University of Connecticut Athletics
10/21/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 21, 2010
Date: Friday, Oct. 22, 2010
Time: 8:00 p.m. (EST)
Stadium: Morrone Stadium
Location: Storrs, Conn.
Series Record: UConn leads 10-7-2
Last Meeting: Oct. 31, 2009; L, 2-1 (ot)
UConn Students FREE with ID
UConn students can pick up their FREE ticket to the match by visiting the UConn Ticket Office any time between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to Noon on Friday. Students must present their valid UConn ID.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Radio: WHUS with John Tuite
Live Stats: Gametracker - UConnHuskies.com
Live Video: Fox Soccer Channel
LAST REGULAR SEASON MATCH AT MORRONE STADIUM
The nationally-ranked UConn men's soccer team will host BIG EAST foe Notre Dame under the lights at Morrone Stadium on Friday night live on Fox Soccer Channel as the NSCAA College Game of the Week. The 8:07 p.m. match will be televised live nationally as the Huskies enter the contest with a 10-1-3 overall record and an unbeaten showing of 4-0-2 in BIG EAST Conference play. Notre Dame is 7-4-3 this season and 4-2-0 in the league. Friday marks the 20th all-time meeting between the two programs.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE HUSKIES
UConn is led by Tony Cascio who has a team-high 23 points on a team-best nine goals along with five assists. Cascio has registered two games this year with two or more goals and has recorded four game-winners. Carlos Alvarez has a team-high 12 assists and 20 points along with four goals. Stephane Diop has seven goals on the year and one assist for 15 points. UConn is outscoring its opponents 34-4 on the year, including a 13-1 clip against BIG EAST opponents.
Josh Ford, who earned his 50th career win on Oct. 9 and 45th career shutout on Oct. 13, has 44 saves for UConn this year. He has registered eight shutouts and has 10 wins this season as well.
LAST TIME OUT
Josh Ford recorded a season-high seven saves in his second straight contest as he earned his 47th career shutout with a 2-0 defeat of West Virginia. With the win, he moved into sole possession of second place among UConn's all-time wins leaders with 52. Carlos Alvarez scored the Huskies' game-winning goal in the 76th minute before Stephane Diop added his seventh goal of the season in the 85th minute as UConn ran away with the league victory.
ALVAREZ ASSISTING IN VICTORIES
Carlos Alvarez leads the NCAA and BIG EAST Conference with 12 assists. Last season, Alvarez led the conference with 11 assists.
FORD IN THE RECORD BOOK
Josh Ford has developed into one of UConn's top goalkeepers as he ranks at the top amongst all-time Huskies in consecutive starts (79), shutouts (47) and shutouts in a single-season (13-2009), while he is second in wins with 52 in his career. He is just one win away from tying Matt Chavlovich (1996-99) with 53 victories. With 258 career saves, Ford ranks seventh among all-time save leaders at UConn.
SERIES INFORMATION
The Friday night match marks the 20th all-time meeting between the two programs. Last season UConn lost a 2-1 overtime thriller on the road on Halloween. Despite losing their last meeting, UConn won the previous two matches against the Irish, including a 2-0 shutout on Nov. 18, 2007 in the BIG EAST Tournament Championship game at Morrone Stadium. Dori Arad scored both UConn's goals to give UConn its seventh conference tournament title. Notre Dame's last win at Morrone Stadium was on Oct. 21, 2006, when the Irish edged the Huskies 1-0.
SCOUTING THE IRISH
Notre Dame is 7-4-3 this season with a 4-2-0 record in BIG EAST play after a 3-1 defeat over Seton Hall on Tuesday night. The Irish are led by Steven Perry who has 21 points on nine goals and three assists. He is the only member of the Irish program to have double-digit points. Harrison Shipp has a team-high six assists. Notre Dame is 2-2-1 on the road this season and is averaging 1.50 goals per game as well as 18.3 shot per contest. In net, Will Walsh and Philip Tuttle both have played in seven contests. Walsh has three wins with four shutouts and 28 saves, while Tuttle has four wins and 23 stops in net for the Irish.
THE REID FILE
Ray Reid enters his 14th year as the head coach of the UConn men's soccer program as he boasts a 198-69-31 record at UConn. In his career, Reid is 344-86-46 in his 22nd overall year as a head coach. Reid's teams at UConn have garnered seven BIG EAST Regular Season titles, four BIG EAST Tournament titles, and the 2000 NCAA National Championship.Ray Reid
IN THE RANKINGS
UConn has been ranked No. 5 in the nation, according to the NSCAA/Hendrickcars.com rankings, Soccer Times Poll, and College Soccer News Poll. The Soccer America Top-25 Poll ranked UConn as the No. 6 team in the nation.
HOME SWEET HOME
The Huskies are 458-177-48 all-time when playing at home. (There were no teams during the 1943-45 seasons and the 1941-42 seasons did not have home/away records available)
UConn has not lost at home this season as the Huskies hold a 7-0-1 record at Morrone Stadium.
SHUTTING DOWN THE OPPOSITION
UConn has not allowed a goal in 435:21 since giving up its fourth of the year to Maryland in the Huskies' only loss of the season.
NEXT UP
The Huskies will finish the regular season on the road with games at Georgetown and Pittsburgh next week. UConn will battle the Hoyas on Wednesday, Oct. 27 in a 2:00 p.m. match at North Kehoe Field. To conclude 2010 regular season play, the Huskies will travel to Pittsburgh for a Saturday afternoon match-up against the Panthers. Game time for that contest is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
