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CINCINNATI LACROSSE CINCINNATI SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS: RICHARD E. LINDNER CENTER u 2751 O VARSITY WAY, SUITE 860 u CINCINNATI, OHIO 45221-0021 u (P) 513.556.

17 PRESBYTERIAN 2 P.M. 12 P.M. Mar. 22 Georgetown* 4 P.M. Mar. 24 at Loyola* (Md.) 12 p.m. MAR. 29 DETROIT 7 P.M. APR. 5 MARQUETTE* 7 P.M. APR. 7 NOTRE DAME* 1 P.M. Apr. 12 at Connecticut* 3 p.m. Apr. 14 at Syracuse* 1 P.

* Denotes BIG EAST Conference game Home games in BOLD CAPS (All times Eastern) 4 vs Iona Saturday, March 9 12 p.m. New Rochelle, N.Y. Mazzella Field CINCINNATI BEARCATS Record:...2-1 Rankings:.

1 CINCINNATI LACROSSE CINCINNATI SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS: RICHARD E. LINDNER CENTER u 2751 O VARSITY WAY, SUITE 860 u CINCINNATI, OHIO u (P) u (F) SCHEDULE/RESULTS (2-1, 0-0) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Feb. 15 at Coastal Carolina W, 13-8 Feb. 24 at Oregon L, 16-5 MAR. 5 NIAGARA W, Mar. 9 at Iona 12 p.m. MAR. 14 LIBERTY MAR. 17 PRESBYTERIAN 2 P.M. 12 P.M. Mar. 22 Georgetown* 4 P.M. Mar. 24 at Loyola* (Md.) 12 p.m. MAR. 29 DETROIT 7 P.M. APR. 5 MARQUETTE* 7 P.M. APR. 7 NOTRE DAME* 1 P.M. Apr. 12 at Connecticut* 3 p.m. Apr. 14 at Syracuse* 1 P.M. Apr. 20 at Louisville* 5 P.M. APR. 26 VILLANOVA* 4 p.m. APR. 28 RUTGERS* 1 P.M. May 2-4 BIG EAST Championships Baltimore, Md. * Denotes BIG EAST Conference game Home games in BOLD CAPS (All times Eastern) 4 vs Iona Saturday, March 9 12 p.m. New Rochelle, N.Y. Mazzella Field CINCINNATI BEARCATS Record: Rankings:... N/A Last Game:...March 5, def. Niagara Head Coach:... Gina Oliver Alma Mater:...Ohio State 05 Career Record: (1 st season) Record at UC:... Same Up Next:...March 14 vs. Liberty INSIDE THE GAME THE MATCHUP The Bearcats (2-1) travel to New Rochelle, N.Y. to face the Iona College Gaels (1-3). Opening draw is set for 12 p.m. ssaturday, March 9, THE BEARCATS-GAELS SERIES The Gaels lead the all time series 1-0; they defeated the Bearcats in Cincinnati on March 17, THE GAEL FORCE: SCOUTING IONA This is head coach Michelle Mason s fifth year with the program. Goalkeeper Maria Ortiz has 43 goals scored against her and has snatched 34 saves. The Gaels return their top goal scorer from last year, Kylie Gregory, who had 42 goals last season and has 12 goals through four matches this season. Nina Veneziale and Mary Kate McCormick lead Iona with 12 and 11 draw controls, respectively. Iona is 1-3 this season. They defeated Sacred Heart 8-6, then lost to Connecticut and Massachusetts. In their most recent contest, they lost in a double overtime