Lacrosse Falls to Cincinnati, 12-9

Saturday, April 1

Cincinnati OH

12:00 PM

Temple University

5-6, 0-2AAC

Cincinnati

9-4, 2-1AAC

Temple

Cincinnati

Lacrosse Falls to Cincinnati, 12-9

4.1.23 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

CINCINNATI – Temple lacrosse (5-6, 0-2 AAC) dropped to Cincinnati (9-4, 2-1 AAC) on the road on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 12-9. The Owls were led by senior Belle Mastropietro, who posted five points on two goals and three assists.

Recapping the Game

Cincinnati entered the game firing on all cylinders, netting four unanswered goals before Maeve Tobin found the back of the net for the Owls, and put the score at 4-1.
The Bearcats opened the second quarter with a goal, but Mackenzie Roth halted the momentum, converting on a free position to put the Owls at two.
Mastropietro followed suit, netting a free position of her own, before dishing out a pass to Julie Schickling to close in on the Bearcat lead.
Cincinnati continued to exert offensive pressure, finding a goal to advance the lead to 6-4, but the Cherry and White battled back, with Roth finishing on a free position to cut the deficit to one.
Amelia Wright tied the game up at six with under two minutes remaining in the half, but Cincinnati snuck one more in with just five seconds to play to enter half with the one goal advantage.
The Bearcats came out strong, going on a three-goal run to start the third quarter, but Mastropietro stepped in with five minutes remaining to finish off a pass from Roth.
The Cherry and White used that momentum, striking first in the fourth quarter, as Mastropietro found Wright for the eighth goal of the day.
Cincinnati answered back with two goals of their own to keep the lead at 12-8.
With five minutes remaining, Mastropietro earned a free position shot, dishing it off to Schickling to cut the Bearcat lead to three.
The Cherry and White saw scoring attempts from Tobin and Camryn Zavacky as time ticked down, but a Cincinnati save and shot off the pipe kept the Bearcats lead alive to finish out the day with the 12-9 win.

Statistically Speaking

Sophomore goalie Taylor Grollman posted her third ten-save game of the season, tying her career-high.
Freshman defender Kat Bielinski saw considerable minutes, causing two turnovers and scooping up three groundballs for a personal best in both statistical categories.

Quotable
"It was a hard fought game today," Head Coach Bonnie Rosen said. "Looking back, our slow start to begin the game coupled with a slow start out of the half really hurt us. I know that if we could have strung together a few more moments, the game would have ended differently. One big bright spot on the day was freshman Kat Beilinski coming in to play for an injured Taylor Moncman. She stepped up big and played a really good defensive game for us."

Up Next
The Owls will return home to host No. 8 Florida on Saturday, Apr. 8. First draw is set for 12 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.