HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's lacrosse team wrapped up the 2018 regular season with a 13-12 loss to Young Harris in a Gulf South Conference contest at Charger Park on Saturday afternoon. UAH dips to 12-4 (6-2 GSC), while YHC improves to 11-5 (7-0 GSC).
 
Next Time Out
- UAH looks ahead to the opening round of the Gulf South Conference Invitational on April 27 on Young Harris' campus.
 
Turning Point
- A tightly contested matchup throughout the game on Saturday, Young Harris garnered the edge with a 7-5 advantage in the second half – including two unanswered goals in the final eight minutes – on the way to the 13-12 win on Saturday.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Three Chargers had two or more points in the loss, paced by Nicole Federovitch with a team-high six points on two goals and a team-best four assists.
- Abbey O'Brien led the way for UAH in scoring with five goals, followed closely by Alanna Carvalho with four tallies.
- Megan Hartnett had a strong game on the defensive end with a team-best seven ground balls and three caused turnovers in addition to grabbing one draw control.
- Ava Boethig notched a team-high four draw controls and ranked second on the roster with six ground balls.
- Seven Chargers had two ground balls or more.
- Leslie Allen Brown dipped to 12-3 in goal this season, after totaling 13 goals allowed and seven saves.
-  UAH held the edge over YHC in shots on goal (25-20) and ground balls (33-21).
 
Inside the Flow
- Young Harris started out the contest on a 6-1 run in the initial 17 minutes of play.
- The Chargers closed out the first half with six unanswered goals – including three tallies by O'Brien – to lead 7-6 after 30 minutes.
- O'Brien started out the scoring in the second at 23:35 to push the UAH lead to 8-6, but YHC would outscore the Chargers in the ensuing 5-1 in the ensuing 10 minutes for a 11-9 lead.
- The Chargers pulled back ahead 12-11 with three straight goals by Carvalho and O'Brien, before back-to-back goals by the Mountain Lions to close out the game gave the visitors a 13-12 win.
 
Noteworthy
- Federovitch has totaled three or more assists in eight straight games.
- O'Brien's five goals match her season-high set three times this season.