photo via Tampa Web Site   Tampa Press Release   TAMPA, Fla. –  The No. 13 University of Tampa men’s lacrosse team took it’s Saturday afternoon Sunshine State Conference match-up over visiting Lynn University. INSIDE THE MATCHUP: Final: Tampa Spartans 18, Lynn Fighting Knights 7 Records: Tampa (9-3, 2-0 SSC), Lynn (4-5, 0-2 SSC) Location: Naimoli Athletic & Intramural Complex | Tampa Fla. All-time Series: Tampa leads the all-time series 5-0. Follow Us: @TampaSpartans on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Vimeo    HOW IT HAPPENED: 1st Period

• The Lynn University Fighting Knights took an early lead of 2-0 over Tampa.
• Jake Mosher McGraw had the first goal for Tampa at 3:48.
• With 1:40 left in the period, Andrew Kew scored his first goal of the game to tie the game for Tampa at 2-2.
• Lynn had the final goal of the period to take a 3-2 lead.

2nd Period

• Tampa opened the scoring for the period with Mosher McGraw’s second unassisted goal of the game, less than two minutes into play to tie the game.
• The Fighting Knights took back a lead of 4-3.
• Chris Vetter teamed up with Conor Whipple to tie the game again.
• Whipple shoots to take the lead for Tampa, now 5-4 over Lynn.
• Kew strikes again with an assist from Jake Huxtable to cushion the lead to two goals.
• Lynn answers back with a goal to make it 6-5, Tampa.

3rd Period

• The Spartans fired with a goal from Jake Schmidt, assisted by Whipple, his second of the day.
• Kew has his third goal of the game to take a 8-5 lead.
• Mosher McGraw also has his third goal of the game with 10:24 left in the period.
• Bryan Wright takes advantage of a man-up situation to bring the score to 10-5 with an assist from Whipple.

4th Period

• Whipple teams up with Matt Vetter at 11:58 to take a 11-5 lead 
• A.J. Ferraro with help from Whipple bring the lead to 6 goals.
• Lynn takes advantage of a man-up situation to answer back and decrease Tampa’s lead to 12-6.
• They strike again to make it 12-7.
• Whipple teams up with Wright to make it a six-goal game again.
• Kew has his fourth goal of the game with an assist from Whipple.
• The duo strikes again for back to back goals and assists to take a 17-7 lead.
• The final goal of the game comes from Bryan Uva to make it a 18-7 victory over Lynn University.

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Whipple led all Spartans in points with seven assists and four goals.
• Kew, the nation’s leader in goals per game, had five goals and
• Wright added two goals, as C. Vetter, Ferraro, and Schmidt each had one goal.
• A.J. Arnold started in goal and had six saves.
• Sam Watts won 14 of 24 faceoffs and had 5 groundballs.
• Marty Heyn led Tampa with three caused turnovers.
• Bryan Uva had his second career goal with one ground ball and one caused turnover.

  UP NEXT: Tampa travels to SSC opponent Florida Southern University on Wednesday at 7 p.m., in Lakeland, Fla. Fans may follow via live stats at TampaStats.com or watch at TampaSpartans.tv.   =====   Lynn Press Release   Tampa, Fla. – Lynn University’s lacrosse team battled a tough University of Tampa squad in the first half to a manageable 6-5 deficit at the break. A scoring drought from the Fighting Knights in the third quarter however allowed the 13^th-ranked Spartans to create separation en route to an 18-7 Sunshine State Conference victory over the Blue and White on a hot Saturday afternoon. INSIDE THE MATCHUP: Final: Tampa 18, Lynn 7 Records: #13 Tampa (9-3, 2-0 SSC), Lynn (4-5, 0-2 SSC) Location: Naimoli Field | Tampa, Fla. All-time Series: Tampa leads 5-0 Get Social: Twitter – @Lynn_Knights | Instagram – @Lynn_Knights | Facebook – /LynnFightingKnights

• Mikey Urso logged his third consecutive hat trick to lead the offensive attack. He fired off five shots with the three hitting the frame also finding the back of the net.
• Johnny Gavin, Austin Jerhoff and Stephen Polsinelli all recorded a goal with Nick Howard tallying a man-up goal in the fourth quarter.
• Gavin dished Lynn’s only assist on the day, marking the team’s first game with only one helper since the 2015 season finale.
• Defensively, Cody Bartusiak (3) and Greg Morissette (2) each posted season-highs in caused turnovers.
• Mark Pryor caused a turnover and recorded a team- and season-high four groundballs.
• Dryden Brous and Christopher Lasprogata each won five faceoffs apiece.
• Collin McClelland made seven saves in net and picked up two groundballs.

• Lynn didn’t win the faceoff battle for the first time this season. 
• Tampa held Lynn to a season-low 26 shots for the game. Lynn averages over 40 shots per game.
• Urso has nine goals over the last three games and 19 points over the past four.
• Lynn had less turnovers than the Spartans.
• Tampa is ranked No. 13 in this week’s USILA Coaches Poll and No. 11 by US Lacrosse.

UP NEXT: Lynn returns home next Saturday, April 8 for a 5 p.m. SSC tilt against Rollins College.