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CINCINNATI - In a match-up of the only two Division I women's lacrosse teams in Ohio, the University of Cincinnati women's lacrosse team dropped a 13-8 decision to Ohio State on Wednesday afternoon at Gettler Stadium.
// KEY PLAYERS
Cincinnati (2-7)
Sarah Del Bene (Timonium, Md./Dulaney) - 2 goals | 1 draw control
Dani Tunnell (Frederick, Md./Oakdale) - 2 goals | 2 ground balls
Skylar DeLemos (Cranbury, N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro) - 1 goal | 1 ground ball | 4 draw controls
Michelle Platz (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Ursula) - 1 goal | 3 draw controls
Ohio State (8-1)
Mary Kate Facchina - 3 goals | 1 assist | 3 ground balls | 1 draw control
Kelsea Ayers - 3 goals | 1 ground ball
Rainey Hodgson - 2 goals | 1 assist | 4 ground balls
Jackie Cifarelli - 2 goals | 2 ground balls | 1 caused turnover
// IN THE CAGE
Cincinnati
Meg Gulmi (Syosset, N.Y./Syosset) - 14 saves | 13 goals | Loss
Ohio State
Tori DeScenza - 11 saves | 8 goals | Win
// KEY GOALS
24:25 1st - Dani Tunnell (UC)
Tunnel scored on a free position goal just over five minutes into the game to tie the score at 2-2. Ohio State netted the first two goals, followed by Del Bene and Tunnel's score. Tunnell would later tie the game at 3-3 with 21:20 left in the first half.
16:12 - Kelsey Ayers (OSU)
Ayers scored her first of three goals to open a seven-goal run by the Buckeyes. Ayers scored again just past the 10 minute mark and therun was capped on a Facchina goal with just 31 seconds left in the half.
0:13 - Ashley Helmrath (UC)
Ashley Helmrath (Ellicott City, Md./Maryvale Prep) netted her lone goal of the game just before the half to halt the Ohio State run and make the score 10-4 at halftime. Counting Helmrath's goal, Cincinnati would score five of the final eight goals of the game.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats have the weekend off before hosting Winthrop on Friday, March 27. The game is set for 4 p.m. at the Sheakley Athletics Center.