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11.27.2009

Bearcats remain perfect


By: Javier Lopez

The Cincinnati Bearcats were trying to remain undefeated as they were hosting the Illinois Fighting Illini. The Bearcats won this game in a very high scoring game, 49-36. Here is how.

To start things off, Juice Williams connected 21 yards with Sykes for a touchdown, after the PAT it was 7-0 Illinois. The Bearcats would answer back on the nect play, the kickoff, Mardy Gilyard returned it 90 yards and we were tied at 7. Later on, still in the 1st, Ben Guidugli got a 59 yard touchdown reception from Tony Pike and UC had a 14-0 lead. They were not done in that quarter, Pike connected with D.J. Woods 6 yards out for a TD it was now 21-7 going into the 2nd quarter. In the 2nd UC started out the scoring with a 2 yard touchdown pass from Pike to Guidugli once agian, it was 28-7 Bearcats on top. Illinois would get right back in this one when Williams connected with Chris Duvalt 19 yards out it was 28-14 Illinois still trailing. About 5 game minutes later, Illinois running back, Derek Dimke kicked a 39 yard FG, the score was 28-17. Illinois would no longer have any unanswered points when Gilyard caught an 11 yard TD pass it was 35-17. After that Illinois would get a field goal to make it 35-20 going into the half. To start things out in the 3rd, Pike got Armon Binns in the endzone from 10 yards away, UC had a 42-20 lead. Illinois would get another FG before the 3rd quarter was over to make it 42-23. In the 4th, Juice Williams ran for a 2 yard touchdown run, it was 42-30 UC on top. Cincinnati would make their lead bigger when Pike and Gilyard connected once again, this one from 21 yards out and the Bearcats had a 49-30 lead. The Fighting Illini would manage to get 6 more points when Williams got it to Sykes one more time, the 2 pointer was failed and UC wins 49-36. UC is now 11-0 and they will face #9 Pittsburgh next week.

Pike did great, he was 32/46 with 399 yards passing, 6 TD passes and no INTS.

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