No. 17/16 Cincinnati Falls at No. 24 Utah – College of Cincinnati Athletics

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The No. 17/16-ranked Cincinnati soccer crew fell to No. 24 Utah, 45-14, on Saturday evening inside Rice-Eccles Stadium.

With ESPN College RecreationDay on the town and a late 10:15 p.m. ET / 8:15 p.m. MT kickoff time, the sold-out crowd sporting all black made for the hardest highway surroundings for the reason that season-opener in opposition to Nebraska at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. 

The Bearcats dropped to 7-2 total and 5-1 within the Big 12 – in a tie for second place within the league. The Utes improved to 7-2 total and 4-2 within the convention.

Behind the dynamic play of junior quarterback Devon Dampier – again after lacking final week with an harm – the Utes jumped out to a 24-7 halftime lead because the Bearcats had two turnovers and missed a discipline aim within the second quarter.

Cincinnati fought again within the third quarter to make it a recreation.

UC pressured a Utah punt on the primary possession of the second half after which Sorsby linked with senior receiver Cyrus Allen on an 88-yard landing go on the 10:35 mark within the third quarter to make the rating 24-14.

On Utah’s subsequent possession, Dampier threw an interception to Cincinnati security Christian Harrison.

The Bearcats couldn’t capitalize and had been pressured to punt.

Utah added to its lead with 2:26 remaining within the third when Dampier accomplished a brief go to Creed Whittemore who broke a pair tackles en path to the tip zone to make the rating 31-14.

Mana Carvalho returned a punt 75 yards for a landing with 1:36 to go within the third quarter to make the rating 38-14.

Cincinnati had 244 whole yards earlier than halftime, however had been solely capable of come away with seven factors on a 22-yard speeding rating by Sorsby. Senior kicker Stephen Rusnak missed his first discipline aim of the season – a 42-yard try to begin the second quarter, whereas Sorsby dedicated his first fumble of the season from the Utes’ 24-yard line. Later within the second quarter, Sorsby’s go was tipped and it was intercepted by Snow Snowden, however the Utah defensive again fumbled it again to the Bearcats.  

Sorsby completed 11-of-33 for 221 yards and one landing with one interception. He completed with 28 yards speeding on 4 carries with one landing.

Allen had a season-high 133 yards on two receptions.

Punter Max Fletcher punted a season-high six occasions for a 46.2 common, together with three punts of greater than 50 yards and two contained in the 20-yard line.

Dampier completed with 213 yards passing and 78 yards speeding. He threw two landing passes and was intercepted as soon as.  

First Quarter

Cincinnati acquired the opening kick-off and was pressured to punt after a three-and-out. Fletcher boomed a 59-yard punt that pinned Utah again at its personal 6-yard line. However, the Utes drove 94 yards over 16 performs, changing a pair of fourth downs with Dampier scrambling for 21 yards over the course of the drive earlier than zipping a 34-yard landing go to vast receiver Ryan Davis to place the house crew on the board first, 7-0, on the 7:05 mark within the first quarter.

On the Bearcats’ second drive, sophomore working again Manny Covery took an possibility pitch from Sorsby for 2 first downs over a three-play stretch to carry Cincinnati on the cusp of the redzone to arrange Sorsby’s 22-yard landing rush that tied the sport 7-7 with 3:53 remaining within the first quarter. 

A 39-yard landing run by working again Wayshawn Parker on a direct snap put the Utes again in entrance, 14-7, with 1:01 left within the opening body.

Second Quarter

A season-long 41-yard run by senior working again Tawee Walker ended the primary quarter, giving the Bearcats the ball on the Utah 22 to begin the second, however Rusnak missed a 42-yard kick vast left lower than a minute later. He had been good in 2024 and 2025, making 22 straight.

Sorsby started the sport 1 for 8 passing, however uncorked a pair of excellent throws after Utah punted for the primary time. He threw a 12-yard first all the way down to junior receiver Caleb Goodie off his again foot whereas being flushed out of the pocket, after which dropped a 45-yard bomb into the fingers of Allen to carry UC to the Utah 24-yard line. The star quarterback dedicated simply his second turnover of the season on the subsequent play, although. Sorsby stored the ball on an possibility run and Utah linebacker Johnathan Hall punched the ball out giving the Utes the ball again.

Utah kicker Dillon Curtis made a 33-yarder to place the house crew in entrance, 17-7, with 4:23 left within the first half. 

The Utes moved in entrance 24-7 on a 1-yard landing plunge by working again NaQuari Rogers to cap a six-play, 70-yard drive with 1:19 left within the first half.

Goodie jumped on a fumble after Nebraska’s Snowden misplaced the ball following his interception of a tipped go by Sorsby – simply the second decide thrown by Cincinnati’s quarterback all season.

The Bearcats shortly drove to midfield however had been unable so as to add extra factors on the board earlier than halftime.

Third Quarter
The Bearcats pressured a punt on the Ute’s opening possession of the second half.

On Cincinnati’s second play after halftime, Sorsby zipped an 88-yard landing go to senior receiver Cyrus Allen to make the rating 24-14 on the 10:35 mark within the third quarter.

Utah drove into the pink zone on its subsequent possession, however Cincinnati senior defensive sort out Jalen Hunt blew up a double reverse for a 9-yard loss to power 3^rd-and-19 for the Utes. On the subsequent play, junior security Christian Harrison intercepted Dampier to liven up the Bearcats.

The Utes scored two fast touchdowns within the remaining minutes of the third quarter to increase their result in 38-14. An 11-yard TD toss from Dampier to Creed Whittemore was shortly adopted by a 75-yard punt return for a landing by Mana Carvalho, turning a two-possession recreation right into a 24-point deficit by the tip of the quarter.

Fourth Quarter

Both crew punted twice apiece within the fourth quarter earlier than Covey fumbled to setup Utah backup quarterback Byrd Ficklin’s 2-yard speeding rating that made the rating, 45-14 with 3:25 left. That would maintain as the ultimate rating.

UP NEXT
Cincinnati has a bye weekend earlier than internet hosting Arizona on Nov. 15 at Historic Nippert Stadium. The kickoff time and tv info remains to be to be decided. UC will host No. 10 BYU for Senior Day on Nov. 22.

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