match to Quinnipiac. Three out of Iona s first five games are home, followed by three straight on the road. The Gaels have been out-shot while being outscored in four games. CATS REBOUND The Bearcats defeated Niagara University in a thrilling match. Taylor Young scored the game winner with 3.2 seconds left, which was also her third goal of the game. Kylie Ramsland led the Bearcats with four goals. Meg Bell and Young each schored three goals while four other Bearcats tallied one goal each to lift the Bearcats to a 2-1 record. I think coming into this game we had a really rough week and I think you could tell that by how we struggled in the first half and a little bit early on in the second half, said head coach Gina Oliver. After a tough road loss to Oregon and a rough week of practice, the Bearcats were able to dig in and pull themselves out of a hole to get the win. While the win improved the Bearcats record to 2-1, Oliver saw something else in the Bearcats home opening win - the ability to find a way to win. vs. IONA GAELS Record: Rankings:... N/A Last Game:... March 6, lost to Quinnipiac (2OT) Head Coach:... Michelle Mason Alma Mater:...Keene State 05 Career Record: (7 th season) Record at Iona: (5 th season) Up Next:... March 13 at California SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE Richard E. Lindner Center Suite O Varsity Way Cincinnati, OH Phone: Fax: Website: O: Danielle Wright F: Sr. Dir., Communications C: Lacrosse Contact E: danielle.wright@uc.edu GULMI THE GOALIE Freshman Meg Gulmi has started every game in the cage this season for the Bearcats. She has anchored the defense with 27 total saves including six saves against Niagara- one late in the game that resulted in a much-needed defensive stop for the Bearcats. Though she s only a freshman, she is earning her stripes and has become a consistent force on the backend for the Bearcats. NO NEED FOR CAPTAIN KIRK- BEARCATS HAVE CAPTAIN KYLIE Kylie Ramsland scored five goals against Niagara and now leads the team with seven total goals. Kylie did it in the beginning and kind of manhandled them and Taylor (Young) did it at the end. Both of their performances were big for us today, said Oliver after the win over Niagara. STEADY IMPROVEMENT Through three games last year, the Bearcat defense allowed 42 goals. This year, the defense has only allowed 35 through three games. Through the Bearcats first three games last year they allowed an average of 14 goals per game; this season they have cut that average to 11.6 goals allowed per game. A win Saturday would give UC three wins, tying the number of wins from last season.

