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CINCINNATI -- The University of Cincinnati lacrosse team had seven different goal scorers as it won its second consecutive game, 13-5, on Friday afternoon at Gettler Stadium. Courtney Curtis led the way with a hat trick and classmate Megan Bell recorded 10 draw controls as the Bearcats moved to 3-2 on the year.
// KEY PLAYERS
CINCINNATI
Courtney Curtis (Mason, Ohio/Mason) - 3 goals | 1 ground ball | 1 caused turnover
Megan Bell (Parkton, Md./Hereford) - 1 goals | 3 assists | 1 ground ball | 10 draw controls
Brooke Kovinsky (Monkton, Md./Hereford) - 2 goals | 1 ground ball | 1 caused turnover
Katie Stegmann (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy) - 2 goals | 1 draw control | 1 caused turnover
Amanda Donovan (Ellicott City, Md./Mount de Sales) - 2 goals | 2 ground balls
Elaina Enich (New Albany, Ohio/New Albany) - 2 goals | 2 ground balls | 1 draw control
DETROIT
Morgan Girardi - 3 goals
Kylie Birney - 1 goal | 1 draw control
Lexie Kinmond - 1 goal | 1 assist | 1 draw control
// IN THE CAGE
CIN Meg Gulmi (Syosset, N.Y./Syosset) - 7 saves | 5 goals allowed | 1 ground ball
CIN Alex MacAffer (Slingerlands, N.Y./Albany Academy for Girls) - 1 save
DET Allison McDonough - 11 saves | 13 goals allowed
// KEY GOALS
21:56 1st - CIN Courtney Curtis
Curtis scored her second straight goal to give the Bearcats a 3-0. She was preceded by Sarah Del Bene (Timonium, Md./Dulaney) to open the scoring. Curtis followed with a free position shot just 55 seconds later before scoring her second just past eight minutes into the game.
6:07 1st - CIN Katie Stegmann (free position)
Stegmann scored from a free position late in the first half to give the Bearcats a 7-2 lead.
24:05 2nd - DET Morgan Girardi
Girardi scored her second goal of the game to cap a three goal run by the Titans. The spurt, which spanned halftime, cut the Cincinnati lead to 7-5. Unfortunately for the visitors, it would be their final score of the afternoon.
23:32 2nd - CIN Elaina Enich
Enich fought her way through the restricted area to score her second goal of the season and open a 6-0 Cincinnati run to close out the game. Kovinksy, Curtis, Bell, Donovan and another score from Enich put the game away.
// GAME NOTES
- Cincinnati avenged a 17-8 loss to the Titans a season ago and is a perfect 3-0 against Detroit in the Queen City.
- Bell's 10 draw controls are the third-most in a game in school history. The senior owns the top-two marks with a school-record 13 at Stetson in 2014 and 11 against Louisville in 2012. She is the UC career leader in draws with 184.
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati plays the final contest of a three-game homestand on Sunday, March 6, when Central Michigan visits Gettler Stadium at 1 p.m. Fans are invited to Experience UC lacrosse all season long with complimentary admission. It is a Signature Sunday, with players available for autographs on the concourse following the game.
Fans attending Sunday's game at Gettler Stadium should be aware of a men's basketball contest in Fifth Third Arena which tips at Noon and is expected to be sold out. Due to the men's basketball game, regular cash parking for lacrosse ($5) in Calhoun Garage, adjacent to Gettler Stadium, will not be available until 12:15 p.m. Fans arriving prior to 12:15 p.m. are able to park in the Woodside or Campus Green garages, but unfortunately the University is only able to offer the men's basketball rate ($10) in these garages.