Swim Team Helps a Fellow Swimmer

The UC Swim Team is participating in an event Thursday afternoon to help raise awareness of cancer and to raise money to fight the deadly disease. It's a nation wide event sponsored by Carleton College in honor of a teammate they lost in 2006.

The Carleton College swimming and diving teams are sponsoring the third annual Ted Mullin Hour of Power Relay for cancer research on Thursday, Nov. 6 beginning at 4 p.m. (5 p.m. Eastern/ or 5 p.m. Mountain/4 p.m. Pacific) in honor of former teammate Edward H. “Ted” Mullin, who passed away from a rare soft-tissue cancer in September 2006.

So, UC swimmers will be in the pool Thursday afternoon participating in the hour long relay of continuous swimming. Head Coach Monty Hopkins has received an e-mail from Ted Mullins mother thanking him for UC's participation in the event.

Those who would like to make a donation can do by sending contributions to:
Cincinnati Swimming & Diving2751 O’Varsity Way Suite 662-A
Richard E. Lindner Center University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0021
Please have contribution and donation checks made payable to: UCF/UC Cancer Center Fund.Memo: “Ted Mullen Hour of Power”

Here is a link for the "Hour of Power": https://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/mens_swimming_and_diving/hour_of_power_relay/

Team Looks Back At USF Win

Tuesday afternoon after practice the Bearcat Sports Page . com staff was on hand and caught up with some of the players to talk about the USF win. Since most of the local media is limited to what they can show you we try to recap the previous week by letting the players tell you the story about the game. Here is a look back at USF as told by Connor Barwin, Mardy Gilyard, De Angelo Smith and Tony Pike.

Other football points of interest:

Huber Nominee for Wuerfell Trophy: Senior punter Kevin Huber has been nominated for the Wuerfell Trophy. An award that recognizes the player with exemplary community service, academic and athletic achievement.

Mickens a Finalist for Thorpe Award : Senior defensive back Mike Mickens has been named as a semi-finalist for the award that honors the top defensive back in the nation. Mickens is one of 13 semi-finalist.

Four Bearcats headed to Senior Bowl: UC will be represented well in the 2008 Senior Bowl on January 24, 2009 in Mobile, Alabama. Those going are Trevor Canfield, Kevin Huber, Mike Mickens and DeAngelo Smith.

This Weekend in Bearcat Swimming

The Bearcat swim team hits the road on Friday night for a dual meet with the Ohio State Buckeyes, the number 11 team in the nation before returning home on Saturday afternoon for a Big East battle with the West Virginia Mountaineers. Watch below for a preview this weekends meets.

Bearcat Sports Page.com will give you a recap of the weekends events come early next week. For more information on UC swimming, visit www.gobearcats.com.

The Big Game, Healing QB's and the Hot List

Tuesday afternoon the UC football team had their weekly news conference. Along with Head Coach Brian Kelly Senior Defensive Back DeAngelo Smith met with the media.

Here is a recap of some of the topics that were discussed.

Going to West Virginia. It's a big game and a big game atmosphere.

DeAngelo Smith said that this is a"historic game" for the school. Coach Kelly said that games like the one at Oklahoma help prepare the team for games like this.

Early season losses by West Virginia.

Coach Kelly addresses why he thinks the Mountaineers lost two games back in September. At East Carolina 24-3 then at Colorado 17-14 (OT).

Dustin Grutza back on the field.

Senior QB Dustin Grutza is back on the practice field. Today Coach Kelly will determine if he will be the #2 quarterback this week or #3. Pike will start, but Grutza could be in a position to start next week against Louisville if the circumstances dictated.

Tony Pike almost 100%.

Coming off of a tremendous outing last Thursday night against USF Tony Pike is down to just a soft wrap on his left forearm. The hard cast is gone, however direct snaps are still not in the cards. Coach Kelly is looking forward to the day when he has a choice between Pike and Grutza.

Being on the Hot List.

With big time head coaching jobs opening up across the country Brian Kelly's name is being brought up the media already. At today's press conference he was asked about being on the "hot list" and joked that it's better than being on the list of guys that got fired. As expected he can't address this topic because it's so early in the process to know who's on what list. Here is his banter with the reporters on the subject. His focus is clearly on his current team and their trip to West Virginia.

Men's Soccer Gets in Big East Tournament

Bearcat Sports Page . com just got off of the phone with the Big East office to confirm that the men's soccer team made the cut for the Big East Tournament. By loosing last Friday at St John's they put their fate in others hands. Rutgers trailed UC in the standings and needed only one victory in their final two games to secure the last spot. Over the weekend they lost to USF 1-0 and Monday night they dropped a game at St John's 1-0.

Syracuse tied the Bearcats but UC won the tie breaker with a head to head win and got in. The squad travels to Washington D.C. to take on Georgetown Thursday afternoon at 2:00. A win would send them to South Florida to take on the USF Bulls Sunday November 9th.

During the regular season UC did not play the Hoyas.

To track the game visit www.gobearcats.com and www.bigeast.org

Former Bearcat Blocks Punt On Monday Night Football

Former UC linebacker Andre Frazier blocked a punt just before the end of the first half in the Monday Night Football Game between Pittsburgh and Washington.

Earlier in the year Frazier was seen being taken off of the field after a collision with another Bearcat Alumni, Haruki Nakamura.

It's good to see Andre not only back up on his feet but back on the field of competition.

Cat Attack Weekend Review

A look back at this weekends Bearcat Sporting Events:


Men’s Basketball- Win 64-54
Cincinnati vs. Carleton University (Exh.)
Day: Saturday
The Men’s Basketball team took on Carleton University at their 2008-09
exhibition season opener. Mike Williams was the high scorer with 15 points followed closely by Deonta Vaughn's 14 points. The final exhibition game will be against Northern Kentucky November 11th at 7:30pm in Fifth Third Arena.

Women’s Basketball- Loss 56-52
Cincinnati vs. Northern Kentucky (Ex)
Day: Saturday
The Women’s Basketball Team took on the Northern Kentucky Basketball Team in their exhibition game. Unfortunately, Northern Kentucky proved to be difficult opponents and the Bearcats lost by four points. The team was led by Kahla Roudebush led the team with 12 points. The final exhibition game will be against Ohio State Basketball Alumni on Friday, November 7th at 7pm in Fifth Third Arena.

Women’s Soccer- Loss 5-o
Cincinnati @ Notre Dame
Day: Sunday
The Women’s Soccer Team traveled to Indiana to take on the University of Notre Dame to take on the Women’s Soccer Team for the Big East Quarterfinals. The Bearcats season ended against undefeated Notre Dame. Cincinnati finished the season with it's best record in Big East Conference play and had their best season record since 2002.

Women’s Volleyball- Win 3-0
Cincinnati vs. Georgetown
Day: Sunday
The Women’s Volleyball team took on Georgetown at home this weekend. Jessie Nevitt led the offense with 11 kills and Annie Fesl had 36 assists. The Bearcats have gone 12-o this season before taking on two Big East opponents on the road this weekend. The first is against West Virgina at 7pm on November 7th followed by Pittsburg on November 9th at 2pm.