The Bearcats focused on building momentum after beating Oklahoma State 1-0 on Thursday. On a chilly windy Sunday afternoon, the Bearcats hosted the Sooners and the game ended up being a draw as it turned into a defensive battle. For 90 minutes there were more fouls than shots. Cincinnati had 12 fouls to the Sooners nine fouls, but the Sooners had two yellow cards while the Bearcats only had one. Cincinnati ended up taking more shots than Oklahoma 9 to 8.
After the 0-0, draw the Bearcats are 3-6-5 overall and 2-2-3 in the Big 12.
Ashley Barron played the full 90 minutes for the sixth straight game interview below.
CB: How does the weather conditions alter your play?
AB: It is a mental game with the weather you can’t control when the ball is going to slip or when players are going to slip the game is moved differently its more of a mental game and our coach prepared us for that.
CB: What is the team identity A offensive team or a defensive team?
AB: We are more of a defensive team we are building our offense up day by day, but this team is known for being a defensive team.
CB: What keeps you motivated to be the best player you can be?
AB: I stay motivated for my team. In this season the Big 12 ranked us pretty low we are trying to prove ourselves and let people know that Cincinnati is going to be a Big 12 name.
CB: What areas in your game do you feel like you can strengthen?
AB: My on the ball presence can be a lot stronger but as we keep playing against good teams and grow our chemistry we are just going to get better.
CB What are the team plans for the rest of the year?
AB: We plan to get the next three games with the most points we can get out of them and find our selves in the Big 12 tournament.
