HUNTSVILLE | The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's lacrosse team dropped a 15-9 decision to visiting Montevallo on Saturday at Charger Park. The Chargers slip to 2-6 (0-2 Peach Belt Conference), while the Falcons improve to 5-4 (2-0 PBC).
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Turning Point
-The Falcons scored eight straight to turn a 4-1 deficit early in the second quarter into a 9-4 lead early in the third to take control of the contest.
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Inside the Box Score
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Luke LeVette and
Kyle Light scored three times for the Chargers, while
Brody Phillips had a four-assist game to total four points in the contest.
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Jacob Glen had a goal and an assist for two points, while both
Jake LeVette and
Caleb Merrow added a goal.
-LeVette had a team-best 11 shots including nine that were on goal.
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Silas Herman paced the Chargers with eight ground balls and was 16-for-28 in face-offs.
-The Chargers outshot Montevallo by a wide 50-38 margin including a 34-30 difference in shots on goal, but Kyle Little recorded an impressive 25 saves in the cage for UM.
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Zak Welsh stopped 15 himself for UAH.
-UAH picked up 34 ground balls compared to 31 for the Falcons.
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Inside the Flow
-UAH was controlling the contest on the scoreboard through the first segment of the game, with a pair of
Luke LeVette goals giving the Chargers a 2-1 advantage at the end of the first, and Glen and Merrow then scored to make it 4-1 in favor of the Chargers at the 12:06 mark of the second.
-Montevallo then scored six straight to end the quarter, going up 7-4 at the half before two goals to start the third made it 9-4.
-Light scored a pair in just over a minute to cut the UAH deficit to 9-6 with 11:15 remaining in the third quarter, but UM answered with three straight to go in front 13-6 heading into the fourth.
-UAH would outscore the Falcons 3-2 in the fourth to create the 15-9 final with
Luke LeVette,
Jake LeVette, and
Kyle Light all tallying in the period.
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Noteworthy
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Luke LeVette now has 11 goals on the season, and he is tied with Phillips with 19 points as Phillips moves to eight assists on the year which leads the team.
-Welsh moves over the century mark and now has 113 saves on the season.
-Light has five goals in his past two games and now has totaled nine on the year.
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Next Time Out
-The Chargers will be back at it against Shorter in Rome, Georgia, next Saturday.
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