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CINCINNATI -- The University of Cincinnati lacrosse team capped its nonconference schedule on Tuesday afternoon at Gettler Stadium, falling to No. 5 Louisville, 11-7. The Bearcats forced 15 Cardinal turnovers and got eight saves in the cage to stay in the contest. The loss drops the Bearcats to 4-6 on the year, while the Cardinals move to 10-1.
// KEY PLAYERS
CINCINNATI (4-6)
Kyara Byner (Franklin, Tenn./Ensworth) - 2 ground balls | 3 caused turnovers
Lauren Hudson (Baltimore, Md./Maryvale Prep) - 3 ground balls | 2 caused turnovers
Katie Stegmann (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy) - 3 goals | 1 ground ball | 1 draw control
Megan Bell (Parkton, Md./Hereford) - 1 goal | 2 assists | 1 ground ball | 1 draw control
No. 5 LOUISVILLE (10-1)
Hannah Koloski - 5 goals | 1 draw control
Kaylin Morissette - 3 goals | 10 draw controls
Kelli Gerding - 1 goal | 2 assists
Cortnee Daley - 1 goal | 4 ground balls | 3 caused turnovers
// IN THE CAGE
CIN Meg Gulmi (Syosset, N.Y./Syosset) - 7 saves | 10 goals allowed | Loss
CIN Giuliana Durso (Mendham, N.J./West Morris Mendham) - 1 save | 1 goal allowed
LOU Brittany Read - 3 saves | 7 goals allowed | Win
// KEY GOALS
22:23 1st - CIN Katie Stegmann
Morrissette spotted the Cardinals to a 1-0 lead, but Stegmann evened things up not quite four minutes later. Louisville outscored Cincinnati, 3-1, over the opening 20 minutes.
7:05 1st - LOU Hannah Koloski (free position)
Koloski broke the game open, scoring four straight goals as part of a five-goal run which put the visitors ahead 6-1. Four of the goals over the 13-minute, five-goal run came from the free position.
0:00 1st - CIN Courtney Curtis (Megan Bell)
Bell found Curtis (Mason, Ohio/Mason) on a give-and-go right before time expired in the first half to cut the Louisville lead to 7-3.
11:48 2nd - CIN Amanda Donovan (Megan Bell)
Donovan scored on another assist by Bell to cut the Louisville lead to 9-6 with just under 12 minutes to play. The three-goal margin was the closest the Bearcats would get, however.
5:37 2nd - LOU Heidi Smith (free position)
The Cardinals scored their sixth and final free position goal of the afternoon to put the game on ice. Smith boosted the lead to 11-6 with just over five minutes to play. Stegmann recorded a final goal for the Bearcats to provide the final margin of 11-7.
// GAME NOTES
- The Bearcats won the turnover battle, forcing 15 UofL turnovers while committing just 11. Byner led the way with three, while Curtis and Liz Burgee (Churchville, Md./C. Milton Wright) joined Hudson with two caused turnovers each.
- Over the final 37 minutes of the game, Cincinnati outscored Louisville, 6-5.
- Stegmann recorded her first career hat trick.
- Bell has recorded multiple points in all but one game this season.
- Byner is averaging 2.40 caused turnovers per game. She has caused multiple caused turnovers in six of 10 games this year.
- Donovan has recorded multiple points in six of 10 games during her rookie campaign.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats take a 10-day break before opening BIG EAST Conference play on Saturday, April 2, at UConn. Opening draw in Storrs, Connecticut, is set for Noon.