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CINCINNATI -- The University of Cincinnati lacrosse team collected its third-straight victory on Sunday afternoon at Gettler Stadium, downing Central Michigan, 14-15. Sarah Del Bene and Elaina Enich each found the back of the cage four times to pace the Bearcats, who stand at 4-2 for the season.
// KEY PLAYERS
CINCINNATI
Sarah Del Bene (Timonium, Md./Dulaney) - 4 goals | 4 ground balls
Elaina Enich (New Albany, Ohio/New Albany) - 4 goals | 1 ground ball
Courtney Curtis (Mason, Ohio/Mason) - 2 goals | 2 assists | 1 caused turnover
Megan Bell (Parkton, Md./Hereford) - 1 goals | 2 assists | 5 draw controls | 2 caused turnovers
Skylar DeLemos (Cranbury, N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro) - 3 ground balls | 3 draw controls | 4 caused turnovers
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Ann Schoonover - 2 goals | 2 draw controls
Auguste Jepsen - 1 goal | 2 draw controls
Katherine Sharp - 4 ground balls | 2 caused turnovers
// IN THE CAGE
CIN Meg Gulmi (Syosset, N.Y./Syosset) - 3 saves | 4 goals allowed | 49:21 | Win (4-2)
CIN Alex MacAffer (Slingerlands, N.Y./Albany Academy for Girls) - 1 goal allowed | 9:16
CIN Giuliana Durso (Mendham, N.J./West Morris Mendham) - 1:23
CMU Dominique Hamman - 12 saves | 14 goals allowed | Loss (1-2)
// KEY GOALS
28:54 1st - CMU Kaitlin Kimble (free position)
The Chippewas took advantage of UC going offsides after winning the opening draw and got the first goal of the game on a free position by Kimble.
24:47 1st - CIN Sarah Del Bene (free position)
Del Bene scored her first of four on the afternoon to tie the game at 1-1 and open an 8-1 Bearcats scoring run.
9:57 1st - CIN Sarah Del Bene (free position)
Del Bene again scored from a free position to cap the 8-1 run.
29:07 2nd - CMU Auguste Jepsen (Riley Huda)
The Chippewas showed signs of life late in the first half and early in the second. CMU got the final two goals of the first half before Jepsen opened the scoring in the second half to cut the UC lead to 8-5.
27:57 2nd - CIN Sarah Del Bene
Del Bene again provided a key goal for Cincinnati, halting the CMU momentum and extending Cincinnati's lead to 9-5. It followed with over 20 minutes of scoreless lacrosse, but did open a 6-0 Cincinnati run to close out the game.
// GAME NOTES
- It was the first meeting between Cincinnati and Central Michigan, with the Chippewas becoming the 40th different opponent in UC history.
- Del Bene's four goals were a career high.
- Enich also had a career-best four goals.
- Bell had 15 draw controls over the past two games against Detroit and Central Michigan.
- Durso made her collegiate debut in the cage.
- UC dominated possession, out-shooting the Chippewas, 33-11, and winning 41 of 21 draw controls.
- It marks UC's longest winning streak since a program-record five consecutive wins in 2014.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats return to the road for a pair of games next weekend. UC visits the only other Division I women's lacrosse program in Ohio on Friday, March 11, when it travels to No. 18/17 Ohio State. Cincinnati then travels to Niagara on Sunday, March 13.