via press release – photo via UT web site   HICKORY, N.C. –  The No. 9 University of Tampa upsets No. 7 Lenoir-Rhyne University to advance to NCAA semi-finals.   INSIDE THE MATCHUP: Final: Tampa Spartans 11, Lenoir-Rhyne Bears 8 Records: Tampa (15-4), Lenoir-Rhyne  (12-3) Location: Mortez Field l Hickory, N.C. All-time Series: Tampa leads the all-time series 3-0. Follow Us: @TampaSpartans on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Vimeo     HOW IT HAPPENED:  1st Period

• The first goal of the game came from the Bears.
• Sam Watts won the face-off after the goal to give Mike O’Connor the ball to tie the game.
• Less than a minute later Lenoir-Rhyne took a 2-1 lead.
• At 8:46 Bryan Wright tied the game.
• Two minutes later LR tied took the lead again.
• A solo goal from Andrew Kew tied the game to 3 each.
• Another Spartan goal by Sean Herdman assisted by Conor Whipple, bringing Tampa to lead for the first time in the match-up.
• A goal at 2:57 by Kew cushions the lead to two goals.
• Matt Vetter with Jake Mosher McGraw scored the final goal of the period with 12 seconds left to give Tampa a 5-3 lead.

2nd Period

• Mosher McGraw had the first goal of the period.
• The Bears answered with two goals to make the score 7-5 with Tampa in the lead before half-time.

3rd Period

• Tampa’s Kew had his third goal of the game to bring the Tampa lead to 8-5.
• The Bears answered back to bring their goal tally to 6.

4th Period

• Lenoir-Rhyne had the first goal of the period.
• Tampa answered back with a goal by Wright, assisted by Whipple.
• But the Bears scored again at 7:06 to bring the score to 9-8.
• Mosher McGraw had his second goal of the game at 5:01.
• Kew scored the final goal of the game at 1:39 to ensure a victory to advance to the NCAA Semi-Final game.

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Kew has scored a goal in 33 consecutive games, with four goals today.
• Mosher McGraw had two goals and two assists.
• Whipple led the squad in assists with three.
• Wright scored twice.
• A.J. Arnold had 8 saves in net.
• Herdman and Schmidt had two goals apiece.
• M. Vetter and O’Connor each tallied a goal.

UP NEXT: Tampa will travel to Limestone to face-off for the third consecutive time in the NCAA Semi-Finals. The game time is to be announced.