Florida Lacrosse Wins 13th In Row, Drops JMU

The No. 9 Florida Gators lacrosse team won its 13th consecutive match Saturday, 15-7, against No. 14 James Madison at Donald R. Dizney Stadium..

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First Quarter

The Gators (13-2, 4-0 AAC) got on the board first with a goal from Danielle Pavinelli.

JMU (10-4, 3-1) had a quick response to tie it 1-1 about 10 seconds later.

It was quiet for eight minutes until Maggi Hall gave the Gators the lead, 2-1.

Second Quarter

JMU tied the game again, but 20 seconds later the Gators took the lead again, 3-2.

In a back-and-forth game, JMU tied it again, 3-3 less than a minute later.

It was quiet for eight minutes until Pavinelli scored her second of the day to give UF a 4-3 lead. But right before half, JMU made it a tie 4-4.

Third Quarter

The Gators were able to take the lead, 5-4, with another goal from Hall. JMU then had back-to-back goals to go up 6-5.

The Gators then fired three more goals before the end of the third quarter to take a 8-6 lead.

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Fourth Quarter

Five more goals put the Gators up 13-6 to end the back-and-forth play.

JMU had one more response to make it 13-7, but the Gators added two more before the end of the game.

The Gators handed JMU its first conference loss of the season, while they stay undefeated in conference play.

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— Gators Lacrosse (@GatorsLAX) April 13, 2024

Nine different players scored for the Gators. Pavinelli moved into fifth all-time in program points after Saturday.

“It is an amazing win,” UF coach Amanda O’Leary said. “JMU is a phenomenal program, so we knew it was going to be a chess match.”

Up next

The Gators travel to take on Cincinnati for a conference matchup next Saturday at 12 p.m. on ESPN+.