No. 4 Spartans Fall to No. 17 Lions

CHARLES, Mo. – The No. 4 University of Tampa Spartans fell to No.17 Lindenwood University Lions in afternoon contest.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Tampa 5 , Lindenwood 6
Records: Tampa (2-1), Lindenwood (2-0)
Location:  Charles, Mo. 
All-time Series:  This is the first match-up between the two.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
1st Period

• The Spartans started the game with the first goal for both teams. Bryan Wright was assisted by Andrew Kew with 8:19 on the clock.
• Lindenwood answered back with two goals three minutes later.
• With just seconds left, Kew tied the game to 2-2, his first of the game.

2nd Period

• Lindenwood picked up the first goal of the second period with 11:21 on the clock.
• Conor Whipple was assisted by Wright to even the score back to 3-3.
• Kew picked up his second goal of the game with 3:15 on the board to give Tampa a one goal lead of 4-3.
• Just under two minutes left in the period, Lindenwood evened the score to 4-4.

3rd Period

• Shortly into the third period, Lindenwood broke through Tampa's defense to give themselves a one goal lead.
• Late into the period, Kew snagged his third goal of the game with an assist from Sean Giampietro.
• The period ended tied at 5-5.

 4th Period

• Tampa held Lindenwood until the final minutes of play, a flag-down situation left Lindenwood with an advantage over Tampa.
• The Spartans lost the game by one goal, 5-6. 

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Kew had three goals and one assist.
• Wright had two assists.
• A.J. Arnold had ten saves. 

UP NEXT:
Tampa returns to action on Sunday, February 19th at Maryville for a 12:00pm start. Live stats will be available through TampaStats.com.

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