{"id":181291,"date":"2026-03-06T21:44:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/181291\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T21:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:44:36","slug":"no-8-gators-return-home-for-matchup-against-mercer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/181291\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 8 Gators Return Home for Matchup Against Mercer"},"content":{"rendered":"

GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The No. 8\/7 Florida Lacrosse Team (3-2) returns to Donald R. Dizney Stadium on Saturday after a three-game road trip for a contest against the Mercer Bears (2-3) at 12 p.m.
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\nThe Gators return home after a 14-11 loss against No. 10 Navy. Florida was led by Boo DeWitt<\/a> and Gabbi Koury<\/a>, who each had three goals and one assist on the day.
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\nOutlook on Mercer
\nMercer comes to The Diz after a 22-7 win at Stetson where they were led by Caroline Glus (2 G\/1 A), Gabby Brisbin (2 G\/1 A), and Sofia D’Angelo (3 G) who all had three goals. They also enter with a two-game win streak, in which they have not given up more than 10 goals in both games and have won by at least 13 goals in both games.
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\nOffensively, Mercer is led by Caroline Glus with 16 points (13 G\/3 A) and Abby Vane with 13 points (9 G\/4 A). Ansley Walters (10 G) joins Glus as the only Bears with over 10 goals this season. In cage, Mercer is led by MacKenzie Ward, who has 38 saves and a save % of .434 on the season. She also leads the team in ground balls with 16, five more than the next (Ansley Walters with 11).
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\nMercer is led by Samantha Eustace, who is in her 11th season coaching, all with the Bears. Since they joined the Big South in 2022, Mercer as won every conference tournament
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\nMilestone Tracker
\nSophomore attacker Clark Hamilton<\/a> is 6 points away from becoming the 27th 100-point scorer in Florida Lacrosse history. She is also 27 goals away from becoming the 20th 100 goal scorer in Florida Lacrosse history.
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\nReturn of the Gators
\nThe Gators return home after a three-game road trip that saw them go 2-1, grabbing wins over Clemson and Stetson. Florida Lacrosse holds a 76-19 record in regular season home games and have gone 20-6 in the past six seasons, including the 2026 season.
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\nLeading the Clear
\nFlorida is currently tied first in the nation in clearing percentage with a 0.976 clearing percentage. This is nothing new for the Gators, as since the NCAA started tracking clearing percentage in 2019, the Gators have only finished outside the top 10 once, and finished in the top 3, three times (2024, ’23, ’20, and ’19)
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\nKey Notes<\/p>\n


\n\tThe Gators hold an all-time record of 14-0 against teams currently in the Big South. In 2025, they Gators went 2-0 with both wins coming against Mercer.
\n\tThe Gators and Bears have met seven times in the past, all coming in the past five season. In two of those seasons, 2025 and 2022, these teams face off in the regular season and the NCAA Tournament
\n\tThrough five games, Frannie Hahn<\/a> and Clark Hamilton<\/a> have put up 44 points (27 G\/17 A). Their goals per game (5.4), assists per game (3.4), and points per game (6.8) paces are better than their pace through five games in the 2025 season. \u00a0
\n\tFlorida has two players from Georgia: Clark Hamilton<\/a> (Powder Springs) and Blythe Noyes<\/a> (Marietta). Mercer has one player from Florida: Gracie Ochoa (Lithia) <\/p>\n

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\nYou can watch Florida vs Mercer here<\/a>.
\nYou can follow along with live stats here<\/a>.
\nGame notes for Florida vs Mercer can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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