Rock Slip Past Spartans In Downpour

TAMPA, Fla. – The University of Tampa women's lacrosse fell to Slippery Rock University in a downpour.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Slippery Rock 13, Tampa 12
Records: Tampa (4-4, SSC 0-1), Slippery Rock (2-0)
Location: Naimoli Field, Tampa, Fla.
All-time Series: Slippery Rock leads the series 1-0.

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HOW IT HAPPENED:

1st Half

• The Rock opened up the game with an early two-goal lead.
• At 20:29, Caroline Forester was assisted by Amanda Rom to make it 2-1.
• SRU came back with three goals to make it 5-1 with eight minutes left in play.
• Allie Popelar, with help from Rom, made it 5-1.
• SRU takes another two-goal jump to take a 7-2 lead before half-time.

2nd Half

• Tampa rallied back to decrease the deficit by four with a goal from Forester, her second of the game with an assist from Amanda Voges.
• SRU took a free position shot to make it 8-3.
• A man-down goal from Rom, her third point of the game made it 8-4.
• Yet the Rock scores again.
• With 22:33 left in the game Forester has back to back goals, one assisted by Rom. Now Tampa trailing by only three.
• SRU makes it 10-6 with 18:40 left in the game.
• Shannon Sweeney utilizes a free position to decrease SRU's lead to 10-7.
• Natalie Carraway does the same at 13:43, Tampa trailing by only two.
• The Rock takes three goals, tallying 13 now.
• Freshman Maggie Gladden with help from Popelar took Tampa to nine total goals.
• Twenty seconds later Rachel Crawford has an unassisted goal.
• Gladden comes through with two goals, less than a minute on the clock.
• Despite a strong rally back, Tampa falls by one goal.

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Mackenzie Hackett racked up six groundballs with five saves.
• Forester tallied four goals with three groundballs.
• Rom snagged seven draw controls, two groundballs, three assists with one goal.
• Gladden had three goals and one draw control.

UP NEXT:

Tampa returns to action on Wednesday, March 15^th against Bloomsburg. The match-up will start at 7:30 p.m. at Naimoli Field.  Live stats will be available through TampaStats.com.

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