University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
4-7-1, 1-2-0
University of Cincinnati
4-7-1, 0-2-1
MSOC Earns 2-0 Shutout Over Cincinnati
10/12/2019 11:46:00 PM | Men's Soccer
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The UConn men's soccer team got back in the win column Saturday night, earning a hard-fought, 2-0, victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats in AAC conference action. The Huskies improve to 4-7-1 while Cincinnati drops to 4-7-1.
The offense was hard to come by in the first half, as the teams combined for just six shot attempts in the first 45 minutes of play – Cincinnati held a 4-2 advantage. UConn had a chance to jump ahead at the 37:26 mark of the opening period bur Cole Venner's shot attempt deflected off the crossbar and out.
After a few near-fire misses by Moussa Wade and Jake Dengler early in the second, Felix Metzler got UConn on the board in the 75' , drilling a penalty kick past the glove of Noah Lawrence into the back of the net.
Less than 15 minutes later sophomore Ibrahima Diop added the finishing touches to the win by cashing in a goal off an assist from Dayonn Harris, giving the Huskies a 2-0 lead in the 89'.
Diop recorded a team-high four shots on the night, including three on frame. Catalano's clean sheet was his second of the season.
Team Stats
Felix Metzler
CON Felix Metzler PENALTY KICK GOAL.
74:16
Ibrahima Diop (1)
Assisted By: Dayonn Harris
GOAL by CON Diop, Ibrahima Assist by Harris, Dayonn.
88:48
