TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati men's soccer will begin home American Athletic Conference play Saturday when it welcomes Temple for a 4 p.m. kickoff at Gettler Stadium.
Admission to the match will be free of charge as part of the season-long Experience UC initiative.
// GOING LIVE
All home matches in 2018 will once again be streamed live on GoBearcats.com and will all be free. The link to the stream can be found on the men's soccer schedule page. On the same page, links to live statistics can also be found.
// EXPERIENCE UC
Again this season, the Bearcats will be participating in the University's Experience UC initiative that offers free admission (no ticket required) to regular season, home events for select sports. Enjoy free admission to cross country, lacrosse, volleyball, women's tennis, men's and women's soccer, swimming and diving, and track and field home events. Football, men's and women's basketball, and baseball home events will be ticketed.
Experience UC is a community outreach effort that offers the opportunity for sports fans to witness the seismic changes transpiring on our incredible campus. We are proud to open our doors to fans of all ages. The Bearcats are competing to be the class of the league and we invite people to be a part of an unprecedented time in Clifton.
A number of behind-the-scenes experiences geared towards groups are available before most men's soccer matches. Groups interested in attending games should contact Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Branding Luke Willman at 513-556-1081 or luke.willman@uc.edu for more information and to schedule group experiences.
// MATCH PROMOTIONS
Saturday is #WaterFoodHealthHousingEducation Night celebrating the UC Center for Community Engagement and its Center for Sustainability. It is also a rUCkus Rewards Priority Night as well as Signature Saturday featuring a postmatch autograph session with the Bearcats. In addition, there will be a Thundersticks giveaway for fans.
// SCOUTING THE OWLS
TU is 3-4-2 overall, 1-0 in The American, and hasn't lost a match since Sept. 12. The Owls most recently tied intra-city rival Villanova, 1-1, on Wednesday in a match that was called after only 70:05 of game action due to a severe weather. Prior, Temple blanked UCF, 1-0, in both teams' league openers. Lukas Fernandes scored goals in both of the matches and has a team-high three on the season. Jalen Campbell has an Owls-best two assists in 2018. Goalkeeper Simon Lefebvre has 27 saves on the year with two shutouts. In the preseason, Temple was picked to finish sixth in the AAC.
// TEMPLE SERIES
The Bearcats trail the Owls in the all-time series, 3-4-0, but are 3-0-0 in matches played in Cincinnati. UC fell short, 2-1, against TU in Philadelphia last season, but previously dominated the Owls, 4-0, in 2016 at Gettler Stadium. Daniel Oginni (Mississauga, Ontario/King's Christian Collegiate) and Ryan Melink (Loveland, Ohio/Loveland) both scored in the victory.
// LAST TIME OUT
UC (2-7, 0-1 AAC) got a much-needed spark on Wednesday when junior transfer forward Rex Epps (Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork/Army West Point) – in his second game as a Bearcat and first at Gettler Stadium – scored a pair of first-half goals and tallied an assist to lead his team to a 3-1 win over IUPUI. Epps – in his first-career start -- scored in both the second and 10th minutes and also had a hand in UC's third score of the night with a helper on an Austin Smythe (Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country Day/Radford) goal during the 23rd minute. For the match, UC totaled 17 shots – including five on goal – and attempted a pair of corner kicks.
// EPPS EFFECT
After recording a team-best three shots on goal in 46 minutes of play at Memphis on Sunday, the newcomer followed with five total points in leading UC to victory against IUPUI on Wednesday in his Gettler Stadium debut. The junior forward transferred to UC after two years at Army West Point. At Army, Epps led the Black Knights in goals (8), points (20) and shots (61), en route to 2017 All-Patriot League Second Team and Second Team All-Northeast Region honors as a sophomore. As a freshman, he led Army with 22 points, 11 goals, and five game-winning goals, garnering College Soccer News All-Freshman Third Team and All-Patriot League Third Team accolades. Epps is an Army veteran who will participate in the Army ROTC at UC.
// DAYES OF OUR LIVES
Head coach Hylton Dayes is in his 18th season at the helm of the program in 2018. The dean of UC's varsity coaches and the all-time winningest coach in Bearcats men's soccer history, Dayes has won 133 matches in Clifton, reaching the NCAA Tournament twice (2003 & 2006). In 28 seasons as a collegiate head coach, including time as both the men's and women's head coach at Wright State, Dayes is 231-236-62.
// SMYTHE PRESEASON ALL-AAC
The American announced on Aug. 14 its preseason all-conference team with Smythe one of 13 players selected to the squad. UC has now had a player named to the preseason all-conference team in consecutive years after Patrick Nielsen was a unanimous pick in 2017, while also being tabbed preseason Defensive Player of the Year. In the preseason conference poll, the Bearcats were picked to finish seventh in the eight-team league.
