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Championship Central
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The No. 18 Florida Gators are set to compete in the inaugural AAC Tournament Championship, beginning with Thursday's semifinal against Vanderbilt at 4:30 p.m. on the American Digital Network. Florida topped the Commodores 18-9 earlier this season at Donald R. Dizney Stadium.
Brendan Gulick will serve as the play-by-play announcer and Mike Wolinsky will serve as the color commentator for Thursday's game.
The second semifinal will be between Cincinnati and Temple – if the Gators win on Thursday evening, they will face the winner of semifinal 2 on Saturday at 1 p.m.
No. 18 Florida vs. Vanderbilt Live Stream
The Gators are coming off their ninth-straight regular season conference championship and are on a quest for their sixth-straight conference tournament championship.
Florida swept four major postseason awards, as the league announced on Wednesday.
Lindsey Ronbeck was named Attacker of the Year,
Shannon Kavanagh earned Midfielder of the Year honors,
Cara Trombetta was named Defensive Player of the Year and
Haley Hicklen earned Goalkeeper of the Year awards. Along with that, those four plus
Sabrina Cristodero,
Grace Haus and
Sydney Pirreca were named to the AAC First Team.
No. 18 Florida vs. Vanderbilt Broadcast Information
Time & Date: Thursday, May 2 | 4:30 p.m.
Live Stream: Statbroadcast
Live Stats: American Digital Network
Series Information – No. 18 Florida Gators vs. Vanderbilt
Commodores | 10-5 overall, 2-3 AAC
- This is the eighth meeting between the Gators and Commodores
- Florida holds the 5-2 series advantage
- Home: 3-1 | Away: 2-0 | Neutral: 0-1
- Last Time Out: April 6, 2019 | Gainesville, Fla. | W, 18-9
Scouting the Commodores
Vanderbilt finished fourth in the AAC with an overall record of 10-5. The Commodores are 0-2 against ranked opponents, having lost to then-No. 12 Notre Dame and the-No. 17 Gators 18-9.
This is the eighth meeting between these two squads, with Florida holding the 5-2 advantage.
Vanderbilt is led on the offensive front by Sophie Furlong, who has notched 32 goals this season. Emily Mathewson and Gwyn Devin are close behind with 24 and 21 goals, respectively. Julie Blaze has controlled the draw circle this season, having come up with 51 wins. Brianne Gross follows with 40 draw wins this year. Lily Argyle has played a majority of the minutes in the cage this season, coming up with 78 saves. She has racked up a .378 save percentage and is allowing 11.29 goals per game
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- The Gators are 3-0 against this year's AAC Tournament field
- Florida scored at least 15 goals in each of the three games against the field this season
- The Gators have outscored the field 59-23
Quick Facts
- The Gators rank first in the conference and fifth in the nation in fewest turnovers per game (12.71). Florida is also first in in the league in draw controls per game (15.18), saves percentage (.459), scoring margin (4.59), scoring offense (15.47), shot percentage (.453) and shots per game (34.12)
- UF currently sits second in the conference in five categories: assists per game (7.06), free position percentage (.458), points per game (22.53), scoring defense (10.88) and shots on goal per game (25.06)
- Florida is looking to clinch its sixth-straight tournament conference championship this weekend
- Sydney Pirreca scored six points against the Bearcats, moving her to 190 for her career
- She is on pace to become just the seventh Gator to reach the 200 point milestone
- Lindsey Ronbeck scored nine goals, moving her to 230 goals in her career, 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 296 points, in range to become just the third Gator to hit the 300 point mark
- Shannon Kavanagh scored three goals against Cincinnati, putting her at 90 for her career
- She 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 registered one point on the day, moving her to 88 points in her career
- She is 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 43-straight games, the second-best mark in program history.
- Streaking: Lindsey Ronbeck has also scored at least one goal in 28-straight games, the third-best mark in program history
- Streaking: Shannon Kavanagh is now tied with Sabrina Cristodero for Florida's streak for consecutive games with a draw control, recording one in 30-straight games.
GET YOUR TICKETS
Unlike regular season lacrosse games at UC, the AAC Tournament is a ticketed event and there are two ways to purchase tickets: the day of the game at the ticket window or by calling the UC Ticket Office at 1-877-CATS-TIX. Here is the pricing for the tournament:
• Adults - $5
• Youth (4-17) - $3
• Senior (65+) - $3
• Groups (10+) - $2
PICK YOUR SEAT
Seating at the Sheakley Athletic Center is open. To help you better plan ahead, the home team's bench will be on the right side of the playing surface (looking at the field from the stands) and the visiting team's bench will be on the left. The home team in each game will be the higher seed, meaning Florida and Cincinnati will be on the right and Vanderbilt and Temple will be on the left in their semifinal games.
PARKING
Parking will be free this week as the garages on campus will be open for graduation ceremonies starting Thursday. Parking in the Corry (across from Sheakley) and Calhoun (next to the track & field facility) Garages will be the closest sites for lacrosse fans, but please know that with graduation ceremonies going on, those garages may fill up quickly. Please see the maps of parking options at the following link for a list of alternatives should Corry and/or Calhoun be full by the time you arrive:
https://www.uc.edu/parking/visitors-maps.html. Fans are encouraged to arrive earlier than normal - especially for Saturday's final - to give themselves enough time to find parking ahead of the games.
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