HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's lacrosse team turned in a 21-3 victory over Montevallo on Wednesday evening at Charger Park in a Gulf South Conference matchup. UAH improves to 13-3 (6-1 GSC), while UM dips to 6-8 (3-4 GSC).
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Turning Point
- The Chargers scored three unanswered goals to open the first half as UAH would not relinquish its lead in the 21-3 victory on Wednesday.
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Inside the Box Score
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Nicole Federovitch finished with a team-high nine points on three goals and a game-high six assists, while also leading the squad with five ground balls and three caused turnovers.
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Sophia Fiorino registered a team-high six goals to go along with one assist for seven points on the day, as she also added three ground balls.
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Megan Hartnett (3g-1a) and
Katie Gerber (2g-2a) rated tied for third on the offense with four points apiece.
- Hartnett notched a team-best five draw controls, followed by
Natalie Pachinger with four draw controls.
- Pachinger,
Abbey O'Brien,
Caroline McAnally and
Kinta Schott each contributed two caused turnovers, with UAH accumulating 12 caused turnovers as a team.
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Anna Grace Shepherd tied Federovitch for the team lead with five ground balls while also adding one assist.
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Leslie Allen Brown improved to 13-3 in goal with the win, adding two saves for the victory.
- UAH held the edge in shots on goal (32-5), ground balls (35-15) and draw controls (14-12).
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Inside the Flow
- After Montevallo made it 3-1 with 21:11 to go, UAH outscored the visitors 9-1 to take a 12-2 lead into the half.
- UAH put together a total of nine unanswered tallies over the first 24 minutes of the second half to lead 21-2, before a final Falcon goal down the stretch brought the game to its 21-3 final.
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Noteworthy
- UAH has won all six of its home games this season with one more matchup left to be played on Saturday.
- Federovitch is two points away from 100 this season as she boasts 57 goals and 41 assists for 98 points through 16 games.
- The Chargers have caused 10 or more turnovers nine times this season.
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Next Time Out
- UAH wraps up the 2019 regular season at Charger Park on Saturday at 2 p.m. against Shorter. The Chargers will be celebrating its 2019 senior class prior to the game.