HICKORY, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Lacrosse Team hosted one of the best teams in the country and came out on the wrong end of a 19-6 defeat at the hands of No. 6 Tampa on Saturday afternoon. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Tampa 19, Lenoir-Rhyne 6
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (1-2), Tampa (3-0)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Moretz Stadium

STATS OF THE GAME:
• All of LRs offense came from three players in this one. Cathleen Gaffney, Michelle Tang and Gia Colombo each scored twice. Gaffney added an assist and Alyssa Sack had a pair of helpers. 
• Colombo caused three turnovers in the contest and had two draw controls. 
• Claire Swanson was the leader for the Spartans, finishing with five goals and three assists for eight points. Swanson added nine draw controls. 
• Cece Colombo and Carly Vaccaro each scored four times and Hannah Bush had three assists. 
• Bridget Sutter earned the win for the visitors, stopping 10 shots and allowing six goals. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
• Tampa had 33 shots compared to 23 for the Bears. 
• The matchup was a battle between sisters. Gia and Cece Colombo faced off as opposing players.  
• Tampa controlled this one thanks to an 18-8 advantage in draw controls. 
• This is the third of six straight at home to open the season for LR.

UP NEXT:  The Bears will continue their homestand on Wednesday as South Atlantic Conference play opens. Newberry visits Hickory with the opening draw set for 4 p.m.