The BasicsFinal Score: Cincinnati 13, Detroit 5
Records: Detroit 0-3, Cincinnati 3-2
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio (Sheakley Athletics Center)
CINCINNATI (3/4/2016) -- Freshman
Morgan Girardi continued her hot start Friday, netting her second-straight hat trick with three goals, but the University of Detroit Mercy women's lacrosse team fell at Cincinnati by a 13-5 margin.
Girardi, who entered the game tied for the team-lead with six goals, scored three more on Friday, upping her team-leading total to nine through three games.
Kylie Birney and
Lexie Kinmond added goals for the Titans.
Freshman goalkeeper
Allison McDonough recorded her second-straight game of 10-plus saves, making nine stops in the first half and finishing with 11 overall for the game. Freshman
Kaitlyn Wandelt led Detroit with three draw controls, while Wandelt and sophomore
Lauren Webley each had two caused turnovers. Senior
Ally Shrader had three ground balls for UDM, while McDonough finished with four ground balls.
The Bearcats scored the first three goals of the game before the Titans got on the scoreboard with a marker from Girardi. She took a feed from Kinmond and found the back of the net to cut the Cincinnati lead to 3-1. Girardi added another in the first half and Kinmond scored one of her own just before the halftime break.
Detroit trailed 7-3 at halftime, but came out firing in the second half. Birney scored 2:30 into the second half, tallying her fourth goal of the season. Detroit won the ensuing draw control as Kinmond scooped it up. After two Cincinnati saves, Girardi completed the hat trick to pull the Titans to within two goals, 7-5, and forcing the Bearcats into a timeout.
Cincinnati's Megan Bell won the next three draw controls as Cincinnati scored three-straight goals to take a 10-5 lead. Bell was a force on draw controls all day, collecting 10 of the Bearcats' 15 draw controls. Detroit had chances on net, but couldn't capitalize on the scoring opportunities, as Cincinnati's Meg Gulmi made four saves in the second half.
Cincinnati had the shot advantage in the game, 28-15. Detroit was very effective in clears, going 8-for-8 in the first half and 14-of-16 for the game.
Detroit finished with six draw controls in the contest. Both teams had 16 turnovers. Cincinnati took 11 free-position shots, compared with four for the Titans.
Up NextDetroit has a quick turn-around, playing at home on Sunday against Marquette. The game is set for a 1 p.m. start from Titan Field at UDM's campus.
