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UT Women: Rock Slip Past Spartans In Downpour 13-12

Written by Lee Roggenburg on . Posted in .
via press release – photo via UT web site   TAMPA, Fla. – The University of Tampa women’s lacrosse fell to Slippery Rock University in a downpour. INSIDE THE MATCHUP: Final: Slippery Rock 13, Tampa 12 Records: Tampa (4-4, SSC 0-1), Slippery Rock (2-0) Location: Naimoli Field, Tampa, Fla. All-time Series: Slippery Rock leads the series 1-0. Follow Us: @TampaSpartans on TwitterFacebookInstagramSnapchat and Vimeo HOW IT HAPPENED: 1st Half
  • The Rock opened up the game with an early two-goal lead.
  • At 20:29, Caroline Forester was assisted by Amanda Rom to make it 2-1.
  • SRU came back with three goals to make it 5-1 with eight minutes left in play.
  • Allie Popelar, with help from Rom, made it 5-1.
  • SRU takes another two-goal jump to take a 7-2 lead before half-time.
2nd Half
  • Tampa rallied back to decrease the deficit by four with a goal from Forester, her second of the game with an assist from Amanda Voges.
  • SRU took a free position shot to make it 8-3.
  • A man-down goal from Rom, her third point of the game made it 8-4.
  • Yet the Rock scores again.
  • With 22:33 left in the game Forester has back to back goals, one assisted by Rom. Now Tampa trailing by only three.
  • SRU makes it 10-6 with 18:40 left in the game.
  • Shannon Sweeney utilizes a free position to decrease SRU’s lead to 10-7.
  • Natalie Carraway does the same at 13:43, Tampa trailing by only two.
  • The Rock takes three goals, tallying 13 now.
  • Freshman Maggie Gladden with help from Popelar took Tampa to nine total goals.
  • Twenty seconds later Rachel Crawford has an unassisted goal.
  • Gladden comes through with two goals, less than a minute on the clock.
  • Despite a strong rally back, Tampa falls by one goal.
INSIDE THE STATS:
  • Mackenzie Hackett racked up six groundballs with five saves.
  • Forester tallied four goals with three groundballs.
  • Rom snagged seven draw controls, two groundballs, three assists with one goal.
  • Gladden had three goals and one draw control.
UP NEXT: Tampa returns to action on Wednesday, March 15th against Bloomsburg. The match-up will start at 7:30 p.m. at Naimoli Field.  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. RECEIVE TEXT AND EMAIL ALERTS: UT also offers free messaging service for text and/or email, which sends alerts and press releases for Spartan teams. To sign up, please register at www.tampaspartans.com.