No. 7 Florida Lacrosse Hosts Furman

The No. 7-ranked Florida Gators lacrosse team is set to host Furman University today at noon.

Tuesdays at The Diz 🤩

🆚 Furman
⏰ 12 p.m.
📍 Gainesville, Fla.
💻 https://t.co/MJb98jnUGv
📈 https://t.co/MmoLAE5CJB#FLax // #GoGators pic.twitter.com/7uZajQ5Uzq

— Gators Lacrosse (@GatorsLAX) February 28, 2023

Florida

The Gators (1-2) are coming off of a one-goal loss to No. 6 Maryland (3-1) Saturday. The last time the teams met was in the 2022 postseason, when Maryland ended Florida’s playoff-run in an 18-5 rout. Saturday’s game was a chance at redemption, but the Gators came up just short in the final quarter.

The top scorers of the matchup were Emma LoPinto and Maggi Hall, who scored four goals each and eight out of Florida’s 13 total scored.

Danielle Pavinelli followed behind the pair, scoring two goals. Pavinelli was the leading scorer last season, ending the year with 78 total goals.

LoPinto currently leads the team with team with 11 goals on the season. She was also listed on the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll on Monday.

AAC Honors 🤝 Emma LoPinto https://t.co/9aB4Nn4ogx#FLax // #GoGators pic.twitter.com/kihdr1xSkQ

— Gators Lacrosse (@GatorsLAX) February 27, 2023

Furman

The Paladins enter the game with a 0-1 record after falling in their season-opener to Clemson 19-3 Feb. 15.

Final from Clemson. pic.twitter.com/Uz9dvIFuiC

— Furman Women's Lacrosse (@FUWlax) February 15, 2023

Meagan Beal, Hannah Dintino and Anna Roser were each responsible for one of the team’s three goals. Beal was the leading scorer for the Paladins last season, scoring a total of 40 goals, and was followed by Dintino, who scored a total of 38 goals. Roser followed the pair with 28 goals across 16 games.

The trio will be an important factor in today’s matchup.

The Matchup

This will mark the first ever meeting between these two teams.

The Gators will be looking to snap their two game losing streak.