Ashley Bruns has the routine down. She catches the ball behind the net, sprints to the left or right side of the goal and snaps the ball past the pole and goalkeeper to hit the back of the net.
Coming off a loss to Penn State where Florida amassed 21 shots and only three in the second half, the Gators got back to their fire-and-score ways.
Coach Amanda O’Leary used an unusual tactic against Penn State on Sunday, pulling her goalkeeper for an extra defender.
Florida did not leave Happy Valley, Pa., with a smile on Saturday afternoon.
Out of the 14 players that have gotten to start at least one game this season, Sydney DuPre is the only freshman among the pack, and she has started in all 13 of them.
Ten minutes into the first half, the Gators found themselves in an unfamiliar position: without a goal on the scoreboard.
Florida's lacrosse team has an offensive motto – achieve a 50 percent shooting mark.
Twenty-two goals and a diamond ring capped a flawless night for Emily Dohony and UF at Dizney Stadium.
Senior Brittany Dashiell finished her 2012 campaign in Washington, D.C., as one of five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award, which is given to college lacrosse’s top player each season.
Up 9-3 at halftime, the Gators looked to be rolling, but then they hit a lull.
The Gators lacrosse team, unbeaten through 10 games, is off to the best start in program history.
When Sam Farrell arrived at Florida, she wanted to be one of the best lacrosse players in the nation. Winning the Tewaaraton Award, considered the equivalent of the Heisman Trophy in college lacrosse, was her dream. Four years later, the senior has nearly reached her goal.
Coach Amanda O’Leary could not have asked her team for more during Tuesday night’s performance against Lehigh.
Sophomore midfielder Nora Barry may not put up gaudy numbers, but she is what coach Amanda O’Leary wants each of her players to be — consistent.
After jumping to an 8-4 lead against No. 12 Loyola in the second half, the second-ranked Gators found themselves on their heels.
With less than 7 minutes remaining, No. 2 Florida led No. 5 Syracuse 14-10 on Saturday evening, but it was a scenario that was all too familiar for the Gators.
Florida had Friday night’s game all but clinched prior to halftime.
After a Stony Brook narrowed Florida’s lead to 12-8, coach Amanda O’Leary took a timeout with 19:37 left in the second half.
Tampa 2 is a defensive football strategy created by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1990s. Mixing his lacrosse and football background, Nick Williams formed a deviation of the Tampa 2 to incorporate in lacrosse.
Like every other game in her career, Florida senior midfielder Brittany Dashiell had coaches and teammates cheering her on. But on Saturday and Sunday at the Disney Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, they were cheering for Dashiell from the stands.
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