No. 7 Florida had little trouble with unranked Furman in a Tuesday matinee as the Gators' attack tandem of Emma LoPinto and Danielle Pavinelli combined for eight goals and three assists. Cincinnati, meanwhile, used a late rally to force overtime against Ohio State, but the Buckeyes won the opening draw of the extra period handed the Bearcats a heartbreaker.
NO. 7 FLORIDA 20, FURMAN 9
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The seventh-ranked Florida lacrosse team defeated the Furman Paladins 20-9 on Tuesday afternoon at Donald R. Dizney Stadium behind a strong effort on each end of the field.
The Gators improve to 2-2 on the year, while Furman falls to 0-2 in the 2023 campaign.
Florida’s offensive effort was led by two four-goal performances from Emma LoPinto and Danielle Pavinelli, while Emily Heller added an additional two goals on the afternoon.
Madison Rielly, Gianna Monaco, Jenny Woodings, Emerson Cabrera, Maggi Hall, Madison Waters, Whitney Albert, Jackie Norsworthy, Bella Palagonia and Kaala Puglisi each found the back of the cage once for the Gators.
Ashley Gonzalez dished a team-high three assists on the afternoon, while LoPinto and Rielly each recorded two. Monaco, Pavinelli and Woodings all registered one helper in the game as well.
Florida won 18-of-32 draw controls, with Liz Harrison posting a team-high six in the victory.
The Gators held the Paladins to 9-of-22 (.409) shooting on the afternoon, while causing 12 turnovers. Four Gators led the way with two caused turnovers apiece: Heller, Pavinelli, Cabrera and Shelton Sawers.
Theresa Bragg, Josie Hahn and Gonzalez each tallied a team-high two groundballs in Tuesday’s victory.
All three goalies saw time in the cage, with Sarah Reznick notching three saves with a .429 save percentage in the start. Elyse Finnelle followed with 27+ minutes of action, coming up with a career-high three saves, while Sara Grove saw her first action between the pipes in the final 2:40 of the game.
Florida returns to The Diz on Sunday for a matchup against Arizona State. Opening draw is slated for 12 p.m. on ESPN+.
OHIO STATE 13, CINCINNATI 12 (OT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State controlled the opening draw in overtime and ultimately scored for a 13-12 victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday evening.
It was UC's first overtime contest since March 24, 2018 at Temple. UC was seeking its first win over the Buckeyes since a 17-12 decision in 2018.
Freshman Camryn Callaghan, who entered as the nation's third-leading goal scorer, tied it with 4:32 left on a short pass from Murphy, who was behind the net. It marked the Upper Arlington native's sixth-straight hat trick to begin her career. Her second brought UC within 10-8 at 3:37 in the third.
Ashley Lapp saved a free-position shot with 23 seconds left, and Grace Hirschmann caused a turnover and picked up the ground ball in the waning seconds to preserve regulation.
Lauren Ottensmeyer collected a first-half hat trick at 9:11 in the second quarter, scoring on a long-range, one-timer off Ava Goeller's assist. UC controlled the next draw, but after giving it back, Elizabeth Murphy caused a turnover.
Julie Rose, who scored four goals in 2021 as a freshman before missing 2022 with an injury, collected her first-career hat trick, the last tying it at 10-10 with 13:10 left. Ohio State called timeout, and the Buckeyes responded with the next two go-ahead goals. Grace Wehland had scored on the first possession of the fourth to bring UC within one.
Dani Mlkvy collected a career-high 14 draw controls, her third match out of six this year with double-digits. It was one away from matching her sister, Sam, for the school record set in 2021.
Twenty-six of UC's 33 shots were on goal as well.
Cincinnati (4-2) hits the road for the third-straight contest Friday when it heads to Louisville at 4 p.m.