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SETTING THE SCENE: The University of Cincinnati women's soccer team closes its home schedule with a pair of key BIG EAST matches this weekend. The Bearcats, 5-4-2 overall and 1-2-1 in the conference, host Georgetown on Friday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. and No. 11 Villanova on Sunday, Oct. 8 at 12:30 p.m. The matches are part of Soccer Alumni Weekend at UC and Sunday's match will be preceded by Senior Day ceremonies.
STORYLINES:
The 1981 and 1986 Bearcats Soccer teams will be honored in a halftime ceremony on Friday night.
Seniors Anna Barrett, Rachael Epps, Ana Farmer, Heather Haney, Becky Imhoff, Jessica Legge, Amy May, Kate Norton and Ashley Roush will be honored in a pregame ceremony on Sunday.
Freshman Andrea Kaminski has posted four shutouts in net and is third in the BIG EAST in saves.
Of the Bearcats' 121 starts, 84 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 247-168-34 career record.
UC owns an 0-1 all-time record against Georgetown and is 0-1-1 vs. Villanova.
Georgetown is 4-5-4 on the year and 1-3-1 in the BIG EAST after snapping a five-match winless streak with a 2-0 triumph over Connecticut. Chrissy Skogen has five of the Hoyas' 13 goals and Jade Higgins has posted four shutouts in net. They are 1-3 on the road this year.
Villanova is ranked No. 11 this week in the Soccer America poll with an 11-0-2 mark. The Wildcats are 3-0-2 in the BIG EAST and have allowed just two goals in 13 matches to lead the nation in goals against average (.145) and shutouts (11). Jillian Loyden owns eight of those shutouts in net. Nikki Mabery is second in the league with 11 goals.
NOTES FROM SYRACUSE AND ST. JOHN'S WEEKEND:
UC outshot its two opponents 41-11 combined in the two matches.
Sunday's loss snapped a six-match home unbeaten streak.
Andrea Kaminski posted her fourth shutout on Friday.
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 three short of reaching 250 career wins. She is the second-winningest female coach in NCAA Division I history and 13th 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. She added her third a match later against DePaul. For the season, MacDonald leads the team with six points.
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 with 61 saves and seventh with four shutouts.
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 121 starts made this year, 84 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.
NOTRE DAME MATCH:
The Notre Dame match, cancelled on Sept. 22 due to lightning, will be replayed on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at Gettler Stadium if needed to determine tournament seeding.
UP NEXT:
The Bearcats begin their season-ending four-match road swing when they face Marquette on Friday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. and USF on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 1 p.m.