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UT Men: No. 4 Spartans Fall to No. 17 Lions on Friday

Written by Lee Roggenburg on . Posted in .
via press release – photo from UT web site   CHARLES, Mo. – The No. 4 University of Tampa Spartans fell to No.17 Lindenwood University Lions in afternoon contest. INSIDE THE MATCHUP: Final: Tampa 5 , Lindenwood 6 Records: Tampa (2-1), Lindenwood (2-0) Location:  Charles, Mo. All-time Series:  This is the first match-up between the two. Follow Us: @TampaSpartans on TwitterFacebook, InstagramSnapchat and Vimeo. HOW IT HAPPENED: 1st Period
  • The Spartans started the game with the first goal for both teams. Bryan Wright was assisted by Andrew Kew with 8:19 on the clock.
  • Lindenwood answered back with two goals three minutes later.
  • With just seconds left, Kew tied the game to 2-2, his first of the game.
2nd Period
  • Lindenwood picked up the first goal of the second period with 11:21 on the clock.
  • Conor Whipple was assisted by Wright to even the score back to 3-3.
  • Kew picked up his second goal of the game with 3:15 on the board to give Tampa a one goal lead of 4-3.
  • Just under two minutes left in the period, Lindenwood evened the score to 4-4.
3rd Period
  • Shortly into the third period, Lindenwood broke through Tampa’s defense to give themselves a one goal lead.
  • Late into the period, Kew snagged his third goal of the game with an assist from Sean Giampietro.
  • The period ended tied at 5-5.
 4th Period
  • Tampa held Lindenwood until the final minutes of play, a flag-down situation left Lindenwood with an advantage over Tampa.
  • The Spartans lost the game by one goal, 5-6.
INSIDE THE STATS:
  • Kew had three goals and one assist.
  • Wright had two assists.
  • A.J. Arnold had ten saves.
UP NEXT: Tampa returns to action on Sunday, February 19th at Maryville for a 12:00pm start. Live stats will be available through TampaStats.com. TAMPA SPARTANS MOBILE APP: A free app is also available for free download through Apple and Google Play stores. Please search for Tampa Spartans Front Row.