Florida Gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- A season-high thirteen Gators scored at Donald R. Dizney Stadium as No. 3 Florida defeated Niagara 19-3 in Friday-night action to improve to 6-0. The Gators scored 19 goals, their most in a game this season, led by three each from seniors Devon Schneider and Sam Darcangelo, while a pair of freshmen in Paige Aldave and Alix Lopez added two each to the tally for their first goals donning the Orange and Blue.
 
Florida vs. Niagara Postgame Update
 
Aldave finished the night with an impressive four draw controls and two ground balls. Classmate Madi Hall also got in on the action with her first career goal, and Florida made it five defensive goals in six games when junior Caroline Fitzgerald found the back of the cage for the 5-0 Gators lead at the 26:52 mark in the first.
 
Defensively, all three Florida goalkeepers put in work against the Purple Eagles (1-4) with senior Mary-Sean Wilcox earning her sixth win of the season and notching her 12th straight game with a save. Freshman Haley Hicklen played 19 minutes in the first period and sophomore Olivia Cole handled second-period duties. Senior defender Sydney DuPre led Florida's back line with two caused turnovers, while another freshman, Caroline Benitez, made an impact with a career high four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
 
Florida controlled the game from the start, jumping out to a 6-0 lead in the first four minutes of play and mounted to a 14-0 lead at the half. Niagara took advantage of a free-position shot right out of the gates in the second to get on the board and added two down the stretch, while the Orange and Blue tacked on five more in the final period to earn the 19-3 decision.
 
Next up, Florida heads back to The Empire State for the second time this week for a top-10 clash at Stony Brook Sunday.
 
THE RECORDS
No. 3 Florida: 6-0
Niagara: 1-4
 
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O'LEARY ANALYSIS
"Really proud of everyone that got on the field tonight. Our starters came out really hard, got us on the board early and our subs came in and did their job. This week has been a little bit of a challenge with the mid-week game, playing tonight and traveling tomorrow to Stony Brook. They have handled it well. That just shows the great maturity of this team -- they are able to focus on each and every game understanding that at any given time, any team can win. They've put in the hard work and that's gotten us to where we are so far."
 
UP NEXT
Florida will take on its fourth ranked opponent of the season Sunday at No. 10 Stony Brook, where nine Gators will have the opportunity to play in front of a home crowd in Long Island.
 
Following Sunday's game against Stony Brook, the Orange and Blue will enjoy a nice five-game home stand in the Sunshine State. The Gators will host No. 14 Boston College (3/11), No. 20 Towson (3/14), No. 1 Maryland (3/19), Vanderbilt (3/26) and Temple (4/2) before their next road swing to Georgetown April 9.
 
NO. 3 FLORIDA AT NO. 10 STONY BROOK BROADCAST INFORMATION
Stony Brook Seawolves (March 6)
Time: 1 pm (ET)
Live Stream: AmericaEast.tv  
Live Stats: GameTracker
 
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