Tampa to Face Florida Tech on Senior Day

TAMPA, Fla. - The University of Tampa women's lacrosse team is set to face Florida Tech and will honor its seniors at 10:30 AM on Saturday.

The Matchup: No. 7 University of Tampa (9-3, 2-1 SSC) vs. No. 20 Florida Tech (7-6, 1-2 SSC)

Date/Time: Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

Location: Naimoli Family Athletic and Intramural Complex. 1120 West North A Street, Tampa, FL 33606

Series History: Tampa trails FIT in the all-time series and is 4-5, however, the Spartans have won the last four matchups.

About the Spartans: The Spartans are 9-3 on the year and are coming off a dominant win over the Lions where Coach Kelly Gallagher was able to secure her 100th career win. Tampa will honor its seniors on Saturday at 10:30 AM before they face off against Florida Tech at noon. UT is 4-5 versus FIT but has won the last four times. Keep an eye out as Cece Colombo needs just four draw controls to become the all-time leader in program history. With a win, Tampa will move to 3-1 in the SSC and 10-3 overall.

About the Panthers: The No. 20 ranked Panthers lost their last time out to No. 17 Rollins in what would be a one-score game. Florida Tech is 1-2 in the Sunshine State Conference thus far and is 2-3 in road matches this season. FIT leas the all-time series over Tampa but has lost four straight matchups with the Spartans. Sophia Scichilone and Carly Niro are the leading scorers for the team and have each tallied over 30 goals thus far.