HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's lacrosse team opened up the 2017 season on Saturday, falling 16-9 to visiting North Greenville at Charger Park. UAH starts the season at 0-1, while NGU begins at 1-0.
 
Turning Point
-After UAH outscored the guests 6-1 to start the third quarter to turn a seven-goal deficit into just a 9-7 difference, North Greenville went on a 7-2 run to end the game to seal the victory.
 
­Inside the Box Score
-UAH was led on the day by a pair of freshmen as Bryant Baus had three goals and an assist for a four-point day, while Jack Utrevis matched that goal total with three.
-Kevin Coppinger also had a multi-point day with a goal and two assists, while Luke LeVette scored and assisted on another for a two-point debut.
-The other UAH goal came from Cox.
-Colton Nall and Jordan Robertson paced the team with four ground balls.
-Kyle Siersma started the game in the cage for the Chargers, earning the setback in his collegiate debut.
-Austin Dixon and Jake Foster both scored five times for the guests.
-NGU won 19 face-offs compared to nine for the Chargers, and the Crusaders were 11-for-11 in clear attempts while UAH was 13-for-20.
 
Inside the Flow
-NGU opened the scoring with a goal from Foster with 7:36 left in the first quarter, and though Utrevis would make it a 1-1 game late in the period, the visitors would score twice more to take a 3-1 lead into the second quarter after which they would own an 8-1 advantage.
-UAH had the first five goals of the third including a man-up goal from Baus, and after North Greenville scored to make it 9-5, Utrevis and Baus would tally to pull UAH within two at 9-7 at the 4:41 mark of the third quarter.
-NGU then went on the strong run to finish the game with LeVette's man-up score and a strike from Baus serving as UAH's only other goals in the game.
 
Noteworthy
-Coppinger – who led the team in scoring last season – now has recorded multiple points in nine of his 12 career games.
 
Next Time Out
-The Chargers will return to action a week from Saturday on Feb. 18 when the team travels to Lincoln Memorial for a 12 p.m. contest.