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Freshman Jordan Cotleur (Copley, Ohio/Copley) notched a pair of goals to lead the University of Cincinnati women's soccer team to a 2-0 victory over back-to-back defending American Athletic Conference regular-season champion UCF on Sunday afternoon. The win extends the Bearcats unbeaten streak to nine consecutive matches.
Cotleur started the match with a goal and finished it with one. In the 13th minute, the Copley, Ohio, native raced the UCF goalkeeper to a ball bouncing at the 18, and Cotleur chipped a shot over the keeper to give Cincinnati a 1-0 lead. She again found the back of the net in the 89th minute as she flicked in a UC free kick.
Senior goalkeeper Sam Pavlika (Temperance, Mich./Novi/IPFW) tallied two saves in the match to earn her fourth shutout of the season and remain undefeated at 5-0-3.
// GOAL SCORING SUMMARY
13' - CIN - Jaycie Brown (Wellington, Ohio/Magnificat) led a streaking Cotleur with a pass behind the UCF defensive line that landed in between the freshman and the Knights' goalkeeper. Cotleur raced the keeper to the ball and arrived just in time to chip a shot over the goalkeeper's head from the top of the box and into the goal.
89' - CIN - Off a free kick from the left side, Kelly Latimer (Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro) bent in a cross to Cotleur, who rose above three defenders to flick in the insurance goal.
// MATCH NOTES
- Cincinnati extended their unbeaten streak to nine matches, which is the program's longest since 2002 when UC had a 12-match unbeaten streak.
- Sunday's win over UCF was the Bearcats' first win against the Knights since 1983 when UC won 3-2 at home.
- For the first time since 2002, Cincinnati is undefeated in conference play after four league matches.
- Cincinnati is 12-0-1 when playing at home on Sundays.
- The Bearcats are 15-4-4 at Gettler Stadium since head coach Neil Stafford took over the program in prior to the 2013 season.
// NEXT WEEKEND
The Bearcats hit the road for their final road trip of the regular season. UC first clashes with Temple on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cincinnati then heads to Storrs, Connecticut, for a matchup with UConn on Sunday, Oct. 11.