via Tampa press release  

Spartans Defeat Fighting Knights in Battle 13-6

BOCA RATON, Fla. –  The No. 7 University of Tampa Spartans outbattled the Lynn Fighting Knights, earning a 13-6 victory. INSIDE THE MATCHUP: Final: No. 7 Tampa Spartans 13, Lynn Fighting Knights 6 Records: Tampa (13-4, 5-2 SSC), Lynn (9-6, 2-5 SSC) Location: Bobby Campbell Stadium | Boca Raton, Fla. All-time Series: The Tampa Spartans lead the all-time series against the Lynn Fighting Knights 6-0. Follow Us: @TampaSpartans on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Vimeo HOW IT HAPPENED: 1st Period

• Matt Vetter put Tampa on the board first, with a goal assisted by Shane Hanlon.
• Bryan Wright then scored the only other goal of the period with 5:23 on the clock. He was assisted by Chris Cox.
• At the end of the first, Tampa led Lynn 2-0.

  2nd Period

• Wright scored again for the Spartans giving them a three-point lead.
• With 7:14 on the clock, Wright netted his third goal of the game, this time from Hunter Van Horn.
• Lynn then answered scoring two goals to round out the period.
• Heading into halftime, Tampa was on top 4-2.

  3rd Period

• Coming out of halftime, the Fighting Knights were the first team back on the board.
• Then with 12:35 remaining in the period, Luke Curran scored for Tampa.
• Lynn then scored again, Tampa still held the lead by one, 5-4.
• Jake Mosher McGraw then logged a goal for the Spartans, the assist from Wright.
• Andrew Kew then scored back-to-back unassisted goals for UT.
• Heading into the fourth period, Tampa led Lynn 8-4.

  4th Period

• In the first minute of the fourth period, Mosher McGraw stated his second goal of the contest.
• Donavon Dempsey then earned one for UT, assisted by Kew.
• With 12:59 remaining in the game, Lynn netted another goal narrowing Tampa’s lead 10-5.
• Hanlon then scored an unassisted goal for the Spartans.
• Michael Lucchesi then netted his first goal of the contest off the assist by Vetter.
• With 1:54 on the clock, the Fighting Knights earned their last point of the game.
• Andrew Kew then earned a hat trick with his third goal of the contest.
• The Spartans defeated the Fighting Knights by a final score of 13-6.

  INSIDE THE STATS:

• Wright and Kew led the Spartans offensively, both earning hat tricks in the contest. The two also each had one assist.
• Defensively, Luke Posner led the way for UT recording three caused turnovers and six ground balls. Following his efforts was Blaine Birch and Jack Tyrrell who both logged two caused turnovers.
• Ross Dickerson won 11-20 of the faceoffs he took for the Spartans.
• B.J. Borowski recorded five saves in the cage for UT.

  UP NEXT: The Spartans will travel to St. Leo, Florida where they will compete in the Sunshine State Conference Championships. The semifinal match will be on Thursday, April 26^th at 3:00 p.m. against the Florida Tech Panthers. If the Spartans win that contest, they will then go on to the championship game held on Sunday, April 29^th at 1:00 p.m. TAMPA SPARTANS MOBILE APP: A free app is also available for free download through Apple and Google Play stores. Please search for Tampa Spartans Front Row.   *****   via Lynn press release    

Lacrosse Drops Season Finale

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn University’s men’s lacrosse team had seventh-ranked University of Tampa on the ropes midway in the second half but a late surge by the Spartans put the Fighting Knights down big and led to an eventual 13-6 loss in the season finale.  The Fighting Knights also honored their eight seniors in a pregame ceremony. INSIDE THE MATCHUP: Final: No. 7 Tampa 13, Lynn 6 Records: Tampa (13-4, 5-2 SSC), Lynn (9-6, 2-5 SSC) Location: Bobby Campbell | Boca Raton, Fla. All-time Series: Tampa leads 6-0 Get Social: Twitter – @Lynn_Knights | Instagram – @Lynn_Knights | Facebook – /LynnFightingKnights STATS OF THE GAME:

• Keegan Maxwell has the only multi-goal game of the night for Lynn with his second coming from a no-look, behind the back shot from Stephen Polsinelli.
• Collin McClelland stopped nine shots between the pipes.
• Lynn closed the gap to 5-4 midway through the third period but a 6-0 run by the Spartans pulled the game away from the Fighting Knights.
• Xander Cosenza, Conrad Rhein, Mikey Urso and Polsinelli added goals for the Blue and White.
• Polsinelli and Urso each logged a goal and an assist.
• McClelland led all players with eight ground balls while Harrison Kaplan logged six.

  BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• This was Maxwell’s seventh multi-goal game of the season.
• McClelland’s nine saves is tied for the third-most this year and is the most since he turned away 15 shots at Florida Tech (4/4).
• Lynn honored its eight seniors in a pregame ceremony.  The seniors accounted for one goal, two assists and six ground balls.
• Kaplan’s six ground balls are a career-high.
• Tampa outshot Lynn 41-24.
• Lynn was 10-for-23 in faceoffs.
• The Fighting Knights caused 12 turnovers, tying a season-high.
• Lynn’s nine wins tied a program-record set in 2016.
• The Fighting Knights have never had more than two wins in league play.

  UP NEXT: Lynn ends the season 9-6 overall and 2-5 in the SSC.  The Fighting Knights return 28 letterwinners, including three of their top-four goal scorers.  For more information check out LynnFightingKnights.com.