Charlotte, N.C.----The two-time defending national champion University of Tampa Spartans outscored #13 Wingate 6-2 in the third quarter Saturday afternoon en route to a 17-11 victory in NCAA Division II women's lacrosse action at the Crown Classic. The Spartans improve to 5-1 overall, while the Bulldogs fall to 5-2 on the season.

KEY STATS

- Tampa out-shot Wingate 33-25
- The Spartans held a 23-18 edge in shots on goal
- Tampa won 18 of the 30 draw controls
- UT had 15 turnovers compared to Wingate's 14
- The Spartans were 17-for-19 on clears; the 'Dogs went 15-for-21
- Tampa held an 18-12 edge in ground balls

KEY BULLDOGS

- Stacy Glover had three goals to lead the offense
- Bree Solero notched two goals and a caused turnover
- Deirdre Jones added a pair of goals
- Madison Slayton, Savannah Butler, Amelia Benner and Lauryn Knutson each had a goal
- Claire Fuchs and Julia Garvin each handed out an assist
- Kathryn McCabe had five draw controls, adding a ground ball
- Krysta Churns piled up three CTs and three ground balls
- Saskia Aunger notched six saves

FIRST QUARTER

- Jones scored two minutes in to give Wingate an early lead
- Tampa scored the next three, taking a 3-1 lead on a Jill Cobaugh goal at the 7:02 mark
- The 'Dogs answered by scoring the final three goals of the frame
- Glover scored the first two in the flurry, tying it at three with two minutes left
- Knutson scored in the final minute to give the Bulldogs a 4-3 advantage

SECOND QUARTER

- Benner's goal 70 seconds into the second gave Wingate a two-goal advantage
- The Spartans scored the next four, taking a 7-5 lead on a Sia Markowski goal with 4:33 to go
- Solero scored a minute later to cut the lead to one
- Peyton Howell scored with 38 seconds left, pushing the lead back to two
- Slayton scored with nine seconds remaining, making it 8-7 at halftime

THIRD QUARTER

- Tampa scored four times in the first five minutes, taking a 12-7 lead on an Isabella Avila goal
- Goals from Solero and Butler pulled the 'Dogs back within three with 4:38 to go
- Mary Kate Person scored twice in the final four minutes to give Tampa a 14-9 lead

FOURTH QUARTER

- Person's goal three minutes in stretched the lead to six
- Jones scored at the 11:17 mark, making it 15-10
- Glover capped the scoring for the 'Dogs at the 3:33 mark

UP NEXT

- Wingate is back in action Wednesday, traveling to Anderson for a 4 p.m. start