No. 15 Tampa Charges Past Alabama-Huntsville

TAMPA, Fla. – The No. 15 University of Tampa women's lacrosse team avenged a loss earlier in the week with a victory over visiting University of Alabama in Huntsville.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: No. 15 Tampa Spartans 16, Alabama-Huntsville Chargers 8
Records: Tampa (8-3), Alabama-Huntsville (6-3)
Location:  Naimoli Family Athletic and Intramural Complex | Tampa, Fla.
All-time Series: Tampa is now a perfect 2-0 in the all-time series with the Chargers.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

1st Half

• UT scored the game's first two goals, with scores from Caroline Forester and Claire Swanson in the first six minutes.
• The Chargers would score the next two goals to knot the game at 2-2.
• The Spartans would finish the half with seven unanswered goals in a period of just over 11 minutes.
• Maggie Gladden broke the tie with a man-up goal.
• Freshman Kayla Kosubinsky added a pair of first-half goals to match Swanson.
• Rachel Crawford, Natalie Carraway, and Allie Popelar also added a goal in the half.

2nd Half

• Forester accounted for two of Tampa's first three second-half scores with Swanson netting the other.
• Carraway tallied a pair of goals in the half.
• Popelar scored making it 13-3 as UT enjoyed its first 10-goal advantage of the contest.

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Forester, Swanson and Carraway each registered three goals.
• It was a six-point performance for Carraway as she also recorded a team-high three assists.
• Rom and Crawford each had two assists.
• Forester and Carraway held team honors with four shots apiece.
• Abby Coccagna finished with a team-high four ground balls.
• Swanson notched seven draw controls to lead all Spartans.
• UT's team leader in caused turnovers was Alexa Scudillo with three.
• Freshman goalkeeper Bridget Sutter recorded the win in net as she finished with seven saves in just over 56 minutes of action.
• Taylor Sisk recorded two saves in the final minutes.

BEYOND THE BOX:

• The balanced effort saw a total of eight Spartans in the goal column.
• Tampa set a single-season record for wins as eight surpasses the seven-win inaugural season.
• A total of 26 Spartans saw action.

UP NEXT:
Tampa travels to Lakeland on Tuesday to face top-ranked Florida Southern College at 7 p.m.

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