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STORRS, Conn. -- The University of Cincinnati lacrosse team got a hat trick from Courtney Curtis and 11 saves from Meg Gulmi, but fell in the BIG EAST Conference opener on Saturday afternoon at UConn, 17-6. The loss drops the Bearcats to 4-7 on the season, while UConn improved to 8-2 and 2-0 in the league.
// KEY PLAYERS
CINCINNATI (4-7, 0-1 BIG EAST)
Courtney Curtis (Mason, Ohio/Mason) - 3 goals
Megan Bell (Parkton, Md./Hereford) - 1 assist | 4 draw controls
Katie Stegmann (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy) - 3 draw controls | 3 caused turnovers
Kyara Byner (Franklin, Tenn./Ensworth) - 3 ground balls | 2 caused turnovers
UCONN (8-2, 2-0 BIG EAST)
Katherine Finkelston - 6 goals | 1 ground ball
Alyson Fazio - 3 goals | 1 ground ball | 1 draw control
Grace Nolan - 3 goals | 2 assists | 1 draw control
Jacqueline Jordan - 3 goals | 1 assist | 2 draw controls | 3 caused turnovers
// IN THE CAGE
CIN Meg Gulmi (Syosset, N.Y./Syosset) - 11 saves | 17 goals allowed | Loss
UCONN Shannon Nee - 12 saves | 6 goals allowed | Win
// KEY GOALS
15:19 1st - UCONN Alyson Fazio
Not quite 15 minutes in, the trio of Finkelston, Nolan and Fazio had spotted the hosts to a 6-0 lead, including a pair of man-up goals. Fazio scored a pair of free position goals in the opening six-goal run.
13:24 1st - CIN Courtney Curtis
Curtis scored the first of her three goals to finally get the Bearcats on the board with 13:24 to play in the first half.
19:40 2nd - UCONN Katherine Finkelston
Finkelston capped her six goal day by scoring three Husky goals during the opening 10:20 of the second half, putting UConn up, 15-4. Two goals were unassisted, including this one at 19:40, while the middle goal just two minutes earlier came from the free position.
0:30 2nd - CIN Courtney Curtis
Curtis picked up her third hat trick of the season by scoring the final goal of the contest and providing the final margin of 17-6.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats return to the Sheakley Athletics Center on Saturday, April 9, when Villanova visits for a 1 p.m. contest. It is the team's annual pink game, hosted in partnership with Susan G. Komen. Admission to all Cincinnati lacrosse home games is free as part of the Experience UC program.