SAINT LEO, Fla. – The No. 14 Saint Leo Lions were unhinged by the Tampa Spartans, who are receiving votes in the national poll, 17-8 on Saturday. The Sunshine State Conference rival put together a 10-goal run that lasted 24 minutes spading from the second and fourth quarters. The offensive onslaught lowered the Lions overall record to 7-5, 2-2 in the SSC. Tampa improved its season mark to 10-4, 4-0 in the SSC.
 
CJ Stowell, assisted by Charlie Kurtenbach, opened the second quarter with an equalizer goal; 5-5. The Spartans opened their 10-goal run with four to close the second quarter, followed by four unanswered goals in the third, and two goals to open the fourth. Daniel Sparks, Philip Buque and Ryan Marek each put one away for the Lions in the fourth to reach the Green and Gold's eight-goal count.  
  
 
Stat Highlights

• Tampa topped Saint Leo in faceoffs (24-28), ground balls (39-27) and shots (45-26).
• Philip Buque, Charlie Kurtenbach and Daniel Sparks each scored two goals. Kurtenbach led the offensive efforts with four points followed by Buque with three.
• Thomas Tatarian earned 11 saves in the net.

Beyond the Boxscore

• Philip Buque and Charlie Kurtenbach have scored in every game.

 Up Next
Saint Leo returns to University Turf Stadium on Wednesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. to face the Florida Southern Moccasins.  
 
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