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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - After capturing its first postseason victory and entering the NCAA record books as the sixth team in women’s Division I history to have 10 or more wins in its inaugural season, the University of Florida women’s team was ranked 17th in Lacrosse Magazine’s Preseason Poll released on Monday. It is the first preseason ranking for the Gators. Florida’s only ranking of its inaugural season came on April 5, 2010 after defeating then-No. 14 Penn State to claim the 20th spot in the polls.

Florida was 10-8 overall last season and claimed its first ALC victory against the Nittany Lions of Penn State, while also reaching the semifinals of the ALC Tournament by knocking out the No. 3 seed Johns Hopkins, 14-3. With that victory, UF became just the sixth team in NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse history to have 10 or more wins in their first season, joining Navy (13-4 in 2008), Louisville (12-4 in 2008), North Carolina (12-4 in 1996), Holy Cross (10-0 in 1980) and New Hampshire (10-0-1 in 1977). Florida now ranks fourth all-time, along with Holy Cross and New Hampshire, in inaugural season victories. Read the full article on the Gatorzone website.

University of Florida women’s lacrosse head coach Amanda O’Leary announced the 2011 Gator recruiting class on Friday. “The class of 2015 is an extremely talented group of student-athletes,” O’Leary said. “They excel on the field as well as in the classroom. They are a positive presence in their communities, and our staff is extremely excited to have the opportunity to coach these outstanding young women throughout their collegiate careers. We are lucky to have them wearing the Orange and Blue, and they will certainly leave their mark on the University of Florida Lacrosse Program.”

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Taylor McCord St. Augustine, FL - Bartram Trail High School - LaxManiax

Taylor McCord, the only Florida native in this year’s signing day class, was named First Team All-State as a sophomore and junior, while collecting her team’s Most Valuable Attacker award in 2010. She is a three-year team captain for Bartram Trail, two-time District champions, while being named North Florida Player of the Year, team MVP and US Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American as a sophomore. As a freshman, McCord was Second Team All-State. She is already Bartram Trail’s all-time leading scorer (275 points—187 goals and 88 assists) and all-time career leader in ground balls (132) and draw controls (130). She is a member of the LaxManiax Black team, having played in the 2009 and 2010 Under Armour All-American Underclassman Games. She played in the IWLCA Capital and Champions Cup and was named the 2008 and 2009 Elite Club Player of the Year for North/Central Florida. McCord excels in the classroom as well, having been named an Academic All-American as a junior and is currently in the top 7% of her class. She is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and enjoys teaching Sign Language to elementary and middle school students.

Read the Full Article “O’Leary Signs Seven to Class of 2015” at Gatorzone.com