HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's lacrosse team dropped a narrow 10-8 decision to visiting Saint Leo on Saturday at Charger Park. The Chargers slip to 1-1, while the Lions improve to 1-1.
 
Turning Point
-The Lions scored twice and held UAH off the board for the final 12:46 of the game to secure the win.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Both Luke LeVette and Josh Campbell led the Chargers in scoring as both had three goals in the contest.
-Kevin Coppinger added a goal and an assist to finish with two points.
-Jacob Glen scored the team's other goal, and Adam Zois registered an assist to round out UAH's point collectors on Saturday.
-Pacing UAH, Jack Utrevis had five ground balls, and his team-high two caused turnovers was matched by Campbell.
-Zak Welsh made 10 saves on the afternoon in goal for UAH.
-The Lions held a slim 40-38 margin in shots including a 20-17 edge in shots on goal.
-Saint Leo was 20-for-25 in clears, while the Chargers were 20-for-24.
-UAH edged the Lions with 30 ground balls compared to 29 for SLU.
 
Inside the Flow
-Saint Leo got on the board first with a pair of goals towards the end of the first quarter, but LeVette's first of the day with just seven seconds left in the period made it a 2-1 game going into the second.
-The two teams then traded goals to open the second quarter with a pair of SLU goals sandwiching Campbell's first of the day to make it 4-2, but Campbell would add another and Glen scored with 5:44 left to produce a 4-4 tie at the half.
-Just two minutes into the third, Coppinger would give UAH its first lead of the game at 5-4, but the Lions answered with two scores to go back up 6-5 with 5:44 remaining in the period.
-LeVette's second of the day would tie it just over a minute later, and though Saint Leo would score again to go ahead 7-6 heading into the fourth, a man-up strike from LeVette only eight seconds into the final frame knotted the contest at 7-7.
-The guests answered 1:10 later, and though it would take less than a minute for Campbell to respond with his third of the contest, Saint Leo then scored the next two goals while holding UAH scoreless the rest of the way to seal the victory.
 
Noteworthy
-LeVette now sits on 100 goals for his career, and the senior entered the weekend tied for sixth among active Division II players in goals scored.
-The three-goal showing for Campbell is the first of his career.
-Utrevis now leads the team with seven ground balls on the young season.
 
Next Time Out
-The Chargers will stay at home, jumping back into GLVC play with a visit from Rockhurst next Saturday. That contest is slated for a 12 p.m. start.