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UT Women: Spartans Pounce On Mountain Lions 16-3

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via press release – photo via UT web site   TAMPA, Fla. – The University of Tampa women’s lacrosse won their home opener against Young Harris College and improve to 2-2 on the season.   INSIDE THE MATCHUP: Final: Tampa 16, Young Harris 3 Records: Tampa (2-2), Young Harris (4-2) Location: Naimoli Field | Tampa, Fla. All-time Series:  This is the second match-up, Tampa leads the series 2-0. Follow Us: @TampaSpartans on TwitterFacebookInstagramSnapchat and Vimeo HOW IT HAPPENED: 1st Half
  • Young Harris opened the game with back to back goals to take an early lead 2-0.
  • Amanda Rom was assisted by Shannon Sweeney at 20:32 to shrink Young Harris’ lead to one.
  • Amanda Voges fired back to back goals to take the lead 3-2 over Young Harris.
  • Claire Swanson was assisted by Rachel Crawford to make it 4-2 with 11:11 on the clock.
  • Maggie Gladden was assisted by Rom at 10:26 to increase the lead to 5-2.
  • Tampa jumped to 6-2 with a goal from Rom, assisted by Sweeney.
  • Voges reached her 100th career goal with an assist from Gladden. Voges is the first Spartan to reach this milestone.
  • To make the score 8-2, Voges was assisted by Sweeney with 1:50 left in the half.
  • Crawford from Rom made it 9-2 to end the first half.
2nd Half
  •  Natalie Carraway tacked on the 10th goal of the game for the Spartans to open the second half at 27:54.
  • 30 seconds later Allie Popelar was assisted by Crawford to make to score 11-2 over Young Harris.
  • Cali Edgar increased the deficit to 12-2 over the Mountain Lions with an assist Sweeney.
  • Paige Johnson made it 13-2 with 18:23 left on the clock.
  • Edgar and Sweeney teamed up again to set the score to 14-2.
  • With 8:28 on the clock, Voges scored her third goal of the game with an assist from Popelar, now 15-2.
  • Young Harris scored their third goal of the game with 4:44 left in the half.
  • Tampa scored their final goal of the game from Mallary Weinsz ending the game with a score of 16-3.
INSIDE THE STATS:
  • Voges had five goals and three ground balls.
  • Emily Stevenson had three ground balls.
  • Rom scored four points, two goals and two assists.
  • Sweeney had four assists.
  • Johnson had one goal and one ground ball.
  • Swanson had one goal and three draw controls.
  • Crawford had three assists and one goal.
  • Popelar had one goal and one assist.
  • Edgar had one goal and three ground balls.
  • Mackenzie Hackett had three saves in goal.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • Senior Amanda Voges reached 100 career goals this game, now totaling 101 goals. The Bayshore, N.Y. native is the first Spartan in program history to reach this milestone.
UP NEXT: Tampa returns to action on Saturday, March 4th against Montevallo. The match-up will start at 12:00 p.m. at Naimoli Field in Tampa, Fla.  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.