Sept. 14, 2014

Final Stats

The University of Cincinnati women's soccer team blanked crosstown rival Xavier, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon at Gettler Stadium. The Bearcats, who are 5-1-2 through its first eight matches, are off to the program's best start since 2002 when they went 6-1-1.

The pace of play was controlled all match by UC as they outshot Xavier, 31-1, and garnered 10 corners with XU not taking any.

It didn't take long for the Bearcats (5-1-2) to punish the Musketeers (3-5-1) for their mistakes as Jae Atkinson scored the eventual game-winning goal just two minutes into the match on a penalty kick following a handball in the 18-yard box.

Taylor Jackson extended Cincinnati's lead to 2-0 late in the match as she tallied a goal in the 77^th minute.

SCORING SUMMARY
CIN - Jae Atkinson (Penalty kick), 2^nd
Atkinson was granted a penalty kick after XU had a handball in the box. The senior stepped up and struck the ball into the upper right corner. CIN 1, XU 0

CIN - Taylor Jackson (Katy Couperus, Natalie Coury), 77^th
Coury threw the ball in quickly to Couperus from the right side. The sophomore dribbled to the near post until the goalkeeper met her at the six-yard box. She then passed the ball to the face of the goal where Jackson made a sliding shot. CIN 2, XU 0

MATCH NOTES
- UC, who is 5-1-2 through its first eight matches, is off to the program's best start since 2002 when they went 6-1-1.
- The Bearcats improve to 23-6-0 all-time against Xavier, and they are 6-1-0 in the last seven matches. In five of UC's last six matches against the Musketeers, they have shut them out five times.
- Cincinnati hasn't allowed a goal at Gettler Stadium in 291 minutes and 48 seconds.
- Couperus has notched at least one point in six of the Bearcats' eight matches this season. She currently sits second on the team in points with 10.
- Coury recorded the first point of her career with an assist on Jackson's second half goal.

NEXT MATCH
The Bearcats have a short week as they travel to Chicago, Illinois to face nationally ranked DePaul on Thursday, Sept. 18. The Blue Demons are undefeated on the year (7-0-1) and were ranked No. 21/18 this past week.