Gainesville, FL. - In a season-ending loss, Jacksonville women's lacrosse fell 13-7 to Florida in the first round of the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship Tournament.
STAT LEADERS
GOALS -
Sarah Elms (2),
Grace Hobson (2)
DRAW CONTROLS -
Molly Brock (8)
SAVES -
Addy Tysdal (8)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Molly Brock won the first possession off the draw for the Dolphins, her first of eight.
The No. 8 ranked Gators scored two goals, earning themselves a 2-0 lead. In a man-up play for Jacksonville, graduate student attacker
Lauren Craft notched the Dolphins' first goal with a cut from the 8-meter to receive a pass from junior attacker
Brianna Samuels.
Graduate student midfielder
Madeline Cloyd notched a shot for the Dolphins, with a cut through the 12 meter to receive a pass from senior attacker
Grace Hobson and hit the back of the net to close the gap to 3-2. The Gators went on a four-goal run to pull ahead, ending the first half 7-2.
Jacksonville came out with momentum in the second half to go on a 4-3 run against Florida in the third. Samuels gained possession off a free-position rebound shot by Craft to come out from behind the goal and roll the crease to score her first goal of the game.
Graduate student attacker
Sarah Elms earned a pair of free position goals. In a man-up play for the Dolphins, Elms ripped her first free position shot to find the net and achieve Jacksonville's fourth goal, her first goal in the game. Elms, once again, found herself on the 12 meter for a free position, hitting the net to score for the Dolphins. Senior attacker
Grace Hobson notched the sixth goal for the Dolphins when she rocked around the crease to rip a shot that found the back of the net. The score at the end of the third was 10-6 Gators.
Despite Jacksonville gaining momentum, Florida went on a 3-1 run in the fourth quarter. Hobson scored her second goal of the game to earn the final goal for the Dolphins.
"I am so happy we got an extra week playing the sport we love with the people we love. The end of the season is never easy, but we learned a lot about ourselves this year. this is a special group and we will be back." said head coach
Tara Singleton " I can't thank our seniors and grads enough. Their leadership and dedication was our north star all season. They made us better every day and their impact will be felt long after they hang up their jerseys."
Jacksonville finished its season 12-8.
ADDITIONAL INFO
- Jacksonville had 15 draw controls to Florida's 9.
- Jacksonville outscored Florida in the third quarter.
- Sarah Elms was 2-3 on free positions.