No. 4 Florida Looks to Rebound Wednesday Night at Jacksonville University
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 | Lacrosse
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Following a season-opening loss to No. 2 North Carolina on Saturday, the No. 4 Florida Gators will look to rebound against the Jacksonville Dolphins on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at D.B. Milne Field.
Under sixth-year head coach Amanda O'Leary, Florida is an impressive 13-3 following a loss. In addition, the Gators boast a 5-0 all-time record against their Sunshine State neighbors and hold an 84-29 goal-scoring advantage during that time.
Back From Injury
After going down with a knee injury in the 2014 season opener and missing the rest of the year, redshirt junior Nicole Graziano returned to the UF starting lineup on Saturday and had a career day. She not only set a career high for draw controls (6), but she tied a career high with two assists and chipped in with two goals. She also scooped up three ground balls and caused two turnovers.
Sellout Crowd
Saturday's crowd of 1,256 was the third-highest total in the history of Florida lacrosse and the highest regular-season attendance since the first-ever Florida home lacrosse game on Feb. 20, 2010 when 2,114 fans came to Donald R. Dizney Stadium.
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Freshman attacker Shayna Pirreca scored her first collegiate goal against UNC off an assist from sophomore Carli Marsh. The lefty sharpshooter entered 2015 as one of the most heralded newcomers in the country and was also the MVP of the 2014 Under Armour All-American game.
Record Setter
Senior Shannon Gilroy holds 19 UF program records and needs just four goals to surpass Ashley Bruns (2010-13) for second on the program's all-time list. Entering the game against Jacksonville, Gilroy has 186 career goals.
TV/Radio Links
Saturday's game will be broadcast live by ESPN3 and will be viewable on WatchESPN.com and through the WatchESPN app. For the link to the game, click here.
Radio coverage will be provided through GatorVision. For the link to the coverage, click here.
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