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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - John Manga scored twice to lead the UC men's soccer team to a 5-0 victory at IPFW on Wednesday night in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The victory is the first for the Bearcats on the season, who now stand 1-3-2 entering Sunday's home match with Eastern Illinois.
// Scoring Summary
Cincinnati 1, IPFW 0 - Garcia 14'
Will Diebold (Coppell, Texas/Jesuit College Prep) played a cross from the goalie's right side in front and Alejandro Garcia (Coral Springs, Fla./Taravella/Darton State) converted into the lower right corner for the score.
Cincinnati 2, IPFW 0 - Manga 15'
Richardo Israel (Free Town, Jamaica/Lennon) won the ball after a defensive miscue by the Mastadons, then fed it to Manga (Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay) who sent it home to the lower left corner from 15 yards out.
Cincinnati 3, IPFW 0 - Rutan 41'
Ashani Walker (Kingston, Jamaica/Jamaica College) ripped a shot off the right post which deflected right to John Rutan (Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek) for his first score as a Bearcat. Rutan sent it in to the lower left corner to wrap-up the scoring in the first 45 minutes.
Cincinnati 4, IPFW 0 - Manga 65'
Manga struck again in the 65th minute, taking a cross from Christian Hay (Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country Day) and tapping it into the corner of the goal.
Cincinnati 5, IPFW 0 - Rovira 79'
Alan Rovira (Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley) finished the scoring by taking a pass from Terence Carter (London, England/London Nautical/Northeastern) and sliding it to the lower left post past a diving Mastadon keeper.
// Dayes on the Match
"Five goals and the clean sheet feels good," head coach Hylton Dayes said following the match. "The guys battled hard tonight and the mentality was right going into the game. Hopefully we can build on this. We look forward to playing in front of our home fans on Sunday."
// Offensive Outburst
The five goals scored by Cincinnati were the most for the Bearcats in a match since a 5-0 decision at Canisius on Sept. 4, 2009. On an individual level, Manga becomes the first UC player to score twice in a match since Leon Powell netted a pair of scores at DePaul on Oct. 17, 2012.
// Homecoming
The Bearcats have played five of their first six matches away from home, including the last four straight, but finally return home to Gettler Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 21. UC hosts Eastern Illinois at 3:00 p.m. in the final part of homecoming weekend and as the second match of a doubleheader with the UC women's soccer team, which faces Syracuse at Noon.
One ticket is good for both matches. UC faculty and staff are admitted free with their UC ID card and their guests can gain admittance for just $1.00. It's also Social Media Weekend and fans can follow @UCMSoccer for special ticket pricing, as well.