The No. 15 Ranked Spartans Win Their Senior Day Matchup Against Palm Beach Atlantic in Decisive Fashion

TAMPA, FL. – The No.15 ranked University of Tampa Spartans women's lacrosse team wins their senior day matchup against Palm Beach Atlantic in decisive fashion.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: University of Tampa Spartans 22, Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish, 5

Records: #15 Tampa (6-6), Palm Beach Atlantic (2-8)

Location: Naimoli Family Athletic Complex | Tampa, FL

HOW IT HAPPENED:

First Quarter

The Spartans would begin the first quarter with a quick goal scored by Cece Colombo, less than a minute into the matchup. The Sailfish would respond quickly, but the Spartans' offense kept finding the back of the net. With a hat trick scored by Madison Birch, the Spartans would hold a four-goal lead headed into the second quarter. The Spartans scored as follows:

14:02 – Cece Colombo, unassisted

09:06 – Madison Birch, unassisted

08:39 - Madison Birch, assisted by Julia Kolderman

07:42 – Madison Birch, unassisted

06:43 – Christina Romano, assisted by Madison Birch

01:42 - Lizzie Pierpont, assisted by Olivia Mott

Score: 6-1 Tampa

Second Quarter

The Spartans offense would continue to dominate in the second quarter, with Georgia Glowaki opening the scoring for Tampa. The Spartan defense would impress in the quarter, keeping the Sailfish off the board for the first six minutes. The Spartans would go into halftime with a significant lead over the Sailfish. The Spartans scored as follows:

11:39 - Georgia Glowaki, assisted by Dani Waters

10:54 - Julia Kolderman, unassisted

10:23 – Sarah Hinkle, unassisted

07:59 - Christina Romano, unassisted

06:16 – Abby Hope, unassisted

04:08 – Julia Kolderman, unassisted

Score: 12-3 Tampa

Third Quarter

The Spartans offense opened the quarter with Lizzie Pierpont's second goal of the contest. The Sailfish scored their fourth goal of the game, after Tampa scored three unanswered goals to open the quarter. The Spartans would finish the quarter strong, with O'Neill Galinson netting a late goal. The Spartans scored as follows:

12:13 – Lizzie Pierpont, assisted by Olivia Mott

10:51 – Sarah Hinkle, assisted by Olivia Mott

08:50 – Olivia Mott, assisted by Christina Romano

01:21 – O'Neill Galinson, unassisted

Score: 16-4 Tampa

Fourth Quarter

The fourth quarter would begin similarly to the first three, with the Spartans offense asserting their dominance. Julia Kolderman netted her third and fourth goals in the quarter, making her the team leader for the game. Christina Romano finished off her hat trick, and the game, with one minute left to play. The Spartans scored as follows:

11:42 – Julia Kolderman, unassisted

08:50 – Julia Kolderman, unassisted

06:26 – Emma McLoughlin, assisted by Lizzie Pierpont

04:39 – Abby Hope, assisted by Christina Romano

02:29 – Lizzie Pierpont, unassisted

01:00 – Christina Romano, assisted by Sarah Hinkle

Final: 22-5 Tampa

INSIDE THE STATS:

Four Spartans would record a hat trick, Birch (3), Kolderman (4), Pierpont (3), Romano (3)

Birch and McLoughlin each had 4 ground-balls

Birch recorded 6 draw controls

BEYOND THE BOX:

Tampa would outshoot Palm Beach Atlantic 39-13

Tampa would score six goals in the first, second, and fourth quarters.

UP NEXT: The Spartans stay home for a conference matchup against Florida Tech on Wednesday at 5:00p.m.