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CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati lacrosse team dominated from start to finish in its home opener, beating Gardner Webb 21-6 on Friday night at Gettler Stadium. Freshman Monica Borzillo (Devon, Pa./Conestoga) set two school records, dishing out six assists and accumulating nine total points.
A total of five players recorded hat tricks for the Bearcats on the night, led by sophomore Katie Stegmann (Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy) who had four goals. Borzillo, junior Mackenzie Schoen (Roswell Ga./Roswell), sophomore Amanda Donovan (Ellicott City, Md./Mount de Sales Academy) and freshman McKenna Rushford (Buffalo, N.Y./Amherst Central) also finished with three goals in the rout.
UC scored 16 times in the first half alone after reaching that mark just once in its previous six games. The 21 total goals is second-most in school history, falling to the 22 goals it scored against Presbyterian exactly four years ago on March 17, 2013.
// NOTABLES
- With the victory, Cincinnati improves to 3-4 while Gardner-Webb falls to 0-8.
- It was the first-ever meeting between the Bearcats and the Runnin' Bulldogs.
- Borzillo's records come just a week after the freshman tied the pervious program marks with five assists and eight points against Detroit.
- Bozillo has scored at least two goals in every game of her collegiate career.
- Prior to the game, Borzillo ranked ninth in the NCAA with 2.30 assists per game and 10th with 5.00 points per game, numbers that will increase after Friday's six-assist, nine-point performance.
- Stegmann's four goals were a career high for the sophomore while Shoen and Rushford each recorded their first-career hat tricks.
- After recording her first-career assist in the last game vs. Central Michigan, sophomore Julia Byrne (McLean, Va./Langley) dished out two helpers vs. the Runnin' Bulldogs to go with one goal.
- The 30 points for the Bearcats tie for second all-time in the program record book. UC scored 30 points against Presbyterian in 2013.
// KEY PLAYERS
Cincinnati
Monica Borzillo | 3 goals | 6 assists (school record) | 9 points (school record) | 2 ground balls | 2
caused turnovers
Katie Stegmann | 4 goals | 2 draw controls | 1 ground ball
Schuyler Nissen | 4 ground balls | 5 draw controls | 1 caused turnover
Gardner-Webb
Amanda Steinmuller | 2 goals | 4 draw controls | 1 ground ball
Maddie Stephens | 2 goals | 1 ground ball
// IN THE CAGE
CIN | Alex MacAffer | 5 goals against | 6 saves | 46:05 minutes
CIN | Madison Foery | 1 goal against | 1 save | 13:55 minutes
GWU | Melan White | 16 goals against | 4 saves | 30:00 minutes
GWU | Katie Sylvester | 5 goals against | 2 saves | 24:15 minutes
GWU | Carrie Studdard | 0 goals against | 0 saves | 5:45
// KEY GOALS
26:55 1st | CIN | McKenna Rushford
Freshmen Borzillo and Rushford teamed up for the game's first goal when Rushford cut past a defender, caught a Borzillo pass from behind the cage and sent a low, bouncing shot into the net.
15:21 1st | CIN | Amanda Donovan
The Bearcats offense worked the ball around the cage before Borzillo found an attacking Donovan for her 10th goal of the year and an 8-2 lead.
27:09 2nd | CIN | McKenna Rushford
Rushford completed her hat trick less than three minutes into the second half with an unassisted goal for a 17-3 UC advantage.
7:49 2nd | CIN | Jayde Sains
Borzillo made history on her final assist of the game with 7:49 remaining when the freshman found sophomore Jayde Sains (East Islip, N.Y./LIU-Brooklyn) who scored her second goal of the year. The assist was her sixth of the night and good for her ninth total point, both school records.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats are back in action at Gettler Stadium on Sunday, March 19, when they open BIG EAST Conference action vs. Marquette at Noon.
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