via UT press release   TAMPA, Fla. – The No. 15 University of Tampa women’s lacrosse team falls to the No. 19 NYIT Bears by a final score of 8-7. INSIDE THE MATCHUP: Final: University of Tampa 7, NYIT 8 Records: Tampa (7-3, SSC 1-0), NYIT (5-2) Location:  Naimoli Family Field | Tampa, Fla. All-time Series:  The Bears lead the Spartans in the all-time series 1-0. Follow Us: @TampaSpartans on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Vimeo. HOW IT HAPPENED: 1st Half

• The Bears were the first team to score with 21:43 left in the half.
• Allie Popelar then put the Spartans on the board off a free possession goal with 16:04 remaining in the half.
• Claire Swanson netted her first goal of the game with 11:16 on the clock.
• The Bears countered 3 minutes later with a goal to tie the game at two.
• With 2:54 remaining, NYIT scored giving the Bears the lead.
• Going into halftime, the Bears led the Spartans 3-2.

  2nd Half

• Off a free possession shot, Shannon Sweeney scored the first goal of the second half, tying the game.
• The Bears answered with a goal with 25:50 left to play.
• With 20:04 left in the game, NYIT scored again off a free possession shot making the score 5-3, the Bears on top.
• Down two players, Tampa was able to hold off the Bears from scoring.
• Natalie Carraway then scored her first goal of the game with 11:46 remaining.
• Less than a minutes later, Maggie Gladden scored her first goal of the game to tie it back at 5.
• However, 9 seconds later the Bears responded with a goal to take the lead once again.
• With 7:15 left, NYIT cushioned their lead with another goal, making the score 7-5.
• Kayla Kosubinsky then scored for the Spartans off a free possession shot, 6:21 left on the clock.
• The Bears then notched their final goal with 3:47 left in the game.
• Caroline Forester scored the last goal for the Spartans, the assist from Carraway with 2:27 left to play.
• The No. 19 Bears upset the No. 15 Spartans by a final score of 8-7.

  INSIDE THE STATS:

• On offense, all of the Spartan’s goals were scored by different players.
• Natalie Carraway had the only assist for Tampa.
• Defensively, the Spartans were led by Abby Coccagna who recorded one caused turnover and picked up five ground balls. Emily Stevenson followed with two caused turnovers and one ground ball.
• Amanda Rom led UT in draw control wins with six.
• Bridget Sutter recorded 15 saves for the Spartans.

    BEYOND THE BOX:

• 7 different Spartans had goals for Tampa.
• Freshman Bridget Sutter tallied a career high of 15 saves in one game.

  UP NEXT: On Friday, March 23^rd the Spartans will host the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers at 7:30 p.m. Live stats will be available through TampaSpartans.com. 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.