
UT Women: #8 Royals Take the Crown 19-7
via press release – photo via UT web site
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- The University of Tampa women’s lacrosse team battled No.8 Queens University (N.C.) and fell 19-7 in a downpour.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Queens (N.C.) 19, Tampa 7
Records: Tampa (5-8), Queens (N.C.) (9-2)
Location: Dickson Field | Charlotte, N.C.
All-time Series: This is the first match-up, Queens now leads the series 1-0.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
1st Half
- The Royals took a 5-0 lead early into the period.
- At 14:49, Amanda Voges with an assist from Amanda Rom scored the first goal for Tampa.
- The Royals answered back with two more goals to make it 7-1 over Tampa.
- The Spartan duo, Voges and Rom score again for Tampa, Rom’s assist marks her 100th career point.
- At 6:48, Maggie Gladden and Rom teamed up for bring the score to 7-3.
- Rachel Crawford decreased the deficit to only three goals, converting a free position attempt to a goal.
- Queens rallied back with two goals to take a 9-4 lead.
- With six seconds left on the clock, Voges and Rom teamed up again for the final goal of the half.
- The Royals scored the first goal of the half to make the score 10-5 over Tampa.
- At 24:18, Rom had an unassisted goal to bring the game within four goals.
- Queens scored less than a minute later.
- Allie Popelar and Claire Swanson teamed up to bring the score to 11-7.
- The Royals scored eight unanswered goals.
- Due to weather conditions, the game ended with eight minutes left of play, and a final score of 19-7.
- Voges tallied three goals and one draw control.
- Rom added four assists with one goal, two ground balls and one caused turnover.
- Mackenzie Hackett had two saves and three ground balls.
- Swanson led the team in draw controls with five. Also, tallied three caused turnovers, and two ground balls.
- Gladden tallied a goal, ground ball and a caused turnover.
- Junior Rom reached 100 career points with 102 now. She is the second Spartan to reach this milestone.