Mancuso Reaches 100 Points in Rivalry Loss

Wednesday, February 26

Cincinnati, Ohio

6 p.m.

Xavier University

0-2

Cincinnati

3-3

Xavier

Cincinnati

02.26.25 | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Xavier fell to Cincinnati in the second inaugural crosstown matchup.

By: Abbey Curtis, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - The Xavier Musketeers dropped an 18-11 contest to rival Cincinnati on Wednesday night inside the Bearcats' stadium.

Xavier falls to 0-2 (0-0 BIG EAST) and Cincinnati improves to 3-3 (0-0 Big 12).

notables

Lola Mancuso became the first Musketeer in program history to reach 100 points with her two goals and one assist on the night.
The Musketeers recorded a program record 22 draw controls.
Morgan Handzel shattered the program's single game draw control record with 14 of her own.
Julie Cassidy and Gabby Bouman each recorded two goals.
Xavier nearly doubled their season-opening goal tally with 11.
Colby Wasson shined defensively with seven ground balls and tied her own single-game program record with five caused turnovers.
Machaela Henry added four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
Xavier started strong, scoring three goals in the first period while Cincinnati had a response for each of them.
The Musketeers fell behind in the second, being out shot 12-3 in the frame.
Teegan Lannon and Jada Brandon split time in goal to combine for nine saves with a .333 save percentage compared to Cincinnati's four saves and .267 save percentage.

up next

The Musketeers travel to Duke this weekend for a Sunday morning matchup with the Blue Devils. First draw is set for 10:00 a.m. in Durham, North Carolina.