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Cincinnati vs. No. 1/2 Notre Dame
Date: Friday, Sept. 22, 2006
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Site: Gettler Stadium (1,400); Cincinnati, Ohio
Records: Cincinnati: 4-3-1, 0-1-0; Notre Dame: 8-0-0, 1-0-0
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Tickets: $5/$3, 1-877-CATS-TIX
Series: UND leads, 1-5-1
Last Meeting: Sept. 23, 2005 at Notre Dame; UND 4, UC 0
SETTING THE SCENE: The University of Cincinnati women's soccer team will play host the top-ranked team in the country when uindefeated Notre Dame comes to Gettler Stadium for a 7 p.m. match on Friday, Sept. 22. The Irish are 8-0-0 this season and won their first BIG EAST match. The Bearcats are 4-3-1 (0-1-0 BE) coming off a 3-0 win last Sunday.
STORYLINES:
Friday night is `C' of Red Night at Gettler Stadium, as all fans are encouraged to wear red to support the Cats. It is also a Family Friday with free admission to all kids accompanied by an adult and hot dogs will be just $1.
The Bearcats surpassed last year's win total with the 3-0 win over Cleveland State on Sept. 17.
Freshman Andrea Kaminski has posted three shutouts in net and is second in the BIG EAST in saves.
UC is 3-0-1 at home this season.
Sixty of the Bearcats' 88 starts have come from players in their first or second year at UC.
Head coach Meridy Glenn is in her 24th season at the helm of the Bearcats and owns a 246-167-33 career record.
Notre Dame leads the all-time series with the Bearcats, 5-1-1.
UC was picked to finish eighth in the National Division in the BIG EAST preseason coaches poll after finishing their first season in the BIG EAST at 3-14-4 overall and 1-8-2 in conference play.
The Fighting Irish are 8-0-0 this season and 1-0-0 in the BIG EAST. They rank fourth in the nation, scoring 3.5 goals per game and are ninth with a 0.26 goals against average. Freshman Michele Weissenhofer leads the nation with 1.25 assists per game (10 total).
NOTES FROM CLEVELAND STATE MATCH:
The Bearcats set season-highs for goals (3), shots (29) and shots on goal (14).
Freshman Erin MacDonald scored the first two goals of her career.
It was the fourth shutout of the year for the Bearcats.
GK Brittney Hanson and MF Stephanie Brindle saw the first action of their careers.
Becky Imhoff notched her second game-winning goal of the season.
UPSET-MINDED BEARCATS:
The last time a No. 1 team faced UC in Cincinnati, the Bearcats nearly pulled the upset. On Sept. 16, 1990 top-ranked Virginia came to Metalex Park and netted the game-winner with 10 seconds left for a 1-0 win. The last No. 1 team to invade Gettler Stadium was the Connecticut men last year, who were defeated by UC, 2-0.
APPROACHING MILESTONE:
In 2001 Head Coach Meridy Glenn became the first female in NCAA Division I history to earn 200 career women's soccer victories. Now in her 24th season, she is just four short of reaching 250 career wins. She is the second-winningest female coach in NCAA history and among the top 15 all-time in career wins.
MacDONALD FINDS THE NET:
After being a constant scoring threat for the Bearcats in every match, freshman Erin MacDonald finally broke into the scoring column with the first two goals of her career in UC's 3-0 win over Cleveland State on Sept. 17. The markers came just over five minutes apart in her only two shots of the match. For the season, MacDonald his third on the team in shots on goal with six.
KAMINSKI HONORED:
Freshman keeper Andrea Kaminski started her career off right by making five saves in UC's season-opening 1-0 win over Kentucky. For her efforts she was named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on Aug. 28. She opened her career with 227:52 of scoreless netminding. She is third in the BIG EAST and 28th in the nation with 6.62 saves per game.
POWER OF YOUTH:
While the Bearcats return nine starters, they are indeed a young team. Eighteen players are in their first or second year at UC. Of the 88 starts made this year, 60 have been made by these players.
INEXPERIENCE IN THE NET:
The Bearcats boast four goalkeepers on the roster. Three are freshmen and one is a sophomore. Entering this season, none of the four had played even a minute in net for UC. Sophomore Andrea Bouldin, who made four starts for Eastern Michigan in 2005 before transferring, has the most prior experience, but freshman Andrea Kaminski has grabbed the starting job, playing every minute except 22:20 this year.
UC TABBED TO FINISH EIGHTH IN BIG EAST NATIONAL DIVISION:
The Bearcats were picked to finish eighth in the BIG EAST's National Division by the conference's coaches. UC finished third in the Red Division last season. The Bearcats were picked just behind Seton Hall and DePaul.
UP NEXT:
The Bearcats travel to Chicago to play DePaul at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 24. UC then hosts Syracuse and St. John's at Gettler Stadium next weekend.