NASHVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's lacrosse team fell in a neutral site game on Friday night, dropping a 12-6 decision to Tusculum in Nashville. The Chargers fall to 4-2 on the year, while the Pioneers improve to 2-2.
 
Turning Point
-TC started the game by scoring the contest's first six goals to grab a large lead it would not relinquish the rest of the way.
 
Inside the Box Score
-The Chargers were led offensively on the night by Kevin Coppinger who scored a pair of goals, while Emory Weaver matched his two-point performance by scoring and adding an assist.
-UAH's other goals from Luke LeVette, Jacob Glen, and Nicholas Ranta.
-Kyle Siersma was charged with the loss in goal for the Chargers, recording four saves in his three quarters of action on the night.
-Picking up a team-best seven ground balls for UAH was Nik Kubik who also went 10-for-22 in faceoffs.
 
Inside the Flow
­-Tusculum scored the first six goals of the game including holding a 4-0 lead at the end of the first, and the Chargers got on the board in the second when LeVette scored at the 9:35 mark.
-Jacob Glen gave UAH its second goal with 7:52 left in the period to make it 6-2, and after the Pioneers scored with 6:41 remaining, that 7-2 score would hold through the halftime break.
-The Pioneers scored a pair of goals to start the third quarter to go up 9-2, and after Coppinger's first of the night made it 9-3, TC would add on another to make it 10-3 going into the fourth.
-Coppinger's second came just over four minutes into the fourth to pull UAH within six, but another pair of goals from Tusculum made it 12-4 with just under seven minutes left in the game.
-Weaver and Ranta then closed out the scoring in the contest to create the 12-6 final.
 
Noteworthy
-LeVette's tally is his team-best 20th of the season, while Coppinger's pair gives him 12 on the year which ranks second on the team.
-The seven ground balls for Kubik match his season-high.
 
Next Time Out
-The Chargers will be back in action on Thursday at Charger Park when the team welcomes Felician to the Rocket City. That contest is slated for a 3 p.m. start on the UAH campus.