Florida Gators Women

  via press release   GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida's women's lacrosse team has added 13 newcomers for the 2020 season. Whitney Albert, Tori Bates, Becky Browndorf, Georgia Ceanfaglione, Emily Heller, Kylee Hubiak, Sarah Mackey, Carli Mangum, Kaala Puglisi, Jillian Quigley, Shelton Sawers, Janine Suris and Devin Thompson have all signed their National Letters of Intent and will join the Gators for the 2019-2020 academic year. This class continues an impressive run of recruiting under Amanda O'Leary, as the Gators secured NLIs from one ILWomen Top-40 recruit and four ILWomen On the Rise recruits. "This is an extremely talented group of student-athletes," said head coach Amanda O'Leary. "They are not only great lacrosse players, but outstanding stu

  via UF press release   Gator alumna Shayna Pirreca was one of 27 players who earned a spot on the team. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Former Gator lacrosse player Shayna Pirreca was named to the U.S. Women's National Team for the Team USA Fall Classic, taking place on Oct. 6 at the US Lacrosse Headquarters. The 27-player roster was announced by U.S. Team Head Coach Jenny Levy on Tuesday and includes 12 of the 18 players that won gold with the 2017 U.S. World Cup team. The U.S. Team will face defending national champions James Madison in an exhibition game on Oct. 6 in Levy's first time coaching Team USA. "Our coaching staff is excited for our first training camp and to coach this talented group of athletes," Levy said. "By 2021, our goal is to work with at least 80 p

  via UF press release   Box Score HARRISONBURG, Va. – The No. 6 Gators ended their historic season on Saturday, falling to the No. 3-seeded James Madison Dukes, 11-8. Florida stormed back from a five goal deficit with three minutes remaining in the game, but couldn't over the deficit to advance to Stony Brook for the NCAA semifinals. This was the first NCAA Quarterfinal Florida has made since 2014, but the fifth overall (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018). Goals were at a premium in the first half, with both teams only scoring a combined seven goals throughout the first 30 minutes. Junior Lindsey Ronbeck notched the first two goals of the game at 19:42 and 13:27, putting the Gators up 2-0. JMU battled back to tie the game at two apiece, but freshman Grace Haus

  via UF press release   Sixth-seeded Florida Takes on the Third-seeded Dukes for a Trip to the Final Four   Game Notes (PDF) | Interactive NCAA Tournament Bracket HARRISONBURG, Va. – The No. 6-seeded Florida Gators are on the road to take on third-seeded James Madison in the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. UF earned its spot in the quarterfinal after defeating No. 15 Colorado on Sunday. The Gators topped the Buffs 13-9 after falling in a 5-0 hole just six minutes into the first half. Florida battled back on an 8-0 run and ended up outscoring Colorado 13-4 for the remainder of the game. Senior Shayna Pirreca had four goals in the win and was aided by three goals and two assists from her sister, junior Sydney Pirreca. Junior Haley Hicklen recorded 11

  via UF press release   Florida Advances to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the Fifth Time in the Program’s Nine-year History (Photo: Jim Burgess/UAA Communications)   Box Score Box Score (PDF) GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida is moving ahead to NCAA quarterfinal action with its 13-9 win over No. 15 Colorado on Sunday at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium. The Gators now look for their second NCAA semifinal berth when they travel to Harrisonburg, Va., to face No. 3 seed James Madison. The Dukes were 15-12 winners over Virginia on Sunday. Date and time for that game will be announced later tonight by the NCAA Lacrosse Committee. Florida found itself down 5-0 less than six minutes into the game, but after a goal by freshman Grace Haus at the 22:31 mark, the Gators r