Last second goal lifts Florida lacrosse over Michigan
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Feb. 13, 2016Shayna Pirreca saved the day.
Shayna Pirreca saved the day.
Consistency — especially in a three-day campaign — is an important factor for any sports team.
Following UF’s decisive first-place victory at the Florida Challenge last week, the Gators have their eyes set on a larger prize.
For just the third time in the program’s seven-year history, the No. 7 Florida lacrosse team came out of its regular-season opener with a win.
Leading 6-0, senior Brianna Morgan was up 6-5 in the third set of Florida’s final match. And after numerous rallies, Morgan hit one home, clinching the sweep for UF.
The Gators only had three athletes representing during the first day of the Virginia Tech Elite Meet, but the small contingent found relative success on Friday.
One hundred three goals and 30 assists.
The Florida women’s golf team started its Spring season on an explosive note after going club-to-club with other Florida teams in the Florida Challenge tournament on Monday.
The No. 12 Florida Gators men’s golf team opened up spring play with a bang on Monday at the Sea Best Invitational due to the spectacular play of the team’s underclassmen.
After two days of competition at the Razorback Invitational, the Gators wrapped up a memorable weekend filled with record-breaking performances from members of both the No. 1 men’s team and the No. 6 women’s team.
Doubles competition is sometimes overlooked in collegiate tennis.
The Florida’s men’s tennis team scored their first upset of the season on Saturday, defeating the University of Texas in convincing fashion to put the Gators’ record at 3-0 on the year.
As Florida’s swimming and diving team prepares to host its final home meet of the season against Auburn’s No. 7 ranked men’s team and No. 10 ranked women’s team, Gators head coach Gregg Troy is focused on shaving some seconds off this weekend.
Florida men’s tennis coach Bryan Shelton and his team can finally move on from the disappointing loss they suffered to Pepperdine in the first round of last season’s NCAA tournament.
The No. 3 Florida women’s tennis team traveled to Las Vegas over the weekend to participate in the 14th annual Freeman Memorial Women’s Tennis Championships at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
Caeleb Dressel is ready to break more records.
The University of Florida’s men’s and women’s track and field teams seem ready.
The No. 3 Florida women’s tennis team is riding into its spring season on a wave of momentum following successful Spring and Fall seasons.
UF men’s tennis coach Bryan Shelton has had three years to bring some hardware back to Gainesville: a Southeastern Conference title, a deep run in the NCAA Tournament, individual postseason titles.
The Florida lacrosse team made its presence known to the Big East conference in 2015.