HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's lacrosse team is officially off to its most successful start to a campaign with its sixth straight win to start 2019 with an 8-6 victory over Findlay on Monday evening at Charger Park in a nonconference tilt. UAH improves to 6-0, while UF dips to 1-4.
 
Turning Point
- UAH closed out the first half on a 3-1 run to take a 4-3 lead into halftime, as the Chargers went on to outscore the Oilers again in the second 4-3 for the 8-6 victory on Monday.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Megan Hartnett led the Chargers offense overall with three points on two goals and one assist, with both of her goals coming on free-position attempts.
- Katie Gerber and Nicole Federovitch each added two goals in the contest, with Sophia Fiorino and Abbey O'Brien each chipping in one marker apiece.
- Federovitch grabbed a team-high three draw controls and five ground balls, followed by Kinta Schott with two draw controls and four ground balls.
- Schott additionally had a game-high five caused turnovers.
- Eight Chargers had at least two ground balls.
- Leslie Allen Brown improved to 6-0 in goal with the win, as she totaled 10 saves and six goals allowed.
- Brown also tied with Shannon Kruse for third on the roster with three ground balls.
- UAH held the edge in shots on goal (20-16) and ground balls (25-22).
 
Inside the Flow
- UAH took the first lead at 24:17 on a goal by Fiorino, but Findlay rebounded with goals at 20:40 and 13:15 for a 2-1 advantage.
- The Chargers went on to outscore the Oilers 3-1 in the last eight minutes to take a 4-3 lead into halftime.
- Back-to-back goals by Hartnett at 29:27 and 28:44 opened the scoring in the second half, as UAH's lead was pushed to its best at 7-4 on a tally by Gerber at 23:31.
- Despite UF outscoring UAH 3-1 in the last 17 minutes, UAH held on for the 8-6 victory.
 
Noteworthy
- During UAH's six-game win streak to start the season, the Chargers have outscored their opponent 91-39 while averaging 30.6 shots on goal per contest.
- Brown has 10 or more saves in back-to-back games, which is the first time in her career to accomplish the feat.
- Federovitch surpassed 40 points on the season in the win, as the senior now had a team-high 41 points on 30 goals and 11 assists.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH returns to action next Monday at 3 p.m. when Ursuline visits for a nonconference tilt.