It happened.
The ‘Cats lost — and I’m not too sure what to say. The unbeaten run was always going to end at some point, but now that it is over, there’s just a weird sense of finality surrounding the season.
Maybe the explanation for that vibe is just me expecting this first loss to snowball into a calamitous run of results, because, in reality, the Wildcats still have all of their goals in front of them. They’re first in the Big Ten despite playing the fewest conference games of any team, and while their national standing took a hit following last Friday’s events, they’re still ranked in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 — now No.