HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's lacrosse team cruised to its seventh straight win to start the 2019 campaign with a 14-1 victory over visiting Ursuline at Charger Park in a nonconference matchup on Monday afternoon. UAH improves to 7-0, while UC dips to 1-2.
 
Turning Point
- UAH dominated the first half with eight unanswered goals on the way to the 14-1 win over the Arrows on Monday.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Nicole Federovitch finished the contest with a team-high six points on two goals and a roster-best four assists.
- Fiorino registered a team-best five goals, while tying for the roster lead with two caused turnovers.
- Both Katie Gerber and Abbey O'Brien ranked third on the roster with three points apiece, as Gerber had two goals and one assist and O'Brien notched three goals.
- Megan Hartnett and Abigail Cherry tied for the team lead in ground balls with four, as nine Chargers had two ground balls or more in the contest.
- Natalie Pachinger, Maria Smith and Fiorino had two caused turnovers apiece to pace the defense.
- Gerber paced the squad with six draw controls.
- UAH held the edge over Ursuline in shots on goal (25-6), draw controls (12-5), and ground balls (28-15).
- Leslie Allen Brown improved to 7-0 on the season as she did not allow a goal in her 47:47 in goal.
- Emma Gould played the final 12:13 between the pipes with one goal allowed.
 
Inside the Flow
- Fiorino led the Chargers attack in the first half with three of her five goals in the initial 20 minutes of play, as O'Brien scored twice and Chesna, Gerber, and Pachinger each added one tally to give UAH an 8-0 lead at the half.
- UAH added seven unanswered goals in the second half before Ursuline ended the shutout bid at 9:30 of the frame to bring the game to its final score of 14-1.
 
Noteworthy
- Federovitch has had four assists in a game three times this season.
- Fiorino's five goals are a career-high for the sophomore.
- Gerber now leads the roster with 27 draw controls in her freshman season.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH wraps up its four-game homestand on Thursday at 6 p.m. against Charleston.