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Scouting the Tar Heels
The North Carolina Tar Heels enter Friday’s game ranked first in the nation and are coming off a 14-7 victory over No. 6 Stony Brook
One game into the season, Tayler Warehime leads the scoring with four goals, while Jamie Ortega is right behind with three goals. Katie Hoag and Scottie Rose Growney follow with two apiece
Hoag also leads the way with five assists through the first game, while Ortega and Growney each have two apiece
Growney, Elizabeth Hillman and Emma Trenchard lead the way in the draw circle, with each recording three draw controls in the first game
Special report on the Florida Gators lacrosse team:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 8 Florida lacrosse team is set to make its 2021 debut at Louisville on Saturday.
Opening draw is set for 11:30 a.m. at UofL Lacrosse Stadium on the ACC Network Extra.
This is the first time the Gators will take the field since March 10, 2020 – the last game before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is the first meeting between the Gators and the Cardinals in program history.
Florida is coming off a 6-2 season in 2020, including a 4-2 record against teams ranked in the IWLCA Top-25 Poll. Louisville finished the 2020 campaign with a 5-4 record, including going 0-2 in ACC play.