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Box Score

Saint Leo SLU 12-7, 5-2

Tampa UT 15-3, 6-1

Saint Leo SLU

12-7, 5-2

Final

Apr. 25, 2024

Tampa UT

15-3, 6-1

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Saint Leo SLU	4	2	4	2	12
Tampa UT	6	7	2	2	17

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | Apr 25, 2024

#13 Women's Lacrosse Falls 17-12 in SSC Semifinals at #5 Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. – The 13th-ranked Saint Leo University women's lacrosse team suffered a tough defeat at the University of Tampa on Thursday afternoon in the second round of the 2024 Sunshine State Conference women's lacrosse championships. Tampa used a 13-goal first half to put the Lions out of reach in a 17-12 Saint Leo loss. The Lions fall to 12-6 overall while Tampa improves to 15-3.

Following Tampa's 10-9 championship final victory at Florida Southern, Meredith Eitel and Maria Palomba were named to the All-Tournament team.

The Lions offense was paced by a trio of goals each from Fiona McLaughlin and Maria Palomba. Jana Nuss also recorded a multi-goal game. Jessica Harclerode made six saves. Marina Dean led the Lions with four draw controls and Palomba's six ground balls was a game best.

(2) #5 Tampa 15, (3) #13 Saint Leo 10

Tampa got on the board early jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the first three minutes of the game. McLaughlin got the Lions on the board at the eight-minute mark and after a pair of Spartan goals put the home team up 6-1, the Lions rallied. Over the final four minutes of the opening quarter Saint Leo used a pair of McLaughlin goals with a Jana Nuss goal sandwiched in between to cut the deficit to two goals.
Ava Valenti brought the Lions within one goal as she opened the second quarter with her lone score of the game. Following a down goal by the Spartans, Emma Hayhurst converted a women-up opportunity to bring deficit back to one. Tampa responded with a 6-0 run over the final 10 minutes of the first half to take a 13-6 lead into the halftime break.
Saint Leo out scored Tampa 4-2 in the third quarter. Back-to-back goals by Natalie Jones and Jana Nuss pulled the Lions deficit to 14-8. A pair of goals to close out the third quarter by Maria Palomba and Zoey Lind made it a 15-10 game, the smallest deficit for the Lions since late in the second quarter.
In the final quarter the Lions pressed but a strategic Spartan defense kept the Lions at bay as they managed a game-low five shots I the fourth quarter. Maria Palomba had both of the Lions goals in the fourth quarter.