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The University of Cincinnati women's soccer team heads back on the road for its final BIG EAST road swing of the season. The trip will begin on Friday (Oct. 10) as they take on Seton Hall (5-5-2, 1-3-1) and continue with Rutgers (9-3-0, 4-1-0) on Sunday (Oct. 12). The trip will be crucial for UC as both the Pirates and Scarlet Knights are battling the Bearcats for position in the National Division of the BIG EAST conference.
Senior Kristin May (Hudson, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) was named to the Oct. 6 BIG EAST Honor Roll with her performance for this past week. Against Providence, May scored UC's lone goal in the 1-1 (2OT) draw and followed it up against Connecticut by assisting on the game-winning goal. In the last four matches Cincinnati has played, May has five points (2G, 1A).
Senior goalkeeper/forward Brittney Hansen (Toledo, Ohio/St. Ursula Academy) normally counted on to stop opponents shots, tallied her first career goal against Connecticut. Hansen, who has seen time at forward due to an injury, received a ball inside the box from May and blasted home the eventual game-winning goal against the Huskies.
Junior midfielder Melissa Bigg (Limehouse, Ont./Acton) is quietly making her way up the points total for the Bearcats. Bigg currently stands tied for second on the team in points with seven (3G, 1A). She capitalized on a penalty kick drawn against Lindsey Noteboom (Hurst, Texas/Birdville) to give UC a 1-0 lead against UConn.
Freshman Julie Morrissey (Abington, Mass./Tabor Academy) leads Cincinnati in points this season with eight (3G, 2A). Morrissey tallied the game-winning goals against Xavier and in the season opener against Bowling Green.
Cincinnati has no trouble getting shots up as the Bearcats hold a 177-120 shot advantage against their opponents. The Bearcats have outshot the opposition in all but three matches this season and our four shy of their entire shot output from last season.
A QUICK LOOK AT Pirates
Seton Hall is led by head coach Kazbek Tambi who has compiled a record of 14-13-4 over two years at the helm of the Pirates ... SHU is led by forward Katie Andreski who has totaled 11 points on the year (5G, 1A) ... Goalkeeper Elizabeth Bond has given up 10 goals in 10 games and has a goals against average of 1.02, while stopping 34 shots on the year ... The Pirates snapped a five-match winless streak with a win against Pittsburgh, the win also marked their first conference victory of the season ... The Pirates come into the season as one of the youngest teams in the BIG EAST as they only dress two seniors and four juniors while suiting up five sophomores and 13 freshmen.
A QUICK LOOK AT scarlet knights
Rutgers is led by Glenn Crooks who is in his ninth season at Piscataway and has a record of 96-66-20 in nine years at the Scarlet Knights mentor ... Junior Caycie Gusman leads the team with 14 points on the year (7G, 0A) ... Gusman is currently fourth in the BIG EAST in goals and has been tabbed twice as the BIG EAST offensive player of the week (Oct. 6, Sept. 1) ... Goalkeeper Erin Guthrie has only allowed seven goals in 12 matches on the year ... Guthrie owns a .58 goals against average and has shut out four opponents this season ... All three of Rutgers' defeats have been against ranked opponents (10/10 Penn State, 5/4 Portland, 19/24 Georgetown) ... Rutgers enters the match ranked No. 21 in the NSCAA/adidas® NCAA Rankings and No. 23 in the Soccerbuzz.com National Top 30.
The serieS
Seton Hall leads the series against UC, 2-0-1 ... Last season Seton Hall won a 2-1 decision at Gettler Stadium ... In 2005, the two teams played to a 1-1 (2OT) tie in the season finale ... The Scarlet Knights lead the all-time series against the Bearcats 4-2-0 ... Last season UC won the match by a 2-1 margin ... Current Bearcats Kristin May and Kendall Loggins each scored in the match.