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Bearcats Open 2010 Regular Season Against Rival Dayton

Bearcats Open 2010 Regular Season Against Rival DaytonBearcats Open 2010 Regular Season Against Rival Dayton

Sept. 1, 2010

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The Game:

  • Cincinnati opens the 2010 regular season against I-75 rival Dayton on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. in Gettler Stadium.
  • It marks the second straight season that UC has opened with Dayton, having topped the Flyers, 5-2, at Baujan Field in the 2009 opener.

Series History:

  • UC is 14-11-1 all-time against its rivals from Dayton.
  • The Bearcats defeated UD, 5-2, at Baujan in the regular season opener for both teams in 2009.
  • Branden Stelmak scored twice and Nick Weightman posted a goal and three assists to lead UC to victory.
  • The UC win snapped Dayton's 20-match home winning streak.

Story Lines:

  • Head coach Hylton Dayes is in his 10th season at Cincinnati and 20th as a head coach. Dayes holds a 79-73-22 mark at UC and a 175-158-41 overall record.
  • Dayes is the second winningest coach in UC history, behind only Bob Muro, who posted a 114-111-13 mark in 12 seasons on the Bearcats sideline.
  • UC welcomes two new assistant coaches this season in Jeremy Bonomo and Chris Black. Bonomo, a former head coach at Assumption College, comes to the midwest after three seasons at Assumption and a pair as an assistant at Southern New Hampshire, his alma mater. Black, a Findley University graduate, has spent the last four seasons as an assistant at Wright State.
  • The Bearcats roster features players from near and far. Ohio products hold 12 roster spots with eight hailing from the Greater Cincinnati/Dayton area. Seven Bearcats hail from outside the United States, including four from Canada, two from Jamaica, and one from Scotland.

Rough Road:

  • The 2010 schedule features matches against four preseason Top 25 teams, including preseason No. 1 Akron.
  • UC will welcome No. 16 USF and No. 20 Louisville to Gettler Stadium.
  • The Bearcats will play in Akron's tournament on Sept. 17-19 and will travel to No. 17 St. John's during BIG EAST play.

Last Time Out:

  • UC eased past Cleveland State, 3-0, in its final exhibition match on Aug. 27 at Gettler Stadium.
  • Mark Konitsch opened the scoring in the first half for UC when he intercepted a pass in stride and beat the CSU keeper one-on-one.
  • Matt Bahner scored in the 73rd minute and the Bearcats added an own goal after a Shamer Shelton corner kick in the 77th to round out the scoring.
  • Matt Williams made five saves to post the shutout.

Up Next:

  • UC plays in the nightcap of a double header with the women's program on Sunday, Sept. 5. The Bearcats will take on Detroit at approximately 3:30 p.m. in Gettler Stadium following the No. 19-ranked women's match against Western Michigan at 1 p.m.