TicketsUC Hits The Road To Finish Season
Bearcats head to Memphis, South Florida
Contact: Jeremy Martin
10/27/2004
Senior Angie Meyer |
The University of Cincinnati women?s soccer team will wrap up its regular season slate at Memphis on Oct. 29 and at USF on Oct. 31. The Bearcats and Tigers will kick off at 7 p.m. CT while the USF match gets underway at 2 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT: Cincinnati lost its final home match of the season on Oct. 24 against Charlotte, 1-0.
ABOUT THE TIGERS: The Memphis Tigers (10-7-0/4-5-0 C-USA) sit precariously in the final C-USA playoff spot, holding a one point lead over Tulane.
Madison Cheek leads the team with six goals, including three game-winners, and 14 points. Goalkeeper Natalie Haerens has recorded five shutouts this season and holds a 1.07 goals against average.
Head coach Brooks Monaghan (Memphis ?94) holds a 38-51-5 career record in his fifth season with the Tigers.
UC-MEMPHIS SERIES: The Bearcats have never lost against the Tigers, holding a 9-0-0 record all time. Last season, UC topped Memphis by a 2-1 score.
ABOUT THE BULLS: USF (4-8-2/3-5-0 C-USA), losers of three straight, enter the weekend only two points out of the final C-USA tournament birth.
Katie Reed and Erica Lewis have each scored three goals and added two assists to lead the Bulls. Keeper Breck Bankester holds a 1.18 goals against average, fifth in the conference.
T. Logan Fleck (Old Dominion ?84) is 83-75-14 in 10 seasons at the helm of the USF women?s program.
UC-USF SERIES: The Bearcats are 5-3-0 all-time against USF, winning three straight prior to last season. The Bulls pulled out a 2-0 win in 2003.
BABY BEARCATS: A gang of young newcomers has made its presence felt for the Bearcats this fall. True freshmen Amanda Ryan, Cara Alldred, and Andrea Haney, along with redshirt freshman Rachel Epps and sophomore first-year player Ana Farmer have combined to score seven of the Bearcats? 11 goals this season. Freshman Gigi Ernst has started each match, while Alldred has started 15 with Ryan and Haney starting 12 apiece. True freshman goalkeeper Jen Doerflein has made four appearances, including three starts. The influx of young talent portends a bright future for Bearcat women?s soccer.
SPREADING IT AROUND: With Lisa Stephens? goal against Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 15, nine different Bearcats have now scored this season, with freshmen Amanda Ryan and Andrea Haney leading the squad with two tallies each. Stephens and Haney lead the team with five points, while three teammates have each recorded four points.
SLYE TOPS C-USA: Goalkeeper Sherry Slye is currently tied for the conference lead with 5.00 saves per match. Slye has appeared in eight matches and has made a team-leading 40 saves.
GLENN NUMBER 10: Head coach Meridy Glenn currently ranks 10th in overall victories as a Division I head coach with 239. Her .607 (239-150-28) winning percentage in 21 seasons ranks 33rd all-time amongst Division I mentors.
C-USA POLL: The Bearcats were picked to finish seventh in a preseason poll of Conference USA?s coaches. UAB, the 2003 regular season champions, was selected to repeat, followed by Saint Louis, DePaul and Marquette. Heading into the final weekend of regular season play, Saint Louis has clinched the regular season championship and the number one seed in the conference tournament. The league?s biggest surprise has to be Louisville. Picked by the league?s coaches to finish 13th, the Cardinals have sewn up a tournament birth and sit in fourth place in the standings.