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Week Ahead: Men's Basketball Plays Three, Football Hits Road

Week Ahead: Men's Basketball Plays Three, Football Hits RoadWeek Ahead: Men's Basketball Plays Three, Football Hits Road

Nov. 21, 2010

By Megan Roehm
GoBEARCATS.com

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

  • The football team will take on Connecticut in their final away game of the season at noon Saturday in East Hartford, Conn. The game will be televised on the BIG EAST Network and on the radio on 700 WLW. The Bearcats are 4-6 (2-3 BIG EAST).
  • The men's basketball team will take on Florida A&M at 7 p.m. Monday at Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats will then host Savannah State at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fifth Third Arena. This game will be televised on Fox Sports Ohio (Cincy Only)/ BIG EAST Network. Cincinnati will take on Dayton at 7 p.m. Saturday at U.S. Bank Arena. The Bearcats are 2-0 in regular season play. All three of the week's games can be heard on 700 WLW.
  • The women's basketball team will host Mount St. Mary's at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fifth Third Arena. UC will then take on Valparaiso at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in their first away game of the season in Valparaiso, Ind. The Bearcats are 3-0.
  • Eric Finan will represent UC in the NCAA Championship Monday in Terre Haute, Ind. The race starts at approximately 12:48 p.m. A live webcast of the championships will be broadcast from noon to 1:30 p.m. EST on NCAA.com. In addition, highlights from the championships will be included as part of the CBS NCAA Fall Seasonal Show, scheduled to air on Saturday, Dec. 18, from 1-2 p.m. EST.
  • The No. 18 volleyball team will take on Miami (Ohio) in their final match of the season at 5 p.m. Friday in Oxford. UC is 28-5 overall and finished 13-2 in the BIG EAST.

The Calendar:
MEN'S BASKETBALL

  • 7 p.m. Monday: UC vs. Florida A&M, Fifth Third Arena Gametracker | 700 WLW
  • 7 p.m. Wednesday: UC vs. Savannah State, Fifth Third Arena Gametracker | Fox Sports Ohio | 700 WLW
  • 7 p.m. Saturday: UC vs. Dayton, U.S. Bank Arena Gametracker | 700 WLW

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

CROSS COUNTRY

  • 12:48 p.m. Monday: NCAA Championship (Men's), Terre Haute, Ind.

FOOTBALL

  • Noon Saturday: UC at Connecticut, East Hartford, Conn. Gametracker | BIG EAST Network (WKRC-TV Locally) | 700 WLW

VOLLEYBALL

  • 5 p.m. Friday: UC at Miami (Ohio), Oxford, Ohio Gametracker

Bearcats and the Community:

  • Don't forget to vote for the Bearcat in the Mascot National Championship. Visit www.capitalonebowl.com daily to vote.

In case you missed it:

  • The men's basketball team defeated Mount St. Mary's in their season opener last Monday, 69-59, at Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats went on to beat IPFW, 65-59, last Saturday, also at home.
  • The women's basketball team defeated Robert Morris, 65-50, last Sunday at Fifth Third Arena.
  • Eric Finan, a junior on the University of Cincinnati cross country team, has been named the NCAA Great Lakes region's Athlete of the Year. The New Richmond, Ohio native won the Great Lakes Regional by three seconds after emerging from a 15-runner pack to sprint to the finish. He was seventh earlier this fall in the Big East Championships and 13th at the Pre-National Invitational. Finan's win at the regional automatically qualified him for a berth at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Monday.
  • The football team defeated Rutgers, 69-38 last Saturday at Nippert Stadium. UC piled up 41 points in the first half alone and finished tied for third-most points in school history. Isaiah Pead had a career-high 213 yards on 31 carries, becoming the first Bearcat to run for 200 yards since 2004. Zach Collaros was 23 of 39 for 366 yards, throwing for four touchdowns and running for another. The Bearcats gained 661 yards, the second-most in school history. The end result was the highest-scoring game in BIG EAST history.
  • The Cincinnati Gardens welcomes the addition of a professional indoor soccer team, the Cincinnati Kings. The Cincinnati Kings have earned themselves a spot in the PASL league, a competitive league that includes six teams representing four states (Illinois, Michigan, California, and Ohio). UC graduates Jeff Henderson, along with Jeff Hughes, Jay Schneider, and Kwame Sarkodie are just a few names on the roster this season for the Kings.
  • The University of Cincinnati women's soccer team earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award. Cincinnati compiled a 3.44 team grade point average, earning the distinction. UC, under the direction of head coach Michelle Salmon, earned the award for the sixth time (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) and the third straight season under Salmon.
  • The volleyball team fell to No. 2 seed Louisville, 3-0, in the finals of the BIG EAST Tournament last Sunday in Pittsburgh, Pa. Going into the tournament as the No. 1 seed, Cincinnati defeated No. 8 South Florida in three sets last Friday in the quarterfinals. The Bearcats swept No. 5 seed Notre Dame last Saturday in the semifinals, 3-0, advancing them into the finals against longtime rival Louisville.