DELAND, Fla. – The No. 7 Florida Lacrosse team took the lead thirty seconds into the game off a Kaitlyn Davies goal and never looked back as they beat Stetson 24-8 on Wednesday night.
 
Against their first non-ranked opponent this season, the Gators were led Clark Hamilton (4 G), Kennedy Richardson (4 G) and Frannie Hahn (3 G/1 A) who each had four points on the night. On the defensive side of the ball, Kaitlyn Davies, Molly Doran, Alexa Stone, Caylin Luciano, and Ashley Dyer each caused one turnover as Ryann Frechette, Madison Carroll, and Paige Crowther each wrangled in two ground ball.
 
The Hatters were led by Ryley Heilmann who scored three goals and Lexi Bird (1 G/1 A) and Alexa Vega (2 G) who each had two points.
 
How it Happened
FIRST QUARTER (Gators 9, Hatters 1)

 
SECOND QUARTER (Gators 16, Hatters 4)

• Florida and Stetson would trade a pair of goals to begin the second quarter as Ryley Heilmann and Lexi Bird scored for the Hatters, and Kaitlyn Davies and Autumn Blair scored for the Gators.
• Frannie Hahn would score her third for a hat trick on the night and Autumn Blair added her second before Ryley Heilmann scored as the lead became 13-4 for Florida.
• Gabbi Koury, Boo DeWitt and Clark Hamilton would make it 16-4 for the Gators going into the break.

 
THIRD QUARTER (Gators 23, Hatters 5)

 
FOURTH QUARTER (Gators 24, Hatters 8)

•  Stetson would score two straight from Alexa Vega and Heidi Cross to cut into the Gators lead and make it 23-7.
• Kennedy Richardson would add her fourth goal of the day with 3:45 left.
• Stetson’s Kathleen Nichols would score the final goal of the game with 1:56 left and the Gators would leave with a 24-8 win.

 
Key Notes

 
Up Next
The Gators will travel up to Annapolis, Md. to take on the Midshipman of No. 10 Navy on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. You can catch the action on CBS Sports Network.

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