Spartans Handily Defeat Conference Foe, Rollins College, In Mid Week Showdown

TAMPA, Fla. –  The No. 8 University of Tampa Spartans defeat the Rollins College Tars by a final score of 17-5.  

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: No. 8 Tampa Spartans 17, Rollins College Tars 5
Records: Tampa (11-3, 3-1 SSC), Rollins (5-6, 2-3 SSC)
Location: Barker Family Stadium at Cahall-Sandspur Field | Winter Park, Fla.  
All-time Series: The Tampa Spartans lead the all-time series against the Rollins College Tars 9-0.

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

1st Period

• In the first 45 seconds of the contest, the Spartans were the first team on the board with a goal from Bryan Wright, the assist by Jake Mosher McGraw.
• Less than a minute later, Matt Vetter netted a goal for UT, the assist from Andrew Kew.
• Tampa then earned the next two goals, giving them the 4-0 lead. The first goal was from Hunter Van Horn, the assist by Kew. The second goal was by Kew himself.
• Andrew Kew then scored again for the Spartans with 6:35 left in the first.
• Mosher McGraw then netted a goal for the Spartans giving UT the 6-0 lead.
• Finally, with 1:33 left in the first, Rollins stated their first goal of the game.
• With five seconds left on the clock, Vetter snuck in one more goal for UT, the assist by Kew.
• Heading into the second period, Tampa led Rollins 7-1.

2nd Period

• Kew picked up right where he left off in the second period, scoring the first goal for UT with 13:56 left until halftime.
• Tampa continued to score with two more goals. The second from Kew, this time off the assist from Kansai Garey.
• The Tars scored their second goal of the game with 6:57 remaining in the half. The Spartans continued to lead the Tars 10-2.
• With 3:31 left, Wright scored again for UT.
• Then the final goal of the half was scored by Shane Hanlon, the assist by Vetter.
• Heading into halftime the Spartans led the Tars 12-2.

3rd Period

• Wright scored the first goal of the second half.
• Luke Curran then netted his first goal of the game off the assist from Luke Posner.
• Rollins scored their third goal of the game with 6:31 left in the third. The Spartans continued to hold the lead over the Tars 14-3.
• Curran then earned another goal for the Spartans, this time unassisted.
• The Tars scored the final goal of the third period with 2:12 on the clock. Heading into the fourth period, Tampa led by a score of 15-4.

4th Period

• The first goal of the fourth period was scored by Matt Vetter, the assist by Wright.
• Rollins netted their final goal of the game with 8:19 on the clock.
• Tampa's final goal of the game was from Spencer Eysaman.
• The Spartans defeated the Tars by a final score of 17-5.

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Kew led the Spartans on offense with four goals and three assists, followed by Vetter with three goals and two assists.
• Senior Luke Robideaux led the Spartans defensively with two caused turnovers and four ground balls.
• Ross Dickerson led the team in faceoff wins, logging 10-11.
• B.J. Borowski recorded 7 saves in the cage for the Spartans. 

UP NEXT:
The Spartans will host the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish on Saturday, April 21^st at 1:00 p.m. Be sure to come out to Naimoli Family Field as the team will be honoring it's seniors.

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