TicketsCINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati women's soccer team fell to visiting UConn, 4-0, Sunday afternoon at Gettler Stadium ahead of the Bearcats' Senior Day ceremonies honoring four of its own. The loss, just the second of the year at home, dropped the Bearcats to 6-8-3 overall and 1-5-3 in the American Athletic Conference while the Huskies moved to 3-11-0 overall and 1-4-0 in the league.
// QUICK NOTES
• Cincinnati fell to 6-8-3 overall and 1-5-2 in the AAC while UConn moved to 3-11-0 overall and 1-4-0 in the league
• The Bearcats fell to 4-6-2 all-time against the Huskies and 2-2-0 when the series is played in Cincinnati
• UC suffered its first loss on 'Sunday Fun Day', falling to 23-1-4 in Sunday home matches under Neil Stafford since he took over in 2013
• Sunday was also Senior Day for four members of the team: Tiffany Huber, Kaleigh Piscioneri, Jill Vetere and Cassie Wheldon
• Wheldon led the team with three shots while Sophie Gorman added two of her own
• Claudia Eustaquio recorded one save in the first half and Piscioneri added two in the second half for the UC keepers
• UC's defense also cleared the ball off the line twice to record two team saves for UC
• Ying Zhan earned her first career start while Holyn Alf found her way into the Starting XI for the first time this season
// CIN 0:1 UCONN • 8'
The visitors got on the board early in the match as Sophia Danyko-Kulchycky found the back of the net for what would be the first of her three goals. On the play, Danyko-Kulchycky moved in on goal and chipped a shot over a sliding Eustaquio, only to see the shot cleared from the line by Kiki Lowell. The ball, however, came back to Danyko-Kulchycky, who fired her second shot into the left side netting.
// CIN 0:2 UCONN • 22'
Danyko-Kulchycky scored her second goal in the 22' as Pato Jerzak played the ball into the center of the box with Danyko-Kulchycky hitting a volley out of the air and into the net to double the advantage for UConn.
// CIN 0:3 UCONN • 54'
Danyko-Kulchycky completed her hat trick in the 54' as she once again was denied on a shot, this time by Piscioneri, only to see UConn's leading scorer gather the rebound and hit the back of the net to make it 3-0.
// CIN 0:4 UCONN • 57'
The final goal of the match came three minutes later as UConn was countering. On the play, Danyko-Kulchycky played in Jerzak, who finished the ball into the lower left corner to make it 4-0.
// END OF SUNDAY FUN DAY
The loss was the first on 'Sunday Fun Day' for the Bearcats as their 27-match home Sunday undefeated streak came to a halt. Prior to today's set back, the Bearcats had gone 23-0-4 in home Sunday matches since Stafford took over the program at the start of 2013.
// SENIOR DAY
Following the match, the Bearcats recognized their four seniors and all their contributions to the program. The Class of 2018 included three members of the 2015 AAC Championship team in Huber, Piscioneri and Wheldon, along with Vetere, who played the past two seasons in her hometown after transferring in from Louisville.
// NEXT MATCH
The Bearcats have an open week next week and have one match remaining on their schedule as they will travel to Greenville, N.C., on Friday, October 26, to face ECU in the season finale.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
GoBearcats.com is your one-stop destination for all things UC Athletics. Socially, the team can also be followed on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with all using the handle GoBearcatsWSOC. Head Coach Neil Stafford (@UCGaffer) also can be followed on Twitter.
// QUICK NOTES
• Cincinnati fell to 6-8-3 overall and 1-5-2 in the AAC while UConn moved to 3-11-0 overall and 1-4-0 in the league
• The Bearcats fell to 4-6-2 all-time against the Huskies and 2-2-0 when the series is played in Cincinnati
• UC suffered its first loss on 'Sunday Fun Day', falling to 23-1-4 in Sunday home matches under Neil Stafford since he took over in 2013
• Sunday was also Senior Day for four members of the team: Tiffany Huber, Kaleigh Piscioneri, Jill Vetere and Cassie Wheldon
• Wheldon led the team with three shots while Sophie Gorman added two of her own
• Claudia Eustaquio recorded one save in the first half and Piscioneri added two in the second half for the UC keepers
• UC's defense also cleared the ball off the line twice to record two team saves for UC
• Ying Zhan earned her first career start while Holyn Alf found her way into the Starting XI for the first time this season
// CIN 0:1 UCONN • 8'
The visitors got on the board early in the match as Sophia Danyko-Kulchycky found the back of the net for what would be the first of her three goals. On the play, Danyko-Kulchycky moved in on goal and chipped a shot over a sliding Eustaquio, only to see the shot cleared from the line by Kiki Lowell. The ball, however, came back to Danyko-Kulchycky, who fired her second shot into the left side netting.
// CIN 0:2 UCONN • 22'
Danyko-Kulchycky scored her second goal in the 22' as Pato Jerzak played the ball into the center of the box with Danyko-Kulchycky hitting a volley out of the air and into the net to double the advantage for UConn.
// CIN 0:3 UCONN • 54'
Danyko-Kulchycky completed her hat trick in the 54' as she once again was denied on a shot, this time by Piscioneri, only to see UConn's leading scorer gather the rebound and hit the back of the net to make it 3-0.
// CIN 0:4 UCONN • 57'
The final goal of the match came three minutes later as UConn was countering. On the play, Danyko-Kulchycky played in Jerzak, who finished the ball into the lower left corner to make it 4-0.
// END OF SUNDAY FUN DAY
The loss was the first on 'Sunday Fun Day' for the Bearcats as their 27-match home Sunday undefeated streak came to a halt. Prior to today's set back, the Bearcats had gone 23-0-4 in home Sunday matches since Stafford took over the program at the start of 2013.
// SENIOR DAY
Following the match, the Bearcats recognized their four seniors and all their contributions to the program. The Class of 2018 included three members of the 2015 AAC Championship team in Huber, Piscioneri and Wheldon, along with Vetere, who played the past two seasons in her hometown after transferring in from Louisville.
// NEXT MATCH
The Bearcats have an open week next week and have one match remaining on their schedule as they will travel to Greenville, N.C., on Friday, October 26, to face ECU in the season finale.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
GoBearcats.com is your one-stop destination for all things UC Athletics. Socially, the team can also be followed on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with all using the handle GoBearcatsWSOC. Head Coach Neil Stafford (@UCGaffer) also can be followed on Twitter.