photo via UT web site   Tampa Press Release   TAMPA, Fla. –  The No. 13 University of Tampa men’s lacrosse team seniors led the team to victory over Sunshine State Conference match-up over visiting Florida Tech Panthers. Spartans Clinch Fourth Straight Sunshine Conference Regular Season Championship with the win.   INSIDE THE MATCHUP: Final: Tampa Spartans 15, Florida Tech Panthers 10 Records: Tampa (11-4, 4-0 SSC), Florida Tech  (6-6, 2-2 SSC) Location: Naimoli Athletic & Intramural Complex | Tampa Fla. All-time Series: Tampa leads the all-time series 7-0. Follow Us: @TampaSpartans on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Vimeo    HOW IT HAPPENED: 1st Period

• Tampa took no time to get on the board, freshman Jake Mosher McGraw with an assist from Conor Whipple.
• At 12:51 Whipple had an unassisted goal to take a 2-0 lead over the Panthers.
• Two minutes later Bryan Wright had an unassisted goal.
• Florida Tech answered back at 8:09 for their first goal of the game.
• Andrew Kew has his first goal of the game with an assist from Whipple.
• An unassisted goal from Whipple brings Tampa’s lead to 5-1 over Florida Tech.
• Jake Schmidt forces his way to score with 00:32 left on the clock.
• Sam Watts with an assist from Whipple gives Tampa a 7-1 lead.

2nd Period

• The Panthers had the first goal of the period.
• The Vetter brothers team up with the goal by Chris, assisted by Matt, Tampa leading 8-2.
• Florida Tech answered back at 6:15.
• A goal from M. Vetter had Tampa leading 9-3.
• Another goal from Florida Tech brings their tally to 4.
• Kew had his second goal of the night before half-time with less than a minute left.

3rd Period

• The Spartans fired with a goal from Whipple at 14:14.
• Panthers answered back with two goals, Tampa still leading 11-6.
• Mosher McGraw strikes at 4:42 with an assist from Whipple.

4th Period

• Tampa penalties led to back-to-back goals from Florida Tech to bring the score to 12-8.
• Kew with an assist from M. Vetter at 11:36 makes it 13-8.
• Mosher McGraw strikes again with an assist Whipple.
• Florida Tech answered back with 4:55 left in the game to bring the score to 14-9.
• M. Vetter had the last goal for Tampa at 3:03.
• Florida Tech had the final goal of the game with 00:19 for a final score of 15-10.

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Whipple led all Spartans in points with eight assists and three goals.
• Kew and Mosher McGraw tallied three goals each.
• Sam Watts went 16-for-25 on face-off wins.
• Sean Menenedez went 2-for-3 on face-off wins.
• M. Vetter had two goal and two assists.
• C.Vetter, Schmidt, Wright and Watts each tallied one goal.
• A.J. Arnold had ten saves in net.

  UP NEXT: Tampa travels to SSC opponent Saint Leo University on Saturday, April 22^nd at 1 p.m, in Saint Leo, Fla. Fans may follow via live stats at TampaStats.com or watch at TampaSpartans.tv.   =====   FIT Press Release   TAMPA, Fla. (Men’s Lacrosse) – Florida Tech (6-6, 2-2 SSC) struggled early in its Sunshine State Conference showdown with No. 13 Tampa (11-4, 4-0 SSC) on Saturday night, eventually falling to the Spartans 15-10 at the Naimoli Family Athletic and Intramural Complex. Carson Clough led FIT with four points, on a goal and three assists, and four ground balls. Reid Chaconas and Logan Sweeney recorded two goals apiece, while Cody Martin finished with a goal and one assist. Long stick midfielder Addison Abramson recorded his fourth goal of the year while recording three ground balls and two caused turnovers. Daniel Flock made 10 saves in goal. Tampa finished the game with more shots, 39-34, ground balls, 28-19, and faceoff wins, 18-10. The Spartans jumped out to an early 3-0 lead just 4:57 into the game. Cody Martin put FIT on the board, off an assist by Clough, to cut the deficit to two. However, UT answered with four unanswered goals to build its advantage to 7-1 at the end of the first quarter. Florida Tech was able to tack on three goals in the second quarter, on tallies by Sweeney, Abramson and Chaconas, but each score was answered with a Spartan goal, and Tampa took a 10-4 edge into halftime. After Conor Whipple pushed UT’s lead to 11-4 just 46 seconds into the second half, the Panthers responded with four of the next five goals, by Austen Zugelter, Clough, Chaconas and Sweeney, to cut the deficit to 12-8 with 14:16 left in the fourth quarter. The Spartans answered with consecutive goals of their own to push the margin to 14-8 with just over nine minutes remaining in regulation. Dylan Riley and Brett Pohlmeyer were able to combine for two of the next three goals to cut the deficit to 15-10. However, it was too little, too late as the Panthers dropped their second league game in a row. Florida Tech will look to bounce back in its regular season finale next Saturday, Apr. 22, as the Panthers host SSC rival Rollins for Senior Day. The contest is set to begin at 1 p.m. ET. Fans can access live coverage of the action at FloridaTechSports.com/live.