HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's lacrosse team routed Lincoln Memorial 18-7 on Saturday at Charger Park in a nonconference matchup. UAH improves to 5-0, while LMU slips to 0-2.
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Game-Changer
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Nicole Federovitch paced the Chargers offense with five points on a team-high four goals in addition to one assist to lead the squad to its fifth victory in as many games to start 2017.
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Inside the Box Score
- UAH started off the contest on a seven-goal rally to lead 7-0 with less than 10 minutes to go in the opening half, as
Natalie Pachinger scored one, Federovitch three times, and one goal apiece for
Alanna Carvalho,
Jenna Carr and
Rachel Hejduk.
- Lincoln Memorial ended the Chargers string of goals with one goal at 9:11, with UAH finishing off the first half with five goals to LMU's one to lead 12-2 after 30 minutes.
- After Federovitch led off the scoring with her fourth of the game at 28:20, Lincoln Memorial proceeded to outscore UAH 5-2 to slim the Chargers lead to 15-6.
- Both sides scored twice in the final nine minutes of play to give UAH the 17-8 final.
- Following Federovitch's offensive performance was freshman
Jenna Carr with four points one three goals and one assist and
Alanna Carvalho with a total of four markers.
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Natalie Pachinger had another strong overall game as she posted three goals and led the squad with eight ground balls and two caused turnovers.
- Freshman
Shannon Kruse picked up a team-high three draw controls in addition to two ground balls.
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Leslie Allen Brown improved to 5-0 in goal with a total of eight saves in the victory.
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Noteworthy
- UAH has scored 15 goals or more in four of their five wins this season, averaging 17.40 goals per game in 2017.
- Federovitch has notched five points in a game on three occasions this season.
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Next Time Out
- UAH returns to action next Saturday with a trip to Indianapolis on March 4, before returning home on March 6 against Ohio Valley.
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