Soccer On The Road At ECU Saturday

CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati soccer team travels to East Carolina for a noon ET kick on Saturday, March 25, 2021 at Johnson Stadium. The ECU game marks the Bearcats' seventh match in 20 days.
 
The road tilt in Greenville, North Carolina will air on ESPN+ with live stats available on BearcatStats.com.
 
CINCINNATI (3-4-0, 2-3-0 AAC) @ ECU (2-3-2, 2-1-2 AAC)
SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2021 • NOON ET • JOHNSON STADIUM • GREENVILLE, N.C.
 
THE GAFFERS
CINCINNATI HC: Neil Stafford • 70-56-21 (8th)
ECU HC: Jason Hamilton • 17-19-8 (3rd)
 
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS

• Lauren Bastian (1), Ashley Barron (1), Kendall Battle (2), Vanessa DiNardo (1), Camryn Hartman (1) and Brandi Thomsen (1) have all found the back of the net in 2021. 
• DiNardo (13) and Bastian (10) lead the shot callers.
• Barron, who has worn the captain's armband, leads a back line which has surrendered only six goals. 
• GK Anna Rexford, a freshman, has made 21 saves with a 1.13 goals against average in six starts.
• Seven members of UC's freshmen class have seen significant playing time with Sophie Gorman as the lone senior who features regularly.
• UC averages a goal per game on 11.3 shots per game.

 
BREAK ON THROUGH

• With three matches to play in the regular season, Memphis (15) sits atop the standings followed by USF (12), ECU (8), UCF (7), Cincinnati (6) and Temple (4). 
• The Bearcats will face ECU (Saturday) and USF (April 11) with a match at SMU (3) in between on April 3.
• With seven teams separated by five points, the last three weeks of the season will no doubt be something to watch.

 
CITY OF BLINDING LIGHTS

• Kendall Battle scored her second-straight game winner to propel UC to a 1-0 OT victory over Houston on Wednesday.
• Battle's goal in the 95th minute came after Sophie Gorman dribbled through the defense and fired a one-timer at goal which bounced of Houston goalkeeper Salma Ghazal to the right foot of a scampering Battle who slid it under two defenders for the golden goal. 
• It marked the third straight UC home match against Houston at Gettler Stadium which ended up in the extra period and was UC's first overtime victory against a conference foe since winning at UConn in 2019.
• Battle also scored the game winner in the 83rd minute over RV Tennessee on Sunday, March 21.

 
FROM THE SPOT

• Lauren Bastian scored her first career goal on a penalty kick in the 75th minute of a 2-1 in over Tennessee.
• It was UC's first PK goal since Han Tang at Lipscomb (2019).
• Bastian's brace snapped a 253-minute scoreless streak for the Bearcats, who had last scored a goal in the second minute of the Temple game on March 14, 2021.

 
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
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