Gators Open Conference Play With Tilt at Temple
Friday, March 29, 2019 | Lacrosse
Florida travels to Philadelphia to play in its first ever American Athletic Conference game
Game Notes
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The No. 17 Florida Gators kick off conference play on Saturday against Temple at Howarth Field. Opening draw is set for 12 p.m. and the game will be streamed on the American Digital Network.
Lincoln Rose will serve as the play-by-play announcer, Kit McConnico will be the color commentator and Lisa Roman will be the sideline reporter.
No. 17 Florida at Temple Live Stream
This is the first game for the Gators in the American Athletic Conference, the third league Florida has played in during the program's tenure. The AAC is the 16th conference to sponsor women's lacrosse.
Florida has won eight conference titles in the program's nine seasons: 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 American Lacrosse Conference Champions, and 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018 BIG EAST Champions.
The Gators swept all four major Preseason American Athletic Awards: Lindsey Ronbeck was named Attacker of the Year, Sydney Pirreca was named Midfielder of the Year, Cara Trombetta was named Defensive Player of the Year and Haley Hicklen was named Goalkeeper of the Year.
Along with the four major awards, seven Gators were named preseason All-AAC Team members: Sabrina Cristodero, Grace Haus, Hicklen, Shannon Kavanagh, Pirreca, Ronbeck and Trombetta.
Scouting the Owls
Temple is currently sits 3-7 in the 2019 campaign and will kick off its conference season against the Gators. The Owls hold a 0-2 record against ranked opponents this season, dropping a 16-7 decision against Princeton and falling 16-10 against James Madison. This is the sixth meeting between the two squads, with Florida leading the series 5-0.
The Owls are led on the offensive front by Maddie Gebert, who has scored 18 goals on the season. Olivia Thompson has pitched in 15, while Meghan Hoffman and Bridget Whitaker have scored 12 and 11, respectively. Kara Nakrasius has controlled the draw circle this season, coming up with 43 draw wins this season. Amber Lambeth has added 31 of her own and Bridget Whitaker and Wynston Archer have each pitched in 17. Maryn Lowell leads the Owls in the cage, with a .355 saves percentage and 44 saves. She's played 385 minutes between the pipes this season.
No. 16 Florida at Temple Broadcast Information
Time & Date: Saturday, March 30 | 12 p.m.
Live Stream: American Digital Network
Live Stats: Sidearm
Series Information – No. 16 Florida at Temple
Owls | 2019 season: 3-7, 0-0 AAC
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The No. 17 Florida Gators kick off conference play on Saturday against Temple at Howarth Field. Opening draw is set for 12 p.m. and the game will be streamed on the American Digital Network.
Lincoln Rose will serve as the play-by-play announcer, Kit McConnico will be the color commentator and Lisa Roman will be the sideline reporter.
No. 17 Florida at Temple Live Stream
This is the first game for the Gators in the American Athletic Conference, the third league Florida has played in during the program's tenure. The AAC is the 16th conference to sponsor women's lacrosse.
Florida has won eight conference titles in the program's nine seasons: 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 American Lacrosse Conference Champions, and 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018 BIG EAST Champions.
The Gators swept all four major Preseason American Athletic Awards: Lindsey Ronbeck was named Attacker of the Year, Sydney Pirreca was named Midfielder of the Year, Cara Trombetta was named Defensive Player of the Year and Haley Hicklen was named Goalkeeper of the Year.
Along with the four major awards, seven Gators were named preseason All-AAC Team members: Sabrina Cristodero, Grace Haus, Hicklen, Shannon Kavanagh, Pirreca, Ronbeck and Trombetta.
Scouting the Owls
Temple is currently sits 3-7 in the 2019 campaign and will kick off its conference season against the Gators. The Owls hold a 0-2 record against ranked opponents this season, dropping a 16-7 decision against Princeton and falling 16-10 against James Madison. This is the sixth meeting between the two squads, with Florida leading the series 5-0.
The Owls are led on the offensive front by Maddie Gebert, who has scored 18 goals on the season. Olivia Thompson has pitched in 15, while Meghan Hoffman and Bridget Whitaker have scored 12 and 11, respectively. Kara Nakrasius has controlled the draw circle this season, coming up with 43 draw wins this season. Amber Lambeth has added 31 of her own and Bridget Whitaker and Wynston Archer have each pitched in 17. Maryn Lowell leads the Owls in the cage, with a .355 saves percentage and 44 saves. She's played 385 minutes between the pipes this season.
No. 16 Florida at Temple Broadcast Information
Time & Date: Saturday, March 30 | 12 p.m.
Live Stream: American Digital Network
Live Stats: Sidearm
Series Information – No. 16 Florida at Temple
Owls | 2019 season: 3-7, 0-0 AAC
- This is the sixth time the two squads are meeting
- Florida holds the 5-0 series advantage
- Home: 2-0 | Away: 2-0 | Neutral: 1-0
- Last Time Out: April 4, 2018 | Gainesville, Fla. | W, 15-3
- Shannon Kavanagh became just the 16th Gator to record 100 career points when she hit her second goal of the night against Brown
- The fastest Gator to reach 100 points was Ashley Bruns, who did so in 24 games, but Kavanagh became the third-fastest Florida lacrosse player to hit the mark, doing so in 32 games.
- Lindsey Ronbeck currently sits at 198 career goals, trying to become just the third Gator to reach 200 goals
- Ronbeck has potential to be the second-fastest Gator to reach the 200-goal mark. Shannon Gilroy did it in 67 games, while Kitty Cullen did it in 78 games. Ronbeck has currently played 69 games in a Gator uniform
- Streaking: Haley Hicklen has recorded a save in 37-straight games, the second-best mark in program history.
- Streaking: Lindsey Ronbeck has also scored at least one goal in 22-straight games, the third-best mark in program history
- Streaking: Sabrina Cristodero (25) and Shannon Kavanagh (24) are creeping closer to the record for most consecutive games with a draw control (27)]
- Streaking: Cara Trombetta has recorded a caused turnover in seven-straight games, the fourth-best mark in program history
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