Cincinnati Wraps Up Regular Season at UCF Friday

CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati women's soccer program travels to Orlando, Fla. to wrap up its regular season against UCF on Friday.

Fans can stream the match on ESPN+ and follow along on StatBroadcast.com.

The Bearcats look to clinch the final spot in the 2024 Big 12 Conference Tournament as they currently sit 12th in conference standings. The top 12 teams at the end of the regular season will advance to the Championship and the top four teams will earn a first-round bye.

SERIES HISTORY

• The former AAC members will face off for the 12th time, second time in the Big 12.
• UCF leads the overall series 4-5-2 and claimed the last meeting 0-1, in 2023.
• Cincinnati is 1-4 in Orlando but holds a 3-1-2 advantage in Gettler Stadium.

YOU GET A GOAL, YOU GET A GOAL!

• Against Houston, Cincinnati boasted four different goal-scorers for the first time this season, while also surpassing their previous total team goals of 17 from last season.
• A total of nine different players have recorded at least one goal this season with freshman Rylee Felton (6) and fifth year Ellie Flower (5) leading the way.
• The Bearcats' four goal performance marked the most in a single game since the 2022 season.

A SPECIAL GOAL ON A SPECIAL DAY

• Junior Coley Sidloski secured Cincinnati's victory over Kansas State by scoring her lone goal in the honorary "We Play For 3" game, named after her sister, and former Bearcat, Ally.

 GOALKEEPIN' IT REAL

• Fifth-year goalkeeper Anna Rexford has been instrumental in the last 17 matches, playing every minute.
• The match against Colorado marked Rexford's 80th consecutive start as a Bearcat. She currently is ranked eighth in the nation for minutes played by a goalie (7,322.33) in their career.
• With the 0-0 draw against Colorado, Rexford earned her 18th career shutout, second of the season, and moved into the fourth spot in program history.
• Against the Cyclones, Rexford earned her first career penalty kick save.
• She recorded a career-high eight saves vs. Butler.
• Against Colorado, Rexford finished with seven total saves. This marked the 22nd game of her career with five or more saves.
• She has 61 saves on the year and 257 in her career, the fifth-most in program history.

A WIN WOULD...

• Give Cincinnati a spot in the 2024 Big 12 Conference Tournament for the second year in a row.
• Be the Bearcats first win against the Knights in Orlando since 2016.

LAST TIME OUT

• Cincinnati fell to No. 19/25 Texas Tech on Sunday afternoon.
• Postgame, seniors Payton Hasse, Laura Zemberyova, Brooke Brown, Iris Schuh, Emma Schmelzer, and Paige Miller were celebrated on Senior Day, surrounded by family, friends, teammates, and Bearcat fans. Fifth-years Anna Rexford, Ellie Flower, Vyviene Spaulding and Lauren Bastian were also recognized.
• With the loss, the Bearcats fall to 6-8-3 (2-6-2), while the Red Raiders improve to 13-2-2 (8-0-2). Both teams fought hard throughout the match, but Texas Tech managed to score three goals, with two coming in the second half.
• Cincinnati recorded three corner kicks and four shots, led by freshman Jada Arthurs, who had two attempts. In the 80th minute, Texas Tech was awarded a penalty kick, successfully extending their lead to 2-0.
• In her final appearance at Gettler Stadium, fifth-year goalkeeper Anna Rexford made four saves, marking her fourth consecutive game with that number, and she achieved her 81st straight start.