opener. She made three saves on four shots. UK's Price turned aside both shots that Southeast put on goal to preserve the shutout.

The Redhawks are back in action on Saturday when they head to Nebraska.