Category: Lacrosse

  • LAX: Ronbeck’s record setting day puts Florida into Big East Championship Game

    FINAL: FLORIDA 19, MARQUETTE 8 1st 2nd OT FINAL MARQUETTE 4 4 X 8 GATORS 10 9 X 19 Gainesville, FL – It was a record setting kind of day in Gainesville on Thursday and we aren’t talking about the Florida heat and humidity, this time. The Gators advanced to the Big East Conference title…

  • LAX: Trombetta, Kavanagh earn Big East weekly honors

    On Tuesday, the Big East Conference announced their weekly honors for play last week. As Florida cruised through a 2-0 week, sophomore Cara Trombetta and freshman Shannon Kavanagh‘s performance merited weekly honors. Trobetta was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Week while Kavanagh takes home the Freshman of the Week award. Per the…

  • LAX: Gators earn Big East title with 18-13 win at Denver

    FINAL: FLORIDA 18, DENVER 13 1st 2nd OT FINAL GATORS 7 11 X 18 DENVER 7 6 X 13 Denver, CO – On Saturday, the Gators earned their eighth straight conference title by defeating the Denver Pioneers 18-13 in the Rocky Mountain altitude. For Florida, this is the fourth consecutive Big East Championship, having also…

  • LAX: GK Haley Hicklen named Big East Defensive Player of the Week

    Florida junior goalkeeper Haley Hicklen was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday. Hicklen went 2-0 as Florida topped Temple and Villanova in league play. The Baltimore, MD native posted a 5.55 goals against average and a .526 save percentage, both marks were league highs for every day…

  • LAX: Gators defeat Villanova 18-8, Kavanagh sets program record

    FINAL: FLORIDA 18, VILLANOVA 8 1st 2nd OT FINAL GATORS 14 4 X 18 VILLANOVA 4 4 X 8 Villanova, PA – Freshman Shannon Kavanagh set a program record with 12 draws controlled while Lindsey Ronbeck scored five goals to lead Florida past Villanova 18-8. Villanova actually took an early 1-0 lead less than a…

  • LAX: Lindsey Ronbeck named Big East Attacker of the Week

    On Tuesday, the Big East announced that Florida junior Lindsey Ronbeck has earned the conference’s Attacker of the Week honor. Ronbeck was a relatively easy choice given her performance against UConn. Ronbeck scored six goals and assisted on four others for a total of ten points in the Gators 21-8 victory on Saturday. The junior…

  • LAX: Shannon Kavanagh named Big East Midfielder of the Week

    On Tuesday the Big East announced their weekly award winners for lacrosse and Florida’s Shannon Kavanagh was among the honorees. Kavanagh was named the Big East Midfielder of the Week. The freshman from Smithtown, NY accumulated six points (three goals and three assists) in the Gators thrilling comeback victory against Georgetown on Saturday. Kavanagh earned…

  • LAX: #6 Gators come back to top #24 Georgetown 16-11

    FINAL: FLORIDA 16, GEORGETOWN 11 1st 2nd OT FINAL GATORS 5 11 X 16 G’TOWN 8 3 X 11 Washington D.C. – Florida overcame a four goal deficit for the third time this year to defeat Georgetown 16-11 and secure the 300th win of Amanda O’Leary’s coaching career. Georgetown scored the first goal of the…

  • LAX: #6 Florida wins Big East opener against Vandy

    FINAL: FLORIDA 11, VANDERBILT 10 1st 2nd OT FINAL GATORS 7 4 X 11 VANDY 6 4 X 10 Gainesville, FL – #6 Florida hung on for a 11-10 victory over Vanderbilt in the Big East Conference opener on Sunday. The Gators scored early and often in seizing a 5-1 advantage just ten minutes into…

  • LAX: #6 Gators battle back from eight goal deficit to defeat Navy

    FINAL: FLORIDA 19, NAVY 16 1st 2nd OT FINAL NAVY 11 5 X 16 GATORS 8 11 X 19 Gainesville, FL – The #6 Florida lacrosse team was in a precarious position less than twenty minutes into their home contest against Navy. Trailing the #10 Midshipmen 10-2 (Navy scored the first five goals of the…