Meet Lucille The Bearcat

CINCINNATI - Lucille The Bearcat ambassador from the Cincinnati Zoo made her first in-game appearance today, taking part in the Education Day festivities during a University of Cincinnati women's basketball win over Tulsa inside Fifth Third Arena.

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Meet Lucille The BearcatMeet Lucille The Bearcat
CINCINNATI - Lucille The Bearcat ambassador from the Cincinnati Zoo made her first in-game appearance today, taking part in the Education Day festivities during a University of Cincinnati women's basketball win over Tulsa inside Fifth Third Arena.

The five-month-old bearcat has been preparing for her role as an ambassador for her species, both at the Zoo and at UC, for the last four months.

She will begin appearing at select Bearcats men's and women's basketball games for the rest of the 2019-20 season and work towards appearances at baseball and eventually football games.

Learn more about Lucille and her journey to gameday HERE!