2 DEFENDING BEARCATNATION The last time the Bearcats won their home opener was March 8, 2009 in an thriller over Villanova. Cincinnati was led by thensophomores Natalie Starvaggi and Laura Simanski who each netted three goals. DUCK HUNTING Kylie Ramsland scored two goals as the Bearcats dropped a 16-5 decision to the Oregon Ducks. Megan Bell, Ashley Helmrath and Marissa Pierson each netted one goal for UC. Freshman goalkeeper Meg Gulmi (Syosset, N.Y./Syosset) faced 38 shots against the Ducks and made 13 saves. CAT TRACKS The last time the Bearcats had four players with 3 or more goals through two games was just last year. Katie Kiriazoglou (4), Meg Bell (3), Kylie Ramsland (7), Marissa Pierson (3), and MacKenzie Parsons (3) all contributed goals in the first two games of the season. This year four Bearcats have contributed 3 or more goals. Freshman Courtney Curtis (5), sophomore Meg Bell (3), redshirt senior Kylie Ramsland (3), and junior Taylor Young (3) all have all scored to lift the Bearcats to a 1-1 start. WELCOME TO UC COACH OLIVER! Head coach Gina Oliver is only Cincinnati s second head coach in the history of the program. Oliver won her very first game as the Bearcats head coach on February 15, defeating Coastal Carolina, With a win over the Purple Eagles, the Bearcats will be off to the best start in program history under a first year head coach. AND THE HONORS ROLL Courtney Curtis proved to be a defensive problem for Coastal Carolina, netting five goals and one assist in UC s season opener. For her efforts, Curtis was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the week of February 16. STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT PAW The last time the Bearcats won their season opener was March 5, 2010 against the University of Detroit. The Bearcats prevailed It was an all-around great team performance by the Bearcats with eight different players one goal or more. The last time the Bearcats won back-to-back games to start the season was the season when they started 3-0 with victories over Presbyterian College, Duquesne and Robert Morris. TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK Along with Courtney Curtis five goal performance, the Bearcats got production from many other key players. Junior Taylor Young (3) and Sophomore Meg Bell (2) each contributed multiple goals, while Katie Kiriazoglou, Kylie Ramsland, and Ashley Helmrath each netted one goal. NEW HOME Cincinnati will make Sheakley Athletics Complex its new home for the 2013 season. The first three games of the season will be played in Nippert Stadium and then the Bearcats will move to Sheakley for the remainder of the season. Sheakley Athletics Complex has two fields, one 100 yards in length and the other 50 yards. The complex not only offers all sports additional practice space, the 100-yard field transforms into an indoor practice facility from November to late February with an air-supported bubble inflated over the field. BEARCAPTAINS The 2013 team captains are Kelsey Conway, Katie Kiriazoglou, Adrianna Piontek, Kylie Ramsland and Katelyn Wettig. TOP CATS The Bearcats return three of the top four scorers from last season in Marissa Pierson (27 goals), Kylie Ramsland (22 goals) and Meg Bell (21 goals). Also returning are Katie Kiriazoglou, who was second on the team in assists last year. FRESH FACES UC welcomes eight freshmen to this year s squad, six of which hail from states other than Ohio: Norweice Anderson (Glen Burnie, Md.), Kyara Byner (Franklin, Tenn.), Courtney Curtis (Mason, Ohio), Sarah Del Bene (Timonium, Md.), Meg Gulmi (Syosset, N.Y.), Holly Lucke (Pasadena, Md.), Kaila Roberts (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Ally Van Sloun (Davidsonville, Md.) QUICK FACTS Location Cincinnati, OH Founded 1819 Enrollment 42,421 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference BIG EAST Nickname Bearcats Colors Red & Black Home Field Sheakley Capacity 1,200 President Dr. Santa Ono Athletics Director Whit Babcock Faculty Representative Dr. David Szymanski HISTORY First Year of Lacrosse 2008 All-time Record NCAA appearances/last NA 2012 TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record 3-13 BIG EAST Record 0-8 Points Leader Laura Simanski (44) Leading Scorer Laura Simanski (38 goals) Leading Assists Rachel Mercier (22 assists) Ground Ball Leader Katelyn Wettig (33 ground balls) 2013 TEAM INFORMATION Starters Returning/Lost 9/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 15/ Captains Kelsey Conway, Katie Kiriazoglou Adrianna Piontek, Kylie Ramsland, Katelyn Wettig COACHING STAFF Head Coach Gina Oliver (Ohio State, 2005) Overall Record (Years) 0-0 (1 st Season) Record at Cincinnati (Years) Same Assistant Coach Lauren Gunning (Connecticut, 2011) Year at Cincinnati 2nd Assistant Coach Shannon Witzel (Towson, 2007) Year at Cincinnati 1st SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS Sr. Associate AD Doug Mosley Sr. Director Ryan Koslen Sr. Director/ Lacrosse Contact Danielle Wright (C), danielle.wright@uc.edu Associate Director Andre Foushee Assistant Directors Katie Botsis, Jeff Geiser, Alex Lange Web Site GoBEARCATS.com Sports Communications Fax (513) Mailing Address Richard E. Lindner Center Suite 860, 2751 O Varsity Way, Cincinnati, OH

