CLEVELAND, Tenn. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's lacrosse team returned to Gulf South Conference play with a 20-12 victory at Lee on Wednesday afternoon. UAH improves to 10-3 (4-1 GSC), while LU dips to 8-8 (2-5 GSC).
 
Turning Point
- After outscoring Lee 10-5 in the first half, UAH built on its lead by a strong opening to the second half in which UAH registered four goals in the first six minutes to push the lead to 14-5 on the way to the GSC victory.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Nicole Federovitch had a spectacular performance with a game-high 10 points on four goals and a team-best six assists, while also ranking second on the roster with five ground balls.
- Alanna Carvalho rated second on the offense with a team-high six goals, followed by Abbey O'Brien with five goals.
- Karissa Glover rounded out UAH's multi-point efforts with two goals in the win.
- Carvalho had a strong overall performance with a team-best three caused turnovers while ranking second on the squad with three caused turnovers and three draw controls.
- Caroline Dodd finished with a game-high nine draw controls while chipping in one caused turnover and one ground ball.
- A total of 10 Chargers had two ground balls or more.
- Leslie Allen Brown improved to 9-2 with the win while totaling 11 saves and a team-high seven ground balls.
- UAH held the edge over Lee in shots on goal (30-23) and ground balls (38-35).
 
Inside the Flow
- Lee took the early advantage with goals at 29:01 and 23:52, before UAH took a 3-2 lead on goals by O'Brien at 23:11 and Carvalho at 18:54 and 17:12.
- Both sides scored three goals each to keep it a one-goal advantage for UAH, but the Chargers gained some distance at the half with a 10-5 lead by closing out the frame on a 4-0 run.
- The Chargers continued to build on their momentum in the second half with four early goals to lead 14-5, with Carvalho and O'Brien potting two markers apiece in the initial six minutes.
- Lee went on to hold a 7-6 edge in the final 23:02 of the contest, but UAH held on for the 20-12 win.
 
Noteworthy
- UAH has scored 20 or more goals in eight games this season.
- Federovitch has four games with 10 points or more this season, and her six assists today are a season-best for the junior.
- Dodd's nine draw controls are the most by a Charger in a single game in 2018.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH and Montevallo agreed to move up Saturday's game due to inclement weather to be a Friday night matchup at 7 p.m. at Charger Park.