YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's lacrosse team's 2018 season came to a close with a 20-6 loss to first-seeded Young Harris on Sunday afternoon in the Gulf South Conference invitational final. UAH ends the season at 13-5, while YHC improves to 14-5.
 
Turning Point
- Young Harris – who is now a three-time GSC Invitational Champion – had a strong first half with a 12-3 advantage over the initial 30 minutes of play on the way to the 20-6 win on Sunday.
 
Inside the Box Score
- The Chargers offense was paced by Nicole Federovitch with a team-high three points on two goals and one assist while also chipping in one ground ball.
- Freshman Sophia Fiorino tied with Federovitch for the team-high in goals with two of her own.
- Megan Hartnett had a strong overall performance with one goal, two ground balls, three draw controls and one caused turnover.
- Ava Boethig registered a team-high seven draw controls while additionally posting one caused turnover and one ground ball.
- Alanna Carvalho and Kinta Schott tied for the team lead in ground balls with three each.
- Leslie Allen Brown played the full time in goal for the Chargers, posting 14 saves in the contest. Brown's record in goal ends at 13-4 for the season with the loss.
 
Inside the Flow
- Young Harris started the first 20 minutes of the game on an 8-1 run, with Hartnett scoring the first Charger goal at 22:29.
- Back-to-back goals by Fiorino and Federovitch cut YHC's lead to five, but the Mountain Lions closed out the half with four unanswered goals for a 12-3 lead at the half.
- After just over six minutes of scoreless play to start the second, UAH potted a pair of goals by Federovitch and O'Brien to make it a 12-5 deficit.
- However, YHC went on an 8-1 run to end the contest to complete the 20-6 win and earn the GSC invitational championship.
 
Noteworthy
- Brown's 14 saves are a program record for a single game.
- The Chargers established program records for a season in team goals (339), assists (103) and points (442).
- Brown, Caroline Dodd and Fiorino earned GSC All-Invitational nods.