Lexington, Ky. -- No. 19 Furman recorded its third consecutive shutout and fourth clean sheet this season with a 0-0 draw versus the Kentucky Wildcats on Friday night at the Bell Soccer Complex in Lexington, Ky.

The draw moved the Paladins to 4-1-1 on the season and extended their unbeaten run to five matches.  Kentucky moved to 4-2-1.

"I'm proud of our boys for getting their fourth shutout in a tough place to play against a team that just beat No. 1 Notre Dame," said Paladin head coach Doug Allison.  "Their work rate was superb and that brings results."

Paladin goalkeeper Sven Lissek and Kentucky net minder Callum Irving proved to be the difference through 110 scoreless minutes of play on Friday.  Irving, who finished with seven saves on the night, made a charging stop on Bobby Edet's one-v-one opportunity midway through the second half and Lissek pushed the match into overtime with a leaping save to deny Jordan Wilson's shot of finding the corner as time expired in regulation.

Furman created the better of the chances in overtime and came close to breaking the deadlock with just second remaining in the second extra period.  With less than a minute to play in the second overtime, Marco Ortiz flicked a ball off of a Kentucky defender in the box that landed in the path of Lewis Hawke.  The sophomore unleashed a driving shot from close range, but Irving redirected the chest-high effort out for a corner kick.  As the final 15 seconds ticked off the clock, Furman played a corner kick into the box that Hawke headed from inside the six-yard box, but Irving snagged the shot as time expired.

Kentucky finished with a 13-11 edge in total shots, while the Paladins posted a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal.  Lissek tallied his third consecutive shutout with three saves.

Furman continues its road trip on Tuesday night when it travels to face the College of Charleston. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.  

Follow live updates from the match on Twitter through @FurmanSoccer and follow live stats by logging onto FurmanPaladins.com.

Jordan Caskey, Furman Sports Information