Three things to watch this weekend: UF lacrosse edition
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With two weeks off before their last regular-season game, the Gators are using the extra practice time to go back to the drawing board.
No matter how Florida’s year ends, the Gators can rest assured they will avoid at least one loss heading into the offseason.
Three days after Florida snagged a share of its first American Lacrosse Conference title with a dramatic upset of No. 2 Northwestern, Vanderbilt didn’t let the Gators take the crown outright without a fight.
There’s a reason why Kitty Cullen didn’t care about the last 15 seconds.
Each time Mikey Meagher takes her place between a pair of familiar orange goalposts, she finds herself up against the odds.
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With a top-10 clash against Northwestern looming just a week away, the Gators are using the motivation of a grudge match and another team’s trash talk to stay focused against Johns Hopkins this weekend.
Soon, just wearing goggles isn’t going to be good enough.
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As Amanda O’Leary coached Florida’s women’s lacrosse team to a two-goal victory over Penn State last season, she couldn’t help but think back to 1988.
In a matchup of two teams with four losses in American Lacrosse Conference play last season, Florida and Ohio State competed as if they were mad at somebody.
Don’t call it a setback.
Rarely does a 10-goal lead and a running clock after halftime translate into a lukewarm victory.
Although Fairfield isn’t the most highly touted team on Florida’s schedule, tonight’s matchup against the unranked Stags will still be the Gators’ tallest test.
Syracuse constantly shadowed Florida’s top scoring threat, chasing Kitty Cullen all over the field Saturday.
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So far this season for the No. 10 Gators, home is where the wins have been.