COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A six-goal fourth quarter surge propelled the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's lacrosse team to a 12-8 win at home against Fort Lewis College Thursday afternoon. The win stopped a three-game losing streak by UCCS and marked their first Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference win of the season.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
- Final Score: UCCS 12, Fort Lewis 8
- Records: UCCS (3-4, 1-1 RMAC) | FLC (1-6, 0-3 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Mountain Lion Stadium | Colorado Springs, Colo.
- All-Time Series: The Mountain Lions are 8-2 all-time against the Skyhawks. UCCS has won the last eight meetings against FLC and are 4-1 when facing the Skyhawks at Mountain Lion Stadium.
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST QUARTER: UCCS 2, FLC 1
- Allie Schell connected with Jaden Sellers three minutes from the start of the game to put UCCS on the scoreboard first. A defensive stance by both teams kept UCCS with the one goal lead for nearly eight minutes before the Skyhawks tied the game on a Caprietta Abbadessa goal. Meghan Weiss scooped up a ground ball on a Fort Lewis turnover that led to Brielle Fannin netting her first goal of the game as UCCS took a 2-1 lead after one quarter of action.
SECOND QUARTER: FLC 4, UCCS 3
- Fort Lewis' Mikki Brown tied the game on a free position goal, but a draw control win from Erica Rivera led to a goal from Julia Patrick just 36 seconds later. Abbadessa tied the game again with 7:05 left in the half, 3-3, before FLC struck again to take their first lead of the game, 4-3. Fannin and Patrick quickly squelched FLC's lead with back-to-back goals, but Abbadessa answered for FLC a minute later to knot the game at 5-5 heading into halftime.
THIRD QUARTER: UCCS 1, FLC 1
- The Mountain Lions lone goal of the third stanza came from Emma Grace Martin who netted her 11th goal of the season at 11:52, but the Skyhawks responded with Abbadessa's fourth game-tying goal of the game.
FOURTH QUARTER: UCCS 6, FLC 2
- Tied at 6-6 to start the final stanza, the Mountain Lions offense broke open to score six goals and secure a 12-8 win. After each team netted a goal, the Mountain Lions took advantage of FLC penalties, scoring five straight player-up goals to snag a 12-7 lead. Fannin's third goal of the game on an assist from Martin proved to be the game-winning goal. FLC was able to add one more goal to the scoreboard with 1:52 left in regulation, but the home team held the blue and gold at bay to earn the win.
FINAL SCORE: UCCS 12, FLC 8
GAME STATISTICS
- Patrick tallied a game high five points behind three goals and two assists.
- Fannin chipped in four points on a game-high four goals and added six shots (all on goal).
- Defensively, Meghan Weiss caused two turnovers and added two ground balls.
- Rivera notched a game high seven draws, four ground balls, two goals, and a caused turnover.
- Goalie Madison McGriff registered six ground balls and 10 saves for a .556 save percentage.
- The Skyhawks were led by Abbadessa's four goals, assists and six shots.
- UCCS outshot FLC, 26-24, and won 13 of the 24 draws while clearing 22-of-26 attempts.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- McGriff became the all-time leader in ground balls at UCCS, surpassing Ellie O'Brien. McGriff now has 175 career ground balls.
- The Mountain Lions' 22 clears today are the most in any game this season.
- Patrick has recorded 30 multiple-goal games in her career, including 20 hat tricks. She is just seven goals shy of becoming the all-time leader in goals, netting 118 goals in four seasons.
- Fannin moves up to No. 3 in the career record books for player-up goals (six).
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions will play their eighth straight home game on Saturday when they play host to Colorado State University Pueblo at 1 p.m.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
