Oct. 16, 2010
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The Game:
The University of Cincinnati men's soccer team hits the road for a BIG EAST contest at Seton Hall on Saturday, Oct. 16.
The Bearcats and Pirates will kick off at 7:00 p.m. at Owen T. Carroll Field.
UC, coming off a loss against No. 2/5 Louisville on Oct. 13, is 3-1-0 in BIG EAST play.
Series History:
The Bearcats and Pirates have squared off just once, a 4-0 victory for UC in 2007.
This marks the first trip to Owen T. Carroll Field for the UC program.
Story Lines:
Head coach Hylton Dayes is in his 10th season at Cincinnati and 20th as a head coach. Dayes holds a 84-77-25 mark at UC and a 180-162-44 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 entered the week ranked fifth in the nation in goals-against average. The Bearcats have allowed just eight goals through the first 12 matches of the season and hold a 0.63 GAA.
The Bearcats had their shutout streak of three matches and 383 minutes snapped at Michigan on Oct. 6. UC had not conceded a goal since the 13th minute against No. 1/1 Akron on Sept. 19.
Senior goalkeeper Matt Williams entered the week fifth in the nation in goals-against average (0.63) and 12th in save percentage (.822).
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 18 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 five of the Bearcats' 10 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. He also carded the game-winner at No. 22 St. John's on Oct. 9.
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.
Senior forward Branden Stelmak, the team's leading scorer the last two seasons, got his first goal of 2010 at No. 22 St. John's on Oct. 9.
Sophomore midfielder/defender Zach Patterson carded his first career assist against No. 2/5 Louisville on Oct. 13. He chased down a clearance attempt by the Cardinals defense and send a pass back into the box where it met the head of leading scorer Matt Bahner for his fifth goal.
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.
The 2010 schedule features matches against four Top 25 teams, including No. 1/1 Akron.
UC lost, 3-1, against No. 2/5 Louisville in Gettler Stadium on Oct. 13 and welcome No. 22/23 USF on Oct. 20.
The Bearcats fell, 1-0, at Akron on Sept. 19 and won at No. 22/nr St. John's on Oct. 9.
Rank and File:
Hylton Dayes has has success against ranked opponents since coming to UC in 2001, especially at home.
The Bearcats are 9-7 against ranked opponents at home since 2001, including knocking off No. 1 UConn, 2-0, in 2006.
Last Time Out:
The Bearcats dropped a 3-1 decision to No. 2/5 Louisville on Oct. 13 at wet and dreary Gettler Stadium.
The Bearcats (5-4-3, 3-1-0 BIG EAST) lost for the first time in BIG EAST play and for the first time on home turf this season (4-1-2).
Louisville (9-0-2, 4-0-0 BIG EAST) got on top first when Charlie Campbell collected a failed clearance attempt in the UC box and drilled a shot into the far post for a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute.
Zach Patterson ran down a Louisville clearance attempt at the top of the 18-yard box in the 35th minute and served a pass back in. Matt Bahner met the pass with a diving header for his fifth goal of the season to knot the match at one apiece.
In the 63rd minute, a defensive miscue allowed a pass from Colin Rolfe to reach Nick DeLeon streaking right up the middle of the field. Matt Williams came off his line but DeLeon tucked a shot into the near post for a 2-1 lead for the Cardinals.
Paolo DelPiccio bent in a cross from near the corner flag, which was headed in by Campbell in the 73rd, his second goal of the match.
UC had allowed just five goals through the first 11 matches of the season before conceding a season-high three to the No. 2-ranked Cardinals.
Up Next:
Cincinnati returns to Gettler Stadium for a date with the No. 22/25 USF Bulls on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. 
