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Florida Lacrosse is too scarce in the comeback attempt against James Madison

Florida Lacrosse is too scarce in the comeback attempt against James Madison

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In the fourth quarter of the matchup on Saturday morning against James Madison, Florida Lacrosse, the 16-10 down-down start page of an apparently insurmountable task.

The dukes dominated the gators in the first three quarters when Florida had difficulty gaining any dynamics.

The game seemed unreachable when the JMU opened the fourth quarter with an early goal and extended its lead over to seven. But then everything changed. The Gators stormed back and reached six consecutive goals in five minutes to reduce the deficit to one.

However, after the clock ended, the late increase was too short. Dukes No. 18 (4-1) sneaked the No. 5 Gator (3-2) with a 17:16 victory in the Crown Lacrosse classic in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Despite the loss, Redshirt-Freshman attacker Frannie Hahn delivered a career.

She exploded for 10 points, scored seven goals and recorded three templates – far beyond her earlier career – highs of two goals and four points.

Their 10-point performance in the history of Gators in the history of the Gators was offered the second of all time. The program record is 11 points, which were set up by Sydney Pirca and Ashley Bruns in 2019.

Hahn played a crucial role in the fourth quarter of the comeback, scored two goals and supported the Freshman attacker Clark Hamilton in two goals.

Hamilton was another outstanding actor and ended with five goals. She now has three career -hate tricks in just five games.

However, the battles of the Gator came from problems. The UF changed three goalkeepers throughout the game, starting with the doctoral student Georgia Hoey, who was drawn after four goals in the opening time.

Redshirt Junior Elyse Finnnelle replaced Hoey, but was used in the middle of the third quarter after 11 goals on 17 shots.

The goalkeeper of Freshman, Susan Radebaugh, took over the last 21 minutes and helped to fuel the comeback bid of Florida, with only two goals scored three goals in her second college appearance.

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James Madison found an offensive success in the first three quarters in each of the first three quarters and scored at least three unanswered goals.

Freshman attacker Olivia Matthews and Junior attacker Maddie Elke recorded both hat tricks for the dukes. Epke, who led JMU with four goals, also dominated the foster circle and secured 17 of the 23 drawing of the team. UF only gathered 11 Draw Controls in comparison.

Five other dukes contributed to at least two points, which supported the offensive rush of JMU.

The dukes also benefited from a strong performance in the Net goalkeeper Adanya Moyer, who saved 16 of the 32 shots of goal from UF.

Florida started aggressively on the offensive and exceeded JMU 10-6 in the first period. Hahn scored twice in the first quarter, including the opening goal of the game. The JMU reacted with four unanswered points, but the punishments enabled Florida to withdraw, which used two options for free positions. Hahn then secured her first career -hats trick, just over a minute in the second quarter.

From there, however, James Madison took control. The dukes handled five consecutive goals and entered the half -time with a lead of 10: 6. JMU was clinical in the second quarter and landed all 12 hit shots, six of which found the back of the network.

The half -time break did little to slow down the swing of the dukes. The Matthews from JMU opened the second half with three straights. JMU exceeded UF 6: 4 in the third quarter and continued to dominate the draw, won nine of the eleven controls during this period.

The fourth quarter opened with a goal of JMU Junior midfielder Lauren Savage before the Gator broke out for six unanswered goals. However, Moyer was great in the last moments and played shots from UF Junior Midfielder Kaitlyn Davies and Junior attacker Gianna Monaco to seal the victory for the Dukes.

Florida will now return to Gainesville to face Loyola (Maryland) in the Donald R. Dizney Stadium on March 8 at 12 p.m.

Contact Max Bernstein at mbernstein@alligator.org. Follow him on X @Maxastein23.

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Max Bernstein

Max is in his fourth semester in the alligator and he is the Lacrosse reporter of the spring 2025 and a journalist for journalism and media in the second year. He is a big sports fan in South Florida and likes to go concerts with his friends and family.

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