JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Senior captain Lillie Miller recorded her 100th career goal as the Jacksonville University women's lacrosse team outpaced No. 17 Florida in the second half, but the Dolphins were unable to rally back from a first half deficit as the Gators left Duval with a 19-13 decision, Thursday evening at D.B. Milne Field.
 
Miller posted three goals – exactly how many she needed to reach her 100th – to lead the Dolphins' offensive effort.
 
"We gave up too many runs in the first half and didn't possess the ball on attack. It was good to see our fight in the second half. Credit to UF for a great day on attack especially [Lindsey Robeck]. Proud of our draw effort throughout the entire game," remarked Head coach Mindy McCord following the game. 

"We started the game well, but Florida played their best lacrosse of the year after a timeout in the first half. They were really good tonight. We did not play our best game. In fact, we found some things that need to be fixed ASAP for the remainder of the season and we will get to work on those things tomorrow," added Associate Head coach Paul McCord. 

"I'm proud of our fight. We battled in the second half well. We had eight good minutes to start the game and a good second half. Florida was red hot for the end of the first and the hole was too big to dig our way out of. We had some great chances in the first half and we needed to capitalize on them. We had four costly turnovers in the first half that led to a four goal swing."

Facing a 15-3 deficit at halftime, the Dolphins sparked a 4-0 run out of the break to come back within eight; Jacksonville's defense held the Gators scoreless for 23:30 in the second half during that run. In the final 5:40, the Dolphins doubled up Florida, 6-3, behind six different goal scorers: freshman Molly Brock (5:40) and sophomore Alyssa Arnold (5:06) posted back-to-back free-position goals, followed by tallies from sophomore Emma Wisdom (3:15) and graduate student Hayley Ciklin (2:50) just 25 seconds apart.
 
Closing out Jacksonville's scoring were senior captain Jody Julmice (1:10) and redshirt-junior Erin McGuire (0:41) to bring JU within five, 18-13.
 
The Dolphins held the advantage on shots (34-30) and draw controls (19-14), and recorded 15 less fouls and one less turnover than the Gators.
 
Adding a pair of goals for Jacksonville were McGuire and Arnold, while sophomore Megan Prescott posted a team-high six draw controls.
 
Freshman goalie Dayna Martinetto recorded four of the Dolphins' seven caused turnovers, along with all four of the Dolphins' saves. Redshirt-freshman Sharn Muffett also saw time in the cage.
 
Lindsey Ronbeck led the Gators with nine points (8 goals, 1 assist), while Haley Hicklen posted 10 saves.
 
The Dolphins return to action on Sunday, April 14 when the welcome ASUN newcomer Liberty at 1 p.m.