HEAD COACH GINA OLIVER Gina Oliver, a former assistant coach at Duquesne University and United States Women s National Team member, was named head lacrosse coach at the University of Cincinnati on

During her time at Duquesne, Oliver coached six IWLCA All-Region players, 21 all-conference honorees, 13 members of the A-10 All-Rookie Team and 12 student-athletes who won academic all-conference

3 HEAD COACH GINA OLIVER Gina Oliver, a former assistant coach at Duquesne University and United States Women s National Team member, was named head lacrosse coach at the University of Cincinnati on June 15, Oliver spent the last five seasons ( ) as the Dukes defensive coordinator, where she produced a 2012 Atlantic-10 Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year. During her time at Duquesne, Oliver coached six IWLCA All-Region players, 21 all-conference honorees, 13 members of the A-10 All-Rookie Team and 12 student-athletes who won academic all-conference accolades. A 2005 graduate of The Ohio State University, Oliver spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons on the Buckeyes staff, working under OSU head coach Sue Stimmel. While in Columbus, Oliver served as co-director of the Ohio State Women s Lacrosse Camp, while also assisting with recruiting, budgeting and scholarship duties, as well as travel and team practice planning. She joined the Duquesne staff in the summer of US Lacrosse announced in January 2013 that Oliver was one of 18 players named to the U.S. Women s National Team that is set to compete in the 2013 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup, July in Oshawa, Ontario. Oliver was on the U.S. team that won gold at the FIL Women s Lacrosse World Cup in June 2009 and was named to the All-World Team, which is awarded to the best 12 players in the world. She was also chosen as one of 24 women in the country to represent the United States in international competition. A standout midfielder at Ohio State ( ), Oliver was a four-year letterwinner for the Buckeyes and earned All-America honors three times. She was named an Intercollegiate Women s Lacrosse Coaches Association/U.S. Lacrosse Second-Team All- American in 2003 and was a third-team selection in Oliver was a First-Team WomensLacrosse.com All-American in 2003 and a third-team honoree in Oliver was a First-Team Warrior/ Inside Lacrosse All-America selection in She was the American Lacrosse Conference Player of the Year in 2003 as Ohio State won the American Lacrosse Conference Championship and the league s rookie of the year in Oliver was also a four-time, First-Team All-ALC selection. The Pottstown, Pa., native is OSU s career leader in ground balls (236) and caused turnovers (201) and is second in draw controls (121). She is third in career points with 166 while ranking second in goals (125) and sixth in assists (41). She earned her bachelor s degree in education from Ohio State in 2005.

4 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 2013 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Cl. Hometown/Last School 2 Katelyn Wettig Defense Sr. Street, Md./North Harford 3 Courtney Curtis Midfield Fr. Mason, Ohio/Mason 5 Katie Kiriazoglou Attack Sr. Abingdon, Md./John Carroll 6 Kylie Ramsland Midfield Rs-Sr. Catonsville, Md./Chapelgate Christian Academy 7 Chanelle Coulon Defense Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Saint Thomas Aquinas 10 Ally Van Sloun Defense Fr. Davidsonville, Md./South River 11 Norweice Anderson Midfield Fr. Glen Burnie, Md./Glen Burnie HS 12 Sarah Del Bene Midfield Fr. Timonium, Md./Dulaney 14 Kaila Roberts Midfield Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Mariemont 16 Torrie Zarella Attack So. Great Falls, Va./Langley 18 Holly Lucke Midfield Fr. Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake 19 Jillian Magnotta Defense So. Timonium, Md./Dulaney 20 Megan Knoop Defense Jr. Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington 21 Megan Bell Midfield So. Baltimore, Md./Hereford 23 Ashley Helmrath Midfield So. Ellicott City, Md./Maryvale Preparatory 24/45 Meg Gulmi Goalie Fr. Syosset, N.Y./ Syosset 27 Kelsey Conway Midfield Jr. Laurel, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel 28 Adrianna Piontek Defense Sr. Mason, Ohio/Mason 30 Marissa Pierson Attack Sr. Sykesville, Md./Century 32 Maddie Fink Attack Sr. Alpharetta, Ga./Chattahoochee 34 Kyara Byner Defense Fr. Franklin, Tenn./Ensworth 36 Taylor Young Midfield Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore 52 Jennifer Walsh Goalie Jr. East Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville Head Coach: Gina Oliver, 1 st Year (Ohio State, 2005) Assistant Coaches: Lauren Gunning 2 nd Year (Connecticut 2011), Shannon Witzel 1 st Year (Towson, 2007) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Mackenzie Parsons Managers: Tyler Cochran NORWEICE Anderson Chanelle COULON Meg GULMI Katie KIRIAZOGLOU Megan KNOOP Adrianna PIONTEK Katelyn WETTIG NOR-weece (rhymes with peace) koo-lon gull-me keer-ah-zog-lou NOOP pee-on-teck WET-ig

