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CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati men's soccer team dropped Eastern Illinois, 3-1, on Tuesday night at Gettler Stadium in its final home and nonconference match of the season.
With the win, the Bearcats improve to 9-6-1 on the season, while the Panthers fall to 5-10-1. The match was a makeup for the Oct. 19 meeting that was postponed due to weather.
Looking to bounce back from a controversial home loss to American Athletic Conference foe Tulsa, the match started out much like Saturday's. On the attack early, the Bearcats were able to draw a foul in the box in the 11th minute which led to sophomore Adam Wilson (Auchterarder, Scotland/Dollar Academy), again, converting on a penalty kick. UC added on late in the first half when freshman Daniel Oginni (Mississauga, Ontario/King's Christian Collegiate) used his blazing speed to give the Bearcats a 2-0 advantage in the 34th minute. UC's stellar defense kept EIU without a shot on goal in the first half.
With a new-look starting 10 to begin the second half, the Bearcats continued to be the aggressors. UC was able to cash in in the 68th minute when senior Jonny Williams (Loveland, Ohio/Loveland/IUPUI) scored his first goal of the season. The Panthers got off the schneid with a score in 75th minute in a match that the Bearcats controlled from beginning to end.
// GOAL SCORING SUMMARY
11' - CIN Adam Wilson (PK)
For the second-consecutive match, Wilson got the Bearcats on the scoreboard first with another PK. The score was preceded by sophomore JJ Iroh (Mason, Ohio/Mason) drawing a foul while on the attack in the near side of the box.
34' - CIN Daniel Oginni (Patrick Nielsen)
Freshman Patrick Nielsen (Copenhagen, Denmark/Rungsted Gymnasium) played the ball on UC's end of the field and sent it thru to the Panthers' end which Oginni tracked down and went one-on-one against the goalkeeper, sending the ball into the far side of the net for the second score of the match.
68' - CIN Jonny Williams (David Sanz)
Freshman David Sanz (Santander, Spain/IE La Marina) played a ball thru off of the side of his foot which Williams chipped up to himself and volleyed past the goalkeeper for his first goal of the season and the Bearcats' third of the night.
75' - EIU Jonathan Huerta
Huerta sent a free kick over the defending UC wall from about 20 yards out for the Panthers' first and only score of the match.
// BEARCATS SCORING CHANCES
- Iroh sent a solid cross from the near side into the box where freshman Elliott Williams (London, England) attacked the ball with a header but sent it high in the 23rd
- Junior Jack Clark (Mason, Ohio) sailed a ball high and wide from about 20 yards out in the 24th
- Attacking from the far side, Jonny Williams sent a diagonal ball across the box which freshman Sanz bounced off the near post in the 47th
- In his final match at Gettler Stadium, Jonny Williams added three shots in the second half.
// MATCH NOTES
- Wilson now has five goals on the season including penalty-kick conversions in consecutive matches.
- Freshmen Sanz and Nielsen dished out their third and second assists of the season, respectively.
- Oginni has now totaled four goals as a rookie.
- Redshirt junior Pedro Diaz (Mason, Ohio/Mason) recorded one save on the night in his final match at Gettler Stadium.
- Redshirt freshman Ryan Melink (Loveland, Ohio/Loveland) had to sit out Tuesday's match after being issued a red card in Saturday's match against Tulsa.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will end the regular season at UCF on Saturday, Nov. 5, when they take on the Knights at noon at the UCF Soccer and Track Complex. Fans can watch the match live on UCFKnights.tv and follow along with live stats at UCFKnights.com.