ROME, Ga. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's lacrosse team won its second straight road game on Friday night, defeating Shorter 12-1. The Chargers improve to 8-5 (3-1 Great Lakes Valley Conference), while Shorter slips to 1-12 (0-4 GLVC).
 
Turning Point
-UAH scored the first six goals of the contest and never looked back in earning the victory.
 
Inside the Box Score
-UAH featured a balanced scoring attack in the game as nine different players scored a goal led by Luke LeVette who had three while Emory Weaver had a pair.
-Both Adam Zois and Jacob Glen had a goal and an assist in the game, while UAH's other goal scorers were Nik Kubik, Jack Utrevis, Caleb Merrow, Collin Wilcox, and Nicholas Ranta.
-Jamex Cox rounded out UAH's point earners as he had an assist in the game.
-Kubik and Colton Nall tied for the team lead with four ground balls, while John Forrest Ruble caused a team-high three turnovers.
-Kubik went 10-for-17 in face-offs on the night.
-Kyle Siersma earned the win in goal, making six saves in 30 minutes, while Zak Welsh stopped four shots in the second half.
-The Chargers dominated the shot counter by a 57-19 margin including a 43-11 edge in shots that were on target.
-UAH was 16-of-19 in clears on the night, while Shorter was 17-for-18.
 
Key Plays
-UAH shut out the Hawks in the first two quarters with Ranta, Utrevis and Zois scoring in the first, and Kubik – who tallied with UAH down a man – LeVette, and Weaver would score in the second quarter to make it a 6-0 lead for UAH at the break.
-Shorter's goal came with 12:09 left in the third quarter, but LeVette would score a man-up goal with Merrow and Glen both adding scores in the third to put the Chargers up 9-1 going to the fourth.
-LeVette, Weaver, and Wilcox then wrapped up the scoring for the Chargers.
 
Noteworthy
-UAH's 43 shots on goal represent a season-high for the team.
-LeVette moves to 32 goals on the season, and he takes over the team lead in points with 36.
-The man-down goal by Kubik is the first by a Charger this season, and it marks the first since Utrevis scored with UAH down a man against Chowan on March 8 of last season.
 
Next Time Out
-The Chargers will close out the regular season a week from Saturday at Charger Park on April 21, taking on Young Harris at 4 p.m.