No. 3 Florida Dominates No. 16 Towson In The Cold

Sunday, March 5

Towson, MD

12 PM

Florida Gators

3-1

Towson

3-3

Florida

Towson

Senior Sammi Burgess set a career-high with seven points

No. 3 Florida Dominates No. 16 Towson In The Cold

Sunday, March 5, 2017 | Lacrosse

Box Score Photo Gallery by Rob Carr

By: Dustin Ciraco

TOWSON, Md. – The University of Florida women's lacrosse team (3-1) triumphed over No. 16 Towson (3-3), 13-6, on the road Sunday afternoon.

In a game that was 32 degrees at the opening draw, the No. 3 Gators controlled the game from start to finish, using a 13-8 advantage on the draw to shoot a program-record 47 shots.

Senior attacker Sammi Burgess set a career-high with seven points (three goals, four assists) to go along with three ground balls. Also playing well for the Gators was senior attacker Mollie Stevens (3 goals, 1 assist, six draw controls), and freshman midfielder Brianna Harris (two goals, two assists).

Playing 57:44 minutes in the cage, sophomore goalkeeper Haley Hicklen earned the victory by turning in seven saves and a .636 save percentage.

Florida now leads the all-time series with Towson, 2-0, after beating the Tigers 15-7 last season in Gainesville.

Records:
Florida: 3-1
Towson: 3-3

Notable:

With a caused turnover in the first half, senior defender Taylor Bresnahan became the all-time leader at Florida with 71

Sitting in third place is senior defender Caroline Fitzgerald, who has 67 after causing one turnover on Sunday

#PirrecaPower: Pirreca sisters Shayna and Sydney have accounted for 34% (20/59) of Florida's scoring through four games this season

Against the Towson Tigers, #PirrecaPower accumulated three goals, one assist, three ground balls, one draw control and one caused turnover

The Gators have now won nine straight away games dating back to the 2016 season

O'Leary's Insight:
"What a great opportunity for us to come to Maryland and beat an experienced team like Towson in front of a lot of orange and blue in the stands. It took a complete team effort to get the win today, and we're looking forward to regrouping in the next couple of days to get ready to face a talented Loyola team on Wednesday."

Up Next
The Gators will remain in Maryland to take on the Loyola Greyhounds (0-4) on March 8 at 1 P.M.

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