SAINT LEO, Fla. – Having won just five faceoffs all day, the No. 6 Saint Leo men's lacrosse team needed one faceoff win in overtime to give themselves the offensive push to start the sudden goal period. Saint Leo saw just that as the period started with a faceoff win heading towards goal. Ethan Ticehurst won the faceoff and ripped a shot on goal, scoring the game-winning goal, allowing Saint Leo to win 12-11, six-seconds into the period.
 
The Lions' Ethan Ticehurst poked the ball through the legs of the Spartans' faceoff guy before scooping it up heading towards goal. Ticehurst streaked down the middle of the box and blew the ball past the goalie for the game-winning goal.
 
Senior Jake Gilmour paced the Green and Gold attack scoring four goals and dishing out one assist ahead of Kyle Pauwels' two goals and two assists, and Matt Shand's two goals. 
 
With two goals in the game, Kyle Pauwels became the lone single season goal leader now at 52 this season. Pauwels' two goals marked his 100th and 101st goals of his two-year Green and Gold career.
 
Charlie Kurtenbach, Julian Taylor, Ethan Ticehurst and Conner Knaresboro all tallied one goal in the game.
 
Thomas Tatarian racked up 15 saves against the Spartans to help keep the Lions in the game. Tatarian tallied three saves in the first and second periods before four in the third and five in the fifth.
 
Saint Leo scored one goal in the first, three in the second, five in the third and two in the fourth before the GW in overtime.
 
The Basics
Final Score: No. 6 Saint Leo 12, No. 7 Tampa 11 OT
Location: Saint Leo, Fla. | University Turf Stadium
Records: UT (15-5) | SLU (15-2)
 
How It Happened...
1Q | It took four minutes before either team scored before Matt Shand put the Lions ahead with an unassisted goal. The Spartans tied it with an unassisted goal at 7:05. | Tied 1-1 |
2Q | The Lions scored back-to-back goals to take a 3-1 lead before the Spartans answered to make it 3-2. Kyle Pauwels scored his 50th goal of the season with 3:36 to go pushing it to 4-2 Lions. Tampa would score another making it a one-goal game at the break. | Saint Leo 4-3 |
3Q | A big third period saw both teams score five-goals. The Lions scored three straight to take a 7-3 lead before the Spartans stormed back with five unanswered goals to make it 8-7, Tampa. Saint Leo finished the period off with two goals, including a full field play in which Tatarian threw it to Jake Gilmour at midfield who turned and found Kyle Pauwels in front of the crease with four-seconds to go for the 9-8 lead after the third. | Saint Leo 9-8 |
4Q | Tampa outscored the Lions 3-2 in the fourth period to tie the game after regulation. | Tied 11-11 |
OT | Ethan Ticehurst lined up for the faceoff and poked the ball through the legs before scooping it up heading towards goal. Ticehurst, who had three goals on the year, looked to end things quickly as he ripped a shot, blowing it past the Spartans goalie ending things six-seconds into overtime for his fourth of the year. | Saint Leo 12-11 |

Points to Note

• Saint Leo goalie Thomas Tatarian recorded 15 saves for the Lions.
• The Green and Gold ripped 32 shots, 20 of which were on frame.
• The Lions' Kyle Pauwels notched two goals in the game where he moved to 101 in his two-year career at Saint Leo, which also made him the record holder for goals in a single season now at 52.
• Saint Leo picked up its first ever NCAA win, against rival Tampa, for its third win over the Spartans in program history.

For Tampa

• Tampa took 48 shots, placed 26 on goal.
• The Spartans picked up 40 ground balls and cleared 10-of-13 clear attempts.
• Tampa dominated play at the 'X' winning 21-of-27 faceoffs.
• UT saw five players score two goals on the day led by Andrew Kew, who notched his 50th goal of the season.

 
Up Next
Saint Leo will travel to Lenoir-Rhyne as the Bears are the No. 1 seed in the South Region to face off in the Division II men's lacrosse semifinals. Lenoir-Rhyne defeated Colorado-Mesa 14-12. 
 
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