CINCINNATI, OH – The Winthrop lacrosse dominated Cincinnati Friday afternoon, downing the Bearcats 17-5, to close the team's non-conference schedule for the season.

The Eagles (8-2) were led by junior Abigail Blevins who finished with four goals on five shots and also had three ground balls.  Senior Jenna Kasmarik and junior Shannon Gallagher each netted three goals while Gallagher also added two assists.  Juniors Logan McCarthy and Danielle Ellis along with freshman Katie Clark each scored two goals.  Ellis also helped on two more Eagle tallies.

Freshman Alaina Girani picked up the victory for the Eagles, making five saves and picked up four ground balls.  Junior Hayley Krause and freshman Katherine Judge each finished with four draw controls.

Blevins put the Eagles on the scoreboard less than a minute into the contest on a free-position attempt but the Bearcats responded just over two minutes later to tie the game at 1-1.  It was the only goal the Bearcats scored in the first half. 

Kasmarik converted a free-position attempt for her first goal of the game with 23:14 on the clock to give Winthrop the lead back.  McCarthy scored both of her goals in the first half, her second coming with the Eagles a man-down.  Blevins finished with three goals in the first while Gallagher added the final first-half goal for Winthrop, giving them a 7-1 lead at the break.

Cincinnati (2-8) was the first to score in the second half, less than a minute into the period.  Winthrop came back less than a minute later on a goal by Ellis.  Clark then scored the next two goals for the Eagles, each with a helper from Ellis, putting Winthrop up 10-2.

Each time the Eagles neared a running clock, the Bearcats were able to grab a tally or two.  Cincinnati scored its last goal of the contest with 7:53 on the clock to pull within 12-5.  Gallagher scored two straight for the Eagles followed by two straight from Kasmarik and freshman Allie Yeager capped off the Eagles scoring with 19 seconds to go in the game on an assist from Gallagher.

Winthrop finished with 31 total shots while Cincinnati totaled 12.  The Eagles were strong on ground balls and draw controls winning each 20-13 and 14-9 respectively.  Winthrop also finished 4-for-6 on free-position attempts.

The Eagles will return to the field on Saturday, April 4 when they open conference play on the road at Presbyterian.