DENVER – Sophomore Lexi Sanders (Greenwood Village, Colo.) and freshman Kristin Keravich (Glenwood, Md.) each had a hat trick, as the No. 19 University of Denver women's lacrosse team breezed past Cincinnati 19-3 at Barton Stadium on Friday afternoon.

Denver (6-3) rattled off an 11-0 run to start the game, including all three of Sanders' goals and two by junior Megan Carver (Baltimore, Md.), before Cincinnati (1-6) scored with 1:14 remaining in the first half.

The Pioneers extended their lead with a 6-0 run to start the second half, including Keravich's first three collegiate goals. Junior Karen Morton (Adelaide, Australia) added four points on a goal and three assists for the Pioneers.

Senior Becky Childs (Phoenix, Md.) and sophomore Katie Gold (Centennial, Colo.) each played a half in goal for Denver, recording four saves each.

The Pioneers hit the road for the next four games, beginning with a neutral site game against Rutgers in University Park, Md., on March 28 at 3:00 p.m. MT. Denver will then play at Johns Hopkins on March 30 at 10:00 a.m. MT.

Score by Period       1  2  Tot
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Cincinnati..........  1  2 -  3
Denver.............. 11  8 - 19
 
Attendance: 61
 
Cincinnati SCORING:
GOALS: LYNES, Shannon 1; MARSHALL, Lindsey 1; STARVAGGI; Natalie 1.
ASSISTS: None.
 
Denver SCORING:
GOALS: Lexi Sanders 3; Kristin Keravich 3; Savannah Khanna 2;
       Megan Carver 2; Karen Morton 1; Tulley Stapp 1; Megan Zeman 1;
       Kiley Murphy 1; Steph Coyne 1; Cassie Novick 1; Molly Snively 1;
       Dani Espinosa 1; Ali Flury 1.
ASSISTS: Karen Morton 3; McKensie Kahnweiler 2; Tulley Stapp 2;
         Megan Zeman 2; Natasha Davies 1; Magaret Metz 1.
 
SHOTS BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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Cincinnati..........  7  7 - 14
Denver.............. 22 11 - 33
 
GROUND BALLS BY PRD   1  2  Tot
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Cincinnati..........  9  6 - 15
Denver.............. 12  9 - 21
 
DRAW CONTROLS BY PRD  1  2  Tot
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Cincinnati..........  5  8 - 13
Denver..............  8  3 - 11
 
FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     Total
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Cincinnati..........  6-14  7-10 - 13-24
Denver..............  8-14  3-10 - 11-24
 
FREE-POSITION SHOTS    1     2     Total
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Cincinnati..........  1-4   0-4  -  1-8
Denver..............  2-2   1-1  -  3-3
 
SAVES BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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Cincinnati..........  4  2 -  6
Denver..............  4  4 -  8
 
FOULS BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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Cincinnati..........  3  3 -  6
Denver.............. 16 10 - 26
 
TURNOVERS BY PRD      1  2  Tot
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Cincinnati.......... 14 14 - 28
Denver.............. 12  8 - 20

2008-03-21