Gators Holding Senior Day During Saturday's Game Against Villanova
Friday, April 10, 2015 | Lacrosse
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – As part of the jam-packed Orange & Blue Weekend at Florida, the No. 8 Gators will hold their Senior Day on Saturday when they host Villanova at 1 p.m. at Donald R. Dizney Stadium.
Three seniors, Nora Barry, Shannon Gilroy, and Mikki Offit will be honored for their contributions to the Florida lacrosse program.
On the field, UF (10-4, 4-0 BIG EAST) looks to remain undefeated in conference play and faces Villanova (7-5, 2-1 BIG EAST) for the first time in program history.
Florida is coming off a 16-5 victory at Marquette on Wednesday and is in the middle of a season-ending stretch of five games in 14 days.
Senior Shannon Gilroy leads the country with 52 goals. (Photo: Jim Burgess)
Quick Hits
- UF is 25-5 all-time against conference competition during the regular season and has won 13-straight regular-season conference games
- In four BIG EAST games, the Orange & Blue have outscored their opponents, 70-22, and have not allowed more than five goals in a game over the last three contests
- Florida's offense has proven to be one of the best in the country this season, as it ranks third nationally in scoring offense (15.43 goals per game)
- Florida has nine student-athletes that have scored 10 or more goals. No other school in the BIG EAST has accomplished the feat
- Dating back to 2014, sophomore Mollie Stevens has scored a goal in 18-straight games, two shy of tying the program record held by Ashley Bruns
- Stevens tallied her 30th goal of the season on Wednesday against Marquette, and has now scored at least 30 goals in each of her first two seasons
- Senior Shannon Gilroy ranks first in the country with 52 goals and second in points 70
- Gilroy is the NCAA's active career goal scoring leader (234) and ranks tied for 14th all-time in NCAA history
- In four BIG EAST games, Gilroy has registered 27 points, 20 goals and seven assists, and has tallied at least five points in such games
- Gilroy earned her seventh weekly BIG EAST honor this past week after being named the conference's Midfielder of the Week
- Junior Mary-Sean Wilcox has stopped 16 shots over the last two games, including tying a season-high with nine against Marquette
- Through 14 games, Wilcox has recorded a career-high 83 saves and her .432 save percentage ranks fourth in the BIG EAST among goalies with at least 50 saves
- Florida ranks No. 8 in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Poll and No. 9 in the Media Poll
Video/Radio Links
Video and radio coverage will be provided through GatorVision. For the link to the video coverage, click here. For the radio link, click here.
Promotions
Saturday's day will be Senior Day and following the game members of the lacrosse team will sign autographs for fans.
In addition to the lacrosse game, a number of other Florida sporting events will take place on Saturday as part of Orange and Blue Weekend. Fans are encouraged to use the hashtag #OBweekend all weekend.
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