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LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Cincinnati men's soccer (2-2-1, 0-0-0 AAC) will travel south Tuesday to visit the No. 19 Kentucky Wildcats (4-0-1, 1-0-0 CUSA) for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Bell Soccer Complex.
Check out ticket information here. Those unable to attend the match can watch live on WatchESPN and the ESPN app and/or follow along with live stats.
// LAST TIME OUT
In a highly-competitive match between two local rivals, UC and the Xavier Musketeers played to a double-overtime 1-1 draw on Friday night in front of a Gettler Stadium record crowd of 2,013 fans. After a scoreless first half, the Bearcats broke into the scoring column in the 57th minute off of a set piece orchestrated by sophomore midfielder David Sanz (Santander, Spain/IE La Marina) and finished by sophomore forward Austin Smythe (Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country Day/Radford). UC possessed the ball for much of the second half before XU added the equalizer late with just minutes to play in regulation. In the two, 10-minute overtime periods, both teams played tight defense, wary of the sudden death implications. All said, the two rivals competed for 110 minutes in a Crosstown Derby for the books.
// SCOUTING KENTUCKY
Mikkel Pederson ensured Kentucky earned all three points to begin its Conference USA schedule and remained unbeaten overall, scoring dramatically in the 86th minute to give UK a 1-0 victory over the University of Alabama-Birmingham in front of 1,921 fans at The Bell on Friday. Kentucky improved to 4-0-1 overall and 1-0-0 in the league. UK is off to its best start since beginning 2011 with an identical record. Three Wildcats have a pair of goals on the year: Pederson, Andrew Mckelvey, and Stefan Stojkovic. Goalkeeper Enrique Facusse has 19 saves this season. In the preaeason, Alex Bumpus was named to the CUSA Preseason Team while the Wildcats were picked to finish fourth in the nine-team league.
// KENTUCKY SERIES
Cincinnati holds a 12-8-2 edge in the all-time series and are 6-3-2 in matches played in Lexington. UC has come up short in the last two meetings (2008 & 2004) and last gained a result in a 0-0 double-overtime draw in 2003. The Bearcats last posted a win in 2001. From 1973-2001, the Red & Black came away victorious in 12 of the 17 matchups.
// CAT CONNECTION
Kentucky head coach Johan Cedergren played his collegiate soccer for Cincinnati. At UC, Cedergren was a three-year letter winner and an All-Conference USA honoree. A team captain, Cedergren helped lead UC to its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 1998 and a final-season top-20 ranking.
// SKINNER'S STRONG START
Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Pearce Skinner (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) was impressive against XU with four saves including some huge deflections as the visitors from Norwood tried to pull ahead early. The rookie has nine saves in his last two games including a career high five at Western Michigan last Monday.
// SMYTHE STRIKES
After his score Friday versus the Musketeers, Smythe is now tied with Sanz for the team lead in total goals on the season with three. His only score last year was against XU.
// HOME COOKIN'
The Bearcats are unbeaten (2-0-1) at Gettler Stadium to begin the 2017 season. UC is 8-3-1 at Gettler dating back to last season with its last setback on Oct. 29 against Tulsa.
// SANZ HONORED
Sanz was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll last Monday after totaling two goals and one assist the week prior as the Bearcats went 1-1. He is pacing the Red & Black offensive attack with three goals and three assists on the year. His total assist marks ranks 22nd nationally and first in the league while his total points (9) ranks 25th in the country and second in the AAC. Sanz was named to The American Weekly Honor Roll on Aug. 28 as well following his one goal, one assist effort in the season-opening 3-1 home win over Gardner-Webb.
// YOUTH MOVEMENT
Seven Bearcats newcomers have seen action already this year with each recording at least one start. Freshman Darryn Commissiong (Pickering, Ontario/St. Mary Catholic) and junior Malik Suleman (Kumasi, Ghana/Cincinnati State) have each scored a goal while freshman Sean Clarke (Baltimore, Md./Loyola Blakefield) has dished out an assist. Freshman goalkeeper Noah Lawrence (Mitchellville, Md.) has made a pair of starts between the pipes with five saves.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Cincinnati men's soccer (2-2-1, 0-0-0 AAC) will travel south Tuesday to visit the No. 19 Kentucky Wildcats (4-0-1, 1-0-0 CUSA) for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Bell Soccer Complex.