5 2013 SEASON STATS OVERALL: 2-1 BIG EAST: 0-0 HOME: 1-0 AWAY: 1-1 NEUT: 0-0 RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Feb 15 at Coastal Carolina W Feb 24 at Oregon L Mar 05 NIAGARA W TEAM STATISTICS CIN OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game Assists 8 12 Free position Made-Att Free position pct MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES Goals-Opportunities Conversion Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals Man-up 1 2 Man-down 0 1 Free-position 8 5 Unassisted Overtime 0 0 Goals scored average GROUND BALLS DRAW CONTROLS TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct CLEARS Clear Pct PENALTIES Number 4 0 Minutes 7:00 0:00 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 1/137 2/352 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Gw Up Dn GB DC Dsv Faceoff 6 RAMSLAND, Kylie YOUNG, Taylor BELL, Megan CURTIS, Courtney HELMRATH, Ashley KIRIAZOGLOU, Kati PIERSON, Marissa PIONTEK, Adrianna FINK, Maddie KNOOP, Megan CONWAY, Kelsey GULMI, Meg MAGNOTTA, Jillian DEL BENE, Sarah VAN SLOUN, Ally WETTIG, Katelyn ROBERTS, Kaila Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T 24 GULMI, Meg 3 180: Total 3 180: Opponents 3 180: Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total Cincinnati Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total Cincinnati Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total Cincinnati Opponents Shots on Goal 1st 2nd Total Cincinnati Opponents

6 FINAL 2012 SEASON STATS OVERALL: 3-13 BIG EAST: 0-8 HOME: 0-5 AWAY: 2-7 NEUT: 1-1 ## Name GP GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% FPG FPS GB DC T/O CT Fouls 8 Simanski, Laura Pierson, Marissa Ramsland, Kylie Bell, Megan Mercier, Rachel Kiriazoglou, Katie Parsons, MacKenzie Mattingly, Ali Doran, Jenn Conway, Kelsey Hilmer, Kelly Knoop, Megan Helmrath, Ashley Young, Taylor Hague, Maggie Heineke, Jaymee Fisher, Leigh Jarvis, Katelyn Walsh, Jennifer Fink, Maddie Piontek, Adrianna Magnotta, Jillian Branscome, Gwen Zarella, Torrie Hebert, Cathy Sinmaz, Gabby Coulon, Chanelle Wettig, Katelyn Total Opponents ## Name GP GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Pct W L T 52 Walsh, Jennifer : Hague, Maggie 1 0 6: Total : Opponents : GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Cincinnati Opponents SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Cincinnati Opponents SHOTS ON GOAL BY PRD 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Cincinnati Opponents ATTENDANCE SUMMARY CIN OPP Total Dates/Avg Per Date 5/199 9/341 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/364 SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Cincinnati Opponents

CINCINNATI. vs. vs Niagara Tuesday, March 5 3 p.m. Cincinnati, Ohio Nippert Stadium INSIDE THE GAME

CINCINNATI. vs. vs Niagara Tuesday, March 5 3 p.m. Cincinnati, Ohio Nippert Stadium INSIDE THE GAME CINCINNATI LACROSSE CINCINNATI SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS: RICHARD E. LINDNER CENTER u 2751 O VARSITY WAY, SUITE 860 u CINCINNATI, OHIO 45221-0021 u (P) 513.556.5181 u (F) 513.556.0619 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (1-0,