UT Women: #17 Spartans Slay the TimberWolves 14-7
Written by Lee Roggenburg on . Posted in College, Featured Posts, Florida Lacrosse News, Tampa Women.
via UT press release
TAMPA, Fla. – The No. 17 University of Tampa women’s lacrosse team avenged a loss earlier in the week with a victory over visiting Colorado State University-Pueblo.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: No. 17 Tampa Spartans 14, Colorado State University-Pueblo TimberWolves 7
Records: Tampa (9-4), Colorado State – Pueblo (1-8)
Location: Naimoli Family Athletic and Intramural Complex | Tampa, Fla.
All-time Series: Tampa is now 1-0 in the all-time series with the TimberWolves.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
1st Half
- The TimberWolves started the game off with a goal 30 seconds into the game.
- Caroline Forester put Tampa on the board with a goal off the assist from Rachel Crawford with 20 minutes left in the half.
- With 17:25 remaining, Carly Vaccaro netted a goal, Crawford recorded her second assist of the game.
- Kayla Kosubinsky added two goals within a minute. Natalie Carraway assisted her on one of the goals.
- Carraway recorded her second assist of the game to help Forester record her second goal of the game.
- CSU scored on a free possession shot with 13:01 remaining in the half, the score is 5-2 with the Spartans in the lead.
- The TimberWolves notched another goal with 10:55 left.
- Maggie Gladden recorded her first goal of the game off a free possession shot.
- With 4:55 remaining in the half, Vaccaro tallied another goal.
- Claire Swanson recorded her first goal of the game with 1:31 to go.
- CSU responded with a goal 30 seconds after the Spartan goal, Tampa continued to lead 8-4 going into the half.
- Similar to the first half, CSU opened the second half with a goal in the first three minutes.
- Swanson scored for the Spartans with 26:44 remaining.
- A minute later, Gladden notched her second goal of the game.
- The TimberWolves scored a goal with 23:34 left in the game, the Spartans lead 10-6.
- Swanson notched two back-to-back goals off assists from Gladden and Graeme Eber.
- With 7 minutes reaming in the game, Shannon Sweeney notched her first goal of the game.
- Swanson tallied her fifth goal of the game, unassisted.
- CSU scored with 10 seconds left in the game.
- Tampa won the game by a final score of 14-7.
- Swanson led the Spartans in goals with five, Gladden, Forester, Kosubinsky, and Vaccaro recorded two each.
- Carraway and Crawford each had two assists. Gladden and Eber each had one assist.
- Swanson tallied a team-high of nine shots, Kosubinksy followed with eight.
- Abby Coccagna finished with a team-high of seven ground balls. Coccagna also led the Spartans in caused turnovers with six.
- Swanson notched eight draw controls to lead all Spartans.
- Freshman goalkeeper Bridget Sutter recorded the win in the net as she finished with six saves.
- Claire Swanson recorded a season high and career high of five goals in a single contest.