TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati women's soccer program welcomes West Virginia for its Big 12 conference opener on Thursday night inside Gettler Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Cincinnati's matches will be broadcast on ESPN+ and can be followed at StatBroadcast. The first 250 students will receive a Bearcats t-shirt upon arrival.
This will be both teams' 2024 Big 12 Conference opener as Cincinnati enters its second season as a member of the conference and West Virginia enters its 12th.
The Bearcats and the Mountaineers come into the match up with the same record (4-2-1) after closing non-conference play.
This match up begins a three-match home stand as UC hosts Kansas (Sept. 19) and Kansas State (Sept. 22) before heading out west to face Arizona and Arizona State.
// LAST TIME OUT
The University of Cincinnati women's soccer program fell to Xavier, 1-0, on Sunday night.
The Bearcats move to 4-2-1 before entering conference play while Xavier improved to 7-0-1. Both defenses battled hard throughout the full 90 minutes of play, but the Musketeers struck first with a goal in the 23rd minute.
Xavier looked to extend their lead, but fifth year goalkeeper Anna Rexford executed two, tough back-to-back saves to keep the Bearcats energy alive.
// FELTON'S ON FIRE
Freshman Rylee Felton earned Co-Freshman of the Week; the league announced last week.
This is Felton's first Big 12 weekly accolade of her career and the first for Cincinnati this season.
The Milford, Mich. native has had a stellar debut season, recording goals in four-straight matches for the Bearcats, including the equalizing goal against Louisville and two goals vs. Eastern Michigan.
The freshman leads Cincinnati with six goals and a .600 SOG%.
// GOALKEEPIN' IT REAL
Fifth year goalkeeper Anna Rexford has provided major assistance in Cincinnati's past two matches
She recorded a career-high eight saves and her 16th career shutout vs. Butler
Against Xavier, Rexford finished with five total saves. This marked the 21st game of her career with five or more saves
// SERIES HISTORY
This will be the fourth overall meeting between the two programs. The first match up dates back to 2007 where the Mountaineers came out on top, 2-0 in Morgantown.
Both teams look to grab their first win in the series as last year's meeting resulted in a 1-1 draw.
Cincinnati's matches will be broadcast on ESPN+ and can be followed at StatBroadcast. The first 250 students will receive a Bearcats t-shirt upon arrival.
This will be both teams' 2024 Big 12 Conference opener as Cincinnati enters its second season as a member of the conference and West Virginia enters its 12th.
The Bearcats and the Mountaineers come into the match up with the same record (4-2-1) after closing non-conference play.
This match up begins a three-match home stand as UC hosts Kansas (Sept. 19) and Kansas State (Sept. 22) before heading out west to face Arizona and Arizona State.
// LAST TIME OUT
The University of Cincinnati women's soccer program fell to Xavier, 1-0, on Sunday night.
The Bearcats move to 4-2-1 before entering conference play while Xavier improved to 7-0-1. Both defenses battled hard throughout the full 90 minutes of play, but the Musketeers struck first with a goal in the 23rd minute.
Xavier looked to extend their lead, but fifth year goalkeeper Anna Rexford executed two, tough back-to-back saves to keep the Bearcats energy alive.
// FELTON'S ON FIRE
Freshman Rylee Felton earned Co-Freshman of the Week; the league announced last week.
This is Felton's first Big 12 weekly accolade of her career and the first for Cincinnati this season.
The Milford, Mich. native has had a stellar debut season, recording goals in four-straight matches for the Bearcats, including the equalizing goal against Louisville and two goals vs. Eastern Michigan.
The freshman leads Cincinnati with six goals and a .600 SOG%.
// GOALKEEPIN' IT REAL
Fifth year goalkeeper Anna Rexford has provided major assistance in Cincinnati's past two matches
She recorded a career-high eight saves and her 16th career shutout vs. Butler
Against Xavier, Rexford finished with five total saves. This marked the 21st game of her career with five or more saves
// SERIES HISTORY
This will be the fourth overall meeting between the two programs. The first match up dates back to 2007 where the Mountaineers came out on top, 2-0 in Morgantown.
Both teams look to grab their first win in the series as last year's meeting resulted in a 1-1 draw.