TAMPA, Fla. – The fourth-seeded Saint Leo Lions concluded the Sunshine State Conference Championship at the second-seeded Tampa Spartans on Sunday. The Spartans recorded a 13-10 decision over the Lions to extend their SSC Championship win streak to six-straight as the only school in the league to claim the title.
Saint Leo (10-7) jumped to an early 2-1 lead at the Naimoli Family Athletic and Intramural Complex. Tampa (14-5) forced the lead change at 5:57 in the midst of a three-goal run to close the first quarter; 4-2.
Saint Leo and Tampa went back-and-forth in the second quarter as each team netted four goals for a halftime score of 8-6.
CJ Stowell finished a pass from
Matt Shand at 13:11 in the third to keep the game within two; 9-7. Tampa went on a three-goal run to increase its lead to three after the third; 12-9.
Tyler Eames found the back of Tampa's net with 7:37 left in the game to chip away at the hosts lead. It would prove too little as the Spartans netted one more to ensure the SSC Championship title.
Stat Highlights
- Philip Buque paced the Lions offense with four points scoring a hat-trick and an assist.
- CJ Stowell also recorded a hat-trick in a three-point game.
- Thomas Tatarian earned a game-high 13 saves with another fantastic day in the net.
- Eight different Lions contributed points in the championship tilt.
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