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, 0-0) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Feb. 15 at Coastal Carolina W, 13-8 Feb. 24 at Oregon L, 16-5 MAR. 5 NIAGARA 3 P.M. 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) 3 vs Niagara Tuesday, March 5 3 p.m. Cincinnati, Ohio Nippert Stadium CINCINNATI BEARCATS Record:...1-1 Rankings:... N/A Last Game:...February 24, 2013...lost to Oregon 16-5 Head Coach:... Gina Oliver Alma Mater:...Ohio State 05 Career Record:... 1-1 (1 st season) Record at UC:... Same Up Next:...March 14 vs. Liberty INSIDE THE GAME THE MATCHUP Cincinnati opens the home portion of its schedule Tuesday when it plays host to the Niagara Purple Eagles. The opening draw is set for 3 p.m. LAST TIME OUT 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. THE BEARCATS-PURPLE EAGLES SERIES This is the first ever meeting between the Bearcats and Niagara University. THERE S NO PLACE LIKE HOME In their home opener, the Bearcats play host to Niagara University after returning from a trip to Eugene, Oregon. The Bearcats look to bounce back from a 16-5 loss to the University of Oregon, while the Purple Eagles of Niagara are still seeking their first win of the season. vs. NIAGARA PURPLE EAGLES Record:... 0-4 Rankings:... N/A Last Game:... March 2, 2013... lost to Robert Morris 18-7 Head Coach:... Wendy Stone Alma Mater:... Williams College 05 Career Record:... 0-4 (1 st season) Record at Oregon:...Same Up Next:... March 7 at Detroit Mercy SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE Richard E. Lindner Center Suite 860 2751 O Varsity Way Cincinnati, OH 45221-0021 Phone: 513.556.5181 Fax: 513.556.0619 Website: www.gobearcats.com Twitter: @GoBEARCATS O: 513.556.5181 Danielle Wright F: 513.556.0619 Sr. Dir., Communications C: 330.554.6998 Lacrosse Contact E: danielle.wright@uc.edu FLIGHT OF THE EAGLES: SCOUTING NIAGARA -The Niagara Purple Eagles are a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) -Niagara dropped its home opener to Robert Morris, 18-7, on Saturday at Niagara Field. The Purple Eagles battled back from a 5-1 deficit early in the second half to cut the Colonial s lead to two, but RMU would outscore the Purps 10-1 over 13 minutes to take a commanding 17-6 lead. -Niagara sits at 0-4 thus far with losses to Temple, St. Joseph s (Pa.), Albany (N.Y.) and Robert Morris -The Purple Eagles are led by leading goal scorers senior Fran Pollastro (4) and sophomore Brittany Delano (3). On the back end, they are anchored by junior goaltender Paige Sasser. -Niagara begins the season with six of their first seven games on the road. -The Eagles are returning 14 of their players from last year; they also welcome 12 newcomers -Head coach Wendy Stone is in her first year with the program. CAPTAIN KYLIE Senior captain Kylie Ramsland led the Bearcats in their match against the Oregon Ducks with two goals scored and a game-high six draw controls; she also forced two Oregon turnovers. Senior teammate Marissa Pierson also netted her 56th career goal and her first of the season. DEFENDING BEARCATNATION The last time the Bearcats won their home opener was March 8, 2009 in an 11-10 thriller over Villanova. Cincinnati was led by thensophomores Natalie Starvaggi and Laura Simanski who each netted three goals.
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, 13-8. 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 10-6. 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 2008-2009 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.). 2013 QUICK FACTS Location Cincinnati, OH 45221 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 19-62 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 15/8 2012 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 330.554.6998 (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) 556-0619 Mailing Address Richard E. Lindner Center Suite 860, 2751 O Varsity Way, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0021
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, 2012. Oliver spent the last five seasons (2008-2012) 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 2007. 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 11-20 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 (2002-2005), 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 2004. Oliver was a First-Team WomensLacrosse.com All-American in 2003 and a third-team honoree in 2005. Oliver was a First-Team Warrior/ Inside Lacrosse All-America selection in 2003. 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 2002. 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.
