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Bearcats Wrap Up Non-Conference Play at Michigan

Bearcats Wrap Up Non-Conference Play at MichiganBearcats Wrap Up Non-Conference Play at Michigan

Oct. 6, 2010

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The Game:

  • The University of Cincinnati men's soccer team closes out its non-conference schedule against Michigan on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. in the UM Soccer Stadium.
  • The Bearcats are unbeaten in three straight contests (2-0-1).

Series History:

  • UC and Michigan squared off for the first time in the programs' histories last season.
  • The Wolverines came away with a 2-0 win at Gettler Stadium.

Story Lines:

  • Head coach Hylton Dayes is in his 10th season at Cincinnati and 20th as a head coach. Dayes holds a 83-75-25 mark at UC and a 179-160-44 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 ranks fourth in the nation in goals-against average, allowing just three goals through the first nine matches of the season and posting a 0.31 GAA.
  • The Bearcats extended their shutout streak to three matches and 367 minutes against Rutgers on Oct. 2. UC has not conceded a goal since the 13th minute against No. 1/1 Akron on Sept. 19.
  • Senior goalkeeper Matt Williams is fourth in the nation in goals-against average (0.31) and fourth in save percentage (.903).
  • Williams posted his 16th career shutout against Xavier on Sept. 29, moving into sole possession of second place on UC's all-time shutout list. He now has 17 shutouts and trails only Jay Schneider (24) in the school record books.
  • Freshman defender Alex Hadley was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Oct. 4 after scoring the game-winning goal against Rutgers and contributing to a pair of shutouts during the previous week.
  • Williams was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 4 after posting a pair of shutouts and making six saves in a 1-0-1 week for the Bearcats.
  • Junior midfielder Matt Bahner was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Sept. 6 after scoring both of UC's goals that week, including the game winner against Dayton on Sept. 1.
  • Bahner has scored four of the Bearcats' seven goals this season, doubling his career goal output (four entering 2010).
  • Senior forward Nick Weightman scored his first goal of the season when he tallied the game winner against Georgetown on Sept. 25.
  • Senior midfielder Mark Konitsch has been a constant threat on the flanks for the Bearcats and leads the team with three assists, including the helper on Weightman's game winner against Georgetown.
  • Senior target forward Tristan Watson scored his first goal in 26 matches, heading in a Sam Klosterman cross against Rutgers on Oct. 2.
  • 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.

BIG EAST Honors:

  • Matt Bahner was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor roll on Sept. 6 after scoring a pair of goals in a 1-0-1 week for the Bearcats.
  • Bahner earned a second BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll mention on Sept. 27 after tallying a goal and an assist in UC's 2-0 win against Georgetown in its BIG EAST opener.
  • Freshman defender Alex Hadley was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Oct. 4. Hadley scored the game winner against Rutgers with a right-footed blast from the corner of the 18-yard box following a failed clearance. It was his first career goal.
  • Senior goalkeeper Matt Williams earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll mention on Oct. 4 after posting a pair of shutouts in a 1-0-1 week, lowering his goals-against average to 0.31 and extending his shutout streak to three matches and 367 minutes.

Rough Road:

  • The 2010 schedule features matches against three Top 25 teams, including No. 1/1 Akron.
  • UC will welcome No. 3/11 Louisville to Gettler Stadium on Oct. 13 and No. 21/nr USF on Oct. 20.
  • The Bearcats fell, 1-0, at Akron on Sept. 19 and will travel to No. 22/22 St. John's on Oct. 9.

Last Time Out:

  • Freshman defender Alex Hadley scored the game-winning goal and the Bearcats defeated Rutgers, 2-0, on Oct. 2 in Gettler Stadium.
  • The Bearcats improved to 2-0 in conference play for the first time since 2007 and recorded their sixth shutout through nine matches this season.
  • UC also extended a scoreless streak for its opponents to 367 minutes, having last conceded a goal in the 13th minute at No. 1/1 Akron on Sept. 19.
  • In the 34th minute, a failed clearance by Rutgers was intercepted by Hadley. He took a touch and blasted a shot from the right corner of the 18-yard box off the outstretched fingertips of a sprawling Klink and into the upper left corner of the net for his first collegiate goal.
  • In the 68th minute, a Sam Klosterman throw-in came to Nick Weightman, who flicked a back-heel pass back to Klosterman. Klosterman's left-footed service picked out forward Tristan Watson, who redirected a header past Klink for his first goal of the season.
  • Matt Williams made three saves to post his sixth shutout of the season and the 17th clean sheet of his career. He lowered his goals-against average to 0.31 on the campaign.

Up Next:

  • The Bearcats continue a two-match road swing with a 7:30 p.m. kick against BIG EAST Red Division foe No. 22/18 St. John's on Oct. 9 at Belson Stadium.