
UT Women: #10 Spartans Hand the Chargers their First Loss of the Season 15-5
Written by Lee Roggenburg on . Posted in College, Featured Posts, Florida Lacrosse News, Tampa Women.
via UT press release
BOX SCORE
TAMPA, Fla. – The No. 10 University of Tampa Spartans defeat the University of Alabama – Huntsville Chargers by a final score of 15-5.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: No. 10 Tampa Spartans 15, UAH Chargers 5
Records: Tampa (6-2), Alabama – Huntsville (8-1)
Location: Naimoli Family Athletic and Intramural Complex | Tampa, Fla.
All-time Series: The Spartans now lead the all-time series with the Chargers 3-0.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
1st Half
- Junior Carly Vaccaro
scored the first goal of the game off the assist by senior Megan Sengelmann
.
- With 18:43 on the clock, UT netted another one, this time by Caroline Forester
off the assist by Kristyn Staley
.
- Alabama-Huntsville answered with two goals to tie the game.
- Tampa then scored five goals giving them the 7-2 lead.
- The first three of the five were scored by Staley, Claire Swanson, and Vaccaro respectively.
- The fourth was by sophomore Lauren McNeill off the assist by Staley, followed by a goal by Staley herself.
- Finally, UAH netted another one with 2:00 left in the half.
- The final goal of the half was scored by Tampa’s Caroline Forester
.
- Heading into halftime, the Spartans led the Chargers 8-3.
- To start the second half, the Chargers were the first team to score narrowing the Spartans lead 8-4.
- Three minutes later, Vaccaro scored for the Spartans off the pass by Rachel Crawford.
- Sophomore Kayla Kosubinsky
then netted the Spartans 10thgoal off the free position attempt.
- Vaccaro then scored again for UT, her four fourth of the contest, this time the assist came from Maggie Gladden.
- Alabama-Huntsville then narrowed Tampa’s lead to 11-5 with a Chargers goal.
- With 15:15 left in the game, Forester earned a hat trick with her third goal off the pass by LIzzie Pierpont
.
- Kosubinsky then netted her second goal of the game increasing Tampa’s lead 13-5.
- Similar to Forester, Staley sunk her third goal of the game with 9:51 remaining.
- At the 5:35 mark, Claire Swanson scored her second goal of the contest initiating the running clock. The assist was by Staley.
- The No. 10 University of Tampa Spartans defeated the University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers by a final score of 15-5.
- Carly Vaccaro
led the Spartans in goals with four.
- Kristyn Staley
led the team in assists with three, in addition to stating three goals.
- Caroline Forester
also had three goals in the contest.
- Claire Swanson had a team-high of three caused turnovers. The junior also recorded two goals, four ground balls, and seven draw control wins.
- Abby Coccagna
had four ground balls for UT.
- Bridget Sutter
recorded 14 saves and seven ground balls for the Spartans.