via UF press release, by Katie Callahan

Florida had 14 goal scorers on the afternoon

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 10th-ranked Florida lacrosse team toppled the Old Dominion Monarchs 22-6 on Saturday afternoon at Donald R. Dizney Stadium.

The Gators move to 9-4 on the season, 2-0 in the AAC and are winners of seven-straight games, while Old Dominion falls to 5-9 overall and 0-2 in league play.

Florida had 14 goal scorers on the afternoon, led by four from freshman Emma LoPinto. Emily Heller, Ashley Gonzalez, Madison Rielly, Sarah Mackey and Paisley Eagan each found the back of the cage twice for the Gators.

Eight different players tallied one goal apiece in the victory: Janine Suris, Danielle Pavinelli, Brie Catts, Maggie Corbo, Kylee Hubiak, Whitney Albert, Kaala Puglisi and Kelly Schluederberg.

Pavinelli and Suris each dished out a team-leading two assists on the day, while Catts, Gonzalez, Heller, LoPinto, Rielly and Macy Zaban each recorded one helper in the victory.

Florida won 17 draw controls led by a combined eight from Liz Harrison (5) and Heller (3).

The Gator defense was stellar on Saturday afternoon, keeping Old Dominion to a .313 shooting percentage on the day (6-of-15). Florida tallied 12 caused turnovers, led by a team-high two from Emma Wightman.

Leigh Lingo, Heller, Catherine Flaherty, Maeson Tydings, Catts, Rielly, Alexa Waters, Celeste Forte, Jill Quigley and Suris each recorded one caused turnover in the victory.

Bella Palagonia and Tydings both registered a team-high two groundballs on the day.

In the cage, Sarah Reznick and Julia Hammerschlag split halves. Reznick tallied two saves with a .500 clip, while only allowing two goals on the afternoon, while Hammerschlag notched one save in the victory.

The Gators are back in action on Saturday, April 16 at Vanderbilt. Opening draw is set for 12:30 p.m. ET on YouTube.

Records
No. 10 Florida (9-4, 2-0 AAC)
Old Dominion (5-9, 0-2 AAC)

How it Happened

• Florida got out to the early 2-0 lead against the Monarchs with Emily Heller and Emma LoPinto each finding the back of the cage within the first 90 seconds of the game.
• Old Dominion got one back on a free position conversion, but then the Gators strung together an 11-goal run to open up a 13-1 lead over the Monarchs.
• The first goal of the run came from the stick of Danielle Pavinelli on a pass from Ashley Gonzalez, while Paisley Eagan added a free-position goal of her own to put Florida up 4-1 with just over 10 minutes left in the first quarter.
• Heller and Eagan each netted their second of the day to keep the scoring going, giving Florida the five-goal advantage.
• The Gators pulled ahead seven goals by the end of the first quarter, with LoPinto and Gonzalez finding the back of the cage.
• To start the second quarter, Janine Suris tallied her second goal of the season just under a minute in, followed by an unassisted Kelly Schluederberg score to put the Gators up 10-1. Florida secured the running clock on a goal from Gonzalez with 9:55 remaining in the first half.
• LoPinto then went back-to-back on assists from Heller and Pavinelli to put Florida up 13-1. That assist was Pavinelli’s 100th career point, making her the 19th Gator to hit that mark.
• The Florida defense held ODU scoreless for the first 12 minutes of the second quarter, but the Monarchs were able to break through with exactly 3:00 left in the half to pull within 11 goals.
• The Gators scored the final goal of the frame from the stick of Kaala Puglisi to give Florida the 12-goal lead and the momentum heading into the locker room.
• Florida scored five-straight goals to start the second half, while holding the Monarchs scoreless for almost the entirety of the third quarter.
• The five-goal stretch was led off by Brie Catts, followed by Kylee Hubiak’s first score of the day with 11:13 left in the third frame.
• Sarah Mackey then netted back-to-back goals of her own, putting Florida up 18-2. Madison Rielly followed with a free-position conversion, putting Florida up 17 goals with 2:25 left in the third. Old Dominion cut the deficit by one with 13 seconds to play in the quarter, but the Gators held on to their 16-goal lead.
• The Gators and the Monarchs were tied 3-3 in the fourth quarter, with Florida’s goals coming from the sticks of Maggie Corbo, Whitney Albert and Rielly. That was enough to secure the 22-6 victory, Florida’s second-highest scoring output of the season.

Notables

• The Gators move to 3-0 in the all-time series against the Monarchs
• The Gators have not dropped a conference game since April 18, 2015 and have not lost a regular season conference game since that same day
  • That’s 54 games overall and 42 regular season games that Florida has won in conference
• Danielle Pavinelli became Florida’s 19th 100-point scorer on Saturday after recording three points

• When scoring at least 14 goals, the Gators are 158-2 (.987) in program history
• Florida owns an impressive 111-21 (.841) record in the confines of Donald R. Dizney Stadium
• Streaking: Sarah Reznick has recorded a save in 42-straight games, the third-longest streak in program history
• Streaking: Pavinelli has registered a point in 16-straight games
• Streaking: Emily Heller has recorded a point in 14-straight games
• Streaking: Heller has also recorded a draw control in 13-straight games

Career-Highs

• Sarah Mackey recorded a career-high two goals. She also tied her career-high with two points and one draw control
• Brie Catts tied her career-best in goals (1), assists (1) and caused turnovers (1), while setting a new career-high in points (2)
• Madison Rielly set new career-highs in goals (2), points (3) and caused turnovers (1), while also tying her career-high in assists (1)
• Whitney Albert tied her career-high with one goal
• Emily Heller tied her career-high with one assist and three points
• Macy Zaban recorded her first career assist in the game
• Catherine Flaherty set a new career-best in draw controls (1) and tied her personal-best with one caused turnover
• Sarah Reznick tied her career-high with only two goals allowed
• Celeste Forte and Julia Hammerschlag each tied their career-best with one groundball
• Janine Suris recorded a new career-high with three points and one caused turnover
• Kylee Hubiak tied her career-high with one goal and one groundball
• Bella Palagonia registered a career-best two groundballs

Insight from O’Leary

• “We played very well from start to finish today. That was a full 60-minute game for us and I thought our players came off the bench and were just outstanding today.”

Up Next

• The Gators are back in action when the team travels to Nashville, Tenn. on April 16 to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores
• Opening draw is set for 12:30 p.m. ET

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