Box Score
The University of Cincinnati scored goals in the 77^th and 84^th minutes to emerge from a 2-1 halftime lead and defeat UMass Lowell, 4-1, Sunday afternoon in a non-conference women's soccer clash at Gettler Stadium.

With the loss, UMass Lowell slipped to 0-2 and visits Siena College Friday at 4:00 in Loudonville, N.Y. The River Hawks open at home next Sunday (2:00) against Yale.

Cincinnati halted a three-match slide to improve to 1-3 and visits Long Beach State Friday at 10:00 p.m.

Junior Brittany Russo (Danvers, Mass.), who missed most of last season to a knee injury, scored her second goal in as many games. Junior GK Jill Carlson (Lexington, Mass.) stopped nine shots for the River Hawks, who were outshot 13-2 on target.

Cincinnati jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first half behind a goal from junior D Jae Atkinson when she took a cross from sophomore F Laura Rose, held off a defender and volleyed past Carlson.

Russo and sophomore D Samantha Barbeito (Edison, N.J.) combined nicely to level for UMass Lowell just nine seconds later. Off the restart, Barbeito took a back pass and launched a ball over the Cincinnati defense to the speedy Russo, who settled and calmly slotted past junior GK Kristina Utley.

Atkinson played provider to put the Bearcats ahead in the 28^th when she set steered a corner kick to freshman M Bailey Wilson, who headed inside the far post.

Cincinnati put the match out of reach in the 77^th minute when sophomore D Kelly Latimer crossed to sophomore F Mackenzie Reynolds at the near post, who headed home. The Bearcats added a fourth in the 84^th when sophomore F Callie Taylor crossed to junior D Christie Howard, who volleyed home off a bounce at the far post.

Aside from Russo's goal, UMass Lowell had its chances. Freshman Taylor Packwood (Somerset, N.J.) nearly cut the deficit in half in the 86^th minute, but her header was just over the bar.

Utley had one save for Cincinnati.