Admission to the match will be free of charge as part of the season-long Experience UC initiative.
// GOING LIVE
All home matches in 2018 will once again be streamed live on GoBearcats.com and will all be free. The link to the stream can be found on the men's soccer schedule page. On the same page, links to live statistics can also be found.
// EXPERIENCE UC
Again this season, the Bearcats will be participating in the University's Experience UC initiative that offers free admission (no ticket required) to regular season, home events for select sports. Enjoy free admission to cross country, lacrosse, volleyball, women's tennis, men's and women's soccer, swimming and diving, and track and field home events. Football, men's and women's basketball, and baseball home events will be ticketed.
Experience UC is a community outreach effort that offers the opportunity for sports fans to witness the seismic changes transpiring on our incredible campus. We are proud to open our doors to fans of all ages. The Bearcats are competing to be the class of the league and we invite people to be a part of an unprecedented time in Clifton.
A number of behind-the-scenes experiences geared towards groups are available before most men's soccer matches. Groups interested in attending games should contact Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Branding Luke Willman at 513-556-1081 or luke.willman@uc.edu for more information and to schedule group experiences.
// MATCH PROMOTIONS
Saturday is #WaterFoodHealthHousingEducation Night celebrating the UC Center for Community Engagement and its Center for Sustainability. It is also a rUCkus Rewards Priority Night as well as Signature Saturday featuring a postmatch autograph session with the Bearcats. In addition, there will be a Thundersticks giveaway for fans.
// SCOUTING THE OWLS
TU is 3-4-2 overall, 1-0 in The American, and hasn't lost a match since Sept. 12. The Owls most recently tied intra-city rival Villanova, 1-1, on Wednesday in a match that was called after only 70:05 of game action due to a severe weather. Prior, Temple blanked UCF, 1-0, in both teams' league openers. Lukas Fernandes scored goals in both of the matches and has a team-high three on the season. Jalen Campbell has an Owls-best two assists in 2018. Goalkeeper Simon Lefebvre has 27 saves on the year with two shutouts. In the preseason, Temple was picked to finish sixth in the AAC.
// TEMPLE SERIES
The Bearcats trail the Owls in the all-time series, 3-4-0, but are 3-0-0 in matches played in Cincinnati. UC fell short, 2-1, against TU in Philadelphia last season, but previously dominated the Owls, 4-0, in 2016 at Gettler Stadium. Daniel Oginni (Mississauga, Ontario/King's Christian Collegiate) and Ryan Melink (Loveland, Ohio/Loveland) both scored in the victory.
// LAST TIME OUT
UC (2-7, 0-1 AAC) got a much-needed spark on Wednesday when junior transfer forward Rex Epps (Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork/Army West Point) – in his second game as a Bearcat and first at Gettler Stadium – scored a pair of first-half goals and tallied an assist to lead his team to a 3-1 win over IUPUI. Epps – in his first-career start -- scored in both the second and 10th minutes and also had a hand in UC's third score of the night with a helper on an Austin Smythe (Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country Day/Radford) goal during the 23rd minute. For the match, UC totaled 17 shots – including five on goal – and attempted a pair of corner kicks.
// EPPS EFFECT
After recording a team-best three shots on goal in 46 minutes of play at Memphis on Sunday, the newcomer followed with five total points in leading UC to victory against IUPUI on Wednesday in his Gettler Stadium debut. The junior forward transferred to UC after two years at Army West Point. At Army, Epps led the Black Knights in goals (8), points (20) and shots (61), en route to 2017 All-Patriot League Second Team and Second Team All-Northeast Region honors as a sophomore. As a freshman, he led Army with 22 points, 11 goals, and five game-winning goals, garnering College Soccer News All-Freshman Third Team and All-Patriot League Third Team accolades. Epps is an Army veteran who will participate in the Army ROTC at UC.
// DAYES OF OUR LIVES
Head coach Hylton Dayes is in his 18th season at the helm of the program in 2018. The dean of UC's varsity coaches and the all-time winningest coach in Bearcats men's soccer history, Dayes has won 133 matches in Clifton, reaching the NCAA Tournament twice (2003 & 2006). In 28 seasons as a collegiate head coach, including time as both the men's and women's head coach at Wright State, Dayes is 231-236-62.
// SMYTHE PRESEASON ALL-AAC
The American announced on Aug. 14 its preseason all-conference team with Smythe one of 13 players selected to the squad. UC has now had a player named to the preseason all-conference team in consecutive years after Patrick Nielsen was a unanimous pick in 2017, while also being tabbed preseason Defensive Player of the Year. In the preseason conference poll, the Bearcats were picked to finish seventh in the eight-team league.