No. 2 Tampa Make Easy Work of Frostburg State in North Carolina

CORNELIUS, NC. – The No. 2 ranked University of Tampa Spartans men's lacrosse team won their fourth consecutive game of the season against Frostburg State.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: No. 2 Tampa 16, Frostburg State 6

Records: Tampa Spartans (4-0), Frostburg State Bobcats (0-2)

Location: Hough High School || Cornelius, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED:

FIRST QUARTER

The first quarter would begin quickly, with the Spartans' offense wasting no time. Harry Kilkowski found the back of the net just four seconds into the matchup to score the first goal of the game. Shortly after the opening goal, two more Spartans netted goals within one minute of each other, building the Spartan lead to three goals. The Spartans kept rolling, with Daniel Fitzpatrick and Nick Papa netting goals of their own to end the first quarter with a Spartan lead. The goals for the Spartans were scored as follows: 

14:56 - Harry Kilkowski, unassisted

06:37 - Kellen Hoke, assisted by Daniel Fitzpatrick

05:50 - Charlie Bolesh, unassisted

04:12 - Daniel Fitzpatrick, assisted by Kellen Hoke

02:28 - Nick Papa, unassisted

Score: 5-0 Tampa

SECOND QUARTER

The second quarter would begin similarly to the first, with the Spartans opening the scoring. The Bobcats would end up on the board with about six minutes left in the first half. But the Spartans had an answer for that, with Colin White scoring his second goal of the day. Just two minutes later, Charlie Bolesh found the back of the net, building the Spartan lead to eight goals. The Bobcats scored two late goals to cut into the Spartan lead headed into halftime. The goals for the Spartans were scored as follows:

14:25 - Colin White, assisted by Harry Kilkowski

08:34 - Nick Papa, assisted by Charlie Bolesh

05:22 - Colin White, assisted by Daniel Fitzpatrick

03:16 - Charlie Bolesh, assisted by Sean Nizolek

Score: 9-3 Tampa

THIRD QUARTER

The second half would start with the Bobcats netting an early goal. The Spartans responded with two goals of their own, to build the lead back to seven goals. The Spartans continued to score, but the Bobcats netted two goals late in the quarter. White had the final say though, scoring in the final seconds of the quarter. The goals for the Spartans were scored as follows:

12:53 - Jackson Day, unassisted

11:45 - Harry Kilkowski, unassisted

06:37 - Harry Kilkowski, unassisted

03:44 - Ethan Paduch, assisted by Nick Papa

00:01 - Colin White, unassisted

Score: Tampa 14-5

FOURTH QUARTER

The fourth and final quarter is where the scoring for both teams would slow, with only three goals in total. Kilkowski would cap off his great game with the two lone Spartan goals in the final quarter to push the lead to double-digits. The goals for the Spartans were scored as follows:

12:30 - Harry Kilkowski, unassisted

08:34 - Harry Kilkowski, assisted by Luke McAnaney

Score: 16-6 Tampa

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Harry Kilkowski (5) and Colin White (3) would both record hat tricks
• Blake Ulmer recorded his second highest save game of the season with 22
• UT would finish with eight separate players recording a goal

OUTSIDE THE BOX:

• Harry Kilkowski recorded a game career-high five goals, beating his previous career high of four goals against Florida Southern on 02/16/2019
• Goalkeeper Blake Ulmer has recorded atleast 11 saves in every game this season 
• Harry Kilkowski is averaging 5.5 goals per game this season