YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's lacrosse team opened play at the 2019 Gulf South Conference Women's Lacrosse Championships on Friday with a first-round victory over third-seeded Montevallo by a final score of 21-4 on the campus of Young Harris. UAH improves to 15-3, while UM ends its season at 6-10.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH and first-seeded Young Harris are set to meet in the GSC invitational final for the fourth season in a row on Sunday at 12 p.m. CT.
 
Turning Point
- The early going was tightly contested with UAH holding a 3-2 lead, before going on a 10-0 run to close out the first half on the way to a 21-4 win on Friday.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Sophomore Sophia Fiorino paced the Chargers offense with nine points on five goals and four assists while ranking second on the roster with four ground balls.
- Three-time GSC Player of the Year Nicole Federovitch tied Fiorino with a team-high five goals, as she also posted two ground balls, one draw control and one caused turnover.
- Megan Hartnett finished second to Fiorino with three assists on the day.
- Both Abbey O'Brien and Karissa Glover posted three goals in the win.
- Katie Gerber grabbed a team-high six draw controls while chipping in two goals.
- Abigail Cherry registered a roster-best six ground balls.
- GSC Defensive Player of the Year Natalie Pachinger forced a game-high four turnovers.
- Leslie Allen Brown improved to 15-4 in goal this season, after posting three saves for the win.
- UAH held the edge in ground balls (26-10), draw controls (14-13) and caused turnovers (10-5).
 
Inside the Flow
- The Chargers closed out the first half with 10 unanswered goals as UAH held a 13-2 lead after 30 minutes.
- UAH went on to outpace Montevallo 7-2 in the second half for the 21-4 victory.
 
Noteworthy
- UAH is now 4-0 in first-round matchups in the GSC invitational.
- Fiorino set career-highs in both points (9) and assists (4).
- This is UAH's first 15-win season in program history.