Week Ahead: Full Weekend Of Home Action On Tap

Week Ahead: Full Weekend Of Home Action On TapWeek Ahead: Full Weekend Of Home Action On Tap

Oct. 3, 2010

By Megan Roehm
GoBEARCATS.com

Here's a look at what's coming up this week in UC sports:

  • The football team will come back from a weekend off to host the Black Out game against Miami (OH) at 7 p.m. Saturday at Nippert Stadium. This will end non-conference play for Cincinnati this season. The game will be televised on ESPN3 and on the radio on 700 WLW. The Bearcats are 1-3 this season.
  • The men's golf team will participate in the Cleveland State Invitational on Monday and Tuesday in Cleveland, Ohio.
  • The men's soccer team will take on Michigan at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Bearcats will then face St. Johns at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Queens, N.Y. The Bearcats are 4-2-3, 2-0-0 BIG EAST.
  • The women's soccer team will continue a four-match home stretch taking on Georgetown at 7 p.m. Friday at Gettler Stadium. UC will then play Villanova at 1 p.m. Sunday before getting back on the road. The Bearcats are 7-5-1 overall and 1-4 in BIG EAST play.
  • The No. 22 women's volleyball team will match up against DePaul at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats, tied for first in the BIG EAST at 4-0, will then host co-conference front runners Notre Dame at 5 p.m. Sunday in a match to be televised on ESPNU. Cincinnati has won its last eight matches straight, giving them a record of 15-3 overall.

The Calendar:
MEN'S GOLF

  • Monday-Tuesday: Cleveland State Invitational, Cleveland, Ohio

FOOTBALL

  • 7 p.m. Saturday: UC vs. Miami (OH), Nippert Stadium Gametracker | ESPN3 | 700 WLW

MEN'S SOCCER

  • 7 p.m. Wednesday: UC at Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. Gametracker
  • 7:30 p.m. Saturday: UC at St. Johns, Queens, N.Y. Gametracker

WOMEN'S SOCCER

VOLLEYBALL

Bearcats and the Community:

  • UC is set to host the Inaugural Basketball 101 on October 6 from 6-9 p.m. in Fifth Third Arena. This event provides the women of Cincinnati an opportunity to increase their basketball knowledge, mingle with UC coaches and players, and proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society. Registration is $30 per person if received by Oct. 1. You can register online at CATSTIX.com or by calling 513-556-0838. Registration forms can be obtained at GoBEARCATS.com and need to be returned by Oct. 1. Walk-up registration is $50 per person. For more information, contact the UC Marketing department at 513-556-0838
  • 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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