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
2013 SEASON STATS OVERALL: 1-1 BIG EAST: 0-0 HOME: 0-0 AWAY: 1-1 NEUT: 0-0 RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 Date Opponent Score Att. Feb 15 at Coastal Carolina W 13-8 344 Feb 24 at Oregon L 5-16 360 TEAM STATISTICS CIN OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 18-28 24-59 Goals scored per game 9.00 12.00 Shot pct..643.407 Shots on goal-attempts 26-28 45-59 SOG pct..929.763 Shots/Game 14.0 29.5 Assists 5 10 Free position Made-Att 5-5 3-9 Free position pct. 1.000.333 MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES Goals-Opportunities 1-0 2-0 Conversion Percent.000.000 GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals 18 24 Man-up 1 2 Man-down 0 1 Free-position 5 3 Unassisted 13 14 Overtime 0 0 Goals scored average 9.00 12.00 GROUND BALLS 34 35 DRAW CONTROLS 23 23 TURNOVERS 42 28 CAUSED TURNOVERS 16 23 FACEOFFS (W-L) 0-0 0-0 Faceoff W-L Pct..000.000 CLEARS 12-16 13-15 Clear Pct..750.867 PENALTIES Number 0 0 Minutes 0:00 0:00 ATTENDANCE Total 0 704 Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 2/352 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Gw Up Dn GB DC Dsv Faceoff 3 CURTIS, Courtney 2 5 1 6 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0-0 21 BELL, Megan 2 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 4 6 0 0-0 6 RAMSLAND, Kylie 2 3 0 3 7 1 0 0 2 10 0 0-0 36 YOUNG, Taylor 2 3 1 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0-0 23 HELMRATH, Ashley 2 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 5 KIRIAZOGLOU, Kati 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 30 PIERSON, Marissa 2 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 0-0 28 PIONTEK, Adrianna 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 FINK, Maddie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0-0 27 CONWAY, Kelsey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0-0 24 GULMI, Meg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 19 MAGNOTTA, Jillian 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0-0 12 DEL BENE, Sarah 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0-0 10 VAN SLOUN, Ally 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 2 WETTIG, Katelyn 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 20 KNOOP, Megan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 Total 2 18 5 23 28 1 1 0 34 23 0 0-0 Opponents 2 24 10 34 59 1 2 1 35 23 0 0-0 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T 24 GULMI, Meg 2 120:00 24 12.00 21.467 0-1-0 Total 2 120:00 24 12.00 21.467 0-1-0 Opponents 2 120:00 18 9.00 8.308 1-0-0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total Cincinnati 10 8 18 Opponents 12 12 24 Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total Cincinnati 12 9 21 Opponents 4 4 8 Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total Cincinnati 14 14 28 Opponents 27 32 59 Shots on Goal 1st 2nd Total Cincinnati 14 12 26 Opponents 24 21 45
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 16 16 38 6 44 77.494 57.740 10 19 21 11 27 9 27 30 Pierson, Marissa 16 8 27 1 28 47.574 44.936 3 10 12 1 11 3 9 6 Ramsland, Kylie 12 12 22 1 23 50.440 36.720 10 18 19 35 23 9 35 21 Bell, Megan 16 14 21 3 24 40.525 33.825 3 5 16 65 23 1 24 26 Mercier, Rachel 16 15 16 22 38 37.432 28.757 5 8 18 44 38 5 50 5 Kiriazoglou, Katie 8 4 14 13 27 29.483 24.828 1 5 4 1 14 1 5 3 Parsons, MacKenzie 16 16 11 8 19 41.268 27.659 4 11 24 32 34 15 98 14 Mattingly, Ali 16 2 5 0 5 11.455 9.818 2 5 4 12 8 2 9 10 Doran, Jenn 14 4 2 0 2 9.222 9 1.000 1 2 2 1 7 0 0 27 Conway, Kelsey 16 11 2 3 5 10.200 8.800 0 3 20 5 19 7 18 11 Hilmer, Kelly 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 Knoop, Megan 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Helmrath, Ashley 8 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 3 1 1 1 4 36 Young, Taylor 9 2 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 7 2 0 4 5 12 Hague, Maggie 2 1 0 0 0 2.000 2 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 Heineke, Jaymee 3 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 Fisher, Leigh 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 Jarvis, Katelyn 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 Walsh, Jennifer 16 16 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 29 0 15 2 0 32 Fink, Maddie 16 9 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 9 4 6 2 24 28 Piontek, Adrianna 15 7 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 10 8 10 4 14 19 Magnotta, Jillian 15 8 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 7 2 4 7 13 18 Branscome, Gwen 16 14 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 3 0 4 6 41 16 Zarella, Torrie 7 0 0 1 1 1.000 0.000 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 13 Hebert, Cathy 14 7 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 9 1 0 5 10 9 Sinmaz, Gabby 14 7 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 4 0 0 3 15 7 Coulon, Chanelle 5 3 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 Wettig, Katelyn 16 15 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0 0 33 7 14 16 34 Total... 16 -- 158 58 216 354.446 277.782 39 87 255 232 262 103 466 Opponents... 16 -- 269 103 372 492.547 398.809 67 127 329 221 225 133 395 ## Name GP GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Pct W L T 52 Walsh, Jennifer 16 16 953:53 265 16.67 129.327 3 13 0 12 Hague, Maggie 1 0 6:07 4 39.24 0.000 0 0 0 Total... 16 -- 960:00 269 16.81 129.324 3 13 0 Opponents... 16 -- 960:00 158 9.88 119.430 13 3 0 GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Cincinnati 75 83 0 0 0 158 Opponents 149 120 0 0 0 269 SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Cincinnati 180 174 0 0 0 354 Opponents 266 226 0 0 0 492 SHOTS ON GOAL BY PRD 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Cincinnati 144 133 0 0 0 277 Opponents 215 183 0 0 0 398 ATTENDANCE SUMMARY CIN OPP Total 993 3066 Dates/Avg Per Date 5/199 9/341 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/364 SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total Cincinnati 66 63 0 0 0 129 Opponents 69 50 0 0 0 119