Sept. 1, 2010
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The Game:
Cincinnati opens the 2010 regular season against I-75 rival Dayton on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. in Gettler Stadium.
It marks the second straight season that UC has opened with Dayton, having topped the Flyers, 5-2, at Baujan Field in the 2009 opener.
Series History:
UC is 14-11-1 all-time against its rivals from Dayton.
The Bearcats defeated UD, 5-2, at Baujan in the regular season opener for both teams in 2009.
Branden Stelmak scored twice and Nick Weightman posted a goal and three assists to lead UC to victory.
The UC win snapped Dayton's 20-match home winning streak.
Story Lines:
Head coach Hylton Dayes is in his 10th season at Cincinnati and 20th as a head coach. Dayes holds a 79-73-22 mark at UC and a 175-158-41 overall record.
Dayes is the second winningest coach in UC history, behind only Bob Muro, who posted a 114-111-13 mark in 12 seasons on the Bearcats sideline.
UC welcomes two new assistant coaches this season in Jeremy Bonomo and Chris Black. Bonomo, a former head coach at Assumption College, comes to the midwest after three seasons at Assumption and a pair as an assistant at Southern New Hampshire, his alma mater. Black, a Findley University graduate, has spent the last four seasons as an assistant at Wright State.
The Bearcats roster features players from near and far. Ohio products hold 12 roster spots with eight hailing from the Greater Cincinnati/Dayton area. Seven Bearcats hail from outside the United States, including four from Canada, two from Jamaica, and one from Scotland.
Rough Road:
The 2010 schedule features matches against four preseason Top 25 teams, including preseason No. 1 Akron.
UC will welcome No. 16 USF and No. 20 Louisville to Gettler Stadium.
The Bearcats will play in Akron's tournament on Sept. 17-19 and will travel to No. 17 St. John's during BIG EAST play.
Last Time Out:
UC eased past Cleveland State, 3-0, in its final exhibition match on Aug. 27 at Gettler Stadium.
Mark Konitsch opened the scoring in the first half for UC when he intercepted a pass in stride and beat the CSU keeper one-on-one.
Matt Bahner scored in the 73rd minute and the Bearcats added an own goal after a Shamer Shelton corner kick in the 77th to round out the scoring.
Matt Williams made five saves to post the shutout.
Up Next:
UC plays in the nightcap of a double header with the women's program on Sunday, Sept. 5. The Bearcats will take on Detroit at approximately 3:30 p.m. in Gettler Stadium following the No. 19-ranked women's match against Western Michigan at 1 p.m.
