Tampa, Fla.----The top-ranked University of Tampa Spartans remained unbeaten on the year Sunday afternoon, prevailing 13-9 against #6 Wingate University in the national quarterfinals of the 2025 NCAA Division II men's lacrosse tournament. Tampa improves to 20-0 overall, advancing to the national semifinals next weekend, while the Bulldogs end their season at 15-5.

KEY STATS

- Tampa out-shot Wingate 46-35 on the day
- The Spartans held a 24-14 advantage in shots on goal
- Tampa won 16 of the 26 face-offs, holding a 35-22 advantage in ground balls
- The Bulldogs were 17-for-20 on clear attempts the Spartans were 16-for-18
- The 'Dogs turned it over 15 times compared to Wingate's 13
- Wingate was two-for-two on man-up chances; Tampa went zero-for-two

KEY BULLDOGS

- Kyle Spence had three goals and an assist to lead the WU attack
- Sam Goss contributed two goals and an assist
- Jaxon Grant scored a pair of goals
- Joey Moran added a goal and an assist
- Sean Clark had a goal and three ground balls
- Dom Gullace and Peyton Farley each notched two CTs and a ground ball
- Nick Arnold added a caused turnover and three ground balls
- Logan Spaeth won six-of-11 face-offs, picking up four ground balls
- Quad Williams registered 11 saves on the day

FIRST PERIOD

- Grant scored the first goal of the day four minutes in
- Davis Lindsey scored twice for the Spartans to take a 2-1 lead at the 3:47 mark

SECOND PERIOD

- Spence scored two minutes into the second frame to tie it at two
- Goss scored off a Moran assist with 11:37 to go, putting the 'Dogs on top 3-2
- Ronan Sanchez answered with a goal for Tampa to tie it at three
- Clark scored off a Goss assist to put Wingate back on top with 10 minutes left
- Ryan Kemp and Jackson Bashaw scored in a one-minute span, putting UT on top 5-4
- Moran's goal at the 3:28 mark tied it at five

THIRD PERIOD

- Tampa scored the first two of the second half, take a 7-5 lead on a Sanchez goal
- A Goss goal off Spence's assist at the 9:29 mark cut the lead to one
- Kemp's goal with 3:57 to go gave the Spartans a 9-6 advantage
- Spence scored with a minute left to pull the 'Dogs within two heading to the fourth

FOURTH PERIOD

- Michael Flores scored five seconds into the final frame
- Spence answered with a goal a minute later, making it 10-8
- Zach Johnson's goal at the 10:29 mark gave Tampa a 12-8 lead
- Grant's goal with 8:12 remaining cut the lead to three
- Rex Kesserling capped the scoring with 2:09 to go, making the final margin 13-9