Pitt
Cincinnati
PANTHERS EARN FIRST WIN IN 2-1 VICTORY OVER CINCINNATI
9/10/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 10, 2006
The Panthers struck first early in the first half, capitalizing off a corner kick. In the ninth minute of play, Chris Bastidas (Catasauqua, Pa./Catasauqua/Wake
Midway through the first half, Omar Cummings attempted to tie the game up for Cincinnati (2-3-1, 0-2-0 Big East) with a header, but Panther goalie Jordan Marks (McMurray, Pa./Peters Township) made a diving save to preserve Pitt's lead. Marks finished the game with six saves in 104:50 minutes of play.
Senior Keeyan Young (
Minute later, the Bearcats capitalized on a corner kick of their own when Cummings' kick bounced off teammate Amir Ikner's shoulder and into the left side of the net, tying the game at 1-1.
Regulation ended with the score tied, but in the first minute of overtime, the Bearcats had an opportunity to take the game when Dominic Oppong missed a wide-open header opportunity in front of the Panther goal.
Play went into a second overtime period as both teams battled for the victory. It was the Panthers, though, that came out on top when Mike Cunha's (Horsham, Pa./Harboro-Horsham) kick was headed into the net by sophomore E.J. McCormick (
The Panthers outshot the Bearcats 17-12 with eight shots on goal to
SCORING SUMMARY
Founders Field, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Away Team 0 1 0 0 1
Home Team 1 0 0 1 2
SCORING SUMMARY
Pitt: Matt Baker (Chris Bastidas/Brendon Smith),
Pitt: E.J. McCormick (Mike Cunha), 104:50
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