TAMPA, Fla. – The No. 4 University of Tampa (2-0) men’s lacrosse team won its second game in as many days with a 14-8 decision over Tusculum College (0-2) on Sunday afternoon. The Spartans got off to a quick start, taking a 5-1 lead in the first period. The advantage was extended to 9-4 at the half as the Spartans would score three of the final four goals of the first half. Head coach Rory Whipple’s squad would put the game out of reach in the third period as the Spartans outscored the Pioneers 5-0 in the half to head to the final period with a decisive 14-5 advantage. Tusculum would score four in the final period to come within six of Tampa. The duo of Conor Whipple and Chris Vetter accounted for three goals apiece as Whipple also added a pair of assists. Through two games, the All-American sophomore has now totaled six goals and four assists with a pair of hat tricks. Zak Goldbach also added three goals off the bench for the Spartans. Also scoring a goal for UT were Nick Ferreiro, Bobby Calhoun, Matt Bilak, Andrew Mehr and Sean Giampietro. Calhoun, Giampietro and Justin Fitzpatrick also added an assist apiece. Ferreiro finished 12-for-20 in the faceoff category as defender Marty Heyn caused two turnovers. Ferreiro also scooped up seven ground balls to lead all Spartans. Andrew Failla started in goal and was credited with 14 saves. Thomas Brill also save action, playing the final 6:31 in the cage. Tampa will now focus on a matchup with No. 1 and defending national champion Limestone University on Saturday at 1 p.m., inside the Naimoli Family Athletic & Intramural Complex. Live stats and a broadcast will be available through TampaSpartans.tv. Fans may follow University of Tampa athletics on Twitter (www.twitter.com/utspartans), Facebook (www.facebook.com/tampaspartans), YouTube (youtube.com/utathletics) and Instragram (tampaspartans). UT also offers blAst, a free text messaging service that sends text alerts following all Spartan events. To sign up, please register at www.tampaspartans.com. Related Item: Box Score