Games Notes
STORRS, Conn. – The No. 18 Florida Gators are on the road for the final time in the regular season on Saturday when the team faces UConn.
Opening draw is set for 12 p.m. at the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex.
No. 18 Florida at UConn Live Stream
This is the fourth conference game for both Florida and UConn, with the Gators holding a 3-0 record in the league and the Huskies sitting at 0-3 in conference play. Florida, Cincinnati and Vanderbilt have all punched tickets to the AAC Tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio from May 2-4. Only one spot remains for three teams (Temple, ECU, UConn).
Current RPI
The Gators sit at No. 12 in the latest RPI rankings. Boston College is first, followed by Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, Syracuse, Michigan, Northwestern, Southern California, Notre Dame, Princeton and Penn. The Gators have faced eight teams in the Top-25 thus far.
Scouting the Huskies
UConn currently sits at a 2-13 overall record and a 0-3 record in the AAC conference. The Huskies are 0-2 against ranked opponents this season, falling to Syracuse 18-6 and James Madison 18-9.
This is the fifth meeting between the two squads, with Florida holding the 3-1 advantage.
UConn is led on the offensive front by Sydney Watson, who has scored 36 goals this season. Olivia Miles has added 26, while Lia Laprise has pitched in 16. Watson has also controlled the draw circle for the Huskies, coming up with 83 draw controls, almost 50 more than any other member of the team. Grace Beshilian has the majority of minutes in the cage for the Huskies, recording a 2-10 record. She has recorded 132 saves with a .431 save percentage in 695 minutes.
No. 18 Florida at UConn Broadcast Information
Time & Date: Saturday, April 20 | 12 p.m.
Live Stream: UConnHuskies.com
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Series Information – No. 18 Florida at UConn
Huskies | 2019 season: 2-13, 0-3 AAC
- This is the fifth time the two squads are meeting
- Florida holds the 3-1 series advantage
- Home: 1-0 | Away: 1-1 | Neutral: 1-0
- Last Time Out: March 31, 2018 | Gainesville, Fla. | W, 21-8
Quick Facts
- The Gators are looking to move to 4-0 in conference play for the eighth time in program history and for the sixth-straight year
- Florida, Cincinnati and Vanderbilt have all punched tickets to the AAC Tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio from May 2-4. Only one spot remains for three teams (Temple, ECU, UConn)
- The Gators rank first in the conference and third in the nation in fewest turnovers per game (12.00). Florida is also first in in the league in saves percentage (.455)
- UF currently sits second in the conference in nine categories: assists per game (6.60), draw controls per game (14.47), free position percentage (.457), points per game (21.40), scoring defense (11.60), scoring margin (3.20), scoring offense (14.80), shot percentage (.438), shots per game (33.80)
- Florida also ranks third in groundballs per game (21.27) and shots on goal per game (24.33)
- Lindsey Ronbeck is ranked in the top-10 nationally in seven categories: FPG per game (5th, 1.60); Goals (3rd, 65); Goals per game (4th, 4.33); Points: (6th, 79); Points per game (10th, 5.27); Shots per game (3rd, 8.93); SOG per game (2nd, 6.73)
- Sydney Pirreca sits at 183 career points and is on pace to become just the seventh Gator to reach the 200 point milestone
- Lindsey Ronbeck is currently at 219 goals, second in Florida's all-time program history
- Shannon Gilroy is Florida's leading scorer with 256 goals in her career
- Ronbeck is also at 282 points, in range to become just the third Gator to hit the 300 point mark
- Shannon Kavanagh 90 is on pace for 100 goals this season, becoming just the 12th Florida player to hit that mark
- If she records 100 goals this year, she will be just the second Gator to hit the milestone by the end of their second year
- Grace Haus sits at 86 points in her career, looking to hit the 100 point mark this season
- She would be just the 17th Gator to hit the milestone and seventh to do so in their first two years
- Streaking: Haley Hicklen has recorded a save in 41-straight games, the second-best mark in program history.
- Streaking: Lindsey Ronbeck has also scored at least one goal in 26-straight games, the third-best mark in program history
- Streaking: Sabrina Cristodero holds sole possession of Florida's streak for consecutive games with a draw control, recording one in 29-straight games. Shannon Kavanagh is just one behind, recording a draw control in 28-straight games
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