A typo in a small-town newspaper in New York spawned a lengthy, successful career in lacrosse for Shannon Kavanagh. An advertisement for a lacrosse league for girls in second grade and up mistakenly dropped the minimum requirement to kindergarten. So, kindergarten-aged Kavanagh began playing the sport earlier than expected — …
Read More »Former Gator LAX Star Pirreca Invited to Tryouts for U.S. National Team
Former Gator and current Syracuse Assistant Lacrosse Coach Sydney Pirreca hasn’t put down the stick just yet. Pirreca has been selected as one of the 50 potential players to join the 2021 tryout pool. Players were chosen by US head coach Jenny Levy. The official tryout will determine the members …
Read More »Florida Putting a Pause on Gator Baseball and Lacrosse
The University of Florida Athletics Association releases Monday that they have paused all activities for the Gators Lacrosse and Baseball programs. This decision comes after September’s COVID- 19 tests reveal positive results for several players. “As of Monday, lacrosse reported 31 positive cases and baseball reported 15.” According to the …
Read More »SEC Changes Championship Hosting
After the NCAA decided to give spring athletes another year of eligibility, the SEC announced that schools set to host conference championships in 2020 will host those events in 2021. SEC schools scheduled to host Conference championship events that were cancelled in 2020 due to issues related to the coronavirus …
Read More »SEC cancels all spring athletic events
Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic crisis, the SEC has decided to take preventive action one step further. The SEC has canceled all regular-season conference and non-conference contests for the remainder of the 2019-20 athletic year. This includes all conference championships. ALERT-The @SEC has announced all regular season conference and non-conference competitions …
Read More »UF athletics undergoing changes amid coronavirus pandemic
As all the buzz in the sports world surrounds COVID-19, college athletic departments have to address the concerns regarding the virus. Changes include canceled games, crowd restrictions and other drastic alterations to the landscape of college sports. Some of these changes are coming to UF athletics. Lacrosse games wiped off …
Read More »No. 8 Gators lacrosse faces No. 19 Navy
The Florida Gators lacrosse team has been on fire this season. They welcome No. 19 Navy today at 12 p.m. for a Top-25 matchup. They hold a 3-2 record this season against teams in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Top-25 poll. In 2018, Florida beat Navy by a …
Read More »No. 8 Florida lacrosse dominates Kennesaw State
After dropping hard to Loyola, the Florida Gator Lacrosse team rebounded in a big way. The Gators went on the road to Kennesaw State and recorded a huge 21-6 victory against the Owls. Florida is now 1-0 against the Owls all-time and when scoring at least 14 goals, they are …
Read More »No. 8 Florida Lacrosse Travels to Kennesaw State
The No. 8 Florida Gator lacrosse team will have an early opening draw tomorrow morning at Kennesaw State. This will be the first time that these two teams have ever met, but Florida has a 12-0 record against schools in the ASun Conference. Gators come in at No. 8️⃣ in …
Read More »No. 4 Florida Lacrosse Upset by No. 12 Loyola
The No. 12 Loyola Greyhound lacrosse team came to Gainesville and stunned No. 4 Florida Gators 17-6. After soaring 10 spots in the rankings following their win over then No. 1 Maryland, the Gators were expected to make quick work of the Greyhounds. However, Loyola came out blazing and shut …
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