Florida's Emily Heller drives to the net. [Photo courtesy of Ashley Ray]

Florida Lacrosse Advances To Tourney Title Match

Top seed Florida overpowered four seed Vanderbilt, 17-8, in the semifinals Thursday of the American Athletic Conference Women’s Lacrosse Championship at Howarth Field in Nashville, Tenn.

The Gators (16-2) will play two seed James Madison (13-4), a 16-7 winner against three seed Temple (9-7) in the other semifinal Thursday night, for the tourney championship at 1 p.m. ET Saturday (ESPNU). The Gators have won all four AAC Tournaments since joining in 2019.

Emily Heller matched her career high with five goals, while Maggi Hall scored four goals and three assists as Florida, ranked No. 9 in the nation, used a 12-0 run for its 16th consecutive win. Florida improved to 9-0 all-time in the AAC Tournament.

The Gators trailed 6-4 early in the second quarter, but reeled off 12 consecutive goals to build a 16-6 lead against Vandy (9-8).

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