MONTEVALLO, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's lacrosse team jumped back into Gulf South Conference play with a 12-5 victory at Montevallo on Wednesday evening. UAH improves to 4-0 (2-0 GSC), while UM dips to 3-1 (0-1 GSC).
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Turning Point
- UAH opened up the contest on a 5-0 run over the first seven minutes to lead Montevallo as the squad would not relinquish the advantage for the remainder of the contest for a 12-5 victory.
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Inside the Box Score
- Freshman
Katie Gerber dominated in the victory with a team-high four points on three goals and one assist to go along with a roster-high eight ground ball and four draw controls.
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Nicole Federovitch rated second on the roster with three goals for three points in the contest.
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Megan Hartnett (1g-1a) and
Sophia Fiorino (2g-0a) also had multi-point performances.
- Seven different players scored for the Chargers on Wednesday.
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Kinta Schott and
Natalie Pachinger tied for second on the squad with three draw controls.
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Jordan Gaines rated second on the team on Wednesday with four ground balls.
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Leslie Allen Brown improves to 4-0 in goal with the win, notching five saves and five goals allowed.
- UAH held the edge over UM on draw controls (11-8), caused turnovers (7-6) and ground balls (24-13).
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Inside the Flow
- UAH started off the first seven minutes of the contest on a 5-0 run that featured all three of Federovitch's goals for the game.
- Both sides added three goals in the last 22 minutes of the first half for an 8-3 lead for the Chargers.
- The Chargers claimed the 12-5 victory in the second half by outscoring the Falcons 4-2 in the last 30 minutes.
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Noteworthy
- Gerber has posted three or more points in three of her first four collegiate contests.
- Federovitch has three or more goals in all four games this season.
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Next Time Out
- UAH opens play at Charger Park for the 2019 campaign against Young Harris on Saturday at 2 p.m.