via press release – photo via Tampa web site   GAFFNEY, S.C. –  The No. 8 University of Tampa men’s lacrosse team fell to No. 1 Limestone College in a national semifinal match-up. INSIDE THE MATCHUP: Final: Limestone Saints 12, Tampa Spartans 10 Records: Tampa (15-5), Limestone  (20-1) Location: Saints Field l Gaffney, S.C. All-time Series: Limestone now leads the series 9-0. Follow Us: @TampaSpartans on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Vimeo  HOW IT HAPPENED:  1st Period

• The first goal of the game came from the Tampa’s Jake Mosher McGraw with an assist from Andrew Kew.
• After a penalty on Tampa, Limestone acted and had their first goal of the game.
• Conor Whipple answered back with an unassisted goal at 10:43.
• The Saints answered back with two goals to take a lead going to the second period.

2nd Period

• The Saints had the first goal at 14:43 to take a two-goal lead.
• Jake Schmidt fired to bring the deficit to only one goal.
• Yet two more Saints goals in man-up situation gave them a lead of 7-4 before half-time.

3rd Period

• Tampa’s Whipple with an assist from Bryan Wright opened the second half.
• Limestone answered with three goals to take a lead of 10-5.
• Mosher McGraw had his second goal of game at 6:18, assisted by Kew.
• Schmidt had his second goal with an assist from Kew with 29 seconds left to decrease the Saint’s lead to 10-7.

4th Period

• Whipple had the first goal of the period to bring the Tampa goal tally to 8.
• The Saints would answer back with a goal of their own.
• Another goal from Whipple at 4:35 made it 11-9.
• The Saints responded again.
• Despite a fight back with a goal from Schmidt assisted by Whipple, Tampa fell by a final score of 12-10.

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Whipple led all Spartans in point with five (four goals and one assist).
• Schmidt tallied three goals while Mosher McGraw had two.
• Luke Posner and Wright tied for a team high five ground balls today.
• Charlie Cummins, Jack Tyrrell and Posner each had two caused turnovers.
• A.J. Arnold had eleven saves in net.