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In front of a record crowd of 2,114 at Donald R. Dizney Stadium on Saturday night, history was made as the University of Florida lacrosse team took the field against Jacksonville and came away with a 16-6 victory in the program’s inaugural game. Read full story on Gatorzone
Florida’s women’s lacrosse team seems to be poised for a strong season with a good foundation as the program features seven high school first-team All-Americans and is comprised almost entirely of freshmen. Twenty-three of the 29 players on the Florida team are from either Maryland or New York which poses us to add the question- will UF start recruiting more from florida high school lacrosse teams in the future? Lacrosse is still a predominatley northeast sport, but it’s grown immensely in Florida. Hopefully, good college programs in the state means more opportunity for local lacrosse players like Tampa, Orlando, and Miami.
The Gators will be on the road next week with games at La Salle on Tuesday (3:00 p.m.) and at No. 4 North Carolina next Sunday (1:00 p.m.). You can follow along online via Twitter by following www.twitter.com/GatorZoneLAX.
