The No. 6 Spartans Defeat the No. 22 Lions 19-13

TAMPA, Fla. –The No. 6 University of Tampa women's lacrosse team defeated the No. 22 Saint Leo Lions in their final home regular season contest of 2019 by a final score of 19-13.    

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: No. 6 Tampa Spartans 19, No. 22 Saint Leo Lions 13
Records: Tampa (11-3, SSC 4-1), Saint Leo (13-3, SSC 2-3)
Location: Naimoli Family Field | Tampa, Fla. 
All-time Series: The Spartans lead the all-time series over the Lions 4-2.   
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HOW IT HAPPENED:



1st Half

• In the first minute of the contest, the No. 22 Lions were the first team on the board. 
• With 27:04 left in the first half, Kristyn Staley netted the Spartans first goal of the contest.
• Saint Leo responded with a goal.
• Carly Vaccaro then earned her first goal of the contest off the free position shot. 
• Once again the Lions responded keeping the one point advantage. 
• However, the No. 6 Spartans then netted three goals giving them the 5-3 lead. 
• The first two of the three was scored once again by Vaccaro, her second and third of the night. Staley assisted Vaccaro on one. 
• The third Tampa goal was netted by Kayla Kosubinsky, the assist was by Vaccaro. 
• Saint Leo then netted the next two tying the game at 5. 
• Tampa responded with the last six goals of the first half. 
• The first of the six came from junior Maggie Gladden. 
• The second came from Claire Swanson off the assist from Staley. 
• Caroline Forester then scored the third off the pass by Vaccaro. 
• Staley herself then netted the fourth with 7:21 remaining off the assist from Swanson. 
• The last two goals of the half were scored by Lizzie Pierpont and Gladdenrespectively. Gladden was assisted by Staley. 
• Heading into halftime, the Spartans led the Lions 11-5. 

2nd Half

• To start the second half, the No. 22 Lions came out hot, scoring the first three goals. 
• Kayla Kosubinskythen ended their run with a goal for the Spartans. 
• Saint Leo then scored four more, tying the game at 12. 
• With 16:08 remaining in the contest Staley scored another goal for the Spartans. 
• The Lions then scored their 13^thand final goal of the contest with 14:16 left on the clock. 
• The Spartans scored six more goals to win the game 19-13. 
• The first two were netted by Vaccaro, both assisted by Kosubinsky. 
• Lizzie Pierpont and Kristyn Staley each netted unassisted goals. 
• With 4:19 remaining, Rachel Crawford logged a goal for herself. 
• Finally, with 2:08 remaining, junior captain, Claire Swanson scored the final goal for the Spartans. 
• The No. 6 University of Tampa Spartans defeated the No. 22 Saint Leo Lions by a final score of 19-13. 

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Carly Vaccaro had a whopping five goals and two assists for the Spartans, followed by Kristyn Staley with four goals and three assists.
• Defensively, seniors Abby Coccagna and Sarah Bell each stated two caused turnovers.
• In addition to having two goals in the contest, Claire Swanson had an outstanding 12 draw control wins. 
• Bridget Sutter played goalie for the Spartans. She recorded a team-high of six ground balls, faced 24 shots and logged 11 saves.   

UP NEXT: The Spartans will travel to Daytona Beach, Florida where they will take on the Embry-Riddle Eagles in their final regular season contest of 2019.  This game will take place Saturday, April 20^that 5:00 p.m.

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