Check out ticket information here. Those unable to attend the match can watch live on WatchESPN and the ESPN app and/or follow along with live stats.
// LAST TIME OUT
In a highly-competitive match between two local rivals, UC and the Xavier Musketeers played to a double-overtime 1-1 draw on Friday night in front of a Gettler Stadium record crowd of 2,013 fans. After a scoreless first half, the Bearcats broke into the scoring column in the 57th minute off of a set piece orchestrated by sophomore midfielder David Sanz (Santander, Spain/IE La Marina) and finished by sophomore forward Austin Smythe (Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country Day/Radford). UC possessed the ball for much of the second half before XU added the equalizer late with just minutes to play in regulation. In the two, 10-minute overtime periods, both teams played tight defense, wary of the sudden death implications. All said, the two rivals competed for 110 minutes in a Crosstown Derby for the books.
// SCOUTING KENTUCKY
Mikkel Pederson ensured Kentucky earned all three points to begin its Conference USA schedule and remained unbeaten overall, scoring dramatically in the 86th minute to give UK a 1-0 victory over the University of Alabama-Birmingham in front of 1,921 fans at The Bell on Friday. Kentucky improved to 4-0-1 overall and 1-0-0 in the league. UK is off to its best start since beginning 2011 with an identical record. Three Wildcats have a pair of goals on the year: Pederson, Andrew Mckelvey, and Stefan Stojkovic. Goalkeeper Enrique Facusse has 19 saves this season. In the preaeason, Alex Bumpus was named to the CUSA Preseason Team while the Wildcats were picked to finish fourth in the nine-team league.
// KENTUCKY SERIES
Cincinnati holds a 12-8-2 edge in the all-time series and are 6-3-2 in matches played in Lexington. UC has come up short in the last two meetings (2008 & 2004) and last gained a result in a 0-0 double-overtime draw in 2003. The Bearcats last posted a win in 2001. From 1973-2001, the Red & Black came away victorious in 12 of the 17 matchups.
// CAT CONNECTION
Kentucky head coach Johan Cedergren played his collegiate soccer for Cincinnati. At UC, Cedergren was a three-year letter winner and an All-Conference USA honoree. A team captain, Cedergren helped lead UC to its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 1998 and a final-season top-20 ranking.
// SKINNER'S STRONG START
Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Pearce Skinner (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc) was impressive against XU with four saves including some huge deflections as the visitors from Norwood tried to pull ahead early. The rookie has nine saves in his last two games including a career high five at Western Michigan last Monday.
// SMYTHE STRIKES
After his score Friday versus the Musketeers, Smythe is now tied with Sanz for the team lead in total goals on the season with three. His only score last year was against XU.
// HOME COOKIN'
The Bearcats are unbeaten (2-0-1) at Gettler Stadium to begin the 2017 season. UC is 8-3-1 at Gettler dating back to last season with its last setback on Oct. 29 against Tulsa.
// SANZ HONORED
Sanz was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll last Monday after totaling two goals and one assist the week prior as the Bearcats went 1-1. He is pacing the Red & Black offensive attack with three goals and three assists on the year. His total assist marks ranks 22nd nationally and first in the league while his total points (9) ranks 25th in the country and second in the AAC. Sanz was named to The American Weekly Honor Roll on Aug. 28 as well following his one goal, one assist effort in the season-opening 3-1 home win over Gardner-Webb.
// YOUTH MOVEMENT
Seven Bearcats newcomers have seen action already this year with each recording at least one start. Freshman Darryn Commissiong (Pickering, Ontario/St. Mary Catholic) and junior Malik Suleman (Kumasi, Ghana/Cincinnati State) have each scored a goal while freshman Sean Clarke (Baltimore, Md./Loyola Blakefield) has dished out an assist. Freshman goalkeeper Noah Lawrence (Mitchellville, Md.) has made a pair of starts between the pipes with five saves.