TicketsNORFOLK, Va. -- Cincinnati senior attacker Kylie Nause recorded her school-record 13th hat trick of the year, while Grace Wehland (five goals) and Ava Goeller (four) also joined the club in a 17-11 win at Old Dominion on Saturday.
Nause in the process passed Monica Borzillo (2019) for the top spot, who now serves as an ODU assistant coach. Nause is four goals away from tying Borzillo in the single-season goal ranks as well.
Tied at the half, UC rallied from an ODU goal at 14:28 to score seven-straight times for a commanding 14-8 advantage with 14 minutes left. The contest also matched the team's season-high scoring output, previously on March 4 and 6 at Kent State and Akron.
"I'm proud of our team and how we responded in the second half," head coach Gina Thomas said. "ODU came out tough and we were back on our heels a bit. Our toughness and discipline in the third showed we were locked in."
Wehland's five goals gave her 18 on the year, with her other four multi-goal games of the season coming after no goals her first two years. This was also her first hat trick. Goeller's four goals marked her ninth hat trick, which also ranks sixth at the school. Her 41 goals equal her 2021 total, when she was the Big South Freshman of the Year at Radford.
UC's first two goals came by way of free-position shots, and the Bearcats also led 6-4 in the second quarter after Kylie Gioia fed Wehland for a score. The Bearcats had 12 shots in the first and 13 in the third despite only four in the second. Peyton Mottice scored two goals for the first time this season, while Anna Platou also notched a pair. Elizabeth Murphy rounded out the scoring column.
Gianna Pope (five saves) played the final 36 minutes, her most of the season, to earn the win.
The Bearcats are back in town Saturday for their home finale, a 12 p.m. tilt against East Carolina. Seniors Nause and Platou will be honored pregame, and there will be a free K-8 clinic postgame.
Nause in the process passed Monica Borzillo (2019) for the top spot, who now serves as an ODU assistant coach. Nause is four goals away from tying Borzillo in the single-season goal ranks as well.
Tied at the half, UC rallied from an ODU goal at 14:28 to score seven-straight times for a commanding 14-8 advantage with 14 minutes left. The contest also matched the team's season-high scoring output, previously on March 4 and 6 at Kent State and Akron.
"I'm proud of our team and how we responded in the second half," head coach Gina Thomas said. "ODU came out tough and we were back on our heels a bit. Our toughness and discipline in the third showed we were locked in."
Wehland's five goals gave her 18 on the year, with her other four multi-goal games of the season coming after no goals her first two years. This was also her first hat trick. Goeller's four goals marked her ninth hat trick, which also ranks sixth at the school. Her 41 goals equal her 2021 total, when she was the Big South Freshman of the Year at Radford.
UC's first two goals came by way of free-position shots, and the Bearcats also led 6-4 in the second quarter after Kylie Gioia fed Wehland for a score. The Bearcats had 12 shots in the first and 13 in the third despite only four in the second. Peyton Mottice scored two goals for the first time this season, while Anna Platou also notched a pair. Elizabeth Murphy rounded out the scoring column.
Gianna Pope (five saves) played the final 36 minutes, her most of the season, to earn the win.
The Bearcats are back in town Saturday for their home finale, a 12 p.m. tilt against East Carolina. Seniors Nause and Platou will be honored pregame, and there will be a free K-8 clinic postgame.