Florida 17, Jacksonville 3
The sixth-seeded Florida lacrosse team is moving on to the NCAA Quarterfinals after defeating Jacksonville 17-3 on Sunday afternoon at Donald R. Dizney Stadium.
The Gators improve to 18-2 in the 2021 campaign – one win off tying the program record – while Jacksonville's season comes to a close at 12-2.
Florida has now won 15-straight games, dating back to a March 13 loss against Jacksonville.
The Gators were led on the offensive front by Grace Haus, who notched a career-high seven goals in the victory. Brianna Harris and Shannon Kavanagh each registered a hat trick in the game, while Paisley Eagan posted two goals against the Dolphins. Maggi Hall and Kassidy Bresnahan both found the back of the cage once to round out Florida's scorers.
Harris dished out a team-best three helpers in the game – her first being the 200th point of her career. She is just the 10th Gator to hit that mark. Hall, Haus, Kavanagh and Danielle Pavinelli each recorded one assist in the win.
Florida dominated the draw circle on Sunday, winning 15-of-22 draws. Kavanagh led the way with seven draws, while Eagan and Harris notched three and two, respectively.
The Gator defense held the nation's sixth-best offense to just three goals on the afternoon. The squad registered eight caused turnovers on the day, led by two from Becky Browndorf – tying her career-best mark.
Browndorf also led the way with a career-best four groundballs, while Kaitlyn Dabkowski, Kavanagh and Sarah Reznick each registered three groundballs in the game.
Reznick was stellar in the cage for Florida, coming up with nine saves while only allowing three goals for a .750 save percentage. That mark tied her career-best, which she has hit three times already this season.
The Gators head to Syracuse, N.Y. to take on the Orange in a quest for Florida's second NCAA semifinal berth. Date and time will be announced later this evening after all the second round games have concluded.
Boston College 21, Temple 11
The Temple lacrosse team fell 21-11 to Boston College Sunday afternoon in the second round of the NCAA Championship in Newton, Massachusetts.
Boston College jumped out quickly, scoring the first three goals of the day in the first four minutes of the first half.
Sophomore Mackenzie Roth put Temple on the board with an unassisted goal, but BC countered with three more to go up 6-1 at the 20-minute mark. Lauren Zinkl was the next Owl to find the back of the net, burying her eighth of the season and first of the day.
The Eagles would score five of the next six, but Roth found Julie Schickling to put the score at 9-3 with 10 minutes left in the first half.
Temple attempted to chip away at BC's lead, with Belle Mastropietro adding a goal, but would go into halftime down 14-4.
Zinkl's team-leading three goals and Olivia Martin's 10 saves were both career-highs.'
Courtney Taylor's one ground ball pickup in the second half set the Owls' single-season record with 67 this year.