ST. LOUIS – Atlantic 10 Conference tournament and regular-season champion Saint Louis will host Kentucky on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. 

Kickoff between the Billikens and Wildcats is slated for 7 p.m. at Hermann Stadium. The winner advances to face No. 6 overall seed Indiana on Sunday in Bloomington, Ind.

The Billikens are 10-2-7 overall and are unbeaten in their last 10 matches. Kentucky is 10-3-5 overall and went 7-1-1 in the Sun Belt Conference. 

This is the Billikens' 52nd appearance in the NCAA Tournament – an NCAA record – and their fourth in the last five seasons.