Bearcats Fall to Buffaloes in Boulder, 34-23

23

Cincinnati
CIN

5-3 , 3-2

34

Winner

Colorado
COL

6-2 , 4-1

23

34

Winner

Rating By Quarters

Workforce	1st	2nd	third	4th	F
CIN Cincinnati	7	7	0	9	23
COL Colorado	14	10	7	3	34

Recreation Recap: Soccer | October 27, 2024

BOULDER, Colo. – The Cincinnati soccer group couldn’t overcome three first-half touchdowns from Colorado senior quarterback Shedeur Sanders, dropping a Huge 12 Convention street recreation to Colorado, 34-23, on Saturday night time at Folsom Subject.
 
The Bearcats fell to 5-3 general and 3-2 within the league, whereas the Buffaloes improved to 6-2 general and 4-1 within the Huge 12.
 
Cincinnati redshirt sophomore quarterback Brendan Sorsby completed 16-of-30 for 180 yards and two touchdowns passing and added 48 dashing yards on 9 carries. Senior operating again Corey Kiner completed with 94 yards on 17 carries.
 
Linebacker Jake Golday led UC with a season-high 10 tackles, and security Derrick Canteen and linebacker Jonathan Thompson had been shut behind with seven stops apiece. Thompson additionally compelled a fumble.
 
Sanders accomplished his first 15 passes, setting a Colorado document, and didn’t throw his first incompletion till the four-minute mark within the second quarter. He completed the night time finishing 25-of-30 passes for 323 yards and two touchdowns. He ran for a TD as nicely. Extensive receiver/defensive again Travis Hunter was his hottest goal, catching 9 passes for 153 yards and two scores.

“Initially, you are disillusioned within the loss,” head coach Scott Satterfield mentioned. “We didn’t play nice early defensively, and offensively we did not get issues going. You must give credit score to them; they’ve some actually good soccer gamers at vast receiver and Shedeur Sanders is a really correct passer. Defensively, they do an excellent job in man protection. We had issues early within the recreation getting unfastened, and with tight protection it is laborious to get the ball in there.”
 
Hunter additionally scored the primary landing of the sport. After the Bearcats went 3-and-out on the primary possession, Sanders accomplished a 53-yard landing cross to receiver Jimmy Horn Jr. that was referred to as again when Horn was flagged for an unsportsmanlike penalty for celebrating earlier than he entered the tip zone. A number of performs later, Sanders discovered Hunter for a 3-yard landing catch to make the rating 7-0 on the 9:32 mark within the first quarter.
 
On Cincinnati’s second possession, Sorsby acquired right into a rhythm. He dumped off to Pryor for a 40-yard catch-and-run earlier than a 17-yard cross to tight Joe Royer that gave Cincinnati first-and-goal from the ten. He discovered redshirt junior receiver Tony Johnson for 6-yard landing that tied the sport 7-7 at 6:01 within the first quarter.
 
Colorado answered proper again with one other landing, approaching a 2-yard keeper by Sanders as time expired within the first quarter to cap a 12-play, 90-yard drive.
 
Sorsby saved Cincinnati’s first drive of the second quarter alive with season-best 21-yard rush on 3^rd-and-14, breaking a number of tackles en path to the primary down.
 
The Bearcats saved tempo for a lot of the primary half. Working again Evan Pryor tied the sport, 14-14, on a 13-yard landing run with 9:31 remaining within the second quarter.
 
After the Bearcats compelled Sanders’ first incompletion and held the Buffaloes to a 28-yard area aim, they trailed 17-14 and had the ball with three minutes remaining till halftime. Nevertheless, Cincinnati didn’t convert a 4th-and-1 at midfield giving Colorado the ball again with 31 seconds remaining the primary half.
 
Sanders led a fast drive proper earlier than the half and zipped a 34-yard landing cross to Hunter whereas being hit on the throw, giving Colorado a 24-14 lead at halftime.
 
Cincinnati compelled Colorado to punt to open the second half, however the Bearcats had been unable to take benefit and punted proper again to the Buffaloes.
 
Colorado took benefit on its second possession of the third quarter, driving 62 yards in six performs as operating again Isaiah Augustave rushed six yards for a landing to increase the Buffaloes’ result in 31-14 at 5:41 within the third quarter.
 
The Bearcats by no means gave up, tacking on a 32-yard area aim with 9:20 remaining, and engineering an 11-play 81-yard landing drive with 3:51 left within the recreation. After Kiner’s 23-yard rush on third down, Sorsby discovered tight finish Joe Royer for a six-yard landing to make the rating 31-23. UC’s ensuing two-point try failed.
 
Colorado added to its lead late within the fourth quarter on a 47-yard area aim by Alejandro Mata, making the rating 34-23.

“I used to be actual pleased with our guys down 31-14 and never quitting and persevering with to play,” Satterfield mentioned. “It was a one-possession recreation within the fourth quarter, and we now have to get off the sector on the finish. They made a career-long 47-yard area aim, and that took away our likelihood to tie the sport.”
 
UP NEXT
Cincinnati has a bye weekend earlier than internet hosting West Virginia on Nov. 9 at Historic Nippert Stadium. The Bearcats will honor the 100-year anniversary of the dedication of the stadium. Recreation time and TV community are but to be introduced.