Spartans Charm Mocs
April 5, 2017

Spartans Charm Mocs

The University of Tampa remains undefeated in Sunshine State Conference play with win over Florida Southern Mocs.

LAKELAND, Fla. –  The No. 10 University of Tampa men's lacrosse defeated Florida Southern College by a score of 18-8 to remain undefeated in Sunshine State Conference play.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Tampa Spartans 18, Florida Southern Mocs  8
Records: Tampa (10-3, 3-0 SSC), Florida Southern (6-6, 1-2 SSC)
Location: Bryant Field | Lakeland Fla.
All-time Series: Tampa leads the all-time series 8-1.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

1st Period

  • Jake Mosher McGraw opened the firing squad for Tampa at 14:24.
  • Andrew Kew tacked on another goal just a minute later to give Tampa a 2-0 lead.
  • Kew with his second goal of the game with an assist from Bryan Wright makes it 3-0.
  • Wright shoots for an unassisted goal at 2:51
  • After four Spartan goals, the Mocs answer back with 1:50 left in the period.

2nd Period

  • Tampa opened the scoring for the period with Kew to make it 5-1.
  • Kew scores again with an assist from Conor Whipple.
  • Chris Vetter with an assist from Whipple makes it.
  • Jud Huxtable has an unassisted goal to give Tampa a nine-goal lead.
  • At 5:31 Whipple teams up with Wright to cushion the lead to 11-1.
  • The Mocs responded with their second goal of the game.
  • Mosher McGraw had his second goal of the game to end the period with a lead of 12-2.

3rd Period

  • Tampa takes advantage of a man-up goal with a goal from Kew and assists from Whipple. 
  • With a goal at 9:54, the Mocs have their third goal of the game.
  • Matt Vetter had an unassisted goal for a Tampa lead of 14-3.
  • The Mocs had back-to-back goals to make it 14-5.
  • Whipple with an assist from Sean Herdman brings the game to 15-5.
  • Kew has his seventh goal and Whipple had his fifth assist, for the last point of the period.

4th Period

  • The Mocs had the first goal of the period at 8:41, Tampa still leading 16-6.
  • Hunter Van Horn makes it an eleven-goal lead for Tampa.
  • The Mocs have back to back goals to decrease Tampa's lead to 17-8.
  • With five seconds left in the game, Connor Scanlin had an unassisted goal to secure an 18-8 win for Tampa.

INSIDE THE STATS:

  • Sam Watts went 16-for-23 on face-off wins with seven ground balls.
  • A.J. Arnold had seven saves with a save percentage of .778.
  • Kew led the Spartans with seven goals, while Whipple had five assists.
  • M. Vetter and Mosher McGraw each had two goals.
  • C. Vetter, Van Horn, Huxtable and Wright each tallied a goal.

Beyond the Box Score: 

  • Sophomore, Andrew Kew broke the school record for goals in a season (62) with 65 thus far. 

UP NEXT:

Tampa will travel to No. 5 New York Institute of Technology on Saturday at 1 p.m., in Broadway, N.Y. Fans may follow via live stats and video through TampaSpartans.com.

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