Florida finishes sophomore season, eyes future
By JOHN BOOTHE< | May 24, 2011After losing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the Gators didn’t have to say goodbye.
After losing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the Gators didn’t have to say goodbye.
For the first time in Florida's lacrosse season, the 27 smiles that are usually so easy to spot were altogether absent on Saturday at Dizney Stadium.
By the fourth rain delay of the Gators’ first ever NCAA Tournament game, both Florida and Stanford had been sitting in the hallways of UF’s lacrosse facility for five hours.
It's taken a season-long journey and opportunities on the biggest of stages for Janine Hillier to finally find her shot.
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On Sunday, the Gators could barely contain their excitement when the bracket came up on the screen.
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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.