Gators Gearing Up for Tar Heels in NCAA Tournament Second Round
Saturday, May 9, 2015 | Lacrosse
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Chapel Hill, N.C. – The Florida Gators (15-5) play second-seeded North Carolina (15-3) in the NCAA Tournament Second Round on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Fetzer Field.
Florida defeated Stanford, 15-10, in the first round to advance to the second round for the fifth time in program history.
Sunday's game will be a rematch of the Gators' regular-season opener against UNC. Playing in Gainesville, the Gators fell, 17-11, to the Tar Heels.
Quick Hits
- Florida has advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round five-straight years
- The Gators are 6-4 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Final Four in 2012
- The UF scoring offense leads the country and averages 16.00 goals per game
- The Gators are 1-5 all-time against UNC. This will be the first meeting between the two teams in the NCAA Tournament
- Senior Shannon Gilroy was one of five Tewaaraton Finalists named on Thursday
- Gilroy enters Sunday leading the nation in points (96) and second-nationally in goals (72)
- Gilroy's 254 career goals lead all active players and ranks tied for 9th all-time in NCAA history
- Gilroy became the 12th woman in NCAA Division I history to score 250 career goals
- Sophomore Mollie Stevens enters with a program record 24-game goal-scoring streak
Bracket
First Round: Florida 15, Stanford 10
Second Round: Florida vs. No. 2 North Carolina | Sunday, May 10 | 1 p.m.
Full Bracket
Radio Links
Radio coverage will be provided by GatorVision here and a live stream will be provided by GoHeelsTV here.
Get Tickets
Tickets for Sunday's game can be purchased ahead of time here, or at Fetzer Field. Adult tickets are $5 and students and seniors can purchase tickets for $3.
Where
Sunday's NCAA Tournament Second Round will be played at Fetzer Field on the campus of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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