Wednesday, March 27
Gainesville, FL
11:00 AM ET
Liberty University
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Florida
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Liberty Taken Down by No. 11 Florida
3/27/2024 4:54:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Lady Flames lacrosse team fell 23-3 on the road Wednesday afternoon. The game was held after a short weather delay at the Donald R. Dizney Stadium in Gainesville, Fla.
Florida opened the game with an 11-goal first quarter shutout and scored 14 consecutive goals. The Lady Flames scored back-to-back goals to end the drought. The Gators scored the final six goals of the contest to take home the 23-3 victory.
Kelly Scott led Liberty with two points (one goal, one assist). The Lady Flames split time between two goalkeepers. Mara Tellers started the game, making five saves while allowing 17 goals. Freshman Rachel Hines entered the game at the start of the second half, recording four saves and allowing six goals.
Liberty's Celena Kerr scored her first goal of the season for the Lady Flames' first goal of the game.
Florida's Liz Harrison broke the program record for draw controls in program history. The Gators' Maggi Hall led all players with seven points (two goals, five assists) and three Gators, Danielle Pavinelli, Madison Waters and Lea Flobeck shared a game-high three goals.
Liberty falls to 0-10 all-time against Florida, suffering its worst loss since a 25-2 loss to No. 6 Notre Dame in 2016. The Lady Flames drop to 1-3 on the road in 2024.
Liberty Goals: Kelly Scott 1, Cami Merkel 1, Celena Kerr 1
Liberty Assists: Kelly Scott 1
Florida Goals: Danielle Pavinelli 3, Madison Waters 3, Lea Flobeck 3, Maggi Hall 2, Ashley Gonzalez 2, Jackie Norsworthy 2, Josie Hahn 2, Emily Heller 1, Paisley Eagan 1, Gabbi Koury 1, Sarah Falk 1, Macy Zaban 1
Florida Assists: Maggi Hall 5, Danielle Pavinelli 2, Paisley Eagan 1, Ashley Gonzalez 1, Emily Heller 1, Sam Hughes 1, Cate Isaacson 1, Gabbi Koury 1, Jackie Norsworthy 1, Ava Tighe 1, Carly Wilson 1
Goalkeepers
Liberty: L- Mara Tellers (1-4), five saves, 30:00
Rachel Hines, four saves, 30:00
Florida: W- Georgia Hoey (10-0), one save, 40:38
Elyse Finnelle, five saves, 19:22
Turning Point
Florida kicked off the game with three goals in the first 90 seconds of play. No goals were scored in the next eight minutes of play before the Gators scored eight goals during the final six minutes of the first quarter and an 11-0 lead at halftime.
First Half Summary
Liberty (3-7) turns the page to Stetson (3-6, 0-1 ASUN) for its Atlantic Sun Conference opener on Friday. First draw is set for noon from the Athletic Training Center.
Florida opened the game with an 11-goal first quarter shutout and scored 14 consecutive goals. The Lady Flames scored back-to-back goals to end the drought. The Gators scored the final six goals of the contest to take home the 23-3 victory.
Kelly Scott led Liberty with two points (one goal, one assist). The Lady Flames split time between two goalkeepers. Mara Tellers started the game, making five saves while allowing 17 goals. Freshman Rachel Hines entered the game at the start of the second half, recording four saves and allowing six goals.
Liberty's Celena Kerr scored her first goal of the season for the Lady Flames' first goal of the game.
Florida's Liz Harrison broke the program record for draw controls in program history. The Gators' Maggi Hall led all players with seven points (two goals, five assists) and three Gators, Danielle Pavinelli, Madison Waters and Lea Flobeck shared a game-high three goals.
Liberty falls to 0-10 all-time against Florida, suffering its worst loss since a 25-2 loss to No. 6 Notre Dame in 2016. The Lady Flames drop to 1-3 on the road in 2024.
Liberty Goals: Kelly Scott 1, Cami Merkel 1, Celena Kerr 1
Liberty Assists: Kelly Scott 1
Florida Goals: Danielle Pavinelli 3, Madison Waters 3, Lea Flobeck 3, Maggi Hall 2, Ashley Gonzalez 2, Jackie Norsworthy 2, Josie Hahn 2, Emily Heller 1, Paisley Eagan 1, Gabbi Koury 1, Sarah Falk 1, Macy Zaban 1
Florida Assists: Maggi Hall 5, Danielle Pavinelli 2, Paisley Eagan 1, Ashley Gonzalez 1, Emily Heller 1, Sam Hughes 1, Cate Isaacson 1, Gabbi Koury 1, Jackie Norsworthy 1, Ava Tighe 1, Carly Wilson 1
Goalkeepers
Liberty: L- Mara Tellers (1-4), five saves, 30:00
Rachel Hines, four saves, 30:00
Florida: W- Georgia Hoey (10-0), one save, 40:38
Elyse Finnelle, five saves, 19:22
Turning Point
Florida kicked off the game with three goals in the first 90 seconds of play. No goals were scored in the next eight minutes of play before the Gators scored eight goals during the final six minutes of the first quarter and an 11-0 lead at halftime.
First Half Summary
- Florida began the game with 14 consecutive goals. Liberty secured its first score from Celena Kerr, her first goal of the season, at the 8:31 mark of the second quarter.
- Liberty recorded just four shots compared to Florida's 28 first half total.
- The Gators outdrew Liberty 15-5 in the first half.
- The Lady Flames turned the ball over 10 times in the first half, five times in each quarter.
- Kelly Scott began the second half with a quick score, grabbing her second point of the contest.
- Liberty's defense began to find its way in the second half, forcing Florida to turn the ball over 13 times and securing 12 ground balls.
- Florida scored the last six goals of the contest, punctuated with a final goal with just five seconds remaining.
- Liberty was outshot 38-17 in Wednesday's contest but held a 13-10 advantage in the second half.
- The two teams collected 18 ground balls a piece.
- The Lady Flames held a 12-6 advantage in caused turnovers. Liberty also recorded nine saves compared to Florida's six saves.
Liberty (3-7) turns the page to Stetson (3-6, 0-1 ASUN) for its Atlantic Sun Conference opener on Friday. First draw is set for noon from the Athletic Training Center.
Team Stats
LIBERTY
UF
Shots
20
37
Turnovers
21
17
Caused Turnovers
14
8
Draw Controls
9
18
Free-Position Shots
2
4
Ground Balls
19
18
Game Leaders
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1
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0
CT
0
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1
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0
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Pen
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GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
0
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
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