Ronbeck Highlights No. 2 Gators’ Win Over Marquette

Wednesday, April 13

Gainesville, FL

2:00 PM

Florida Gators

13-1, 4-0BIG EAST

Marquette

4-9, 1-2BIG EAST

Marquette

Florida

Freshman Lindsey Ronbeck scored a career high five goals and tallied seven points in UF's win over Marquette.

Ronbeck Highlights No. 2 Gators’ Win Over Marquette

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 | Lacrosse

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Freshman Lindsey Ronbeck scored five goals and had seven points in the 15-5 mid-week win.

By: Kelly Sobers

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida freshman Lindsey Ronbeck powered the No. 2 Gator lacrosse team to a 15-5 victory over Marquette with a career high five goals and seven points in mid-week action Wednesday at The Diz as the Orange and Blue improved to 13-1 on the season, and kept a clean slate at 4-0 in BIG EAST action.

Ronbeck, whose seven points were the most for a Gator in a game this season, scored four of the Gators first seven goals, including the first two of the game, as Florida worked a shutout first period for the 12-0 lead at the half. Ronbeck found Carli Marsh for the junior's fourth goal this season, and the final score of the first half, before adding her fifth goal and second assist on Nicole Graziano's behind-the-backer in the second half.

Florida's 13-1 start to the 2016 season is on track with 2013's impressive 17-1 start. Wednesday added to the success as the Gators won the draw control, the battle for ground balls and went 4-for-6 on free-position shots against the Golden Eagles.

Per usual, freshman Haley Hicklen started the second period in the cage for the Gators after senior Mary-Sean Wilcox (13-1) controlled a perfect first half with three saves. Sophomore Olivia Cole closed out the final 7:33.

After Graziano's trick shot gave Florida the 15-0 lead with 17:46 remaining in the second, Marquette scored the final five goals of the game, but not before the Gators made it back-to-back games with the whole team contributing. All 29 available players saw action in Florida's 13th win of the 2016 season.

It's back to the road for Florida with match-ups at Villanova (4/16) and Cincinnati (4/20) before the Gators' regular-season finale and Senior Day April 24 at The Diz versus UConn.

THE RECORDS
No. 2 Florida: 13-1, 4-0 BIG EAST
Marquette: 4-9, 1-2 BIG EAST

NUMBERS OF NOTE

68: wins all-time for Florida at home in Donald R. Dizney Lacrosse Stadium
29: For the second straight game, all 29 available Gator players saw action against the Golden Eagles
18: consecutive games with a point for junior Sammi Burgess, who had two goals and an assist for Florida Wednesday. Burgess has scored a goal in 12 of Florida's 14 games this season
13: straight games with a goal for senior Nicole Graziano, who scored a pair of goals to aid the Gators' efforts against the Golden Eagles. Since March 6, Graziano has led UF in scoring with 23 goals and 28 points through the stretch
10: caused turnovers for the Orange and Blue for the second consecutive game, marking the sixth time this season UF has caused double-digit turnovers. Florida caused 10 of Marquette's 13 TOs, led by junior Taylor Bresnahan's two
9: players scored for the Gators against Marquette, including double-digit goals from Lindsey Ronbeck (5), Sammi Burgess (2) and Nicole Graziano (2)
7: points from Lindsey Ronbeck were the most for a Gator in a game this season. Her five goals tied for the most from an individual UF player in a game in 2016
6: career-tying saves for freshman Haley Hicklen, the reigning conference Freshman of the Week, who had six saves for the third time in the last four games
2: wins all-time for Florida against Marquette. The Gators have won both meetings with the Golden Eagles since UF entered the BIG EAST in 2015

O'LEARY ANALYSIS
"Overall I am thrilled with our team's effort today. We came out of the locker room to start the game and put up some great goals. Marquette is really well-coached and has some great players. We responded well. Offensively we were very unselfish. I'm pleased with the way we competed from grabbing ground balls to winning the draw controls -- across the board we did a great job. This team is on a roll."

UP NEXT
The Gators will have a quick turnaround for their two final regular-season 'away' games. First up, a Saturday tilt at Villanova in Philly April 16 as the Orange and Blue wind down the regular-season slate with just two more games remaining after this weekend: at Cincinnati April 20 and home against UConn for Senior Day April 24. The 2016 BIG EAST Tournament will be held May 5-7 in Washington, DC, at Georgetown's Cooper Field.

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