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Week Ahead: Three UC Teams Take On Louisville

Week Ahead: Three UC Teams Take On LouisvilleWeek Ahead: Three UC Teams Take On Louisville

Oct. 10, 2010

By Megan Roehm
GoBEARCATS.com

Here's what's coming up this week in Cincinnati sports:

  • The football team will take on Louisville at 8 p.m. Friday in Louisville, Ky. This is the Bearcats' first BIG EAST Conference game this season, and will be televised on ESPN. UC is 2-3 this season.
  • The cross country team will take part in the Pre-Nationals meet Saturday in Terre Haute, Ind.
  • The men's golf team will host the UC Invitational on Monday and Tuesday at Traditions Golf Club.
  • The women's golf team will compete in the Prices Give Em Five Classic Monday through Wednesday in Las Cruces, N.M.
  • The men's soccer team will compete in two BIG EAST conference matches this week. The Bearcats will come home to take on No. 1/3 Louisville at 7 p.m. Wednesday, at Gettler Stadium in a battle for first place in the BIG EAST's Red Division. They will then play Seton Hall at 7 p.m. Saturday in South Orange, N.J. UC is 5-3-3 (3-0-0 BIG EAST).
  • The women's soccer team will take on No. 23 Marquette at 7 p.m. Friday in Milwaukee, Wis. Cincinnati will play USF at 1 p.m. Sunday in Tampa. Fla. Both games are BIG EAST match ups. Cincinnati is now 7-6-1 (2-5 BIG EAST).
  • The women's tennis team will compete in the ITA Regionals Thursday-Sunday in Knoxville, Tenn.
  • The No. 21 women's volleyball team will match up against Louisville (9-5, 4-1 BIG EAST) at 2 p.m. Saturday in Louisville, Ky. Cincinnati is 17-3 and alone in first place in the BIG EAST at 6-0.

The Calendar:
CROSS COUNTRY

  • Saturday: Pre-Nationals Meet, Terre Haute, Ind.

MEN'S GOLF

  • Monday-Tuesday: UC Invitational, Traditions Golf Club

WOMEN'S GOLF

  • Monday-Tuesday: Prices Give Em Five Classic, Las Cruces, N.M.

FOOTBALL

  • 8 p.m. Saturday: UC at Louisville, Louisville, Ky. Gametracker | ESPN | 700WLW

MEN'S SOCCER

WOMEN'S SOCCER

  • 7 p.m. Friday: UC at Marquette, Milwaukee, Wis. Gametracker
  • 1 p.m. Sunday: UC at USF, Tampa, Fla. Live Stats

WOMEN'S TENNIS

  • Thursday-Sunday: ITA Regionals, Knoxville, Tenn.

VOLLEYBALL

Bearcats and the Community:

  • The men's and women's basketball teams will officially launch the 2010-11 season on Tuesday, Oct. 12 with a UC Basketball Pep Rally on Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. A full slate of activities including autographs, raffles and comments from head coaches Mick Cronin and Jamelle Elliott are planned.
  • UC's Homecoming is set this year for Saturday, Oct. 30. The exact time and schedule for game-day festivities will depend on the determination of kickoff time for the Syracuse-UC football game at Nippert Stadium. That decision has yet to be finalized by the BIG EAST Conference and its broadcast partners but game time will be announced on Monday, Oct. 18. For full details on Homecoming activities, visit www.uc.edu/homecoming
  • The University of Cincinnati, its Department of Athletics and the UC Alumni Association will hold a UC Basketball Tip-off Luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in at the Great Hall of the Tangeman University Center. The Tip-off luncheon will begin a two-year celebration of the 50th Anniversaries of the school's 1960-61 and 1961-62 NCAA National Championships. Tickets for the Tip-off Luncheon are $30 per person or $200 for a table of eight in advance.
  • Keep voting for the Bearcat in the Mascot National Championship. Visit www.capitalonebowl.com daily to vote.

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