HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's lacrosse team secured its eighth consecutive victory to open the 2019 campaign with an 18-7 drubbing of Charleston at Charger Park on Thursday afternoon. UAH rises to 8-0, while UC dips to 2-3.
 
Turning Point
- After Charleston took a 4-2 advantage with 19:37 remaining in the first half, UAH turned in six unanswered goals to lead 8-4 on the way to a 18-7 win on Thursday.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Nicole Federovitch paced the Chargers offense overall with a team-high five goals and three assists for eight points in the victory in addition to three ground balls.
- Sophia Fiorino finished second to Federovitch with four points on four goals, as Katie Gerber also achieved four points on offense with two goals and two assists.
- Gerber also led the roster with nine draw controls.
- Eight Chargers had at least two points in the contest in addition to seven different goal scorers.
- Leslie Allen Brown made four saves in goal to improve to 8-0 in her junior season.
- A total of 12 Chargers had at least one ground ball, led by Fiorino, Brown and Megan Hartnett with four ground balls apiece.
- Natalie Pachinger posted a team-high two caused turnovers while grabbing two ground balls and two ground controls. Pachinger also scored two times in the victory.
- UAH held the edge over US in shots on goal (35-11), ground balls (32-15), and draw controls (17-10).
 
Inside the Flow
- The opening 12 minutes of the contest were tightly contested, as the Chargers and Golden Eagles were knotted at 4-4 with 18 minutes to go in the half.
- UAH outscored Charleston 8-1 to close out the first period for a 12-5 lead at the half.
- The Chargers went on to outscore the Golden Eagles by a 6-2 margin in the second half to give the Chargers an 18-7 victory.
 
Noteworthy
- Federovitch has totaled eight points or more in a game four times in 2019, as she leads the roster with 55 points on 37 goals and 18 assists in her senior season.
- UAH has won by a margin of 11 goals or more five times this season.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH begins a six-game road swing at Tampa on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. CT.