FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The No. 4 Florida lacrosse team (20-3, 5-0 Big 12) fell to No. 1 North Carolina (21-0, 9-0 ACC) in the NCAA Tournament Semifinals by a score of 20-4 on Friday afternoon.

UF jumped out to 1-0 and 4-2 leads in the first quarter, forcing the Tar Heels to have five turnovers early. The Gators had four different goal scorers as Kaitlyn Davies, Frannie Hahn, Clark Hamilton and Jordan Basso each logged a goal, with Gianna Monaco recording two assists.

Davies recorded five ground balls and five caused turnovers, setting a new program record for most caused turnovers in an NCAA Tournament game.

Georgia Hoey and Elyse Finnelle each made five saves in net.

How It Happened

First Quarter

• After winning the opening draw, the Gators struck first at the 14:01 mark when Frannie Hahn slithered around the cage and placed it in the back of the cage off the pass from Monaco, to go up 1-0.
• North Carolina answered with two goals, before Davies took a strong dodge to her right which she buried into the back of the net to tie it at 2-2 with 6:17 to play.
• Florida closed the quarter with two consecutive goals, first off an unassisted dodge by Hamilton, followed by a woman-up goal from Basso on the edge of the crease off the pass from Monaco. Florida led 4-2 after one.

Second Quarter

• Despite 10 North Carolina goals, the Gators caused two turnovers and made three saves in the quarter. They went into half down 12-4.

Second Half

• Florida was outscored 8-0 in the second half, as UF fell by a score of 20-4.
• The Gators scooped seven ground balls and caused seven turnovers in the half.

Key Notes

• The Gators fall to 19-14 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and 4-15 vs. North Carolina
• UF is one of six teams to make back-to-back Final Fours since 2012
• Davies five caused turnovers were a program NCAA Tournament game record and her five ground balls were a career high
• Monaco tallied her sixth multi-assist game this season
• Florida’s 20 wins tied a program record, giving the Gators a 40-6 record over the last two years
• Jordan Basso ended her collegiate career with a point in all 97 games played
• The Gators concluded 2025 with a 7-3 record against ranked opponents

Coach O’Leary on the good start in the first quarter…

• “I was really proud of the group the first quarter. I think we came out with a fire. We started getting draw controls and I thought we were sharing the ball really well. Defensively we were coming up with some big stops to get our attack the opportunity to score. That first quarter, we were cooking.”

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