Bearcats to Host Exhibition Tuesday Night Against Bowling Green

The University of Cincinnati soccer team returns to the pitch Tuesday for its first fall action when it hosts Bowling Green in a 6 p.m. exhibition match.

Bearcats to Host Exhibition Tuesday Night Against Bowling GreenBearcats to Host Exhibition Tuesday Night Against Bowling Green
CINCINNATI -- The University of Cincinnati soccer team returns to the pitch Tuesday for its first fall action when it hosts Bowling Green in a 6 p.m. exhibition match.

Admission is free all season, and ESPN Plus streaming will be available starting Aug. 22 against Toledo. Garage parking at Gettler Stadium is $5.

It will be a welcome return to normalcy for the program after last season was postponed to the spring due to COVID-19. The Bearcats went 5-5-1 and reached the AAC Championship before falling to No. 14 South Florida.

UC returns a slew of standouts from last season, including Ashley Barron, the AAC Defensive Player of the Year, and All-Conference honorees Kendall Battle, Alli Pestaina and Lauren Bastian. Nine of 10 players who scored a goal also return, as well as sophomore goalkeeper Anna Rexford, who was third in the league for saves per game (3.27).

The Bearcats are 3-1 all-time against the Falcons, with the last meeting a 2-1, double-overtime road win in 2010.