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Jersey Number 25
Aniya Flanagan
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Perry Hall
- Hometown:
- Nottingham, Md.
HONORS
2016 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar First Team
2016 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2015 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
SENIOR SEASON (2018)
JUNIOR SEASON (2017)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2015)
BEFORE FLORIDA
MAJOR: Event Management
CAREER HIGHS
Goals.................................................................................................................................. NA
Assists........................................................................................ 1, 3x, last vs. UConn (4/24/16)
Points.......................................................................................... 1, 3x, last vs. UConn (4/24/16)
Shots................................................................................... 1, 2x, last at North Carolina (3/3/18)
Ground Balls.................................................................................... 5 at North Carolina (3/3/18)
Draw Controls........................................................................ 2, 3x, last at Jacksonville (2/27/17)
Caused Turnovers.............................................................................. 4, 2x, last at UNC (3/3/18)
*Graduated in August of 2018 with a degree in Event Management
2016 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar First Team
2016 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2015 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
SENIOR SEASON (2018)
- Served as a team captain
- Started 18 games during her senior campaign, including seven BIG EAST contests
- Finished the season with 42 ground balls, good for third on the team
- Also caused 18 turnovers and won three draw controls during the course of the season
- Tied for fifth in program history with 59 caused turnovers in her career
- Picked up a career-high five ground balls against North Carolina (3/3)
- Also tied her career-high with four caused turnovers against UNC
- Limited UNC’s Jamie Ortega to a 2-for-7 shooting performance
JUNIOR SEASON (2017)
- A defensive starter in all 20 games of her junior season
- Ranked fifth on the team with 20 caused turnovers
- Part of a defensive unit that only allowed 5.78 goals per contest in BIG EAST play
- Caused a career-high three turnovers against Georgetown (4/29) in UF’s regular season finale
- Scooped up a career-high four ground balls in a win over No. 3 Southern California (2/24)
- Set career highs in ground balls (27) and caused turnovers (20)
- Attempted the first shot of her career in the BIG EAST Championship game versus Denver (5/6)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016)
- Played in all 20 games, and started 18 as a defender
- Caused a turnover in seven straight games leading up to UF’s season finale against Penn State
- Recorded her first career assist versus Stony Brook (3/6)
- Set career-highs in caused turnovers (14) and ground balls (17)
- Also set single-game career-highs in ground balls (3), draw controls (2), and caused turnovers (2)
- Her 14 caused turnovers ranked fifth among all Gators
FRESHMAN SEASON (2015)
- Made seven starts and was only freshman to see action in all 21 games
- Finished the year with 12 ground balls, six draw controls and seven caused turnovers
- Faceguard Stanford Tewaaraton Nominee Lucy Dikeou and limited her to only two second-half goals in NCAA First Round game (5/8)
- Notched two draw controls in BIG EAST Tournament title game vs. UConn (5/2)
- Had two ground balls in win over Villanova (4/11)
- Caused two turnovers and recorded one ground ball against Syracuse (3/10)
- Totaled two ground balls in home win over Niagara (3/7)
- Only Gator freshman to start season-opener vs. No. 2 UNC (2/7)
BEFORE FLORIDA
- Played lacrosse for Perry Hall for four years, where she was coached by Kristen Arseneau
- Earned All-Division and All-County honors
- Played four years for club team Lonney’s Lacrosse Club, where she was coached by Erica Bearman
MAJOR: Event Management
| CAREER STATS | ||||||||||||
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot % | SOG | SOG% | GB | DC | TO | CT |
| 2015 | 21-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | N/A | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 19-17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | N/A | 17 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2017 | 20-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| 2018 | 18-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| TOTAL | 78-62 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 | 98 | 18 | 28 | 59 |
CAREER HIGHS
Goals.................................................................................................................................. NA
Assists........................................................................................ 1, 3x, last vs. UConn (4/24/16)
Points.......................................................................................... 1, 3x, last vs. UConn (4/24/16)
Shots................................................................................... 1, 2x, last at North Carolina (3/3/18)
Ground Balls.................................................................................... 5 at North Carolina (3/3/18)
Draw Controls........................................................................ 2, 3x, last at Jacksonville (2/27/17)
Caused Turnovers.............................................................................. 4, 2x, last at UNC (3/3/18)
*Graduated in August of 2018 with a degree in Event Management
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Thursday, May 15
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