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CINCINNATI -- The University of Cincinnati women's soccer team rode a clean sheet by goalkeeper Sam Pavlika and the Bearcats' defense, along with a second-half goal from Jaycie Brown, to take a 1-0 decision over Tulsa on Sunday afternoon at Gettler Stadium. The victory locked-up fourth place for the Bearcats in the American Athletic Conference.
The win in the home finale sees UC conclude the regular season at 11-5-4 and 5-3-1 in league play. The Golden Hurricane ends the regular season at 13-5-1 and 4-4-1 in the conference. The Bearcats have completed one of the best two-year stretches in years under third-year head coach Neil Stafford, with at least the conference tournament still to play.
// GOAL SCORING SUMMARY
67' - CIN Jaycie Brown (Cassie Wheldon)
The Bearcats had several chances throughout the match, but finally came through as Brown (Wellington, Ohio/Magnificat) and Wheldon (Waterloo, Canada/Bluevale) connected. Wheldon went on a run down the right side of the field, drawing the Tulsa defenders into the corner, before crossing it in to Brown. Brown was there to head it home for the only goal of the match.
// MATCH NOTES
- With consecutive 10-win seasons, that marks the first time since 2001-02 UC has reached that milestone in back-to-back years.
- Additionally, the five wins in conference play are the most since 2008, when UC also won five. Those two five-win seasons are the most by UC teams since 2002.
- Cincinnati remains unbeaten at Gettler Stadium on Sundays under Stafford, now posting a 14-0-1 mark.
- In three seasons at Gettler, Stafford's side has posted a combined record of 18-5-4.
- The fourth-place finish in The American is the best standing at the end of the regular season for Cincinnati since 2002 when the Bearcats placed second in Conference USA behind a 6-1-3 league record and 17-4-3 overall mark. That team went on to win the C-USA Tournament title and advance to the NCAA Tournament.
- It was Pavlika's (Temperance, Mich./Novi/IPFW) fifth clean sheet of the season. She boasts a 7-1-3 mark at keeper this season.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats await final pairings for the American Athletic Conference women's soccer tournament, which begins Tuesday, Nov. 3, with quarterfinal match-ups in Dallas. The tournament continues with the semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 5, and the final on Sunday, Nov. 8, all at SMU's Westcott Field.